shereads
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You've been watching too many reruns of Miami Vice, my friend. Fewer than half of our bus drivers are crack addicts. The rest are clear-headed, God-fearing U.S. citizens or aspiring citizens, plus a few of uncertain legal status ('visa-challenged Americans'). Most have valid driver's licenses and support our troops overseas. Their combined traffic fatality record is damned impressive, considering that our city is a melting pot of traffic laws from many nations.gauchecritic said:
It's time to dispel the myth, Gauche. Gone are the days when you, a visitor to the USA and unfamiliar with our currency, might have boarded a Miami city bus, paid your fare in cash and received your change in rock cocaine or small firearms.
Speaking of missiles, my neighborhood is in more danger from tonight's July 4th celebration than from North Korea's cheap plastic ICBMs. It's traditional here, when someone runs out of fireworks, to keep the fun going by firing guns into the air. A related tradition takes place on July 5th: the morning news account of someone who was struck by a falling bullet. Not shot, which implies aiming; but struck, as a consequence of the law of gravity (Amendment XXIIIV).
Intercontinental ballistic missile: 0
Falling bullet: score tbd
The night is young.
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