Important things people should know

[US71]

Images in the mirror are closer than they appear

[Bryant5493]

Don't cut across active lanes of traffic and cut someone off to make a U-turn.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7nTaxtjEs8


Be well,

Bryant

[Scott5114]

If you are going to the casino and feel as though you may hit a jackpot on a slot machine (that is, any amount over $1199.99, which is subject to a Form W-2G), bring your social security card along, and definitely bring your driver's license. Depending on the casino's policies, you may be subject to extra tax withholding if your social security number cannot be verified, and if you have no ID on you at all, your prize may even be forfeited!

And tip your floor attendant!

[Bryant5493]

Remember to use your headlights at dawn, dusk, at night and in inclement weather.

Daytime running lights only turn on your headlights, not your taillights.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTvTN6t0Hnw


Be well,

Bryant

[Duke87]

On that note, most states will require you have your headlights on if you have your windshield wipers on. And yes, that still applies if you're in a sun-shower.

If you find yourself too far forward at a red light and need to back up... do make sure you've put the car back in drive before the light turns green and you hit the gas.

Changing your own motor oil is considerably cheaper than having a garage do it for you, and it's not difficult or time-consuming, either. Your owners manual will tell you the proper grade and quantity, and any auto parts store can point you to the proper filter if you tell them make, model, and year.

[Alps]

If you find yourself too far forward at a red light and need to back up... do make sure you've put the car back in drive before the light turns green and you hit the gas.

Or neutral.  I idle in neutral at long lights because the engine's a little smoother that way.  I figure that people with manual transmissions sit around in neutral all the time, so it can't hurt for an automatic.

Changing your own motor oil is considerably cheaper than having a garage do it for you, and it's not difficult or time-consuming, either. Your owners manual will tell you the proper grade and quantity, and any auto parts store can point you to the proper filter if you tell them make, model, and year.

Yeah, but you have to catch it all in the drip pan and go dispose of it.  It's a question of time value.  I get mine changed for free by the dealership, so it's a no brainer.

[hm insulators]

Never tell your wife, "Yes, those pants do make you look fat."

[Scott5114]

Changing your own motor oil is considerably cheaper than having a garage do it for you, and it's not difficult or time-consuming, either. Your owners manual will tell you the proper grade and quantity, and any auto parts store can point you to the proper filter if you tell them make, model, and year.

Yeah, but you have to catch it all in the drip pan and go dispose of it.  It's a question of time value.  I get mine changed for free by the dealership, so it's a no brainer.

You can reuse old motor oil by applying it to a new wooden fence as you would paint. This gives it a weathered-yet-natural look, but protects it from actually getting weathered. My father has done this every time he has come into possession of a wooden fence!

[hm insulators]

Never lean on an open door.

The worst gift is a fruitcake.There is only one fruitcake in the entire world and people keep sending it to each other.

[hm insulators]

Living on Earth is expensive, but it does include an annual free trip around the sun.

Always remember to take off your clothes before putting them in the washing machine.

"Aim toward the enemy."--Instruction painted on US rocket launcher.

Never call the zoo on the phone. The lions are always busy!

[US71]

This one lesson you must learn: FIRST you plunder, THEN you burn! 

[Bryant5493]

Another important thing to know is that Thurl Ravenscroft (former voice of "Tony the Tiger") sang "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch," not Boris Karloff.


Be well,

Bryant

[hm insulators]

From the "Red Green Show:" "Never try to catch a skunk with your bare hands 'cause they've got very sharp teeth and they'll CLAMP DOWN on your Achilles' tendon, and boy, you're there for the day!"

[Duke87]

Always rely on ConnDOT to remain on the cutting edge of technology:


Internet Explorer 5.0! Wow!

[shoptb1]

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas

However, that STD that someone might contract in Vegas does not actually "stay in Vegas" 

[Bryant5493]

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas

However, that STD that someone might contract in Vegas does not actually "stay in Vegas"  

True. 


Be well,

Bryant

[hm insulators]

"Friendly fire" isn't.

Everything is always easier to get into than get out of.

If you lose yer sense of humor, you've lost everything.

[Bickendan]

99.9% of the people in the club hate I-99 and Bud Shuster.

The .1% is Bud Shuster.

[hm insulators]

Little kids love the water--as long as it's not on a washcloth.

[exit322]

Don't eat yellow snow.

[SSOWorld]

Don't eat yellow snow.

TFTMS

[bugo]

99.9% of the people in the club hate I-99 and Bud Shuster.

The .1% is Bud Shuster.

Bud is 1% beer, 99% water.

[mgk920]

Always remember - pillage/plunder, THEN burn!

Mike

[BigMattFromTexas]

If you're a Texan, I'm sure you'll agree, everything goes better with ranch dressing...

[hm insulators]

Mel Blanc, the late, great voice for Bugs Bunny and many other Warner Brothers' cartoon characters, was allergic to carrots.

One of the strangest statistics on the Billboard pop chart: Chuck Berry's only Number 1 hit was not "Johnny B. Goode" or "Maybellene" or "Roll Over Beethoven"--it was "My Ding-a-Ling" in 1972!