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02-08-2007, 05:10 AM
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IPod Oblivious
Just heard on CNN that a new law is being considered for NYC--you will be find $100 if you are caught crossing a street while using a cell or listening to an IPod. Not bad, what is next to be outlawed in NYC?
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02-08-2007, 06:39 AM
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Geez guys, NYC is becoming such a good spot to visit--can't listen to IPod, talk on cel, eat trans-fats, smoke, laugh or scratch--what's left to try and outlaw.? LOL
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02-08-2007, 08:57 AM
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Yeah, they're so progressive up there. 
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02-08-2007, 07:10 PM
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You put on an iPod and don't pay attention to your surroundings and get hit by a car. So this is new step we're taking in protecting morons, huh? Jesus, what a load of crap. All I see with banning Trans Fats and banning not paying attention and banning marijuana and banning this, that and the other are the words Nineteen-eighty-four.
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02-09-2007, 05:20 AM
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I am sorry, but I DO NOT want the government to protect me from myself. If I am a dumb-ass I deserve whatever occurs.
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02-09-2007, 06:22 AM
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Well they have to protect the tax-payers, otherwise who'll pay them?
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02-09-2007, 07:55 AM
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Good point, we would not want them to lose any revenue, would we?
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02-13-2007, 10:13 AM
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Quote:
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Well they have to protect the tax-payers, otherwise who'll pay them?
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Ha ha Ha, good one. That explains a lot.
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Neither am I the means to any end others may wish to accomplish. I am not a tool for their use. I am not a servant of their needs. I am not a bandage for their wounds. I am not a sacrifice on their altars. ... I owe nothing to my brothers, nor do I gather debts from them. I ask no one to live for me, nor do I live for others. I covet no mans soul, nor is my soul theirs to covet.
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02-13-2007, 12:44 PM
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Well, I think the problem arises when you put your iPod on, put the earphones in your ears, walk across the street, get hit by a car... and THEN SUE! Since Americans are sue-happy, this is why these types of laws are put in place. To prevent you from being able to SUE somebody for your own stupidity.
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02-13-2007, 03:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CHUQ
I am sorry, but I DO NOT want the government to protect me from myself. If I am a dumb-ass I deserve whatever occurs.
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You should run for president with a quote like that you would definetly win the popular vote. |
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