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Re: Bumper sticker 0.0
« Reply #60 on: December 28, 2013, 07:59:32 AM »
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Re: Bumper sticker 0.0
« Reply #61 on: December 28, 2013, 08:37:18 AM »
The Saturday before Christmas,as D'Kid & I were leaving Target, I saw a young woman struggling to get a new bike into the back of her Outback. I debated on whether or not I should help, as that might seem a little creepy for a guy to appear out of the blue and assist. Finally, I decided I would, since i thought that's what I would want someone else to do if D'Wife was in a similar predicament.

She had  the seat behind the driver folded down, but couldn't fold the other seat down, because of the car seat on that side, otherwise it would have been an easy deal.

Quickly, I showed her how to get the front wheel off [it had QR, thank goodness] and, more importantly, how to get it back ON, securely. Then, we kinda wiggled it in together.

When all was done, and we closed the rear door, I saw that she had several Star Wars-flavored stickers on the back: a Rebel Alliance insignia, Mos Eisley Spaceport Parking Permit, "This Car Did the Kessel Run in 12 Parsecs," standing out

I asked her "Tell me honestly ... when you rolled the bike up, opened the rear door, and couldn't see how it would fit, you said 'I got a bad feeling about this' didn't you?"

She smiled sheepishly, knowing that she'd been busted as a fellow geek, thanked me, and we were on our separate ways
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Re: Bumper sticker 0.0
« Reply #62 on: December 31, 2013, 07:37:05 PM »
Just saw:

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Re: Bumper sticker 0.0
« Reply #63 on: January 02, 2014, 09:07:13 AM »
Chapel Hill?
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Re: Bumper sticker 0.0
« Reply #64 on: January 02, 2014, 11:38:38 AM »
Quote from: Uncle Fred on January 02, 2014, 09:07:13 AM
Chapel Hill?
Switzerland... Confoederatio Helvetica...long story...
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Re: Bumper sticker 0.0
« Reply #65 on: January 02, 2014, 12:14:52 PM »
Quote from: Fionn mac Cumhail on January 02, 2014, 11:38:38 AM
Switzerland... Confoederatio Helvetica...long story...

Doesn't look like Helvetica

Helvetica - Trailer



I s'pose it could be Helvetica Bold Condensed? Hard to tell from just a C & an H, though

http://www.myfonts.com/search/tag%3Asans-serif+tag%3Acondensed/fonts/
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Re: Bumper sticker 0.0
« Reply #66 on: January 02, 2014, 01:37:26 PM »
Ironically, I think the "26.2" IS Helvetica ...
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Re: Bumper sticker 0.0
« Reply #67 on: January 02, 2014, 01:49:24 PM »
Quote from: GreenMan on January 02, 2014, 01:37:26 PM
Ironically, I think the "26.2" IS Helvetica ...

Nah, the end on a Helvetica 2 & 6 is parallel to the baseline, not angled
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Re: Bumper sticker 0.0
« Reply #68 on: January 02, 2014, 01:55:56 PM »
I finally saw a 00.0 sticker while traveling last week. Had a chortle with DW over it.
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Re: Bumper sticker 0.0
« Reply #69 on: January 02, 2014, 07:16:20 PM »
Some of you may be FB friends with this person

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Re: Bumper sticker 0.0
« Reply #70 on: January 02, 2014, 07:35:15 PM »
Second line of the top sticker reminds me of (IIRC ) Frank Shorter coming home to someone trying to break into his apartment, and the crook took off running. Shorter was like, Really?  :nono: It ended about how you'd expect.
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Re: Bumper sticker 0.0
« Reply #71 on: January 02, 2014, 07:39:08 PM »
Quote from: Uncle Fred on January 02, 2014, 07:16:20 PM
Some of you may be FB friends with this person

Male or female? 
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Re: Bumper sticker 0.0
« Reply #72 on: January 02, 2014, 07:56:50 PM »
Quote from: GreenMan on January 02, 2014, 07:35:15 PM
Second line of the top sticker reminds me of (IIRC ) Frank Shorter coming home to someone trying to break into his apartment, and the crook took off running. Shorter was like, Really?  :nono: It ended about how you'd expect.

Is THAT how it started? That's awesome ... of course, the Ladies have completely co-opted it [you NEVER see "Never Fucck with a Dude ..."] and with good reason,: chicks who run marathons & beyond are generally just that much more badass than dudes

Now, the other side was espoused by Bill Cosby. His thinking was that most criminals probably played football or basketball in High School and had 400/800 yard speed "they're not running at 9-minute miles, saving themselves for the long run, youknowhatimean?" So if you live in a sketchy neighborhood, and want to jog, train like a sprinter
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Re: Bumper sticker 0.0
« Reply #73 on: January 02, 2014, 07:57:10 PM »
Quote from: radial on January 02, 2014, 07:39:08 PM
Male or female? 

Most likely, yes
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Re: Bumper sticker 0.0
« Reply #74 on: January 03, 2014, 12:55:15 AM »
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Re: Bumper sticker 0.0
« Reply #75 on: January 03, 2014, 03:35:56 PM »
My first thought was, "I don't get it". Then, it sunk in.

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Re: Bumper sticker 0.0
« Reply #76 on: January 03, 2014, 03:40:12 PM »
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Re: Bumper sticker 0.0
« Reply #77 on: January 03, 2014, 04:34:05 PM »
A Pontiac?

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Re: Bumper sticker 0.0
« Reply #78 on: January 03, 2014, 04:48:10 PM »
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Re: Bumper sticker 0.0
« Reply #79 on: January 12, 2014, 08:32:20 PM »
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