tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991489.post112541923792396904..comments2023-10-31T12:40:15.553-04:00Comments on Elephant Larry's Group Blog: Biloxi Boo-Boos***Elephant Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830098927212184755noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991489.post-1125433857575033422005-08-30T16:30:00.000-04:002005-08-30T16:30:00.000-04:00American People unable to use 'metphor'Here's anot...<B>American People unable to use 'metphor'</B><BR/><BR/>Here's another great quote for you, from an AP story:<BR/><BR/>August 30,2005 | NEW ORLEANS -- With much of the city emptied by Hurricane Katrina, some opportunists took advantage of the situation by looting stores.<BR/><BR/>At a Walgreen's drug store in the French Quarter, people were running out with grocery baskets and coolers full of soft drinks, chips and diapers.<BR/><BR/>When police finally showed up, a young boy stood in the door screaming, "86! 86!" -- the radio code for police -- and the crowd scattered.<BR/><BR/>Denise Bollinger, a tourist from Philadelphia, stood outside and snapped pictures in amazement.<BR/><BR/>"It's downtown Baghdad," the housewife said. "It's insane. I've wanted to come here for 10 years. I thought this was a sophisticated city. I guess not."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991489.post-1125420357009107682005-08-30T12:45:00.000-04:002005-08-30T12:45:00.000-04:00The mayor's assistant afterward confided to the re...The mayor's assistant afterward confided to the reporter that "He [the mayor] is our George Bush."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com