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Neb. man gets jail for driving lawn mower drunk
Associated Press ^ | December 14, 2011

Posted on 12/14/2011 5:52:03 PM PST by ConservativeStatement

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — A North Platte man has been sentenced to a year in jail for being drunk when he drove his lawn mower on a city street on his way to a liquor store.

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TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: drunkdriver; lawnmower; liquor
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To: devolve

Sorry about that devolve, looks like it’s 2.9mgs!! I found it on aesopsretreat.com and laughed out loud.

I just double posted on the other thread and someone else did too. It’s taking forever for me to post something.


21 posted on 12/14/2011 8:33:33 PM PST by potlatch (*snip*~ Having the right to be angry does not give one the right to be cruel. ~*snip*)
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To: brownsfan

Thanks for that post, sunshine. You must be a joy to sit next to in a bar. No wonder you’re a Browns fan.


22 posted on 12/14/2011 8:34:32 PM PST by Rembrandt (.. AND the donkey you rode in on.)
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To: ConservativeStatement

I didn’t know George Jones lived in North Platte.


23 posted on 12/14/2011 8:48:47 PM PST by Huntress ("Politicians exploit economic illiteracy." --Walter Williams)
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To: Rembrandt

“No wonder you’re a Browns fan.”

Really? That’s all you have?

Does your mom know you’re using her computer? With a wit like that, I’d imagine you to be more suited to crayola and paper.


24 posted on 12/15/2011 6:23:59 AM PST by brownsfan (Aldous Huxley and Mike Judge were right.)
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To: Keith in Iowa

“Sod off arseportal. So you want to start to pick & choose what laws are enforced and what ones aren’t?”

Just looking for a little common sense and discretion. Apparently those are things that escape you.

Carry on, comrade.


25 posted on 12/15/2011 6:25:16 AM PST by brownsfan (Aldous Huxley and Mike Judge were right.)
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To: brownsfan

>>>Just looking for a little common sense and discretion. Apparently those are things that escape you.

No, those things escape YOU dolt.

Common sense is following the law. You seem to not to want to do that.

Whatever, schmuck.


26 posted on 12/15/2011 6:29:56 AM PST by Keith in Iowa (Hope & Change - I'm out of hope, and change is all I have left every week | FR Class of 1998 |)
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To: Keith in Iowa

“Common sense is following the law. You seem to not to want to do that.”

Apparently you’re quite selective with rules. Did you read the FR posting rules? Ad hominem, (that’s personal attacks), attacks are expressly forbidden. Yet you choose to ignore that. Calling me a “dolt” and a “schmuck” you should be banned? Right?

That’s the problem with authoritarian types. They like strict enforcement of the rules, until it applies to them.

So you’re saying all laws are good? The government is always right? So every single law is well crafted, and any infraction should be punished?

Once again, you display flawed logic, at best.


27 posted on 12/15/2011 6:43:59 AM PST by brownsfan (Aldous Huxley and Mike Judge were right.)
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To: brownsfan

Nice deflection... Im not the one advocating an unequal enforcement of DUI laws based on the type of vehicle driven - you are. Get over yourself.


28 posted on 12/15/2011 7:09:03 AM PST by Keith in Iowa (Hope & Change - I'm out of hope, and change is all I have left every week | FR Class of 1998 |)
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To: Keith in Iowa

“Nice deflection... Im not the one advocating an unequal enforcement of DUI laws based on the type of vehicle driven - you are. Get over yourself.”

Rather than address my points, you dismiss it all as deflection. I see you won’t be moved. Blind adherence to the law is what you desire.

If that riding mower could go faster than 10mph, I’d consider it more of a hazard. Drunk in public is a more reasonable charge than DUI for a riding mower. Crossing the street drunk is every bit as dangerous as a riding mower.

So, if someone is drunk and in a motorized wheel chair, that’s DUI?

Common sense tends to escape authoritarians. Since you are entrenched, and unable to consider opposing viewpoints, I’ll end with this post.


29 posted on 12/15/2011 7:16:39 AM PST by brownsfan (Aldous Huxley and Mike Judge were right.)
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To: potlatch

He could have let go...


30 posted on 12/15/2011 9:30:18 PM PST by ntnychik
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To: ntnychik

Yep, it looks like something made up for “Funny Home Videos”. I’ll probably delete it as it’s a huge file and not much use.


31 posted on 12/16/2011 6:32:57 PM PST by potlatch (*snip*~ Having the right to be angry does not give one the right to be cruel. ~*snip*)
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