"Weiner for Boehner: Let's Trade"
Mal: You are very much lacking in imagination. Zoe: I imagine that's so, sir.
'Out Of Gas'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Trudy Booth - Jun 16, 2011 9:10:10 am PDT #12983 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
tommyrot - Jun 16, 2011 9:41:59 am PDT #12984 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Wow, I never knew NYC traffic sucked this much.
Documenting Traffic Mayhem in a Manhattan Street Intersection
“3 Way Street” by Ron Gabriel is a video of one Manhattan intersection that shows the mayhem caused by misbehaving motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists. The video is part of Gabriel’s 3 Way Street campaign, a masters thesis project that addresses coexistence on New York City streets.
By summer 2010, the expansion of bike lanes exposed a clash of long-standing bad habits — such as pedestrians jaywalking, cyclists running red lights, and motorists plowing through crosswalks. The old habits exacerbate attempts to expand ways to use our streets; existing disfunction makes change more difficult.
My master’s thesis project at SVA focused on one intersection as a case study. The video aims to show our interconnected role in improving the safety and usability of our streets. The campaign is named ’3-Way Street’ and is made up of a poster series, a video and website.
Jessica - Jun 16, 2011 9:53:07 am PDT #12985 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Maybe I've lived here too long, but am I missing something in that video? Did he actually see any accidents occur? All I see is a bunch of pearl-clutching over bike messengers...
Tom Scola - Jun 16, 2011 9:55:47 am PDT #12986 of 30001
They pay me in WOIMS
I had the same reaction, Jess.
Trudy Booth - Jun 16, 2011 9:56:06 am PDT #12987 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
We still have bike messengers?
Laga - Jun 16, 2011 9:59:03 am PDT #12988 of 30001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
If it's the video I'm thinking of, I think there's one hit & run. I wished it was Michigan & Chicago ave in Chicago. Then you'd have horses too.
Tom Scola - Jun 16, 2011 10:06:47 am PDT #12989 of 30001
They pay me in WOIMS
And the NY Post goes with the obvious headline: [link]
Jessica - Jun 16, 2011 10:07:40 am PDT #12990 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Watched the whole thing - not even a fender bender. One or two close calls, but it's not like Manhattan has the monopoly on asshole drivers. (They all come home at night to MY neighborhood..)
Trudy Booth - Jun 16, 2011 10:07:53 am PDT #12991 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Yeah, it seems like Bicyclists Can Be Dicks 101.
You're not some magical hybrid between a pedestrian and a vehicle, free to zip through traffic and sidewalks as you see fit, unbeholden to traffic lights, established directions, and right of way... you're just a tool.
Tom Scola - Jun 16, 2011 10:38:31 am PDT #12992 of 30001
They pay me in WOIMS
Update: The NY Post changed their headline from "WEINER PULLS OUT" to "WEINER WRAPS IT UP"