700watts Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Mb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FPerron Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 "Stop Drunk Driving! This is my common sense, and reasonable, solution to reducing deaths from drunk driving. Deaths from drunk driving kill and destroy thousands of families each year, and are completely preventable. No longer can we stand by and allow our children to be put in harm’s way by a drunk driver. Therefore, my proposed solution is reasonable, easy to implement, and keeps our children safe. To begin with, we need to ban vodka. This drink is dangerously potent, at 80 proof, and is highly popular in bars and clubs because of its ability to be added to nearly any drink. Colorless, vodka can also be used to trick people, as alcoholics use vodka instead of water. You can see this at any number of public and kid-friendly sporting events. This is dangerous, as these drinkers will then drive home, endangering other drivers. By removing this highly-potent alcohol from the shelves of bars and restaurants, we’ll make the roads safer for our children. In addition to banning vodka, I propose that we eliminate large glasses from bars and other establishments that serve alcoholic beverages. Large volume glasses only allow drinkers to get drunk quickly. There is no need for 16oz, 22oz, or even 32oz glasses. If I can enjoy my wine in a 4oz pour, then 4oz is good enough for anyone. The only people who should have access to these sizes of glasses should be food critics, as they require the beverages to last the entire course of the meal they are reviewing. Festivals, sporting events, bars, and private brewhouses have no need for such large glasses that only serve to make people drunk. Clearly these two proposals can be accepted by any reasonable person with common sense. Please remember that drunk driving kills our children every year. It’s completely preventable, and easily done if these solutions are enacted." -MB Ban Vodka? Maybe you should join Mothers Against Rational Thinking. Statistics show that the vast majority of fatal alcohol related accidents are not caused by casual social drinkers who happen to grab the wrong glass or drink Vodka instead of Jagermeister. They are caused by habitual criminal offenders who should have been taken off the road after their last DWI conviction. Back in the 1970s or 80s, Car and Driver did a well documented series on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Well, both can be dangerous - a casual drinker may fall asleep at the wheel. The daughter of a friend was killed in an accident when her not so sober friend was driving and fell asleep at the wheel. Broken neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FPerron Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Well, both can be dangerous - a casual drinker may fall asleep at the wheel. The daughter of a friend was killed in an accident when her not so sober friend was driving and fell asleep at the wheel. Broken neck. Sure, that can happen. All I'm saying is that we should be careful not to throw the baby out with the bathwater - don't go too far restricting liberties without weighing the real benefit. In this case, I'm advocating the targeting of habitual offenders since getting them off the road will realize the greatest gains toward making the roads safer. Look at open container laws, for example. I should be able to drive down main street in a convertible waving a Martini over my head as long as I'm not legally impaired. Open container laws were invented to allow cops to harass kids (I'm 70, BTW) - these laws do nothing to improve safety. Then there are the anti-switchblade knife laws - completely useless and on the books because some dumb old lady freaked out when she saw "West Side Story." Don't get me started on the Nanny State:lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonka Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I thought the whole ban vodka thing was just a spin off on gun control saving lives. If not, its the dumbest thing I've ready today anyway. might as well ban cars, save a whole lot more lives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPerron Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 If the OP was being sarcastic as you suggest, he did a great job of sucking me in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDII Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 I thought the whole ban vodka thing was just a spin off on gun control saving lives. If not, its the dumbest thing I've ready today anyway. might as well ban cars, save a whole lot more lives This. It's satire aimed at the anti-gun crowd how ridiculous they sound. Need forum help? Private Message legGTLT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPerron Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Nice. Feel free not to join Mothers Against Rational Thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
700watts Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 nunya WORD... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 You know, Potato Head, you just fell for the oldest routine in the book: bad cop... Worse cop! -- Tango&Cash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SBT Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live as if there isn't and to die to find out that there is. --Albert Camus For a 20th Century Philosopher this was a different approach. - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 For true inspiration... [ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnqNbz5ZZIM[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 “He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BDII Posted January 24, 2016 Author Share Posted January 24, 2016 4th down. So very true. Need forum help? Private Message legGTLT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 my skeyboard shas sa lisp snow From a workmate with a bad keyboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonka Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 "We don't develop courage by being happy every day. We develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity." --Barbara de Angelis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 "You can go a long way with a smile. You can go a lot farther with a smile and a gun." -Al Capone (1899 - 1947) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BDII Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share Posted January 28, 2016 ^could you imagine the backlash if a Republican said that today? Need forum help? Private Message legGTLT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Traffic signals in New York are just rough guidelines. David Letterman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Politics have no relation to morals. Niccolo Machiavelli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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