Comments | squiddna: Internets in the Rear Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear To Be

squiddna

Internets in the Rear Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear To Be

Jul 01, 2006 18:19

I was reading a post by the inestimable chi_thirdrail to chicago_el when I noticed a comment from a LJ user whom I immediately identified as a fellow grad student on the other end of the hall. It's funny with these things sometimes-- I might see a stranger whom I'm so tempted to mistake for someone else, but if you catch just a glimpse of someone you really DO know, ( Read more... )

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tilga July 2 2006, 16:08:03 UTC

it was
"objects in mirror are closer than they appear"

i don't know if they still print that on car mirrors or not, as my *newest* vehicle ever has been my current & it is a 1995. i sitll freak out when ppl with new cars get out of their vehicle & walk away & their headlights are still on. "they'll go off - ha, ha" :\

"poking her blog" sounds pretty dirty. if i were michael, i would assume you meant it that way.

it was a bit cooler than usual here until a few weeks ago.
now not only is it extremely hot & humid, but it's at the same time very dry. no rain to speak of & burn bans galore!
i want to say we had a record high the other day, but i'm not certain.

side view mirrors psychillary July 26 2006, 21:37:15 UTC

Yes, they still put that "objects are closer" message, but usually only on the passenger side mirrors. Do you drive that rarely now? How ironic ... I look at vehicles every single day for my living.

Re: side view mirrors squiddna July 26 2006, 21:58:40 UTC

No, it would be ironic if I hardly drive at all now, you deal with autos every day for a living, AND I recklessly ran over your parents twenty years ago.

Re: side view mirrors virtuolie August 5 2006, 18:00:18 UTC

...in the rain. After receiving a mastectomy.

virtuolie August 5 2006, 17:58:52 UTC

"Regarding the title, do they still print that on sideview mirrors?"

--No, now it's in cursive.