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Rising gas prices = Riding brakeless

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Old 09-14-10, 02:12 PM
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Rising gas prices = Riding brakeless

Cant wait for this mofo to hit 3$/L in the next 5-10 years, then I can finally retire the brake
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What? Do I even want to ask why having a brake is at all related to gas prices?
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I'm guessing it's some super-convoluted utopian delusion where nobody drives cars so he doesn't have to worry about getting run over.
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Nope. Instead he can run into fat kids.
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Originally Posted by illenvillain
Cant wait for this mofo to hit 3$/L in the next 5-10 years, then I can finally retire the brake
Que?
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Originally Posted by dsh
I'm guessing it's some super-convoluted utopian delusion where nobody drives cars so he doesn't have to worry about getting run over.
Included in that delusion is the dangerous assumption that the only thing rising fuels costs will effect is the cost of driving.
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Originally Posted by mihlbach
Included in that delusion is the dangerous assumption that the only thing rising fuels costs will effect is the cost of driving.
Yeah right, name ONE THING besides cars that uses oil.
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Originally Posted by dsh
Yeah right, name ONE THING besides cars that uses oil.
bike chai...........ooooooooooh you got me!
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huh..?
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