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Principia Discordia => Two vast and trunkless legs of stone => Topic started by: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 03:26:21 PM

Title: I Did It
Post by: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 03:26:21 PM
I haven't got any excuse, really.  It's just that it's so hard to not break the law.  Please don't get me wrong...I agree that laws are necessary for society.  It's just that there's so many to keep track of.  I want to be a good citizen, really, I try. 

But when I look back on my day, there are so many things I've done.  Just coming here today, I exceeded the speed limit by 14%.  Also, my interior light doesn't function, which is a vehicle violation.  Then I lit a smoke, which meant that for a short period of time, I didn't have both of my hands on the wheel.  At one point, I did not come to a complete stop while making a right on red.  I knew that it was bad, even though there wasn't any traffic at all, at that time of the morning.

And that was just in the first 40 minutes from leaving the house.  I shudder to think what laws I broke between waking up and heading out.  So while I want to tell you that I am an innocent man, I'm obviously not.  I'm guilty.  I'm wrong

There's something wrong with me.  Everyone else must be able to follow all of these regulations...I mean, I know lots of people with no jail time on their records and perfectly clean drivers' license violations.  So it's not like I'm trapped in some Kafka-esque nightmare or anything.  It's that I can't behave.  I am unsuitable for public life, in this great country full of its law-abiding citizens.  Perhaps I should move somewhere else, before they lock me up for life.

But I'd probably just break laws there, too.

Okay for now,
Dok
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: B_M_W on March 05, 2012, 03:29:36 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 03:26:21 PM
I haven't got any excuse, really.  It's just that it's so hard to not break the law.  Please don't get me wrong...I agree that laws are necessary for society.  It's just that there's so many to keep track of.  I want to be a good citizen, really, I try. 

But when I look back on my day, there are so many things I've done.  Just coming here today, I exceeded the speed limit by 14%.  Also, my interior light doesn't function, which is a vehicle violation.  Then I lit a smoke, which meant that for a short period of time, I didn't have both of my hands on the wheel.  At one point, I did not come to a complete stop while making a right on red.  I knew that it was bad, even though there wasn't any traffic at all, at that time of the morning.

And that was just in the first 40 minutes from leaving the house.  I shudder to think what laws I broke between waking up and heading out.  So while I want to tell you that I am an innocent man, I'm obviously not.  I'm guilty.  I'm wrong

There's something wrong with me.  Everyone else must be able to follow all of these regulations...I mean, I know lots of people with no jail time on their records and perfectly clean drivers' license violations.  So it's not like I'm trapped in some Kafka-esque nightmare or anything.  It's that I can't behave.  I am unsuitable for public life, in this great country full of its law-abiding citizens.  Perhaps I should move somewhere else, before they lock me up for life.

But I'd probably just break laws there, too.

Okay for now,
Dok

i once had homosexual relations in a state where it was illegal 30 years ago. It makes me feel dirty to the depths of my soul. Sure, it's not illegal NOW, but I'm guilty by association.
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: Mesozoic Mister Nigel on March 05, 2012, 03:30:49 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 03:26:21 PM
I haven't got any excuse, really.  It's just that it's so hard to not break the law.  Please don't get me wrong...I agree that laws are necessary for society.  It's just that there's so many to keep track of.  I want to be a good citizen, really, I try. 

But when I look back on my day, there are so many things I've done.  Just coming here today, I exceeded the speed limit by 14%.  Also, my interior light doesn't function, which is a vehicle violation.  Then I lit a smoke, which meant that for a short period of time, I didn't have both of my hands on the wheel.  At one point, I did not come to a complete stop while making a right on red.  I knew that it was bad, even though there wasn't any traffic at all, at that time of the morning.

And that was just in the first 40 minutes from leaving the house.  I shudder to think what laws I broke between waking up and heading out.  So while I want to tell you that I am an innocent man, I'm obviously not.  I'm guilty.  I'm wrong

There's something wrong with me.  Everyone else must be able to follow all of these regulations...I mean, I know lots of people with no jail time on their records and perfectly clean drivers' license violations.  So it's not like I'm trapped in some Kafka-esque nightmare or anything.  It's that I can't behave.  I am unsuitable for public life, in this great country full of its law-abiding citizens.  Perhaps I should move somewhere else, before they lock me up for life.

