there is a place called sugar land in texas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_Land,_Texas
has anyone been there?
― journey to the end of nyt (nakhchivan), Wednesday, 6 October 2010 21:18 (fifteen years ago)
It's a suburban paradise type of shithole. Gave the nation Tom DeLay, if you need to know what kind of place it is.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Wednesday, 6 October 2010 21:28 (fifteen years ago)
Sugar Land has the most master-planned communities in Fort Bend County, which is home to the largest number of master-planned communities in the nation—including First Colony, Sugar Creek, Riverstone, New Territory, Telfair, and many others.
It is one of the fastest-growing cities in Texas, having grown more than 158 percent in the last decade.
Sugar Land holds the title of "Fittest City in Texas" for the population 50,000–100,000 range, a title it has held for four consecutive years.
― journey to the end of nyt (nakhchivan), Wednesday, 6 October 2010 22:40 (fifteen years ago)
First Colony
― journey to the end of nyt (nakhchivan), Wednesday, 6 October 2010 22:41 (fifteen years ago)
BTW, if you have not seen The Sugarland Express, which takes place in and around there and was partly filmed nearby, you should.
― a seminar on ass play for kids or something (Phil D.), Wednesday, 6 October 2010 22:49 (fifteen years ago)
i've got fam there, have visited it a bunch
it sucks
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Wednesday, 6 October 2010 23:01 (fifteen years ago)
yep. nothing doing there, at all
― bear, bear, bear, Wednesday, 6 October 2010 23:46 (fifteen years ago)
lol houston burbs (aka sucks)
― bear toot confessa (m bison), Wednesday, 6 October 2010 23:48 (fifteen years ago)
This is not as cool as Pie Town, New Mexico. In my opinion.
― Mormons come out of the sky and they stand there (Abbbottt), Thursday, 7 October 2010 03:01 (fifteen years ago)
Sugar Land sounds like the kind of place cured hams are made.
― Mormons come out of the sky and they stand there (Abbbottt), Thursday, 7 October 2010 03:08 (fifteen years ago)
Its probably all beet sugar in Sugar Land... disgusting.
― I'm a DUDE, Dad! (Viceroy), Thursday, 7 October 2010 03:35 (fifteen years ago)
An Idahoan complaining about beet sugar, that's like hating on potatoes, man!
― The Ten Things I Hate About Commandments (Abbbottt), Thursday, 7 October 2010 03:37 (fifteen years ago)
I live next to it. FWIW, the name came from Imperial Sugar, who had a factory and headquarters there. The city itself was designed as place for the companies employees to live. (shades of Henry Ford creating suburbs of Detroit for his line workers) The factory is now closed and is in the process of being demolished to make room for a minor league baseball stadium. Also, according to my folks, Imperial used to pull some serious gestapo shit on their employee/residents back in the sixties (searing cars to make sure they sonly spent money within the community etc.).
― Your cousin, Marvin Cobain (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 7 October 2010 16:19 (fifteen years ago)
"Searching cars"
― Your cousin, Marvin Cobain (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 7 October 2010 16:20 (fifteen years ago)
jesus
― journey to the end of nyt (nakhchivan), Thursday, 7 October 2010 16:22 (fifteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjsh2j7W6Bo
― buzza, Thursday, 7 October 2010 16:23 (fifteen years ago)
searching cars to make sure they sonly spent money within the community etc.
Good ol' capitalism.
― In "Bob" There Is No East or West (WmC), Thursday, 7 October 2010 16:26 (fifteen years ago)
that's not exactly standard capitalist behaviour
so this place began as a one-company industrial town and now is an affluent suburb/exurb for upscale white ppl....
― journey to the end of nyt (nakhchivan), Thursday, 7 October 2010 16:30 (fifteen years ago)
no, but Imperial Sugar would probably have said they were beacons of the shining free market
― In "Bob" There Is No East or West (WmC), Thursday, 7 October 2010 16:32 (fifteen years ago)
true
― journey to the end of nyt (nakhchivan), Thursday, 7 October 2010 16:33 (fifteen years ago)