Do you ever do anything to intentionally be a jerk? (1 Viewer)

[Mario Kart]

Last one for now:

A few years back there was a bill in the State of Washington introduced by some State Senator from Eatern Washington to greatly curtail the availability of abortions in this state. It had zero chance of passing but because it is such a hot button issue it generated a whole bunch of controversy for a couple of weeks.

One rainy afternoon I had pulled out of the parking garage in downtown Seattle and was making my way towards the freeway entrance, when I saw two small groups of protestors facing each other on the sidewalk outside the big downtown Seattle public library. I surmised quickly they were strident types from either side of the debate. They had ponchos and umbrellas and signs.

As luck would have it, there was a very large puddle right by the curb. This is one of those streets where there is also a bike lane, so there weren't any cars traveling within 4-5 feet of the puddle. I happened to see this and was additionally lucky enough that there were no bikes around (it was pretty rainy).

So of course I maneuvered myself along the right edge of the main lane and moved over at the last second into the bike lane. I wasn't going very fast, maybe 25, but it kicked up an enormous splash of water that got at least four protestors on each side wet from roughly the chin down.

I honked twice as I sped around the corner. Day made.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwwjQm45YMw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbq_6TbyP84= skip to 1:00 or so

 

[RedmondLonghorn]

Last one for now:

A few years back there was a bill in the State of Washington introduced by some State Senator from Eatern Washington to greatly curtail the availability of abortions in this state. It had zero chance of passing but because it is such a hot button issue it generated a whole bunch of controversy for a couple of weeks.

One rainy afternoon I had pulled out of the parking garage in downtown Seattle and was making my way towards the freeway entrance, when I saw two small groups of protestors facing each other on the sidewalk outside the big downtown Seattle public library. I surmised quickly they were strident types from either side of the debate. They had ponchos and umbrellas and signs.

As luck would have it, there was a very large puddle right by the curb. This is one of those streets where there is also a bike lane, so there weren't any cars traveling within 4-5 feet of the puddle. I happened to see this and was additionally lucky enough that there were no bikes around (it was pretty rainy).

So of course I maneuvered myself along the right edge of the main lane and moved over at the last second into the bike lane. I wasn't going very fast, maybe 25, but it kicked up an enormous splash of water that got at least four protestors on each side wet from roughly the chin down.

I honked twice as I sped around the corner. Day made.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwwjQm45YMw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbq_6TbyP84= skip to 1:00 or so

I like to think I was exercising my First Amendment rights.

There is no way I would ever do it to random people. But the extremists on either side of this particular debate are people I'd happily throw down a flight of stairs for entertainment.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Back in college I worked at this restaurant that did a huge delivery/take-out business. For a while one of my jobs was answering phones. One of the managers, the owner's son, was D-bag of epic proportions. I couldn't stand the guy. We'll call him Chad.

Now this was way way back when you first started to see regular people, instead of just doctors and drug dealers, getting pagers. Of course Chad decided he had to have a pager just to look cool and important.

About a day after he got the pager I overheard him giving the number to a buddy of his over the phone. I quickly memorized it.

At least 3 or 4 times a day I would call Chad's pager and leave a number. For the next couple of weeks I "paged" him from: both of the local gay bars, all of the local redneck bars, the abortion clinic, all of the restaurants that we competed with, a bunch of the different departments in our local police department, and just random businesses and services.

More than a few times he would get the page and then come into the section where I worked to call the number back. It was gold.

This went on for at least a month. Eventually he got a new pager and number.

 

[sbonomo]

Will the local speedways & whatnot let you use their track?

In San Antonio the local saturday night drag races got pretty big and as far as I knew were all about representing your highschool. I wish I could tell the 12 year old me to go to some of those.

most area's do have these. For me my home track is Sonoma speed way. They typically have at least one drag race per month (if that's your thing).

