colonel@gloria.UUCP (George Sicherman) (01/28/85)
> > > Every country has its own informal "code of the road" which > > > may seem peculiar to the foreign visitor. In the USA it is > > > common practice to shoot out street lights and traffic signs > > > to relieve the boredom of a long trip. Owing to the > > > difficulty of shooting a passenger in an oncoming car between > > > the eyes, it is likely that the unfortunate victim was the > > > unlucky recipient of a stray bullet aimed at a highway sign > > > or headlight. > > > > I think the rest of us would prefer you speak for yourself and > > not the whole country! We have a poor enough image in the motoring > > world (and the world in general) without this type of generalization. > > Uhhh. . .I think the original article is a, uhhhh, joke, y'know? > I agree that we ought to present a better image of the U.S. What will foreigners think if we tell them that we like to shoot out traffic signals? I have enough trouble on the highway just fighting off bands of Indians. -- Col. G. L. Sicherman ...seismo!rochester!rocksanne!rocksvax!sunybcs!gloria!colonel