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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by INTJ' date='Jan 19 2009, 10:51 AM
Why were you so kind to the newb?
You can attract more flies with JDM parts than with promises of Stinky Tofu.
Old Jan 19, 2009 | 04:58 PM
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UT,

Why is it that when you drive thru poor neighborhoods, people there don't/can't follow the rules of the road? IE, making a U-Turn when the sign clearly states 'No U Turns', parking in the middle of street etc etc?
Old Jan 19, 2009 | 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by zdave87' date='Jan 19 2009, 05:58 PM
UT,

Why is it that when you drive thru poor neighborhoods, people there don't/can't follow the rules of the road? IE, making a U-Turn when the sign clearly states 'No U Turns', parking in the middle of street etc etc?
You assume that all drivers are licensed. As such, you assume that all drivers have studied said rules so as to pass the test to get said license.

Even assuming that some percentage (aside from 0%) have gotten their license, you're assuming they'd remember. . . or be mindful enough to care, despite mindfulness not exactly being a pervasive quality in socio-economically depressed areas.

You assume, in the case of the road signs, that said drivers can read and understand English. . . or even the most basic of modern pictographs.

You assume that all drivers believe that the rules of the road are there to allow fair and reasonable use of the roads by all licensed drivers.

You assume everyone agrees that driving is a privilege and not a right.

You assume everyone has the basic understanding of social contract theory, or even the notion of what a legally binding contract may fundamentally mean in context of a healthy and functioning society.

You assume that your tax dollars are used to actually change this situation, because, you also assume that this situation is a moral dereliction and in violations of said principles of your community's implied social contract.

You assume that the principle's of governance should be an extension of your community's social norms.

It stands to reason, by conjecture, that this all happens because you assume too much.

I'm not assuming I'm anywhere close to right, but it's the best explanation I've got.
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Given that, it is ok to condemn those who fail to follow my arbitrary and unratified social contract?
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Wht doesn't search work in the corner?
Old Jan 20, 2009 | 07:58 AM
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management is CHEAP!
Old Jan 20, 2009 | 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by INTJ' date='Jan 20 2009, 08:08 AM
Given that, it is ok to condemn those who fail to follow my arbitrary and unratified social contract?
It hasn't stopped some folks. . .
Old Jan 20, 2009 | 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by jasonw' date='Jan 20 2009, 08:50 AM
Wht doesn't search work in the corner?
It was taken offline during your hiatus. Something about clogging up the drain.
Old Jan 20, 2009 | 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by nakdboardr' date='Jan 20 2009, 08:58 AM
management is CHEAP!
"Frugal," not cheap.

You just happen to be on the frugal end of things. Sucker.
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Originally Posted by 8D_In_Trunk' date='Jan 20 2009, 09:32 AM
It was taken offline during your hiatus. Something about clogging up the drain.
those turd balls!



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