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Segways
Posted: March 12 08, 11:38 am
by heyzeus
This invention makes me mad, because it serves a need that never existed and makes life more dangerous and annoying for the rest of us.
Segways really only work on the sidewalks in urban areas. So let's take places that are densely populated with pedestrians...and introduce large, mechanized, fast-moving machinery to those previously safe sidewalks just so that a few lazy people can move around a little bit faster without having to walk.
In other words, I almost got run over by a Segway tour group outside my office during lunch.
Re: Segways
Posted: March 12 08, 11:52 am
by Jocephus
seeing a gang of segway riders would freak me out
Re: Segways
Posted: March 12 08, 11:53 am
by TabascoElvis
heyzeus wrote:
In other words, I almost got run over by a Segway tour group outside my office during lunch.
And speaking of lunch, I had some shrimp stir-fry.
How's that for a segue?
Re: Segways
Posted: March 12 08, 11:54 am
by Radio_Bugtussle
Those things remind me of old fashioned lawn mowers....
Re: Segways
Posted: March 12 08, 12:04 pm
by cardinalkarp
Damn the hipsters.
Re: Segways
Posted: March 12 08, 12:04 pm
by lukethedrifter
heyzeus wrote:This invention makes me mad, because it serves a need that never existed and makes life more dangerous and annoying for the rest of us.
The words bolded above could be used to describe most modern inventions.
Re: Segways
Posted: March 12 08, 12:07 pm
by docellis
I don't know what one is.
Re: Segways
Posted: March 12 08, 12:09 pm
by Jocephus
docellis wrote:I don't know what one is.
did you watch arrested development? its what Gob rides around on.
or, you can see in my avatar, Gob's Banana Grabber cartoon is riding one too
Re: Segways
Posted: March 12 08, 12:14 pm
by docellis
Jocephus wrote:docellis wrote:I don't know what one is.
did you watch arrested development? its what Gob rides around on.
or, you can see in my avatar, Gob's Banana Grabber cartoon is riding one too
Oh! About 6 years ago I was in San Francisco and these things were EVERYWHERE. I haven't seen them anywhere else since though.
Re: Segways
Posted: March 12 08, 12:18 pm
by Cronos
I only ever see them in airports. And they look completely ridiculous.
But damn me if I really wanted to ride one.