MIAMI

Still Number One

(Thanks to queensbee)

Comments

[Renee (the First)]

Number one!

[Renee (the First)]

Made it! Now to go see what the link's about.

[Laurie]

Oh yay! Boston is number 2 ... just like in the Super Bowl!

[Doc Rick]

SNORK @ Laurie! Thank you for making my day.

[BillyJoeJimBob]

Must be an I-95 thing.

[CJrun]

I'm not a Pats fan, but that's just mean calling Boston Number 2.

[Annie Where-but-here]

*cuts CJ off*
*snork* @ Laurie!

[chaz]

}I'm not a Pats fan, but that's just mean calling Boston Number 2." Posted by: CJrun

if the runner-up trophy fits......

[The Dread Pirate Chris]

I'm {bleep}ing amazed that {bleep}ing Filthydelphia didn't {bleep}ing make the top {bleep}ing five. Now get the {bleep}ing h311 out of my {bleep}ing way (while I take the right-hand exit from the left-hand lane). I'm {bleep}ing tired of {bleep}ing being on the {bleep}ing Surekill {bleep}ing Distressway.
MOVE BEFOR I {BLEEP}ING BUST A CAP IN YOUR {BLEEP}ING SKULL!!!

[Annie Where-but-here]

Yup, DPC. Philly shoulda been there. Rudest ever. Maybe the city of brotherly love threatened the contest sponsors with a couple bullets to the head if they mentioned them.

[Doc Rick]

Miami! #1 in the NL standings and #1 in road rage. Hell of a year for South East Florida.

[Annie Where-but-here]

Go Fins!
*giggles*

[Annie Where-but-here]

At least here in LA, when we bump into someone, we, like, ask them out. If they're, like, totally hot.

[Cat R]

Slinks in®

*Rolls down window*

Pardon me, but do you have any Grey Pou...

Um, never mind. That's ok, really.

[Siouxie, proud Miami driver]

WOOO HOOOOOO!!!! EAT OUR DUST SUCKERS!!!!

[Siouxie]

*kicks a comma up there*

[pogo]

Thanks for the comma. I wondered what a dust sucker was and whether it was tasty.

[Siouxie]

um...

dust sucker = hoover

[Kathybear]

It's because all the old people from NY and NJ move to Florida, either part-time or full time. And they are the world's worst drivers....

[cell phone]

I am so sick of getting the blame for everything.
What about the Big Mac? Or the Whopper? Why doesn't anyone talk about them?

[cell phone]

Can you hear me now? Stop sign 2 blocks up.

[Braniff77]

Kathybear, Boston drivers are way worse than NY and NJ drivers.

[queensbee]

i knew that nyc wasnt #1 anymore - somebody on the subway last month made eye contact. i know in south fla y'all can curse in southern, spanish, english, and maybe one or two other languages... but in noo yawk, they will rage at you in i dont know how many languages. but i bet there are more drivers in Miami than in NY...the rest of the loonies are on public transit.
my fave line from my childhood - Hey, waddaya lookin heah faw?? ya wanna pitcha - it'll last longah!
so congrats to miami!

[Siouxie]

queenie, I've actually yelled that at several people...only it sounds more like - "HAY! wat ju luking at? Teika pichure, eet las longur!"

[Cheryl Howard]

*Nominates Dave as official Miami spokesperson.*

[pogo]

*Expects Delays*

[Elon Weintraub]

"Kathybear, Boston drivers are way worse than NY and NJ drivers."

So true. But when southbound roads run the same direction as northbound, and the exit lane passes through two other lanes of traffic on the way to the ramp, it's hard to fault the drivers.

[MOTW]

Miami is a combustible mix of two cultures on the road, and that is retirees out on a long leisurely drive, and young professionals on their way to work
Dave - into which culture does The Blog find itself? ;)

[Jeff Meyerson]

Yeah, we shouldn't even be #3. Boston & Philly are way worse than NY but Miami is scary.

Congrats, Dave & Siouxie for defending the crown.

You deserve it.

[Ms Language Person]

into which culture does The Blog find itself?

in, MOTW dear, not into

[CJrun]

*rear ends MLP*

Dave is in neither, as he drives a beer cooler.

[Annie Where-but-here]

But the turn signal on his cooler is constantly on...hmmm...

[Doc Rick]

There are worse things Annie.

[Annie Where-but-here]

So I've heard. I wouldn't know. Nor would I remember.

[kristie]

As a Seattleite, I am SHOCKED to find that we are among the most polite cities. If that's true, than courtesy is truly a dying art...

[packsaddle]

it is noteworthy that the top 5 cities for road rage are liberal.

where is the tolerance?

*pulls concealed handgun, dives for cover*

[kristie]

Hate to burst your bubble Packsaddle, but Seattle and Portland are not exactly Republican Strongholds...

[Gene Police]

Yeah, so stuff that in your concealed carry, buckaroo. :)

[Suzy Q]

Nothing like sending this in AFTER it's already been blogged. Apparently, we also have stoopid people who live here. *whistles innocently*

[CJrun]

Yeah, SQ, nothing quite so bad as sending something in that had already been Blogged. Annie told me. *whistles*

[jug]

CJ, I think she heard that from either Siouxie or Bali

[Doc Rick]

I'm ducking this whole mess and waiting on the outside for the winners. Mostly because I can't remember who blogged what when. *ducks just in case*

[Eleanor]

What are we talking about? And why is my name and e-mail addy in bold?

Yankees2, Rays 0

[jug]

Doc, the Indians call that CRS disease.

[CJrun]

El dear, that's not bold on anybody else's screen; it's red, the Homeland Security tag that follows all of your communication.

*Twighlight Zone theme music*

[Just Ducky]

*flaps in for a moment*

Get your motor runnin’
Head out full of road rage
Lookin’ for some trouble
With your pistol and your 12-gauge
Yeah, buddy, go make it happen
Jerk cuts you off; get in his face
Fire all of your guns at once
And reload, just in case

They revoked your license
(I know, it’s a wonder)
Still you race through traffic
Putting locals six feet under
Yeah, buddy, you’re from Manhattan
Came to Miami where it’s warm
Since you moved, who knows how many
Tourists bought the farm

You are truly hostile
And your horn is heard for miles
But you don't know why
Your blood pressure's sky-high

Horn’s heard for miles
Horn’s heard for miles…

[jug]

Yeah Ducky!! That was great.

[Siouxie]

*zaps in to light up Cuban ceeegar @ Ducky!!!*

*goes back to watching American Idiot*

[Just Ducky]

Thanks, jug. I don't get to flap in and sing as much as I'd like these days.

Anybody tending bar?

[jug]

Sure JD, what do you want?

[Just Ducky]

Aw, thanks, Siouxie!

*Sprays blog with air freshener*

[Just Ducky]

jug, I'll have a blogarita, frozen, with salt, please.

[jug]

here ya go!

[Just Ducky]

Gracias, jug! I needed that. The boyduckling's car wouldn't start this morning. Of course, he'd spent the night with a friend and wasn't home. It took a little while to figure out what was wrong (alternator). We just had to fix the radiator last week.

I HATE it when cars break down. You can't even shoot 'em.

[Elon Weintraub]

Well you can, but it just makes a hole through it.

[jug]

No JD, you can't shoot 'em. Cars are like that. My new one had a 'gearbox fault' light come on the other day. You know things are bad when you restart the car and it goes away. I think I have a 'microsoft' transmission.

The world is spinning backwards when you have a guy named 'Enrico' ready to fix your British car

[Just Ducky]

Elon, that is true. But it doesn't do much to let off steam. (Unless you plug the radiator.)

jug: si. I'm expecting to see 4 guys on horseback galloping down the road any time now.

[jug]

Still, it beats walking in the rain to work

[Just Ducky]

Well, yeah. Although if gas keeps skyrocketing, we may all be doing just that.

Mr. Ducky says he thinks he has the car working now. (Yay!) Guess I'll go outside and ooh and ahh over his accomplishment. I must say, I'm really glad he's a fix-it kind of guy.

Thanks for the drink, jug. See y'all later!

[CJrun]

That was beautiful, Ducky.

However, I'm shooting a straw-wrapper at any boy that is old enough to drive and too helpless to fix a radiator or an alternator.

