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marlon said:
when do you leave for California?

I don't know yet. Probably second week of September. If I fail again the driving test, we will have a serious problem.
 
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Good luck on your next test. Can you practice until then? You could always take your driving test in San Diego - which you may need to do to get a California driver's license.

Fortunately, San Diego has a good transportation system, particularly around the university.

I did my driving test in a 1970 VW, and the officer was about 1.8-1.9 m (just over 6 ft). He leaned his leg against the gear shift, and apparently I was supposed to tell him to move his leg. I failed my first test because of that and the fact that he claimed I didn't look both directions at an intersection (which I did, but I didn't turn my head 90° both directions). Everything else went well - even parallel parking.

Somehow, I don't think a short skirt would have worked in my favor. :biggrin:
 
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Astronuc said:
Somehow, I don't think a short skirt would have worked in my favor. :biggrin:
You never know...they might have passed you just so they didn't have to see you in a skirt again. :biggrin: :smile:
 
:smile: A kilt maybe. Actually, I have worn a full length African garment that look more or less like a dress (like Smurf), back in my early days at university.

A lot of people were impressed, and no one made fun of me. :biggrin: That was back around the time that my avatar (with the bandana) picture was taken.
 
Evo said:
Luckily my best friend had given me a wonderful piece of advice before taking my test "wear a really short skirt".
Either the examiners in your home town didn't take calculus or you were lucky.

In general, you would want the girls wearing really short skirts to come back, so you'd fail them. Of course, if this were taken to an extreme, people would catch on and no one would wear short skirts. In order to maximize the number short skirts, you have to perpetuate the myth that short skirts help on the driver's exam. Some where, there is a balance between the number of short skirts that pass and the number of short skirts that have to come back for a retest is maximized - in fact, that has to be a good related rates problem.

Suffice it to say, if Clausius2 wore a short skirt, the examiner would never want him to set foot in his office again and the way to minimize the chances of that ever happening again would be to pass him.

:rolleyes: Well, unless Clausius2 was unlucky enough to get a female examiner, in which case she might fail him regardless of how well he drove just so she could see him in a short skirt again.
 
Astronuc said:
You could always take your driving test in San Diego - which you may need to do to get a California driver's license.

I know. There is no convalidation between USA's driver license and Spain's driver license, so I will have to do another exam there. :cry:

BobG said:
Suffice it to say, if Clausius2 wore a short skirt, the examiner would never want him to set foot in his office again and the way to minimize the chances of that ever happening again would be to pass him.

Well, unless Clausius2 was unlucky enough to get a female examiner, in which case she might fail him regardless of how well he drove just so she could see him in a short skirt again.
Today 04:38 PM

Have you seen my legs? Any woman would forget about watching how I drive if I wear a short skirt. Maybe Moonbear and Evo will have some day the privilege of looking at them. Until then, keep on dreaming girls, keep on dreaming... :biggrin: :!)
 
Wow! It took this poor fella 272 tries:
http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/43352004.htm

April 25, 2005, 12:58:52 A South Korean man has finally passed his driver's theory test on the 272nd attempt.

Seo Sang-Moon has been trying to pass the exam for five years, costing him over one million Korean won ($1,000) in application fees.

The 69-year-old traveling repairman only started taking the test in 2000 after it was changed from a written exam to an oral examination because he is illiterate.

An official from the testing office said: "He has been coming here for more than five years and we regard him almost as being one of the family."
 
Math Is Hard said:
Wow! It took this poor fella 272 tries:
http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/43352004.htm

April 25, 2005, 12:58:52 A South Korean man has finally passed his driver's theory test on the 272nd attempt.

Seo Sang-Moon has been trying to pass the exam for five years, costing him over one million Korean won ($1,000) in application fees.

The 69-year-old traveling repairman only started taking the test in 2000 after it was changed from a written exam to an oral examination because he is illiterate.

