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Old May 23, 2008 | 01:45 PM
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just some funnies a friend emailed to me thought id share





















AND MY PERSONAL FAVORITE



cuz thats what i say when i see those prices!


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Old May 23, 2008 | 01:55 PM
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omg gas is retarded. A year ago I'd have an empty tank, throw down 40 bucks, fill her up and still get 5 bucks change. Now I throw down 40 with 1/4th left and it doesn't even fill it up. WTF!
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The Hybrid and SUV one makes me laugh. For years my co-workers have been buying bigger and bigger 4x4s and lifting them to the sky. Kind of a competition who can get their truck the biggest. One guy even bought an F650 4x4, just so he new he had the biggest. I laugh when I only have to fill up once a week for 14gal, they are at the pump every 4 days for 30gal.
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Did you guys hear about the Congress and Oil company heads meeting?

Congress is totally pi$$ed off cause oil companies made 1 billion for profits for 1st quarter. None of the company heads were giving good reasons why. One at the enough ***** to admit to congress "I really don't know how much profit I made?" I forgot which congressman but replies "Yeah I wish I made enough money to forget how much I make?" lol
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I can't believe these businessmen have the ***** to give BS excuses to congress!
Old May 23, 2008 | 02:02 PM
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^^ its retarded. They're saying that profits keep going down so gas prices are going up, yet didn't they just break a profit record?
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$123 Billion last year was reported by the US oil companies combined. Who knows how much the OPEC companies made. Besides we only get about 10% from OPEC yet were still protecting OPEC nations because of their oil reserves.
Old May 23, 2008 | 02:46 PM
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The saddest thing is, The USA itself has about 30 years worth of OIL on reserve, and we are still paying $4+ a gallon. I don't even think oil is going to last another 30 years.... Its time to start hitting up our reserves before the economy totally crashes. Gas is effecting everything, its all on the raise in price.

When will the Government actually do something about it? Probably never because they all have investments in all these oil companys making their fortunes.....
Old May 23, 2008 | 02:57 PM
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I just bought myself a used motorcycle. $10 lasts a week.... The same amount of time it used to take the tC to empty it's tank. It's going to take me about 1 year to recover the cost of the bike.

That and it was cheaper than any turbo.... Plus it can easily pull 12 second runs.
Old May 23, 2008 | 03:03 PM
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LOL

The Brinks one is awesome hehe

Sad gas is so high, but these are funny
Old May 23, 2008 | 03:14 PM
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I ride my bike every day just about, I put 12 bucks in it this morning and it lasts about 3-4 days @ 90mphs 60 miles round trip evryday!
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I want a bike so bad........

maybe with next years income tax
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Originally Posted by Haze
The saddest thing is, The USA itself has about 30 years worth of OIL on reserve, and we are still paying $4+ a gallon. I don't even think oil is going to last another 30 years.... Its time to start hitting up our reserves before the economy totally crashes. Gas is effecting everything, its all on the raise in price.

When will the Government actually do something about it? Probably never because they all have investments in all these oil companys making their fortunes.....
its cause OPEC owns our government...OPEC basicly owns the whole county....
Old May 23, 2008 | 03:59 PM
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It's been over a month since I bought gas for my xB - it just sits and waits to go someplace - last time I paid $3.219 a gallon . . . still have 1/4 tank after 389 miles.
Old May 23, 2008 | 04:03 PM
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chicotunner07 - copy cat =P I posted these a month ago
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that stimulus pay is a joke

all it's going to let me do is pay for gas to get to somewhere to look at stuff that i wish i could buy because i spent the money on gas.
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I heard they were gonna start playing **** at the gas stations... so that way you can watch some one else get F*#ked instead of you!
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hahhahahaha
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Haha gas sucks!
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since rape is a crime, can i file charges against gas stations and oil companies? because i just got raped at the pump lol

times like this im glad i didnt get turbo or s/c. i give my roommate ____ for thinking he has to put in premium because his cobalt is an SS (not a s/c lol)
Old May 23, 2008 | 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Haze
The saddest thing is, The USA itself has about 30 years worth of OIL on reserve, and we are still paying $4+ a gallon. I don't even think oil is going to last another 30 years.... Its time to start hitting up our reserves before the economy totally crashes. Gas is effecting everything, its all on the raise in price.

When will the Government actually do something about it? Probably never because they all have investments in all these oil companys making their fortunes.....
If you're referring to the Strategic Oil Reserve it has enough oil to run the country for a little over 100 days...not 30 years. That would be a ____ ton of oil.



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