  Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba Post Number: 5136 Registered: 11-2003 |
Since they all live South of Eight Mile Rd., the 5 Grosse Pointes just voted to become part of the City of Detroit. There was no quid pro quo to the deal. In an amazing show of love for Detroit, the City of East Pointe has voted to change its name back to East Detroit. The Woodward Cruise each July has been extended all the way down to the Detroit River in solidarity with the fact that Detroit IS still the automobile capital of the World, not Royal Oak or Ferndale. You heared it first on April 01, 2007. jjaba. | ||
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge Post Number: 338 Registered: 10-2003 |
Come on jjaba, we already had our April Fool's thread. Fool me once, shame on you... Fool me... um.. well, ya can't fool me again. - G.W. Bush | ||
Leoqueen Member Username: Leoqueen Post Number: 1542 Registered: 07-2004 |
You had me going, Jjaba. I wanted to believe it! | ||
Trainman Member Username: Trainman Post Number: 375 Registered: 04-2006 |
SMART and DDOT will merge and bring back Livonia. There will be one set of bus schedules and no duplicated services except for common transfer points to maximize the use of limited tax dollars. President Bush approved a $1.6 Billion grant which was quickly matched by MDOT for improved capital costs which includes light rail along all major roads and frequent bus services throughout the area. The tax need to support this is small since MDOT decided to increase revenue sharing by not widening I-94 and I-75. SEMCOG projected that many cars will be removed from these freeways as advanced computer technologies will be used including the GPS system and cell phones to fill up the buses and the 259 miles of light rail which will all be built within just five years at the most. This is a landmark agreement that was celebrated by top county and city leaders all over. The transit advocates claim this as a major victory to bring in much needed job growth and to attract more tourists to our area Click on link for complete details to actually make public bus service work which is no April Fools joke but can be a really, if Y'all DY ers and almost everyone else supports my cause to improve mass transit for everyone. http://savethefueltax.tripod.c om/theplan.html | ||
Urbanize Member Username: Urbanize Post Number: 514 Registered: 02-2007 |
I KNOW that's a joke. | ||
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge Post Number: 340 Registered: 10-2003 |
Trainman, you really have a one-track mind. GET IT!?!?! I slay me. | ||
Urbanize Member Username: Urbanize Post Number: 515 Registered: 02-2007 |
TRainman, you're a big problem on DetroitYes too with your transit talks on every single post on every single thread. | ||
Kathinozarks Member Username: Kathinozarks Post Number: 340 Registered: 11-2006 |
You got me! | ||
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba Post Number: 5137 Registered: 11-2003 |
johnlodge, where's the April Fools thread you reference? jjaba. | ||
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge Post Number: 342 Registered: 10-2003 |
jjaba, scan for a thread about a certain metro Detroit lending company announcing they're moving their headquarters to a certain historical railroad station and you've found it. And to think I almost believed it for a second. Geez. | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 1808 Registered: 12-2005 |
Is this your card? https://www.atdetroit.net/forum/mes sages/5/98653.html?1175461257 | ||
Gsgeorge Member Username: Gsgeorge Post Number: 117 Registered: 08-2006 |
so andy gets shit for posting an april fools joke but jjaba's [nearly identical post] is a big hit.... | ||
Keoki96701 Member Username: Keoki96701 Post Number: 5 Registered: 04-2004 |
Hey Johnlodge!! Do you live in Hawaii? If so I have met you. If you are the real John Lodge. | ||
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge Post Number: 343 Registered: 10-2003 |
Keoki, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J ohn_C._Lodge I am not the real John Lodge, nor is your Hawaiian friend. | ||
Iheartthed Member Username: Iheartthed Post Number: 574 Registered: 04-2006 |
This was pretty funny. Did they ever officially become part of Macomb County like they wanted? | ||
Panther036 Member Username: Panther036 Post Number: 2 Registered: 03-2007 |
SMART and DDOT will merge and bring back Livonia. -WOW! LOL :-) | ||
Jelk Member Username: Jelk Post Number: 4293 Registered: 10-2003 |
Nothing better than watching someone who moved as far away from Detroit as possible spewing contempt for people who live a stones throw from the city and are among the city's strongest boosters. | ||
Mayor_sekou Member Username: Mayor_sekou Post Number: 649 Registered: 09-2006 |
Gsgeorge, I cant explain that either. | ||
