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Car stereos and manhood
It all started when someone had the great idea of listening to music while driving. Being in a car can be quite boring or lonely, after all, so a little music could cheer the driver up.
Like everything else, as time passed by, car stereos became modern - instead of 6 songs it can now play 6 day long compilations, still being a small device near the panel. And, they became more powerful. In the post-modern era we live in, things are not as powerful/expensive/helpful as necessary.... they're everything we need AND a lot more, so you can upgrade, brag, or whatever you feel like doing with your ultimate purchase.
This has become ridiculous though. I recall being in the 8th floor of a building and clearly listening to the tune of a car that was passing by (It was "Breathe" by the Prodigy). Even the walls shivered. And I, who was deeply sleeping, woke up, even though it was 2 am.
This is just an example of countless others. It makes me wonder whether the owners of these cars are really listening to the music or if they're in a state of self-affirmation, in which they need to be noticed, so they can show their power. An analogue example would be the birds that claim territory singing - in this case, the male shows his presence by turning up the bass and let everyone hear he's there. If only it would show his manhood so he could mate with all females from surrounding areas, I'd say he was really horny, and I would understand he's got his needs of keeping his genes in the gene pool; but this doesn't seem to be the case in most occasions I've seen it happening. In fact, he'll likely have his hearing impaired in a few months/years and whenever a girl approached, communication would be doomed.
The reason why I'm posting this thread is because I'm trying to work and a selfish bastard is blasting "Black Eyed Peas - Where's the love" nearby (I haven't spotted him yet, although I know he's lurking). If you want to play it loud, fair enough, but for Christ's sake, there are limits. At least close the windows and turn the air conditioner on, so we can all hope acoustic isolation will be enough.
I'd talk about the other annoying things people can do to cars (such as bad tunning and having blinding lights in the front and nothing at all in the rear part, so the car can look like a spaceship that'll abduct whatever crosses its path - countless times I was blinded by a star behind me, when I just wanted to change lanes), but I reckon all people should keep in mind is one little word: respect to others. The rest just comes from it.
I'm an owner of a 1981 Roadstar Cassette player, in case anyone is wondering...
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Last edited by Lira on Sep-22-2004 at 20:59
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or i just talk on my cell phone
