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  1. #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cassandra_Cain
    I couldn't even get angry about this one but....

    The other day I was whimsically riding in the bike lane on a slight uphill while commuting home. This guy in an SUV (typical), yells 'get off the road 'b*#*h'. Interestingly enough, the idiot's car was his business car and had the name of it on the side. Something like snazzy pup or the like.

    I kind of chuckled a bit wondering why I'd get off the road if I was already in the too-small bike lane.

    Even more so, what is it about riding a bike on the road made me a 'b*#*h'?

    I didn't especially feel promiscuous, and while I really like hill climbing, it isn't a source of arousal.

    No doubt, it must have been all that spandex I was wearing....
    coming out of a state park someone on a motorcycle told us to get off the road too, but he used a different expletive, a body part, i believe.
    Why don't you call him and ask what he meant by that anyway?
    Mimi Team TE BIANCHISTA
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    Quote Originally Posted by mimitabby
    coming out of a state park someone on a motorcycle told us to get off the road too, but he used a different expletive, a body part, i believe.
    Why don't you call him and ask what he meant by that anyway?
    Ah yes, another body part, I don't even need 3 guesses to figure that one out!

    I probably should look in the phone book and see if that Snazzy Pup thing was listed. I'm sure I could make a good go of it.

    The thing about this tabby, is that really, where do these insults come from? They are just soooo inaccurate.

    Quite honestly I'm annoyed, but if someone yelled the likes of 'get off the road you gas-saving, anti-car, health-nut', then I'd probably wave and smile

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cassandra_Cain
    I probably should look in the phone book and see if that Snazzy Pup thing was listed. I'm sure I could make a good go of it.
    Who needs a phone book when there is the wonder that is Google ?

    Sassy Pup Dog Grooming
    3228 San Mateo Blvd NE
    Albuquerque, NM 87110
    (505) 888-9649

    But .... I could be wrong ... or it could have been an employee ... or the SUV could have been stolen .... et cetera
    Last edited by jobob; 08-18-2006 at 02:29 PM.

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    All of these ideas are very funny, but they will not make him a more careful or considerate driver. If you make him miserable, he might run over someone!

    Perhaps someone should call and ask what the problem was and then explain THE LAW to him?
    Mimi Team TE BIANCHISTA
    for six tanks of gas you could have bought a bike.

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    Last I heard there's no law against being a jerk. Wish there was, though.

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    Thanks, jobob. Have you seen my sig line lately?
    Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SadieKate
    Thanks, jobob. Have you seen my sig line lately?
    It was just one of those evil impluses I Could Not Ignore.

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    How about just printing off this thread and leaving on their doorstep with a note: "Thought you'd want to know about the great publicity you're getting on the internet."
    Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SadieKate
    How about just printing off this thread and leaving on their doorstep with a note: "Thought you'd want to know about the great publicity you're getting on the internet."
    That and like a zillion signatures on a 'boycott' Snazzy Pup or Bunny or whatever the name was. Now that would perk things up~

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    Anger Management (long)

    Somehow this seems so appropriate.
    Not recommending you actually copy this example, but mabye it will make you feel better.

    Anger Management
    When you occasionally have a really bad day, and you just need to take it out on someone, don't take it out on someone you know, take it out on someone you don't know.

    I was sitting at my desk when I remembered a phone call I'd forgotten to make. I found the number and dialed it. A man answered, saying "Hello."

    I politely said, "This is Chris. Could I please speak with Robyn Carter?"

    Suddenly a manic voice yelled out in my ear "Get the right f****n number!" and the phone was slammed down on me.

    I couldn't believe that anyone could be so rude. When I tracked down Robyn's correct number to call her, I found that I had accidentally transposed the last two digits.

    After hanging up with her, I decided to call the 'wrong' number again.

    When the same guy answered the phone, I yelled "You're an a$$hole!" and hung up. I wrote his number down with the word 'a$$hole' next to it, and put it in my desk drawer.

    Every couple of weeks, when I'm paying bills or had a really bad day, I'd call him up and yell, "You're an a$$hole!" It always cheered me up.


    When Caller ID was introduced, I thought my therapeutic "a$$hole calling" would have to stop.

    So, I called his number and said, "Hi, this is John Smith from Verison. I'm calling to see if you're familiar with our Caller ID Program?"

    He yelled "NO!" and slammed down the phone. I quickly called him back and said, "That's because you're an a$$hole!"