An official from the testing office said: "He has been coming here for more than five years and we regard him almost as being one of the family."
:smile: :smile:
 
Clausius2 said:
Have you seen my legs? Any woman would forget about watching how I drive if I wear a short skirt. Maybe Moonbear and Evo will have some day the privilege of looking at them. Until then, keep on dreaming girls, keep on dreaming... :biggrin: :!)
:smile: Women usually look at someone's legs if he'd have an ugly face!So if you have a nice face, you're not lucky!
 
Since I'm totally hopeless around technology, and turning on the coffee machine each morning is a major undertaking with uncertain result (I tend to forget either adding the water or the coffee powder), I am impressed that Clausius only JUST failed to get his driving license (I haven't even bothered to try).
You'll get it next time.
 
Lisa! said:
:smile: Women usually look at someone's legs if he'd have an ugly face!So if you have a nice face, you're not lucky!


Well, I have both things: a nice face and nice legs. So if you want to spend a good time, I advice you to look at both things... :!) :biggrin: :smile:
 
arildno said:
Since I'm totally hopeless around technology, and turning on the coffee machine each morning is a major undertaking with uncertain result (I tend to forget either adding the water or the coffee powder), I am impressed that Clausius only JUST failed to get his driving license (I haven't even bothered to try).
You'll get it next time.

Don't worry, arildno. If you are able to work with your computer and clicking on PF, you will learn to manage the coffee machine soon... :smile:
 
Clausius2 said:
Don't worry, arildno. If you are able to work with your computer and clicking on PF, you will learn to manage the coffee machine soon...
Thanks for the confidence in me, but I'm not too sure..

I'm wondering about my inabilities in these areas. Perhaps I have a wrist problem? :confused:
 
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Clausius2 said:
Well, I have both things: a nice face and nice legs. So if you want to spend a good time, I advice you to look at both things... :!) :biggrin: :smile:
I checked member photo thread.and...
 
arildno said:
Thanks for the confidence in me, but I'm not too sure..

I'm wondering about my inabilities in these areas. Perhaps I have a wrist problem? :confused:

:smile: You're terrible! :smile: Don't worry about trying to figure out the coffee maker in the morning. It's hard to make anything work before the first cup of coffee, and when the thing you need to make work is the thing that makes the coffee, it's just a bad situation. I used to have a coffee maker with a timer that I could set up before I went to bed and then it would have coffee ready when I woke up. It was only a problem when I set the timer for PM instead of AM (using 24 hour clock time really does have benefits if only US coffee maker makers would learn to make than an option!)
 
Lisa! said:
I checked member photo thread.and...

Look at the second photo. In the first one I get disfavoured. The first one photo is cut by half. On the other half is an spanish ESA astronaut, Pedro Duque who visited my university last year. I will post the complete photo in the member p.t.
 
Clausius2 said:
Look at the second photo. In the first one I get disfavoured. The first one photo is cut by half. On the other half is an spanish ESA astronaut, Pedro Duque who visited my university last year. I will post the complete photo in the member p.t.
I just liked your second photo before you mentioned about it.The only problem is that you have too brushy eyebrows but you look nice! o:)
 
Lisa! said:
I just liked your second photo before you mentioned about it.The only problem is that you have too brushy eyebrows but you look nice! o:)
Clausius2 has NOT got too brushy eyebrows!
They lend him an aura of mystique, and well, Danger..:wink:
 
arildno said:
Clausius2 has NOT got too brushy eyebrows!
They lend him an aura of mystique, and well, Danger..:wink:
You're a great friend for him! :wink:
 
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Lisa! said:
You're a great friend for him! :wink:
Hmm..well, I don't think I'll embarrass Clausius2 any further.

If the ladies at PF would like to moon about him, I'm sure he'll appreciate that.
 
Lisa! said:
I just liked your second photo before you mentioned about it.The only problem is that you have too brushy eyebrows but you look nice! o:)

How about you? I want to see some nice defect of yours. :biggrin: but I haven't found any photo. Are you shy?
 
