WTF Stories of the Week

[blueerica]

Addendum: It seems to be a municipal/government-operated transit system, so yes, they should post the signs if the space is purchased... as was mandated by ACLU, etc, to DART in the story.

[Alex]

I'd be torn on the question of finding another bus if I could. Sure, as a one time thing it wouldn't be a big deal but in a system with hundreds or thousands of drivers it wouldn't be a great precedent to start shuffling schedules and assignments based on what ad is on the bus.

[Not Afraid]

Originally Posted by Morrigoon

So... let's say that bus had a "Yes on 8" ad... how would you feel driving that around all day?

And I'm not saying that to be snarky, I'm actually curious as to how you'd respond to being asked to do that.

I'd do the job I was paid to do and work a bit harder on the No on 8 campaign on my time off.

I worked for the City of Irvine for 10 years. During that time, we had 3 very different mayors that had their own political agendas. As a COI employee, I had to follow their direction and that of the City Manager because it was my job. That included censoring artwork - a practice I am incredibly opposed to on a personal level. But, that was the nature of my job as an employee.

Now, what I did OFF the clock, was my own choice (however, I DID have to be careful about what sort of public political activities I was involved in.)

[innerSpaceman]

What gets me is the passengers who purportedly refused to board the bus because of the ad.

Because, uh-huh, the sign painted on the side transforms it into a hellbound vehicle with stops at Hades, Brimstone Beach, and Lucifer Lake Estates. Or, ya know, by being seen through the windows above the advert means, of course, they endorse the message advertised. Well, d'uh, why didn't I think of that???


What puzzles me even more is how the rightfully FIRED driver is going to take the bedeviled bus, now that she won't be able to afford to drive.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

What gets me is the passengers who purportedly refused to board the bus because of the ad.

Because, uh-huh, the sign painted on the side transforms it into a hellbound vehicle with stops at Hades, Brimstone Beach, and Lucifer Lake Estates.

If you already believe in an invisible man floating in the clouds, is it really that much more to believe in diabolic buses?

[blueerica]

Originally Posted by Alex

I'd be torn on the question of finding another bus if I could. Sure, as a one time thing it wouldn't be a big deal but in a system with hundreds or thousands of drivers it wouldn't be a great precedent to start shuffling schedules and assignments based on what ad is on the bus.

True...

[Ghoulish Delight]

Speaking of pets (just came from pootrap thread):

Who will take care of your pet after the Rapture?

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Speaking of pets (just came from pootrap thread):

Who will take care of your pet after the Rapture?

I like the fine print that says

If subscriber loses his/her faith and/or the Rapture occurs and subscriber is not Raptured (aka is "left behind") EE-BP disclaims any liability; no refund will be tendered

[Chernabog]

Of course, if the web site owners are Raptured, how would you make a claim against them? They must be worried about their own ability to Rapture.

And apparently Rapture as a noun has been Raptured already.

[Not Afraid]

'Cause the man from Mars stopped eatin' cars and eatin' bars
And now he only eats guitars..........