Re: What a stupid truck driver

On Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:39:53 -0700, Scott en Aztlán , said the following
in rec.autos.driving...

> My favorites are the ones that say
>
> "Don't like my driving? Call 1-800-EAT-***"

Oh, yeah. I remember those, in the days before the police started
cracking down on them. One of my favorites was the "new kids suck,"
bumper stickers from the late '80's and the early '90's. Again, this was
before the hyper sensitivity we see today put an end to such things (at
least around here where I am).

> Funny anecdote: back in the days when you could request a specific
> telephone number from Illinois Bell when you signed up for service, I
> had the brainstorm to ask for 328-7448. I thought it was hilarious
> when people would ask me for my phone number and I could respond by
> saying "EAT-***!" I had my come-uppance, however, as I got an endless
> series of prank phone calls (in the days before Caller*ID) from little
> kids who had seen the bumper sticker and thought it would be funny to
> dial the number.

That must have made for some interesting calls... ;-)

> >Self-appointed unofficial overseer of kooks
> >and trolls in rec.autos.driving.
>
> What possessed you to don that particular mantle?

Don't really know. I think it started when I got back in to the bartlo
pest war a few months ago, and someone calls themself the Official
Overeseer of kooks and trolls in another group, so I decided to
become the unofficial version of the same here. There's certainly enough
of kooks and trolls floating around here.... :)

--
Paul

Self-appointed unofficial overseer of kooks
and trolls in rec.autos.driving.
.