But I'd probably just break laws there, too.

Okay for now,
Dok

Yep... they've got it pretty well set up so that they have an excuse to put any one of us away any time they feel like it.
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 03:31:54 PM
Quote from: Nigel on March 05, 2012, 03:30:49 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 03:26:21 PM
I haven't got any excuse, really.  It's just that it's so hard to not break the law.  Please don't get me wrong...I agree that laws are necessary for society.  It's just that there's so many to keep track of.  I want to be a good citizen, really, I try. 

But when I look back on my day, there are so many things I've done.  Just coming here today, I exceeded the speed limit by 14%.  Also, my interior light doesn't function, which is a vehicle violation.  Then I lit a smoke, which meant that for a short period of time, I didn't have both of my hands on the wheel.  At one point, I did not come to a complete stop while making a right on red.  I knew that it was bad, even though there wasn't any traffic at all, at that time of the morning.

And that was just in the first 40 minutes from leaving the house.  I shudder to think what laws I broke between waking up and heading out.  So while I want to tell you that I am an innocent man, I'm obviously not.  I'm guilty.  I'm wrong

There's something wrong with me.  Everyone else must be able to follow all of these regulations...I mean, I know lots of people with no jail time on their records and perfectly clean drivers' license violations.  So it's not like I'm trapped in some Kafka-esque nightmare or anything.  It's that I can't behave.  I am unsuitable for public life, in this great country full of its law-abiding citizens.  Perhaps I should move somewhere else, before they lock me up for life.

But I'd probably just break laws there, too.

Okay for now,
Dok

Yep... they've got it pretty well set up so that they have an excuse to put any one of us away any time they feel like it.

I'd like, just once, to get through a day without being a felon.  I don't have a basement to hide in, though.
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: Mesozoic Mister Nigel on March 05, 2012, 03:35:29 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 03:31:54 PM
Quote from: Nigel on March 05, 2012, 03:30:49 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 03:26:21 PM
I haven't got any excuse, really.  It's just that it's so hard to not break the law.  Please don't get me wrong...I agree that laws are necessary for society.  It's just that there's so many to keep track of.  I want to be a good citizen, really, I try. 

But when I look back on my day, there are so many things I've done.  Just coming here today, I exceeded the speed limit by 14%.  Also, my interior light doesn't function, which is a vehicle violation.  Then I lit a smoke, which meant that for a short period of time, I didn't have both of my hands on the wheel.  At one point, I did not come to a complete stop while making a right on red.  I knew that it was bad, even though there wasn't any traffic at all, at that time of the morning.

And that was just in the first 40 minutes from leaving the house.  I shudder to think what laws I broke between waking up and heading out.  So while I want to tell you that I am an innocent man, I'm obviously not.  I'm guilty.  I'm wrong

There's something wrong with me.  Everyone else must be able to follow all of these regulations...I mean, I know lots of people with no jail time on their records and perfectly clean drivers' license violations.  So it's not like I'm trapped in some Kafka-esque nightmare or anything.  It's that I can't behave.  I am unsuitable for public life, in this great country full of its law-abiding citizens.  Perhaps I should move somewhere else, before they lock me up for life.

But I'd probably just break laws there, too.

Okay for now,
Dok

Yep... they've got it pretty well set up so that they have an excuse to put any one of us away any time they feel like it.

I'd like, just once, to get through a day without being a felon.  I don't have a basement to hide in, though.

I don't think that's possible here in America, sir.
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 03:37:34 PM
Quote from: Nigel on March 05, 2012, 03:35:29 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 03:31:54 PM
Quote from: Nigel on March 05, 2012, 03:30:49 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 03:26:21 PM
I haven't got any excuse, really.  It's just that it's so hard to not break the law.  Please don't get me wrong...I agree that laws are necessary for society.  It's just that there's so many to keep track of.  I want to be a good citizen, really, I try. 

