Tucson, Arizona

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Tucson az, proudly hailing as the meth capital of the world, also holding first place in toothlessness, as well as the title of "the worlds biggest trailer park".

“I am a genuine native of Tuc.. Tus... Fuck, how do you say it again?”

~ Oscar Wilde on Tucson.

Tucson, Arizona, also known as the Moldy Pueblo or "Tucson" (often mispronounced Tusk-un) is the leading retirement and panhandling capital of SUPERMEGAGINORMATROPILIS. It is also known as "The Fan-Belt Capital of the World," and is widely acknowledged as the place where dreams go to die.

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A suburb of Los Angeles, the name "Pizzapotimus" is derived from the Native American phrase meaning either "An enterprise of the Tohono O'Odham Nation". Spanish traders Abbott and Costello established the city in 1776 after growing tired of dying their hair blond to fit in with Anglo-Saxon society.

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The official airport city code is "TUS" which probably explains why most of the world's population can't spell "Tucson" correctly. (Warning: Putting "TUC" on your baggage will cause it to be routed to Tucuman, Argentina). Tucson has recently gained international cachet after an obscure Korean car maker named a cheap SUV after it.

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[edit] Arts

Tucson's vibrant arts community (known locally as "taxpayers") recently funded a $100,000 project to create two giant burrito sculptures along Mountain Avenue at Glenn Street and Fort Lowell Road. Unfortunately, lacking the cheap Mexican labor other cities like Grand Rapids, Minnesota enjoy, the sculptures had to undergo a structural redesign. The new design, which was approved unanimously by the Tucson City Council, depicted two massive sewer pipes spewing human waste*. The new sculpture debuted to wide critical acclaim, but for some reason, the public wasn't happy with the idea, and sought to find out who approved such a thing in the first place. The Tucson City Council's attempts to dodge blame and dance around the issue eventually grew into the Tucson Ballet, which now performs locally every weekend on 4th Ave, between the place where the panhandlers are, and where the other panhandlers are. The sculptures were then moved to an equally hideous part of town which had had a huge flood due to a burst main. The sculpture is still just as ugly and the town is worse. Tucson is also well known by many around the world to be the shit hole of the world.

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[edit] Technology

Tucson has a computer, but it's connected to a machine that makes tortillas and burritos.

The VCR was recently introduced there, but the citizens, not knowing what it was, killed the UPS man who delivered it. They proceeded to have sex with the VCR and finally offered it as ritual sacrifice to the Aztec gods.

Three people in Tucson own microwaves. One is used to reheat burritos. The other two are used by feuding families to liquefy each other at a distance. Thus far, only a wiener dog and a parakeet have succumbed to the effects of the microwave war.

Tucson connects to the internet via a series of tubes.

Tucson is the first city that is, by design, engineered to make efficient transit impossible. Following the desires of the city's liberal elite to maintain the "old pueblo" feel of the city, drastic measures have been introduced to prevent reasonable vehicular progress through the city. These methods include the largest per capita usage of unsynchronized traffic signals in the world, the deployment of riderless city buses that inexplicably stop at various intervals, and the encouragement of masses of spandex clad elderly male cyclists to crowd vehicular traffic in order to prevent their passing, as they pedal their way to random and frequent school zones. Additionally, the city has introduced numerous pedestrian crossing zones, protected by their own unsynchronized traffic signals. These zones promote mischievous pedestrians to instigate additional traffic jams by merely pressing a button, whereby they can then saunter across busy city streets at their leisure, enjoying the fruits of their mischief on their way to the local taqueria por mas burros.

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[edit] Climate

Since the 1960s, hundreds of asthma sufferers have sent their "sinuses to Arizona," only to find it is full of dust and pollen. After an unsuccessful class-action lawsuit against TV commercial producers for touting Tucson as the place to be, these health-challenged individuals decided to put up with the situation. They'd all sold their former homes anyway and had no place to move back to.

