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Texas Votes To Airlift Austin To California
Babylon Bee ^ | 10/14/2022 | Babylon Bee

Posted on 10/14/2022 5:02:07 PM PDT by DFG

AUSTIN, TX — In a landslide victory during a special statewide referendum this week, Texans overwhelmingly voted to have a giant airship pick up Austin via tow cables and drop the city off in California.

As the city is mostly inhabited by Californians who left their state due to the cost of living, high taxes, and crime - and then proceeded to vote for the same policies in Texas - the move is just "setting things right" by sending immigrants from the Golden State "back where they belong," according to the bill's sponsors.

The act took effect immediately, and a massive, lumbering dirigible slowly crawled over the city, its ominous shadow eclipsing the coffee shops, microbreweries, and vegan hemp handbag stores below. Liberals screamed and attempted to flee, but it was too late. Harpoon cannons blasted massive steel cables into the Pennybacker Bridge, the Independent skyscraper, and various other anchor points throughout the city. The airship then rose into the sky, lifting the city along with millions of Austin progressives thousands of feet into the air.

"Oh no!" cried recent Texas transplants Timpani and Steve Strudelfudd as the ground shook and they nearly fell off their electric scooters in downtown Austin. "This is, like, totally, like, one of those earthquake things from back home! Hold onto your lattes!"

The city was safely transported back to California and dropped off in a nice rural area north of Santa Clarita. Texas is once again safely red, and many Austin residents reportedly don't even realize they've been transported to California.

As for any progressive transplants still living in Texas, Governor Abbott has vowed to continue secret midnight flights of these liberals back to their home countries of California, Washington, and Oregon.


TOPICS: Humor
KEYWORDS: airship; austin; babylonbee; california; texas
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1 posted on 10/14/2022 5:02:07 PM PDT by DFG
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If only it were true


2 posted on 10/14/2022 5:09:56 PM PDT by dsrtsage ( Complexity is just simple lacking imagination)
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To: DFG

Ha!


3 posted on 10/14/2022 5:10:15 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: DFG

I hope the airship was electric.


4 posted on 10/14/2022 5:11:57 PM PDT by NewHampshireDuo
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We need to get the Spin-Dizzys from Mayor John Amalfi and get that sucker airborne.


5 posted on 10/14/2022 5:16:53 PM PDT by KC Burke
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To: DFG

I think a few are gun carrying cowboys.

Short clip—very funny

Move from California to Texas: Guns frighten liberals:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlDWzN6TW5Y


6 posted on 10/14/2022 5:20:05 PM PDT by Mark (Celebrities... is there anything they do not know? Homer Simpson)
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To: NewHampshireDuo
I hope the airship was electric.

California is okay with Hydrogen as well as electric.
7 posted on 10/14/2022 5:21:00 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (What was 35% of the Rep. Party is now 85%. And it’s too late to turn back—Mac Stipanovich )
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To: DFG

Love the BEE!!!!


8 posted on 10/14/2022 5:23:48 PM PDT by Guenevere (“If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”)
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To: Mark

Bookmark.


9 posted on 10/14/2022 5:28:00 PM PDT by Redcitizen
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To: DFG

Austin used to be a cool cowboy/hippie town in the 70’s and 80’s. Then silicon valley companies started relocating there and it became liberal and quite insane. It has only gotten worse. I miss the old Austin.


10 posted on 10/14/2022 5:31:25 PM PDT by Texas resident ( Let's Go Brandon)
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To: DFG

They should split it between Nantucket and MV.


11 posted on 10/14/2022 5:31:41 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: DFG; dsrtsage
The democrat governor of Oregon from 1967 to 1975, Tom McCall, proposed something similar. Interstate Five would stop at the southern border and then travel east, north, and west until it eventually entered Washington. Those entering the state from California would receive a limited visitors passport. Well, it didn’t work, and all the California social sicknesses now dominate this state.

I could provide a hundred links, but just put anything outrageous in your browser with Oregon and see what comes up. For a start, Oregon will put tampon machines in all boys’ restrooms in public schools, and public schools can no longer require competence in reading, writing and math as criteria for high school graduation.

12 posted on 10/14/2022 5:54:49 PM PDT by Retain Mike ( Sat Congfwdude)
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Californians need to recognize just ONE basic fact

They are REFUGEES; they are not MISSIONARIES


13 posted on 10/14/2022 5:55:38 PM PDT by Hodar (A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.- Burroughs)
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To: dsrtsage

Exactly what I thought when I saw the title


14 posted on 10/14/2022 6:01:37 PM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy - EVs a solution for which there is no problem)
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To: DFG

Yes! that would be wonderful, indeed!


15 posted on 10/14/2022 6:03:47 PM PDT by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. The Dhimmicraps are ALL Traitors. All of them.)
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To: Texas resident
Austin used to be a cool cowboy/hippie town in the 70’s and 80’s.

I lived there in 73-74, it was great.

The original Armadillo, Soap Creek Saloon, Dirties hamburger joint, Nothing Strikes Back, there was always something to do.

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16 posted on 10/14/2022 6:20:42 PM PDT by TLI (ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: DFG

Leave 6th street and ZZ-TOP


17 posted on 10/14/2022 6:59:41 PM PDT by cpdiii (cane cutter-deckhand-roughneck-oil field trash- drilling fluid tech-geologist-pilot- pharmacist)
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To: TLI

Don’t forget The Broken Spoke … it’s still going. Surrounded by 3-5 story condos/appts. And what’s a few blocks down the road… an In and Out. Makes the californicators feel right at home.


18 posted on 10/14/2022 7:23:50 PM PDT by Texaspeptoman (Even cannibals... get fed up with people sometimes.)
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To: DFG
It would be great if we could relocate cities, states or even whole countries.
Voluntarily of course.

19 posted on 10/14/2022 8:08:40 PM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: Guenevere; Dr. Sivana; KC Burke; Redcitizen; Texas resident; Paladin2; Mark; NewHampshireDuo; ...

Here is a better idea: How about Texas stop bussing their homeless into California? And also how about Texas stop complaining when leftists from their state who invaded California decide to move back home?


20 posted on 10/15/2022 4:37:45 AM PDT by brandberenstein
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