    One day I was at the store, getting ready to pull into a parking spot. Some guy in a black BMW cut me off and pulled into the spot I had patiently waited for. I hit the horn and yelled that I'd been waiting for that spot, but the idiot ignored me. I noticed a "For Sale" sign in his back window which included his phone number, so I wrote down the number.

    A couple of days later, right after calling the first a$$hole (I had his number on speed dial) I thought that I'd better call the BMW a$$hole, too. I said, "Is this the man with the black BMW for sale?"

    "Yes, it is", he said. "Can you tell me where I can see it?" I asked." Yes, I live at 34 Mowbray Blvd, in Vaucluse. It's a yellow house, and the car's parked right out in front."

    "What's your name?" I asked. "My name is Don Hansen," he said. "When's a good time to catch you, Don?" "I'm home every evening after five." "Listen, Don, can I tell you something?" "Yes?"

    "Don, you're an a$$hole!" Then I hung up, and added his number to my speed dial, too.

    Now, when I had a problem, I had two a$$holes to call. Then I came up with an idea. I called A$$hole #1.

    "Hello." "You're an a$$hole!" (But I didn't hang up.)

    "Are you still there?" he asked.

    "Yeah," I said.

    "Stop calling me," he screamed.

    "Make me," I said.

    "Who are you?" he asked.

    "My name is Don Hansen."

    "Yeah? Where do you live?"

    "A$$hole, I live at 34 Mowbray Blvd, Vaucluse, a yellow house, with my black Beamer parked in front."

    He said, "I'm coming over right now, Don. And you had better start saying your prayers."

    I said, "Yeah, like I'm really scared, a$$hole," and hung up.

    Then I called A$$hole #2. "Hello?" he said.

    "Hello, a$$hole," I said.

    He yelled, "If I ever find out who you are..."

    "You'll what?" I said.

    "I'll kick your a$$," he exclaimed.

    I answered, "Well, a$$hole, here's your chance.

    I'm coming over right now."

    Then I hung up and immediately called the police, saying that I lived at 34 Mowbray Blvd, Vaucluse, and that I was on my way over there to kill my gay lover.

    Then I called Channel 9 News about the gang war going down on Mowbray Blvd, Vaucluse.

    I quickly got into my car and headed over to Mowbray. I got there just in time to watch two a$$holes beating the cra* out of each other in front of six cop cars, an overhead police helicopter and a news crew.

    NOW I feel much better.

    Anger management really works...

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    you know i've seen that joke before about anger management... and it never gets old......

    not that i would do anything of the like....
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    Quote Originally Posted by jobob
    Who needs a phone book when there is the wonder that is Google ?

    Sassy Pup Dog Grooming
    3228 San Mateo Blvd NE
    Albuquerque, NM 87110
    (505) 888-9649

    But .... I could be wrong ... or it could have been an employee ... or the SUV could have been stolen .... et cetera
    OMG - that is the place!

    And I can tell you it is a red jeep cherokee and it was on comanche blvd headed east. No mistaking it.

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    I posted this in crazy drivers, but no one (?) saw it... it fits in this thread QUITE well:

    (this was tuesday or wednesday)
    Today I finally have recovered from my almost double century 11 days ago.
    I felt very strong on my home commute, but got completely rattled when a young guy passed me with less than 1 foot between me and his car.
    IMagine my delight when he was stopped by the light and i caught up with him.

    "EXCUSE ME" I said; "YOu came WAY TOO CLOSE to me when you passed me"
    "Oh, sorry" he said; glancing past his girlfriend
    then he said "bla bla bla bla the sidewalk"
    !!!!!
    I have no idea what the beginning of that sentence was but
    I responded "I Can't always GET on the sidewalk" before he sped off.

    At least he found out that it was a HUMAN on the bike with FEELINGS!!
    Mimi Team TE BIANCHISTA
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    How about a nice, polite phone call (or a dozen or so from ALL of us) asking if he's the gentleman who drives the red suv? When he replies, "Yes", say that's too bad. I could have used your services, but after you call me, or my friend, a b!tch, I don't think I can use your services. Bicycles have every right to the road, and until you learn the laws of the road, we'll have to boycott your business. And, we'll do what we can to make sure every cyclist in the area knows how you feel about sharing the road with them.

    Keep it nice and sweet. That usually bothers people more than anger.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mimitabby
    coming out of a state park someone on a motorcycle told us to get off the road too, but he used a different expletive, a body part, i believe.
    Ooohhhh, he didn't use the "C" word, did he??? That word makes me really, really angry.
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