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America:Cars, Suburbia, and Conspicuous Consumption | 72 comments (72 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
Re: America:Cars, Suburbia, and (4.00 / 8)
Remember Maggie Thatcher's little thing about mass transit?

"A man who, beyond the age of 26, finds himself on a bus can count himself as a failure."

Evidence of Anglo-saxon disease, among many other evidence.


The Hun is always either at your throat or at your feet. Winston Churchill

by r------ on Mon Jul 7th, 2008 at 01:39:17 PM EST
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Re: America:Cars, Suburbia, and (none / 1)
Yet another facet of the Anglo Disease.

And I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a living wage-Billy Bragg
by ManfromMiddletown (manfrommiddletown at lycos dot com) on Mon Jul 7th, 2008 at 01:45:44 PM EST
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Successful Man (4.00 / 11)
I'm reminded of this Andy Singer cartoon:

by Magnifico on Mon Jul 7th, 2008 at 02:37:58 PM EST
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Re: America:Cars, Suburbia, and (none / 0)
Of course he can. Should be biking or taking the train instead :-P

- Jake

Friends come and go. Enemies accumulate.

by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 09:58:00 AM EST
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