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I don't know what prompted that tweet (although from the date the context is obviously the 2020 US presidential election), but the reply seems somewhat ill-judged. Never heard of her myself, but "Tarah" has her full name in her profile, from which you can find a fairly impressive resume in her Wikipedia bio.WWGD said:
Yes, it's a dig about people with advanced degrees in the social sciences. It's arguably unfair as a dig in a sense, but still kind of funny. People go into $$ in debt .Ibix said:I don't know what prompted that tweet (although from the date the context is obviously the 2020 US presidential election), but the reply seems somewhat ill-judged. Never heard of her myself, but "Tarah" has her full name in her profile, from which you can find a fairly impressive resume in her Wikipedia bio.
WWGD said:Yes, it's a dig about people with advanced degrees in the social sciences. It's arguably unfair as a dig in a sense, but still kind of funny. People go into $$ in debt .
I was once driving on a freshly-plowed tollway, and someone passed me at [my speed + (>10mph)], and sure enough, I saw him stuck in the median about a mile further on.Borg said:AKA the "I don't need to slow down club. "
If he ended up in the median with only +10mph, then your own margin also wasn't that bigsysprog said:I was once driving on a freshly-plowed tollway, and someone passed me at [my speed + (>10mph)], and sure enough, I saw him stuck in the median about a mile further on.
Speed is relative!Arjan82 said:If he ended up in the median with only +10mph, then your own margin also wasn't that big![]()
Or further... The speed limit is relative to my reference frame.Arjan82 said:If he ended up in the median with only +10mph, then your own margin also wasn't that big![]()
Even if a judge would buy that argument, a jersey wall won't.valenumr said:Or further... The speed limit is relative to my reference frame.
WWGD said:valenumr said:Speed is relative!![]()
I remember one in Montana that supplied a frayed piece of 6mm rope for a "restraining device". Some of them had some kind of clip or hook, but nobody used them. There were lots of little kids without adults.WWGD said: