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..."who are all the goddamned idiots I see walking around in the pouring ****ing rain without an umbrella?"

Do you know one? ARE you one? Can you shed some light as to why a person would intentionally walk around in heavy rain without the benefit of an umbrella...? Jeez. They're like $22 at Dillard's and you can get an El Cheapo one at the grocery store for $10.

I am mystified at this one. I see people walking around drenched here at work, and I wish to punch them for their stupidity. I Must Resist.

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#1 BrianKagy, Mar 27, 2001

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Punch them! Punch them! Not only are they idiots for walking in the rain without an umbrella, hell...it's AUSTIN! They probably voted for GORE! PUNCH THEM!!!!

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#2 RocketMan Tex, Mar 27, 2001
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I have a big umbrella that I leave in my car sometimes. However I stick it on the back panel in the backseat or in the trunk. So sometimes I'm just lazy and would rather just make a dash for the door. Besides I always manage to leave my umbrella behind and lose it anyway. It's just a little rain. Not like I'm going to melt or anything.

So you just go ahead and try to PUNCH me!!! I'll run over you with my car.....

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#3 JettaKnight, Mar 27, 2001
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Well, damnit, I'm not talking about people who make a short dash for the front door. I'm talking about the nimrods I see who park 300 yards from the door and walk through a damned monsoon as though there were no alternative.

#4 BrianKagy, Mar 27, 2001
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Well, damnit, maybe they were like me and left their umbrella at work or lost it and didn't have time to go buy another one.

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#5 JettaKnight, Mar 27, 2001
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Yeah, I forget my umbrella at work, or at home, and I'm stuck walking through the rain. anyway, It's kinda fun if it's warm out. It's fun to run with your girlfriend through the rain. Especially if she is wearing a white Shirt. Yummy. Also, I scored four soccer goals in one highschool game, in the rain, so I love it for that alone.

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#6 PhiSlammaJamma, Mar 27, 2001
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Some people think umbrellas are only for women.

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Some people think women are smarter than men.

#8 BrianKagy, Mar 27, 2001
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I had mine.

I think the real question becomes, are all the buttheads that can't drive in this weather happy that RM95 doesn't own a gun?

The answer would be hell yes.

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#9 Rocketman95, Mar 27, 2001
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by BrianKagy:
Some people think women are smarter than men.</font>
Click to expand...

I'm one of them!

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#10 RocketMan Tex, Mar 27, 2001
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No umbrella here. Long raincoat with hood does it for me. 95% dry except for my backpack which is gonna be totally drenched. Why do I not carry an umbrella? I just never needed one.

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'Mushrooms are like little umbrella's....

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#12 PhiSlammaJamma, Mar 27, 2001
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I got up, read ClutchCity, saw this thread, and laughed at the morons who BK was referring to.

I then went to go see my accountant and discovered I have no umbrella in my car. I then proceeded to become one of the morons BK was referring to, getting soaked on my way to the accountant, leaving the accountant's office, and going to work.

My theory is this: It starts with the premise that I am not a moron, which is still in question. Assuming that, though, then this isn't my fault. Thus, I blame Texas weather. It does not pour enough for me to think about buying an umbrella. For example, right now, I wish I had an umbrella. However, it only rains like this once a month or so, so tomorrow, I will have forgotten and I will not bother buying an umbrella... and the cycle will continue.

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PSJ have you been jumping fences again?

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BK: I assume that you mean people going somewhere like work or the accountant ( ). However, I don't mind being in the rain if I'm not going anywhere. In fact, being in the rain can be great depending on what you are doing there.

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It snowed in Boston again yesterday. Being from Texas, I haven't learned to not enjoy the snow yet... so I have the double satisfaction of enjoying the weather AND enjoying the bewildered faces of my compatriots .

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I don't own an umbrella. When I was living in Chicago, I discovered umbrellas were untenable because the Chicago wind would destroy them, or -- if you had the unbreakable ones -- pull you out to sea, err... lake. Besides, the rain would come in horizontal. I bought a trench that is waterproof and I already had waterproof boots for the snow. Does a better job of keeping me dry than an umbrella ever could. Imo, umbrellas are a pretty crappy invention.

I have to wonder though, BK, how you can spend so much mental energy on other people not using umbrellas. You are easily annoyed!

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#17 JuanValdez, Mar 27, 2001
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you can buy a UT umbrella for 12 bucks.

I kind of like this cold weather. It's keeping away the inevitable hot weather. Of course, maybe the summer will dip into late October this year.

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#18 gr8-1, Mar 27, 2001

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I love the rain too, but it can hurt you. You get all wet and walk into somewhere with the air conditioning on full blast (of course, not today here in Austin) and you could get very sick.

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#19 Rocketman95, Mar 27, 2001
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1) I realize some people merely forgot their umbrellas. This is foolish, not moronic.

2) Jeff, I agree. If I am sitting at home and decide to walk out and get the mail in the rain, who cares?

The people I am referring to were on their way in to work. Rain had been in today's forecast since Sunday. This makes them morons.

3) Raincoats are acceptable but indicative of a weird personality.

4) To whoever it was: no, rain will not "hurt" me, but because I am one of the few twentysomethings left in America who takes pride in my appearance at work and doesn't wear torn jeans accessorized with a backwards baseball cap, I think it preferable to carry an umbrella because it is expensive to send shirts, slacks, and ties to the dry cleaners.

I am glad though that you have reached such a pinnacle of manhood that you can fearlessly walk into the downpour-- truly, the men of this BBS envy your testosterone and the women wish to bathe in its luster. I salute your incredible manliness.

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#20 BrianKagy, Mar 27, 2001

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