ACC Football: Tampa > Jacksonville
The talking-head sports-wonks in Jacksonville are saying good riddance to the ACC and their decision to move the ACC Championship game to Tampa and Charlotte. Ticket sales in Jacksonville were poor, with the schools’ not selling their allotment and the local market going “ho-hum” and the thought of Boston College and Virginia Tech.
This game made sense for Jax when FSU & Miami were contenders. But they’re not. Yes, I smiled when I wrote that.
So, the ACC was disappointed that Jax residents didn’t pony up $60 for a crappy game between two opponents that have zero interest to local football fans. Instead, they’ll move the game and drop ticket prices to $25.
Why couldn’t they drop ticket prices in Jax? I don’t think it would have mattered, the game still wouldn’t sell here. This is an SEC town.
The wonks are predicting the game will do just as poorly in Tampa. I’m not so sure. Tampa is more of a destination for families as well as roving bands of college kids. Busch Gardens is across town and Disney is a little over an hour away, so families can make a mini-vacation out of attending the game. The college kids know Ybor City has a great party atmosphere, and who’s kidding who: Males 18-34 love football, and REALLY love the Tampa strip clubs.
Yeah, I said it. Ever go to Mons Venus after a football game? SRO, buddy. Or so I’ve been told. And that was back when the Bucs sucked. Ahem.
There are a lot more reasons for football fans to attend a road game in Tampa than in Jacksonville. I don’t know if it will be a “success”, but it will do a helluva lot better than in Jacksonville. If you’re trying to get tourists to make the trip down and spend their money, you have to offer a lot more than a water taxi.
I’m just saying.
Florida Memorabilia
Florida memorabilia and collectibles are hot right now.
Jessica Sierra offers cop oral sex in exchange for release
It’s days like this that I thank god I have a blog.
Alcoholism and drug abuse aren’t funny. These conditions make you say and do really stupid things. Case in point:
Seems sweet l’il Jessica, fresh out of rehab for her last alcohol and drug arrest, was off the wagon down in Ybor City in the early morning hours. Bouncers had to get police to get her off the property, but unlike you and me she decided to resist. Reading the arrest report (available here or here), she throws up in the back of the squad car, then offers “to suck your dick if you don’t take me to jail”, then uses the “N” word a couple times on the ride to jail.
Attagirl, way to win friends and influence people.
Just a tip ladies: When offering to give a member of law enforcement the oral magic, it’s best to do so BEFORE vomiting.
More "Hot Women in Jail" Posts
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- Debra Lafave arrested again; does not offer oral sex to cop in exchange for release
- Did Tampa teacher get sentenced to prison for sex with student because she’s a lesbian?
- That nice girl from American Idol, Jessica Sierra, has a sex tape. Allegedly.
- Coming Soon: American Idol – The MILF Edition (or, “Is Jessica Sierra pregnant?”)
- The Debra Lafave violation report is a punny thing
Vacation rental homes in Florida (and other places too!): Easy money
I have written before about my parents’ having a vacation home in North Carolina. They’re at a point in their lives where they are trying to decide if they are going to keep it or sell it due to retirement and health problems – they just can’t get away as much as they hoped.
I say, why not do both? Keep it AND sell it – or, rent it for a bit, that is. Did you know that you can list your vacation rental and reach 25 million travelers? They bought their North Carolina mountain vacation home many years ago and are fortunate enough to have a mortgage payment of $400, give or take. Do you realize what 2 bedroom mountain vacation rental cabins go for?
About $2,400 per month.
They’re leaving a lot of money on the table, aren’t they? When you advertise your vacation home rental, you get access to a worldwide market, the same way a hotel would. You can list on 4 vacation rental websites for one price and centrally manage your inquiries and listing,
ensuring you reach the maximum audience with your vacation home.
The Florida vacation rental market is especially attractive thanks to the abundance of attractions in this state. Disney World, Sea World, Universal Studios, and the rest that Orlando has to offer create built-in demand for Orlando and Disney vacation rentals. While the rent you charge as a homeowner will easily cover your mortgage AND provide a generous profit, in most cases it will be cheaper than hotels for tourists. And with 0% commissions on vacation rentals bookings, you really can’t go wrong.
Maybe you have a beachfront vacation rental property in Destin or Panama City? Perhaps you’re a snowbird with a vacation rental in St. Petersburg or Ft. Lauderdale? You should give it some thought, and if you decide the extra money will come in handy, join the world’s largest vacation rental network with over 100,000 vacation rentals.
7 Reasons Florida is Better Than Georgia
So, I had my Georgia post nearly done, so I’m posting it before I post my NC post – sue me!
