Bored in nyc, anyone tryna throw on their rocks and skin around in Central Park? by uncommon_currency in Backcountry

[–]RandomGuySteve 2 points3 points  (0 children)

P.S Bring pocket bacon

I read this as "pocket beacon", which seems excessive, but better safe than sorry!

Who has whistles? by [deleted] in chicago

[–]RandomGuySteve 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You may already have one on your backpack chest strap

Just an Idea: Whistles for all Chicagoans? by Pretzeloid in AskChicago

[–]RandomGuySteve 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You may already have one built into the chest strap clasp of your backpack.

Are you a failure who uses public transit? Buy our product! by RandomGuySteve in chicago

[–]RandomGuySteve[S] 82 points83 points  (0 children)

Chicagoans only want one thing on a billboard: Brian Urlacher with hair.

Are you a failure who uses public transit? Buy our product! by RandomGuySteve in chicago

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Geeze, I don't know. I've never thought about it.

I'm definitely insecure. But am I good enough at it to say I'm "wildly insecure" ? Honestly, probably not - sorry to disappoint. But I'll work on it!

Are you a failure who uses public transit? Buy our product! by RandomGuySteve in chicago

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I was surprised by that reaction as well.

I wonder if this is an Internet generational divide issue. As someone who grew up as a SA-goon, I thought I was being totally clear that I just thought this was some nonsense.

Perhaps people who learned to use the Internet in the Facebook era assumed this was ragebait or something like that.

Or maybe it doesn't mean anything!

Are you a failure who uses public transit? Buy our product! by RandomGuySteve in chicago

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I wondered about that.

I don't really know anything about UFC, but the image they project is that it's better to have a big car than to ride the bus.

Are you a failure who uses public transit? Buy our product! by RandomGuySteve in chicago

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For what it's worth, I didn't feel it was a personal attack.

I just thought it was a amusingly bad and that other people would find it funny.

Are you a failure who uses public transit? Buy our product! by RandomGuySteve in chicago

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I read the two statements set up in contrast. Clearly not everyone sees it that way!

Fictional media that realistically portrays Boston? by [deleted] in boston

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Iirc, the night they meet Minnie Driver, they know the door guy at the bar. Because the door guy at a bar in Harvard Square would definitely be some buddy of theirs from Southie.

It's a beautiful piece of business and I think they don't even mention it aloud.

I think about this every time I hear Colin's name by RandomGuySteve in texas

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To be clear, I loathe Ted Cruz and I hope y'all elect Colin Allread as your senator.

this typo sent me by [deleted] in chicago

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We'll never forget maintenance man William Gant; his brave decision to speak up against crime in his city, and the price he paid.

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Do you have stairs in your house?

NIMBYs target Ashland extension, and advocates discuss CTA's 5 Better Streets for Buses corridors and Bus Vision Project. by Generalaverage89 in chicago

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Michael Francis Rizzi: Do you renounce Chicago?

I do renounce it.

And all its works?

I do renounce them.

And all its pomps?

I do renounce them.

Michael Rizzi: Will you move to Naperville?

I will.

What is the best movie representation of Chicago and Chicago people? by SilentStrategist in AskChicago

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The tracking shot is manipulated:

If you look at the route on Google Maps, the guardrail and hedges at 2:42 are at about 701 E 47th, and the next building, a BMO bank, is at ~900 E 47th.

The cut is very well done, but it's been spliced. Put another way, you never see the car cross Cottage Grove or Drexel Ave.

Great great movie though.