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Post by slowscootin07 on Mar 26, 2008 22:53:11 GMT -5
I just saw a commercial on TV that is very frightening. To sum it up, it was about drivers eating a sandwich, biting it and the contents fell out the end making the driver look down and then crash into something that blows up. The un-named regional food chain now comes in with the "clowny" solution. Don't eat their sandwiches when you drive, eat our chicken bites and special dip sauce.
Hmmm, am I missing something here?
Something perhaps as, "Eat your !@#$%^& lunch where you bought it?"
A few ramblings, that's all.
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Post by rattlemeter on Mar 28, 2008 11:23:17 GMT -5
I'm right there with you.
Oh, cell phones too. A feller I work with travels 3 miles to work. He road his bicycle to work one morning and said he counted 37 drivers with cell phones stuck to their ear on that 3 mile trip. Amazing.
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Post by twoxland on Mar 29, 2008 22:29:08 GMT -5
yea i seen that same commercial, its a jack in the box commercial
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Post by Aerostudent on Mar 31, 2008 17:38:24 GMT -5
Boycot Jack-In-The-Box!!! I remember seeing that commercial and thinking it was stupid. I boycot JITBox anyway though, ever since their secret sauce made my sister throw-up...TMI maybe ;D Sorry, that's just how it is...
Aero
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Post by abscooters on Apr 10, 2008 13:17:23 GMT -5
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Post by slacker on Apr 11, 2008 20:46:25 GMT -5
There's actually a law against driving and using a cell phone in the city of Chicago, and it doesn't stop anybody.
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Post by slowscootin07 on Apr 13, 2008 11:25:52 GMT -5
slacker, you can't me more closer to the truth. In fact, drive anywhere in Chicago and look for the CPD cruisers and you'll see them yapping on a cell phone too. How can one be expected to obey the law when those that are charged to uphold it ignore it all the same?.
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Post by winstonsmith on Apr 23, 2008 23:04:47 GMT -5
I think the scariest commercial is that new burger king commercial where the rear driver hits the person in front of him and pushes him out of the way so he can get his food quicker. I don't understand commercials these days.
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Post by Aaron on Apr 23, 2008 23:11:00 GMT -5
No the scariest Burger King commercial is where the guy wakes up and "King" is in bed with him. That must have been one REALLY bad party the night before! The "King" scares me.
Aaron
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Post by winstonsmith on Apr 24, 2008 0:51:40 GMT -5
I couldn't imagine waking up next to him. I'd need a serious amount of mouthwash and showering.
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Post by mortar235 on Apr 25, 2008 10:10:36 GMT -5
There's actually a law against driving and using a cell phone in the city of Chicago, and it doesn't stop anybody. actually i believe it is a state law here in illinois isn't it? If not i know my surrounding cities all have banned it |
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Post by 68zulu on May 2, 2008 7:10:19 GMT -5
There's actually a law against driving and using a cell phone in the city of Chicago, and it doesn't stop anybody. This law is apparently as effective as Chicago's no handgun law!  |
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Post by slowscootin07 on May 2, 2008 11:55:21 GMT -5
Actually you are right mortar , but it's not specifically towards cell phones. It is called inattentive driving and you could be written up for yawning, changing your radio station, eating on the fly, etc... In downtown Naperville we have "cruising" laws which mean you can't be on the same street more than once within "X" amount of time or be fined and they enforce it tremendously.
