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Post by JR8 » Fri, 28 Jun 2013 9:18 am

- people walk very slowly, purposelessly here.

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Post by katbh » Fri, 28 Jun 2013 9:37 am

+1 While tapping on their phones. I love when people walk into you because they are strolling on their phones - i do not move. A quick Boo (just before they hit you) scares the sh** out of most.

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Post by the lynx » Fri, 28 Jun 2013 9:38 am

JR8 wrote:A cockroach on the kitchen counter, and no longer caring....
Of course the cockroach won't care!

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Post by JR8 » Fri, 28 Jun 2013 10:26 am

katbh wrote:+1 While tapping on their phones. I love when people walk into you because they are strolling on their phones - i do not move. A quick Boo (just before they hit you) scares the sh** out of most.

I commented on this a few years ago. What you describe is a kiasu game of chicken. Let them walk into you (most are simply expecting you to move out of their way). Better still get an elbow aimed at their face.

It's amazing how many 'blur like sotong' people will wake up at the last minute (quelle surprise). And those who don't... to hell with them, it's their problem.

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Post by Strong Eagle » Fri, 28 Jun 2013 10:26 am

the lynx wrote:
JR8 wrote:A cockroach on the kitchen counter, and no longer caring....
Of course the cockroach won't care!
What she said!

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Post by Brah » Fri, 28 Jun 2013 8:29 pm

FWIW I'm no longer posting in this thread or reading it

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Post by JR8 » Fri, 28 Jun 2013 9:14 pm

Brah wrote:FWIW I'm no longer posting in this thread or reading it
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