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Webster Green Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 02:37 PM
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I pass this pickup with a W’06 sticker, and the guy sees my lefty stickers
…He then speeds up to catch up with me on my right, and rolls down his window and signals me to do the same, and I roll down my passenger window, and this guy (typical blue collar looking guy with a buddy or co-worker riding shotgun) yells: “Why is that American flag upside down, why don’t you have an upside down Mexican flag?

I yelled back that the upside down flag is an internationally understood maritime distress signal, and our country is in serious distress, and I’m a Vietnam veteran and I love my country.

His response: “Yeah, the country is fucked up because of that asshole Bush!

My response: Well, I’ll bet you voted for him!

His response: He hit his forehead with the palm of his hand, (you know, like David Byrne does as he sings “Same as it ever was……same as it ever was”), then he rolled his eyes, laughed and drove off.

That is an interesting gesture, slapping your forehead with the palm of your hand, kind of the opposite of flipping someone the bird. I’ve used that gesture myself on occasion, after some stupid driving on my part, to indicate that I screwed up…sorry!

It was obvious that this guy was a very recent convert to the ranks of bush-disapprovers, and that his conversion was ALL about the immigration issue, but it was still pretty cool welcoming him on board.B-)





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indie_voter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 02:39 PM
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1. Thank you for your service and setting that guy straight! n/t
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paparush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 02:39 PM
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2. LOVE the Kool Aid!! LMAO!! nt
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Burma Jones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 02:43 PM
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3. D'oh
Edited on Fri Apr-07-06 02:44 PM by new_beawr
Homer Simpson hits HIS head in that manner......

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Webster Green Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 02:51 PM
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6. Oh yeah.......Homer!
D'oh!

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sce56 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 02:43 PM
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4. We are getting traction here the wheels are starting to wobble on
Edited on Fri Apr-07-06 02:44 PM by sce56
the good ship lolipop err Bushit!


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swimboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 02:46 PM
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5. I LOVE this story!!!
:thumbsup:
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Gato Moteado Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 02:57 PM
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7. i've never seen a bush '06 sticker
what is he running for this year?????
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AFFIRM Donating Member (60 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 03:01 PM
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9. He is running
for his life
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Webster Green Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 03:06 PM
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10. First one I ever saw..
I guess it's meant to just keep rubbing salt in our wounds.

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Gato Moteado Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 03:09 PM
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12. maybe dan qualye printed them up
nt
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Rob H. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 02:58 PM
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8. Great story!
When I clicked the link I was thinking, "Uh-oh, the pickup driver probably tried to pick a fight." Glad that my assumption was wrong. :)
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stop the bleeding Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 03:08 PM
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11. ditto n/t
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 03:10 PM
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13. So why did he have a W'06 sticker? That makes no sense, since
W is in power (unless we luck out) til Jan '09? :shrug:
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Sugar Smack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 03:13 PM
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14. LOL! How fast were you driving?
:rofl: :patriot:
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Webster Green Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 03:35 PM
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16. Probably about 50-55
We were on the freeway, but it was kind of bogged down.
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windy252 Donating Member (742 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 03:14 PM
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15. That picture of Pickles in the Kool-aid
is very disturbing.
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Webster Green Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 03:39 PM
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17. Thenk yew! (n/t)
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warrens Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 03:41 PM
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18. The purple tongue brigade is taking a lot of casualties these days
Another couple of months and you won't be able to find more than a handful of bushsuckers left who will admit they voted for the punk.
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converted_democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 04:09 PM
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19. Good story... Good to know that people are waking up..n/t
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cascadiance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 05:11 PM
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20. Hand him another sticker to replace his W sticker with...
If you have someone on your passenger side, hand him an "Impeach Bush" sticker or the like to replace his W sticker then... That would help him take the first step towards returning to reality!
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 05:25 PM
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21. Great story. Also love that Kool-aid/Pickles image!!!
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BigBearJohn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 05:53 PM
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22. That's why Republicans have flat foreheads and round shoulders (more)
You ask 'em why they voted for * and they shrug their shoulders.
You remind 'em how stupid they were and then they slap their foreheads.
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 05:54 PM
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23. Thanks for sharing this srtory.
What a dumbass that guy was.

Good job on your part. :hi:
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stevedeshazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 06:32 PM
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24. Beautiful, man
There's a very large contingent of guys like that who are dope-slapping themselves right now. I talk to them every day on my job.

Nice work.
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mzmolly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 07:01 PM
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25. "I voted for Bush and I regret it."
I smell a new bumper sticker. ;)

Glad to hear your story WG. :hi:
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Media_Lies_Daily Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 07:05 PM
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26. Not just immigration...it's the Plame case, and it's the economy.
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C_U_L8R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 09:00 PM
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27. That's also the international sign for...
I coulda had a V8

(or I could have had a better president if only..)
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