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I hate it when I go to restraunts and parents let there kids run around do what they want. how and why did the kid get on there in the first place . there are sidewalks for a reason teach them to use them. The parents need to take some blame for their lack of control over thier own child.
It took him 150 -250 yards to stop? What was he driving? A jet airplane?
He claimed to be driving at "city speeds", so somebody pointed out to him that, if he was driving at 85 mph, his total stopping distance--including reaction time--should be no more than ~540 feet. His responses indicated that his gratitude for helpful advice is lacking to the same extent as are his driving skills, his verbal skills, and his mathematical ability.
I have occasionally heard that one, too, and I have observed that this seems to be a...racially-connected...mispronunciation. Is your friend a member of...a racial minority?
After hearing people say, "srimp", I have tried to say it that way and I actually find it very difficult to do!
... a program by the US Government during World War II to blast pro-America sediment into Axis power countries.
So, Nikita Khrushchev wasn't being...original...when he uttered his famous Cold War challenge to the US, namely, "We will bury you"! Apparently, some years earlier, the US had a program to designed to bury the Axis powers...under sediment.
He claimed to be driving at "city speeds", so somebody pointed out to him that, if he was driving at 85 mph, his total stopping distance--including reaction time--should be no more than ~540 feet. His responses indicated that his gratitude for helpful advice is lacking to the same extent as are his driving skills, his verbal skills, and his mathematical ability.
Oh, okay! NOW I get it! The "stopping distance calculator" calculates the "thinking distance", hence the reason for that poster to take almost 3 football fields to stop.
I think that it was very considerate of the tattoo "artist" to highlight one of his more significant mistakes.
More than likely, the recipient of this "art" will never realize the he/she is displaying a spelling mistake on his/her skin.
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What was he driving? A jet airplane? 
NOW I get it! The "stopping distance calculator" calculates the "thinking distance", hence the reason for that poster to take almost 3 football fields to stop. 
