vertical bob 26,707 13
02/12/2002 12:42 AM

That's nice.

Alienyst 2,371 12
02/12/2002 12:42 AM

Congrats...I think. Now where is it you live? I want to make sure to stay out of that part of the country.

d8uv the maharishied 3,011 13
02/12/2002 12:42 AM

Good lord.



I am not gonna drive in Vermont ever again.

Yippy, Bonky's toady 3,028 13
02/12/2002 12:43 AM

Sue for sexual harassment.

Declan (Now With Cookies) McManus 131,867 36
02/12/2002 12:44 AM

'faints with horror'

The Dirty Vicar 17,446 13
02/12/2002 12:47 AM

I think the only part I missed on my driver's test was the uphill park.



Uphill parking is about as useful to me as scuba training would be to a Bushman.

aushie 5,580 13
02/12/2002 08:43 AM

I passed my test when I was 14. It was a learner's permit until I was 16, and then the day I turned 16 it automatically turned into a license.



So that's been about 11 or 12 years.

Crescent Fresh, Pee Chick 10,666 13
02/12/2002 09:04 AM

Well la dee freakin' da

Squeamish 38,986 14
02/12/2002 10:18 AM

I passed on August 29, 1991 (2 days after my 15th Birthday)



I got 100% except for 1 question:



How many days do you have to notify the DMV if you change your address?



A. 10

B. 30

C. 60

D. 90

Squeamish 38,986 14
02/12/2002 10:19 AM

Our "driving test" consisted of driving half a mile to a stop sign, turning around in a parking lot, driving back to the DMV and parking in front of the building.

aushie 5,580 13
02/12/2002 10:32 AM

Our driving test consisted of starting up the tractor and driving down the road at 10 mph. The object was to get a line of at least 10 cars behind us without letting any pass

aushie 5,580 13
02/12/2002 10:32 AM

+.

everyone who reads GAB ignores Gonzo 20,522 17
02/12/2002 10:35 AM

License? I'm supposed to have a license?

Don Spudleone 323 13
02/12/2002 11:48 AM

I'm hoping you stalled a manual transmission, and not an automatic. I don't think you should get a license for stalling an automatic...

Cap'n Stuby 17,826 13
02/12/2002 12:08 PM

I went when I was 16 and took the test once. Drive, turn, stop, reverse, parallel park, 3 point turn. That was it.





But that was 7 years ago, when men still worshipped fire.

piglet 104 11
02/12/2002 12:27 PM

congrats, Brooke. now drive that sweet little ass of yours down here and make me a sammich!

17,446 13
02/12/2002 12:56 PM

Drat. Remove "a kiss" from my last post. Thank you.

1bigdork 7,825 12
02/12/2002 01:15 PM

The guy who gave me my test told me that he had to pass me, because I hadn't lost any points, but he didn't want to.



He said, "You're going to kill somebody someday."



He was partly right. I've never killed anyone with a car.

Dangeo 2,691 13
02/12/2002 01:29 PM

I got my learners permit/license before Brooke was even BORN!



Learners permit 20 years ago, License 17 years ago.

Squeamish 38,986 14
02/12/2002 01:30 PM

It took you 3 years to learn to drive?

The Dirty Vicar 17,446 13
02/12/2002 01:30 PM

Ah, well. I gave you an otto Mr. Dork, but some humorless twit took it away.

froglord 9,243 13
02/12/2002 01:35 PM

I think that the people taking the Ottos are out to collect the ransom.

"I have all your Ottos. I want a million dollars....



They're what?



OK, I want a snickers bar and a bottle of Mountain Dew delivered to the park at midnight. Come alone."

daverave 215 11
02/12/2002 01:57 PM

I used my mom's car for my driving test. Just before the test, she got chocolate all over the passenger seat. I had to give the guy mu jacket to sit on.



At the end he said, "Well, you've passed. How many times have you taken the road test?"

Me: "This is my first time."

He looked down at his rapidly drying signature on the test paper, then he shruged and said, "Oh well."



It may have had something to do with the fact that, at one point during the test, I put my head down on the steering wheel and sat there. Only for a minute or two.

Special Olympic Peon 6,076 13
02/12/2002 02:04 PM

You realize, Brooke, she only kissed you because she was happy to be alive.

Dangeo 2,691 13
02/12/2002 02:09 PM

No it didn't take me 3 years to learn to drive.



I got my learners permit at 15 because I was required to. My mom would not let me get my license because it would make her insurance go up. SO, when I turned 18 and moved in with my dad, I got my license.

The Dirty Vicar 17,446 13
02/12/2002 02:11 PM

A fun game to play during a road test is, when the instructor gets in the car, bellow in a harsh raspy voice "Master, I have the sacrifice you requested open the way and feast upon his soul."



