Confessions - Page 3

lumberjim · 08-28-2010, 09:58 AM

cars are safer too

Pico and ME · 08-28-2010, 10:00 AM

All true and also it occurred to me this morning that the seat belt law has probably had an affect on those numbers as well. But I really hate the rationalizing that goes along with the decision to drink and drive. Its just best to not do it, because once alcohol is in the equation, judgment is always impaired.

Are you sure, tho, that the .08 limit hasn't played a part in reducing drunk driving incidents overall?

lumberjim · 08-28-2010, 10:10 AM

yeah, that's true. is there a stat that gives alcohol related accidents?

Undertoad · 08-28-2010, 10:55 AM

Those numbers are hard to get because they aren't collected by the feds. The states have a lot of detail; PA creates a book on all the stats every year. But they are weak on historical numbers. PA's latest book only gives a 5 year trend on alcohol related crashes. The numbers trend down, going from about 13,500 crashes in 2004 to 12,750 in 2008. The number of fatal crashes trends slightly up, going from 487 to 498.

blue · 08-29-2010, 11:17 AM

hey! take this shit to a drunk driving thread? there were like 3 lameass confessions, what are y'all, saints?

squirell nutkin · 08-30-2010, 06:20 PM

One of the many reasons I dropped out of Catholicism was the whole concept of confessional. I never felt that I had done anything wrong, certainly nothing that a forgiving god would hold a child's feet to the fire for, so the whole canard seemed forced and affected.

I reasoned, god knew what I'd been up to anyway, and he knew what was in my heart, therefore knowing whether I really was repentant, so why get some priest involved in the deal?

Griff · 08-30-2010, 07:02 PM

Sermon fodder?

I wonder where priests stand on guys who save it up for years, give a very descriptive high-light reel, and immediately follow up with out-takes of same, including clerical reaction, in a drunken group setting...

Anyway I didn't even go near the thing when I was churched, it is too manipulative.

Spexxvet · 09-01-2010, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Griff

Sermon fodder?

OMG, I thought that said semen fodder

Griff · 09-01-2010, 07:29 PM

Ha! Perfect.

monster · 09-01-2010, 07:59 PM

I just went grocery shopping and was so pissed off that I left my cart on the tree island in the parking lot instead of returning it to the store or a bay. I never do that.

blue · 09-04-2010, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

I just went grocery shopping and was so pissed off that I left my cart on the tree island in the parking lot instead of returning it to the store or a bay. I never do that.

what got you that enraged?

squirell nutkin · 09-04-2010, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

I just went grocery shopping and was so pissed off that I left my cart on the tree island in the parking lot instead of returning it to the store or a bay. I never do that.

You are out of control, Ma'am. Do you have any conception of what would happen in this world if everyone just left their carts on the tree island?

It would be ghastly. We would be living in a sea of anarchy. The whole moral fiber of society would fall apart.

Won't take time stamp, start at 1:15

Big Sarge · 09-02-2010, 08:04 AM

Left your cart on the tree island?? What are you, some type of monster?

monster · 09-04-2010, 02:52 PM

Brain-dead cashier, of course....

blue · 09-04-2010, 03:06 PM

dude, you gotta be nice to them.. their lives suck, plus they get all flirty & shiat cause of the desperation and sometimes forget to ring stuff up. Take out your fury on some rich prick on a golf course.

You are a dude right?

08-28-2010, 09:58 AM	#1
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	cars are safer too __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

08-28-2010, 10:00 AM	#2
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	All true and also it occurred to me this morning that the seat belt law has probably had an affect on those numbers as well. But I really hate the rationalizing that goes along with the decision to drink and drive. Its just best to not do it, because once alcohol is in the equation, judgment is always impaired. Are you sure, tho, that the .08 limit hasn't played a part in reducing drunk driving incidents overall? Last edited by Pico and ME; 08-28-2010 at 10:15 AM.

08-28-2010, 10:10 AM	#3
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	yeah, that's true. is there a stat that gives alcohol related accidents? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

08-29-2010, 11:17 AM	#5
blue Operations Operative Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Northern WI Posts: 739	hey! take this shit to a drunk driving thread? there were like 3 lameass confessions, what are y'all, saints? __________________ If you spot a tornado, always remember to point at it, yell "tornado!", and run like hell.

08-30-2010, 06:20 PM	#6
squirell nutkin has a second hand user title Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: in a Nut House Posts: 2,017	One of the many reasons I dropped out of Catholicism was the whole concept of confessional. I never felt that I had done anything wrong, certainly nothing that a forgiving god would hold a child's feet to the fire for, so the whole canard seemed forced and affected. I reasoned, god knew what I'd been up to anyway, and he knew what was in my heart, therefore knowing whether I really was repentant, so why get some priest involved in the deal? __________________ And now I'm finished posting.

08-28-2010, 10:55 AM	#4
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Those numbers are hard to get because they aren't collected by the feds. The states have a lot of detail; PA creates a book on all the stats every year. But they are weak on historical numbers. PA's latest book only gives a 5 year trend on alcohol related crashes. The numbers trend down, going from about 13,500 crashes in 2004 to 12,750 in 2008. The number of fatal crashes trends slightly up, going from 487 to 498.

08-30-2010, 07:02 PM	#7
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Sermon fodder? I wonder where priests stand on guys who save it up for years, give a very descriptive high-light reel, and immediately follow up with out-takes of same, including clerical reaction, in a drunken group setting... Anyway I didn't even go near the thing when I was churched, it is too manipulative. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

09-01-2010, 07:29 PM	#9
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Ha! Perfect. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

09-01-2010, 07:59 PM	#10
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I just went grocery shopping and was so pissed off that I left my cart on the tree island in the parking lot instead of returning it to the store or a bay. I never do that. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-02-2010, 08:04 AM	#13
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	Left your cart on the tree island?? What are you, some type of monster? __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

09-04-2010, 02:52 PM	#14
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Brain-dead cashier, of course.... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-04-2010, 03:06 PM	#15
blue Operations Operative Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Northern WI Posts: 739	dude, you gotta be nice to them.. their lives suck, plus they get all flirty & shiat cause of the desperation and sometimes forget to ring stuff up. Take out your fury on some rich prick on a golf course. You are a dude right? __________________ If you spot a tornado, always remember to point at it, yell "tornado!", and run like hell.

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)