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Reply #30 posted 08/13/09 6:24pm

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Fury said:

is there anything retarded that you just know has to be exclusive to your city?
here in baltimore, on sundays, every third block or so has a newspaper vendor that stands at the traffic light and sells newspapers. people will slam on brakes at a green light to buy a newspaper, oblivious to how many cars are behind them traveling 40-50 mph. disbelief

And, the paper's not worth that anymore... disbelief

This, however, was my favorite thing about Baltimore: How people will hitch rides with other non-cabbies and signal that they want a ride by standing on the roadside, arm extended, and motion with their hand, as if they were tapping on a telegraph...

It tugs at my heart, whenever I'm back in town. touched



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Reply #31 posted 08/13/09 6:25pm

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we had those things when i was a kid, back in the old-timey days. my best friend in grade school had milk delivered to his house, and instead of jugs or cartons, they delivered milk in those big plastic bags. and at our school at lunch, we drank milk out of single serve versions of those bags, and we had special pointed straws that were used to puncture the milk bags. could you imagine the mere IDEA of giving kids sharp pointed puncture straws in this day and age? lol

we still have those here, for our juice boxes boxed
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has there been any foul play? lol
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Reply #32 posted 08/13/09 6:26pm

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Anxiety said:

we had those things when i was a kid, back in the old-timey days. my best friend in grade school had milk delivered to his house, and instead of jugs or cartons, they delivered milk in those big plastic bags. and at our school at lunch, we drank milk out of single serve versions of those bags, and we had special pointed straws that were used to puncture the milk bags. could you imagine the mere IDEA of giving kids sharp pointed puncture straws in this day and age? lol

we still have those here, for our juice boxes boxed
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Yeah, but Aussie kids need 'em to fight off dingoes, right? neutral
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Reply #33 posted 08/13/09 6:27pm

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ZombieKitten said:


we still have those here, for our juice boxes boxed
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Yeah, but Aussie kids need 'em to fight off dingoes, right? neutral

only if they are babies, and to use the pointy straws they need the ability to hold objects between thumb and index finger which typically develops in infants between 12 and 15 months of age neutral so, useless really
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Reply #34 posted 08/13/09 6:29pm

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Yeah, but Aussie kids need 'em to fight off dingoes, right? neutral

only if they are babies, and to use the pointy straws they need the ability to hold objects between thumb and index finger which typically develops in infants between 12 and 15 months of age neutral so, useless really

doh! Of course. smile
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Reply #35 posted 08/13/09 6:32pm

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Fury said:

ThreadBare said:


And, the paper's not worth that anymore... disbelief

This, however, was my favorite thing about Baltimore: How people will hitch rides with other non-cabbies and signal that they want a ride by standing on the roadside, arm extended, and motion with their hand, as if they were tapping on a telegraph...

It tugs at my heart, whenever I'm back in town. touched



yo you hackin'?


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Can I share in this Baltimore lovefest? lol My brother used to hack for extra cash, and ohhh the people he met disbelief
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Reply #36 posted 08/13/09 6:32pm

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ZombieKitten said:


only if they are babies, and to use the pointy straws they need the ability to hold objects between thumb and index finger which typically develops in infants between 12 and 15 months of age neutral so, useless really

doh! Of course. smile

older siblings can help though, to look out for the young ones

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Reply #37 posted 08/13/09 6:32pm

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Sidewalk parkers, but if you lived in NYC, they would toll you quicker than you can blink nod
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Reply #38 posted 08/13/09 6:33pm

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Anxiety said:

ZombieKitten said:


we still have those here, for our juice boxes boxed
[Edited 8/13/09 18:23pm]


has there been any foul play? lol

do you mean like mystery holes in the plasterboard? hmmm
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Reply #39 posted 08/13/09 6:33pm

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most people in houston snub public transportation.

the thing about it, houston has like a hundred mile radius!.. shrug
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Reply #40 posted 08/13/09 6:37pm

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doh! Of course. smile

older siblings can help though, to look out for the young ones


Don't fool yourself. It's only so they can later stick them with pointy straws hmph!
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Reply #41 posted 08/13/09 6:39pm

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comfort
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Reply #42 posted 08/13/09 6:42pm

Harlepolis

Spitting barf

I could tolerate all the other dumb shit to some extent but THAT....
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Reply #43 posted 08/13/09 7:03pm

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Spitting barf

I could tolerate all the other dumb shit to some extent but THAT....


