No Harry Baals in Ft. Wayne
A former Indiana mayor who won four terms in the 1930s and 1950s is proving less popular with modern-day city leaders, who say they probably won’t name a new government center for him because of the jokes his moniker could inspire.
Harry Baals is the runaway favorite in online voting to name the new building in Fort Wayne, about 120 miles northeast of Indianapolis. But Deputy Mayor Beth Malloy said that probably won’t be enough to put the name of the city’s longest-tenured mayor on the center.
The issue is pronunciation. The former mayor pronounced his last name “balls.” His descendants have since changed it to “bales.”
Look, Harry Baals did a great job as Mayor. Harry Baals probably went through a lot to become Mayor. Harry Baals probably took a lot of guff (yes, I said guff) in school for his unfortunate name. The man deserves a building. This is probably just the lame stream media trying to hurt him because he was a Republican.
Therefore, I am thinking of going up and protesting this attrocious decision. Could use some help on signs, and if anyone knows some union thugs I can hire to accompany me, that would be just grand. For signs, I am thinking:
No Harry Baals, no peace; know Harry Baals, know peace.
Huzzah, Huzzah, Harry Baals, put his name up for one and alls!
Ted Kennedy’s car has killed more folks than my Harry Baals!
If Harry Baals causes laughter, then Michael Moore will eat another child.
Of course, this building naming debacle comes on the heels of other similiar controversies regarding statues.
The Detriot Mayor is taking heat over this decision:
And in Quohog, Mayor West got into trouble for his tribute to fallen servicemembers:
Look, if Dick Sweat can be elected Congressman for New Hampshire, haven’t we matured enough as a society to erect the name of Harry Baals on a YMCA or something?
Category: Politics
I have a digital art ability, and will gladly help you TSO, this travesty must be righted. What would this town be without Harry Baals?
I have been in Ft. Wayne, and if any down deserves it, they surely deserve to give recognition to Harry Baals.
Actually, it was Dick SWETT, but you get the idea. Better yet was the campaign pic of him and his family with his hand firmly planted in between the legs of his five-year old daughter. Flat-out creepsville.
You left out Amanda Huggenkis…..
Ah, Sparky, you are right.
I actually kinda like Swett when I met him. His daughter that ran (Katrina?)* not so much. Either way, no one will ever be as hated by me as that chick that took out Jeb, and in turn went down this year. God I loathed that woman.
*Check that, Katrina is his wife. Either way, didn’t like her at all.
Hey, Senors Swett y Baals worked hard to get where they are, y’know. They deserve to be addressed by their titles. 🙂
Either way, no one will ever be as hated by me as that chick that took out Jeb, and in turn went down this year. God I loathed that woman.
That would be Carol Shea-Porter, aka Carol Che-Pelosi. She was my Congresscreature. I actually had the misfortune of speaking to her a couple of times. Brain-dead would be an insult to people who are brain-dead. I haven’t seen much of her around (we live in the same town.) Maybe she got fed up with us “little people” and went back to Long Island.
Mayor Bing, perhaps you took one too many forearms in the noggin in your NB days? Robocop doesn’t do any harm to Detroit that Soleman Young, Kwame and the Conyers family hasn’t already accomplished. Hint for the mayor, take a look at the pictures of Hiroshima and Detroit circulating on the intertubes, Sir. It’s a valid comparison, and the epitome of what “progressives” can accomplish when they set out to make over a city.
Find the hairy balls to name it Harry Baals!
If you have a hair on your balls, you’ll name it Harry Baals!
Only those with hairless balls, fear the name Harry Baals!
Bouncy Balls support Harry Baals. (props: beach balls, sports balls, etc, printed withe logo)
Reach down and grab your balls, Name it Harry Baals!
You don’t have a hair on your balls, if you don’t name it Harry Baals! (This one works with most self-respecting men)
Ok, I’m done for now!
They need to own that name…they need to be proud to say, “Yeah we named it Harry Baals, You gotta problem?” It is kinda like the Libety Memorial here in KC yeah we know it looks like a giant cock and balls, but damnit it is freaking cool.
There hasn’t been a Harry Baals in this town since the 60’s.
Put Our Harry Baals on top of this town!
Wayne, don’t whine, find your Harry Baals!
There should be one Harry Baals in the Fort called Wayne!
((TN used to have one serial candidate named Hooker, but he was loonier than Ron Paul.))
a co-worker friended ‘Erin Swallows Wood’ …..
Saw this last night on another site. I think it’s disgraceful. If Fort Wayne isn’t going to step up, maybe some other place can… maybe even rename a town. I’m sure the great state of Alaska, for example, woudl be proud to have a “Harry Baals, AK”.
And maybe it’s because the Super Bowl was jsut played, but I find myself curious about whether Harry played any sports. Just what do Fort Wayne’s athletic supporters think about Harry Baals?
And score.
and who says Troopers only like low brow humor 😛
I think we need to drag up that thread on “ball tapping” again. Seems apropo for this conversation.