This makes me re-think a go-cart repair project I have for a cg boy. I want to fix it in my garage, but I guess I have to fix it in a carport, sitting on a bucket and using hand tools. That's tougher, for me, but it's the only way for a boy to learn how to straighten metal after running into something. I'd rather use a work bench and a vise, but I have to use a hammer and some concrete, or boys will grow up thinking somebody else has to fix broken stuff.

[Siouxie]

YES! my favorite American Idol is going on! And I will say no more because El will KILL me.

[Suzy Q]

You'd best be talkin' about David Cook, Sioux. Not that wimpy little teenager.

[Siouxie]

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh Suz! El is on time delay here and I've sworn not to say who's in the finals.

just between you and me...yes! and shhhh!

I'm off to bed. Nite blogland!

[Just Ducky]

Thanks, CJ! I kind of agree with you about the car repair know-how, but the boyduckling has a condition that causes his hands to shake. Makes holding tools a challenge, so he tends to shy away from fine motor work. I think he could do it if he tried.

BTW, we are about to get slammed with a spring thunderstorm that has spawned 3" hail and tornadoes north and west of here. I'll be turning off the computer now. Since our house has been hit by lightning twice, I get a little uneasy when the really bad storms hit. Say a prayer for us!

*Flaps away*

[Eleanor]

Siouxie and Suzy, you are terrible people!! I mean it. AI still isn't on here and won't be for another 20 minutes. I'm telling ya, if Babyface isn't still there at the end of the show, someone is going to pay. ;)

Let's all meet back here in the morning so I can kick ass we can talk all about it. :)

[Eleanor]

OK, I messed up my strikeout a little bit, but I think I made my point.

*zips out*

[Annie Where-but-here]

Oh, man...are you guys ever in trouble. Har!

[Doc Rick]

Hee Hee! Even I know who got the boot tonight and I don't even give a rats arse. Wives and children come in handy when it comes to this reality TV crapola as far as trivia goes.

[Doc Rick]

Ahem! Let me rephrase my last statement. Having a wife and children who pay attention to such mundane things as "American Idol" makes it easier on me because they let me know what happened on the show. Disregard my previous comment about wives as Texas is on the lookout for serial husbands these days. ;)

[Wayne Here]

I used to have a special challenge here in Philly. Several cars I commuted with had hearing-impared persons, and the drivers would ignore the road to see what the passengers were signing. They would then either slow down, or swerve all over the road, once causing an accident. No, honking didn't help. Ahhhh, good times.

[Meanie the Blue]

I blame The Bot for the spike in road rage. Do you know how infuriating it is to have to read and punch in those stupid codes and keep your keep your coffee from spilling all over the bagel in your cupholder?

[queensbee]

great song ducky.
does any body in miami say say hello to my leeetle friend before they shoot the tires out of the car, or was that just a movie....

[Cat R]

Slinks in®

Merriam Webster's Word of the Day for May 15, 2008. That is all.

[Jeff Meyerson]

queensbee, everybody does that.

It's the law.

[Siouxie]

Mornin'!

Thanks, Cat!

I must now go and titivate myself before going to work.

hehe...

[daisymae]

Morning.

As a long time Miami driver, I would snork in Spanish (give me some help here, Siouxie) if I knew the word.

[eilbeback]

GMTA SNORK @ Cat... I'm only half titivated today. Damned humidity!

[Siouxie]

*esnork*???

[Meanie the Blue]

*Busts Bursts out laughing at Cat's educational link*

*Conitnues clicking on the little pronunciation icon, just because he can and because he finds it to be much better than actually working*

[Allen at Division]

"L.A. Story":

Trudi (Marilu Henner) "He said it's the first day of spring."

Harris (Steve Martin) "Oh sh*t! Open season on the L.A. freeway!"

[queensbee]

i'm very titivated today indeed. working for the government is just, well, titivating.

[The Dread Pirate Chris]

Back to driving for just a second...
In Myjamies, you don't have cabbies like this. (Or do you??!!??)

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[JWD]

Of course Boston is worse. And we have data to prove it. We don't know why, yet, but a new study, Traffic Authority Figures & Their Effectiveness in the Modification of Ass-like Driving Behavior, points to a possible sensory cortex dysfunction among Boston drivers. See http://www.drivinglikeass.com/