But when I look back on my day, there are so many things I've done.  Just coming here today, I exceeded the speed limit by 14%.  Also, my interior light doesn't function, which is a vehicle violation.  Then I lit a smoke, which meant that for a short period of time, I didn't have both of my hands on the wheel.  At one point, I did not come to a complete stop while making a right on red.  I knew that it was bad, even though there wasn't any traffic at all, at that time of the morning.

And that was just in the first 40 minutes from leaving the house.  I shudder to think what laws I broke between waking up and heading out.  So while I want to tell you that I am an innocent man, I'm obviously not.  I'm guilty.  I'm wrong

There's something wrong with me.  Everyone else must be able to follow all of these regulations...I mean, I know lots of people with no jail time on their records and perfectly clean drivers' license violations.  So it's not like I'm trapped in some Kafka-esque nightmare or anything.  It's that I can't behave.  I am unsuitable for public life, in this great country full of its law-abiding citizens.  Perhaps I should move somewhere else, before they lock me up for life.

But I'd probably just break laws there, too.

Okay for now,
Dok

Yep... they've got it pretty well set up so that they have an excuse to put any one of us away any time they feel like it.

I'd like, just once, to get through a day without being a felon.  I don't have a basement to hide in, though.

I don't think that's possible here in America, sir.

But it must be.  Laws are passed to control undesireable behavior.  They are passed by representatives of the majority in each representative's district.  Therefore, the majority of people want these laws.  Since nobody wants to outlaw what they enjoy doing, the majority must be following the laws.  QED.

Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: Mesozoic Mister Nigel on March 05, 2012, 03:46:52 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 03:37:34 PM
Quote from: Nigel on March 05, 2012, 03:35:29 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 03:31:54 PM
Quote from: Nigel on March 05, 2012, 03:30:49 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 03:26:21 PM
I haven't got any excuse, really.  It's just that it's so hard to not break the law.  Please don't get me wrong...I agree that laws are necessary for society.  It's just that there's so many to keep track of.  I want to be a good citizen, really, I try. 

But when I look back on my day, there are so many things I've done.  Just coming here today, I exceeded the speed limit by 14%.  Also, my interior light doesn't function, which is a vehicle violation.  Then I lit a smoke, which meant that for a short period of time, I didn't have both of my hands on the wheel.  At one point, I did not come to a complete stop while making a right on red.  I knew that it was bad, even though there wasn't any traffic at all, at that time of the morning.

And that was just in the first 40 minutes from leaving the house.  I shudder to think what laws I broke between waking up and heading out.  So while I want to tell you that I am an innocent man, I'm obviously not.  I'm guilty.  I'm wrong

There's something wrong with me.  Everyone else must be able to follow all of these regulations...I mean, I know lots of people with no jail time on their records and perfectly clean drivers' license violations.  So it's not like I'm trapped in some Kafka-esque nightmare or anything.  It's that I can't behave.  I am unsuitable for public life, in this great country full of its law-abiding citizens.  Perhaps I should move somewhere else, before they lock me up for life.

But I'd probably just break laws there, too.

Okay for now,
Dok

Yep... they've got it pretty well set up so that they have an excuse to put any one of us away any time they feel like it.

I'd like, just once, to get through a day without being a felon.  I don't have a basement to hide in, though.

I don't think that's possible here in America, sir.

But it must be.  Laws are passed to control undesireable behavior.  They are passed by representatives of the majority in each representative's district.  Therefore, the majority of people want these laws.  Since nobody wants to outlaw what they enjoy doing, the majority must be following the laws.  QED.

Ah, but the laws are really for them, Dok. You know... the undesirables. Not for the clean, upstanding consumers who vote with their dollars.
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 03:49:49 PM
Quote from: Nigel on March 05, 2012, 03:46:52 PM
Ah, but the laws are really for them, Dok. You know... the undesirables. Not for the clean, upstanding consumers who vote with their dollars.

What's funny is how many of them SEEM to be upstanding consumers, and then they get a DUI, or beat their families up, or get caught embezzling. 

I myself can look - to strangers - as a non-criminal. 

There should be a law against that sort of thing.
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: Mesozoic Mister Nigel on March 05, 2012, 04:01:32 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 03:49:49 PM
Quote from: Nigel on March 05, 2012, 03:46:52 PM
Ah, but the laws are really for them, Dok. You know... the undesirables. Not for the clean, upstanding consumers who vote with their dollars.

