Advocacy & Safety - Doorer pwns himself

Picture it, just off of Times Square, a bit after 7AM... dedicated commuter oboeguy steps out of the bagel shop with a muffin and a bottle of Gatorade Propel. He begins to unfold his trusty Dahon, having folded it not five minutes before to get into the crowded shop. He takes in the scene, deciding if he can make the next light to cross Times Square and what does he hear but the sound of a car door being smashed by a fast moving truck! Yes, my friends, a doorer today instead of taking out an unwitting cyclist today nearly killed himself with his own stupidity.

Feel pity for the owner of the car service car which got smashed, but hope along with your friend oboeguy that he sues the pants off door-man if door-man doesn't pony-up for his stupidity. The truck driver should suffer no ill -- it was some bullet-proof city department of sanitation or other truck.

I was going to work 3 weeks ago on a tuesday when some moron pulled out of his parking spot INTO a sanitation truck that was passing by. The truck tore the entire front end off the car. I mean, not only did this guy fail check to see if there were any cars coming up before pulling out, he completely missed the giant truck that was already passing him.

Nice.

First class pwnage!

Bloody awesome... :D

So it is true... acting like you're the only person on the planet will sometimes get you in trouble. Hmm...

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Picture it, just off of Times Square, a bit after 7AM... dedicated commuter oboeguy steps out of the bagel shop with a muffin and a bottle of Gatorade Propel. He begins to unfold his trusty Dahon, having folded it not five minutes before to get into the crowded shop. He takes in the scene, deciding if he can make the next light to cross Times Square and what does he hear but the sound of a car door being smashed by a fast moving truck! Yes, my friends, a doorer today instead of taking out an unwitting cyclist today nearly killed himself with his own stupidity.

Feel pity for the owner of the car service car which got smashed, but hope along with your friend oboeguy that he sues the pants off door-man if door-man doesn't pony-up for his stupidity. The truck driver should suffer no ill -- it was some bullet-proof city department of sanitation or other truck.

Just for curiousity...

Is pwnd on of those long passed misspellings that take on a life of their pwn?

"Are you SERIES? This is HUGH!"

Just for curiousity...

Is pwnd on of those long passed misspellings that take on a life of their pwn?

"Are you SERIES? This is HUGH!"

Yes, for all intensive purposes it is. :D ;) All your doors are belong to us!

for all intensive purposes
Nice malapropism. That'd be "for all intents and purposes". :)

Nice malapropism. That'd be "for all intents and purposes". :)

Get me a tech down here, Stu's sarcasm meter seems to be malfunctioning!

Just for curiousity...

Is pwnd on of those long passed misspellings that take on a life of their pwn?

"Are you SERIES? This is HUGH!"
No. It's l33t speak.

Leet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leet_speak
pwned: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pwned

Get me a tech down here, Stu's sarcasm meter seems to be malfunctioning!
Sorry dude... that one went over my head for a sec. Didn't read Bikepacker67's post completely.... :eek: Had a coworker try and correct me the other day when I wrote 'intents and purposes'... he still swears black and blue that it's 'intensive'.

Sorry dude... that one went over my head for a sec. Didn't read Bikepacker67's post completely.... :eek: Had a coworker try and correct me the other day when I wrote 'intents and purposes'... he still swears black and blue that it's 'intensive'.

Wow, your co-worker is clueless! English his first language not is?

Nice malapropism.

Thanks I was looking for that word.

Wow, your co-worker is clueless! English his first language not is?
Very clueless... After I showed him the origins of the phrase and he still didn't believe me, I gave up. Not sure if English is his first language. He's from Texas. ;)

Yes, for all intensive purposes it is. :D ;) All your doors are belong to us!

This is definitely me all-time favorite post in my months of lurking here!

My new favorite saying: ALL YOUR DOORS ARE BELONG TO US! :) :)

Mike

A dOOd getting pwnd by his pwn doOr, H4XXoRZ!!!!SHIFTONEONEONEONEONESHIFTONEONE!!!!!

This is definitely me all-time favorite post in my months of lurking here!

My new favorite saying: ALL YOUR DOORS ARE BELONG TO US! :) :)

Mike

Thank you, thank you! You've been a great crowd. I'm here 'til Thursday! ;)

Had a coworker try and correct me the other day when I wrote 'intents and purposes'... he still swears black and blue that it's 'intensive'.

"So we DON'T get French Benefits??!"

"So we DON'T get French Benefits??!"
No. Freedom Benefits, silly. :)

all your door are belong to us lol!

Very clueless... After I showed him the origins of the phrase and he still didn't believe me, I gave up. Not sure if English is his first language. He's from Texas. ;)

HEY! I resemble that remark! :)

You guys funny.

No. It's l33t speak.

Leet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leet_speak
pwned: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pwned
Because of this fact it doesn't belong here.

Because of this fact it doesn't belong here.

Time to bust out the l33t speak just to annoy Raiyn. RISE UP MY FRIENDS.

werd.

w00t!

http://img3.buzznet.com/assets/users8/ziggurat/default/msg-1122283380-2.jpg

Because of this fact it doesn't belong here.
That's silly talk.

Time to bust out the l33t speak just to annoy Raiyn. RISE UP MY FRIENDS.