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Post by Aerostudent on May 3, 2008 18:50:15 GMT -5
This law is apparently as effective as Chicago's no handgun law! Yup, I did some research on that for a speech I did, for speech class (the irony), and crime went up by something like 400% within a few months of the ban. Gun laws are stupid. A few day waiting period is good, but a ban is about as stupid as it gets. Just about every gun ban put into effect has caused crime to rise within the area, proving that they actually work the opposite of what they "should," but politicians still push for them and convince the people that they will be safer without anyway to defend themselves. Most people that abuse guns are already breaking laws in numerous ways (robbing a bank, drive-by, etc.) so what is one more "gun possession" on their rap sheet. Stupid, just stupid... Aero |
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Post by kens97sto171 on May 28, 2008 1:01:35 GMT -5
... In downtown Naperville we have "cruising" laws which mean you can't be on the same street more than once within "X" amount of time or be fined and they enforce it tremendously. Somebody should take this to the courts.. How can driving on streets that YOU PAY FOR with YOUR TAXES be illegal EVER in ANY WAY??? I bet the cops patrol on the same street over and over.. breaking that very law themselves.. Mabye you should stop them some day and give the cops a ticket for "cruising" on YOUR road. The US Declaration of Independence says you have the right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.... What if ..for you Happiness is cruising around the town showing off your car.  I really just wish Government would concern itself with REAL problems, and work on REAL solutions.. instead of wasting its time and resources with this kind of stuff... Like the cops dont have anything better to do than to write tickets for cruising... If that is the case then they should fire some of them and save the taxpayers some money. Sorry for the RANT.. I just really hate this kinda stuff... Ken |
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Post by madwolf on May 28, 2008 10:17:57 GMT -5
Somebody should take this to the courts.. How can driving on streets that YOU PAY FOR with YOUR TAXES be illegal EVER in ANY WAY??? I bet the cops patrol on the same street over and over.. breaking that very law themselves.. Mabye you should stop them some day and give the cops a ticket for "cruising" on YOUR road. The US Declaration of Independence says you have the right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.... What if ..for you Happiness is cruising around the town showing off your car. I really just wish Government would concern itself with REAL problems, and work on REAL solutions.. instead of wasting its time and resources with this kind of stuff... Like the cops dont have anything better to do than to write tickets for cruising... If that is the case then they should fire some of them and save the taxpayers some money. Sorry for the RANT.. I just really hate this kinda stuff... Ken +1 ! ! |
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Post by 90GTVert on May 28, 2008 13:51:17 GMT -5
He road his bicycle to work one morning and said he counted 37 drivers with cell phones stuck to their ear on that 3 mile trip. So he's mad that all the cagers are distraced, yet meanwhile he's busy staring into cars to see if they are on cell phones rather than give his full attention to the road. That's the pot calling the kettle black. I think the scariest commercial is that new burger king commercial where the rear driver hits the person in front of him and pushes him out of the way so he can get his food quicker. I don't understand commercials these days. That commercial makes me laugh, as well as the one where NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin is a valet and smokes the tires parking the car. Maybe I just like burnouts too much. Regardless, have a sense of humor about things. It's just a commercial. Even with the chicken dipper commercial, drivers should be capable of thinking for themselves. If you wouldn't eat in your car before, that commercial won't make you. If you would eat in your car before, you still will. |
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Post by 90GTVert on May 28, 2008 13:58:08 GMT -5
Oh, and the cruising laws are riddiculous to me as well. I live in a small town and most of the kids around here go to a nearby town (also pretty small) and cruise around on weekend nights... or at least they used to. Now we have cruising laws and parking laws. Cops harass kids for cruising and if they try and park in a parking lot to talk for a minute... here comes Johnny Law. There's nothing to do in this one horse town, the kids try and go out and have fun somehow, and they get threatened with criminal tresspassing for parking in the shopping center parking lot if they come back again... so they drive around and BAM cruising law. It's a great idea... if you would prefer that the kids just stay home and get drunk or high. I'm sure that sounds a little out there to some of you, but around here at least, drugs often get used out of boredom. Pretty sad.
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Post by texianmw on Jul 14, 2008 23:12:25 GMT -5
Then why is it that these city councils keep getting voted in. Citizens are going to have to stand up and vote them out if they want the laws changed. But people are just too dumb , lazy and self centered to do that, so they just complain about these rediculous laws.
Laws are not going to change by themselves, you have to become involved, not in politics per se, but in your own community. You live there. Are you happy with what you live around? Vote these 'nanny' politicians out so we can get something done for a change. A REAL change.
Ride free, ride safe.
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Post by isawhim on Jul 15, 2008 1:48:35 GMT -5
Not sure if these are dangerous... but funny...
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Post by hydrophoid on Jul 17, 2008 10:38:06 GMT -5
I'm sure that sounds a little out there to some of you, but around here at least, drugs often get used out of boredom. Pretty sad. I know what you mean, I have seen that type of behavior all over the AZ small towns. The state should buy these kids scoots ;D. I used to enjoy a drunken night here and there but now I got my scoot I just scoot for fun; and even with the high price of gas, the price of a Friday night drinking is still much more expensive than a Saturday morning ride made possible by not having a hangover. Nothing beats the cool morning air blowing by for a good time. Stay safe dawgs |
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Post by phaze on Jul 20, 2008 10:45:25 GMT -5
good observation hydro, we live in a very modern society and our kids have to bike. nothing wrong with that if your a marathon runner.
i think that everyone without a m/c/lic should have two years on a 50cc. that way the kids would appreciate what they have and would act accordingly.
i couldnt of had better kids, well thats what people tell me anyway. im the dad that will put a foot in your ass type and they know it. i dont care if i rule by fear or respect whatever im doin its workin so thats good.
think how many cars wont be on the road. id rather it be like in the movie legend dessrted streets in the city i could have fun there lol
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