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notcasesensitive · 08-12-2003, 05:21 PM

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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Not regarding nipples.

When I was a kid, if a driver passed a cop waiting in an obvious speed trap or about to get back in his car after pulling someone over, the driver would warn oncoming traffic of the potential ticket by flashing his lights.

Is that regional or did was it pretty widespread? Does anyone do this anymore? Whenever I see someone flash their lights, I immediately hop into the right lane (if I wasn't already there) and slow back down to the speed limit. And whenever I see a potential speed trap, I try to warn the oncoming traffic. Lately, though, the speed trap never materializes, and I'm beginning to think that I'm doing a rain dance when everyone else just checks doppler radar.

This was common in the Northeast when I was younger. No idea if it is still done today because I do very little highway driving in Texas.

I did have an interesting (to me) encounter with a cop car the other day tho when I decided to pass a very slow moving truck (going about 10-15 mph) on a kind of busy city street in an area where dashed yellow lines were painted on the street. I thought it was a questionably legal maneuver when I did it, but was surprised when I got to the side of the truck to see slow moving traffic on the other side being passed by a police car on my (rightful) side of the road. We both made it past our respective crawlers and he never turned around to stop me, so it worked out ok.

ThurgreedMarshall · 08-12-2003, 05:23 PM

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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
What about a dog that gives bad poker tips?

You'll have to replace "poker tips" with "head" in that sentence if you're talking about Penske's momma.

And the answer would be, "That bitch is always crazy."

TM

NotFromHere · 08-12-2003, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Not regarding nipples.

When I was a kid, if a driver passed a cop waiting in an obvious speed trap or about to get back in his car after pulling someone over, the driver would warn oncoming traffic of the potential ticket by flashing his lights.

Is that regional or did was it pretty widespread? Does anyone do this anymore? Whenever I see someone flash their lights, I immediately hop into the right lane (if I wasn't already there) and slow back down to the speed limit. And whenever I see a potential speed trap, I try to warn the oncoming traffic. Lately, though, the speed trap never materializes, and I'm beginning to think that I'm doing a rain dance when everyone else just checks doppler radar.

totally universal. This is something that truckers do for other truckers nationwide from what I've seen - and I've driven coast to coast a number of times. But will extend the courtesy to other drivers because I think they hate highway cops.

I've also had guys on Harleys give me the slow down signal (palm facing down to the road) while driving on back roads. I think a lot of it has to do with type of car you're driving too. More common to get the courtesy in a sports car than a Geo Metro.

Did you just call me Coltrane? · 08-12-2003, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Not regarding nipples.

When I was a kid, if a driver passed a cop waiting in an obvious speed trap or about to get back in his car after pulling someone over, the driver would warn oncoming traffic of the potential ticket by flashing his lights.

Is that regional or did was it pretty widespread? Does anyone do this anymore? Whenever I see someone flash their lights, I immediately hop into the right lane (if I wasn't already there) and slow back down to the speed limit. And whenever I see a potential speed trap, I try to warn the oncoming traffic. Lately, though, the speed trap never materializes, and I'm beginning to think that I'm doing a rain dance when everyone else just checks doppler radar.

It's a gang ritual. If you flash back they will kill you.

Isn't that ironic?

evenodds · 08-12-2003, 05:26 PM

People still do it around here. Someone flashed us recently and we were very surprised to see a policeman around the next bend.

In Florida, it started to die out because flasing headlights was some signal for gang members, or something.

Ah, the sunshine state . . .

andViolins · 08-12-2003, 05:28 PM

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Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
It's a gang ritual. If you flash back they will kill you.

Isn't that ironic?

That is, I believe, a pretty well documented urban legend.

But I'm too lazy to go to snopes for the confirmation.

aV

ThurgreedMarshall · 08-12-2003, 05:30 PM

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Originally posted by ThrashersFan
"Allucquére Rosanne (Sandy) Stone"

"She lives in Austin, Texas and Santa Cruz, California with her husband Cynbe ru Taren (aka Jeffrey Prothero) and their cat, The."