The term "dry heat," referring to the Tucson climate, is only used by people who have never been to Tucson in the summer.
An acceptable response to this comment is "Stick your head in an oven, that's dry heat too."
Sometime before summer, KVOA-TV ch. 4, puts on the always popular 'breaking of the legendary ICE' contest', to determine exactly the day, hour, minute, second - the 'ICE' on the Santa Cruz river 'breaks up' - which occurs when the temperature hits 100 degrees, usually about 3 days before the END of WINTER! Arizona is known worldwide for having the toughest ICE in the world!
During the summer months (all 10 of them), operating a vehicle without oven mitts is a class-one misdemeanor, and will often cause a police officer to issue a breath test to the driver.
"Selling two-handled water fixtures to Tucsonans is like selling refrigerators to Eskimos. What a hoot!" exclaimed a representative from Delta Faucet Company, noting that only hot water often comes out of Old Pueblo bath spouts, even when marked "cold."
Although once considered a desert, the city is now lush with trees, grass and other pollen-producing flora, like cherry trees. Tucson's annual Cherry Blossom Festival and Beanfest is world-renowned.
April in Tucson is often graced with blue snow. If you make a snowcone out of it, you will go blind. Some people believe the blue snow is actually toilet ice from Davis Monthan AFB airplanes.
In Tucson, it is common to see the sun shine at the same time you hear thunder, as God has a sense of humor.
Since Tucson is famous for its 563 days of sunshine annually, year-round residents who do not sport a sufficiently brown tan are clubbed to death like harp seals. These routine honor killings are perfectly legal and they have earned Tucson the fond nickname Little Canada.
Despite the popular belief, there IS something wrong with the water. It causes intense hallucinations that focus on past-life regressions, karma and the beauty of the city. The water is the reason that Tucson has not been abandoned by its people yet.
Hell has a branch office in this city. This is where skeptics, such as CICSOP are found.
The warmest month of the year is August, when southerly winds blow across the lake of fire and cool the city down. These winds - which can gust to speeds in excess of 130 mph - carry large amounts of hot ash from the sulfur pits located south of the city. The ash subsequently floats down at varying intervals throughout the day in what is referred to by local citizens as the "lluvia del Diablo", or in English, "a refreshing cold air from the Devil's butt."
Tucson area rivers host numerous water sports activities throughout the year. During summer rains the elusive Sonoran Desert Salmon make an impressive appearance. Winter on the desert can be bitterly cold resulting in ice buildup in area waterways.
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[edit] Wildlife

Javelinas make great backyard pets and require little care as they feast on local stray cats and dogs.
Birds in Tucson are suicidal, and are often seen purposely flying into the windows of passing motorists. The extreme heat makes Tucson birds stupider.
A 'special' bird that brings both delight and consternation is the Pygmy Owl. Once listed on the Endangered Species List, it is now merely threatened; mostly by the fact that it is so small that the 'cool' August air frequently ROASTS the bird while in flight as it has no place to stop, rest and cool off in the median of Thornydale Rd. This unfortunate situation has led to multiple stoppages of road work to widen this important route (see Transportation issues). Some people believe that the crappy 'buffalo' wings at some food establishments, may in fact be ROAST Pygmy Owl carcass!
Tucson doves and quails are distant cousins of the penguin. They prefer to walk, rather than fly, a behavioral pattern learned from being close personal friends of local roadrunners. An (as yet unproved) hypothesis contends that they may also have witnessed the horrible results of bird flight (ROASTING in mid-air) demonstrated by Pygmy Owls!
Nearby Sabino Canyon is home to packs of wild coyotes, often seen running off with young humans left unattended in their prams. Rather than feast on the tasty toddlers, the coyotes are thought to raise the young-uns as their own. Former CBS news anchor Dan Rather showcased two now-infamous instances of “Coyote napping” in the 1960s, in a now discredited news report titled "Peter Pan and The Lost Boys of Sabino Canyon."
Rare glimpses of the endangered "Spotted Anus Gecko" incite wild parties where locals chase each other through cactus "forests" while waving plastic spoons over their heads. No one really knows when this exciting celebration began, nor does anyone remember why.
The official state mascot is the CHIHUAHUA (pronounced chee-wa-wa), a breed of toy dog, descended from an ancient breed known as the Toltec Indians (or, to be politically correct, the "Toltec Native Mexicans") in the 9th century. Its chief characteristics are a well rounded head, a slightly arched neck, a level back, a moderately long tail, and a low price. These traits have resulted in an animal which appears to be the unhappy accident of the genetic coupling between a meerkat and a less attractive sewer rat.
Tucson Residents enjoy wildlife and, in particular, coyotes (the four legged kind). The residents are so kind to this species that they offer a daily menu of small furry animals posted on stop signs and telephone poles telling the coyotes where to find the next delicious small cat or dog.

