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Posted by Renzo on Apr-19-2011 17:15:

Used to call me fatso, now they call me Castro

quote:
Fidel Castro, 84, announced his resignation from leadership of the Cuba Communist Party today in an article published on Cubadebate.cu. Along with the changing face of the Communist Party comes the easing of Cuba's property laws. The BBC reports that for the first time since the 1959 Communist Revolution, Cubans will now be allowed to buy and sell private property. For more than 50 years, Cubans' have been restricted to passing their homes on to their children, or engaging in a corrupt system of swapping.


http://www.businessinsider.com/cast...4#ixzz1JzSD6pRp


Posted by The17sss on Apr-19-2011 17:43:

Fidel, your legacy of leaving the island of Cuba as a more prosperous, attractive, and viable country today compared to when you first took charge it is noted. A job well done and a shining example of communism for the world. God speed.


Posted by srussell0018 on Apr-19-2011 17:53:

I bet MLB will benefit from this.


Posted by The17sss on Apr-19-2011 18:23:

quote:
Originally posted by srussell0018
I bet MLB will benefit from this.




and the sandwich market. god damn I love a good Cuban sando


Posted by Joss Weatherby on Apr-19-2011 19:12:

quote:
Originally posted by The17sss
Fidel, your legacy of leaving the island of Cuba as a more prosperous, attractive, and viable country today compared to when you first took charge it is noted. A job well done and a shining example of communism for the world. God speed.



While there are lots of issues, it sadly is still a better place now than it was before under Batista.

Maybe they can adopt the Chinese "communism" and become a bigger threat to the US than they were in October of '62.


Posted by The17sss on Apr-19-2011 20:18:

quote:
Originally posted by Joss Weatherby
While there are lots of issues, it sadly is still a better place now than it was before under Batista.


how do you know this?


Posted by bas on Apr-19-2011 20:20:

quote:
Originally posted by The17sss
how do you know this?

Nou is an Observer.



Duh.


Posted by The17sss on Apr-19-2011 20:25:




Nou sees all


Posted by Zyklon_Jay on Apr-19-2011 20:28:

quote:
Originally posted by The17sss
how do you know this?


i've been to Cuba multiple times, and although the embargo has essientially crippled them...they are really wonderful people who in general are less miserable than the rest of north america.

fuck their freedom if it means i can't get an all inclusive 4 star resort deal for under 700 for a week anymore though.


Posted by The17sss on Apr-19-2011 20:39:

quote:
Originally posted by Zyklon_Jay
i've been to Cuba multiple times, and although the embargo has essientially crippled them...they are really wonderful people who in general are less miserable than the rest of north america.

fuck their freedom if it means i can't get an all inclusive 4 star resort deal for under 700 for a week anymore though.


I have some great Cuban friends in Miami... some of the nicest families I've ever met. Parents always end up cooking these incredible meals for guests when they arrive. I get to hear all kinds of interesting stories of what life was like under Castro... and they never blame the embargo, they fully blame the Castro dictatorial regime.

Wait, am I reading this right? You get to stay at a swank resort for $700 a week?? Jesus. Are the nice resorts similar to something in Jamaica or something in the Caribbean you've seen?


Posted by Zyklon_Jay on Apr-19-2011 20:42:

you have to find the right resort and stick with it, some are great, some not so great like anywhere else.

my mom got a last minute deal to varadero for 600$ all in this week. off season is great too, just don't get stuck in a hurricane.


Posted by The17sss on Apr-19-2011 20:46:

quote:
Originally posted by Zyklon_Jay
you have to find the right resort and stick with it, some are great, some not so great like anywhere else.

my mom got a last minute deal to varadero for 600$ all in this week. off season is great too, just don't get stuck in a hurricane.


Yeah I got caught in some pretty nasty shit in St. Thomas a few years ago. Can't go anywhere on such a small island either. I'd check out Cuba if I could, but I doubt my passport will be acceptable in my lifetime. I want my next tropical destination to be those Roatan islands off Honduras... I've heard awesome things about that place and it's not all touristed out yet.


Posted by Zyklon_Jay on Apr-19-2011 21:03:

In your lifetime you will be allowed to go to cuba (from the mainland), i just won't be as cheap. Americans go to Cuba all of the time. They fly to Toronto or Montreal and leave from there...that or Mexico, but all inclusives genrally are not offered from there because well, mexicans are poor and why would they go to Cuba?

