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orleans

(34,051 posts) Sun Mar 24, 2024, 04:44 PM Mar 24

"the price of gas in london is $7.75 USD. so, joe had nothing to do with it. you're just easily fooled into anger b/c

"the price of gas in london is $7.75 USD. so, joe had nothing to do with it. you're just easily fooled into anger because you enjoy it."

saw this on fb. the person who posted it wrote:
"I took a communications class in college that taught that emotions are the key to controlling people. Keep yours in check for best results."

https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/United-Kingdom/gasoline_prices/

perhaps it's gone up this past week. at any rate:

close enuf.

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"the price of gas in london is $7.75 USD. so, joe had nothing to do with it. you're just easily fooled into anger b/c (Original Post) orleans Mar 24 OP

Gas taxes are substantially higher than in the US MichMan Mar 24 #1

Nobody in the United States cares whether gas costs more somewhere else. brooklynite Mar 24 #2

speak for yourself orleans Mar 25 #4

Whining about prices at the pumps, camera pans back to reveal a gigantic shiny-new gas-guzzling vehicle. betsuni Mar 24 #3