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ruthless compassion
aroraborealis
27 August 2009 @ 04:27 pm
 
On my way back from lunch with the ever awesome rule30, I was nearly run down in a crosswalk by a car sporting the bumper sticker "I SUPPORT WATERBOARDING".

Later, I passed an elderly couple just as the man said to the woman, "Honey, I need to take a piddle break."

The world is endlessly entertaining!

Poll #1449851
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All. Participants: 56

Which is more upsetting?

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Rosa nearly getting run over.
25(44.6%)
The fact that that bumper sticker exists
29(51.8%)
"piddle break"
2(3.6%)
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Antarctica, Winter 1982ivorjawa on August 27th, 2009 08:34 pm (UTC)
I'll qualify the answer by "Rosa nearly getting run over" is merely an example of the capriciousness of the universe, but "I support waterboarding" is demonstration of true evil.
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The Future Holds Nothing Else But Confrontationhawver on August 27th, 2009 08:35 pm (UTC)
This.
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ruthless compassion: stabbyaroraborealis on August 27th, 2009 08:45 pm (UTC)
Yeah, exactly.
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Purple Vengeance Versiondr_memory on August 27th, 2009 09:02 pm (UTC)
This.
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Molotov Coqtizeestiplika on August 27th, 2009 09:03 pm (UTC)
Exactly.
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Mark Donnellymeadmaker on August 27th, 2009 10:31 pm (UTC)
This.
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evolution, and some other stuffjacflash on August 27th, 2009 08:42 pm (UTC)
...the fact that the waterboarding sticker didn't end with the words "Dick Cheney"?
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Luminous mind, bright devilprosicated on August 27th, 2009 08:54 pm (UTC)
*applauds*
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gothtiquegothtique on August 27th, 2009 09:31 pm (UTC)
Now THAT is a sticker I would support!
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ruthless compassion: laughteraroraborealis on August 27th, 2009 10:12 pm (UTC)
You win the Internet!
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gothtique: like bitch is a bad thing pingothtique on August 27th, 2009 10:15 pm (UTC)
LOL
"Choose Dick Cheney, Your mother did!"
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DancingWolfGrrl: politicsdancingwolfgrrl on August 28th, 2009 12:39 am (UTC)
Re: LOL
WIN.
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gothtiquegothtique on August 28th, 2009 01:43 am (UTC)
Re: LOL
I was telling knot_frayed about this thread when I got home from work.
He suggested I print up a bunch of "Dick Cheney!" stickers and encourage people to slap them on STOP signs as well as "nutwing" bumpers.
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petal, the red-headed snippetrdhdsnippet on August 27th, 2009 09:09 pm (UTC)
I was similarly stuck until I realized that what was really disturbing was that someone who had the bumper sticker was the one who almost squashed Rosa. I'd never put it on my car, but I have a skewed enough sense of humor that I sorta like that it exists.
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Shakespeare Fiend: puppyaerynne on August 27th, 2009 09:09 pm (UTC)
You can change your answers to a poll by clicking the poll title (Poll #1449851) and then clicking "Fill Out Poll" at the top.

I have to agree with the chain of people above. After all, you *weren't* run over, and the thought of you getting almost run over does not make me want to cry quite as much as the thought of that bumper sticker.
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Susan Constantsconstant on August 27th, 2009 09:39 pm (UTC)
I was hoping that I would stop talking to my husband about bathroom functions using the same language I use to my kids when my kids stop hanging around my house needing help with bathroom functions. So, apparently I won't, eh? That is disturbing. Still I vote for #1.
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Renata Piperlyonesse on August 27th, 2009 09:51 pm (UTC)
i'll note that you were "amused" -- if you'd been "scared" or whatever by the time you wrote this, i'd likely have answered quite differently.
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DancingWolfGrrldancingwolfgrrl on August 28th, 2009 12:38 am (UTC)
...but only because I'm selfish. People who support waterboarding are definitely worse for the world, I'm afraid.
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Chipceo on August 28th, 2009 01:54 am (UTC)
I changed my answer, for the reason cited above.

To paraphrase Abraham Lincoln, whenever I hear anyone arguing for waterboarding I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on them personally.
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