Urbanize Member Username: Urbanize Post Number: 522 Registered: 02-2007 |
Some of us tried to treat him the same, but I guess with the moment being so repetitive and not as acceptable that folks just joked upon it and made a good, hardy laugh out of it. | ||
Iheartthed Member Username: Iheartthed Post Number: 579 Registered: 04-2006 |
"Nothing better than watching someone who moved as far away from Detroit as possible spewing contempt for people who live a stones throw from the city and are among the city's strongest boosters." The Pointes Detroit's strongest boosters? On what cold day in Hell? | ||
Scs100 Member Username: Scs100 Post Number: 686 Registered: 12-2006 |
I forgot that it was April Fools Day when I said that to Andy. Realized 30 min later and laughed about it. | ||
Bulletmagnet Member Username: Bulletmagnet Post Number: 188 Registered: 01-2007 |
I think Detroit would benefit more by becoming a Grosse Pointe, not the other way 'round. It would be the 6th Pointe, called Grosse Detroit City. | ||
Urbanize Member Username: Urbanize Post Number: 527 Registered: 02-2007 |
Nice try BulletMagnet, but parts of Detroit already have the "Grosse" label on them. | ||
Al_t_publican Member Username: Al_t_publican Post Number: 188 Registered: 06-2004 |
The whole shootin' match south of 8 Mile and east of Telegraph is going to be called Gunpointe, Michigan. Zip Gun Code .30-06 City motto: The Second Amendment. Don't leave home without it. | ||
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba Post Number: 5149 Registered: 11-2003 |
Grosse Livernois Pointe. Grosse Isle Pointe. East Grosse Pointe. Grosse fish flies Pointe. jjaba. | ||
56packman Member Username: 56packman Post Number: 1186 Registered: 12-2005 |
Think of all the copper that can be mined from Gp houses once the DPD takes over | ||
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba Post Number: 5153 Registered: 11-2003 |
56packman tells it like it tis. Love those copper gutter systems. jjaba. | ||
Bobj Member Username: Bobj Post Number: 1923 Registered: 11-2003 |
I like the idea of making Detroit a Pointe. How about Grosse Pointe Heights?? | ||
Urbanize Member Username: Urbanize Post Number: 530 Registered: 02-2007 |
Too late, Harper Woods stole that possibility. | ||
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba Post Number: 5166 Registered: 11-2003 |
Detroit Shores, Michigan. That would do it for the Grosse Pointes. jjaba. | ||
Urbanize Member Username: Urbanize Post Number: 538 Registered: 02-2007 |
already making Grosse Pointe look less appealing with being near them, they would spit in our faces (like they did Harper Woods) if we attempt to merge with them. Yep, walk right up to every Council Member and Kilpatrick and literally spit. | ||
Bulletmagnet Member Username: Bulletmagnet Post Number: 197 Registered: 01-2007 |
God bless the burbs Urbanize, for showing Detroit what it could be.(I know, I know; This is a tired old topic. Sorry) | ||
The_rock Member Username: The_rock Post Number: 1680 Registered: 11-2003 |
Urbanize-- I think I bumped into you this afternoon on Kercheval in GP. Actually, I believe that I bumped into that big chip on your shoulder. Sorry. | ||
Urbanize Member Username: Urbanize Post Number: 563 Registered: 02-2007 |
Nah. Haven't been in GP for a time now. I guess you folks think that I'm just a big fat grouchy Grinch. Well don't put up crazy threads darn it. | ||
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba Post Number: 5174 Registered: 11-2003 |
The Rock post 1680 is on the edge. The Rock is a loyal member of Forum, something must have got to him. How about wearing those new socks jjaba sent ya and going for a stroll on a nice Spring night. You'll come back rejuvenated after that cool fresh air of the lake. jjaba. | ||
Scs100 Member Username: Scs100 Post Number: 694 Registered: 12-2006 |
Urbanize, most Grosse Pointers would do that. Me, I'd just sit back and see what would happen. I'm not dumb enough to spit at you guys. BTW, has anyone here been down to Central to look at the new renderings? I think I might have run into a couple of you last Saturday. | ||
Urbanize Member Username: Urbanize Post Number: 564 Registered: 02-2007 |
I didn't mean "spit" literally, but they sure will give us some negative gesture if we did go through the process. | ||
Scs100 Member Username: Scs100 Post Number: 695 Registered: 12-2006 |
I know. But it is kind of close to what they would do. | ||
The_rock Member Username: The_rock Post Number: 1682 Registered: 11-2003 |
#1680 is "on the edge" because it responded to a post accusing GPers of spitting in peoples' faces? I think not. 1680 is FAR from the edge, but I see the remark has now been refined so as not to be taken in the literal sense. Fine by me. All is well along Kercheval avenue again. |
