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Friday, October 1, 2010

an important message

We now interrupt your regularly scheduled program to bring you this important message regarding Commuters Against Rain (CAR):

CAR is an activist organization that has been gaining popularity in rapid numbers along the Atlantic seaboard in response to a week’s worth of unrelenting inclement weather and the increasingly infuriating ineptitude of other drivers ill-equipped to navigate what some refer to as “a wet road.”

While “wet roads” may be new to some drivers, particularly those with learner’s permits or international permits issued by countries such as Saudi Arabia, Libya, and the Sudan, the average driver in the northeastern United States should expect to encounter “wet roads” with enough regularity to provide them with the experiential education necessary to maintain speed and avoid unnecessary congestion. However, according to research sponsored and conducted by CAR, lack of education seems to be precisely the issue as drivers venture out onto the “wet roads.”

Dr. Priti Ann Oyed, a scientist actively involved in CAR’s ongoing research, discusses her findings: “All studies both within and outside of the lab setting have pointed to the basic fact that people are really retarded. It’s not the conclusion that we set out to find, but it’s simply undeniable. Wet road-induced retardation is a rampant issue in this country and one that CAR plans to address immediately.”

And with the aid of crabby commuters everywhere, this issue is beginning to come to the forefront. In a recent press conference, a conservative Senator (and noted CAR constituent) also discussed his plans to tackle the issue: “Washington cannot and will not ignore this issue! Rain and retardation clearly go hand-and-hand with the growing Socialist movement in this country. We will not let big government and its various ‘agents of change’ rain on our parade. As commuters – the movers and shakers that form the very foundation of our capitalist ideals, we all have an individual right to not face retardation on our roads. The Republican Party, myself included, will join CAR in its fight to end the neo-socialist tyranny that has aggravated these driving conditions.”

While the leadership of CAR failed to return our calls to decipher the Senator’s remarks and further discuss these alleged political ties, one active member did have this to say: “Listen, I’m just an average gal with an average job, just trying to get to work on a rainy day. Sure, I would rather sit at home eating Tastykakes and watching reruns of Jersey Shore and Teen Mom. But the fact of the matter is, I have to be on the road. I have to go out there and work to support my family just like everyone else. I would just appreciate it if some steps were taken to keep either the rain or the retards off the roads. That’s CAR’s main goal and that’s why I’m a member.”

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

groundbreaking study

New research conducted by Polish dermatologists, Drs. Hugh Gzitski and Poppa Pimpsky, has revealed that commuting is a definite cause of adult acne in patients who drive more than an hour a day.

See pictorial evidence from a selection of their study subjects:



Here is the data from their study:



Suggested causes for this positive correlation:

  • Dehydration from excessive caffeine intake and regular coffee peeing
  • Excessive cell phone usage and related build-up of acne-causing bacteria
  • Elevated levels of stress hormones caused by buttheads who should have their licenses revoked
  • Increased mindless picking during traffic jams
  • and finally, lack of sufficient time at home between commutes to maintain regular hygiene habits.


I don't know about you, but I find this to be truly eye-opening.

And I published it on the internet, so it must be true.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

an order of beef and backup

And I thought three accident-riddled hours on the parkway yesterday evening was brutal...

"CHINA'S NINE-DAY TRAFFIC JAM STRETCHES 100KM"



You'd think some fortune cookie out there would have warned them:

Confucius say no drive today.






UPDATE: According to this Wall Street Journal article, the traffic jam could last until September 17th. Yikes. What's the Chinese word for "telecommute"?

Monday, July 19, 2010

it's not my imagination

I’ve been thinking, folks, now that I am a solid 15 posts into this little blogging trek, that I may just be a little b*tchy in the morning. It struck me that maybe it’s not the commute after all, but rather a serious case of under-caffeinated, evening-showered, bagel-deprived stinky morning attitude. (I hang my head in shame.)

But then again, maybe not.

Apparently, it’s a scientifically-verifiable completely-objective fact that in addition to being extreme by mileage and duration standards, my commute is shared with folks from THE TWO STATES WITH THE WORST DRIVERS IN THE COUNTRY! (see this Huffington Post link)

I take absolutely no ownership in this problem – I learned to drive in the 39th worst state and learned to text while driving in the 17th worst. So CLEARLY it’s not ME.


So reassuredly it’s not just the fact that my overgrown layers won’t fit into my uber-professional ponytail without enough bobbypins to alert the entire TSA, nor is it the fact that I’m down a coffee machine and am slurping powdered chai out of my Bubba Keg rather than the silky French Vanilla Green Mountain Coffee that I so desire, nor is it that Super Yummy Boyfriend is still in bed looking so warm n’ cozy when I have to leave…and is still there…where I want to still be…for most of my drive.

Nope, it’s none of these personal problems keeping me from enjoying life’s daily little journeys. It’s that for 1/8th of my day, I’m in the company of people who want to kill me. And that’s bound to make a gal feel a little bit crabby.