Comments on: Cartoon Tuesday: It’s (Not) Funny Because It’s True http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/07/08/cartoon-tuesday-its-not-funny-because-its-true/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:22:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: mfs http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/07/08/cartoon-tuesday-its-not-funny-because-its-true/comment-page-1/#comment-53217 mfs Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:40:52 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/07/08/cartoon-tuesday-its-not-funny-because-its-true/#comment-53217 I recently met an older gentleman who drove a gas tanker for the past 40 years- he mentioned that during the 1970s crises there were a lot of tanker hijackings, but not really any today. I recently met an older gentleman who drove a gas tanker for the past 40 years- he mentioned that during the 1970s crises there were a lot of tanker hijackings, but not really any today.

]]> By: Vroomfondel http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/07/08/cartoon-tuesday-its-not-funny-because-its-true/comment-page-1/#comment-53214 Vroomfondel Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:04:58 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/07/08/cartoon-tuesday-its-not-funny-because-its-true/#comment-53214 Indeed, the lottery is a tax on people who suck at math. More importantly, though, I seem to recall that given the choice of how to use a windfall, people tend to choose luxury items over money or necessities. I guess I'm guilty of wishful thinking here, but I take this story as an indication that people realize on a subliminal level that driving will soon be a luxury and that they'll need an excuse like free gas to indulge in it. Indeed, the lottery is a tax on people who suck at math. More importantly, though, I seem to recall that given the choice of how to use a windfall, people tend to choose luxury items over money or necessities. I guess I'm guilty of wishful thinking here, but I take this story as an indication that people realize on a subliminal level that driving will soon be a luxury and that they'll need an excuse like free gas to indulge in it.

]]> By: MrManhattan http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/07/08/cartoon-tuesday-its-not-funny-because-its-true/comment-page-1/#comment-53211 MrManhattan Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:36:29 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/07/08/cartoon-tuesday-its-not-funny-because-its-true/#comment-53211 "But with a gallon of unleaded regular in South Florida costing an average of about $4.30, some players are ready to forgo the math." We learned that math doesn't matter in South Florida 8 years ago, didn't we. Besides, we can't attribute New York motivations (mostly financial) with Florida goals of increasing global warming and supporting terrorism. Cash does nothing to promote those causes. "But with a gallon of unleaded regular in South Florida costing an average of about $4.30, some players are ready to forgo the math."

We learned that math doesn't matter in South Florida 8 years ago, didn't we.

Besides, we can't attribute New York motivations (mostly financial) with Florida goals of increasing global warming and supporting terrorism. Cash does nothing to promote those causes.

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