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littlemissmartypants

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1. The dumbest thing that I think I may have ever heard.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Apr 23, 2026, 11:30 PM

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I always barrel forward damning the torpedoes when I hear the word "STOP!!!" being yelled in my direction.

Stupidity and hubris.

I believe that we may have the entitled cohort of society to thank for this.

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Fire truck heard 'stop, stop, stop' before deadly LaGuardia crash but didn't know warning was for them: NTSB [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Thursday OP

The dumbest thing that I think I may have ever heard. littlemissmartypants Thursday #1

Emergency vehicles usually assume that others are being told to stop for them. yardwork Yesterday #4

Stupidity is also inevitable. littlemissmartypants Yesterday #5

Exactly. Stupidity, ego, tiredness, distraction. yardwork Yesterday #6

Society has to be based in egalitarianism. littlemissmartypants Yesterday #7

Why was the aformentioned safety equipment NOT on the fire truck? niyad Thursday #2

This looks a systemic problem. yardwork Yesterday #3

Yeah. Yelling "stop.stop.stop" seems rather low tech. travelingthrulife Yesterday #8