it was funny as hell on school busses.  They have such a long system, they'd
go ahead and start, then blow that thing out better than any spud gun made.

"JerryD\(upstateNY\)" <jerryd@wherever.com> wrote in news:46280cf5$0$19437
$4c368faf@roadrunner.com:

You only HEARD about it 40+ years ago?

Good Grief!

I USED it over 50 years ago!

Another "trick" was to put 1/2 cup of sand in each of the guy's tires:
after a few turns, he'd have to come to a complete stop in order to regain
control and, then, if he "peeled out", he'd have a "4-wheeled jackrabbit"
on his hands... <G>

The "mean" kids would "sweeten his gas tank" by adding a box of sugar cubes
through the filler pipe to insure that he'd be staying at home for a
while...

Most shade tree mechanics would test by putting their hand over the exhast
to test for back pressure.

Texas.

"It's better to have a dead body to explain away than to have a live one
that can explain for himself." - Old Texas Proverb.

Come September 1, 2007, the perp's family won't even be able to file a
"Wrongful Death" lawsuit. <G>

Don't confuse Newsgroup bravado with the truth.

Hey, Bob, please watch out who you're calling a troll. I'd rather be
viewed as an "educator." My main concern is trying to relieve most of
these good folks of the burden of their total ignorance towards cyclists
which results in their bully tactics and death threats. I've been really
patient and reasonable and have done lots of work and Googling providing
them with bicycle traffic law facts and I think some of them are
starting to realize how wrong they've been about who has every right to
use the roadways. But is there ONE person here man enough to admit his
mistakes and apologize for his rudeness, threats to life and limb and
ignorance of the law? If there is, I have yet to see a post to that
effect. Even the women have been uppity and ungracious.

You asked where's the outrage. Well, some of it is here with me. I get
outraged every time some ignorant, bully RVer threatens my life with his
RV. You know, it's one thing if somebody has the right attitude and
takes the time to learn a few things so they don't remain ignorant and
dangerous their whole lives but it's another thing altogether when they
persist in their ignorance in the face of the facts which I've posted
here many a time. It's pathological the way some of these people act.
They seem to think how they act is perfectly acceptable behavior.
Laughing about pancaking cyclists while if a cyclist threatens to key
their RV or plug up the exhaust system with foam in retaliation, they go
ballistic. You can see where their heads are at -- right up their big
fat a.ses in most cases. RVers are the only group I know of whose neck
size and butthole size are a perfect match.

But, I'm happy that it's easy for you too see how many of the folks here
are totally mentally unbalanced. I'm hoping it's pretty obvious to some
others who might be more reasonable and mature to see. Glibly threaten
to kill innocent cyclists who are legally using the roadways on one hand
and, on the other hand, act horrified, upset and crestfallen if somebody
even jokes about damaging their precious RVs.

It shows these folks have no life because their life is an RV which they
seem to value all out of proportion to the irritating, resource hogging
pollution machine the things are. So they can have fun, they pollute the
planet way way more than their fair share. This should tell everybody
about the reason RV people buy them in the first place. It's mostly
because they ARE ignorant of the law, they ARE unconcerned about their
Carbon Dioxide footprint, they ARE arrogant, rude bullies and they whine
like a bunch of crybabies if somebody as much as jokes about turning the
tables on them.

We sane, fit and healthy people DO NEED to work together to try to do
something about the RV menace and the fat slobs and mental midgets who
seem drawn to the RV abomination. If these people just got fit they
would quickly see how plunking their fat, diseased carcasses down inside
a big, ugly, dangerous, pollution and greenhouse gas-spewing vehicle is
a really irresponsible thing to do. The more they ride around in RVs the
more out of shape they become. Their entire life consists of sitting -
sitting and driving, sitting and eating, sitting and watching TV,
sitting and drinking alcohol, sitting and picking their noses, sitting
and drooling and sitting and smelling.

They see a fit, healthy cyclist who embodies everything they don't have
the will power to be and they resent it. They get really pissed because
seeing that cyclist makes them realize how gross they have let
themselves become and how disgusting they really are for allowing it to
continue. Not to mention choosing RVing as a means to further their
folly and shorten their worthless lives.

Some call me a troll. I call myself an educator and a realist. It's easy
for somebody I describe accurately to yell the "T" word because they
think, in doing so, they can change the subject and point he blame
finger somewhere else. Sorry, guys and gals, it won't work. Most people
see you for what you really are. Mean, judgmental, arrogant bully people
who, deep down, hate it because you know you're that way but don't have
the resolve to stop being that way.

Ever see a fat person strip and take a good long look at themselves in
front of a full length mirror? Not likely. They don't want to see how
disgusting they really are. Not just disgusting in body but also
disgusting in mind for letting their body get that way. Nope, go into a
fat person's house. Try to find a full length mirror. You might find one
on the inside of a bedroom closet door but it is NEVER used. These
people know they are guilty of gluttony. They know they are sinners.
They know they look awful. They know their health is suffering. They
just lack the guts to do something about it.

And, I'm in a position to point the finger without being a hypocrite
about it. I'm as fit as any human being on the planet. I have no
self-inflicted diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, cholesterol
through the roof, joint problems, bad backs, sore feet, sleep apnea
etc. - all the self-inflicted diseases of the obese.

Nope, not me! I look like a human male is supposed to look. My body is
my temple and I keep it in the very best of shape. My Creator expects no
less. He has prepared Hell for your like. He has a better place prepared
for me. That's the one thing that gives me great comfort. There will be
few, if any, gluttonous bullies to besmirch Heaven. Lord, give me the
patience to abide them here on Earth. It can't even be said that they
know not what they do . . .

Amstel Gold Classic in Belgium Monday. Wish me luck.

Shad O'Shay

vehicle

In Texas it is legal to use deadly force to protect property.  With regards
to live stock it's been that way since the area belonged to the Spanish.
Regardless a good attorney and a few hard nosed conservatives and the DA is
unlikely to convict.  Might/likely be the grand jury will nol-pros. (spl?)

Been a while but Jim Wright's (TX congressman) dad (then in his 90) shot a
few cattle thieves on his ranch in west Texas.  When asked about gun control
the old boy said he was all for a steady hand.  Deputies, reporters and the
DA congratulated the Sr Wright on his shootin'.

When the end game is one story how much less dead is the trickster.?

As to what he's up to ... considering all that is in the news today who's to
say that what is poked up the tail pipe is not an explosive?

Like I said softer than a post only dumber.

If a vandal, when accosted by a homeowner, threatens violence then, in
Texas, he's "dead meat" since the *perception* by the homeowner/resident is
the important factor.

If the perp gets "mouthy" and/or "pushy" the perp can plan on "pushing up
Daisies" from 6' undedrground.

If the perp has friends accompanying him then THEY will be tried for the
perp's death.

If the perp displays a firearm then, if the perp survives the encounter,
the perp will *also* be charged with Assault With A Deadly Weapon and, in
addition to the 10 years for that crime, will get an additional 10 years of
mandatory prison time for the use/possession of a firearm during the
commission of a crime.

Bear in mind that the two most often seen "slogans" are meant most
literally:

"Don't Mess With Texas!" and "Texas: It's like a whole other Country!"