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Loving the way it was
« on: February 01, 2012, 10:19:30 am »
This has been around a long time , but before the WTF does this have to do with VMX brigade start  ::)

I will tell yer what  ;) its a celebration of our way of enjoying what we love  :)

We can all be gratefull that our chosen sport / hobby is still mainly made up of real people born in a time when whats written below was a benchmark for how we lived our lives  :)

I am a Dinosaur and proud of it  8) long live this wonderfull thing we share called VMX and long shall the modern world be banished from it  >:(





OBITUARY: THE SAD PASSING OF COMMON SENSE


Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.

He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as knowing when to come in out of the rain, why the early bird gets the worm, life isn't always fair, and maybe it was my fault. Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you earn) and reliable parenting (adults, not children, are in charge). His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned, but overbearing, regulations were set in place.

Reports of a six-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate, teenagers suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition. Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job they had themselves failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer paracetamol, sun lotion or plaster to a pupil, but could not inform the parents when a pupil became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.

Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments became contraband, churches became businesses and criminals received better treatment than their victims. Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home, but the burglar could sue you for assault because you protected yourself and your own.

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live after a woman failed to realise that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.

Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust, his wife, Discretion, his daughter, Responsibility and his son, Reason. He is survived by three stepbrothers; I Know My Rights, Someone Else is to Blame, and I'm A Victim. Not many attended his funeral because so few realised that he was gone.

If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do nothing.

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Re: Loving the way it was
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2012, 02:28:14 pm »
Hey Bill have been towing dickheads again today ;D

Mr Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City.
In November 2000 Mr Grazinski purchased a brand new 32 foot
Winnebago motor home. On his first trip home, having joined
the freeway, he set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly
left the drivers seat to go into the back and make himself
a cup of coffee. Not surprisingly the Winnie left the
freeway, crashed and overturned. Mr Grazinski sued Winnebago
for not advising him in the handbook that he couldn't actually
do this. He was awarded $1,750,000 plus a new Winnie. (Winnebago
actually changed their handbooks on the back of this court
case, just in case there are any other complete morons
buying their vehicles.)
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Re: Loving the way it was
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2012, 03:24:06 pm »
The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.

-Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903)

If in doubt ,WIND IT OUT

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Re: Loving the way it was
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2012, 04:13:21 pm »
CANT LEGISLATE AGAINST IDIOTS THEY BUILD A BETTER IDIOT

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Re: Loving the way it was
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2012, 04:23:19 pm »
what is it they say - something along the lines of - all the safety rules and regulations preventing nature from having it's way has led to a contamination of the gene pool!!  Love looking at the darwin awards each year!
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Re: Loving the way it was
« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2012, 04:37:11 pm »
On top of our OH&S notice board the heading reads,

"OH&S, mans attempts to circumvent the laws of natural selection"

And the realy telling part is, I put that up there 18 months ago and none of our managers or the safety people (who post notices once a week) have ever noticed it.
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Re: Loving the way it was
« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2012, 05:05:47 pm »
"Common sense " can't be that common otherwise every one would have it. ;D
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Re: Loving the way it was
« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2012, 06:12:07 pm »
Hey Bill have been towing dickheads again today ;D

Mr Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City.
In November 2000 Mr Grazinski purchased a brand new 32 foot
Winnebago motor home. On his first trip home, having joined
the freeway, he set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly
left the drivers seat to go into the back and make himself
a cup of coffee. Not surprisingly the Winnie left the
freeway, crashed and overturned. Mr Grazinski sued Winnebago
for not advising him in the handbook that he couldn't actually
do this. He was awarded $1,750,000 plus a new Winnie. (Winnebago
actually changed their handbooks on the back of this court
case, just in case there are any other complete morons
buying their vehicles.)


Is there a old saying with pot and kettle in it?  ;D

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Re: Loving the way it was
« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2012, 07:59:24 am »
Hey Bill have been towing dickheads again today ;D

Mr Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City.
In November 2000 Mr Grazinski purchased a brand new 32 foot
Winnebago motor home. On his first trip home, having joined
the freeway, he set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly
left the drivers seat to go into the back and make himself
a cup of coffee. Not surprisingly the Winnie left the
freeway, crashed and overturned. Mr Grazinski sued Winnebago
for not advising him in the handbook that he couldn't actually
do this. He was awarded $1,750,000 plus a new Winnie. (Winnebago
actually changed their handbooks on the back of this court
case, just in case there are any other complete morons
buying their vehicles.)


Is there a old saying with pot and kettle in it?  ;D

http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/cruise.asp



Ah yes, that old chestnut, its right up there with the Elvis Presley Harley Davidson and the one about cruise control making you aquaplane.

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Re: Loving the way it was
« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2012, 10:34:44 pm »
Just watched Tower Inferno..with Steve McQueen 1973...ironic how he says we'll show them how to build skyscrapers and save the world.got a good finale at the end of the movie too. 8)
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Re: Loving the way it was
« Reply #10 on: February 04, 2012, 10:42:12 pm »
Q, Love the way it was?
A, Being single.
The Towering Inferno, I remember seeing it at the movies in George st Syd and being terrified.
Now, it just looks corny, it did have Steve the Legend though.