What's funny is how many of them SEEM to be upstanding consumers, and then they get a DUI, or beat their families up, or get caught embezzling. 

I myself can look - to strangers - as a non-criminal. 

There should be a law against that sort of thing.

You live in Arizona, Dok. There probably already is.

It might not apply to you, though... just to the people who look like they might be, you know, illegal.
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: Nephew Twiddleton on March 05, 2012, 04:03:30 PM
Everyone's a criminal. It's impossible not to be, in some fashion, especially since ignorance of the law is never an excuse.

If every minute law were enforced, I would have single-handedly financed the Big Dig, since blasphemy against the Christian God was once punishable by a fine of $300 or 1 year in prison. And by was once, I mean that that law was repealed only couple of years ago.

Also, it used to be illegal to walk on Boston Common while being Native American. Modern Natives had a rally there once, though I'm fairly certain that they weren't ignorant of that particular law.

As far as the speeding stuff- I don't know how it is elsewhere but people are expected to speed here. We're just in such a goddamn hurry, you know? I mean, you don't stretch that law too much because you will get pulled over, especially if you're being a douchbag driver (Just in the past month Villager and I have seen maybe 5 pullovers. One of which was tailgating me and then passed me on the right. I took delight in his being caught). But if you're doing 74 in a 65 zone, no one will think anything of it. Hell, some people still end up passing you.

But maybe that's the way it's supposed to be. Maybe there are all these rules just so that we are all criminals. "Just give me a reason." There's some sort of reason in place, some sort of law still on the books. You just have to be creative about it.
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 04:04:28 PM
Quote from: Nigel on March 05, 2012, 04:01:32 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 03:49:49 PM
Quote from: Nigel on March 05, 2012, 03:46:52 PM
Ah, but the laws are really for them, Dok. You know... the undesirables. Not for the clean, upstanding consumers who vote with their dollars.

What's funny is how many of them SEEM to be upstanding consumers, and then they get a DUI, or beat their families up, or get caught embezzling. 

I myself can look - to strangers - as a non-criminal. 

There should be a law against that sort of thing.

You live in Arizona, Dok. There probably already is.

It might not apply to you, though... just to the people who look like they might be, you know, illegal.

Well, look at the way they were dressed.  That's probably cause if I've ever seen it.  This is why our Good Sheriff Joe Arpieo only hassles the ones that dress like illegals, or appear to perhaps be illegally Black.

Laws are for the protection of The People
Rules are rules, and any fool can see
We don't need some weird smudgy-skinned freaks
Scaring decent folk like you and me.

Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: Mesozoic Mister Nigel on March 05, 2012, 04:12:51 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 04:04:28 PM
Quote from: Nigel on March 05, 2012, 04:01:32 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 03:49:49 PM
Quote from: Nigel on March 05, 2012, 03:46:52 PM
Ah, but the laws are really for them, Dok. You know... the undesirables. Not for the clean, upstanding consumers who vote with their dollars.

What's funny is how many of them SEEM to be upstanding consumers, and then they get a DUI, or beat their families up, or get caught embezzling. 

I myself can look - to strangers - as a non-criminal. 

There should be a law against that sort of thing.

You live in Arizona, Dok. There probably already is.

It might not apply to you, though... just to the people who look like they might be, you know, illegal.

Well, look at the way they were dressed.  That's probably cause if I've ever seen it.  This is why our Good Sheriff Joe Arpieo only hassles the ones that dress like illegals, or appear to perhaps be illegally Black.

Laws are for the protection of The People
Rules are rules, and any fool can see
We don't need some weird smudgy-skinned freaks
Scaring decent folk like you and me.


We don't even need probable cause anymore... thanks to the righteous and just War on Drugs, all they need is consent to search. And when a nice police officer stops you and says "may I search your car?", of course you're going to say yes, right?

Especially if you don't know you have the right to say no.

Especially if his had is on his gun and it's phrased like a question but delivered like an order.

