im not making fun of ND. the boston globe is.

[TXaviator]

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/artic...om_in_tractor/

mind you, this is in their ODD NEWS section

N.D. senior goes to prom in tractor

April 25, 2007
NEW ROCKFORD, N.D. --Forget taking a limousine to the prom. One high school senior drove his date in a 1992 green John Deere 8760 tractor.


"A few people made bets with me that I wouldn't do it," said Levi Rue, a senior at New Rockford-Sheyenne High School. "I guess I won them."
Rue suggested the idea to his date, Alissa Bachmeier, last Thursday, two days before the prom. She wasn't sure, worried about her dress getting dirty.
But after Rue showed her pictures of the tractor and promised to make sure it was immaculate, Bachmeier agreed. "I cleaned it up pretty good," he said.
Bachmeier wore a lime green prom dress that nearly matched the tractor.
Rue said they drove around town and to his grandmother's house to show her the unusual chariot.
"We got quite a few people who stopped and looked and stared and waved," he said.

[MrLeisure757]

Exactly! Because us Bostonians know that taking a tractor to Prom is pretty damn ODD!

[Andrew_VT]

Kids at my high school in Vermont have been doing that for years

We have so many rednecks it wasn't even worth talking about

I drove my snowmobile to school everyday (along with about 50 other people) as a freshman because I didnt have my licence yet... no big deal

[JaceTheAce]

Welcome to ND. A while ago there was an article in USA Today about a girl from Mandan who rode a mule to school everyday. Excellent efficient form of transportation. When I move back to CA I think I'm going to buy a donkey to ride to work. Or maybe an emu.

[MrLeisure757]

Originally Posted by JaceTheAce

Or maybe an emu.

Don't offend Screaming_Emu!

[JaceTheAce]

Originally Posted by MrLeisure757

Don't offend Screaming_Emu!

Did Mr. Lindh tell you about how I almost ran over Bjørn and Hilga Luftassen today? I also almost got hit by Sven and his Ford while leaving the Gamble parking lot! (blind spots are a bitch in big trucks equipped with vertical big rig side tail pipes!)

[MrLeisure757]

Originally Posted by JaceTheAce

Did Mr. Lindh tell you about how I almost ran over Bjørn and Hilga Luftassen today? I also almost got hit by Sven and his Ford while leaving the Gamble parking lot! (blind spots are a bitch in big trucks equipped with vertical big rig side tail pipes!)

Yes! He did mention that. I was not surprised one bit either. Two girls walked infront of me today without looking, and they were NOT in a crosswalk. I honked to let them know I was there. And their reaction? Flipped me off and yelled "EFF YOU ASS&@#!"

I laughed. Seriously, I was just being kind and reminding them to look and don't assume someone will stop ESPECIALLY if you are not in a crosswalk. Who knows, maybe they'll look next time and it'll save an accident.

[JaceTheAce]

Originally Posted by MrLeisure757

Yes! He did mention that. I was not surprised one bit either. Two girls walked infront of me today without looking, and they were NOT in a crosswalk. I honked to let them know I was there. And their reaction? Flipped me off and yelled "EFF YOU ASS&@#!"

I laughed. Seriously, I was just being kind and reminding them to look and don't assume someone will stop ESPECIALLY if you are not in a crosswalk. Who knows, maybe they'll look next time and it'll save an accident.

Yes, just like every other place in the US, you do NOT stop for pedestrians who appear to intend to cross the street without using the crosswalk because they themselves WAIT for the cars to pass. If you're going to cross a street illegally, do so by allowing the cars which have the right of way to pass by.

Obviously, if they're already there I'll stop. But, if Hjørdis Lufstad in the Oldsmobile Alero in front of me STOPS just in case Ingrid Johansson sporting her grey sweatpants and snowmobile jacket (although 50 feet from the edge of the street) might be walking toward University avenue to cross, it annoys me. An immediate lay down on the horn ensues.

[RyosukeFC]

My goal when I drive my car on university ave. is to time it so that i don't have to touch my brakes. By doing this I try not to waste a pedestrian or other car's time by making them wait for me, I try to time it so that neither of us has to wait. As long as they don't do anything eratic it usually works out pretty well. Good for fuel economy too.

