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Mish mash => Open Forum => Topic started by: gPink on December 24, 2013, 04:48:31 AM
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Henry Ford would have celebrated his 150th birthday this past July had he not died. There was much ado made of this though I missed it. If I would have been aware I would have protested any attempt to immortalize this man as was done. Do you ever wonder how many Americans have been killed because of his ability to make automobiles cheap enough that almost anyone could own one? Fords genius has caused death, pain and suffering. This evil thing, the automobile, has taken away mothers and fathers and sons and daughters from loved ones for years and it must be stopped. I think the first thing that should be done is we must stop talking about it. We must allow no discussion of the automobiles' merits or faults because it is evil and kills Americans. And it's Henry Ford's fault. So that's it. All better now.
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:yikes:
thats not a view that everyone will share , but each to their own.
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There's also a theory about the addition of ethyl lead to gas that lead to a rise in psychosis and anti-social behavior. So we shouldn't discuss fuel either.
the inventor of the AK-47 just died. Imagine how many that little piece of hardware has done in. No talking about guns either.
Christianity celebrates the birth of it's savior tomorrow. Nothing has killed so many inhistory as religeous zeal.. Yup, that's off the table too.
So, how's the weather? Oops, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods....many, many lost there...
Guess we'll just enjoy the silence.
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Don't leave out Jack Daniels or Anheuser Busch. I think it is fair to add eggnog this time of year ;)
Merry Christmas everyone :)
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You do know this is a motorcycle forum right?
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You do know this is a motorcycle forum right?
Oh yea, that Harley Davidson dude. Think of all the Americans he has killed in combination with JD and AB ;) Ban them things, they are deadly >:(
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Apparently oxygen is the biggest killer; it's proven fatal to 100% of people. But only if taken in small amounts over a long period of time.
Time is the greatest teacher, unfortunately, she's really rough on her students.
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Lets not forget people, the biggest killer of them all. We need a people turn in program, say $50-%200 depending on condition and age ;)
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Lets not forget people, the biggest killer of them all. We need a people turn in program, say $50-%200 depending on condition and age ;)
Doesn't work well, I tired turning in a "lightly" used wife. Lost my @$$ on that deal!
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Doesn't work well, I tired turning in a "lightly" used wife. Lost my @$$ on that deal!
Well, if she was slightly used, yet still functional, she would have got you $150 under my program ;) If she didn't work you still get $50 :P
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Easier transportation greatly reduced birth defects due to inbreeding. We would have a lot less to worry about if we didn't have the transportation. There would still be lots of troubles, but we would not be able to comprehend the troubles so we would not worry about them.
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If Henry had not have figured it the assembly line first, we could be blaming Chevrolet or the Dodge Brothers. It was just matter of time.
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http://www.duffelblog.com/2013/12/mikhail-kalashnikov-dead/ (http://www.duffelblog.com/2013/12/mikhail-kalashnikov-dead/)
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Excellent :-)
Brian
http://www.duffelblog.com/2013/12/mikhail-kalashnikov-dead/ (http://www.duffelblog.com/2013/12/mikhail-kalashnikov-dead/)
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Alfred Nobel invented dynamite and it made him wealthy. Later in his life, one of his brother's died and a newspaper mistakenly published Alfred's obituary which, of course, he got to read. It was quite critical and said something to the effect that he invented new ways to kill people more quickly (untrue; dynamite is not used as a weapon) and this bothered Alfred enough that he looked for a way to leave a different legacy and people would remember him in a very different light. He used virtually all of his fortune to create the Noble prizes, which I think is how the man is best known today.
I am not sure about Henry Ford's legacy but that gigantic portrait of Adolph Hitler he had on his wall probably didn't help....
Brian
Henry Ford would have celebrated his 150th birthday this past July had he not died. There was much ado made of this though I missed it. If I would have been aware I would have protested any attempt to immortalize this man as was done. Do you ever wonder how many Americans have been killed because of his ability to make automobiles cheap enough that almost anyone could own one? Fords genius has caused death, pain and suffering. This evil thing, the automobile, has taken away mothers and fathers and sons and daughters from loved ones for years and it must be stopped. I think the first thing that should be done is we must stop talking about it. We must allow no discussion of the automobiles' merits or faults because it is evil and kills Americans. And it's Henry Ford's fault. So that's it. All better now.
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http://www.duffelblog.com/2013/12/mikhail-kalashnikov-dead/ (http://www.duffelblog.com/2013/12/mikhail-kalashnikov-dead/)
Too good to not share.
You must be careful when posting things like this ... it could offend someone and the thread could get locked ... regardless of the fact that his gun did not actually kill anyone ... the people behind the gun did the killing.
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I'm not happy unless I'm burning gas. It's because of people like Henry Ford and the Wright Brothers that I get to burn gas. Personal transportation is one of the most liberating inventions in human history. Way to go Henry, great job!
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Anheuser and Busch were two different people. And Harley and Davidson were two different people.
Two of them were credited with ugly people being able to have sex and the other two making noise without motion from gasoline.
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Don't forget the love that has been shared and people conceived in the back seats of those cars......... :rotflmao:
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Ford created a platform upon which Chevy and Mopar have enjoyed stomping all over hah
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Ah, but did you know that any Model T made before 1914 is full of parts stamped Dodge brothers? And that Walter P. Chrysler and Albert Champion worked together and wanted to start their own companies; Chrysler started an auto manufacturing company but Champion thought he could make a fat living making of all things spark plugs? So he started a spark plug company..... AC, which was eventually purchased by Delco (GM) and then he started another spark plug company, Champion?
All those early guys knew each other and the whole business was pretty incestuous until maybe the 1930's when companies started to be established.
At one time in the US, there were over 4,000 auto manufacturers? It was entirely a cottage industry until Henry either perfected or ruined it for everyone (I think he perfected it).
Brian
Ford created a platform upon which Chevy and Mopar have enjoyed stomping all over hah
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Don't forget the love that has been shared and people conceived in the back seats of those cars......... :rotflmao:
That's what I always tell the young guys at work when they're headed out for a long weekend: "Don't drink and park, accidents cause people."
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That's what I always tell the young guys at work when they're headed out for a long weekend: "Don't drink and park, accidents cause people."
Nice!
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OK, so anybody know what REO stands for in the name REO Speedwagon, and what a Speedwagon was? No, it wasn't a bad 80's group. BTW, as far as I know, my idiot brother-in-law the cop has not killed anyone, but, he is an oxygen thief.
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Here you go....
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OK, half correct, speedwagon was usually associated with fire trucks, but trucks in general will work, but what does REO stand for? No cheating and googling it now. ;D
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R.E.Oldsmobile
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Ok, I'll give it to you, Ransom Eli Oldsmobile. ;D
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Close, the last name was Olds. The Oldsmobile was a product name
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Close, the last name was Olds. The Oldsmobile was a product name
ding ding ding
damn techicalities