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Legislature that can't even make Roadrunner the state rock song asked to make the Fluffernutter the state sandwich
By adamg on Fri, 09/26/2014 - 7:48am
Backers of the proposed Official Sandwich of the Commonwealth plan a postcard drive at this Saturday's Fluff Festival in support of state Rep. Kathi-Anne Reinstein's now annual Fluffernutter bill.
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What this state really needs is
a ballot question that, if passed, would a) transfer the authority to designate "official state (add anything here)" from the Legislature to the Office of Travel and Tourism, b) would transfer the authority to designate special license plate series for charities and the like from the Legislature to the RMV, and c) would transfer the authority to designate bridges, highways, and the like as "XYZ memorial" from the Legislature to MassDOT.
There should also be a ballot question that, if passed, would amend the State Constitution to declare any legislation that begins with the phrase "Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule, or regulation to the contrary (which is politician's code for - we want to bypass established law to grant special favors)" as illegal. If a lawmaker feels an exception to existing law is important enough, then they should be required to research which laws they are circumventing AND explain why those laws should be circumvented.
And, while I'm dreaming, I'd like a pony.
Are you kidding?
These are the important decisions we elected our representatives to preside over. I don't want to put the power to declare Fluff as our state sandwich in the hands of an amateur! In fact, it's tough choices like this that leads me to believe that our Reps also deserve a pay raise, maybe 30-40% to start. Who's with me???
Absolutely!
If the legislature was not addressing the crucial Fluffernutter and State Song questions, they'd be wasting their time on useless pastimes like setting a coherent energy policy or funding upgrades to public transit. Where would we be then?
They should be addressing this other vital concern, too
It appears that a Groundhog Gap has developed between Boston and NYC. The MA legislature should form some special committees to deal with our continuing failure to fly groundhogs.
Apparently, New York's Mayor...
... accidentally kiled Staten Island's famed ground hog -- by dropping him (after which the poor critter died of internal injuries). So no mayoral groundhog handling unless Mayor Walsh goes through an appropriate training and certification program -- as we would not want to be similarly embarrassed by mayoral misfeasance.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/26/nyregion/a-groundhog-day-whodunit-the-...
RoadRunner, Fluff, and the indexed gas tax
It's all coming clear now. They recently passed legislation to index the gas tax, automatically every year, to inflation. Without a vote, just an automatic increase, annually.
The cynics out there thought that they were trying to avoid the responsibility of actually taking a public vote on a tax increase. Now we know that they were simply clearing their calendar for the more important legislative questions on the table.
Welcome to Massachusetts
Would you like some sugar between two slices of bread?
White bread!
BTW, is food all you ever think about?
Hotpocket!
Food is like porn.
I like my meat filled Hotpocket!
Now wait just a minute!
There's eggwhite in there too!
I shall not allow Fluff-bashing to go unpunished!
Hes in Such Denial.
"This white sugar paste. How can we make it healthy?"
Eggs. With more sugar to kill the taste of eggs.
Reinstein's no longer a rep
Much like the shepherd of the Roadrunner legislation, Ms. Reinstein has moved on. Of course, thanks to the fact that any citizen of the Commonwealth can file legislation, she can keep on working on getting the Fluffernutter its due.
Oh, that's right!
She's now a lobbyist for Sam Adams. So who will pick up her Fluffernutter campaign?
Someone from Somerville?
I hope.
Call your Massachusetts Legislator's Staff !
Of note
http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/about/
a) Advocate for amendment to dumb legislation
http://www.dumblaws.com/
b) Compile listings of Massachusetts Legislators' staffs, the best people on Staff to contact to advocate amendment to dumb laws
http://mass.gov/legis
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=dumb+laws
Often we see campaigns asking, call your legislator. It would be even more effective to compile the Staff to contact at each Legislator's Office, tel extension, email. A better way for interacting with the Legislator's Staff !
A Context.
Advocate Boston City Council a) open/release the Stenograph Record of Public Meetings of the most recent Public Meeting in the Council Chamber for hard of hearing/deaf folks, for all folks. b) Release the full Transcript of Captions on webcast of most recent Public Meeting of Council for hard of hearing/deaf folks, for all !
Too bad for you
She was this close to repealing the law that forbids the publishing of the stenographic record of the proceedings of Boston City Council.
Can we make Teenies the
Can we make Teenies the official state sugar beverage?
Hoodsies the state dessert?
Disaster averted?
I thought perhaps the Leg. had named the abominable Necco Wafer as the state candy, but it seems they have not got around to naming one yet. So there's still time for salt-water taffy or something. Unfortunately, Smarties long ago absconded to NJ.
There's already a State Dessert - Boston Cream Pie.
I think we should make Cains
I think we should make Cains mayonnaise the official state condiment.
Mayonnaise isn't a condiment.
it's a punishment.
The only acceptable version of this bill
The only way this bill should pass is if Teddie Peanut Butter (Everett) is listed as the official complement to the marshmallow fluff.
While I agree that Teddie
While I agree that Teddie peanut butter is a sublime treat and a Massachusetts treasure, the only proper way to make a Fluffernutter is with lots of sweet, sweet Jif or Peter Pan. I am in favor of a separate act of legislature to make Teddie the Official Peanut Butter. Of the Universe.
Did you see the tour of the Fluff factory?
Great stuff in here. I love the alternate labels they use in other countries and that Germany has been asking for Chocolate Fluff for years! (I'm waiting on that too!)
http://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/blog/2014/09/24/visit-marshmal...
Hey! Here's a fresh idea!
How about opening a fucking dispensary that we've been waiting for the last two years to open? Surely those palms are greasy enough by now!
Not here
Hash brownies will never be the Official Brownie of this state.
They're hoping all the
They're hoping all the stoners just sort of forget about it. "Hey man, weren't we supposed to be getting, like, dispensaries or something? Whatever happened with that, anyway?"
No.
If they open the dispensaries then there will be less impetus to legalize it when it's put on the ballot.
The longer they stall, the more people will be pissed off that they aren't paying attention to our demands and we instead force their hand by legalization.
Let's get rid of Baystater
When is the legislature going to make Masshole the official demonym?
Or heroin the official narcotic?