Watch as I get all Andy Rooney on someone
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gfrancieEvery so often I run across something on the internet that just makes me go, "Damn folk are stupid!" I know I shouldn't be surprised but I can still think that. I saw someone's website that referred to Port Townsend (the town I grew up in) as a township.
Now here is a typical definition of township:
A subdivision of a county in most northeast and Midwest U.S. states, having the status of a unit of local government with varying governmental powers. or The district or territory of a town, In the United States, many of the States are divided into townships of five, six, seven, or perhaps ten miles square, and the inhabitants of such townships are invested with certain powers for regulating their own affairs, such as repairing roads and providing for the poor. The township is subordinate to the county
Yes the town is small but it is defined as a city (which is laughable but stick with me) and is the county seat of Jefferson County so obviously it isn't exactly subordinate to the county.
God bless stupidity. The website was for someone's wedding and they were offering suggestion to the guests on how to entertain themselves. One suggestion was to visit the "quaint townships of Poulsbo and Port Townsend". Again amusing because the "townships" are in two different counties separated by water/bridge and about 40 minutes worth of distance.
Yeah.
Okay so the loose guest list we have come up with is pushing 200. This is proving to be a bit of a bitch when asking around for reception sites in Port Townsend.
If Luxembourg could host a garden party for its population, then why can't the ass-faces in Port Townsend find space for every person Mr. Jenner and I are acquainted with?
I had a moment of insanity where I thought about inviting every person on LJ. But then I regained my brain
Now here is a typical definition of township:
A subdivision of a county in most northeast and Midwest U.S. states, having the status of a unit of local government with varying governmental powers. or The district or territory of a town, In the United States, many of the States are divided into townships of five, six, seven, or perhaps ten miles square, and the inhabitants of such townships are invested with certain powers for regulating their own affairs, such as repairing roads and providing for the poor. The township is subordinate to the county
Yes the town is small but it is defined as a city (which is laughable but stick with me) and is the county seat of Jefferson County so obviously it isn't exactly subordinate to the county.
God bless stupidity. The website was for someone's wedding and they were offering suggestion to the guests on how to entertain themselves. One suggestion was to visit the "quaint townships of Poulsbo and Port Townsend". Again amusing because the "townships" are in two different counties separated by water/bridge and about 40 minutes worth of distance.
Yeah.
Okay so the loose guest list we have come up with is pushing 200. This is proving to be a bit of a bitch when asking around for reception sites in Port Townsend.
If Luxembourg could host a garden party for its population, then why can't the ass-faces in Port Townsend find space for every person Mr. Jenner and I are acquainted with?
I had a moment of insanity where I thought about inviting every person on LJ. But then I regained my brain
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Date: 2004-10-04 03:21 pm (UTC)My wedding dress will probably end up being under 500 bucks. That alone will help.
I am going to create a wedding that Martha Stewart would envy, without going broke.
Just watch!
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Date: 2004-10-04 06:07 pm (UTC)Oh, and at least in the NE, townships are not necessarily dinky. Seriously. I know it's a legal designation that is not fitting, but I wouldn't take offense.
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Date: 2004-10-05 04:02 pm (UTC)