yo? whats up wid dat?




is it ever gonna come down, where is the iraqi oil we fought so hard to get?
if we dont get no oil out of iraq then what the hell was it all for?

3/12/2008 1:37:43 AM

i think it's a complicated scheme that involves reclaiming the holy land.

3/12/2008 1:38:30 AM

It's never going down. Housing's never going back up. It's Armageddon. Put paper bags on your heads and lie down on the floor.

3/12/2008 1:38:33 AM

I mean really

3/12/2008 1:39:29 AM

for real, why not, its all happening in slow motion and we're just standing around with thumb up our hole, thinking that everythings gonna be alright

3/12/2008 1:39:50 AM

Where was that picture taken?

It's only ~$3.19 around Raleigh.


And really, gas prices increasing like they have isn't all that surprising... they spent 10+ years with virtually no adjustment for inflation, and this past decade the industry suddenly decided to raise prices to compensate for the declining value of the dollar. Americans were just spoiled through the 80s and most of the 90s... after all, our prices are still much lower than most/all of Europe.

[Edited on March 12, 2008 at 1:44 AM. Reason : v Case in point... that price is absurdly low.]

3/12/2008 1:40:15 AM

^haha, you say only $3.19, if gas goes down to $2 we're all gonna celebrate, thats sad, i remember gas when it was $0.69 in like '97

3/12/2008 1:41:49 AM

it's a shop, i can tell by the pixels...

3/12/2008 1:41:50 AM

My initial guess would be west coast, since they historically have much higher gas prices than the east coast.

3/12/2008 1:42:27 AM

1. A lot of us don't even give a shit (we'll pay)
2. Living in the U.S. requires using a lot of gas
3. OPEC won't baby us with production increases
4. Entitlement to drive an SUV if you're an American
5. More daylight and summertime approaching
6. Prices have been under-inflated for two decades
7. Hasn't been a new refinery built in America in 3 decades
8. Capitalism on a global scale has increased demand in most countries (China, Russia, India, et.)
9. Speculators

These are not in order, but some reasons.

3/12/2008 1:47:18 AM

Hydrogen fuel cells ftw??

3/12/2008 1:51:34 AM

procrastination ftw

3/12/2008 8:31:34 AM

geez . you guys bitch about everything.

3/12/2008 8:34:52 AM

I need me a solar powered car

3/12/2008 8:35:56 AM

YOU PEOPLE WILL PAY

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?

NOT DRIVE?

GONNA FUCKING REBEL AGAINST SOMETHING?

SHUT THE HELL UP

3/12/2008 8:36:12 AM

I'M GOING TO BOYCOTT GAS ON "NO GAS" DAY

It'll force prices back down to $1, I guarantee

[Edited on March 12, 2008 at 8:38 AM. Reason : .]

3/12/2008 8:38:02 AM

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT REJECTING MASS TRANSIT BONDS NOW?

YEA YEA, THAT FIFTY EXTRA DOLLARS PER YEAR VS THE FIFTY EXTRA DOLLARS PER WEEK YOU USE TO FILL YOUR M1 TANK?

FEELS PRETTY GOOD EH?

3/12/2008 8:39:56 AM

USA USA USA USA USA

3/12/2008 8:46:22 AM

Quote :

"YOU PEOPLE WILL PAY WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO? NOT DRIVE? GONNA FUCKING REBEL AGAINST SOMETHING? SHUT THE HELL UP"

exactly. if you owned the oil would you not increase the price? i would. people are still driving like hell and demanding the hell out of it. we are our own worst enemy.

3/12/2008 8:47:01 AM

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"after all, our prices are still much lower than most/all of Europe."

I hate it when people use this argument. In Europe, you have alternatives to driving. If something isn't within walking distance, public transportation can take you anywhere you need to go. Unless you live in a big city here in America, you can't do anything like that.

3/12/2008 8:53:01 AM

i would love to ride my bike to work. it's almost a mile (something like 0.96mi) one way...but i have to go down a very busy street and one major intersection with a bunch of morons and i'm afraid i'd be killed. there aren't any sidewalks to escape to. and no back route.

3/12/2008 8:55:38 AM

How many times have you actually taken a bus? I bet you can get where you're going on the Cat.

3/12/2008 8:56:00 AM

this looks like a job for kingdouchebag

also

MORE SQUISHED DINOSAURS PLZ

[Edited on March 12, 2008 at 9:00 AM. Reason : [fail] on that name]

[Edited on March 12, 2008 at 9:01 AM. Reason : mmm delicious]

3/12/2008 8:59:59 AM

if i could run to and from chapel hill i would.

but i found out a while back that you can get arrested for running on 540/40

3/12/2008 9:32:38 AM

Quote :

"if we dont get no oil out of iraq then what the hell was it all for?"

enriching the friends of the people in power. what else?

