Yes, these are actual quotes from an online group I belong to. These were actually written by a member of the group, and I thought they were too good to pass up.
“…and that’s why on April 15 his licence was SASENDED ( which we didn’t even know about until yesterday), as Americans we should know that we can believe every thing we hear on the news.”
Yeah! We should know that we can believe everything we hear on the news! (Especially when we’re reading it in the newspaper, which apparently now talks to us.) Which one of you are telling her that you don’t believe what you hear on the news?
And, from the same post, comes this little gem:
“…I’m greatly offended at the accusation that he or I was knowingly doing some thing legal.”
Her husband’s van lost its brakes and plowed down the steep hill of Duluth (for those who don’t know, Duluth rises from 607 feet above sea level to 1427 feet above in a few short miles), hitting five cars and injuring several people. (Well, lost its brake, I should say, since he was driving on only one brake. It became hot under the constant use going down the hill during rush hour and gave out, leaving him with no brakes.) This particular poster had previously posted a plea for someone to help her find a good van to replace that one, as they had only that vehicle and no other way to work (and they were apparently struggling for money as it was and could not afford to miss work.) Unfortunately, it was also posted in the newspaper that her husband was driving in an invalid driver’s license, so the moderator took the plea off the group to avoid assisting any illegal endeavors (since she mentioned that the van was for the husband to continue driving to work—without a legal license). These quotes are a part of her response to the moderator, which was generally rude but did have these two gems in them.
Just in case you forgot that you are supposed to believe everything you hear in the newspaper (yes, I meant that wording) and that you should definitely not accuse anyone of doing anything legal.
What have OTHERS said in response?