And isn't it nice... the police may impound anything they seize in a search. Especially if they happen to find illegal drugs, like that pill there under the seat. Do you have a prescription for that pill? What do you mean, you don't even know what it is? Well you know what sir, I have probable cause and I'm going to have to take you in and impound your vehicle.

Nice car, by the way.
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: navkat on March 05, 2012, 04:54:47 PM
I live in a state where it's illegal to look at pr0n or purchase "marital aids" and I currently own 3 vibrators and a lot of stuff that fits into the "other" category'. Oh sure, I'm moving to a city that has a "marital aid" store next to an art gallery but I'm fucked there too since I've eaten unspeakable things off the floor of a now-condemned theater on Canal and Rampart while taboo music created with unnatural instruments was played at decibel levels I rightly feel shame for. I mean, I don't think there's forgiveness in all the land for what I am and what downright depraved objects, chemicals and fluids I once put in and rubbed onto my nasty, little whore body.
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: LMNO on March 05, 2012, 05:00:02 PM
I mixed meat and dairy.

I wear clothes with zippers.

I fornicated prior to marriage.

Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: navkat on March 05, 2012, 05:04:10 PM
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on March 05, 2012, 05:00:02 PM
I mixed meat and dairy.

I wear clothes with zippers.

I fornicated prior to marriage.

And I'm sure you've consumed things prepared with unclean, non-kosher hands, ridden bicycles and elevators on Saturday and partaken in the consumption of crab, lobster or crawfish.

YUO ARE FUKED, SIR.
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: rong on March 05, 2012, 09:51:28 PM
I drove without insurance. INSURANCE!
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 09:52:04 PM
Quote from: rong on March 05, 2012, 09:51:28 PM
I drove without insurance. INSURANCE!

Car or motorcycle?
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: Cain on March 05, 2012, 09:54:01 PM
I carried out upwards of 50 breaches of the Data Protection Act and hacked my bosses computer via remote access. 

This morning.
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: rong on March 05, 2012, 09:54:50 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 09:52:04 PM
Quote from: rong on March 05, 2012, 09:51:28 PM
I drove without insurance. INSURANCE!

Car or motorcycle?
BOTH!
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: navkat on March 05, 2012, 09:55:22 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 09:52:04 PM
Quote from: rong on March 05, 2012, 09:51:28 PM
I drove without insurance. INSURANCE!

Car or motorcycle?

I kind of feel like you're the Authority on the entire subject of motorcycle incidents and etiquette for like, the next decade.
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: Nephew Twiddleton on March 05, 2012, 09:56:49 PM
I *may* have forgotten to tell selective service about one of my moves. It was a hectic time in my life and some things were forgotten.

Which is retarded because we dont have a draft anymore.

Im also pretty sure my mattress doesnt have any tags on it.
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: rong on March 05, 2012, 09:57:38 PM
Hmm.  You quote 2, but imply one.

The mind reels.
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 10:00:27 PM
Quote from: rong on March 05, 2012, 09:54:50 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 09:52:04 PM
Quote from: rong on March 05, 2012, 09:51:28 PM
I drove without insurance. INSURANCE!

Car or motorcycle?
BOTH!

That's kind of a dick move.
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 10:00:49 PM
Quote from: navkat on March 05, 2012, 09:55:22 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 09:52:04 PM
Quote from: rong on March 05, 2012, 09:51:28 PM
I drove without insurance. INSURANCE!

Car or motorcycle?

I kind of feel like you're the Authority on the entire subject of motorcycle incidents and etiquette for like, the next decade.

There's 3 simple rules to motorcycles.
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: rong on March 05, 2012, 10:01:52 PM
I admit it, I'm kind of a dick.

I must know these rules
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: navkat on March 05, 2012, 10:03:49 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 10:00:49 PM
Quote from: navkat on March 05, 2012, 09:55:22 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 09:52:04 PM
Quote from: rong on March 05, 2012, 09:51:28 PM
I drove without insurance. INSURANCE!

Car or motorcycle?

I kind of feel like you're the Authority on the entire subject of motorcycle incidents and etiquette for like, the next decade.

There's 3 simple rules to motorcycles.