If you are out there on track days and see a taller blonde guy in a dark grey G35 coupe with a carbon diffuser with red racing seats, that's my old car. I sold it to my sister-in-law's then-boyfriend (now ex) and he moved out there. He runs it at Sonoma from time to time.

I will look for it...can I tell him fat nick said hello.....

 

[chet]

No me but when my brother was in high school, he passing a country club and for some reason he and his friends decided to stop. There was a Cadillac parked outside the entrance obviously waiting for a valet to park it. My brother hops into the Caddy, and drives it out of the CC and parks it across both lanes of the road blocking traffic both ways and throws the keys in the ditch. What a jerk.

 

[Keerock]

No me but when my brother was in high school, he passing a country club and for some reason he and his friends decided to stop. There was a Cadillac parked outside the entrance obviously waiting for a valet to park it. My brother hops into the Caddy, and drives it out of the CC and parks it across both lanes of the road blocking traffic both ways and throws the keys in the ditch. What a jerk.

Your writing style is morphing into the likes of swc/studs... what gives?

 

[chet]

No me but when my brother was in high school, he passing a country club and for some reason he and his friends decided to stop. There was a Cadillac parked outside the entrance obviously waiting for a valet to park it. My brother hops into the Caddy, and drives it out of the CC and parks it across both lanes of the road blocking traffic both ways and throws the keys in the ditch. What a jerk.

Your writing style is morphing into the likes of swc/studs... what gives?

A little distracted is all.

 

[Rick James]

I can think of 2 things that most people would consider jerkish:

1) if no one is around when my dog drops a load, I'm not picking it up

2) if I'm going what I consider fast enough in the far left lane, I'm not moving over. for instance if I'm already going 80 and you're flashing your lights wanting to go 90, then you can move your ### over and pass me on the right. don't care

This is when I tailgate you at 80 mph about 1 foot from your bumper, daring you to slam the brakes.

Not sure what that will achieve. More dangerous for you I would think

 

[pats3in4]

Whenever I'm walking on a sidewalk or in an aisle in a store, I'm usually the one to yield to oncoming walkers. I sometimes get annoyed at those walking in a group side by side, looking at each other and oblivious to who is in front of them, but it's no big deal...

...except one time. I was in Target and instead of grabbing a cart I had a handheld basket that was overloaded and heavy. So I had it in my left hand, pinned to my hip as I walked towards the register. Coming in the opposite direction were two ladies walking side by side right down the middle of the aisle. The one closest to me had this huge purse over her left shoulder in my path. If I tried moving to the right, I would have been in the shelves. So I kept walking straight, knowing what was to come.

Blam! My basket caught her purse at a good clip and caused her to swing around almost 90 degrees. She gave me the evil look of death and I gave her a quick, "Sorry", before turning my head forward and continuing on, suppressing a smile.

But the thing is, she ran into you just as much as you ran into her. Why shouldn't she be the one apologizing?

While I was a temporary jerk that day, she's probably a full-time jerk.

 

[MC Gas Money]

I can think of 2 things that most people would consider jerkish:

1) if no one is around when my dog drops a load, I'm not picking it up

2) if I'm going what I consider fast enough in the far left lane, I'm not moving over. for instance if I'm already going 80 and you're flashing your lights wanting to go 90, then you can move your ### over and pass me on the right. don't care

This is when I tailgate you at 80 mph about 1 foot from your bumper, daring you to slam the brakes.

Not sure what that will achieve. More dangerous for you I would think

The satisfaction of teaching the guy a lesson by saddling himself with sky high insurance premiums from the repairs on two vehicles.

 

[Rick James]

I can think of 2 things that most people would consider jerkish:

1) if no one is around when my dog drops a load, I'm not picking it up

2) if I'm going what I consider fast enough in the far left lane, I'm not moving over. for instance if I'm already going 80 and you're flashing your lights wanting to go 90, then you can move your ### over and pass me on the right. don't care

This is when I tailgate you at 80 mph about 1 foot from your bumper, daring you to slam the brakes.

