# Illuminati Alert: $5 A Gallon Might Be A Reality Soon **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 21, 2012, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illuminati-alert-5-a-gallon-might-be-a-reality-soon/616367 "2012-03-21T02:14:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yakuza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bbce88/32.png) [@Yakuza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yakuza)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illuminati-alert-5-a-gallon-might-be-a-reality-soon/616367/1 "2012-03-21T02:14:25Z")
I was reading an article in the newspaper the other day about how as gas prices rise, the selling of cars has not went down. It seemed like the sales of cars increased if I remember correctly. Now the I don’t know if the average price of gas is $4 a gallon yet but I do know that its $4 or more in some states. Here in Arkansas, the average price of gas is about $3.70 a gallon. Now the problem with this is that the Illuminati is lookin at this like Americans don’t seem 2 care about high gas prices so therefore, they can just keep raising the price. We all remember in 2008 when gas was $4 a gallon. This year it may get back to $4 a gallon but the bad news is it might not stop there. The Illuminati feels that if they can sell over priced gas during a recession, then why stop at $4 My rebellion against gas prices is that I don’t drive and I have a car. I haven’t drove in 2 years and I don’t really plan on driving until 2025 when I move up in management at my job or I might drive before then if the cost of gas and the cost of rent and mortgage go down before then. I take the bus and walk where I wanna go. I’m not neccessarily tryin 2 convince everyone 2 stop driving because I know some people have no choice. But I am tryin 2 convince people who don’t really have 2 have a car 2 stop driving because this is the only realistic way 2 get gas prices lower. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illuminati-alert-5-a-gallon-might-be-a-reality-soon/616367/2 "2012-03-21T02:20:25Z")
Bully for you! Bully, I say! ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illuminati-alert-5-a-gallon-might-be-a-reality-soon/616367/3 "2012-03-21T02:26:37Z")
$5 a gallon? Impossiblotti. That must be illegalotti. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illuminati-alert-5-a-gallon-might-be-a-reality-soon/616367/4 "2012-03-21T02:32:21Z")
> [@Yakuza](#): > > … I am tryin 2 convince people who don’t really have 2 have a car 2 stop driving … _Which is exactly what they’re trying to get you to do_! Wake up, people! They’re trying to reserve all the petrol for themselves! What do you think **petroleum _reserves_** means, huh? Huh!?! ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illuminati-alert-5-a-gallon-might-be-a-reality-soon/616367/5 "2012-03-21T02:32:23Z")
Don’t worry, the lizard people will _never_ let the Illuminati get away with it. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illuminati-alert-5-a-gallon-might-be-a-reality-soon/616367/6 "2012-03-21T02:32:35Z")
> [@Yakuza](#): > > My rebellion against gas prices is that I don’t drive and I have a car. I haven’t drove in 2 years and I don’t really plan on driving until 2025 when I move up in management at my job or I might drive before then if the cost of gas and the cost of rent and mortgage go down before then. I take the bus and walk where I wanna go. I’m not neccessarily tryin 2 convince everyone 2 stop driving because I know some people have no choice. But I am tryin 2 convince people who don’t really have 2 have a car 2 stop driving because this is the only realistic way 2 get gas prices lower. You do realize that even if you don’t drive nor have a car, the price of oil still affects your daily living, don’t you? ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illuminati-alert-5-a-gallon-might-be-a-reality-soon/616367/7 "2012-03-21T02:34:53Z")
> [@Yakuza](#): > > … the Illuminati … The Illuminati … > > … I might drive before then if the cost of gas and the cost of rent and mortgage go down before then. I take the bus and walk where I wanna go. I’m not neccessarily tryin 2 convince everyone 2 stop driving because I know some people have no choice. But I am tryin 2 convince people who don’t really have 2 have a car 2 stop driving because this is the only realistic way 2 get gas prices lower. I suppose I could Google for it, but you do know the Illuminati’s secret handshake? There’s a guy in a neighboring town I’m _very_ suspicious of… While a significant drop in oil price seems an over-optimistic hope, energy conservation is a worthy goal. Perhaps electrons saved via the substitution of “2” for “to” will prove to be a boon. ---
**Author:** ![sisu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@sisu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sisu)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illuminati-alert-5-a-gallon-might-be-a-reality-soon/616367/8 "2012-03-21T02:42:40Z")
to, too or two FFS. Meh have car don’t have a car your choice and good on ya mate. ---
