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06-16-2019, 01:41 PM   #68101
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Here in the U.S. we try to idiot-proof everything. There are two basic obstacles to that:
1. There are far too many idiots.
2. You can't make anything safe from a truly determined and dedicated idiot. (think Tide Pods challenge)
You may have evolved the art further than most, but your fine example make politicians and lawyers all over the world struggle valiantly to catch up. You need to work hard to stay ahead now that they've smelled the money.

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QuoteOriginally posted by Racer X 69 Quote
As it should be everywhere.

People shouldn’t have to be told the stove is hot, don’t touch.

Or stay back from the edge, a fall will kill you.

Or don’t drink petrol, because you will become very ill and die a horrible death.

Stupidity weeds the idiots out of the gene pool, although many times these Darwin Award winners have already produced offspring, further extending a branch of the human family tree yet again for the entertainment of the rest of us.
Or don't clean your sensor with a pressure washer.
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Or don't clean your sensor with a pressure washer.
Oh Bummer.....I've just bought a ..Karcher....


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QuoteOriginally posted by savoche Quote
Or don't clean your sensor with a pressure washer.
But it cleans so well!

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Oh Bummer.....I've just bought a ..Karcher....


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Which model?
I'll take it if you don't want it.

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We don't get those models in Oz......unfortunately...........but if I had to pick....umm....no 2 from the left...........I think


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but if I had to pick....umm....no 2 from the left...........I think
Good choice.
Will that be credit card or NASA funny money?

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Airplane crash just outside our town this morning. Two small planes on approach to / departure from the local airodrome. Details sketchy at this stage. But, pilots (and only people on board) in both planes killed.
Most unfortunate when something like that happens nearby.
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QuoteOriginally posted by Racer X 69 Quote
We make history here.

So this thread is the reference standard by which all history is gaged by.
Racer, did you mean “gauged by” or “gagged by”?
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Good choice.
Will that be credit card or NASA funny money?
What you have to ask ?

NASA of course




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QuoteOriginally posted by Parallax Quote
Here in the U.S. we try to idiot-proof everything. There are two basic obstacles to that:
1. There are far too many idiots.
2. You can't make anything safe from a truly determined and dedicated idiot. (think Tide Pods challenge)
Or is it just that there are too many entrepreneurial scammers all injuring themselves just enough to have proof of an event just so they can sue the pants off you.
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QuoteOriginally posted by Racer X 69 Quote
As it should be everywhere.

People shouldn’t have to be told the stove is hot, don’t touch.

Or stay back from the edge, a fall will kill you.

Or don’t drink petrol, because you will become very ill and die a horrible death.

Stupidity weeds the idiots out of the gene pool, although many times these Darwin Award winners have already produced offspring, further extending a branch of the human family tree yet again for the entertainment of the rest of us.
Or that peanut butter may or does contain peanuts.
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Or is it just that there are too many entrepreneurial scammers all injuring themselves just enough to have proof of an event just so they can sue the pants off you.
No, I'm pretty sure they're just idiots.
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Racer, did you mean “gauged by” or “gagged by”?
Well I meant gauged, but gagged works too.
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Phew.......lucky there are no idiots here.....?
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