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Civil Disobedience - Playing "breakdown"

Submitted by JohnKing on Tue, 03/31/2009 - 08:05
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I remember as a kid we used to play a game called "breakdown". It worked like this; we would stop at a red light, turn off the car, get out and pop the hood (acting bewildered), then we would unplug the coil wire so the car couldn't start, get back into drivers seat, hit the key and of course all you get is "ning,ning,ning, ning" noise so the whole thing appears to be a breakdown. Now we would just keep this up until traffic was backed up for miles (we chose busy intersections at rush hour). When we felt there was enough tension, traffic snarling, etc. we'd just pop the coil wire back on, drop the hood, start the car and drive off.

Since there is nothing illegal about a breakdown, I'm wondering if this might be a good way to get peoples attention, if it was coordinated? A "breakdown Friday"?

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Sorry, but I really can't

Submitted by countrykidz2 on Tue, 03/31/2009 - 09:57.

Sorry, but I really can't see how this would reflect favorably on the movement. A lot of folks label us as kooks, lets not give them more reason to think they are accurately describing us.

I like it. I'll bet the colonists weren't too happy about no tea

Submitted by MikeLawson on Tue, 03/31/2009 - 09:42.

either. But you're not trying to win converts here, this breaks down the system. Great idea!

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Dude

Submitted by Black Ops on Tue, 03/31/2009 - 09:30.

that's f'd up.

civil disobedience is a friendly endeavor?

Submitted by JohnKing on Tue, 03/31/2009 - 09:40.

Are you suggesting cookies and ice cream?

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Let me understand. Piss people off to get them to notice your

Submitted by Henry on Tue, 03/31/2009 - 09:22.

political position. Now that is a way to win converts; NOT.

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Converts?

Submitted by JohnKing on Tue, 03/31/2009 - 09:31.

Not so sure the idea is to win converts.

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It certainly would!

Submitted by RS on Tue, 03/31/2009 - 09:20.

The only problem is that they'd be mad AT YOU.

Also, if some folks were trying to get around you and crashed into each other then you would have contributed to them having an accident.

Real dumb idea.

I guess we can continue to talk sh*t

Submitted by JohnKing on Tue, 03/31/2009 - 09:54.

Maybe someday the sheeple will listen!

LOL

The idea of civil disobedience is to send a message to the powers that be, not make friends.

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oh

Submitted by cinco on Tue, 03/31/2009 - 08:51.

now this IS good.

"Chinese Fire Drill" with literature?

Submitted by paul4won on Tue, 03/31/2009 - 08:17.

Everyone jumps out and hands DVDs to all the surrounding cars? lol!

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