Day 4.2 I really don't think I can take anymore...

Honestly, in the last 5 days did someone give the fucking world a stupid pill? Every time I am on the road, inevitably someone is: driving too slow, or making unsafe lane changes...or genuinely distracted by their cell phone. In my home state of NY, you would be pulled over and ticketed for cell phone use while operating a motor vehicle. I'm sorry, but MO and KS is a really fucked up place to live. But, before I took up arms - I did some research. This study kicks azzzzzz. And, proves my point.

Read!

Drivers on Cell Phones Are as Bad as Drunks

Utah Psychologists Warn Against Cell Phone Use While Driving

-- Three years after the preliminary results first were presented at a scientific meeting and drew wide attention, University of Utah psychologists have published a study showing that motorists who talk on handheld or hands-free cellular phones are as impaired as drunken drivers.

"We found that people are as impaired when they drive and talk on a cell phone as they are when they drive intoxicated at the legal blood-alcohol limit” of 0.08 percent, which is the minimum level that defines illegal drunken driving in most U.S. states, says study co-author Frank Drews, an assistant professor of psychology. “If legislators really want to address driver distraction, then they should consider outlawing cell phone use while driving.”
Psychology Professor David Strayer, the study's lead author, adds: “Just like you put yourself and other people at risk when you drive drunk, you put yourself and others at risk when you use a cell phone and drive. The level of impairment is very similar.”

A dyslexic guy walks into a bra...

I have to believe that any "...walks into a bar" joke will make me laugh. I like quick humor. Jokes that last forever drive me nuts. I like a quick hit and run...jokes that you can repeat to yourself 4 hours later and still snort in your cube enough so your neighbor can hear you.

Some good examples:

Charles Dickens walks into a bar and orders a martini. The bartender asks, "Olive or twist?"

An amnesiac comes into a bar. He asks, "Do I come here often?"

A pony walks into a bar and coughs, "Hey, COUGH. Gimme a bu COUGH a beer COUGH. The bartender serves him and says, "What's with your voice?" The pony says, "Nothing, I'm just a little hoarse."

Some jumper cables walk into a bar. The bartender says, "You can come in, but you better not start anything!"

A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm and says, "A beer please, and one for the road."

Speaking of that...see you on Day 5.