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Thursday Open Thread | 104 comments (104 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Excellent. I think it is better not to look at the car at all, though. It gives you a 'hapless pedestrian who did not notice me' quality.

by nanne (zwaerdenmaecker@gmail.com) on Thu Nov 29th, 2007 at 05:16:53 PM EST
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Re: Thursday Open Thread (4.00 / 2)

In which case they honk and curse, unfortunately. If I look at them, they presumably suspect they overlooked something. (Butit will never come to them that what they overlooked is official traffic rules.)

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Thu Nov 29th, 2007 at 05:21:18 PM EST
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Re: Thursday Open Thread (4.00 / 3)

Screw that: you want to evoke the stories their mother told them of the Big Bad Jérôme Monster that would rend their car apart with his bare hands if they gave pedestrians any crap ...

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Thu Nov 29th, 2007 at 05:30:48 PM EST
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No no no (4.00 / 2)

Eye contact. First Monderman rule. Then, drive the point home that driving a car does not make anyone the next best thing since sliced bread on this planet.

Unfortunately, if I'd follow my own approach in SA, I would've been six feet under.

by Nomad on Fri Nov 30th, 2007 at 02:58:05 AM EST
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