Quote :

"where is the iraqi oil we fought so hard to get?"

we're still fighting.

and no it's never going to come back down unless there are more refineries built and there is more oil in the pipeline that comes from a cheaper source, i.e. not OPEC.

3/12/2008 9:36:17 AM

Iraq doesn't have any oil. Why do you think they invaded Kuwait?

3/12/2008 9:46:02 AM

HAHA suckers, my car runs on BALD EAGLES!

3/12/2008 11:36:20 AM

Quote :

"YOU PEOPLE WILL PAY WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO? NOT DRIVE? GONNA FUCKING REBEL AGAINST SOMETHING? SHUT THE HELL UP "

we will drive, but we will drive less

i haven't been anywhere unnecessary or on any "drives" in a long time

the number of roadtrips will decrease

my roommate has already stopped going out for lunch or coming home for lunch (just brings lunch with him now)

and spending more on gas will get us to spend it less at other places, ie: bars, movies, retail, etc...

good for shell/mobile/exxon/etc, bad for everyone else

3/12/2008 11:40:03 AM

Quote :

"Iraq doesn't have any oil. Why do you think they invaded Kuwait?"

huh, they have the 2nd biggest reserves in the world, yo
i know haliburton and some others are down there but what are they doing
why are we still beggin opec to raise production

the sad thing is after all this time and sacrifice a democrat will be president and they'll pull out of iraq and we'll leave empty handed, thanks alot bush

3/12/2008 11:41:19 AM

I did the math today and realized I spend on average 18 dollars on gas a day

It woould suck cock if I was poor

3/12/2008 11:41:41 AM

my car runs of the gas of my farts, I can go across the country on one fart alone!

3/12/2008 11:42:00 AM

Quote :

"it's a shop, i can tell by the pixels... "

3/12/2008 11:44:44 AM

i started walking to lunch. this blows. gas is expensive now.


let's just invade saudi arabia and iran and get the whole damn peninsula + oil

ftw

3/12/2008 11:45:02 AM

speaking of gas i got to take a dooky

3/12/2008 11:45:19 AM

marko brought the funny

3/12/2008 11:46:04 AM

^ i was going to post that, but then i realized how serious this topic actually is

3/12/2008 11:46:12 AM

on the bright side, these high gas prices do encourage alternative energy sources to be developed.

there was a show on the history channel the other day about oil dependence. they talked a lot about ethanol and how if it became widely popular how it would put a huge strain on our food supplies, which i've always said but GM doesn't listen to me. making hydrogen takes a lot of energy to make so we burn more coal. solar and wind seem to be the least intrusive, yet least effective energy sources (with current technology).

basically we're fucked.

3/12/2008 11:46:16 AM

fudal system, martial law, horse and carriages ftw

3/12/2008 11:47:44 AM

um nuclear anybody?


remember, it's not just cars using oil. it's power plants that are eating a large chunk of oil

all we need is nuclear power plants and we are set.

3/12/2008 11:48:27 AM

3/12/2008 11:48:52 AM

= 12-13mpg

3/12/2008 11:49:22 AM

but it can hold like 19 people

3/12/2008 11:49:54 AM

nuclear powered vespas

3/12/2008 11:50:01 AM

YOU GUYS MARCH ON WASHINGTON YET?

3/12/2008 11:50:14 AM

you fucks that continue to buy suv's and trucks are the problem


you probably consume 80% of the automotive oil in the country but there's only 30% of you on the road.



thats the honest to god reason why prices are so high. your high usage is killing

3/12/2008 11:51:09 AM

a huge breakthrough is bound to happen, its just a matter of time
i think its already happened but they're sitting on it so as not to disturb saudi profits

3/12/2008 11:51:11 AM

<--no car

3/12/2008 11:51:27 AM

Quote :

"but it can hold like 19 people"

I want a car like Nerdchick's

3/12/2008 11:51:30 AM

Quote :

"after all, our prices are still much lower than most/all of Europe."

Only because the European nations tax the hell out of gas and that tax money is used to better public transportation. Big difference between gas being taxed for the greater good of your country versus gas going up in price.

3/12/2008 11:54:14 AM

if peopel walked everywhere we would solve gas and the weight problem
so i guess this is a good thing.

3/12/2008 11:54:29 AM