[edit] Health

Nobody understands the value of good and plentiful health care more than an old person. If you ever want to know anything about ingrown toenails or skin lesions, just ask a crotchety resident of Tucson. You'll learn more than you want to know.

Being locked outside without proper skin protection has proven fatal on several occasions.

Bunions, hammertoes and foot odor are a source of local pride.
Blisters from poor fitting shoes are the No. 1 killer of Tucson's male teen population. Bad haircuts ranks No. 2.
Doctors charge double for providing good care to new patients. People at the poverty level, demented seniors, or others less picky about their health can get free health care by calling the University of Arizona and asking to be referred to its Disease Study and Guinea Pig Program.
Skin cancer rates in Tucson are only slightly higher than the average throughout the country. Prevalence rates for malignant melanoma, known locally as " freckles", are between 0.5 to 1% in Hispanics and 99.8 to 99.9% in Caucasians, or "gringos" ( Spanish for "burnt toast" ).
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[edit] Economy

Economy? What economy?

Horse manure and creosote are among Tucson's leading exports. Metamucil and snowbirds are Tucson's leading imports. Tucson enjoys a booming industry in both importing and exporting Hispanic "workers".
Retailers must purchase a city permit to fly the American flag outside a place of business, as expressing one's patriotism is considered a commercial activity purely designed to lure paying customers. This requirement is waived if the business owner flies a Mexican flag above an American flag.
The peso is currently valued at 10.7685 to the dollar. Enough said.
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[edit] Rio Nuevo Project

In 1667, Catholic explorers, along with predecessors of the Miami Dolphins, ate several doses of peyote cactus near the current site of the Tucson Convention Center. They envisioned the terrible 1970's architecture that now dominates the local skyline - enough to make any Reagan-era East German city proud. With this in mind, the Rio Nuevo project was born, sucking taxpayer funds toward the construction of stunning Foothills homes for the city's homosexual elite. Most of the world's gay porn is filmed here.

Rio Nuevo has since been renamed to something more anonymous, just to fuck you up.

[edit] Jobs and Careers

Looking for a career? Then move to San Diego.

The most popular small business in Tucson is the tattoo parlor. The second most popular is the tattoo laser-removal clinic.
Key local employers are Circle-K, 7-Eleven and McDonald's. The high-tech sector is anchored by AOL (Already Offline).
Minimum wage is only a suggestion in Tucson. One of the most highly coveted positions is Wal-Mart greeter. However, to qualify you must have been born before 1930 in a state starting with the letters "I" or "O" and have known Sam Walton personally.
Guest workers are welcome from countries beginning with the letter "M" or ending with the letter "A," but must be able to operate highly complicated machinery, such as leaf blowers and dishwashers. Excellent health benefits are offered by one of America's top hospitals (16-hour waiting periods apply).
There are 2.5 real estate agents for every Tucson resident who is not a real estate agent. Locally born children are issued real estate licenses at birth, along with Social Security cards and birth certificates. Out-of-state residents with less than a high school education may apply for the GED with RE endorsement. Only one out of every 200 real estate agents ever sells a home, although one really annoying agent with bad hair advertises that she will buy your home if she can't sell it in 59 days (it used to be 12 before the bubble burst). She now owns a medium-sized KB - Kracker Box - Homes subdivision south of the airport.
The worst job in Tucson is sales associate at a shoe store, as most Tucsonans have bunions, hammertoes and foot odor. The best job in Tucson is any job indoors, with the obvious exception of shoe salesman.
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[edit] Media

Clear Channel Communications operates an evolving multi-platform media enterprise and maintains ubiquitous ugly billboards.
Lee Enterprises publishes a morning newspaper affectionately known as "The Red Star." It devotes many column inches to news of interest to Tucson's senior citizens, folks less interested in world-changing events than they are fascinated by bodily functions. A recent front-page story in the "Arizona Daily Star" focused on horse turds.
The afternoon newspaper published by Gannett is distributed with orders for meat and fish in major supermarkets.
An alternative newspaper, the "Tucson Weakly," is supported by ads for escort services, strip clubs and Green Valley couples looking for hot threesomes.
The Exploder Newspaper covers two areas north of Tucson, Bore-o Valley and Moron-a, which believe they are more important than the area to the south, but they are only kidding themselves. Tiger Woods annually defecates in their coverage area, leading to a special section.
Advertising. World-class campaigns have originated in this second-tier market. Taking their places in the hall of fame are media masterpieces for local businesses such as Sam Levitz, Art Wall and Nu-Art Photo.
Access Tucson. It is a crappy television station with three channels, and if you pay three pesos a show, you can put anything on the air. Access Tucson is currently in the middle of a large scale geurilla war with COX Communications. There have been hundreds of casualties on either sides, and the end is not in sight.