But... There are a lot of people who are tuned out on campus. Be it phone or iPod they couldn't possibly devote more than 10% of their brain's processing power to the act of walking/driving/riding etc. So it's a constant battle.

[juxtapilot]

Originally Posted by JaceTheAce

Yes, just like every other place in the US, you do NOT stop for pedestrians who appear to intend to cross the street without using the crosswalk because they themselves WAIT for the cars to pass. If you're going to cross a street illegally, do so by allowing the cars which have the right of way to pass by.

Obviously, if they're already there I'll stop. But, if Hjørdis Lufstad in the Oldsmobile Alero in front of me STOPS just in case Ingrid Johansson sporting her grey sweatpants and snowmobile jacket (although 50 feet from the edge of the street) might be walking toward University avenue to cross, it annoys me. An immediate lay down on the horn ensues.

Maybe if you were nice, Hjørdis would invite you over for some hotdish.

[Bignellyxx]

Yeah the funny thing is that old a$$ tractor is still worth 50 grand

[turbojet28]

My good buddy in high school took his dad's combine (with his date). If anyone hasn't ever seen a new combine up close and personal, those things are amazing pieces of machinery. Some of the people who own/operate big farms are dealing with extremely large amounts of money and don't display "redneck" attributes at all. We also had one kid take an 18-wheeler and another brought by his dad in their helicopter.

Like Andrew, we also had many people ride snowmobiles to school.

[TXaviator]

Originally Posted by turbojet28

and another brought by his dad in their helicopter.

now THATS big pimpin.

theres this thing called style, which seems to be a foreign idea here.

[JaceTheAce]

Originally Posted by juxtapilot

Maybe if you were nice, Hjørdis would invite you over for some hotdish.

Now that was a good one!!!

[JaceTheAce]

Originally Posted by Bignellyxx

Yeah the funny thing is that old a$$ tractor is still worth 50 grand

...or some of those high-end GPS operated tractors that cost $100k (excuse my lack of knowledge about farming... I know nothing of it...but that's what I heard from another farmer). Kinda weird to think that your tractor costs 8 times as much as your house.

[JaceTheAce]

Originally Posted by turbojet28

My good buddy in high school took his dad's combine (with his date). If anyone hasn't ever seen a new combine up close and personal, those things are amazing pieces of machinery. Some of the people who own/operate big farms are dealing with extremely large amounts of money and don't display "redneck" attributes at all. We also had one kid take an 18-wheeler and another brought by his dad in their helicopter.

Like Andrew, we also had many people ride snowmobiles to school.

When I first moved here I had never heard of a combine and I seriously thought it was called a columbine because I had only heard the word once...and even then faintly heard it. I asked someone here what "that was driving down the road, a columbine?" and they laughed so hard at my ignorance. LOL *stupid city kids*

[the_dmn8tr]

I bet after prom they had a party in the hay loft of the barn too!

Interesting fact, a UPD Lt. told me today that you can go 11 over on University without getting a ticket, they start issuing at 12 over.

[UAL747400]

I damn near laugh my ass off everytime I see a combine driving down the road here. Seriously, I'm from Iowa so this shouldn't shock me. I've just NEVER seen one driving down a city street before and every time I do here I nearly have to pull over until I'm done laughing.

[UAL747400]

Originally Posted by RyosukeFC

My goal when I drive my car on university ave. is to time it so that i don't have to touch my brakes. By doing this I try not to waste a pedestrian or other car's time by making them wait for me, I try to time it so that neither of us has to wait. As long as they don't do anything eratic it usually works out pretty well. Good for fuel economy too.

But... There are a lot of people who are tuned out on campus. Be it phone or iPod they couldn't possibly devote more than 10% of their brain's processing power to the act of walking/driving/riding etc. So it's a constant battle.