Anyhoo, the Florida-Georgia rivalry extends well beyond the football field, and despite the classless display by those dastardly Bulldogs in Jacksonville, whupping up on our beloved Gators then rubbing it in their faces like that, it’s pretty well-established that Florida is better than Georgia.
For instance:
- Oranges taste better than peaches.
- Georgia – Six Flags; Florida – Disney, Epcot, Universal, etc.
- Georgia was settled as a penal colony. Therefore, all Georgians are criminals.
- Georgia sucks. How do you think Florida stays attached to the mainland.
- Parts of Florida have been ruled under 7 flags. Parts of Georgia have been ruled under 6 flags. Therefore, Florida is more desirable.
- When you go to flickr.com and type in the search “sexy florida woman” you get this:
- When you go to flickr.com and type in the search “sexy Georgia woman” you get this:
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7 Reasons Florida is Better Than New Hampshire
So, I’m thinking of starting a series of posts about why Florida is the best place in all of America. Today, I’ll start with a plce I know well from having spent a couple of formative years living there, New Hampshire. Without further ado, 7 Reasons Why Florida is Better Than New Hampshire:
- In Florida, if winter falls on a weekend, we have a festival. In NH, if summer falls on a weekend, they have a picnic.
- Floridians can swim comfortably year-round thanks to our swimming pools, beaches, and natural springs.
- If you don’t like the weather in Florida, wait 15 minutes and it will change. If you don’t like the weather in NH, wait 15 days.
- It is sufficient to say something is “Awesome” in Florida. We do not require “Wicked” to describe how awesome something is.
- Floridians don’t have to buy their booze from the state.
- Floridians have Key West (and Miami, and Ft. Lauderdale, and Palm Beach, and Clearwater, and Tampa, and St. Petersburg, and Jacksonville, and you get the picture). NH has Mt. Washington, home to the worst weather in the continental US.
- Today’s temperature in Jacksonville, FL: 74 degrees. Today’s temperature in Derry, NH: 45 degrees.
More "7 Reasons Florida is Better Than Everywhere" Posts
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Are you a Sports Trivia Junkie?
I have to admit – I like my trivia and think I’m pretty decent at it. I mean, I’m no Fab or Colleen, but I can hold my own.
So, I was checking out a sports trivia site called Triviafix, and figured "Why not make it a challenge – I’m a Jags fan, so let’s try Tampa Bay Buccaneer’s Trivia". I’m trucking along – Q. Seattle vs. Tampa Bay, 1976, was called? A. Expansion Bowl; Q. Which Bucs player was named MVP at the 2006 Pro Bowl? A. Derrick Brooks; Q. What number did Gaines Adams wear?
Huh? Who’s Gaines Adams?
So yeah, it’s challenging.
Questions are submitted by Triviafix community members. Members can compete head to head or create teams and have team competitions. There are scoreboards for every category and subcategory page, so if you’re a Tampa Bay expert you could top the charts for Tampa Bay trivia even though you may not have broad sports trivia knowledge. What’s so cool about that?
Triviafix awards prizes to top players in all the sports categories.
Yes, you get a chance to win something for all that so-called useless information your wife or mother tells you is a waste of your time!
Only in FLA: Nub City
Man, this is weird, even for Florida…
Seems that back in the 1960’s a bunch of the men in town blew off hands and feet for the insurance money. You simply HAVE to read this story at tampabay.com!
Here’s a couple teasers for you:
Once upon a time, the Panhandle city of Vernon was a national laughingstock. Its people were ridiculed as bumpkins and cranks, freaks willing to shoot off their own hands. Then things changed. Time and hard work helped bury the past, and now Vernon has reclaimed some of its dignity. If only that were the end of the story.
Hmmm… tell me more…
The characters are not heroes. They are not even villains. They are merely conniving mercenaries with a tolerance for gore.
No shee-ite, y’all ain’t gonna believe this…
How does a town become known as Nub City? Why did more than two-thirds of all loss-of-limb accident claims in the United States in the late ’50s and early ’60s come from the Florida Panhandle? What was the first event in the bloody chain that led a national insurance investigator to Main Street in Vernon, to sit in a parked car on a hot summer night, watching the maimed walk by in a shuddersome parade?
Ok, I’m not going to steal this guy’s thunder, it’s a great story and you gotta go over there to read about the amputees of Vernon, FL. However, here’s a list of things you can find in Vernon, FL that you can’t find anyplace else:
- A REAL second-hand store.
- More one-legged women named “Eileen” per capita than anyplace else.
- The original IHOP.
- Every parking spot in town is a handicapped spot.
- Wheelchairs with mud tires and lift kits and gun racks… up on blocks…
Only in FLA: Darwinian catfish games
See, it’s all fun and games until someone gets stabbed with a catfish…
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