[Stacy From Cali]

There. I did it for you.

[thatguy1]

Originally Posted by Stacy From Cali

There. I did it for you.

right back at ya neighbor...ooops, evidently I've repped you recently as well.

[GMinSWO]

Stacy I always thought Jingoism was a term that described ultra nationalism drummed up by a small group of people in order to support a war effort that under normal circumstances would not have occurred; ie the Spanish American War. Thank you Mr. Hearst and your yellow journalism for that war, actually not so bad for America and its desire to influence world politics.

[Stacy From Cali]

Originally Posted by GMinSWO

Stacy I always thought Jingoism was a term that described ultra nationalism drummed up by a small group of people in order to support a war effort that under normal circumstances would not have occurred; ie the Spanish American War. Thank you Mr. Hearst and your yellow journalism for that war, actually not so bad for America and its desire to influence world politics.

That is a very specific instance of jingoism, but from what I understand it simply means ultra-nationalism in any form...so I am taking a leap and using it to refer to ultra-Omahaism in many forms!

[MarriedWithOutChildren]

Originally Posted by burgerflipper

Its often times more entertaining to be confrontational rather than civil...we did learn from our leaders you know.

HA! This is true!

[vpandora]

Originally Posted by GMinSWO

For someone in graduate school you make very broad generalized arguments about about people who live in a metro area that is almost 800,000 people.

The dumbest person I know has a Masters Degree. She argues in the same way.

Just goes to show you, you can achieve anything if you put your mind to it!

[fallguy1075]

Originally Posted by DTO Luv

First of all welcome to Omaha. I think you'll like it here.

I think you'll find that Omaha is different than a bigger version of Bismark or Sioux Falls. Omaha has more people than the states of North Dakota or South Dakota.

Blight is when a place has gone into severe disrepair. Omaha doesn't have true blight. (See Detroit for blight.)

Also Nebraska, especially Omaha, is not at flat as you would think. Omaha is VERY hilly. If you like forest there are some pretty good parks here for that. Neale Woods just north of the City and Fottanelle Forest in Bellevue.

I'll respond a little bit more when I get home from work.

Omaha has more people than SD or ND? You must have gone to school in Omaha.... It's about half, granted, but not more than either.

[mattpoulsen]

No, he's correct, depending on your definition. I'm sure he's referring to the Omaha metro...NOT Omaha proper. Its pretty pointless, in this context, to refer to Omaha proper, as if we did we could make claims that Omaha is nearly the same size as Atlanta and Miami - which is clearly not the case.

Anyway, Omaha metro is about at 900,000. As of last year, the SD estimates put it at about 800,000 and ND estimates put it at about 640,000.

[SoCiEtY's ReBel]

Dial America is on 98th & L st... They're easy to get on with but they don't pay as well as some of the others like West and Sitel...

Oriental Trading is hiring but they make you take a personality test that neither my wife nor I can figure out how to pass... You think you pick the best answers but you never pass... I dunno, maybe your wife will have better luck...

There's also InfoUSA down in Papillion...

I think you'll find Omaha to be quite a bit larger than Fargo or Sioux Falls but still a nice city, easy to navigate, affordable cost of living, don't be afraid to go east of 72nd street or even venture into North Omaha; If you do, then you'll miss out on a lot of hidden Gems... Time Out Chicken on N 30th is one of those gems... Some of the best fried chicken I've ever had...

For the Best Submarine sandwich you'll ever taste go to the Blimpie on E. Broadway in Council Bluffs (It has to be the one on E. Broadway). Its worth the gas to get over there, their subs are out of this world!

For Pizza... Go to the Valentino's Buffet (108th & O St)... Best Pizza, Pasta, Chicken, Ribs, Mexican, and more, and its like $7 per person if you get there before 4pm (double check that though).

For good Chinese on a low budget:

Ta Chan (72nd & uhh... it's across from NFM next to a Schlosky's. Some great Chinese food and $5.95 per person)

Edit: Sorry just realized this was an old thread, some useful info nonetheless

[Dave1215]

Originally Posted by GMinSWO

Stacy I always thought Jingoism was a term that described ultra nationalism drummed up by a small group of people in order to support a war effort that under normal circumstances would not have occurred; ie the Spanish American War. Thank you Mr. Hearst and your yellow journalism for that war, actually not so bad for America and its desire to influence world politics.

Originally Posted by Stacy From Cali

That is a very specific instance of jingoism, but from what I understand it simply means ultra-nationalism in any form...so I am taking a leap and using it to refer to ultra-Omahaism in many forms!

I too have always associated it with some type of violence or attack on the other party (generally a foreign entity or nation)... Since I've never seen the violence associated with the hometown pride, i do think the term is used out of context.