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Drive Like Hell

Bumper sticker just seen on the Hutchison River Parkway: “Relax, God Is In Control.”

The driver, in an SUV (natch) was tailgating, weaving, speeding, and otherwise acting like a maniac (and in full violation of the Vatican’s recent edict on the “pastoral care” of fellow road users).

Who knows, maybe they were running late for the Rapture.

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3 Responses to “Drive Like Hell”

  1. Rich Wilson Says:
    August 30th, 2009 at 9:20 pm

    I was once riding my bike at the 25 mph speed limit, sticking probably a bit too close to the car in front of me on a narrow residential street. Whoever was behind me reved a big engine, and on that rare occasion I didn’t feel like sticking up for my rights when I didn’t have the physics to back me up. I pulled over into a parking spot, then jumped back out behind the behemoth that had moments before had been behind me. A big Suburban. Bumper sticker: “What’s all our oil doing under their sand?”

    Pretty glad I just let him have him moment of Alphaness.

  2. Jack Says:
    August 31st, 2009 at 4:50 am

    In addition to bumper stickers, shouldn’t our currency be changed to “In Oil We Trust”?

  3. Zampano Says:
    September 1st, 2009 at 9:20 am

    My bumper sticker reads “How would Jesus Drive?”

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