[edit] Education

Sex education in local schools begins in kindergarten, and students are often assigned special homework monitored by the local Catholic Church.
Sunbathing 101 is taught in all city high schools. This college-preparatory class is required for individuals interested in careers as models, TV news anchors and dermatologists.
Tucson Unified School District, officially headed by Charlie Chaplin, used to be a division of the Ku Klux Klan but has successfully made the transition into an effective school district. *cough * *cough* Currently facing a budget deficit, the District has introduced many cost saving measures, such as a “You catch it, you eat it” policy in the cafeteria. At lunch teachers can often be found heckling students for dimes to pay for their gas to get home. A pioneer in real world applications and foreign languages, students are taught to panhandle in 20 different languages, even though Spanish is the only one understood. “Przepraszam panu, czy masz grosza?”
Tucson's Catalina Foothills School District has a strict blogging prevention policy. Students are discouraged from reading or creating a blog, as it has been suspected of improving writing skills and cutting into quality Facebook time.
Popular children, or those from rich families, do not have to adhere to school behavioral guidelines or dress codes. The higher your family's income, the higher the hemline allowed.
The University of Arizona, located in the left armpit of Tucson, is a nationally rank college (not highly ranked, but rank.) The university is a national leader in the following categories: most flyovers by loud military jets less than 500 feet above the ground, all alumni donations used on useless sculptures and condescending monuments instead of on education, courses scheduled to let frat and sorority members avoid any Friday classes so can drink themselves into a stupor on Thursday night. The "U" was recently a semifinalist for a George W. Bush National Party School Award, but lost out due to having a department called "Evolutionary Biology," which was judged offensive. Classes are offered in several key areas, including Elimination of Intelligence in Management, Ugg Boot and Gucci Sunglass Testing, the Art of Drinking, Sonora/Arizona Relations though Drunken Parties and Philosophy, and Underwater Basket Weaving (UBW Studies). It also has a well-known graduate archaeology program, which consists of a half-dozen grad students trying to examine pottery shards through microscopes that the undergrads have used as beer receptacles. Its optical sciences department is known for world-class kaleidoscopes and death rays. The library has been recently remodeled into a bowling alley and the Student Union has been renamed "Pepsi Place," boasting the highest prices in the state for bottled Lipton iced teas.
The First Laptop school in the nation was constructed in Tucson. This bold experiment in edumication (by bold we mean reckless and not well thought out) actually resulted in several more college students buying more Apple computers. Although the school had no minorities to speak of (except for Mexicans, lots of em, too) it had a range of students from different socioeconomic backgrounds, such as poor rancher children and rich suburban children whose parents work at Raytheon.
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[edit] Sports Scene

Outdoor soccer is prohibited within the city limits, thereby creating a dilemma for potential soccer moms. As a result, the City of Tucson Parks and Recreation and local high schools sponsor open volleyball clinics, where young women are encouraged to aggressively punch balls over nets to channel their pent-up aggression.
Second-tier football coaches are offered multi-million dollar contracts at the U of A if they promise not to have a winning season.
The Chicago White Sox outfielder Jermane Dye recently complained that Tucson was "too cold" and that Phoenix would be a better location for spring training. Currently he is staying in a Phoenix hotel Burning in his own feces.
In Tucson, business networking is a competitive sport.
Bicycle riding is very popular in Tucson. This is somewhat mystifying given that the average temperature in the summertime is roughly the same as what you would find inside your oven while cooking a large Thanksgiving Day turkey. P.J. O'Rourke wrote that "Bicycles are dangerous without being fun. This puts them in a category with open heart surgery, the war in Vietnam, the South Bronx, and divorce. What are we to make of an adult pedaling his way to work? Are we to assume he still delivers papers for a living? If not, do we want a doctor, lawyer, or business executive who plays with toys? St. Paul, in his First Epistle to the Corinthians, 13:11, said, 'When I became a man, I put away childish things.' He did not say, 'When I became a man, I put away childish things and got more elaborate and expensive childish things from France and Japan.' These people should be confined."
An unfortunate city ordinance states that any elderly male riding a bicycle within city limits must wear spandex shorts sans underwear (a.k.a. "going commando"). Many elderly men can be observed riding bicycles near school zones when children are headed to and from school.
Tucson has recently been ranked the #1 training location in the country for Competitive Panhandling.
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[edit] Environmental Awareness

