I ' d suck that fucker from tip to balls if I was there . <| sep |> See ye then <| sep |> So , they ' re still in training then ? I ' m not really familiar with US Navy procedures but in the Royal Navy a Midshipman is just the lowest ranking comissioned officer . <| sep |> Hot tar and feathers was something invented in America in the 1700 ' s for use on dishonest tax collectors . Just a few instances of this practice were recorded in the 1760 s , but the passage of the Townshend Acts provoked a sharp increase in its usage . It usually required the abuse of only one tax collector in an area for word to spread quickly . <| sep |> Pffft . It ' s funny here in GA the vanity license plate program has hundreds of different causes , pets , vets etc . The extra you pay for the plate is supposed to go to those causes . Until lawmakers reroute the funds . This isnt much different . The funds in the Pasadena tax are likely feeding someones pet project . Oh wait , no . Pasadena City Councilman Tyron Hampton says the surprise tax was designed to make up for lost tax revenue from people getting rid of cable TV and home phones . Ok home utilities were NEVER meant to be a revenue stream for the citycountystate . As I mentioned in another post , taxes on utilities are to relieve the burden felt by the municipality from the service . Things like dealing with additional drainage needed because clearcutting trees for utility poles etc . Pasadena should not be trying to recover Profits . The city shouldn ' t be making a Profit , they should be breaking even . I hope it was just a poorly written article .