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I was out driving with Reckless Abandon. Reckless Abandon is the name that I've given to my car, by the way. And, I was eating Cheetos. And a guy, in a car which was going the opposite direction, flipped me the bird. I was concerned, as I'm kind of a sensitive guy. And, I wanted to figure out why someone would do this to me. My lights weren't on bright, and I had given him plenty of room. Maybe he didn't like small Japanese cars. Then I figured it out. Holding up a Cheeto may look a lot like flipping of the bird. So it was probably all a misunderstanding. So, if that other guy is reading this, that is the likely explanation.
Now that I think of it, he may have been eating Cheetos, too. He shook it rather vigorously, for some reason.
Addendum:
Net4TV Voice links to this essay, under "Never Cheet and drive."
I wonder if this page about "flipping of the bird" may prevent children from having access to my eductational pages. Of course flipping of the bird is rather lame when it comes to objectionable expressions. And I am against censorship. But I am in favor of self-censorship, if there is a valid, child-related reason. So, I'm going to have to study the situation, and see if my pages are being blocked because of articles like this.
Concerning flipping of the bird, this is apparently another true story, which may provide even more food for thought: A man drove up behind a car that was stopped at a red light. The man saw a bumper sticker on the other car; it said, "Honk if you love Jesus." He honked. And the lady driving the other car flipped him the bird.