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What do YOU do when someone gives you the 'FINGER'?

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Old Nov 21, 2003 | 04:15 AM
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I'm just curious to see how different people react to this hazard of driving.

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Old Nov 21, 2003 | 04:24 AM
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How is it a hazard to driving? I just smile and wave as I pass them to slam on the breaks in front of them.
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Old Nov 21, 2003 | 04:41 AM
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i would never do anything to make a person give me the 'finger'
but if he did , without me doing anything...i would give it back , with some sorta thing to annoy him(things that u only think of at the time)
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Old Nov 21, 2003 | 05:41 AM
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usually... when I get that feeling that someone is going to... I try not to even acknowledge them... and not give them the satisfaction of flipping me off. I'm not willing to encourage them flipping me off as a way to get a reaction of sort, as I believe that is the only reason or benefit for someone flipping someone else off.

This one time this guy drove like crazy trying to get me to look at him and ended up sticking his out from 2 lanes over with a couple cars in between.... I bet the other cars were wondering who this freak was that was flipping them off and what they did to piss him off.

At the same time.... I've found that those who flip people off are usually the ones that intiated the wrongdoing to start with, ie they cut you off, then they flip you off, strange sort of defense mechanism our driving society has built up.
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Old Nov 21, 2003 | 06:36 AM
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I have given the finger most of the time. People just ignore it or flick me back.
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Old Nov 21, 2003 | 07:05 AM
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I wave & give them the biggest grin ....that pisses them off even more
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Old Nov 21, 2003 | 07:15 AM
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Just ignore and stay away.
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Old Nov 21, 2003 | 07:18 AM
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i dont use the finger i give people a thumbs down when thy do stupid shit on the roads.... for some reason this seems to piss them off more than
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Old Nov 21, 2003 | 07:52 AM
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I was riding with my friend one time when this one women gave him the finger in a parking lot. Since the parking lot was full and we were moving slow he rolled down his window and spit in her face. She tried to spit back but didn't know how and ended up spitting on her chest. so she got spit on twice.
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Old Nov 21, 2003 | 07:59 AM
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how do you not know how to spit
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