Guys at my school spit, like, everywhere confused

I've never understood why they do it hmm
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Reply #44 posted 08/13/09 10:26pm

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thekidsgirl said:

Fury said:




yo you hackin'?


hug


Can I share in this Baltimore lovefest? lol My brother used to hack for extra cash, and ohhh the people he met disbelief

grouphug Charm City love!
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Reply #45 posted 08/13/09 10:49pm

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People in Vancouver have a hard time figuring out how to get off of a bus for some reason. The back doors have big yellow signs saying "PRESS HERE TO OPEN". But every single time I'm on the bus (and that's several times a day as I don't drive) at least one yahoo decides it will be much more effective to stand in front of the exit doors and yell "Back door!" as loud as they can and not touch the door at all.
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Reply #46 posted 08/13/09 11:54pm

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well, i've only lived here for a few weeks, give me a few months & i'll have something dumb to report...hehe! lol
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Reply #47 posted 08/14/09 12:03am

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doh! Of course. smile

older siblings can help though, to look out for the young ones


Is someone sitting behind that kid or is that all his hair? confused
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Reply #48 posted 08/14/09 12:06am

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& the only thing I can think of is the sideshow (which probably happens in more cities than I know). It's been going on since I was little, the area changes but the activity is the same. People gather on a certain block/parking lot/intersection, burn up their tires speeding in circles, hang out the windows of the car, play loud music, & completely disrupt the neighborhood. I went to one when I was in my early teens, had no business out there w/ those fools. I never did understand the concept of fucking up your tires just to show off shrug
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Reply #49 posted 08/14/09 2:08am

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When it's sunny they complain that it doesn't rain
and
When it rains they wish it could be sunny

I hate it when people drive slowly in the right (express) lane

I especially loath it when people fart it public and look around like ‘ um that wasn't me so I wonder who it was’
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Reply #50 posted 08/14/09 3:42am

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People here bitch to no end whenever it snows or gets remotely cold during the winter months. I mean, hello? This is Canada. lol
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Reply #51 posted 08/14/09 8:15am

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& the only thing I can think of is the sideshow (which probably happens in more cities than I know). It's been going on since I was little, the area changes but the activity is the same. People gather on a certain block/parking lot/intersection, burn up their tires speeding in circles, hang out the windows of the car, play loud music, & completely disrupt the neighborhood. I went to one when I was in my early teens, had no business out there w/ those fools. I never did understand the concept of fucking up your tires just to show off shrug

That's funny. I bet this does happen in many places, but it always has impressed me primarily as a California thing. smile
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Reply #52 posted 08/14/09 8:25am

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and what the hell is going on with people in chicago playing something called CORNHOLE right out in public? disbelief

cornhole is sweeping the nation. smile
"not a fan" falloff yeah...ok
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Reply #53 posted 08/14/09 9:55am

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and what the hell is going on with people in chicago playing something called CORNHOLE right out in public? disbelief

cornhole is sweeping the nation. smile


i think there's a deep, dark secret to cornhole and i am going to dig and dig until i get to the bottom of it!





i just grossed my SELF out redface
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Reply #54 posted 08/14/09 10:23am

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Anxiety said:

Shorty said:


cornhole is sweeping the nation. smile


i think there's a deep, dark secret to cornhole and i am going to dig and dig until i get to the bottom of it!





i just grossed my SELF out redface



yeah...ewww!
"not a fan" falloff yeah...ok
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Reply #55 posted 08/14/09 11:38am

Dayclear

Our football team just hired Michael Vick- Now you tell me ! WTF???? eek eek
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Reply #56 posted 08/14/09 11:42am

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People in Chicago haven't been told, the lever on the left of the steering column is your Turn Signal: Push down to turn left. Push up to turn right. confused
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Reply #57 posted 08/14/09 11:57am

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People in Chicago haven't been told, the lever on the left of the steering column is your Turn Signal: Push down to turn left. Push up to turn right. confused


Yeah, New Jersey drivers didn't get that memo either.
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Reply #58 posted 08/14/09 12:09pm

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People in Chicago haven't been told, the lever on the left of the steering column is your Turn Signal: Push down to turn left. Push up to turn right. confused


Yeah, New Jersey drivers didn't get that memo either.


yes but do they call it a "blinker" or a "directional"
in NH we call it a directional I mean sure...we use the term blinker too...I never knew directional was weird till my from from Louisiana came up and bout busted a gut laughing at the term "directional" We even have a few signs that say "use directional" lol
"not a fan" falloff yeah...ok
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Reply #59 posted 08/14/09 12:17pm

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People in Chicago haven't been told, the lever on the left of the steering column is your Turn Signal: Push down to turn left. Push up to turn right. confused


lol I seem to notice people using it, not to indicate where they plan to go, but rather to indicate where they are already halfway to being
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