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After all, in the unique worldview of old elephants, San Francisco is a code word for g-a-y, and after assembling a record of government lies, incompetence and disaster, the party in power hopes that the fear of g-a-y-s will pull it through in November.

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After all, in the unique worldview of old elephants, San Francisco is a code word for g-a-y, and after assembling a record of government lies, incompetence and disaster, the party in power hopes that the fear of g-a-y-s will pull it through in November.

June 2006 2006

MADRIDIS full of boys named Paco, which is the diminutive of the name Francisco, and there is a Madrid joke about a father who came to Madrid and inserted an advertisement in the personal columns of El Liberal which said: Paco meet me at Hotel Montana noon Tuesday all is forgiven papa and how a squadron of Guardia Civil had to be called out to disperse the eight hundred young men who answered the advertisement.

The Short Stories Ernest Hemingway 1953

"F______ every restaurant in San Francisco is serving figs on a plate with nothing on it," he said at the New York City Wine and Food Festival.

Josh Ozersky: NYC vs. San Francisco Culinarly Rivalry Shows No Sign Of Stopping Josh Ozersky at Time.com 2010

"F______ every restaurant in San Francisco is serving figs on a plate with nothing on it," he said at the New York City Wine and Food Festival.

Josh Ozersky: NYC vs. San Francisco Culinarly Rivalry Shows No Sign Of Stopping Josh Ozersky at Time.com 2010

It's extremely easy to get the flavor of the city because San Francisco is a place that lends itself to description.

Marcia Muller talks about her heroine Sharon McCone 2010

"F______ every restaurant in San Francisco is serving figs on a plate with nothing on it," he said at the New York City Wine and Food Festival.

Josh Ozersky: NYC vs. San Francisco Culinarly Rivalry Shows No Sign Of Stopping Josh Ozersky at Time.com 2010

Haight Street in San Francisco is a place that knows how to cling to lost causes.

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"F______ every restaurant in San Francisco is serving figs on a plate with nothing on it," he said at the New York City Wine and Food Festival.

Josh Ozersky: NYC vs. San Francisco Culinarly Rivalry Shows No Sign Of Stopping The Huffington Post News Editors 2010

"F______ every restaurant in San Francisco is serving figs on a plate with nothing on it," he said at the New York City Wine and Food Festival.

Josh Ozersky: NYC vs. San Francisco Culinarly Rivalry Shows No Sign Of Stopping Josh Ozersky at Time.com 2010