Speed kills coming down the mountain
Speed kills coming down the street
Speed kills with presence of mind and
Speed kills if you know what I mean
–Bush – “The People that We Love (Speed Kills)”

While running some errands today, I got a speeding ticket. In Lebanon. 51MPH in a 35MPH. I don’t live in Lebanon. I have no idea how fast the speed limit is in Lebanon. The cop was unsympathic to my plight.
I guess this is the part where I complain about how it wasn’t my fault. Maybe you’re expecting it. Somehow part of me always seems to think the cops should have something else better to do….catch drug dealers….spy on terrorists (this is Lebanon isn’t it….there are alot of terrorists in Lebanon). Anyways for some strange reason there’s a 35MPH limit in this certain part of Lebanon. I don’t know. Has there been any tragic wrecks on this part of East Main Street which would warrant this? Or is this just another means of lining the pockets of the Lebanon politicians?
Still I don’t consider myself dangerous. Just unlucky. At the wrong place at the wrong time. Certainly the jerks that ride up and down my suburb in their 4 wheelers going 70MPH. How about catching those Evel Knievel types that seem to do motorcycle wheelies on the interstate? They’re more of a traffic danger than me doing 51MPH in Lebanon.
I have a list of places where I don’t speed. Andrew Jackson Parkway. Lakewood. Parts of Old Lebanon Dirt Road. And now the entire city of Lebanon will be added to this list.
I was watching Rain Man last night. There is a great movie quote from it:

“That man right there is my brother and if he doesn’t get to watch “People’s Court” in about 30 seconds, he’s gonna throw a fit right here on your porch. Now you can help me or you can stand there and watch it happen.”

There’s an inconsistency with this. Wasn’t the People’s Court a Syndicated program? At least in 1988? It had no permanent network home. Raymond was used to watching People’s Court in Cincinnatti. So it came on at a specific time in Cincy. During the course of the movie Charlie and Raymond were driving across country. Somewhere in the Midwest, who even knows when People’s Court was on during that vicinity? Why would it be on at the same time in that vicinity as it was in Cincy? Am I thinking too hard on this?
Anyways that quote is hilarious. That and “Kmart Sucks” were some of the best quotes from the movie.
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