1. Wear brain bucket
2. Wear leather
3. Don't fall off?

Or  :?
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 10:05:50 PM
Quote from: navkat on March 05, 2012, 10:03:49 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 10:00:49 PM
Quote from: navkat on March 05, 2012, 09:55:22 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 09:52:04 PM
Quote from: rong on March 05, 2012, 09:51:28 PM
I drove without insurance. INSURANCE!

Car or motorcycle?

I kind of feel like you're the Authority on the entire subject of motorcycle incidents and etiquette for like, the next decade.

There's 3 simple rules to motorcycles.

1. Wear brain bucket
2. Wear leather
3. Don't fall off?

Or  :?

1.  Wear gear.
2.  Carry a chain or a back of ball bearings.
3.  Accelerate out of trouble.  The brakes are not your friend.
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: rong on March 05, 2012, 10:10:02 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 10:05:50 PM
Quote from: navkat on March 05, 2012, 10:03:49 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 10:00:49 PM
Quote from: navkat on March 05, 2012, 09:55:22 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 09:52:04 PM
Quote from: rong on March 05, 2012, 09:51:28 PM
I drove without insurance. INSURANCE!

Car or motorcycle?

I kind of feel like you're the Authority on the entire subject of motorcycle incidents and etiquette for like, the next decade.

There's 3 simple rules to motorcycles.

1. Wear brain bucket
2. Wear leather
3. Don't fall off?

Or  :?

1.  Wear gear.
2.  Carry a chain or a back of ball bearings.
3.  Accelerate out of trouble.  The brakes are not your friend.

#1 - hell yes
#2 - not sure if I agree
#3 - when in doubt, gas it

Also, for me at least, alcohol and motorcycles do not mix. EVER.
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: Nephew Twiddleton on March 05, 2012, 10:10:05 PM
Theres no way id every get on a motorcycle. He who crashes and walks away gets to rock another day.

Not that id stop anyone from riding one one but for me personally id prefer four wheel stability airbags and being surrounded by the vehicle.
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: navkat on March 05, 2012, 10:10:44 PM
Yeah, I've learned enough about brakes in cars. It rains more in the deep south than in Seattle and I drive manual. Sometimes even torque can be your enemy.

(Don't drop it down, keep it up!)
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: rong on March 05, 2012, 10:12:23 PM
SORRY TO DERAIL INTO MC FREAD.  RIDING A MOTORCYCLE IS AS CLOSE TO YOU CAN GET TO FLYING WITHOUT LEAVING THE GROUND.
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: navkat on March 05, 2012, 10:12:38 PM
Quote from: An Twidsteoir on March 05, 2012, 10:10:05 PM
Theres no way id every get on a motorcycle. He who crashes and walks away gets to rock another day.

Not that id stop anyone from riding one one but for me personally id prefer four wheel stability airbags and being surrounded by the vehicle.

It's okay, some people are better off staying home and watching tv.

(I wanna see this country outside the confines of a glass-and-metal box)
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: navkat on March 05, 2012, 10:14:24 PM
Quote from: rong on March 05, 2012, 10:10:02 PM

#3 - when in doubt, gas it



WHAT???

1. Remove foot from accelerator
2. do nothing
2. do almost nothing. Instead, spend the time making yourself hyper-aware of where the vehicle's headed, the hard and/or expensive shit around you and what you might need to steer into to avoid the carpocalypse.
If you must hit something, pick something soft and cheap.
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: Nephew Twiddleton on March 05, 2012, 10:16:55 PM
I have to leave the vehicle at some point dont i?

Twid
not terribly guilty of viewing the world through screens. ;)
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: rong on March 05, 2012, 10:20:22 PM
Quote from: navkat on March 05, 2012, 10:14:24 PM
Quote from: rong on March 05, 2012, 10:10:02 PM

#3 - when in doubt, gas it



WHAT???

1. Remove foot from accelerator
2. do nothing

Often times, both in a front wheel drive car, all wheel drive car, or on a motorcycle, applying throttle will power you out of an otherwise "sticky" situation.  When faced with the choice of crashing, or trying to power out, then crash. Powering out is the better option.
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 10:20:52 PM
Quote from: navkat on March 05, 2012, 10:14:24 PM
Quote from: rong on March 05, 2012, 10:10:02 PM

#3 - when in doubt, gas it



WHAT???