They don't stamp your passport in Cuba. the only way to get caught is upon reentry to Canada. The reentry stamp might cause an astute Homeland security officer to ask which country you were reentering Canada from, but you are white so they won't ask


Posted by Zyklon_Jay on Apr-19-2011 21:04:

this thread is now about the best cuban grill sammiches in the world at the miami international airport.


Posted by Joss Weatherby on Apr-19-2011 21:11:

quote:
Originally posted by The17sss
how do you know this?


Because there was a popular revolution and there hasn't been one since?

Batista was also a brutal dictator who suppressed descent and executed or imprisoned those who spoke up or rose against him.


Posted by The17sss on Apr-19-2011 21:12:

quote:
Originally posted by Zyklon_Jay
In your lifetime you will be allowed to go to cuba (from the mainland), i just won't be as cheap. Americans go to Cuba all of the time. They fly to Toronto or Montreal and leave from there...that or Mexico, but all inclusives genrally are not offered from there because well, mexicans are poor and why would they go to Cuba?

They don't stamp your passport in Cuba. the only way to get caught is upon reentry to Canada. The reentry stamp might cause an astute Homeland security officer to ask which country you were reentering Canada from, but you are white so they won't ask


Score! Being white finally pays off.


On the topic of best Cuban sandos, for some reason I never eat them when I go to Miami... so my vote goes to Carmine's in Tampa or Gordo's across from the FSU campus in Tallahassee.

Fuck I miss Gordos... http://www.gordoscubanfood.com/gordos/themenu.htm


Posted by Joss Weatherby on Apr-19-2011 21:14:

I like how Kevin has a serious hatred towards the Cuban regime but it isn't enough for him to not want to participate in their economy, even enough to visit the country illegally...


You really are a testament to the Republican ideology of "whatever is best for me!"


Posted by Zyklon_Jay on Apr-19-2011 21:15:

the "all cubans hate and fear castro" thing is myth though. His political rivals and those that were forced into exodus hate him, the cubans left in cuba generally are too focused on their families to give a shit about politics. they know they have less than the rest, but they would rather appreciate the things they have over those that they can't.

the beauty of simplicity is always better than empty consumerism.


Posted by Zyklon_Jay on Apr-19-2011 21:18:

quote:
Originally posted by The17sss
Score! Being white finally pays off.


I own a home, pay all of my taxes, have no criminal record, yet my basness leads to rape at customs no matter where i go


Posted by The17sss on Apr-19-2011 21:22:

quote:
Originally posted by Joss Weatherby
I like how Kevin has a serious hatred towards the Cuban regime but it isn't enough for him to not want to participate in their economy, even enough to visit the country illegally...


You really are a testament to the Republican ideology of "whatever is best for me!"


What the hell are you talking about.


Posted by EddieZilker on Apr-19-2011 21:32:

quote:
Originally posted by bas
Nou is an Observer.



Duh.


OMG! 100% applicable Fringe Reference!!!




One of my favorite shows. [/fanboy=massive]


Posted by iclone on Apr-19-2011 22:09:

quote:
Originally posted by Zyklon_Jay
this thread is now about the best cuban grill sammiches in the world at the miami international airport.

la carreta!


Posted by Ash Parajuli on Apr-20-2011 01:28:

oh so much yum!


Posted by ccastro86 on Apr-20-2011 02:05:

quote:
Originally posted by The17sss
Score! Being white finally pays off.


On the topic of best Cuban sandos, for some reason I never eat them when I go to Miami... so my vote goes to Carmine's in Tampa or Gordo's across from the FSU campus in Tallahassee.

Fuck I miss Gordos... http://www.gordoscubanfood.com/gordos/themenu.htm


fuck i miss gordos. that is one place i make sure to eat at every time i go back to visit FSU. their cuban is pretty much the only thing i ever ate there.


Posted by LeopoldStotch on Apr-20-2011 03:01:

speaking of Fringe, how has this season been? i unfortunately have missed all the episodes this season due to it's move to fridays. i could dvr it, but i missed so much i decided to wait until the season ends until watching it straight.


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