Jay Leno jokes about hitting cyclists

[petit filet]

I hazard a bet this type of harassment is becoming enculterated into the american psyche, and it is comments by jay leno and talk show radio hosts that are encouraging rage against bicyclists.

How about all the common joke about how many points you get for running over different types of peds (derived from an old video game)?

"How many points if I hit that granny with the shopping cart?"

Those jokes have been around for a long time, do you think that they are encouraging rage against peds? I don't.

Much ado about nothing.

[Bekologist]

drivers seem to disrespect peds in crossings around here more than they used to. Peds die in marked crosswalks every year in this city.

yes, I think that type of talk has enculturated disregard for pedestrians.

[AlmostTrick]

If I'm ever run over by a car I hope it's something cool like one of Jay's cars. I couldn't tolerate the thought of being pancaked by a Hyundai.

[Brian]

If I'm ever run over by a car I hope it's something cool like one of Jay's cars. I couldn't tolerate the thought of being pancaked by a Hyundai.

The Lamborghini with the hydraulics for speed bumps maybe? Or his mint Deusenberg?

[themickeyd]

If I'm ever run over by a car I hope it's something cool like one of Jay's cars. I couldn't tolerate the thought of being pancaked by a Hyundai.

Except one of his steam powered cars. . Having a burn on top of road rash :eek:

[lxpatterson]

suger does nothing when placed in the fuel. Honey in the oil does wonders to quiet a noisy engine though.

A few years ago I had a truck that used a quart a week, I bought oil by the case and kept it in the back of my truck, when I used a quart I'd put the empty back in the case upside down, simply because it kept the truck neater. A new guy started working with us, and his car used oil real bad, when he pulled in you could smell the oil. Shortly after he started working there I noticed that I was missing oil, so after making sure where it was going I used a feeler gauge to open a couple quarts of oil without breaking the lockring on them, then filled them with honey and put them back in the box with some empties and put the real oil under my seat, a couple days later they were gone. On the way home that night he was on the side of 131 with his hood open. he missed the next day, when he finally showed up he was in a different car, and at lunch was talking about how his car had frozen up, He wasn't sure why because he had put oil in it before he got on the freeway. For some reason he got real upset when I told him the oil cans in the back of my truck were full of honey instead of oil. He didn't work there long after that, we had serious rules against theft.

Ken

honey is really expensive, i believe more than oil. couldnt you have found a cheaper subsititute to trick this dude with?

[kendall]

It's not realy that expensive, and it looks and flows like oil so in this case it was the best solution.

it works because it has no lubricating qualities, thins when warm so it's certaing to get into all the moving parts, after extended heating it will crystalize when cooled, and I understand it's heavier than oil so it will displace oil in the sump, ensuring that none of the benefits are wasted by blending with oil.

Ken

[donnamb]

Having met Jay Leno in a long customs line at LAX as my boss struck up a conversation with him, I concur with Brian's observations about him being a down-to-earth "regular guy." However, I do share Bekologist's concern that some idiot listening to Leno might misconstrue his satirical humor. As much as I believe in freedom of speech, I also believe it is appropriate to hold those who use our public airwaves to a higher standard than John Q. Public.
Yeah, this is pretty much where I am about stuff like this. I never found those hitting pedestrian jokes particularly funny, myself.

[LittleBigMan]

It was the "One of them was in my lane!" and "So I just ran him over" jokes I didn't agree with. I've unsuccessfully searched this morning for the text of this episode and will continue to search later in the day when I have another break.
They can joke all they want, and laugh it off when the doctor tells them they have diabetes, high blood pressure, erectile dysfunction...as far as I know, all the money in the world can't work miracles for your health.

Lack of exercise and cigarette smoking are not good friends of the aging process (Jay might want to see Jenny Craig...Jabba the Hut doesn't have a copyright on necks. ;) )

Aw, c'mon, it's a joke! :D

[donnamb]

Good point, LBM. I guess if we aren't supposed to get too uptight about injuring cyclists jokes, others should be able to laugh off diabetes and obesity jokes, right?

[LittleBigMan]

Good point, LBM. I guess if we aren't supposed to get too uptight about injuring cyclists jokes, others should be able to laugh off diabetes and obesity jokes, right?
If they can.