01-12-2005, 10:08 AM | #1 |
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The Delicate art of Parking
since there is no thread where this will fit in, I make a new thread one it.
http://www.thedelicateartofparking.com/trailer.html whatch that. and you guys from america, is it rally that bad? are people, and you too maybe, so frustrated that they need to attack those parking people? have they not any respect for the police, it is a division of the police isn't it? what do you guys think?
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01-12-2005, 11:09 AM | #2 | |
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I would personally like to know why you would think that a comedy is real life? or this movie portrays real life America? [edit] I went further into the site. By the way - it was not even filmed nor takes place in America - but in Canada. Production notes I thought the characters looked sort of strange. So if anything - your question should be "is it really that bad in Canada". Sorry - I can only answer that as far as Ontario is concerned. Again - I have never seen any parking enforcement people get attacked in the many cities of Ontario - including Toronto.
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01-12-2005, 11:53 AM | #3 |
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the delicate art of parking
I thought the clip was stupid. Myself, I have not ever seen the phantom's that put tickets on my cars, yet I found myself with three just this year, for cars i don't even own anymore. Even if I did see someone do it, I don't believe I would attack them. I also don't believe that happens alot, maybe to people who park illegally all the time, and instead of paying the tickets, or parking legally .They fly into a rage. The clip reminds me of a person with alot of tickets trying to make all the poor guys out there look like jerks
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When I first saw the trailer, I thought it was a mockumentary - fiction filmed in documentary style. (As opposed to a real documentary.) EDIT: Strange! I supposed you mean phenominally good-looking then eh?
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01-12-2005, 02:12 PM | #5 |
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I've never seen "metermaids" get attacked by angry parkers, and it would be incredibly stupid to do so. I do understand the frustration of trying to find free parking, or just parking in general and having it be non existant, or parking in a two hour zone for just 3 minutes over the time limit and getting burned. But I wouldn't confront the person giving out the tickets, they are just doing their job, however heartless it may seem. A better strategy is to lobby for more parking spaces, or better public transportation. There's a lot more your money can accomplish when it's not going to pay for a fine.
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01-12-2005, 04:23 PM | #6 |
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You mean life in Canada is not like MAD TV? All the actors aren't like William Shatner? Don't tell me all the singers aren't Celine Dion Well, I guess I shouldn't be surprised !
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01-12-2005, 04:32 PM | #7 |
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ok, then I am just a stupid dumbass. thank you for saying so, JD. I thought it was real ...
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Hmmm...Vancouver isn't so far from where I live when not at school. I've never driven there, just rode the skytrain several years ago.
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01-12-2005, 06:19 PM | #12 |
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Even if this had occurred in America/was real, don't you think there'd be a REASON it's such a huge deal...as in, it doesn't happen that often?
Why do we hear more about plane crashes than car crashes on the news? Because it's NEWS.
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Stop it! Stop it! You are ruining my perceptions of Canada and journalism and the public in general!
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