Topic: Ethical question: Sign of the times, or am I just a prick?

[nickjtc]

I remember the good old days in the UK when you always got a full tank when you bought a new vehicle, and the first service was free. Sigh!

When I worked in the Polaris dealership and ran by my boss the idea of a full tank with every purchase of a brand new Victory (wow, what a marketing concept) he looked at me as if I was insane!

Having a conscience is a good thing.

[tom8Toe]

most of my "off" time is now take up by our 4 month old boy, and he's still a little too small to take on the back of a bike!  

As soon as his feet can reach the pegs, he's right there with me!!
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Baby Bjorn was one of the coolest inventions?  Just kidding. My wife would have killed me if I had tried it.

[kirkn]

 

I guess I'm a BIG prick, then.  I sold a motorhome a few weeks ago (to a complete stranger, tho), and it had a full 35 gallon tank.  I had filled it up at the end of our last trip, before we made the decision to even sell it.

I siphoned as much as all my vehicles around would hold - 3 bikes, boat, wife's car, my truck, lawnmowers and all the plastic gas cans I own.  As it happened, most everything was already nearly full, so I only got about 20 gallons out all togther.

I guess I could've called my father-in-law over, too...

 

[tramp]

its your gas use it the way you want to
you did the honest thing

[burmashave]

if you are having ethical questions now, wait until the Mad Max scenario happens and we are all constantly fighting over drops of the precious juice.

 

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought about Mad Max.

The Humungus: Be still my dog of war. I understand your pain. We've all lost someone we love. But we do it my way! We do it my way. Fear is our ally. The gasoline will be ours. Then you shall have your revenge.

[oldfordguy]

Not being picky, but that quote is from "The Road Warrior."

[mrblasty]

if you are having ethical questions now, wait until the Mad Max scenario happens and we are all constantly fighting over drops of the precious juice.

 

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought about Mad Max.

The Humungus: Be still my dog of war. I understand your pain. We've all lost someone we love. But we do it my way! We do it my way. Fear is our ally. The gasoline will be ours. Then you shall have your revenge.

I read the quote from the Humungus in the voice of the character.  

[333]

Not being picky, but that quote is from "The Road Warrior."

http://www.imdb.com/find?s=all&q=the+road+warrior&x=0&y=0

[burmashave]

Not being picky, but that quote is from "The Road Warrior."

I stand correctimicated.

In my defense, I'd make the case that:
1) The movie was also titled "Mad Max II."
B) Gordon is not a prick: big, little, ethical or otherwise.

[Terry in Australia]

What the fark is "The Road Warrior"? Oh, that's right, that's what "Mad Max" was called in the US............... 

I just did that "Humungus" speech in my best Mickey Mouse voice, and made myself laugh, I did!

[Gordon]

B) Gordon is not a prick: big, little, ethical or otherwise.

You take that back!  I'm an honest prick, and proud of it!

[mark]

What the fark is "The Road Warrior"? Oh, that's right, that's what "Mad Max" was called in the US............... 

I just did that "Humungus" speech in my best Mickey Mouse voice, and made myself laugh, I did!

Mad Max was called Mad Max. The Road Warrior was the first sequel and Beyond Thunderdome was the second. Interesting series altogether and the source of most of our knowledge about the people and culture of Australia.


 

[nickjtc]

Interesting series altogether and the source of most of our knowledge about the people and culture of Australia.

I don't remember there being many kangaroos in the films......

[burmashave]

They were all killed in the armageddon, Nick.

[nickjtc]

They were all killed in the armageddon, Nick.

That would explain it. But why was Tina Turner character called Aunt Entity...?

[mystic_1]

They were all killed in the armageddon, Nick.

That would explain it. But why was Tina Turner character called Aunt Entity...?

All the good names were destroyed in the armageddon too. 

Hence, "Aunt Entity", "Humungus", "Master Blaster", "Jedediah" et. al.   




mystic_1

[DarkRider]

A lot of the people that enjoyed the first two seriously hated Beyond Thunderdome...it was just too far off of the storyline to really mesh into it.

[nickjtc]

All the good names were destroyed in the armageddon too. 
Hence, "Aunt Entity", "Humungus", "Master Blaster", "Jedediah" et. al.   

Jedediah isn't a 'good' name??

[333]

A lot of the people that enjoyed the first two seriously hated Beyond Thunderdome...it was just too far off of the storyline to really mesh into it.

I thought it was Tina Turner that made that film suck.

[DarkRider]

A lot of the people that enjoyed the first two seriously hated Beyond Thunderdome...it was just too far off of the storyline to really mesh into it.

I thought it was Tina Turner that made that film suck.

That too! However..the main issue with it was its story was set about 100 years after the events of The Road Warrior. So thats saying one of two things...either the writers didnt realise it or they have made Max Immortal lol..

[Gordon]

I've never even considered "Thunderdome" to be a part of the Mad Max/Road Warrior story.  I'm glad Mel found something else to do soon afterwards (ie: the never-ending Lethal Weapon saga) so he'd stop trying to squeeze any more money out of it and ruin the whole thing, like Stallone did to Rocky.   

[Terry in Australia]

I don't know that Mel had anything to do with it Gordy.

"Mad Max" certainly launched Mel's career in the US with the "Lethal Weapon" series being his first "Big" US movie success', but Kennedy/Miller (the creators/producers/directors) were probably responsible  for trying to squeeze all the money out, I don't think Mel had a financial interest, apart from obviously, his fee. Cheers, Terry.    

[Buber]

Now that we are far in the bushy outback territory of the off-topic... 
I have a lot of respect for Mel for progressing from crappy movies to really interesting movies, and directing. He did much better here than, for example, Stallone.

[Gordon]

I don't know that Mel had anything to do with it Gordy.
   

Oh yeah, nothing at all to do with it.  Other than playing the starring role, that is.

[754]

go 1/2 way, put purple gas in..
.............running>>>>>>>>>>>>