# I'm Very, Very, Very, Very, Very Sorry **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 25, 2009, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-very-very-very-very-very-sorry/487431 "2009-02-25T21:44:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![DogMom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9c0ed/32.png) [@DogMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DogMom)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-very-very-very-very-very-sorry/487431/61 "2009-02-26T13:24:55Z")
Bravo! Bravo! Bravissimo! I love how the Visual Aids just keep _building_ on each other, too. The pink dot comment got me laughing, too…just marvelous. ---
**Author:** ![spaceweft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@spaceweft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spaceweft)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-very-very-very-very-very-sorry/487431/62 "2009-02-26T13:33:07Z")
**Hal** , I just wanted to say that you’ve always been on my Doper Crush list, but you’ve now moved to second place (sorry, \*\*Sampiro \*\*is a hard one to knock from the top spot). ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-very-very-very-very-very-sorry/487431/63 "2009-02-26T13:51:22Z")
Thanks for the kind words, all. Much appreciated. For everyone getting _Alice’s Restaurant_ stuck in your head, it’s not the pictures with the circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back (well, front) of each one – it’s the mention of a VW Microbus in that one picture that’s doing it to you (no shovels and rakes in this tale, but the Jetta driver was her own implement of destruction). > [@Katriona](#): > > Sorry, but this phrase made me go 😕 Ignorance fought. I never thought to associate Victorian architecture with Queen Victoria. Go figure. In doing some research this morning, I’ve learned that what I call “Victorian-style architecture” didn’t come into being until the 1830’s. Many of the homes along that street were built in the mid-to-late 1700’s, so I’m going to have to say that they were either built upon as the years passed to more closely resemble Victorian homes, or my town is just way ahead of its time. To be fair, most of the homes in town (mine included) were built in the 1800’s. > [@Count\_Blucher](#): > > **Hal** , while I know rationally that the road in question couldn’t Possibly be Washington Avenue northbound (between Rt 28 and Rt 22) Heh…well, while I _do_ know of where you speak, no, this is High Street through Mount Holly. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Composer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@The\_Composer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Composer)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-very-very-very-very-very-sorry/487431/64 "2009-02-26T14:14:23Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > She chose right, but she chose slowly. She managed to juuust about make it around the bus, but \, there went her passenger side mirror. She slowed and got into the right lane; I got back into my preferred, non-head-on-collision lane, and kept going. I had no dog in this one, and wasn’t going to dawdle about for no reason. And apparently, neither was she (ignoring the “no reason” part in her case, of course). Great story! Was this “hit and run” on her part? Do you think she’ll try to blame you in a police report? What about the bus driver (and witnesses)? ---
**Author:** ![Mellivora\_capensis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mellivora\_capensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mellivora_capensis)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-very-very-very-very-very-sorry/487431/65 "2009-02-26T14:22:16Z")
Fuck me, now _that_ was awesome!!! The best is how eventually there’s fuckall map left for all the info boxes. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-very-very-very-very-very-sorry/487431/66 "2009-02-26T14:41:22Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > By the time she pulled up next to me, she was a vision of froth and spittle. I’ll be in my bunk. And no, I will not provide diagrams. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-very-very-very-very-very-sorry/487431/67 "2009-02-26T15:56:44Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > _looks at poster’s name_ > > Huh. > > Woulda had you figured for a Saruman. I am obliged to repeat, once more, that I have abandoned all of my subterranean lairs, dismantled my 1920s’-style orbiting death rays, and freed my genetically engineered warrior monkeys, manta rays, velociraptors, and rocs. I am no longer an Evil Overlord. Of course, as I am still terribly irresponsible, I released the aforementioned slaves into the world to wreak havoc. Sorry, that was my bad. ---
**Author:** ![howye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9adbd/32.png) [@howye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/howye)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-very-very-very-very-very-sorry/487431/68 "2009-02-26T17:05:43Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > I am obliged to repeat, once more, that I have abandoned all of my subterranean lairs, dismantled my 1920s’-style orbiting death rays, and freed my genetically engineered warrior monkeys, manta rays, velociraptors, and rocs. I am no longer an Evil Overlord. > > Of course, as I am still terribly irresponsible, I released the aforementioned slaves into the world to wreak havoc. Sorry, that was my bad. Yeah, yeah, yeah, you know that is exactly what an evil overlord with a cunning plan would do to trick us into a false sense of security. 