Then punch the gas pedal and slam the car into the nearest immovable obstacle like a telephone pole or Rosie O'Donnell.

Crickette (make the hammering STOP!) 2,472 12
02/12/2002 03:18 PM

When I took my drivers test I didn't want to take it in our minivan, because frankly, have you ever tried to parallel park a minivan? So we rented a car from the place where I took driver's ed, and I had a refresher lesson before hand.



When I went into the building to sign in for my test, everything was fine. When we came back out to start the test, the car wouldn't start. Luckily, my mom showed up in the van and I took that instead.



I think the lady felt bad for me because I was only out there for about 10 minutes.



But I passed! I guess I was 17 at the time.

0 0
02/12/2002 03:48 PM

I thought they only got lincenses at 16 down south.



But I guess NJ is just really a trash-hole that I can't drive out of for another two years.



DAMNDAMNDAMNDAMNDAMNDAMNDAMNDAMN!!



Anyway, congartulations Brooke. I'm sorry if my Mom flips you off this summer. Don't take it personally.

Squeamish 38,986 14
02/12/2002 03:52 PM

You could get a full-blown license at 15 in LA until a few years ago.



I didn't have to parallel park (or any kind of park, for that matter) on my test, just drive about half a mile, turn around, and drive back.

froglord 9,243 13
02/12/2002 04:06 PM

A friend of mine hit my car as she was starting her driving test. It was the fastest test failure I've ever seen.

"Go ahead and back out of the parking space.

car backs up begins turning. THUMP

Pull it back in. You failed."

Squeamish 38,986 14
02/12/2002 04:07 PM

I know a girl that failed because he started the car w/o buckling his seat belt.



Another girl I know ran a stop sign but still passed.

The Dirty Vicar 17,446 13
02/12/2002 04:08 PM

A friend of mine rear ended a cop during her road test.



Yeah, she failed too. I don't think I ever heard what happened to her regarding the accident, though.



She's got big jugs.

SheCabbage 5,200 13
02/12/2002 04:09 PM

I got failed in Maine for not looking over my shoulder while pulling out of a parking space.



I looked in the mirror and pulled out, and the Coleridge-knocker testing me said, "Now, why didn't you turn around and look behind you?"



I answered, "Because we're at the end of a one-way street pointing out of it."



Jerk.

Candie Kohrne minus 4 8,640 15
02/12/2002 04:23 PM

I know a girl that failed because he started the car w/o buckling his seat belt.



SpumoniBoy would fail that test every time.

JizblortNurngakt 12,005 12
02/12/2002 04:23 PM

Doesn't matter. Turn your head and look.

SheCabbage 5,200 13
02/12/2002 04:25 PM

Yeah, thanks brainiac.



I never would have figured that out or had a license fo ELEVEN YEARS if it wasn't for you, just now.

The Dirty Vicar 17,446 13
02/12/2002 04:25 PM

I dunno. Failing because she didn't buckle the instructor's seatbelt is a little nitpicky.

JizblortNurngakt 12,005 12
02/12/2002 04:38 PM

No need to thank me, douchebiscuit. Telling people things is just what I do. It's like a gift or something.

Timmy The Talking Toilet 11,593 15
02/12/2002 11:13 PM

I can't parrallel park worth a Shakespeare, but you gotta see me do sliding 90 degree, and 180 degree turns with my truck.

JizblortNurngakt 12,005 12
02/12/2002 11:14 PM

Yeah. I have that video game too.

Wakowill 12,056 12
02/12/2002 11:23 PM

I had to take the test 3 times to pass it, cause i took it in an F-150 Off road, and the truck actually didn't fit between the cones they set up as a parking spot. I finally had to take the lady out there and show her the the truck was wider than the spot to pass. Then I pulled a 70 degree turn in it at 50 mph when a miata ran a red light right in front of me a month later, and it's rated to flip doing 60 degrees over 35mph.

Timmy The Talking Toilet 11,593 15
02/12/2002 11:28 PM

Giblett, that is with a manual transmition 90 Ford Ranger XLT with a 2 inch suspension lift.



But it spooks me when I do reverse 180s though.

Squeamish 38,986 14
02/12/2002 11:30 PM

Where does one go to get their truck's "speed/flip rating" measured/determined?

Wakowill 12,056 12
02/12/2002 11:31 PM

The early 90's rangers are all awesome trucks, great for screwing around in

Wakowill 12,056 12
02/12/2002 11:36 PM

Japan apparently. My friend keith showed me stats on that from this racing/offroading fanatic club there

Squeamish 38,986 14
02/12/2002 11:37 PM

I think my Jeep will go over at about 15 MPH.

