Slog - Comments on The Morning News http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309 Slick: Exxon wins right to appeal $2.5 billion fine for Valdez spill. Nice Sox: Boston wins World Series, arrests ensue. 7/7 Was an Inside Job: Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah says Britain is ignoring anti-terror intelligence. First Female President Elected!!! In Argentina. Help Dino Rossi Get Elected: State polling office is hiring. The Problem With Sharrows: SUV driver, bicyclist do battle in Fremont. Your Cable Bill: About to get cheaper! BOO: Fox News says Hillary's the scariest presidential candidate or something.... Copyright 2008 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:10:52 -0800 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:50:57 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by idaho And did you see the two closest prez rivals in Argentina were women. Why doesn't machismo get in their way?

]]> idaho http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835283 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835283 News Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:54:28 -0800 Comment by idaho And why is that news stories, when they talk about women, feel obligated to say how many children they have and don't do the same for men?

]]> idaho http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835289 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835289 News Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:05:35 -0800 Comment by bakfiets "A witness told police the driver made a "blatant swerve" at the bicyclist. She thought the motorist was "intentionally trying to strike or intimidate" him."

We need a better phrase than "SUV driver" for these people. (Nobody would say "Knife user and pedestrian do battle in Belltown", after all, they'd say "mugger and ...")

Any suggestions?

In the meantime, I suggest the use of the simple word "asshole" as in "Asshole and cyclist do battle in Fremont".

Perhaps AssSUV? Hmmm...

]]> bakfiets http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835290 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835290 News Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:05:57 -0800 Comment by Gabriel Nice to see that the US and Argentina are roughly on par in regards to family dynasties handing off power.

]]> Gabriel http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835294 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835294 News Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:07:30 -0800 Comment by Gabriel @3 does your username refer to the bike brand that's so popular in Amsterdam right now? That's my dream bike! I was in Amsterdam twice this summer and it's truly the hottest thing in town right now. They are so cool.

]]> Gabriel http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835296 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835296 News Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:08:51 -0800 Comment by DOUG. It's good to see that Boston's "finest" didn't kill anyone this time.

]]> DOUG. http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835297 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835297 News Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:09:26 -0800 Comment by Raindog @3: I think "SUV driver" properly connotes "asshole" without any modification.

]]> Raindog http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835313 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835313 News Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:13:08 -0800 Comment by bakfiets @5 Yes, and did you know that the main maker of them in Amsterdam was started by an American?


http://www.bakfiets-en-meer.nl/background/an-american-with-a-bike-company-in-holland-part-1/


(Nice reminder that we positive exports as well...)

]]> bakfiets http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835323 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835323 News Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:27:57 -0800 Comment by monkey asSUV (ass-u-v)

]]> monkey http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835329 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835329 News Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:30:17 -0800 Comment by Big Sven Most boring World Series ever?

]]> Big Sven http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835332 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835332 News Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:32:37 -0800 Comment by Anon Really? If I make a "blatant swerve" towards a police officer I'm sure I'd be in jail.

Proposed solution: cyclists wear same outfits & ride same bikes as the bicycle mounted police.

]]> Anon http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835364 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835364 News Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:48:16 -0800 Comment by Gabriel @8 Wow, I didn't know that.

I did look at their website earlier in the summer and was extremely amused to find that their motto is "our - service and guarantee simply by - you - around the corner!" It doesn't make sense in Dutch either.

]]> Gabriel http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835402 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835402 News Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:17:09 -0800 Comment by Mahtli69 Fuckwad SUV driver. That is attempted murder (a felony, duh). I would've broken his windows with my U-lock.

]]> Mahtli69 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835454 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835454 News Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:05:18 -0800 Comment by tsm "Sharrows" is a seriously lame neologism.

]]> tsm http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835481 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835481 News Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:23:49 -0800 Comment by frederick r Wow, SUVs are bad? Novel concept and insightful commentary.

Longtime bikers also can back me up on this one: There are good streets to bike down during the day, and there are ones to avoid, unless you *want* a fight. The same goes for driving -- I wouldn't do Denny near the 2200 by bike or car or armored car at most hours of the day.

The city isn't your playground, hippies. Suck it up.

]]> frederick r http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835565 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835565 News Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:11:39 -0800 Comment by DOUG. @15: The City has designated Stone Way as a bike route, but you're saying it should be avoided by bicyclists?

]]> DOUG. http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835611 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835611 News Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:41:35 -0800 Comment by Joe For the record, its a Merlot Murano, not maroon.

]]> Joe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835640 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835640 News Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:56:56 -0800 Comment by Dougsf #3, I think it's the same reason that when someone gets hit with a skateboard, the article always refers to the attacker as a "skateboarder", but when someone is beaten with a baseball bat, the attacker is never referred to as a "baseball player".

Some things, no matter how unnecessary, are just seen as normal to the papers demo, and the language is shaped as such.

]]> Dougsf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835711 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835711 News Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:38:10 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi Sharrows piss me off as much as those damn crosswalks sans stop light or stop sign. I mean really, what's the fucking point? -- Other than lulling bicyclists and pedestrians into a false sense of security.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835732 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/the_morning_news_309#c835732 News Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:50:57 -0800