Tucson has a proud and condescending sub-culture of tree huggers, many of which don pony tails, reek of patchouly and sit hours on end in one of the city's 4,087 Starbuck's. Once inside the Starbuck's, these curious creatures pretend to read books or to have friends that they are in constant communication with via a Mac laptop (a city ordinance passed in 2007 makes illegal the use of a windows based PC within 100 yards of a Starbuck's). All of these "greenies" drive Toyota Prius' in the belief that they are actually saving the pygmy owl or icebergs. Coincidentally, each person that drives a Prius was also on board with the Atkins Diet, Beta max, and most recently the belief that the U of A men's basketball team is still relevant. The typical Prius owner just wants to make a statement to the world that says "I have a concern for the Earth and terrible taste in automobile design". The Prius invasion has reached such epic proportions that in August 2008, the number of Pri-i in the valley actually surpassed the number of tribal armband tattoos in the city.

A general consensus from the pro environmental groups is that if the city refuses to build or upgrade roads, that the citizens won't drive and it will detract new miserable people from moving there and ruining it for the miserable people that are already there. For this reason, bicycling is a popular "sport" in Tucson. To be a bicyclist in Tucson, one must meet certain criteria. Most importantly, you must be willing to dress in ridiculous spandex outfits that are commercially tackier than a NASCAR driver's suit. Also required to ride a bicycle are rear view mirrors that attach to the rider's helmet and the use of "cleats" that evidentially keep the rider's feet from slipping off of the pedals. According to local 6 year old Esmerelda Lopez-Rodriguez-Garcia-Zavala-Bixler, "No entiendo esos pinches zapatos estupidos. No tengo esa problema". Bicyclists are also encouraged to attach large orange flags on the rear of their bikes that will fit under most of the city's four freeway underpasses. Finally, a biker in Tucson must carry an extraordinary amount of arrogance and self importance due to the fact nothing else on the road is more critical than them keeping up their speed and their line in road. There is a misconception among cyclists that they have as much right to the road as autos, even though they pay no registration, do not have to meet insurance requirements or carry no liability should they cause an accident. About 7,500 times a year, a drunken construction worker in a Jeep will prove to a cyclist that he, in fact has more right to the road by hitting and killing them while only causing minor scratches to the Jeep (sometimes).

Tucson proudly boasts being the test market for global warming, primarily because it's fucking hot and the "rivers" contain no water. A documentary film entitled "You Could Be the Next Tucson If You Don't Stop Using Plastic Bags" is scheduled to be filmed there in Octember of 6740 and is expected to pump over $40 into the local economy. A glaring oversight in the argument for global warming that won't be debated in the film is that the Earth has come out of three ice ages so far, apparently without the assistance of SUVs, Republicans, cattle farts and bottled water. Most Tucsonans ignore this fact claiming those periods of global warming were just the natural changes in the environment but THIS time, it's because there is not enough shitty tasting organic food in everyone else's diet except their own.