1. Remove foot from accelerator

NO.
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: navkat on March 05, 2012, 10:23:08 PM
I have been eyeballing Honda bikes since I've been 19. And not the crotch-rocket types but rather, the more-reliable, cheaper version of Harley types.

SOMEDAY...

My dad was a Harley Man and I've ridden bitch with he and other bikers periodically throughout my life. I've watched Easy Rider like 20 billion times. I was a neo-beatnik in college and from what I've seen of my time spent traveling the US, there is still a lot of fun country here I want to see. You have no idea how different it is outside the glass box. Driving a convertable gives you a CLUE...
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 10:24:18 PM
Quote from: rong on March 05, 2012, 10:12:23 PM
SORRY TO DERAIL INTO MC FREAD. 

No you're not.
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: navkat on March 05, 2012, 10:24:52 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 10:20:52 PM
Quote from: navkat on March 05, 2012, 10:14:24 PM
Quote from: rong on March 05, 2012, 10:10:02 PM

#3 - when in doubt, gas it



WHAT???

1. Remove foot from accelerator

NO.

Wait. We still talking strictly bikes? I wouldn't stall out but speeding up sounds like a bad plan.

My instincts are all car-related so my bad.
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: rong on March 05, 2012, 10:29:08 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 10:24:18 PM
Quote from: rong on March 05, 2012, 10:12:23 PM
SORRY TO DERAIL INTO MC FREAD. 

No you're not.

Actually, I was hoping for an explanation as to why driving without insurance was a dick move.

It's true I love to talk about motorcycles and I would be happy if mods stepped in so I could try to talk navkat out of a cruiser or sportbike as a first ride.
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 10:30:03 PM
Quote from: rong on March 05, 2012, 10:29:08 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 10:24:18 PM
Quote from: rong on March 05, 2012, 10:12:23 PM
SORRY TO DERAIL INTO MC FREAD. 

No you're not.

Actually, I was hoping for an explanation as to why driving without insurance was a dick move.

It's true I love to talk about motorcycles and I would be happy if mods stepped in so I could try to talk navkat out of a cruiser or sportbike as a first ride.

Then maybe you could, you know, start a fucking thread about it.
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: rong on March 05, 2012, 10:42:05 PM
I did it
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: rong on March 05, 2012, 10:54:09 PM
Quote from: navkat on March 05, 2012, 10:24:52 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 05, 2012, 10:20:52 PM
Quote from: navkat on March 05, 2012, 10:14:24 PM
Quote from: rong on March 05, 2012, 10:10:02 PM

#3 - when in doubt, gas it



WHAT???

1. Remove foot from accelerator

NO.

Wait. We still talking strictly bikes? I wouldn't stall out but speeding up sounds like a bad plan.

My instincts are all car-related so my bad.

car or motorcycle:

rule #1 - you should be done with all braking before entering a turn
rule #2 - accelerate through turns

this is why "when in doubt, gas it" works
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: navkat on March 05, 2012, 11:57:10 PM
I have a tendency to be done with braking entering turns anyway. I had a couple of nice boys teach me how to apex my turns in a car and braking wasn't part of the lesson.

Also, I drive prefer manual so I'm used to using the transmission to slow down the vehicle when possible to save the brakes.

Tell me moar in the other thread!
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: Freeky on March 06, 2012, 04:49:12 AM
Quote from: rong on March 05, 2012, 10:29:08 PM

Actually, I was hoping for an explanation as to why driving without insurance was a dick move.

Its because your insurance is the one who pays for an accident when its your fault, and your rates go up.  If you don't have insurance, then the other guy, who you fucked in the first place, his insurance has to pay for it and his rates go up.

At least I think that's how it happens.
Title: Re: I Did It
Post by: Mesozoic Mister Nigel on March 06, 2012, 05:52:59 AM
Quote from: rong on March 05, 2012, 10:12:23 PM
SORRY TO DERAIL INTO MC FREAD.  RIDING A MOTORCYCLE IS AS CLOSE TO YOU CAN GET TO FLYING WITHOUT LEAVING THE GROUND.

FLASH HINT: NOBODY CARES.