Originally posted by Shanshu311An excellent post my friend! π But let me remind you of something... There are a lot (and I do mean a LOT) of drivers on the road who are under the influence of some tye of drug. Could be alcohol, could be grass, or crack... hell it could even be over-the-counter cold medicine! π
Yesterday, I decided to take a walk down to my local Best Buy store, and pick up a new DVD for my viewing pleasure. As I walked along, whistling to myself and enjoying the nice summer air, I came to a crosswalk…the ominous place where th ...[text shortened]... f the car, instead of trying to make a point about traffic safety.
So, never put your life in jeopardy just because you are right. Any bimbo who runs you over and kills you will only get 6 yrs in the pen - if he/she even get that! π²
Originally posted by arrakisyeah, but at least you'll be squashed like a bug knowing that you were in the right!
An excellent post my friend! π But let me remind you of something... There are a lot (and I do mean a LOT) of drivers on the road who are under the influence of some tye of drug. Could be alcohol, could be grass, or crack... hell it could even be over-the-counter cold medicine! π
So, never put your life in jeopardy just because you are right. Any bimbo who runs you over and kills you will only get 6 yrs in the pen - if he/she even get that! π²
in the drivers defence, the sign was saying "walk", not "stop in the middle of the road and shout at dangerous drivers"
and zebra crossings are fine when there's lots of them. when i'm at uni every street has about 3 of them. but when i returned there wasn't any, but i was stuck on autopilot and kept on walking out into the middle of the road forgetting there was no zebra crossing. the number of cars i've had to run out of the way of π but i've now stopped it, thankfully...
Originally posted by geniusI'm assuming that when everybody keeps saying "zebra crossings" they aren't referring to a nearby zoo?
in the drivers defence, the sign was saying "walk", not "stop in the middle of the road and shout at dangerous drivers"
and zebra crossings are fine when there's lots of them. when i'm at uni every street has about 3 of them. but when i returned there wasn't any, but i was stuck on autopilot and kept on walking out into the middle of the road forget ...[text shortened]... the number of cars i've had to run out of the way of π but i've now stopped it, thankfully...
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Originally posted by Shanshu311[i]"I refuse to prove that I exist," says God, "for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing."
I'm assuming that when everybody keeps saying "zebra crossings" they aren't referring to a nearby zoo?
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"But," says Man, "the Babel fish is a dead giveaway, isn't it? It could not have evolved by chance. It proves you exist, and so therefore, by your own arguments, you don't. QED."
"Oh dear," says God, "I hadn't thought of that," and promptly vanishes in a puff of logic.
"Oh, that was easy," says Man, and for an encore goes on to prove that black is white and gets himself killed at the next zebra crossing.
Originally posted by arrakisThat is an excellent point!
An excellent post my friend! π But let me remind you of something... There are a lot (and I do mean a LOT) of drivers on the road who are under the influence of some tye of drug. Could be alcohol, could be grass, or crack... hell it could even be over-the-counter cold medicine! π
So, never put your life in jeopardy just because you are right. Any bimbo who runs you over and kills you will only get 6 yrs in the pen - if he/she even get that! π²
Originally posted by Shanshu311Well next time you could make it more interesting by using
Ah, thankie. As I said, I think next time I will just move out of the way of the oncoming car of death, and simply jeer and curse from the safety of the sidewalk.
Lucky for me, the driver probably thought I was crazier than he was!!
*does happy dance*
a bullfighter's cape and run it past the headlights as he screams by,
yelling "Olay!"
sometimes a pedestrian seems to pops up from behind the roof pillar to the right or left of my windshield ... usually they are not too happy ...
i started to cross a traffic circle entry with a baby carriage once, and a driver a half block stomped on the accelerator ... we were NOT behind the roof pillars in that case ...