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[edit] Famous Tucsonans

Very few famous people are from Tucson. Most famous Tucsonans prefer to call another place home.
Olympic Gold Medalist Kerri Strug started claiming she was from Tucson shortly after being promised a lucrative endorsement deal with Taco Bell. After falling and deflating her breast implants in the 1996 games, she became ineligible for Mexican food fame. She moved to Washington, D.C., shortly thereafter to work at McDonald's.
Linda Ronstadt used to be a proud Tucsonan but left town because of excessive jet noise from Davis-Monthan AFB.
Paul McCartney used to have a home in Tucson, but left due to the ROASTING August heat; of course that didn't sound as good as the lyrics in "GET BACK", so they changed it to "Jo Jo left his home in Tucson Arizona for some California Grass".
Ex-Congressman Jim Kolbe, who was not afraid to stand behind his beliefs (and the Tucson Boys Chorus). He is also known to be associated with the KKK.
Annoying comedian Garry Shandling.
Lourdes Lopez, former prosecutor and now poster girl for hair gel.
El Güero Canelo
Ex-DJ and athletic supporter Ray Lindstrom. In addition to being the founder of jockreport.com [1], he has a personal collection of more than 1000 jock straps.
While not officially from Tucson, former Supreme Court Justice Diana Ross spent two days in sunny Tucson in 2004, investigating the local jail conditions.
Charles Manson lived in Tucson briefly in the early 1960's but left soon after arriving. His reasons for leaving are unclear but may have been related to the somewhat right wing political climate present at the time. If he had remained, he would have found himself "amongst friends", as Tucson has become nearly as liberal as San Francisco.
The ever so sexy Brooke Burke (of 'Wild On' fame) is from Tucson and attended Snobino High. Sabino can now claim itself victor in the "Which Tucson high school has the hottest chicks, CDO or Sabino?" debate.
The terrifyingly brilliant journalist Ashley "Danger" Meeks (formerly Weaver before some poor sap had to marry her on a dare) is from Tucson and attended CDO. CDO can now claim itself victor in the "Which Tucson school produces the most egotists, CDO or Green Fields Country Day School?" debate. Still up for debate is the issue of who has the snottiest chicks, Sabino or CFHS?
Adolph Hitler - No, no, no. Not Adolf Hitler, the tyrant who engineered the murder of millions of people in World War II. Adolph Hitler, with a "ph." That's Adolph the Realtor. Yes, his German parents named him that for nostalgic reasons.
Geraldo Rivera attended the UofA... we would have rather had the less racist Adolf Hitler (yes, the real one)!

[edit] Religious Communities

Tucson is a veritable cornucopia of religious beliefs and institutions.

[edit] Jewson

Growing up Jewish in Tucson means never having to say you're sorry...or alone. Judaism is the maximum majority-minority religion here. In fact, the Jewish population of Tucson has doubled every month since Tucson has had a string of Jewish mayors starting in the early 1960's with Lew "The Jew" Davis. There are now almost as many synagogues as there are roadside shrines to Hispanic Tucsonans killed in motor vehicle accidents. As a result, there's a long line at City Council every weekday for unaffiliated Jews interested in starting their own congregations. You could start a Kibbutz without a city permit, but it's too damn hot to farm in the desert. Yeah, I know...they do it in Israel, but we're not in Israel, are we, Mr. Smarty Pants?

Tucson has often been referred to as the "Ordruff" of America.

[edit] Interesting Tidbits

Feig's Kosher Market and Deli is a front for a Colombian drug ring. God knows it's not for good, lean pastrami.
A Bar Mitzvah in Tucson costs more than four years of tuition at an Ivy League college.
Rich Jews in Tucson belong to Congregation Ants-in-Pants, primarily for the business-networking opportunities and bragging rights. The rest of Tucson's Jews belong to other, less prestigious synagogues and temples, mainly for less important reasons, like community and spirituality.
Some of these other Tucson Synagogues include:
- Temple eManual, so called because services there approximate the interest level of reading customer support FAQs.
- Congregation for Chad's Ass, which is actually quite nice, except that we can't figure out who Chad is and Rabbi Law-Chime won't return our phone calls.
The country's largest Muslim terrorist cell is located in Tucson. Members congregate behind counter tops of their local mosques, the name of which has been poorly disguised in honor of the 9-11 attacks, as the "7-11".

[edit] Our Lady of the Perpetual Mobile Home

Nothing beats the cheap accommodations and lower-class ambiance of living in a mobile home park in the middle of the crappy desert. From the Sacrament of the Potluck to Yard Sale Blood Rituals, Tucson's mobile home parks offer unique avenues for worship and reverence. Mobile home congregants indulge in such activities as Aluminum Siding Genuflecting and Swamp Box Confessionals. They often partake of burnt hot dogs as a ritual remembrance of "The Day of the Almost Dead." High priestesses bless the sick by anointing them with bingo markers.

