Over the weekend, The Washington Post tried to give the game away to the hometown team, with a story announcing that ... shhhh ... Amazon had settled on Crystal City, Va. (read D.C. suburb) for its new headquarters.
But hold on. As our Maria Halkias tells us, Dallas is still in this thing. The Wall Street Journal adds that a third town, best known for the manufacture of bad salsa, is also still being considered.
Well, Amazon, we're your huckleberry. So here are 10 reasons why we think Dallas is better than D.C. _ or Zirconium Town or whatever.
No one has ever accused us of being any kind of swamp.
In Dallas, lobby means the bottom floor of a hotel.
Our worst conspiracy was half a century ago. As far as we can tell, it wasn't an actual conspiracy.
Whatever you've heard about the Cowboys, shopping is Dallas' favorite sport.
1,328 miles from Congress.
0 miles from Deep Ellum.
Being inside the I-635 loop is actually a good thing.
Do you like tacos?
Your employees will enjoy being able to afford both a home and furniture to put in it.
Dallas is in the state of Texas.
