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Telemark
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As others have already said, you did fare jump. Just suck it up and accept the consequences of your actions.
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Chessic Sense
Guest
Chessic Dense, huh? I preferred Non Sense.
That's why I rent it!
Yes. It often does. Why?
I love it how pointing out obvious racist incidents make one racist. Apparently overhearing "That's what I hate about white people!" makes one racist. And how many times do I have to say that Jamal and the racist employees are different people?
Whatever. You can keep making things up, knocking them down, and collecting Doper high fives if you want to. Don't let me stop you.
I don't feel the need to brag about it. I feel the need to use it to insult the guy on an internet message board because it's undoubtedly true.
That's why I rent it!
Yes. It often does. Why?
I love it how pointing out obvious racist incidents make one racist. Apparently overhearing "That's what I hate about white people!" makes one racist. And how many times do I have to say that Jamal and the racist employees are different people?
Whatever. You can keep making things up, knocking them down, and collecting Doper high fives if you want to. Don't let me stop you.
I don't feel the need to brag about it. I feel the need to use it to insult the guy on an internet message board because it's undoubtedly true.
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Hamadryad
Guest
I'd reply to this thread, but as I am not a high-powered Big City whatever, I am obviously not qualified.
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Half Man Half Wit
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Attack from the 3rd dimension
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Captain Amazing
Guest
There weren't any consequences of his actions. He got an annoyed lecture from Metro Jamal, who then did exactly what Chessic Sense wanted him to do...let him go out, swipe his card to go in and then out again. He's just mad that Jamal lectured him for breaking the rules.
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Tom Scud
Guest
Yes. It's totally stupid.
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Chessic Sense
Guest
First of all, I know his name was Jamal because it was on his shirt. Secondly, I don't know that he was necessarily racist, but a lot of them are. I do recall an incident when one proclaimed "See? This is what I hate about White people!" I'm not really sure what that was about, as I wasn't a direct party to it. There have been other harder-to-prove incidences, and I never got around to Pitting them for it, so I figure I'll just lump them all together here.
For those that don't know, DC has a huge poor black population and a substantial Hispanic population. Northern Virginia has a substantial amount of both, but it's a lot Whiter than the District. The metro employees, however, are at least 99% Black. I'm trying to think of a White employee that I've ever seen and I can't think of one. Perhaps this is the source of the tension? I don't know.
But I know I'm not alone when I say that the Metro system is a racist community.
Maybe what they hate about white people is our straight hair, or how easy we are to pick out of a crowd at Church's Chicken? You don't know that they weren't hating on observable differences between us, do you?
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Chessic Sense
Guest
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Give it time. Rand Rover will show up eventually. He'll understand why I'm better than Metro employees.
You think I give a shit if Metro knows it or not? If I were trying to scam anybody, I would have just jumped the gate leading out. He should believe me because I'm approaching him in the first place, offering up front to pay for my ride. Besides, what's the difference in the fare? 40 cents, maybe? It's like the rules say "Give us 6" and I'm like "Here's half a dozen" and the alarms and sirens go off.
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Chessic Sense
Guest
He's not on the train, he's at the exit gates at my destination station. The ticket machines are on the outside of those gates, thus the impetus for our conversation. I needed him to let me through the emergency exit gate to get to the machines.
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Captain Amazing
Guest
Well, Jamal was right. You did jump the fare. And even though he lectured you for it, he did let you out, and didn't give you a ticket, because I think that is a pretty hefty fine. So, at least there's that.
And let me say I hate that, when you just miss the train and the next one is 15 minutes off.
And let me say I hate that, when you just miss the train and the next one is 15 minutes off.
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Wheelz
Guest
It sounds more like if you go to McDonald's and try to pay for a $6.00 meal with your debit card, but there's only $4.00 in your account, so the card doesn't work because there's not enough money on it, not because the machine is broken. But you're so big and important and in such a hurry that you figure it's OK to just grab the food and run out the door, because it's clearly McDonald's fault that you didn't know how much you had on the card, so surely they'll be fine with you getting your lunch now but maybe coming back and paying them later, and if the cashier should dare tell you that you shouldn't steal food, he can just go fuck himself because you take better care of yourself than he does. And he's probably racist.
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olivesmarch4th
Guest
Just because society has warped values doesn't mean you should too. You know it's bullshit, so why endorse it?
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MeanOldLady
Guest
Psst, olives. Maybe he doesn't know it's bullshit.
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Ravenman
Guest
Doesn't your boss need some press clips? Stop fucking around on the job or you won't get college credit.
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Fionn
Guest
I asked because it really provides the cherry on top of everything else.
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Wile E
Guest
No shit and he didn't even have to advocate for animal cruelty in this one. Yet.
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Chessic Sense
Guest
...and that he called me a liar with scant evidence of it. "There are no machines down in [start]"? Seriously? I was just there! Were you? No, didn't think so.
And that the system is so fucked up to begin with. I didn't even tell you guys about the broken exit machine at the bottom of the escalators (so you can get out via elevator). Good thing I wasn't in a wheel chair or I'd be stuck even if I did things the right way.