RuneDeer
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Post by RuneDeer on Sept 23, 2009 20:10:16 GMT -5
Okay, I even Googled this and still came up dry.
Why, specifically, do they call it Red Bankistan?
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Post by Justin Thyme on Sept 23, 2009 20:50:12 GMT -5
The same reason they call another town Ross Vegas. It's just a cute name for the place someone coined and it caught on. Now if you asked me why they called Chamblee Chambodia I could give you a specific reason.
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Scarlet&Gray
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Post by Scarlet&Gray on Sept 23, 2009 20:57:27 GMT -5
Red Light Camera's was one of the first municipalities in the area to use them.
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Post by Justin Thyme on Sept 23, 2009 21:28:46 GMT -5
Red Bank was referred to as Red Bankistan prior to the advent of red light cameras. I grew up there and I think the first time I heard that term was in the 80s. If it has anything to do with traffic tickets it probably referred to the heavy hand Red Bank police had the reputation of having in regards to traffic control.
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RuneDeer
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Post by RuneDeer on Sept 23, 2009 21:33:21 GMT -5
Yeah, "Chambodia" I know about. Wow -- haven't heard that one in a long time.  OK. Just wondering. Thought there might be a special reason. |
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Post by el Gusano on Sept 23, 2009 23:00:57 GMT -5
The first time I heard it was about the time Afghanistan became a daily word back in the 80s.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2009 0:54:34 GMT -5
Because it's easier to say than Greater Metropolitan Red Bank?
I dunno.
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Jay
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Post by Jay on Sept 24, 2009 12:24:05 GMT -5
Red Bank would also be easier to say.  |
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Post by ScarlettP on Sept 24, 2009 17:59:52 GMT -5
Yes, "Red Bankistan" implies that you're not overly happy with what's going on there.
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Post by gridbug on Sept 25, 2009 7:40:25 GMT -5
Is "Redneck Bank" just too obvious to be fun?
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Post by sarahm on Sept 25, 2009 7:51:11 GMT -5
I thought it was because they all wear funny hats.
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Post by BlackFox on Sept 25, 2009 8:02:20 GMT -5
I ate the Taco Bell there last week, and that food still hasn't got an exit strategy.
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Post by Tsavodiner on Sept 26, 2009 18:33:16 GMT -5
That's funny, mine always finds the express lane. Exceeds the speed limit, too.
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Post by joedog on Sept 26, 2009 19:18:12 GMT -5
That's funny, mine always finds the express lane. Exceeds the speed limit, too. Ditto And has been known to use biological weapons on escape. |
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Post by ScarlettP on Sept 27, 2009 12:05:28 GMT -5
Is "Redneck Bank" just too obvious to be fun? Hmmmm... yeah. Kind of falls in the same category as Dead Bank. It's just sad but true. |
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Post by Babs on Sept 27, 2009 22:31:04 GMT -5
I've heard it called Dead Bank alot.
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Post by www.nooganews.com on Sept 28, 2009 16:11:00 GMT -5
Look at the politics of Red Bank over the years! Jeno, Pierce and Millard - They control the town! With them there will NEVER EVER be a major food or retail establishment allowed in that city!
Red Bank would always be as it was in the 1800's.
And the Police Dept is controlled by a old fart buying out his retirement, the cops hang out at the Kangaroos, and the Red Light Traffic Cams do all the work!
The only good thing about Red Bank is Scarlett and her store! And the town's politics even screwed her with a fun little harmless haunted house fiasco!
They spend some 1.7 Million on streetlights and sidewalks just to look like Mayberry and now they have a 'market' to compete with Chattanooga!
Entertianment is every month at the commision meetings or once a year at Floy's (Pierce - I head that name earlier) with the kids that sing out thier nose! Yea, lookout Branson, we got REAL talent!
Never any originality in this town. Same Christmas parade year after year. Same decorations, same, same, same!
Wanna have a beer? Sorry after 11:00 can't drink anymore. The Mayor has to get his beauty rest.
Although per capitia, they have the largest population of sex offenders in Hamilton County, so that is a good thing - at last they're not in my neighborhood!
Too bad they didn't participate in the Cash For Clunkers program - They'd make a bundle with all the cars on blocks in the front yards!
Oh and the church that owns 7 city blocks - No other business can be open on Sundays - might dip into the offering plates if they did!
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Sept 28, 2009 16:19:52 GMT -5
Blue Bank?
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