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The Ready Room => Off Topic => Topic started by: Legionnaired on April 26, 2005, 09:33:29 AM

Title: Legion: 1, Angry Drivers: 0
Post by: Legionnaired on April 26, 2005, 09:33:29 AM: Alright, so today I was driving home from class in the fast lane, going like 70 or something. This dude in a big beige gass-hog comes roaring up behind me and tailgates me for like, 5 miles straight.

So I'm like, hell no.

I change lanes, get right beside him, and just stare at him for a bit. He starts getting pissed, then I just point at him, then point at the road ahead, kind of mouth 'Lets go' to him.

He floors it. Hits 85 easy. I take my foot off the gas and hit 65, and stay there. Why, you ask?

Because every single day, there's a cop waiting at that precise spot. Said cop pulls out and pulls over Mr. "I have a huge truck and I like to ride people's bumpers with it." I wave to the guy on my way past him at a merry 65.

I'd call that a win.
Title: Legion: 1, Angry Drivers: 0
Post by: Vinegar Ninja on April 26, 2005, 09:50:17 AM: haha, nice!
hate tailgaiters, stupid people who are nothing but assholes.
Title: Legion: 1, Angry Drivers: 0
Post by: 2_of_8 on April 26, 2005, 10:18:21 AM: You win :) I should advise my dad to do that something :p
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Post by: Malevolent on April 26, 2005, 10:40:48 AM: Nice. He had it coming.
Title: Legion: 1, Angry Drivers: 0
Post by: CryForMe on April 26, 2005, 11:46:21 AM: thats leetsauce. you should call the cop and have him thank you for handing him the speeder. only thing that woulda been better is if the story went like this:

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I change lanes, get right beside him, and just stare at him for a bit. He starts getting pissed, then I just point at him, then point at the road ahead, with a shocked expression on my face.

5 milliseconds later, he slams headlong into the back of a gasoline tanker and his huge tailgating gas guzzler is engulfed in an inferno which would rival the fires of hell. So i pulled over and pee'd on the flames to put them out, followed by being awarded a medal by the fire department.

Then i went and bought a pet onos. Hes so cuuuuuuuuute!
Title: Legion: 1, Angry Drivers: 0
Post by: A Boojum Snark on April 26, 2005, 11:54:41 AM: ...when I first read the title I was thinking the software type of drivers >_>

However, this is much win indeed.
Title: Legion: 1, Angry Drivers: 0
Post by: SlickWill on April 26, 2005, 12:37:33 PM: HAHAHA, that is so awesome. I drive a lot on fast two lane highways and you can't seem to go fast enough. People just try to push you. I wish we had cops around on a consistant basis so I could try this. Legion ftw.
Title: Legion: 1, Angry Drivers: 0
Post by: rad4Christ on April 26, 2005, 12:41:15 PM: Beautiful, Legion, beautiful.
Title: Legion: 1, Angry Drivers: 0
Post by: Black Mage on April 26, 2005, 12:41:31 PM: you get fifteen points
Title: Legion: 1, Angry Drivers: 0
Post by: holy_devil on April 26, 2005, 12:44:59 PM: is it bad if i thought this was about a computer driver confliction? =\

go you, though, legion =]
Title: Legion: 1, Angry Drivers: 0
Post by: rad4Christ on April 26, 2005, 12:47:37 PM: No offense, but some of you guys REALLY need to get out more. Seriously. Go. NOW.

I DON'T CARE IF IT'S RAINING!
Title: Legion: 1, Angry Drivers: 0
Post by: CorvusX on April 26, 2005, 01:05:31 PM: Quote
you get fifteen points
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Post by: Diablus on April 26, 2005, 01:27:07 PM: I've done a snimilair thing Legion, except in that percise spot wehere I point to is A ANTI TANK MINE FIELD!!!!!. So I always win. :ph34r: PWN!
Title: Legion: 1, Angry Drivers: 0
Post by: Malevolent on April 26, 2005, 02:06:58 PM: Quote
rad4Christ,Apr 26 2005, 02:47 PM]No offense, but some of you guys REALLY need to get out more. Seriously. Go. NOW.

I DON'T CARE IF IT'S RAINING!
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I must say that I utterly hate rain. Well if it's sprinkling it's ok cuz then it is kind of nice. Ok, the only time I like rain is when I want it to. :lol:

EDIT: And when did they say anything about rain?
Title: Legion: 1, Angry Drivers: 0
Post by: pardzh on April 26, 2005, 02:09:12 PM: Ruled. I hate big trucks, and people who drive them like idiots even more.
Title: Legion: 1, Angry Drivers: 0
Post by: Zero7 on April 26, 2005, 05:40:31 PM: Quote
rad4Christ,Apr 26 2005, 06:47 PM]I DON'T CARE IF IT'S RAINING!
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Not even if it's raining MEN?!!?

Edit: Legion does indeed win at this situation.

Edit 2: I win at chopping out useless parts of quotes!
Title: Legion: 1, Angry Drivers: 0
Post by: Kodiac on April 26, 2005, 06:47:32 PM: Sadly, I thought it was a software driver thing.....