Apparently the number of cats one has is not always an accurate test for wackadooness -- or at least having fewer than 3 does not guarantee a non-wackadoo.

Wrong. Reread. She has one cat and is less nutty than you.

TM

Did you just call me Coltrane? · 08-12-2003, 05:31 PM

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Originally posted by andViolins
That is, I believe, a pretty well documented urban legend.

But I'm too lazy to go to snopes for the confirmation.

aV

You sir, are correct!

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/madmen/lightout.htm

Fugee · 08-12-2003, 05:33 PM

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Originally posted by leagleaze
I don't know percentage, but I know it is quite common for the transgendered male to female folk to be gay. I am probably speaking out of turn though, it is just of the ones I know, they are with women.

And all this time I thought the old Village Voice personal ad written by a "lesbian woman trapped in a man's body" (while confusingly claiming not to be transsexual) was a scam for some guy to try to nail lesbians.

I went to law school with a transgendered woman. Up to then I'd led a very sheltered life so it made me a little uncomfortable at the beginning of my 1L year to share the bathroom (silly, I know as there were separate stalls) with her. Eventually, I stopped thinking of her as someone who used to be a man. In part it was helped by the effect of the hormones that got rid of the 5 o'clock shadow she used to get by Con Law class.

The more interesting story is that my Dad knows a transgendered woman. He is a licensed firearms dealer and goes to gun shows where most of the attendees and dealers are pretty macho NRA types. He became friends with another dealer who used to be a sniper in the Canadian military. A few months ago Dad's friend showed up with long blond hair, makeup and women's clothes and announced his upcoming surgery and new name. (He went to Europe for his surgery -- do they require a shorter period of living as the other gender before having the operation?) For a conservative old fart, Dad is remarkably blase about it as are, apparently, the rest of the dealers he knows. A cautionary note: if you're a guy and think you really should be a woman, don't get large macho tattoos on your arms. It really spoils the look after you make the change.

Shape Shifter · 08-12-2003, 05:38 PM

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Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
It's a gang ritual. If you flash back they will kill you.

Isn't that ironic?

Like a death row pardon two minutes too late.

Atticus Grinch · 08-12-2003, 05:38 PM

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Originally posted by Anne Elk
I was at the 1980 victory over the Russians. Wow! That building (and the street afterwards) was electric! I still get goose pimples watching the documentary.

Have you tried topical application of semen?

ThrashersFan · 08-12-2003, 05:41 PM

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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Wrong. Reread. She has one cat and is less nutty than you.

TM

You remind me a lot of boys in gradeschool who would tease girls that they liked. :kisscheek

Sidd Finch · 08-12-2003, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Not regarding nipples.

When I was a kid, if a driver passed a cop waiting in an obvious speed trap or about to get back in his car after pulling someone over, the driver would warn oncoming traffic of the potential ticket by flashing his lights.

Is that regional or did was it pretty widespread? Does anyone do this anymore? Whenever I see someone flash their lights, I immediately hop into the right lane (if I wasn't already there) and slow back down to the speed limit. And whenever I see a potential speed trap, I try to warn the oncoming traffic. Lately, though, the speed trap never materializes, and I'm beginning to think that I'm doing a rain dance when everyone else just checks doppler radar.

I've certainly seen people do this in various places around the country, so it's not regional. I don't know if people do it very much anymore, 'cause I don't drive that much.

Did you just call me Coltrane? · 08-12-2003, 05:47 PM

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Originally posted by Shape Shifter
Like a death row pardon two minutes too late.

Up until four days ago, I thought the line was "like a death row hard-on two minutes too late".

Which would actually be pretty ironic.

Sparklehorse · 08-12-2003, 05:48 PM

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Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
You see what I mean about the puffiness. But no, not really an intellectual crush, I spent a good deal of my university time wanting to jump him. He's got that tough-guy, man's man thing going on. 5-10 years ago, watching him kicking some ass in Commons was TOTALLY HOT. He was absolutely the sexiest man in politics.

I see what you mean. I've met a decent number of men who are litigators and also military (or ex-military) and this can be a hot combination. They tend to be modest and hard-working but fit, worldly and decidedly masculine.