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03-19-07 | 11:44 PM

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jakeaaron

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I thought this thread was going to be about the amazing song "The Touch" from Transformers: the movie.

*disappointment*

03-20-07 | 12:01 AM

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doofo

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i dont normally split lanes

but i did awhile back to touch ever so lightly the hood

of the ford bronco that had just nearly killed me 5 blocks earlier

amazing how that little violation of their space highlights their serious violation of yours

03-20-07 | 12:07 AM

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jacobpriest

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on saturday i touched the back of a ford taurus but that was because it turned into 7-11 and didnt signal but stoped halfway into the turn. Well i guess i didnt touch so much as straight up hit but yeah. drunk hippie....

03-20-07 | 03:29 AM

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jetbike

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Summed up my feelings.

You managed to articulate every letter typed by me on this forum.

03-20-07 | 06:34 AM

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In Western Australia, traffic isn't normally as aggressive, but touching or leaning on some bogan's ute will get you killed.

03-20-07 | 06:45 PM

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I spent my whole commute home (on the same road in the op BTW) just waiting to use the "touch". Fortunately I didn't have reason to use it. When I do I'm sure it will be pure bliss.

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03-20-07 | 06:53 PM

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schnee

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You've got the touch
You've got the power!

03-20-07 | 06:57 PM

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exfreewheeler

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03-20-07 | 07:03 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by soyboy

it's pretty but i have to say the first thing i thought when you wrote about all the honking is that you don't know how to ride in traffic, remember sharing the road is a two way street(pun intended).

LOL. Never ridden in Atlanta?

03-20-07 | 08:42 PM

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TimArchy

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yeah, I didn't mention the part where you have to get the hell off that street immediately. You don't want them to catch up to you again.
Nothing infuriates drivers like you touching their car. It is a harmless act that completely turns the tables. Where before, they were in control, they could move faster, they could force you off the road, even kill you. Now you have all the power. What they see as their instrument of freedom becomes their personal prison. You have the ability to touch their precious and they are powerless to stop you.

03-20-07 | 09:39 PM

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fetch

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jamey

1+2=3...diarrhea

i was thinking #3 as like... you know love explosion.

03-20-07 | 09:47 PM

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manual_overide

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Transformers The Movie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZymYbG9YUZw

You've got the touch
You've got the power
Yeah!

After all that's said and done
You never walk, you never run
You're a winner!

Got the moves, you know the streets
Break the rules, and take the heat
You're nobody's fool

You're at your best when the going gets rough
You've been put to the test, but it's never enough

You've got the touch
You've got the power
When all hell's breaking loose,
you'll be riding the eye of the storm
You've got the heart
You've got the motion
You know when things get too tough
You've got the touch

You never bend, you never break
You seem to know just what it takes
You're a fighter!

It's in the blood, it's in the will
It's in the mighty hands of steel
When you're standing your ground

And you never get hit when your back's to the wall
Gonna fight to the end, and you're taking it all

You've got the touch
You've got the power
When all hell's breaking loose,
you'll be riding the eye of the storm
You've got the heart
You've got the motion
You know when things get too tough
You've got the touch

You're fighting fire with fire

You know you got the touch

You're at your best when the going gets rough
You've been put to the test, but it's never enough

You got the touch
You got the power
Yeah!

You got the touch
You got the power
Touch!

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