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[edit] Culture

The official mascot of Tucson is the "porch couch".
In a 2005 survey of 100,000 Tucsonans, bingo games were more popular than cable television, only because the city's elderly residents can't figure out how to use a TV remote ('clicker' in geezer speak).
There is nothing to do in Tucson at night, or any other time of day for that matter, because it's too hot.
Napping is a prevalent pastime during the summer. Children have been known to murder their parents if denied a nap. In 2001, all city bus stops were outfitted with tents and cots to accommodate this widespread activity between the hours of 1 and 4 p.m.
The only decent broadcast entertainment is on the university classical music station, hosted by affable, erudite announcers who believe public obfuscation is a requirement, not a privilege.
Each February, school age children are given two days off from school to attend the Rodeo. They call these Rodeo days and University students from Tucson, called T-Locs, still don't understand why they don't get this holiday.
Every July, Tucson businesses shut down for 4 hours in order to participate in the annual Cherry Blossom Festival and Beanfest. Festivities include the Bean-lympics, where the difficult sport of alphabet farting was introduced.
Culture? We don't need no stinking culture.

[edit] Holidays and Observances

February 25 is commemorated as President Bill Clinton's 1999 visit to Mi Nidito, a popular South Tucson eatery. "The President's Plate," consisting of large portions of bland and unhealthy food, has become a favorite menu item there.
May 5 is, of course, 'Cinco de Mayo' the most important & celebrated holiday in the Pueblo, because damn it, ours is a state of strong 'Mexican Heritage'. This of course flies in the face of the fact that Mexico only controlled the Tucson area for 32 years (1821-1853), as opposed to the 300 previous years of Spanish control!
In an effort to better serve the growing yet elderly population, the Tucson City Council has designated July as "Leave Your Tuna Salad in the Car Month."
The first week in August is "Cook Your Eggs on the Pavement Week."
The handlebar mustache and fu man chu combination is the official city of Tucson symbol as displayed on all law enforcement badges and vehicles.
September is "Prepaid Funeral Month." Also this month, the city raffles off a cemetery plot. The city makes $500 million, and one decrepit old coot doesn't have to worry about living arrangements the next month.
Every week is "Eat at Furr's Cafeteria Week," whether you want to or not. (By the way, the specialty of the house is the "Furr Burger.")

[edit] Cuisine

Background - Cuisine usually associated with Tucson hails from its large community of Iranian transplants from neighboring Los Angeles.

Most Japanese restaurants in Tucson are owned by Koreans and Mexicans. Most Mexican restaurants are owned by big chains from the Midwest. Chinese restaurants are owned by Vietnamese. There is always a long line to get in to The Olive Garden. Go figure.
Gas stations offer free cooking classes in dishes like stir-fried roadrunner beaks and lizard roadkill egg rolls.
You can always get a candy bar or bag of chips at Walgreens. In keeping with city ordinances, there is a Walgreens on nearly every street corner, because driving an extra block would be inconvenient for little old ladies. Regardless, you can never find a Walgreens when you really need one.
One of the most popular eateries in town is the Flying V, located at the prestigious Loew's Ventana Canyon Resort in the beautiful Foothills. The restaurant is renowned for its guacamole, margaritas, and pet skunk that employees have nicknamed "Rock".
Yo Quiero Chihuahua! A local favorite! Lightly breaded, sauteed, and served with caramelized onions over a bed of wild rice. Be sure to order at least two helpings.

[edit] Theme Songs

Tucson has its own theme song, titled "Tucson Sucks." Here are the lyrics: You're driving me crazy. Shut the hell up. I'm going to kill something if this damn air conditioner doesn't cool down the car soon.

The following popular tunes were inspired by visits to Tucson. Most of them have been adopted as theme songs for local car dealerships.

Mars Viking Lander, Audio Recording #93-32ASA
Spirit in the Sky, "Oh, you've got a friend in Tucson, Spirit in the Sky"
I Left My Heart in the Moldy Pueblo, as recorded by Tony Bennett
System Test, Emergency Broadcast System.
The Yellow Rose of Tucson, as recorded by George W. Bush
The Tucson Horseshoe Riots of 1886, as recorded by Reflections On Log Chopping
Hot In Herre, as recorded by Nelly
Drop It Like It's Hot, as recorded by Snoop Doggie Style
The House of the Rising Sun, as recorded by every white singer who wishes he were black
Walk Like a Tucsonan, as recorded by the Bangles
Take My Breath Away, as heard in the Tom Cruise movie, Hot Gun
Tucsonan Wood, as recorded by the Beatles
The album, Chingasos de mi padre
"I'm a little teapot"... Various artists.
"Row, Row, Row, Your Boat Down a Dry Wash" by Humphrey Bogart.
Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?