😉 **Hal** , that was pure gold. My wife and I needed a laugh last night, so I showed her your work. You had her in tears. It was the visual aids, that just raises the Pitting bar. Its like the invention of the forward pass or the introduction of the designated hitter, you have changed the way the sport is played. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-very-very-very-very-very-sorry/487431/69 "2009-02-26T17:37:01Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > … a young lass in her new Jetta … Passat. Okay, we’ve got a [couple of suspects](http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2429785088/nm2807104) in the case. Apparently they first learned how to drive during their role in _The Shining_. Nice story, nicely told, **Hal**. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-very-very-very-very-very-sorry/487431/70 "2009-02-26T18:04:27Z")
> [@The\_Composer](#): > > Great story! > > Was this “hit and run” on her part? Do you think she’ll try to blame you in a police report? What about the bus driver (and witnesses)? I think hitting a city bus made it a guarantee that she will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. They don’t screw around, from what I’ve heard from my father-in-law city bus driver. 😃 On the down side, she may have inconvenienced every passenger on the bus and everyone down the line waiting for it, if your city has the same regs as Calgary that a city bus doesn’t move after a collision until a supervisor gets there. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-very-very-very-very-very-sorry/487431/71 "2009-02-26T18:07:24Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > **Hal** , you are the greatest of us. Seriously. You’re Gandalf, and the rest of us are, at best, Radagast. Me, I’m a Blue Wizard. Everybody forgets about me, and nobody’s entirely sure what my purpose is anyway. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-very-very-very-very-very-sorry/487431/72 "2009-02-26T18:32:32Z")
Now, see, _this_ is why we have the PIT. Pure genius. 🆒 I bow in your direction, sir.🆒 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Understander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3da27b/32.png) [@The\_Understander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Understander)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-very-very-very-very-very-sorry/487431/73 "2009-02-26T18:54:35Z")
Great lyrics, and you can dance to it! 96 …yet shame on you for not apologizing to the Queen of the Universe… did you not hear the trumpets, man? Perhaps you’ll more clearly after you’ve collected that DWI\* citation! \*Driving While Impudent ---
**Author:** ![Weston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8797f3/32.png) [@Weston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weston)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-very-very-very-very-very-sorry/487431/74 "2009-02-26T20:24:59Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > _GReat OP_ Similar thing happened to me once. I said “Spin on my Trojan you garbage cunt!” and drove off. I think your way might be better. I don’t kow what a trojan is ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-very-very-very-very-very-sorry/487431/75 "2009-02-26T20:46:14Z")
A miracle occured today. From now on, when I see the name **Hal Briston** , the first word that pops ito my head will no longer be “sheep.” Excellent thread. ---
**Author:** ![FlyingCowOfDoom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/flyingcowofdoom/32/21776_2.png) [@FlyingCowOfDoom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingCowOfDoom)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-very-very-very-very-very-sorry/487431/76 "2009-02-26T20:53:32Z")
Well done, sir. Well done! It must be something about NJ. Reminds me of [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=432330) encounter I had in 2007. > [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > A miracle occured today. > > From now on, when I see the name **Hal Briston** , the first word that pops ito my head will no longer be “sheep.” You know what, it is a miracle! –FCOD ---
**Author:** ![Critical1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-very-very-very-very-very-sorry/487431/77 "2009-02-26T21:05:25Z")
**Hal** Can I clean up the language on that a bit and turn it into a power point for use in class? my students would probably be crying as well as the rest of us. (I teach Drivers Ed) ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-very-very-very-very-very-sorry/487431/78 "2009-02-26T21:10:27Z")
> [@fachverwirrt](#): > > Me, I’m a Blue Wizard. Everybody forgets about me, and nobody’s entirely sure what my purpose is anyway. I said the rest of us were at BEST Radagast. (Well, the rest of you; I’m clearly Feanor.) That means that many of y’all are LESS than Radagast. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-very-very-very-very-very-sorry/487431/79 "2009-02-26T21:16:42Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > A miracle occured today. > > From now on, when I see the name **Hal Briston** , the first word that pops ito my head will no longer be “sheep.” > > Excellent thread. Nope. From now on, it’s “Big Pink Dot.” Not sure if that’s an improvement or not. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-very-very-very-very-very-sorry/487431/80 "2009-02-26T21:18:29Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Nope. From now on, it’s “Big Pink Dot.” > > Not sure if that’s an improvement or not. I’m still going to think \*\*Giants \*\*or Dopefests. Sheep is not even in my top 5 in fact. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-very-very-very-very-very-sorry/487431.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-very-very-very-very-very-sorry/487431.md?page=5)