Don,t let the door hit your butt on the way out .

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O:K: so I toned it down a bit .

We all do it . When we gather to meeting we take breaks . Either to have a smoke or get fresh air we head out doors . We have the whole outdoors to choose from . Where do we gather ? Just outside the dang door . Its understandable I guess . We want to not have to walk much to get back inside .
I even think it might have to do with some kind of fight or flight mechanism with the indoors being the flight option .

Why do some people tend to crowd so close to the door as to block its progress ? Blocking its path has that unpleasant side effect of smacking said unreasoning people . As we all know unreasoning people are often unreasonable . I have even had them look at me askance when I smack them with a heavy Church door . Although I feel it is not doing my part to rid the gene pool of these dufi (sp) I have started to slowly open opaque doors so as to not injure those unwise enough to stay in its path .

Is it just a case of monkey see monkey do or is there some kind of instinctual conditioning going on ?
 
I don't know, Kevin; if those skeeters are as bad as you say it might be best to keep close to a building.

with all the exhalations near the door though, the pests will be worse.




munk
 
It comes from the same gene that causes people to buy cars with turn signals and then never use them.
 
Nasty said:
It comes from the same gene that causes people to buy cars with turn signals and then never use them.
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Nasty, this is very honestly the reason why I do not own a handgun that I would carry as an EDC.
It's the "little things" that enrage me so.
<<Sigh>> When I rule the world, it will be with an Iron Fist of common sense forged in the shape of the Golden Rule, and with great passion I shall reap away all of those that flat out refuse to listen to that listen voice in their head saying, "Hey, dumb@$$, watch what the heck you're doing!".....And I shall weep, for my work shall never be done;)

Jake
 
O:K: we all have heard of the " Big Bang " Theory .I personally think that we should all have to pass the " Claymore Big Bang Test " when reaching adulthood .Give them a Claymore and written instructions on how to use one . Heck it even says " Front towards enemy " on the front . They have as long as they want to set one up and set one off . This test should be the basis of proof that they may function within normal parameters . Personally I think there should be a comma between front and towards enemy but that might leave borderline cases alive .
 
lol...I was going to say the same.

"Which is the front again Sarge?"

I'd just tell them it really didn't matter as they aren't *really* all that directional and you simply want to make sure you're nowhere near when it goes off.
 
There is no hope. I'll say something like "Let's not have this conversation in the middle of the street" to someone who for example, is talking to me about the weather or something as cars are stopping in the lane we're blocking. At that point, the 'weatherman' gets all insulted.
 
I understand in Six Gallon Hat country they sell a full sized cowboy boot urinal that has printed on the heel
THIS SIDE DOWN
except when emptying contents
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at work, we had a sign that said "don't congregate near the door, it's unprofessional looking to the customers..."

later it was amended to "DO NOT SMOKE WITHIN 150 feet of the door. they practically had to paint a safety circle around the door with a sign saying "caution, do not linger here, door!" and the smokers would stand on the 150 foot line as if daring the gods. why not go for a nice walk around the building, time the walk/smoke so when you're done, you can EXHALE OUTSIDE the building, and throw the butt away, then come in. nooOOOooo. people had to light up in the building on the way out, and put their butt out on the way in. ewww. safety and courtesy. people have forgotten.

bladite
 
Steely_Gunz said:
When I rule the world, it will be with the Iron Fist of Common Sense forged in the shape of the Golden Rule
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gotta love it. :thumbup:
 
Oh, the stories that I could tell here...but I will focus on the positive: I did not have to go to Walmart today.

While my coworkers and I sometimes do some incredibly dumb things, you won't catch many of us being unaware of our surroundings. The attention to detail that most of them display is actually one of the better parts of this job. Several of the old timers have a knack for observation that borders on being a sixth sense.
 
Gentlemen thank you . There is hope . I gather it really is a question of inteligence . The average joe I speak to about this just doesn,t get it . Yessir thanks for mentioning talking on the street . Could I add with the damn car door wide open ? Smoking near the door and its associated discourteous behaviour is a biggie as well .

To give these borderline people their due it may be a simple response to some instinctual stimulus . Kinda like the lemming thing . L:O:L

It may be an overpopulation issue . Lets face it . If there was only one insentient obstacle blocking the door we could handle it .
Once they are gone ? No witnesses .

Maybe we could try a group I:Q: test based on the claymore scale .
Lure the gang of goofs off into the local woods . That would be easy . Just paint the image of a door on a tree a la Wile E. Coyote . That gaggle of geese will soon be clustered around jockeying for position in front of the door .
Hand the smartest one (good luck)a claymore mine and detailed instructions .Very detailed instructions . Nature will take its course . After clean up , unless you leave it for the local wildlife repaint the door with the enscription .

Here lies the remains ,

there aint no more ,

If you can read this,

You,re too close to the door .
 
It comes from the same gene that causes people to buy cars with turn signals and then never use them.
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The one exception is when you live in a city where people speed up the moment they see you signal a lane change so you can't get in.
 
Edward Teach said:
The one exception is when you live in a city where people speed up the moment they see you signal a lane change so you can't get in.
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The good old Boston, "Don't use your turn signal, it only lets warns the other drivers," mentality. :rolleyes:
 
tinmaddog said:
The good old Boston, "Don't use your turn signal, it only lets warns the other drivers," mentality. :rolleyes:
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My wife, Anne, never uses the turn signals for this reason. Drives me nuts! I turn mine on and come on over!

People usually yell the name of my truck "Hey Astro!" Or something like that :D :D
 
It comes from the same gene that causes people to step off an escalator and stand there, blocking the rest of us riding down.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
It comes from the same gene that causes people to step off an escalator and stand there, blocking the rest of us riding down.
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I just pretend not to see them.
It helps if you have some mass on your side.
 
Edward Teach said:
I just pretend not to see them.
It helps if you have some mass on your side.
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I have so much mass I must be a priest . At least they,ll be praying if I mow them down .L:O:L
 
I've got a prosthetic foot and a cane to hold me up. Mass doesn't help, but a smack in the head with the cane might.
 
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