Posted on 06/26/2012 11:07:06 AM PDT by John Semmens
Tulsa, Oklahoma City officials destroyed resident Denise Morrison’s “survival garden” because “this abnormal use of her property was causing anxiety in the neighborhood.”
Morrison started the garden after she lost her job. The garden consisted of food and medicinal plants. Before embarking on her agricultural venture, Morrison researched City ordinances to ensure she complied.
“Lack of compliance was not the issue,” said City Zoning Director, Leroy Fiat. “The fact that there are no official rules against what she did doesn’t matter. No one else in the city does this.”
As for her nutritional and medical needs, Fiat advised that “there are government programs—food stamps and Medicaid. No one needs to try to make it all on their own.”
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http://azconservative.org/2012/06/23/press-secretary-parries-questions-on-fast-furious-scandal/
You’ve outdone yourself this time. You don’t even have Satire in the keywords.
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This crap you write seems to have the same value to us as a swarm of mosquitoes.
Damn thugs gotta lot of nerve!
Humor is always useful. Especially in this day and age. I, for one, hope John keeps plugging away to show how absurd the government has become and how absurd we are to tolerate it.
>>his crap you write seems to have the same value to us as a swarm of mosquitoes<<
When it is so close to reality then it is a valid area of discussion.
Humor: try it.
Satire maybe, but a real glimpse into our future if we don’t stop Big Government.
Totally suckered me in again!
City of Tulsa, Oklahoma, destroys woman’s edible landscaping with over 100 varieties of medicinal plants
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/036234_edible_landscaping_medicinal_plants_Tulsa.html#ixzz1yvQtvdIt
Great one, John!!
Love the “Fiat” touch. Glad this is satire, sad that it’s too hard to tell sometimes.
I read that article and commented on it. John Semmens rewrites articles like it and calls them satire. It would appear that Semens does this because he lacks imagination. When reality is the same as the satire, where is the humor?
There are government programs—food stamps and Medicaid, put in place to kill you; no need to go it on your own!
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Thanks for the link. This unfortunately is not satire, but a reflection of the grong encroachment of government.
grong = growing
It would appear that you posted because you lack cognition.
If you don’t like it, don’t click!
When reality is the same as the satire, where is the humor? see tagline
It would appear that you posted because you lack cognition.
***Where do I lack cognition? I read the original article, and I saw that Semens wrote a POS article saying the same thing, calling it satire. It would appear that you lack cognition yourself, probably not knowing that the original article was so close. If there is no difference between the original and the satire, where is the source of humor? Go on, tell me, cognition-boy.
If you don’t like it, don’t click!
***Semens is aware that FReepers continue to ask him to differentiate satire from true stories, IN THE TITLE OF THESE ARTICLES. In the past, he has hidden behind the fact that the keywords have the word ‘satire’ in them, which is horse shiite. This time there was no satire keyword. The supposed source of Semens’ humor is in the difference; this time there was no difference.
your tagline does not answer the question
When it is so close to reality then it is a valid area of discussion. Humor: try it.
***There is no difference between this supposed humor and the reality. Hence, there is no element of humor.
His story was not exactly the same.
Perhaps the differences were too subtile for you?
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