Living in Ireland you may rightly presume that I have seen many wacky, wonderful and funny things in my time. However, recently, I was confronted with the stupidest thing that I have ever seen.
I brought my family to the beach last Sunday to take advantage of a rare appearance of the sun in the skies over my windswept and rainwashed isle. We were having a nice picnic, playing ball with the children - the usual pleasant stuff when I noticed that a car parked nearby had the engine running. Twenty minutes later the engine was still running and I took a closer look. There was a man inside - initially I thought he might have committed suicide but as this tale unfolds you will realise that this act would have been beyond the car occupants capabilities.
I knocked on the window of the car to see if the man was alright and to point out that his engine had been running for at least 30 minutes (by this time). He told me that he was just drying the beach towels on the bonnet of the car.
Can anybody beat this tale of wastefulness and stupidity.
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The Stupidest Thing I Have Ever Seen
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Re: The Stupidest Thing I Have Ever Seen
by mekrob » Thu 18 May 2006, 07:02:44
haha. Well, at least he didn't have a Hummer.
The worst I have seen was a few years ago I would go over to this one friend's house that was in the neighborhood. Another one of my friends was right across the street and whenever he came over, he would drive the 20 ft to the other side of the street. Pretty typical American I guess, not horrible, but bad I guess.
The worst I have seen was a few years ago I would go over to this one friend's house that was in the neighborhood. Another one of my friends was right across the street and whenever he came over, he would drive the 20 ft to the other side of the street. Pretty typical American I guess, not horrible, but bad I guess.
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Re: The Stupidest Thing I Have Ever Seen
by SeasonOfPain » Thu 18 May 2006, 08:36:34
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mekrob', ' ')Another one of my friends was right across the street and whenever he came over, he would drive the 20 ft to the other side of the street.
Maybe he was worried about getting hit by a car crossing the street.
At my previous residence in suburbia, I once had the pleasure of viewing my neighbor immeidately on our right side start up his heavy-duty truck (American-made, of course) and drive to the driveway of our neighbor immediately on our left, get out and talk for fifteen minutes (with the engine idling), then get back into the truck and drive back to his own driveway.
Five minutes later the other neighbor drove his four-wheeler across our lawn to the other guy's house.
Every time I hear some suburbanite moaning "I have no choice, I have to drive a car," I think of this little episode. I only wish this actually was the stupidest thing I've ever seen.
Never underestimate the stupidity of the human animal. Jevon's paradox indeed.
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Re: The Stupidest Thing I Have Ever Seen
by PenultimateManStanding » Thu 18 May 2006, 09:00:49
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('SeasonOfPain', '
')I once had the pleasure of viewing my neighbor immeidately on our right side start up his heavy-duty truck (American-made, of course) and drive to the driveway of our neighbor immediately on our left, get out and talk for fifteen minutes (with the engine idling), then get back into the truck and drive back to his own driveway.
Five minutes later the other neighbor drove his four-wheeler across our lawn to the other guy's house.
Never underestimate the stupidity of the human animal. Jevon's paradox indeed.
It looks like stupidity, but it's really simple, that guy was in love with his shiny 4by4. Which means he would get really pissed off if anyone came between him and his shiny, colorful truck, sort of like how the whole country will react pretty soon. The song will be, "nuke 'em! get the gas!" To the tune of Devo's "Whip it":
')I once had the pleasure of viewing my neighbor immeidately on our right side start up his heavy-duty truck (American-made, of course) and drive to the driveway of our neighbor immediately on our left, get out and talk for fifteen minutes (with the engine idling), then get back into the truck and drive back to his own driveway.
Five minutes later the other neighbor drove his four-wheeler across our lawn to the other guy's house.
Never underestimate the stupidity of the human animal. Jevon's paradox indeed.
There's something going on
You must nuke em
Gotta get the gas
You must nuke em
Get it straight
To go forward
to get the gas
You must nuke em
NUKE EM GET THE GAS!
GO FORWARD
NUKE THEIR ASS!
daooh da dooh da doot
da-ooh da dooh da dooh da doot
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Re: The Stupidest Thing I Have Ever Seen
by 12amps » Thu 18 May 2006, 11:02:17
stupidiest thing I have ever since by far: Specops
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Re: The Stupidest Thing I Have Ever Seen
by PolestaR » Thu 18 May 2006, 12:03:04
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('12amps', 's')tupidiest thing I have ever since by far: Specops
LMAO!
There is a few more you can add to that list, but I think we know who they are.
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Re: The Stupidest Thing I Have Ever Seen
by max_power29 » Thu 18 May 2006, 12:06:17
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('SeasonOfPain', '
')I once had the pleasure of viewing my neighbor immeidately on our right side start up his heavy-duty truck (American-made, of course) and drive to the driveway of our neighbor immediately on our left, get out and talk for fifteen minutes (with the engine idling), then get back into the truck and drive back to his own driveway.
Five minutes later the other neighbor drove his four-wheeler across our lawn to the other guy's house.
Never underestimate the stupidity of the human animal. Jevon's paradox indeed.
It looks like stupidity, but it's really simple, that guy was in love with his shiny 4by4. Which means he would get really pissed off if anyone came between him and his shiny, colorful truck, sort of like how the whole country will react pretty soon. The song will be, "nuke 'em! get the gas!" To the tune of Devo's "Whip it":')I once had the pleasure of viewing my neighbor immeidately on our right side start up his heavy-duty truck (American-made, of course) and drive to the driveway of our neighbor immediately on our left, get out and talk for fifteen minutes (with the engine idling), then get back into the truck and drive back to his own driveway.
Five minutes later the other neighbor drove his four-wheeler across our lawn to the other guy's house.
Never underestimate the stupidity of the human animal. Jevon's paradox indeed.
There's something going on
You must nuke em
Gotta get the gas
You must nuke em
Get it straight
To go forward
to get the gas
You must nuke em
NUKE EM GET THE GAS!
GO FORWARD
NUKE THEIR ASS!
Hey Penultimatemanstanding, this was the funniest thing I've read in a while! Thanks for the good laugh, ohhhhh this cracks me up! Sometime all one can do to keep sane is laugh at all the insanity going on around us. I'm suprise wierd al didnt beat you to this
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