OMGHI2U! 1337 5P3@k pwns j00!!!!11one :D

How's that for a warmup?

Because of this fact it doesn't belong here.

I guess this shows you do have "a [SIC] innate desire to rule the world".

Robert

A dOOd getting pwnd by his pwn doOr, H4XXoRZ!!!!SHIFTONEONEONEONEONESHIFTONEONE!!!!!

you forgot eleven.

Time to bust out the l33t speak just to annoy Raiyn. RISE UP MY FRIENDS.P47h371( 4nd w34k f00| 1f y0u 4r3 601n6 70 u53 |337 u53 17 (0rr3(7|y. You forced this.

That's silly talk.
No those are the rules. Follow them or leave.

OMGHI2U! 1337 5P3@k pwns j00!!!!11one :D

How's that for a warmup?
4m47ur15h 47 8357

I guess this shows you do have "a [SIC] innate desire to rule the world".

RobertAww how cute. He looked at my Profile. Now how about re-reading the guidelines?
http://img217.echo.cx/img217/1002/textspeak7oe.jpg

P47h371( 4nd w34k f00| 1f y0u 4r3 601n6 70 u53 |337 u53 17 (0rr3(7|y. You forced this.

I do not want to start anything with a senior member, but I think you just used one of those leet speak translators that replaces some letters with numbers. That's not very 1337.

I do not want to start anything with a senior member, but I think you just used one of those leet speak translators that replaces some letters with numbers. That's not very 1337.
Actually I didn't. (Seriously)
Secondly it's generally the case that the people who feel the need to use "|337" routinely actually have the least right to use it..

I once had an excellent view of an accident somewhat similar to the one described in the first post.

It was about 30 years ago but I always think of it when I think about dooring accidents. It happened on Main Street in St. Charles, MO - just a typical Main Street - narrow, with cars parked on both sides, fairly heavy but low speed traffic.

I was walking on the sidewalk. A woman had just parked up ahead and I just happened to be looking at her as she opened her door. SPLAT! A rather large utility truck just happened to be passing at that time and hit the door, swung it open and slammed it against the side of the car. It was hilarious. The woman was unhurt. Her car door was nothing but a mass af crumpled metal. The truck didn't appear to have a scratch on it (it had a massive bulletproof bumper on the front) but the driver was hopping mad. He stopped in the middle of the street, got out and started yelling at the lady, saying she had ruined his perfect driving record. There was nothing the woman could say. What she did was stupid. How do you not see a utility truck? Maybe next time she'll look before opening her door.

Maybe not.

I often think that what happened to her is what should happen to anyone who opens their door without looking. Nobody got hurt but there was a big thud when the door got slammed into the side of the car.

He stopped in the middle of the street, got out and started yelling at the lady, saying she had ruined his perfect driving record.

Probably a heat of the moment reaction. A 'dooring' is the fault of owner of said door. Any police report would find the truck not at fault and therefore not placed on his driving record nor a negative mark on his company records

Leet Speak... the ebonics of the internet.

I agree with Raiyn. Great story, but the AOLese (or whatever you call it) is annoying.

So what did happen to all the infants and porpoises?

Nice malapropism. That'd be "for all intents and purposes". :)


I thought it was "for all intended purposes."

What does pwn mean anyway?

I thought it was "for all intended purposes."

What does pwn mean anyway?
from post #12 in this same thread: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pwned

I thought it was "for all intended purposes."

What does pwn mean anyway?

Most people mean "intents and purposes". "Pwn" is a silly Internet bastardization of "own". It's meant to be derogatory. Example: playing an online shoot-'em-up game if you badly beat an opponent you now have the right to type "pwned!" as a trash-talk message. Some of us enjoy the silly 'net-speak while others get all red-faced and angry over nothing. :D

Raiyn et. al you'll LOVE this.

http://content.leenks.com/media/starwarssub.wmv

Those big giant trucks getting doored...It's all their fault. If they'd just take the lane and stop cringing over in the bike lane with their fear-from-the-rear inferiority complexes these things would never happen.

Raiyn et. al you'll LOVE this.

http://content.leenks.com/media/starwarssub.wmv
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Bwuahahahah!!! ROFLMAO!!! I haven't laughed so hard all week. Nice link! :)

Now how about re-reading the guidelines?
Thanks...I confess it wasn't exactly a re-read, but I found this guideline quite instructive: "Excessive use of "AOL'ese" and "hAx0r" talk can be very disruptive so please keep it to a minimum."

And so, in the most amiable and collegial manner, may I suggest you consult a dictionary for the definitions of the words "excessive", and "minimum".

Regards,
Robert

0|\/|6, |_| r 7|-|3 1337 |\/|@573r!!!!!!!

don't trifle with the leet....I can read this crap like it's plain english.

It's not cool though...it's called spending a good part of my teen years on usenet...you learn to read this garbage easily....it's also called moderating an IRC channel...

....what's really bad was when ASCII-art "cyber emotes" started to show up....those people were not exactly all there in the head.

oh, and pwn originated from a typo in the game "warcraft" where the word "own" was misspelt by a dev and it slipped past their quality team.


"Pwn" eventually became Pwned (Owned), and then some SMS kiddiots made it pwnt.

As far as I care, Pwnt and Owned mean the same thing...pwnt is just a more ******** way of typing it.