Buy Albert Texas! Be my next door neighboor!

[Strike For The South]

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2009/02/18/grace.town.for.sale.kens

The .ORG staging area just a hop skip and a jump from my house. I COULD VIST YOU AT ANY TIME

So who has 883,000? Im pretty sure thats like 8 Euros.

[Hooahguy]

OOO! OOO! ILL TAKE IT!!!!
if i had the money....
do you know if there is a synagogue in the area?

[Andres]

I have 8,00 €...

[Major Robert Dump]

Since its in texas shouldn't they be paying someone to take it?

Seriously, though, if I had the money I would buy it, turn the whole town into a strip club/massage parlor, open a school for delinquint teenage girls, go back to dirt roads, declare myself sheriff and rename the town to "go **** yourself" Dreams can come true

[Yoyoma1910]

As owner of this fine "town, my first order would be to re-properify the pronunciation from "Al-Bert," to "Al-Bear."

[Fisherking]

Dang! They must have switched it! All I saw was a dog eating a cell phone…

[Strike For The South]

All land thieves, Cajuns, and people from Tennessee need to quit making fun of my state. You won't like me when I'm angry.

[lars573]

They have an add first, then the story.

Now had I the $1.1 million to buy that town, I'd consider it. But the title of mayor would be replaced with Baron, and the office occupied by me. And the town Sheriff would be some crony of mine who wanted to wear a gun and a badge. Ofcourse the main economy would be importing Mexicans.

[Fisherking]

Maybe it is my connection or something but after the super cell phone I get some Pakistani Journalist who was shot…

What is the title of the video?

[Gregoshi]

I think it would be cool if Mexico bought it. :laugh4:

[Hosakawa Tito]

I don't see any cactus or longhorns. How can they expect to pawn that off without some real Texas icons on the property?

[Gregoshi]

I don't see any cactus or longhorns. How can they expect to pawn that off without some real Texas icons on the property?
Bush can't be everywhere.

[Hosakawa Tito]

I think it would be cool if Mexico bought it. :laugh4:

That would be an interesting development. Declare it sovereign territory and set up a big casino, tax free gas and cigarettes...drain the gringoes dry:sombrero:.

[Major Robert Dump]

Can that be done anymore, setting up a sovereign nation inside an already existing US?

I'm personally hoping to live to see the day when someone skirts the rules and builds a city that hovers in the air

[Fisherking]

That would be an interesting development. Declare it sovereign territory and set up a big casino, tax free gas and cigarettes...drain the gringoes dry:sombrero:.

:indian_chief::indian_brave::indian_brave:
I think that might result in a war with most of the Indian tribes who have something of a monopoly on that sort of operation…

:indian_chief::indian_brave::indian_brave:



I never got the video link but I did find the town…


http://www.alberttexas.com/home/

Do them gals go with the place?

[Gregoshi]

Do them gals go with the place?
The video news story said the population was 4 (or 5?) so I doubt "them gals" go with the place. However, Albert seems a happenin' place with the dance hall and ice house, so they probably frequent Albert - along with those bikers... :sweatdrop:

[Fisherking]

The video news story said the population was 4 (or 5?) so I doubt "them gals" go with the place. However, Albert seems a happenin' place with the dance hall and ice house, so they probably frequent Albert - along with those bikers... :sweatdrop:

So I guess it might not be a bad idea to keep a 12 gage double barrel loaded with two rolls of dimes, just in case one of ‘em asks for a refund?
:beam:

[Yoyoma1910]

Don't worry, when I buy Albert (Soon to be pronounced Albear, just like my cousin Albert... who has a brother named Clebert [pronounced Clay-bear]), There will be women, wine, and song a plenty.



It will be the new City of Mahogany (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mco9RCoEOU&feature=related)!

[Strike For The South]

Don't worry, when I buy Albert (Soon to be pronounced Albear, just like my cousin Albert... who has a brother named Clebert [pronounced Clay-bear]), There will be women, wine, and song a plenty.



It will be the new City of Mahogany (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mco9RCoEOU&feature=related)!

Is your food really worth this horrid grammar?

[Yoyoma1910]

Why, yes.

[Strike For The South]

Why, yes.

Alright

[Banquo's Ghost]

What exactly does owning a town mean in the United States (or specifically, Texas).

One assumes that country, still suffering from a surfeit of revolutionary ideals, would not grant true ownership of the land and peons thereupon, with full feudal rights and privileges?

In other words, why would one bother?

[Gregoshi]

Don't ask questions BG, just make some assumptions about how cool owning a town is and cough up the cash.

[Fisherking]

@ Yoyoma1910


Before you go ah headin over ta Texas and getin em to call ah town al-bare, ya jiss might wona go up ta north Luzyanna an get em to pronounce Bossier City something closer to French than Bozyour City.

:laugh4::laugh4::laugh4:

[Yoyoma1910]

@ Yoyoma1910


Before you go ah headin over ta Texas and getin em to call ah town al-bare, ya jiss might wona go up ta north Luzyanna an get em to pronounce Bossier City something closer to French than Bozyour City.

:laugh4::laugh4::laugh4:

You mean like Montana?

https://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo312/mexico1910/colormap.jpg

[Strike For The South]

delusions of grandeur. I guess even 300 years of emigration can't change that.

[Yoyoma1910]

delusions of grandeur. I guess even 300 years of emigration can't change that.

It certainly hasn't helped Texas.

[Strike For The South]

It certainly hasn't helped Texas.