Bean 8,503 19
02/13/2002 12:09 AM

I passed the driving test on my 16th birthday. Barely cause the guy was totally anal about the whole thing. He marked me down for not stopping at an intersection where there was no stop sign, but since there was no sign at the crossroad either, I should have approached with more caution. I also had to pull into an alley and then back onto the street, and since I pulled more into the middle than into my lane, he marked me down again. I think there was one more thing but I can't remember it now.



snausages.

Adrian Von Buttcrack 13,341 13
02/13/2002 01:16 AM

What a surprise, the good Vicar was the first to have his pisstube filled.

Wakowill 12,056 12
02/13/2002 01:21 AM

i'm not surprised, i just think he's had funnier comments. like the one about the fish salad thursdays. good times, good times.

Adrian Von Buttcrack 13,341 13
02/13/2002 01:39 AM

What can I sya? the man actually pisses out humor......

Mr.Spastic 124 11
02/13/2002 01:54 AM

Seat belt ... Check!

Turn Off E-brake ... Check!

S.M.O.G. ... Check!

INSANITY ... Double Check!

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

fail Fail! FAIL!?!







Ehh, Oh Well

Brooke 0 0
02/13/2002 06:36 PM

I just got back from driving for the first time. I almost ran out of gas, had to ask a stranger to pump some for me, bought some stuff at the store, forgot something, drove back to get it, then went to the school, got some stuff from Chief's locker, tried three times to back out of the parking space, always turning the wheel the wrong way (and in front of a girl who thinks I'm a fat conformist, no less) and, on the way home, found myself going 70 mph on a curving country road.



It was the best time I've ever had.

The Dirty Vicar 17,446 13
02/13/2002 06:44 PM

When backing up, you basically have to remember to turn the wheel in the direction you want your rear end to go.



Just remember to look or your rear end might encounter a pole.

1bigdork 7,825 12
02/13/2002 07:37 PM

Brooke's gonna have fun, fun, fun 'til mommy takes the piece of Shakespeare SUV away.

Ford Prefect 5,475 13
02/13/2002 07:48 PM

I don't even remember my driving test.



I remember my single-engine land practical exam in vivid detail, however. That old lady knew Mr. Piper of Piper Aircraft personally and had been flunking new pilots since before I was born.



She was afraid of power-on stalls. Kind of a cramp when that's part of the exam.

JizblortNurngakt 12,005 12
02/13/2002 08:04 PM

Did you Frost her?

Ford Prefect 5,475 13
02/13/2002 08:06 PM

No but we did assume Unusual Attitudes together.

JizblortNurngakt 12,005 12
02/13/2002 08:10 PM

So you ate her out.

Ford Prefect 5,475 13
02/13/2002 08:16 PM

Afterwards. That's how I passed.

JizblortNurngakt 12,005 12
02/13/2002 08:19 PM

Yummy.

aushie 5,580 13
02/13/2002 08:27 PM

From what I recall, when I was 12 in Arkansas, you could get a hardship license at 12 if you met all of the following criteria:



(1) Your guardian(s) at home were at work during the time you needed to go to school,



(2) The school bus did not run to your house, and



(3) You drove to and from school ONLY.





AT 12!!

JizblortNurngakt 12,005 12
02/13/2002 08:28 PM

Don't forget the incest. Lots and lots of incest!

Ford Prefect 5,475 13
02/13/2002 08:30 PM

My mom was driving at 14. In very rural areas they do that because you can't do anything without a car. Twelve is insane.

aushie 5,580 13
02/13/2002 08:34 PM

Well, only in very rural areas will the school bus not run to your house.

JizblortNurngakt 12,005 12
02/13/2002 08:34 PM

You had incest on the school bus?

Chouggy, Thumb Boy 5,183 13
02/13/2002 08:36 PM

Who didn't?!

Ford Prefect 5,475 13
02/13/2002 08:37 PM

I don't think they had school busses. My mom's town was population 67. Well, the one she lived 8 miles from. It was 35 miles to Wall (of Wall Drug fame). That was more like, oh.. 800? 76 miles to the second largest city in the state, Rapid City. At the time, population c. 40,000.



Nowheresville beyond anything that exists this side of the Miss.

aushie 5,580 13
02/13/2002 08:59 PM

I've just been looking, and I can't find anything about hardship licenses in Arkansas now. I found the AR drivers' manual, though.



Apparently Arkansas has moved to a "graduated" licensing system. You get your learner's license as early as 14 (the only restriction being that you drive with a licensed 21-year-old).



Then it changes to an intermediate license from 16 to 18, but only if you haven't had any accidents.



Then it changes to a full license at 18, but again only if you haven't had any accidents.



The best part? None of the restrictions apply if you're married.

aushie 5,580 13
02/13/2002 09:02 PM

if you're 16, I mean.