Not sure what that will achieve. More dangerous for you I would think

The satisfaction of teaching the guy a lesson by saddling himself with sky high insurance premiums from the repairs on two vehicles.

Lol I would not be responsible for the repairs. Homeboy would get a ticket for following too close. Try again.

 

[Harry Manback]

I can think of 2 things that most people would consider jerkish:

1) if no one is around when my dog drops a load, I'm not picking it up

2) if I'm going what I consider fast enough in the far left lane, I'm not moving over. for instance if I'm already going 80 and you're flashing your lights wanting to go 90, then you can move your ### over and pass me on the right. don't care

This is when I tailgate you at 80 mph about 1 foot from your bumper, daring you to slam the brakes.

Not sure what that will achieve. More dangerous for you I would think

The satisfaction of teaching the guy a lesson by saddling himself with sky high insurance premiums from the repairs on two vehicles.

Lol I would not be responsible for the repairs. Homeboy would get a ticket for following too close. Try again.

Or...both parties are found at fault and realize they were both acting idiotic, accomplished nothing and learn a lesson.

 

[Mario Kart]

I can think of 2 things that most people would consider jerkish:

1) if no one is around when my dog drops a load, I'm not picking it up

2) if I'm going what I consider fast enough in the far left lane, I'm not moving over. for instance if I'm already going 80 and you're flashing your lights wanting to go 90, then you can move your ### over and pass me on the right. don't care

This is when I tailgate you at 80 mph about 1 foot from your bumper, daring you to slam the brakes.

Not sure what that will achieve. More dangerous for you I would think

The satisfaction of teaching the guy a lesson by saddling himself with sky high insurance premiums from the repairs on two vehicles.

Lol I would not be responsible for the repairs. Homeboy would get a ticket for following too close. Try again.

Or...both parties are found at fault and realize they were both acting idiotic, accomplished nothing and learn a lesson.

Um, pretty sure the guy following a car by a foot going 80mph would be the only one at fault in this situation. The front car might get a speeding ticket but if he is rear-ended, the guy running into that car will be 100% at fault.

 

[McGarnicle]

I can think of 2 things that most people would consider jerkish:

1) if no one is around when my dog drops a load, I'm not picking it up

2) if I'm going what I consider fast enough in the far left lane, I'm not moving over. for instance if I'm already going 80 and you're flashing your lights wanting to go 90, then you can move your ### over and pass me on the right. don't care

This is when I tailgate you at 80 mph about 1 foot from your bumper, daring you to slam the brakes.

Not sure what that will achieve. More dangerous for you I would think

The satisfaction of teaching the guy a lesson by saddling himself with sky high insurance premiums from the repairs on two vehicles.

Lol I would not be responsible for the repairs. Homeboy would get a ticket for following too close. Try again.

Homeboyyyyeeee

 

[DropKick]

I can think of 2 things that most people would consider jerkish:

1) if no one is around when my dog drops a load, I'm not picking it up

2) if I'm going what I consider fast enough in the far left lane, I'm not moving over. for instance if I'm already going 80 and you're flashing your lights wanting to go 90, then you can move your ### over and pass me on the right. don't care

This is when I tailgate you at 80 mph about 1 foot from your bumper, daring you to slam the brakes.

Not sure what that will achieve. More dangerous for you I would think

The satisfaction of teaching the guy a lesson by saddling himself with sky high insurance premiums from the repairs on two vehicles.

Lol I would not be responsible for the repairs. Homeboy would get a ticket for following too close. Try again.

Or...both parties are found at fault and realize they were both acting idiotic, accomplished nothing and learn a lesson.

Or somebody dies...

 

[tommyboy]

People feel bulletproof in cars, which if you've ever been to a scrap yard, is stupid

 

[bostonfred]

I randomly bump threads i don't care about then delete the comment so it doesn't show up as read by me.