LEGION WINS! Now, where did i put my medals....
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Post by: Manta on April 26, 2005, 08:04:15 PM: Mal, it was raining all afternoon where I live :angry:

Anyway, that is awesome.
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Post by: That Annoying Kid on April 26, 2005, 08:25:35 PM: HOLY ****

OWNED

HARD

<3
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Post by: Asal on April 26, 2005, 08:27:53 PM: Dude, you win. And I'm a pretty bad geek, but when Kodiac is confused.....maybe I'm just better at hiding it? I knew what he was talking about....
Title: Legion: 1, Angry Drivers: 0
Post by: SgtFury on April 27, 2005, 04:15:46 AM: Impressive work young padawan :D
Works well at lights too like in Back to the Future um III think that was the one :)

Let them think you are going to race and just mosey along like a pensioner. No satisfaction for them at all :D
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Post by: That Annoying Kid on April 27, 2005, 05:49:01 AM: for the record I thought he meant drivers on the street, not computer drivers
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Post by: Black Mage on April 27, 2005, 06:06:22 AM: you know, even i thought that he meant he had a driver conflict resolved in some unorthodox way but, at risk of losing my title of nerdork, i will claim that i knew it all along
Title: Legion: 1, Angry Drivers: 0
Post by: Ulatoh on April 27, 2005, 07:25:13 AM: sadly, I, too thought first of .inf files slapping eachother and demanding satisfaction.
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Post by: Mr.Bill on April 27, 2005, 05:22:56 PM: This is a gamers forum, anyone who DIDNT think is was a driver issues DOES NOT BELONG.

:-D

but yeah, winnar is teh j00
Title: Legion: 1, Angry Drivers: 0
Post by: Evangelion_2 on April 27, 2005, 06:55:02 PM: Tailgaters are so stupid if I get pissed enough I just slam on my breaks to give them a scare.
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Post by: GrayDuck on April 27, 2005, 07:15:54 PM: I thought software drivers and opted not to read this... then I was amazed at the number of replies and decided it must be something good (or just full of spam).

It made me laugh... Good job!

But I must ask... why were you in the left lane if you weren't passing anyone? I mean if you could mouth 'lets go' and he was going to race you, that implies to me that there were no cars in front of you once you moved over. I have to say that I hate people who camp in the left lane when there are no cars in the next lane over and someone is creeping up behind them. HATE HATE HATE.
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Post by: Ulatoh on April 27, 2005, 07:22:33 PM: i've done that exact thing before, except it was at a stoplight, the other guy was in the left turn lane, and i revved my engine like we would race. there was noone else out cause it was the dead of night. I revved my engine, and sat there, as the first light to turn green was the left turn light, he floored it, and went straight, but since he was in the wrong lane, this put him left of center on the other size, nearby fuzz = pwned.
Title: Legion: 1, Angry Drivers: 0
Post by: Legionnaired on April 28, 2005, 04:21:44 PM: Quote
I thought software drivers and opted not to read this... then I was amazed at the number of replies and decided it must be something good (or just full of spam).

It made me laugh... Good job!

But I must ask... why were you in the left lane if you weren't passing anyone? I mean if you could mouth 'lets go' and he was going to race you, that implies to me that there were no cars in front of you once you moved over. I have to say that I hate people who camp in the left lane when there are no cars in the next lane over and someone is creeping up behind them. HATE HATE HATE.
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Because in the middle of the day on this particular 3-lane highway, the other two lanes have senior citizens going sub-65.
Title: Legion: 1, Angry Drivers: 0
Post by: LowCrawler on April 30, 2005, 09:41:59 PM: Quote
I thought software drivers and opted not to read this... then I was amazed at the number of replies and decided it must be something good (or just full of spam).

It made me laugh... Good job!

But I must ask... why were you in the left lane if you weren't passing anyone? I mean if you could mouth 'lets go' and he was going to race you, that implies to me that there were no cars in front of you once you moved over. I have to say that I hate people who camp in the left lane when there are no cars in the next lane over and someone is creeping up behind them. HATE HATE HATE.
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i think this is a Texas thing because when i was up in Oklahoma some jerk was talking down to me about being in the left lane when we both pulled into the same gas station.. but at least 'round these here parts the left lane is just the fast lane... if youre pulling a trailor or jsut dont like going 75 then you stick right and rest of us will mosy on past yer down towards yonder ways.

so yeah long story short i drive left lane all the time.. just depends on where i need to be.
Title: Legion: 1, Angry Drivers: 0
Post by: Asal on May 01, 2005, 08:44:56 AM: Quote
i think this is a Texas thing because when i was up in Oklahoma some jerk was talking down to me about being in the left lane when we both pulled into the same gas station.. but at least 'round these here parts the left lane is just the fast lane... if youre pulling a trailor or jsut dont like going 75 then you stick right and rest of us will mosy on past yer down towards yonder ways.

so yeah long story short i drive left lane all the time.. just depends on where i need to be.
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In Michigan, there is no such thing as 'moseying' past someone with a trailer, or going the speed limit. People will fly by ALL the time....unless there's a cop. But here, the left lane is the passing lane, if you're in it, you're expected to be passing people. So if you're not passing, slide over to the middle lane. However, most of the time if you get into the left lane, you're gonna stay there, because all the huge trucks bo about 60.
Title: Legion: 1, Angry Drivers: 0
Post by: Malevolent on May 01, 2005, 09:21:51 AM: Quote
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i think this is a Texas thing because when i was up in Oklahoma some jerk was talking down to me about being in the left lane when we both pulled into the same gas station.. but at least 'round these here parts the left lane is just the fast lane... if youre pulling a trailor or jsut dont like going 75 then you stick right and rest of us will mosy on past yer down towards yonder ways.

so yeah long story short i drive left lane all the time.. just depends on where i need to be.
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In Michigan, there is no such thing as 'moseying' past someone with a trailer, or going the speed limit. People will fly by ALL the time....unless there's a cop. But here, the left lane is the passing lane, if you're in it, you're expected to be passing people. So if you're not passing, slide over to the middle lane. However, most of the time if you get into the left lane, you're gonna stay there, because all the huge trucks bo about 60.
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Yes, Michigan is awesome. People seriously do not care about speed limits that much. On freeways they go 80 all the time. And when passing people on regular roads, they go about 70.