The_Rev Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 When I was six, I wanted to be a trolley driver for the MBTA. I probably should have followed up on that, tbh. Retirement after 20 years service with the average earnings of your last three years in the job? Where do I sign up? The MBTA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted August 4, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted August 4, 2009 When I was six, I wanted to be a trolley driver for the MBTA. I probably should have followed up on that, tbh. Retirement after 20 years service with the average earnings of your last three years in the job? Where do I sign up? The MBTA? The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority... the public transport service for the Boston area. The trolley line in question, given that I grew up in Newton Centre, would be the Green Line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 My right cock is bigger than my left cock, anyone else have the same problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 When I was six, I wanted to be a trolley driver for the MBTA. I probably should have followed up on that, tbh. Retirement after 20 years service with the average earnings of your last three years in the job? Where do I sign up? The MBTA? The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority... the public transport service for the Boston area. The trolley line in question, given that I grew up in Newton Centre, would be the Green Line. I was answering the question you asked Levi. Sign up at the MBTA. :winkold: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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granville Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 My right cock is bigger than my left cock, anyone else have the same problem? That's nothing, both of my cocks have joined together to make one massive central cock. How embarrassing. :oops: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted August 4, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted August 4, 2009 Besides, which, they don't allow trolley drivers to text while driving any more The Green Line operator who told authorities he was text messaging his girlfriend before a serious crash on May 8 was indicted yesterday on a negligence charge that carries up to three years in prison. The 24-year-old operator, Aiden Quinn, has become an emblem in the MBTA, and among lawmakers, of the dangers of using cellphones and other messaging devices while operating a vehicle. After the crash, the T initiated the strictest cellphone ban in the country, prohibiting its drivers from carrying any kind of electronic device on a train or bus. “This driver has an obligation, a moral obligation, a duty really, to protect the passengers that are under his control,’’ Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said in an interview after a grand jury handed down the indictment. “They put their lives into his hands.’’ Quinn’s lawyer, Michelle Menken, said the investigation wasted taxpayer dollars “for something that was, at its core, an accident.’’ “Who hasn’t looked away from the wheel to hand their kid a sippy cup or to answer a phone call?’’ Menken said. “It’s hard to get from there to criminal negligence.’’ The rear-end crash, near Government Center, injured 62 passengers and caused $9 million in damage, including the loss of three trolley cars. Investigators determined that Quinn was typing on his cellphone, without looking at the track, while the train traveled for almost 600 feet through a tunnel, at about 25 miles per hour, running a yellow and a red light. By the time he glanced up and pulled the emergency brake, Green Line car 3612 was just 8 feet from the rear of another trolley stopped on the tracks, the investigation found. Conley said that Quinn never actually sent the message, but that his admission to authorities, along with supporting evidence that included an examination of his phone, would prove he was negligently distracted. Twelve witnesses testified before the grand jury, he said. Though none of the crash injuries was life-threatening, several were significant. Conley’s office said a 28-year-old Lynn woman broke her pelvis and may not walk again. A 19-year-old Salem woman suffered a concussion and broken vertebrae. One victim listed among the injured was five months pregnant, though there was no apparent effect on the pregnancy. “I can see why, legally, [an indictment] would be the consequence,’’ said Laszlo Panajoth, a passenger in the crash who was not injured. But he added, “I don’t have any hard feelings.’’ To charge Quinn criminally, Conley’s office relied on a statute that is about 100 years old - gross negligence by a person in control of a train - that has been seldom used, if ever, in Massachusetts courts, according to Conley and Menken. Menken said she may challenge the statute’s applicability in this case. Conley said it was legally apt, but “I’d welcome an examination here in the 21st century, as to whether or not this charge and the sentencing array is appropriate.’’ Daniel A. Grabauskas, the MBTA general manager, said in a written statement that the indictment “reinforces the importance of our strict, new policy that prohibits bus and train operators from even possessing cellphones while on duty.’’ Stephan MacDougall, the leader of the MBTA Carmen’s union, could not be reached for comment yesterday. MacDougall has said that his union, which represents trolley, train, and bus operators, supports a ban on driver cellphone use, but is challenging the T’s policy because it does not provide a way for drivers to get access to their phones while they are on extensive breaks in remote locations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Aye, they are clamping down on that big time since the train crash in L.A. It has even extended to this side of the pond. Its virtually impossible to police of course, but if an incident happens then they will sure as **** be in touch with your mobile phone provider to see records of your calls and texts. You will always get the brain dead tossers who decide to send texts at the worst possible times though. Shall I ask the missus what is for tea as I pass through this station? Why yes, I think I will! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikantcpell Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 A Chinese man is serving a life sentence for killing the man who stole his virtual sword. ' In 2005, 41-year-old online gamer Qiu Chengwei broke into the home of another gamer, Zhu Caoyuan, in the middle of the night and murdered him, stabbing him repeatedly in the chest. The reason? Zhu had borrowed a cyber-sword from Qiu in the virtual game Legend of Mir III but, instead of giving it back, Zhu sold it for what amounted to several hundred (real) dollars. Qiu went to the (real) police to file a complaint, but was told the law didn't protect virtual property. Shortly thereafter Qui killed Zhu, then turned himself in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 I'm hungover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Lynyrd Skynyrd were so named because of a High School teacher they didn't particularly like, a certain Leonard Skinner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wuo Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 IIRC it was a high school gym teacher as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted August 4, 2009 Moderator Share Posted August 4, 2009 A Chinese man is serving a life sentence for killing the man who stole his virtual sword. ' In 2005, 41-year-old online gamer Qiu Chengwei broke into the home of another gamer, Zhu Caoyuan, in the middle of the night and murdered him, stabbing him repeatedly in the chest. The reason? Zhu had borrowed a cyber-sword from Qiu in the virtual game Legend of Mir III but, instead of giving it back, Zhu sold it for what amounted to several hundred (real) dollars. Qiu went to the (real) police to file a complaint, but was told the law didn't protect virtual property. Shortly thereafter Qui killed Zhu, then turned himself in See, stealing is all about what priority the owner puts on it. If he actually got several hundred real dollars for it then it's as real a steal as anything else. Still a funny story though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 IIRC it was a high school gym teacher as well It was indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trajan Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 While there have been 44 presidents of the USA only 43 men have actually held the office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted August 5, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted August 5, 2009 While there have been 44 presidents of the USA only 43 men have actually held the office. Taft was the size of two men, so he counted twice: (actually it was Grover Cleveland who counts as two presidents, not that he was particularly svelte) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddy Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Pablo Picasso's full name was Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruiz y Picasso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Pablo Picasso's full name was Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruiz y Picasso I thought it was Andy Dakin? ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 6, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted August 6, 2009 Pablo Picasso's full name was Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruiz y Picasso I thought it was Andy Dakin? ;-)You're slipping Rob. You failed to comment on the fact that one of his names was Clito. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Think I got to about the fifth name then moved on to my reply :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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