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Post by blowfly on Dec 1, 2009 23:48:49 GMT
If God existed, then he would have made the police officer who gave me a ticket this morning for not wearing my seat belt show more compassion and let off instead of the fining of me of $234.50 of which he actually did.
Therefore, God doesn't exist. QED.
Oh, and Hi ya'll.
Cheers,
-the dubiously-bummed blowfly
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Post by naz on Dec 2, 2009 0:00:02 GMT
If God existed, then he would have made the police officer who gave me a ticket this morning for not wearing my seat belt show more compassion and let off instead of the fining of me of $234.50 of which he actually did. Therefore, God doesn't exist. QED. Oh, and Hi ya'll. Cheers, -the dubiously-bummed blowfly You just smashed whatever faith in God I had left. Thanks a lot. ;D |
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Post by blowfly on Dec 2, 2009 0:02:19 GMT
If God existed, then he would have made the police officer who gave me a ticket this morning for not wearing my seat belt show more compassion and let off instead of the fining of me of $234.50 of which he actually did. Therefore, God doesn't exist. QED. Oh, and Hi ya'll. Cheers, -the dubiously-bummed blowfly You just smashed whatever faith in God I had left. Thanks a lot. ;D I'm sorry Bill, I just felt it was time to confront you with the truth.  |
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Post by ydoaPs on Dec 2, 2009 0:05:08 GMT
Welcome aboard, Brendon.
You couldn't use your extreme debate skills and logic powers to get out of the ticket?
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Post by blowfly on Dec 2, 2009 0:18:24 GMT
Welcome aboard, Brendon. You couldn't use your extreme debate skills and logic powers to get out of the ticket? I could have, but it would have drained all my mana. And I think he was the older, no-nonsense type officer so he probably just would have fined me for something else too for trying to be a smart ass. |
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Post by naz on Dec 2, 2009 0:24:04 GMT
You just smashed whatever faith in God I had left. Thanks a lot. ;D I'm sorry Bill, I just felt it was time to confront you with the truth. LOL |
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Post by ydoaPs on Dec 2, 2009 1:45:24 GMT
You should start keeping mana potions in your car, then.
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Post by naz on Dec 2, 2009 2:43:07 GMT
All kidding aside I'm sorry that happened to you.
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Post by blowfly on Dec 2, 2009 4:50:15 GMT
All kidding aside I'm sorry that happened to you. I know I'm really angry with him for the total waste of money while completely aware it was totally and utterly my fault. Pride and cognitive dissonance are tremendously complimentary. |
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Post by drpepper on Dec 2, 2009 10:49:37 GMT
If it helps (and I know it probably doesn't) but I got one a almost 6 months ago and it still bothers me every time I think about it. Here in NC it costs even more because you have to get a lawyer to talk to the good ol boys or your insurance goes up.
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Post by vazscep on Dec 2, 2009 11:03:40 GMT
If God existed, then he would have made the police officer who gave me a ticket this morning for not wearing my seat belt show more compassion and let off instead of the fining of me of $234.50 of which he actually did. Jesus! That's a lot of money to lose for not wearing a seat-belt. Ah well. This stuff only further discourages me from ever learning to drive. |
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Post by naz on Dec 2, 2009 14:35:44 GMT
If it helps (and I know it probably doesn't) but I got one a almost 6 months ago and it still bothers me every time I think about it. Here in NC it costs even more because you have to get a lawyer to talk to the good ol boys or your insurance goes up. Down here in New Orleans no one cares. |
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Post by syamtamchuk on Dec 2, 2009 17:01:34 GMT
If God existed, then he would have made the police officer who gave me a ticket this morning for not wearing my seat belt show more compassion and let off instead of the fining of me of $234.50 of which he actually did. Therefore, God doesn't exist. QED. Oh, and Hi ya'll. Cheers, -the dubiously-bummed blowfly If I was a clever and a christian, I'd just point out that that was God looking for you. Much like he was looking out for me when I was completely hammered and my friend drove into a telephone pole at 90kph and I wasn't wearing my seat belt and thus didn't get the nasty midsection bruising he did. Of course, I'm niether clever nor christian.  |
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Post by dahduh on Dec 2, 2009 19:05:02 GMT
All kidding aside I'm sorry that happened to you. I know I'm really angry with him for the total waste of money while completely aware it was totally and utterly my fault. Pride and cognitive dissonance are tremendously complimentary. Hey blowfly, nice to see you pop up! Look at it this way: maybe this office just saved your life. You want the math? There's about a 1/10,000 chance of you being in a fatal accident every time you climb into your car. A seat belt reduces your risk of dying by 2/3. The cost of a fatality is - let's be generous in your case! - $1M. So, the probable cost per trip is $100, which is reduced to $33 if you wear a seat belt. Hang it, $234 was cheap at the price! This is of course assuming you don't engage in risk compensation and hit the pedal to the floor when you do wear a seatbelt... |
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Post by blowfly on Dec 2, 2009 19:36:47 GMT
I know I'm really angry with him for the total waste of money while completely aware it was totally and utterly my fault. Pride and cognitive dissonnce are tremendously complimentary. Hey blowfly, nice to see you pop up! Look at it this way: maybe this office just saved your life. You want the math? There's about a 1/10,000 chance of you being in a fatal accident every time you climb into your car. A seat belt reduces your risk of dying by 2/3. The cost of a fatality is - let's be generous in your case! - $1M. So, the probable cost per trip is $100, which is reduced to $33 if you wear a seat belt. Hang it, $234 was cheap at the price! This is of course assuming you don't engage in risk compensation and hit the pedal to the floor when you do wear a seatbelt... Hi dahduh, you're completely right. The problem is when you've just been handed a ticket for $234, basically the only thing which makes sense to you for the next week is that you've just lost $234, and that's the end of the story. |
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