Math Is Hard said:
Wow! It took this poor fella 272 tries:
http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/43352004.htm


And that's only the theoretical part they are talking about. He still has to get in the car. Hopefully he's better at actual driving. If it takes too long the validity of the theory-certificate will expire and he has to do it all over again. :smile:
 
arildno said:
Hmm..well, I don't think I'll embarrass Clausius2 any further.

If the ladies at PF would like to moon about him, I'm sure he'll appreciate that.
:smile: :smile: Falling in love through internet?!
Clausius2 said:
How about you? I want to see some nice defet of yours. :biggrin:
Actually having brushy eyebrows isn't a defet.You know most of women prefer men with brushy eyebrows.But you know I don't like too brushy eyebrows because my eyebrows are brushy .(Of course not as much as yours :rolleyes: )

Clausius2 said:
but I haven't found any photo.
Thanks heaven! o:) Well I should wait at least for a year(just like yourself :biggrin: ) and after that maybe I'll post a photo!I hope you'd forget all about what I said at that time! :wink:

Are you shy?
No, I'm not confident enough! :rolleyes:
 
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Lisa! said:
Actually having brushy eyebrows isn't a defet.You know most of women prefer men with brushy eyebrows.

That's a relief to hear. I haven't put a picture of myself up yet, but believe me; I look like Bert from Sesame Street (wrt eyebrows).
I thought they always looked cool on me, 'till I heard unibrows were some of the 7 signs of ugliness or something.
 
Galileo said:
That's a relief to hear. I haven't put a picture of myself up yet, but believe me; I look like Bert from Sesame Street (wrt eyebrows).
I thought they always looked cool on me, 'till I heard unibrows were some of the 7 signs of ugliness or something.
No comment before seeing your photo! :wink:
 
I CANNOT BELIEVE IT!


I HAVE FAILED IT AGAIN!


I am too furious. I am about jabbing everybody here.

Me cago en la ostia puta!, Joder!

After 20 minutes driving so correctly he said me parking here. I did the parking but I had to re-maneuver in order to fit it into the place, but I spent too much time (the limit is in 2 minutes). He said me the time was over.

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil: :bugeye:
(This shows my thinkings just now).
 
I haven't come to terms with my coffee machine, yet, Clausius2..
 
I am really upset and angry.

*******ck !*****!*********!*********!


*******!*******!*******!***!*******!*!************

and all this too:

*******************************************************************************************************************************examiner's mother************************* ****************************his wife and***********************her!

Joder! Coño! Me cago en todo lo que se menea! La ostia puta! Estoy hasta los santos cojones del puto cochecito, me cago en el examinador y en toda su puta familia! y en su abuela. Os juro que cuando apruebe voy a coger y me voy a liar a ostias con todo el mundo, y el puto examinador va a pillar cacho por un tubo, porque le voy a partir la geta!
 
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Okay, sorry about the last one, I'll delete it.

I'm sorry you failed your exam. Perhaps it isn't worth trying again until you've moved to the US and get a different instructor.
 
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arildno said:
Okay, sorry about the last one, I'll delete it.

I'm sorry you failed your exam. Perhaps it isn't worth trying again until you've moved to the US and gets a different instructor.

do you know the problem? We, our stupid country filled with a$$holes and subnormals has no formal treatment for validating the US driving license here. So I have another opportunity on 7th Sept, which I don't know it is worth of taking. But If I fail it, I will spend a lot of money in this stupid mission of having the driv. license without sucess!. Moreover, here the driving license is very expensive. I have spend near 1000 Euros with only two failures and few practicing classes!. We are living in a prehistoric country, where everybody (specially the Administration) takes advantage of everything and your money, except you. I am ashamed of me for failuring this stupid exam and passing all others I have had to pass in my undergraduate studies, and I am also ashamed in living in this damn country.