The Worst Gift Idea of the Holiday Season [Segway Scooter]

Tech Central Station ^ | December 21, 2001 | Brock Yates

[Old Professer]

How much do you suppose a pimp ermine makes in one evening? Are they a good investment?

[Old Professer]

I think the Segway might be a powerful afrodesiac for all those hot chicks in the Dungeons & Dragons club.

Was that a Freudian slip, I hope?

Aphrodesiac is the more common spelling, :)

[Orual]

#32 is nice, but may I suggest the VRSCA-V-Rod?

[IowaHawk]

Aphrodesiac is the more common spelling, :)

That's what you think, jive-ass cracker.

[steve-b]

based on the conventional wisdom that the automobile is a lousy people hauler in urban situations where 80% of the world's population hangs out.

80% of the world's population hangs out where there is no rain or snow, where the sidewalks are wide enough to accomodate both pedestrians and vehicles, and where there are no stairs at the destination? News to me.

[Old Professer]

What kind of dog does he have?

[FreedomFarmer]

I realize you are new around here, but I'd bet you'll like Cheese Racing a lot better than flirting with an old geezer.
Formula Møøse.

[Doc On The Bay]

Maximum "Foot-Speed" of "Criminal Running Away----15mph!"

Maximum "Reported" Ground Speed of Segway-----17mph!"

"You Do the Math!"

Doc

[Jhoffa_]

Note to the anti-car Nazis: you'll get my hot rod when you pry the shift knob from my cold, dead fingers.

Bump to that.

[VRWC For Truth]

Top Ten Reasons IT is no substitute for the automobile:

10. No V8 rumble
9. No place to carry golf clubs
8. Can't do donuts on a snowy parking lot
7. You and your buddy riding it would look gay
6. No place to mount the gun rack
5. Bird doo-doo, nuff said
4. Can't bring the keg to the party
3. No prancing horse emblems
2. Can't hot rod it
1. No backseat for makin whoopee

[strela]

The biggest non-story of the year, this. An expensive toy, doomed to gather dust in the game rooms of dilettantes worldwide.

Slap a fuel cell or Stirling engine on the thing, and I might be interested. Until then, don't waste my time.

[Petronski]

...designed to maximize loss of dignity. Bwa ha ha ha ha!

[Shooter 2.5]

A friend of mine bought a Russian Ural Motorcycle. It's a copy of a BMW from WWII. He loves it. He moved into a small town and within weeks everyone knew who he was. Since he is a very socialable person he basks in the attention. Since he's also retired he can hang around and answer questions for a couple of hours. He bought it with the O.D. paint job and they gave him the Russian red star decals which he didn't put on.

[Hank Rearden]

LOL I'll bet lots of them do get rainbow tassles!