In defense of flippers

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Blogger’s note: We welcome contrarians on this blog -- they are the raisins in the pudding, the blueberries in the muffin, the straw that stirs the drink. The consensus here, as expressed by Jaded, is that ‘flippers are the scum of the earth.’ We liked the contrarian response from Ace so much we reprint it here:

‘Yeah, it is really terrible when someone comes into your neighborhood and buys the worst house on the block and fixes it up.

‘It is really terrible when they displace the trashy family of 10 who sell pot and let their kids tag the neighborhood. I really miss having five broken down cars on my neighbor’s front lawn and three pit bulls barking all night. I miss looking out my window and seeing a live action episode of ‘Cops’ with a drunken, shirtless fool throwing a hubcap at his wife.

‘I really miss them. I wish that stupid flipper wouldn’t have fixed up the house and sold it to that ‘Leave It to Beaver’ family with a sober dad, a soccer mom, and kids who spend their time studying.

‘I am looking to score some weed and attend a dogfight this weekend. Where have my neighbors gone?’

Thanks, Ace.
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