The list for November 5, 1997
The Top 15 Signs You Suffer From Road Rage
(Part I)
(Part I)
- Driver’s license exam question: “When passing on right always:” Your answer: “Shoot to Kill.”
- State Farm refuses to insure a personal vehicle with gun turrets.
- Other commuters force you into a rest area and conduct a rush-hour intervention.
- You’ve packed enough guns and ammo to make a Tarantino film, yet you’re just going to the market to buy milk.
- You have an open account at Earl Scheib.
- Your blood pressure’s higher than Ditka’s.
- Someone cuts you off and the next thing you know, two members of your carpool get killed in the crossfire.
- You’ve developed carpal tunnel syndrome in your middle finger.
- You mounted your wipers on the inside to clear the spittle.
- Lazy chopper pilot for Fox TV’s “Real Crashes” simply waits in vacant lot next to your garage.
- A) Teeth marks on steering wheel all the way down to the 5 and 7 o’clock positions; B) You’re NOT Christian Slater, Mike Tyson, or Marv Albert.
- Left forearm bigger than Popeye’s from giving the finger and aiming the Uzi.
- In traffic, that throbbing vein in your forehead gets big enough to honk the horn on its own.
- You can’t resist firing off a few practice shots whenever you pass a Target store.
And the Number 1 Sign You Suffer From Road Rage…
- Two words: Feces slingshot
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CREDITS
Selected from 121 submissions from 44 contributors.
Today’s list authors were:
- John Voigt, Chicago, IL — 1, 10 (12th #1)
- Tony Hill, Minneapolis, MN — 2
- Chris Gleason, Germantown, MD — 3
- Peter Bauer, Rochester, NY — 4
- Sam Evans, Charleston, SC — 4
- Bruce Ansley, Baltimore, MD — 5
- Jeff Scherer, Brooklyn, NY — 5
- Dave Wesley, Pleasant Hill, CA — 6
- Bill Muse, Seattle, WA — 7
- Perry Friedman, Menlo Park, CA — 8
- Denis Rubin, Los Angeles, CA — 8
- Mark Schmidt, Santa Cruz, CA — 9
- Kevin Freels, Sun Valley, CA — 11
- Ed Brooksbank, Sacramento, CA — 12
- Peg Warner, Derry, NH — 13
- Steve Hurd, San Ramon, CA — 14
- Jeff Downey, Raleigh, NC — 15
- Caroline Gennity, Virginia Beach, VA — Banner Tag
- Greg Giordano, Seattle, WA — Topic
- The Cars, Boston, MA — Ambience
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