Friday Funny: Elder Speaks of Bygone Suburban Ways

A family elder tells tales of the old ways when the family was "not enticed by the frappucinos at the Starbucks that just opened," and there were park-and-rides as far as the eye could see.

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August 6, 2010, 2:00 PM PDT

By Tim Halbur

The eldest Whitman gathered his descendants around the electric fireplace to tell them tales of the family's suburban values.

He says, "There is nothing wrong with convenience, my children-indeed, it is the reason our ancestors trekked to Pine Bluffs from a place far east of here, past Route 9 and four more exits beyond, lo so many years ago in 1987.

But how far is too far?"

FULL STORY: In This Family We Maintain The Ways Of The Old Suburb

Friday, August 6, 2010 in The Onion

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