Good lord I get so annoyed on University sometimes. One thing I hate is when a pedestrian is not even at the curb yet and the car in front of me stops to wait for them. And yes, then you have the ding dongs that are completely oblivious to the rest of the world. One of my friends being one of them. He blatenly tells me he just prances(I use the word prance to further degrade his already dumbass behavior ) out into the street on the friggen phone without looking. He thinks he has the right-away on the entire street, when infact if you look up the state, city, and code of student life, you only have the right of way in the dashed crosswalks, not the solid double line ones and certainly not the entire length of the street. Still, regardless of what the law says, a car weighs 2 tons, a person a lot less. Who REALLY has the right of way? I don't care what kind of case you'd have in court, you're gona feel like crap the rest of your life if you get hit by a car because of a stupid driver and stupid you not using your head.

Me as a pedestrian, I always wait for a gap if possible. But then you have the guys that I talked about above that stop when I'm just getting to the curb when all I'm trying to do is time it so I can walk right behind their car without causing him or the guy behind them to stop. Yeah, their just being nice, but so am I.

[AngelFuree]

Originally Posted by RyosukeFC

My goal when I drive my car on university ave. is to time it so that i don't have to touch my brakes. By doing this I try not to waste a pedestrian or other car's time by making them wait for me, I try to time it so that neither of us has to wait. As long as they don't do anything eratic it usually works out pretty well. Good for fuel economy too.

MY LONG LOST BROTHER!!!! I preach energy management! As a cyclist, the last thing I wanna do is touch my brakes and rob myself from the precious power my legs are outputting. I've gotten it down pretty god damn well, and if someone decides to just jump in front of me while listening to their iPods without looking, I'll accelerate and buzz them. They usually get scared ####less that they don't have enough time to cuss me out. I love it.

[JaceTheAce]

Originally Posted by UAL747400

I damn near laugh my ass off everytime I see a combine driving down the road here. Seriously, I'm from Iowa so this shouldn't shock me. I've just NEVER seen one driving down a city street before and every time I do here I nearly have to pull over until I'm done laughing.

I took a picture of one driving down Gateway right next to me (I went around it because it took almost two lanes) and sent it to me mom. She laughed too

[JaceTheAce]

Originally Posted by AngelFuree

MY LONG LOST BROTHER!!!! I preach energy management! As a cyclist, the last thing I wanna do is touch my brakes and rob myself from the precious power my legs are outputting. I've gotten it down pretty god damn well, and if someone decides to just jump in front of me while listening to their iPods without looking, I'll accelerate and buzz them. They usually get scared ####less that they don't have enough time to cuss me out. I love it.

As you ride past them at 28 MPH. If the victim hasn't ever seen a fast moving cyclist in their life, they get pretty shocked.

[UAL747400]

Originally Posted by AngelFuree

MY LONG LOST BROTHER!!!! I preach energy management! As a cyclist, the last thing I wanna do is touch my brakes and rob myself from the precious power my legs are outputting. I've gotten it down pretty god damn well, and if someone decides to just jump in front of me while listening to their iPods without looking, I'll accelerate and buzz them. They usually get scared ####less that they don't have enough time to cuss me out. I love it.

]

You are my hero. Straightening out one stupid moron at a time. With the abundant supply of idiots continually being admitted into this school, it might be a lost cause.

[AngelFuree]

Originally Posted by UAL747400

]

You are my hero. Straightening out one stupid moron at a time. With the abundant supply of idiots continually being admitted into this school, it might be a lost cause.

That's ok....'cause they can tell their friends how that ####### biker in the red white and blue bicycle almost killed them.

What's funny is that pedestrians tend to respect bicycles more than cars...I don't get it....

[RyosukeFC]

Originally Posted by AngelFuree

MY LONG LOST BROTHER!!!! I preach energy management! As a cyclist, the last thing I wanna do is touch my brakes and rob myself from the precious power my legs are outputting. I've gotten it down pretty god damn well, and if someone decides to just jump in front of me while listening to their iPods without looking, I'll accelerate and buzz them. They usually get scared ####less that they don't have enough time to cuss me out. I love it.

Yeah.. energy management on a bicycle is even more critical when you are out of breath, your legs are tired, and you're and riding a heavy 13 year old rusted mountain bike (like me). Fortunately my front brakes squeak so bad it's like honking a horn, usually gets their attention pretty effectivley.