My neighbor, who used to make jokes about feeding my Jeep to his Hummer2, is just about frantic. He gets 2 miles/gal in the city, and gas is $3/gal here right now. Last I saw him, he was scrawling "For Sale" on the side of his Hummer in his own arterial blood.
Ain't that a blast?
Funniest thing is listening to dumbasses argue whether the price increase is caused by greedy oil execs or whether the oil is actually running out (they wouldn't tell us if it was)...because, you see, it doesn't fucking matter. The fact is that gasoline prices are heading up again, and every time they do, they never come all the way back down to their previous levels...for one reason or the other, you and I are going to lose one of the last Freedoms,Ñ¢ that Americans have left; the freedom of the open road.
Yep. Until now, no matter how bad things got, you could always hop in the car and go blasting down the highway, obeying that primal fight-or-flee impulse, and at least make yourself feel a little better about your credit card debt and your adjustable rate mortgage and the fact that your kids are being taught to be clerks in schools now.
But no more. You'll sit your ass down with all the other proles, and shut the fuck up. You'll hold that stress in until you either die of a heart attack or go climbing a water tower with a scoped rifle...and both of those things, my friend, are exactly what they want you to do.
Ain't that a hoot?
So what are you gonna do about it? Odds are, most of you will simply adjust to another downgrade in your standard of living, and another, until you become some horrible little golem, trudging to the office or the kitchen every day, for the rest of your miserable lives. Good on ya.
But for the rest...for the superior mutants, we know that's not what "Bob" had in mind for you, don't we? HELL NO, BROTHERS AND SISTERS! "Bob" knows what you NEED to do is DECK OUT A FRONT END LOADER, GRAB A HOCKEY MASK, AND GO HOWLING DOWN THAT LOST HIGHWAY LIKE THE REINCARNATION OF LORD HUMONGOUS FROM ROAD WARRIOR!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Or Kill Me.
You do love your road trips, don't you?
Motorcycles get great mileage. And as for safety?
Everyone dies. Not everyone lives.
Quote from: hunter s.durden on May 15, 2007, 01:52:54 AM
You do love your road trips, don't you?
Needs more sawed-off shotgun.
...would this be a good time to point out this Friday is "bike to work" day?
...didn't think so.
Quote from: Jenne on May 15, 2007, 09:09:18 PM
...would this be a good time to point out this Friday is "bike to work" day?
...didn't think so.
It is?
Oh.
Well, that frivolous little gesture on the part of guilt-ridden suburbanites has solved our fuel problems forever!
Never mind. Problem orver.
That's pretty much what I thought as every FREEWAY SIGN had that advertised all over it:
DON'T FORGET: FRIDAY MAY 18TH BIKE TO WORK DAY!
Quote from: hunter s.durden on May 15, 2007, 01:52:54 AM
You do love your road trips, don't you?
A mindless destination free drive is my version of heaven. Especially if it ends up in the mountains away from other primates.
Quote from: Felix on May 15, 2007, 01:58:17 AM
Motorcycles get great mileage. And as for safety?
Everyone dies. Not everyone lives.
this is, believe it or not, the correct motorcycle.
I couldn't agree with you more, Roger. Road-Tripping used to be one of my greatest pleasures in life until The Authorities decided that my idea of the "rules of the road" didn't jibe with theirs. 4 years later I got my license back, but then I discovered that my '75 Pontial Grandville Brougham Convertible with a 400 and a 4-barrel was no longer a practical way of transversing the country. I'm STILL pissed about it, too.
Quote from: East Coast Hustle on May 15, 2007, 10:26:44 PM
Quote from: Felix on May 15, 2007, 01:58:17 AM
Motorcycles get great mileage. And as for safety?
Everyone dies. Not everyone lives.
this is, believe it or not, the correct motorcycle.
*Pantomimes handlebars and bike noises*
BWWUUAAAAAAA!!
Quote from: Jenne on May 15, 2007, 09:22:34 PM
That's pretty much what I thought as every FREEWAY SIGN had that advertised all over it:
DON'T FORGET: FRIDAY MAY 18TH BIKE TO WORK DAY!
Best idea since carpool lanes.
If you CAN bike to work, you should do so every damn day. Biking is good for you.
They got us by the balls (and ovaries for some) cuz we need gas. The price is just based on what we are willing to pay and the oil is not scarce... that's just one of the justifications for the price that is set. Oh well.
Pope Lecherous,
Feel the Big Black Shafttm push in a little deeper :eek:
I got one of those "don't buy gas on June 15!" emails.
Like, the gas companies actually care if we buy our gas on the 15th, or wait until the 16th.
It's the quarterly reports they pay attention to.
Now, if people wanted to boycott a specific company, that might actually do something.
I boycott them all. Evil Socialist State funded public transport ftw!
Also, petrol here costs twice as much as it does in America, IIRC.
I started a scooter gang. We'll fuck you up AND we get 70+ miles to the gallon.
:lulz:
Quote from: LMNO on May 16, 2007, 01:57:47 PM
I got one of those "don't buy gas on June 15!" emails.
Like, the gas companies actually care if we buy our gas on the 15th, or wait until the 16th.
It's the quarterly reports they pay attention to.
Now, if people wanted to boycott a specific company, that might actually do something.
Well there was a movement to boycott Citgo because of their affiliation with Venezuela. I remember there was even talk about taking down the big Citgo sign you can see from the seats in Fenway. But that was more of a political statement against Chavez then anything else. And I don't think it really had any legs anyway.
especially since Hugo has actually done a really good job in getting cheap heating oil for poor Bostonians.