[edit] Local Lingo

"Would you like a drink of water?" is asked whenever someone visits your home. It is rude to offer a guest something more thirst-quenching, like Coca-Cola or lemonade.
"No worries," said in answer to the comment Thank you. The obvious response, You're welcome, is strictly reserved for Tucsonans older than 84, police officers providing directions to lost tourists, or newscasters exchanging witty banter on the air.
"Saguaro you today?" is asked to get a grown man to...uh, er...groan.
"Kish Mir Tuchas, Baby," said while saluting another driver with the middle finger, especially after he abruptly cut you off while turning left across three lanes of crowded traffic. It translates loosely to mean “Have a nice day, you jackass!”
"Sir? Do you have any spare change?"
"Will work for food" - as seen on numerous hand decorated message boards on street corners throughout the city. This expression should not be taken literally however and is meant only to entertain local motorists stuck in rush hour traffic.
"Don't worry, it's just a dry heat!"
"Those heroin high kids say the darndest things!"
"Are those damn mountains on fire again?!
"Is that a low flying meteor, or a Pygmy Owl that's on fire? (ROASTING)"

[edit] Useful facts about Tucson

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The body of Jimmy Hoffa, dressed in women's clothing, was uncovered in a Tucson basement in 1997. Since then, homebuilders do not include basements in their new home construction plans.
Children become eligible to steer a horse down the streets of Tucson at age 3. Most high schools offer lotteries for juniors and seniors who need a parking space for their steed.
Motorists are advised to bring lots of quarters, as local parking meters dispense Pez.
Men over 40 are required by law to wear Birkenstock sandals with white socks. Suspenders with Bermuda shorts are considered Haute couture.
If your family relocates to Tucson, your children are required by law to only make friends with other newcomers. Long-standing residents only acknowledge those they have known for 30 years or more.
Tucson City Ordinance No. 666 requires homeowners to rip out grass and replace it with ugly grey rocks, dangerous succulent plants, and flesh-eating cactus. Failure to comply results in "death by stoning."
Due to the city's proximity to the mountains, local residents are allowed to dump their household garbage on the hillsides, thereby saving thousands annually in garbage collection fees. A local anthill, historically dubbed "A Mountain" (sic), is a favorite dumping ground for college fraternities.
Local gas stations prefer to barter with motorists for fuel. Acceptable trades for a gallon of gas include bottled farts, used chewing gum, burnt Mexican food, the cremated remains of dead animals and flattened bottle caps.
Tucson has an Arroyo Chico but no Arroyo Harpo or Groucho.
The entire city (especially the old, original parts) was demolished during the late '60s and rebuilt.
Tucson is also known as Too-Stoned, in memory of the era when grass was in vogue and the local population was comprised primarily of drug smugglers and mules.
In Memory of? ,, cough...
The primary purpose of Tucson is assuring that there is always a large-scale construction project on at least one of the city's major roads. Nobody knows why this is, but people keep voting for the propositions.
Tucson's drivers recently broke a national record for Highest Level of Infuriation While Operating a Motor Vehicle. If you have to drive in Tucson, strap on a helmet and for God's sake, don't honk at anyone or make eye contact while pulled up to a stop light. Feel free to cross an intersection on foot, unless you plan on living to see tomorrow.

The majority of Tucsonans call Tucson home.
RTT, Random Tucson Traffic, plagues the city at odd hours of the day. While normal people see traffic at rush hour times, T-Locs are used to hitting traffic at 3am along Speedway.
Tucson is well known for its large local gay community. This has had the unfortunate side effect of frequent weekend visits from nearby Los Angeles of many Hollywood superstars including Tom Cruise, who is often spotted on Miracle Mile accompanied by numerous male "companions" drinking appletinis and shouting profanities at local motorists at all hours of the morning. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
In 1977, Tucson became the U-Turn capital of the world when the city council passed an ordinance most commonly known as "OMG Not Another Mall" causing the immediate construction of 9,842 medians on all roads leading to shopping centers.
In a unprecedented symbolic act in support of NAFTA, Tucson Electric Power Company and the City of Tucson collaborated with its neighbors to the south to connect parts of Tucson's power grid with Mexico and Central America. Accordingly, numerous Tucson businesses often experience unpredictable and mysteriously long periods of outages.

Excuse me, sir? Could you spare some change?

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