[s-cars] Friday Spring Dribble

[chris chambers]

Hmm mine expires in October, wonder if I could get away
with something like that here in Michigan....do you think
they would catch it if I wore an Obama mask here? ;-)


--- On Fri, 4/24/09, pkrasusky at ups.com <pkrasusky at ups.com> wrote:

> From: pkrasusky at ups.com <pkrasusky at ups.com>
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Friday Spring Dribble
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com, wmahoney at disk.com, serge411 at verizon.net
> Date: Friday, April 24, 2009, 10:49 AM
> Mahoney Baloney:
> 
> <<<Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:40:53 -0500
> From: bill mahoney <airbil at gmail.com>
> Subject: [s-cars] Friday Spring Dribble
> 
> Finally tomorrow is the day I don my blues bros. trench
> coat and sunglasses
> and head down to Soldier Field for some Q5
> mesopotamiamania.  I am still
> smarting from being booted from the Q7 event for irrational
> exuberance so
> we'll see if the "art of engineering" image
> recognition software can see
> through my clever disguise.
> 
> Bill~first '09 hot friday~M>>>
> 
> 
> 
> Best of luck 'working' the event In Congnito.  Your
> mission:  Invoke NavChic "HELPHELPHELP" at any/all
> costs.  Anything short just isn't Sergeworthy.
> 
> Funny note on image recognition software tho...
> 
> I went to AAA for my license renewal the other day (go
> figure I still have one?).  Armed with my Fletch (notso)
> funnyteeth, I popped them in and presented my best
> cross-eyed and crooked 'smile' (seemed only natural)
> as the attendant snapped the pic.  Upon her turning the
> monitor to me so I could see / approve the prospective shot
> posed next to my existing shot - I nearly wet mesself it was
> so damn funny looking.  PRICELESS.  Inside, I was beaming
> 'success!' in disbelief I'd actually pulled this
> off.
> 
> Then...  doom.  She says, quite seriously at that
> "ooops, going to have to shoot it again, this time no
> smile" as she pointed to a green/red bar across the
> bottom of the screen all lit up red saying the system was
> rejecting it as it was not a 'match' to my existing
> photo on file.  I tried 3-4 more times just flashing 'a
> little' ahem teeth, she started getting frustrated at my
> inability to follow the 'no smile' instruction... 
> all the while refraining from commenting on my pearly
> notsowhites as I bet she thought they were real and I am
> slow (I am).  She said I was holding up the line (of 2
> retirees behind me).  D'oh.
> 
> I finally had to capitulate and remove them and just stare
> blankly for my shot - hey this isn't a frickin yearbook
> photo it's a DL.  Who knew they had facial recognition
> software?
> 
> Then I signed "Me" for signature as I always do. 
> Well, that created 2 more gyrations of the process as they
> didn't catch that immediately and then refused to
> proceed until I "signed" commenting "what,
> are you trying to be funny or something?".
> 
> Trying?
> 
> The Man, Keeping Me DOWN I tell ya.
> 
> I'm bummed - can only picture handing said DL out the
> window to JohhnyL and awaiting his quizzical response. 
> *FOILED*
> 
> Report back on Q5 shenanigans.  We'll hoist one or 14
> or 20 in your honor @ tomorrow's GoF we will (your ears
> should start ringing about 7p.m. est yes).  My Baloney Has a
> First Name...
> 
> -Paul
> 
> 
> ps.  did you tell your ticketing officer that your flags
> made you feel "racy" at least and that the car
> only "looks fast"?
> 
> 
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