HE'S THE BIGGEST THREAT TO AMERICA SINCE A WOMAN HATING, TEETOTAL, GOD FEARING MAN WITH A DASH OF MEGALOMANIA!
poor Mainers too. Thanks to Joe Kennedy and Hugo. Hard to beat PR like that. I'm really, really surprised (maybe I shouldn't be) that other companies didn't follow suit.
Quote from: East Coast Hustle on May 16, 2007, 02:04:07 PM
I started a scooter gang. We'll fuck you up AND we get 70+ miles to the gallon.
Fuck scooters, you just can't beat Aussie Bicycle gangs, they run red lights AND kill the elderly, AND get away with it. And all at absolutely zero cost in terms of fuel.
Beat that, scooter boy.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/man-struck-by-cyclist-dies/2006/08/28/1156617253330.html
Quote from: Lysergic on May 21, 2007, 04:01:42 AM
Quote from: East Coast Hustle on May 16, 2007, 02:04:07 PM
I started a scooter gang. We'll fuck you up AND we get 70+ miles to the gallon.
Fuck scooters, you just can't beat Aussie Bicycle gangs, they run red lights AND kill the elderly, AND get away with it. And all at absolutely zero cost in terms of fuel.
Beat that, scooter boy.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/man-struck-by-cyclist-dies/2006/08/28/1156617253330.html
Cripes. That's hysterical. Of course, if that happened in the US of A, bicycles would be banned and people would have MySpace pictures of ribbons speaking out against bikes...
In Paris, I used to watch scooter drivers get road rage when they cut each other off. They would get off their scooters and actually start yelling and hitting each other in the middle of the street. Then people in cars get out to yell at the guys for blocking traffic, so on and so forth. Hissy fits causing gridlock FTW :lol:
fuck yeah. If some frenchman cut me off in a traffic circle, I'd stop and beat him WITH my scooter.
Quote from: East Coast Hustle on May 21, 2007, 11:30:10 PM
fuck yeah. If some frenchman cut me off in a traffic circle, I'd stop and BITE HIM WITH MY PEE-STAINED DENTURES.
Fixed.
nope.
I wouldn't be able to put them back in my mouth after they touched a frenchman.
Quote from: East Coast Hustle on May 21, 2007, 11:33:51 PM
nope.
I wouldn't be able to put them back in my mouth after they touched a frenchman.
Not even Claude Van Damm?
You exaggerate.
am i correct in assuming that we're merging the citizens of belgium and france for the purposes of this thread?
Quote from: Mangrove on May 21, 2007, 11:50:27 PM
am i correct in assuming that we're merging brussels and france for the purposes of this thread?
No.
There is some shit even the French won't eat.
Quote from: Mangrove on May 21, 2007, 11:50:27 PM
am i correct in assuming that we're merging the citizens of belgium and france for the purposes of this thread?
No. Belgians all taste of chocolate, obviously. The French are a little more, well, stinky.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on May 21, 2007, 11:51:06 PM
Quote from: Mangrove on May 21, 2007, 11:50:27 PM
am i correct in assuming that we're merging brussels and france for the purposes of this thread?
No.
There is some shit even the French won't eat.
gotcha. was confused over the juxtaposition of 'van damme' and 'frenchman'.
Quote from: Mangrove on May 22, 2007, 06:34:02 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on May 21, 2007, 11:51:06 PM
Quote from: Mangrove on May 21, 2007, 11:50:27 PM
am i correct in assuming that we're merging brussels and france for the purposes of this thread?
No.
There is some shit even the French won't eat.
gotcha. was confused over the juxtaposition of 'van damme' and 'frenchman'.
Van Damme is a filthy Flem?
I believe so. I thought his nickname was 'the muscles from Brussels'.
And yes, I am ashamed of knowing that.
I remembered that too...just didn't admit it til someone else did... :D
Quote from: Mangrove on May 22, 2007, 07:12:03 PM
I believe so. I thought his nickname was 'the muscles from Brussels'.
And yes, I am ashamed of knowing that.
I don't even know you anymore, man. :?
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on May 22, 2007, 07:59:51 PM
Quote from: Mangrove on May 22, 2007, 07:12:03 PM
I believe so. I thought his nickname was 'the muscles from Brussels'.
And yes, I am ashamed of knowing that.
I don't even know you anymore, man. :?
:sad:
it's the straps on my polystyrene nose. sometimes they get too tight and restrict blood to my brain. the subsequent oxygen deprivation releases supressed trivia. it's probably responsible for the greater % of my more retarded posts.
Quote from: Mangrove on May 22, 2007, 08:12:11 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on May 22, 2007, 07:59:51 PM
Quote from: Mangrove on May 22, 2007, 07:12:03 PM
I believe so. I thought his nickname was 'the muscles from Brussels'.
And yes, I am ashamed of knowing that.
I don't even know you anymore, man. :?
:sad:
it's the straps on my polystyrene nose. sometimes they get too tight and restrict blood to my brain. the subsequent oxygen deprivation releases supressed trivia. it's probably responsible for the greater % of my more retarded posts.
With me, it's just that my stetson is too tight. :(
PD.com - In yur arteriez, restriktin' yer blud floes 8)
thanks PD.com!
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(http://www.heartzine.com/atherosclerosis.jpg)
Upload the correct image plz.
but that is an artery, right?
or is this one better
(http://www.heartfailure.org/images/img_clogged_artery.jpg)
It looks like the moon man that used to be a macdonald's charachter when I was a kid... :shock:
Quote from: Felix on May 25, 2007, 01:45:36 AM
It looks like the moon man that used to be a macdonald's charachter when I was a kid... :shock:
"It's MacTonight"?
Oh, fuck me. He's IN UR VIENS!!