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BTW, I noticed LOTS of women flocking out of the florist shops today and they outnumbered men 5 to 1. Most were coming out with bouquets, balloons, etc.
My question...and it's serious for a change....for WHOM, exactly, are these women buying flowers and heart-shaped balloons??
Certainly not Biff, Butch or whatever their boyfriends/husbands names happen to be.
OK, maybe a couple are buying for their male friends but how about the other 90%??
Are they buying for their mothers or sisters?? Or are all these women gay??
I honestly don't know the answer.
My question...and it's serious for a change....for WHOM, exactly, are these women buying flowers and heart-shaped balloons??
Certainly not Biff, Butch or whatever their boyfriends/husbands names happen to be.
OK, maybe a couple are buying for their male friends but how about the other 90%??
Are they buying for their mothers or sisters?? Or are all these women gay??
I honestly don't know the answer.
I am not sure what that means...
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Well at the Coach store today there were more men shopping than women. Those lucky women! ^
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BTW, I noticed LOTS of women flocking out of the florist shops today and they outnumbered men 5 to 1. Most were coming out with bouquets, balloons, etc.
My question...and it's serious for a change....for WHOM, exactly, are these women buying flowers and heart-shaped balloons??
My question...and it's serious for a change....for WHOM, exactly, are these women buying flowers and heart-shaped balloons??
Or their cats......??? hahahaha!!!
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You've got to use your imagination.
You know those Lexi that parallel park themselves?? Just fast-forward a few years and imagine a car that will drive itself.
Not that outlandish and a few prototypes are already being tested.
You know those Lexi that parallel park themselves?? Just fast-forward a few years and imagine a car that will drive itself.
Not that outlandish and a few prototypes are already being tested.
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Here's how Lexus parks itself.
1. You drive past a parking spot at 12mph or less. The four rear and six front sonar sensors detect the cars, and the gap between them.
2. Putting the car into reverse activates the wide-angle backup camera. There's a little button on the bottom of the screen that looks like a car parking. Hit it. If the spot is more than 6.5 feet longer than the car itself, the car enters Advanced Parking Guidance System mode. This is where the magic happens.
3. Crawl backwards, keeping your foot on the brake. If you touch the gas, or the wheel, the mode shuts itself off. Make sure to stay under 2.5mph, or it'll shut off, too. The wheel spins itself like its being ghost-driven. The sonar system is constantly measuring distance, beeping with more urgency as you get closer to obstacles.
4. When you're in the spot, the computer will announce that parking is complete.
5. Get out of car and have a drink.
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And what happens at Christmas time when 2 cars are fighting for the same parking space?
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You know, I was wondering that myself. Does the Lexus have something that flips off an offending driver and slashes the tires of the car of the guy who dive-bombed your self-parallel parking Lexus? For the price I pay for one of those I should never have to do that myself again.
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Originally Posted by MikeMpls
This is beginning to read like the Lounge Thread...
You can take the people out of the Lounge, but you can't take the Lounge out of the people.
You can take the people out of the Lounge, but you can't take the Lounge out of the people.
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Does wonders to figure out where who said what when and why.
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