**Author:** ![Yakuza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bbce88/32.png) [@Yakuza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yakuza)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illuminati-alert-5-a-gallon-might-be-a-reality-soon/616367/9 "2012-03-21T02:44:37Z")
> [@Askance](#): > > _Which is exactly what they’re trying to get you to do_! Wake up, people! They’re trying to reserve all the petrol for themselves! What do you think **petroleum _reserves_** means, huh? Huh!?! I agree that the Illuminati doesn’t want people 2 have the luxury of driving because the Illuminati doesn’t want people 2 have happiness in their lives but they don’t mind people driving because driving is what helps financially oppress people ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illuminati-alert-5-a-gallon-might-be-a-reality-soon/616367/10 "2012-03-21T02:46:28Z")
Yay 'Zuki is _back_! ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illuminati-alert-5-a-gallon-might-be-a-reality-soon/616367/11 "2012-03-21T02:46:31Z")
Also, driving takes away Slack. ---
**Author:** ![Yakuza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bbce88/32.png) [@Yakuza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yakuza)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illuminati-alert-5-a-gallon-might-be-a-reality-soon/616367/12 "2012-03-21T02:47:40Z")
> [@Duckster](#): > > You do realize that even if you don’t drive nor have a car, the price of oil still affects your daily living, don’t you? I agree that oil can affect the price of a lot of other things but I’m still in a good situation because I don’t have 2 waste my income on gas, car maintenance, and car insurance ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illuminati-alert-5-a-gallon-might-be-a-reality-soon/616367/13 "2012-03-21T02:49:58Z")
> [@Yakuza](#): > > I agree that the Illuminati doesn’t want people 2 have the luxury of driving because the Illuminati doesn’t want people 2 have happiness in their lives but they don’t mind people driving because driving is what helps financially oppress people Is it really that hard to type “to”? ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illuminati-alert-5-a-gallon-might-be-a-reality-soon/616367/14 "2012-03-21T02:55:36Z")
> [@Yakuza](#): > > IAmericans don’t seem 2 care about high gas prices so therefore, they can just keep raising the price. Yeah, Americans are complacent suckers. Why, up here, we only pay $1.80 a litre. If we had to pay $4 a gallon, it’d be sure to cut into the hooker budget. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illuminati-alert-5-a-gallon-might-be-a-reality-soon/616367/15 "2012-03-21T03:01:59Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > Is it really that hard to type “to”? That’s one of those things that makes our Zuki so great. Quite honestly, it’s why we love him! On topic: Don’t let the Illuminati slow down your 13-year career path or your ability to bang whores, Zuki. Five-dollar-a-gallon gas is something you just don’t need to deal with right now, and you’ve figured out how to live your life without being enslaved by it. Kudos and huzzah, my friend! ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illuminati-alert-5-a-gallon-might-be-a-reality-soon/616367/16 "2012-03-21T03:11:54Z")
Gas is over $4.35 here now. I’ll bet Yakuza the price of a hooker that it will go over $5/gallon somewhere in the USA this year! Hookers are cheap where Yakuza’s from. ---
**Author:** ![florez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b9e5f3/32.png) [@florez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/florez)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illuminati-alert-5-a-gallon-might-be-a-reality-soon/616367/17 "2012-03-21T04:11:58Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > That’s one of those things that makes our Zuki so great. Quite honestly, it’s why we love him! Yes, Yakuza, and those darn Illuminati, I need to know more…so I can fight them. Do they resemble lizards? Or is that just an old escorts tale? How will I know when I see them, and what can I do to prevent their evil from getting stronger? Or is it hopeless? ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illuminati-alert-5-a-gallon-might-be-a-reality-soon/616367/18 "2012-03-21T04:17:51Z")
> [@Yakuza](#): > > But I am tryin 2 convince people who don’t really have 2 have a car 2 stop driving because this is the only realistic way 2 get gas prices lower. This, (whatever else it is), is not a debate. We don’t really have a forum for “stuff too silly for words,” so I guess I’ll toss it over to IMHO. [I will note, however, that the Illuminati have long since been debunked as a world fnord force.](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/40/does-may-day-actually-commemorate-the-birth-of-the-illuminati) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illuminati-alert-5-a-gallon-might-be-a-reality-soon/616367/19 "2012-03-21T04:25:47Z")
> [@florez](#): > > Yes, Yakuza, and those darn Illuminati, I need to know more…so I can fight them. Do they resemble lizards? > Or is that just an old escorts tale? How will I know when I see them, and what can I do to prevent their evil from getting stronger? Or is it hopeless? That’s what’s so insidious. _There’s no way to recognize them._ 😉 ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illuminati-alert-5-a-gallon-might-be-a-reality-soon/616367/20 "2012-03-21T04:39:34Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > [I will note, however, that the Illuminati have long since been debunked as a world fnord force.](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/40/does-may-day-actually-commemorate-the-birth-of-the-illuminati) [del]That’s just what The Jews want you to think.[/del] I agree. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illuminati-alert-5-a-gallon-might-be-a-reality-soon/616367.md?page=2)