Why Slang hates New York

Griff · 03-16-2004, 05:56 PM

Felix Ortiz is stupid.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- The lawmaker who brought New York the nation's first ban on hand-held cell phones while driving now wants every driver in the state to pass a breathalyzer test for alcohol before getting behind the wheel.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-16-2004, 05:58 PM

Slang is right.

elSicomoro · 03-16-2004, 06:12 PM

Tonight on Fox..."When good intentions get out of control..."

Slartibartfast · 03-16-2004, 06:17 PM

They should make politicians take IQ tests before running for office, and then subsequently every forty minutes of time when they are in office.

While this is an attempt to stop them from legislating under the influence of stupidity, it can be bypassed by having a smart secretary take the test in the place of the politician. We are working on an IQ test that could recognize and passively monitor the politician and immediatly shut down their legal powers the moment they start spouting idiocies.

The one fear we have is that this country will be left leaderless as ALL politicians will flunk...

Griff · 03-16-2004, 07:20 PM

While driving, the test will be required every 20 to 40 minutes, with five minutes' warning to pull over if the driver prefers. Failing or ignoring the test won't stop the car, but the horn will sound repeatedly. Drivers would also have to report every month or so to a service center.

Well Officer, I was do doin' into the ignition interlock device as I do twice during my commute and this idiot with a cell phone cuts me off...

elSicomoro · 03-16-2004, 07:28 PM

Imagine how many times you'd have to do it if you were driving cross-country.

Troubleshooter · 03-16-2004, 07:42 PM

Sometimes I miss the good old days when stupidity and a slow wit was fatal.

Edit: corrected my non-typing self

Scopulus Argentarius · 03-16-2004, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sycamore
Tonight on Fox..."When good intentions get out of control..."

His originations are not ones of good intentions; they trend towards one originating from some self-agrandizing over-moralizing putz (yeah-yiddish for discarded foreskin, in this case - festering after ripening in the heat of useless debate).

Hopefully, this bastard will someday get tired of getting tired and give it a fuckkin rest.

Despite being the poster child for retroactive birth control, this guy serves as a positive example for negative government amok.

Eat your cabbage and do your workouts just in site of the TV, baby!

wolf · 03-17-2004, 12:15 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
Slang is right.

That's for damnsure.

One problem with those ignition interlocks ... all you need to do is either get someone (sober) to be the designated starter for your vehicle, or you get behind the wheel yourself and have someone else blow for you.

I've heard some of the systems include a camera to keep people from doing this, but I think that's rare.

Every now and again I get a patient with an "ignition interlock required" driver's license. The background behind the Pennsylvania logo is red instead of blue, for easy identification of the miscreant.

Driving someone else's car is also an option.

elSicomoro · 03-17-2004, 07:30 AM

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Originally posted by Scopulus Argentarius
His originations are not ones of good intentions; they trend towards one originating from some self-agrandizing over-moralizing putz

Perhaps...I'll give him the benefit of the doubt though, since I don't really know who he is.

richlevy · 03-17-2004, 12:36 PM

I wonder if he's any relation to Angel Ortiz, the Philadelphia city councilman who was caught driving for ten years without a license.

Imagine the irony if he was.

Ortiz Loses His New License in Plea Agreement

P.S. The article says 25 years, not the 10 I had previously heard. 25 years without having to keep a license or possibly even carry insurance, in one of the most expensive cities for auto insurance in the country. Apparently, it's good to be the king.

Beestie · 03-17-2004, 12:44 PM

There is a story right under this story.

An investigation probing the existence of a financial connection between Ortiz and the company that makes this device should begin immediately.

I smell a rat.

russotto · 03-17-2004, 02:41 PM

If it passes, people in New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania could make good money disabling the things...

xoxoxoBruce · 03-17-2004, 06:47 PM

There is nothing they can mandate that I can not put asunder.

Elspode · 03-17-2004, 10:30 PM

As long as we're talking about stupid shit (this seems related to zero-tolerance to me), I just heard a bit on the radio this afternoon...

A junior high kid has been suspended from a nearby school for having written a list of other students' names in his notebook. There was nothing there indicating any threat, he did or said nothing out of line, but when he was asked why he had their names in there, he told school officials that "they are kids who have been bullying me."

Is it me, or is there something grievously wrong with this entire concept?

03-16-2004, 05:56 PM	#1
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Why Slang hates New York Felix Ortiz is stupid. ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- The lawmaker who brought New York the nation's first ban on hand-held cell phones while driving now wants every driver in the state to pass a breathalyzer test for alcohol before getting behind the wheel. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-16-2004, 05:58 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Slang is right. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-16-2004, 07:20 PM	#5
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	While driving, the test will be required every 20 to 40 minutes, with five minutes' warning to pull over if the driver prefers. Failing or ignoring the test won't stop the car, but the horn will sound repeatedly. Drivers would also have to report every month or so to a service center. Well Officer, I was do doin' into the ignition interlock device as I do twice during my commute and this idiot with a cell phone cuts me off... __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-16-2004, 07:42 PM	#7
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	Sometimes I miss the good old days when stupidity and a slow wit was fatal. Edit: corrected my non-typing self __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

03-17-2004, 12:36 PM	#11
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	I wonder if he's any relation to Angel Ortiz, the Philadelphia city councilman who was caught driving for ten years without a license. Imagine the irony if he was. Ortiz Loses His New License in Plea Agreement P.S. The article says 25 years, not the 10 I had previously heard. 25 years without having to keep a license or possibly even carry insurance, in one of the most expensive cities for auto insurance in the country. Apparently, it's good to be the king. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

03-16-2004, 06:12 PM	#3
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Tonight on Fox..."When good intentions get out of control..."

03-16-2004, 06:17 PM	#4
Slartibartfast \|-0-\| <-0-> \|-0-\| Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 516	They should make politicians take IQ tests before running for office, and then subsequently every forty minutes of time when they are in office. While this is an attempt to stop them from legislating under the influence of stupidity, it can be bypassed by having a smart secretary take the test in the place of the politician. We are working on an IQ test that could recognize and passively monitor the politician and immediatly shut down their legal powers the moment they start spouting idiocies. The one fear we have is that this country will be left leaderless as ALL politicians will flunk...

03-16-2004, 07:28 PM	#6
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Imagine how many times you'd have to do it if you were driving cross-country.

03-17-2004, 12:44 PM	#12
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	There is a story right under this story. An investigation probing the existence of a financial connection between Ortiz and the company that makes this device should begin immediately. I smell a rat. __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

03-17-2004, 02:41 PM	#13
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	If it passes, people in New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania could make good money disabling the things...

03-17-2004, 06:47 PM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	There is nothing they can mandate that I can not put asunder. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-17-2004, 10:30 PM	#15
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	As long as we're talking about stupid shit (this seems related to zero-tolerance to me), I just heard a bit on the radio this afternoon... A junior high kid has been suspended from a nearby school for having written a list of other students' names in his notebook. There was nothing there indicating any threat, he did or said nothing out of line, but when he was asked why he had their names in there, he told school officials that "they are kids who have been bullying me." Is it me, or is there something grievously wrong with this entire concept? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

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