True, it’s not a garbage truck on official duty—where there’s practically an assumption that you’ll just pass the damn thing—but thank you for acknowledging that DYs can be crossed in certain circumstances. That was my only real point on a philosophical level.

Are you really that black-and-white though? Truly?

I’ve watched these exchanges and really wish people would stop harping on the double yellow as if it’s well and truly inviolate. Double yellows may be law, but that doesn’t mean common sense can’t rule the day (if not traffic court). Bear with me a moment...

Exactly! These sanctimonious blowhards would pass a garbage truck going down this road and stopping every 100 feet.

I’m with you dude. I don’t believe any of these blowhards talking about the sanctity of a double-yellow. Sometimes it is safer to do the illegal maneuver than do what the law would dictate, and that certainly doesn’t warrant assault with a deadly weapon by a pissed off car driver.

I’m with your boyfriend. I own a gun and for a time enjoyed the gun range stuff, the competitive aspect of it. But I soured on it years ago because JFC it’s truly juvenile. Moreover, every day at the range and purchase of ammo funded people more extreme and belligerent than I was comfortable dealing with. People who…

Agreed 100%. His perpetual efforts to convey the depths of his aged-frat-boy-lite coolness have always struck me as contrived and hokey.

I don’t get guys who obsess over their ladyfriend’s number. They’re insecure overcompensators.

Counterpoint: this happens only in summer.

Who knew Mary had such voluminous blouse bunnies?

Glad to have some validation. The wife and I never bothered with all that high-falutin’ sterilizing nonsense: a quick rinse with hot water and dish soap (or maaaaybe through the dishwasher) was all we ever did. Not that we want him sick, but jeez kids used to grow up in caves so we figured he’d manage.

I miss Bubbalou’s and Orlando as a whole (I live in St. Pete now)... If it weren’t for the beaches—salt water is my thing—I’d be back there in a heartbeat. It’s much more vibrant than out here, God’s Waiting Room.

You’re right about UCF/USF being huge and forgotten, and UF/FSU being the recognized universities... But c’mon brother: Orlando is so much better than Tampa.

Hahaha, nonsensical indeed. But man, we used to get so annihilated at Wackadoo’s between classes. Thank god for on-campus alcohol.

I’ve always preferred Bubbalou’s just a bit south down Alafaya.

So 100% accurate. What year did you escape? I got out in 2005, and thought it would never happen!

Yep, it’s very true! UCF ‘05 here... The school is a bureaucratic mess, but holy hell is it a great party school with some of the most amazing tail you’ll ever see in your life. The student union did (and may still) have a fucking bar in it. We used to so ridiculously loaded between classes.

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Smart women, right here.