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Boynton Beach Trailer Parks: Too Classy for Gay Folks

By Zachary Fagenson Fri., Jan. 25 2013 at 12:13 PM

Categories: Get Off My Lawn!, News, Really?

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Not in this trailer park...

When someone pulled David Armstrong's rainbow flag off of the front of his trailer, the first thing he did was tell his landlord, who instead of investigating the matter told him some residents complained about the flag and that he should display it in back of the property.

Why not just ask the guy to get back in closet while you're at it?

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Margate Persecutes Human Sign Spinners

By Stefan Kamph Tue., Sep. 18 2012 at 6:37 AM

Categories: First Amendment, Get Off My Lawn!, War on Terror

Westword

How big must a man's sandwich board be before the strong arm of the state comes down to crush his minimum-wage shenanigans? How long is too long for a giant arrow pointing to a mattress store where everything is always 75 percent off?

Yeah, uh, six square feet, says the Margate City Commission.

These down times have spawned a lot of makeshift solutions in Florida, such as businesses inside storage units. None, perhaps, is more iconic than the guy sweltering in a chicken suit, holding a big sign. All this makes the sub-suburban enclave Margate, which is basically just one big median swale, feel like it needs to take action.

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Margate, recession, rules about stuff, sign spinners

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Five Reasons Broward County Will Never Be "Cutting Edge and Hip"

By Stefan Kamph Wed., Sep. 5 2012 at 9:48 AM

Categories: Get Off My Lawn!

We didn't build that.

The Sun-Sentinel has a piece today about how local business leaders and yuppies are aspiring to make Broward a high-tech destination to lure young people and their families from across the nation. It quotes a few successful professionals who found nice office space, to support the thesis that "Broward aims to be seen more like Austin, Texas or Portland, Ore.: places with outstanding schools, excellent public transportation, vibrant cultural activities and a healthy lifestyle."

Hey, Broward. Buddy. If you want to be seen as having those things, you should actually have those things.

But there are some other reasons that establishing Broward as a hip-lifestyle destination is nothing more than the PR campaign of the moment.