Au contraire monusier. Texas is grand.

[Yoyoma1910]

Au contraire monusier. Texas is grand.

Quantity over quality.

[Strike For The South]

Quantity over quality.

Texan Fiddle>Cajun fiddle (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi4MtvLVq4s)

Just bow to our superiority and we may allow you to keep your fleur-de-isles

[KukriKhan]

Texan Fiddle>Cajun fiddle (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi4MtvLVq4s)

Just bow to our superiority and we may allow you to keep your fleur-de-isles

I dunno Chief; you gotta give Doug Kershaw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H6me1FSPb8&feature=related) ("The Ragin' Cajun") his due. There ain't but one degree of separation 'twixt Texicuns and Cajuns.

[Louis VI the Fat]

What exactly does owning a town mean in the United States (or specifically, Texas).

One assumes that country, still suffering from a surfeit of revolutionary ideals, would not grant true ownership of the land and peons thereupon, with full feudal rights and privileges? Full property rights are not granted indeed. This is because America was founded as a proto-communist state. It did away with full property rights such as existed in Europe. In pinko-liberal America, social rights prevail over a man's natural right of property. Bloody Marxists, I say. :no:

[Vladimir]

Full property rights are not granted indeed. This is because America was founded as a proto-communist state. It did away with full property rights such as existed in Europe. In pinko-liberal America, social rights prevail over a man's natural right of property. Bloody Marxists, I say. :no:

True. Almost killed the Pilgrims it did.

[Yoyoma1910]

I dunno Chief; you gotta give Doug Kershaw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H6me1FSPb8&feature=related) ("The Ragin' Cajun") his due. There ain't but one degree of separation 'twixt Texicuns and Cajuns.

Acadiana tomorrow.

Dance for a chicken. (http://www.folkstreams.net/film,168)

[Kralizec]

I take it this means you could buy up Detroit for example, evict everybody and rebuild it from scratch. What's next, cybernetic law enforcement?

[Yoyoma1910]

Just thought I'd throw this out there for the sake of my blood.

The main difference between Cajun and Texan, is that Texan may be state of mind, but Cajun is an Ethnic category, covering around 500,000 people primarily in Louisiana and east Texas.

wiki on cajuns (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cajun)

[Strike For The South]

Just thought I'd throw this out there for the sake of my blood.

The main difference between Cajun and Texan, is that Texan may be state of mind, but Cajun is an Ethnic category, covering around 500,000 people primarily in Louisiana and east Texas.

wiki on cajuns (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cajun)

I'd wager there are more than 500,000. SE Texas has a very high prescene of cajuns. Not to mention it says 5 million at the top of that thing.

Thats what makes Texas great though.


The Americans
Alabama - 3 Maryland - 1 Pennsylvania - 14
Arkansas - 2 Missouri - 6 Rhode Island - 1
Connecticut - 1 Mississippi - 3 South Carolina - 7
Georgia - 5 North Carolina - 7 Tennessee - 30
Illinois - 1 New Hampshire - 1 Texas - 11
Kentucky - 15 New Jersey - 1 Virginia - 12
Louisiana - 4 New York - 6 Vermont - 1
Massachusetts - 4 Ohio - 4 Unknown - 15

The Europeans
Denmark - 1 Germany - 2 Scotland - 4
England - 12 Ireland - 9 Wales - 1 Spain-2
France-3

Those were the defenders at the Alamo. They were born thousands of miles apart but they all fell within a football field of eachother. Thats what makes Texas so powerful, Its more than a state. It's an idea. People from all over the world know what a Texan is. No other state can say that.

[Yoyoma1910]

People from all over the world know what a Texan is. No other state can say that.

Traveled around the world much, eh?

[Strike For The South]

Traveled around the world much, eh?

not yet :brood:

Im using hyperbole to make a point. Cut me some slack!

[Yoyoma1910]

not yet :brood:

Im using hyperbole to make a point. Cut me some slack!

You're saying something ridiculous.


If you really think the rest of the world recognizes Texas and Texans, you're fooling yourself. I've traveled Europe with several. People just think they talk funny.

States such as New York or California are far more recognized and known. And why not? Media is the U.S.'s largest export.

[Strike For The South]

You're saying something ridiculous.


If you really think the rest of the world recognizes Texas and Texans, you're fooling yourself. I've traveled Europe with several. People just think they talk funny.

States such as New York or California are far more recognized and known. And why not? Media is the U.S.'s largest export.

Well that's rather disheartening.

[Gregoshi]

I would guess that internationally, when people think "New York", they are thinking of the city and not the state. Or if they do think of the state, its image doesn't go much beyond the city. This is a shame, because the rest of the state is quite beautiful.

[LittleGrizzly]

Yoyoma's pretty much right. I don't think many people would now what the difference between a state or a city, they do pretty much think of the city though... and until i learnt differently i thought new york was the capital (i was quite young) but i now quite a few others who also got confused...

Texas is probably third most famous state (over here at least) fairly close to california... Bush will have boosted your recognition somewhat though...

[Gregoshi]

Yoyoma's pretty much right, I don't think many people would now what the difference between a state or a city, they do pretty much think of the city though...
Gee, I wish I had said that... ~;)

[LittleGrizzly]

Well i figured if i said yoymas right and gregs right then im just plainly stealing ideas... if i quietly steal the one noone pays much attention ~;)

[Gregoshi]

I see. While two wrongs don't make a right, one wrong does... :laugh4: 'Tis okay, I'm just busting your chops LG. ~:pat: