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   Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Phi to Alan Baker   
   Re: Myth: The motor car is the ultimate    
   13 Dec 14 11:03:06   
   
   From: thetibetanmonkey@gmail.com   
      
   On Friday, December 12, 2014 11:59:44 PM UTC-5, Alan Baker wrote:   
   > On 2014-12-13 01:46:31 +0000, Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher   
   said:   
   >   
   > >>>   
   > >>> Your job didn't pay well, did it Jeanne?   
   > >>   
   > >> Maybe she decided to do what Jesus would have done.   
   > >>   
   > >> Different from the Christians.   
   > >   
   > > The main advantage of a bus over a mundane car is that you are likely   
   > > to survive a collision with an SUV.   
   >   
   > And much less likely to be able to avoid the collision entirely...   
      
   Hey, the elephant doesn't fear the lion. ;)   
      
   On Friday, December 12, 2014 10:59:51 PM UTC-5, Your Name wrote:   
   > In article <84871100-1c5d-4b69-867d-044ddbe2e20a@googlegroups.com>,   
   > Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher   
   >  wrote:   
   > >   
   > > The main advantage of a bus over a mundane car is that you are likely   
   > > to survive a collision with an SUV.   
   >   
   > Not really ... the car has seat belts and these days airbags, whereas a   
   > bus has nothing. Besides, as we all know, when the bus goes too slow,   
   > it will explode, just ask Keanu Reeves.  ;-)   
      
   Great opportunity to call the accident lawyer.   
      
   You are likely to get killed in the car because the high bumpers of the SUVs   
   just defeat all the defenses of the car. And what good is it that your family   
   gets compensated AFTER you die?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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