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$25,000? Where did you get that figure?
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I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891 -
According to Wikipedia,
In the US, a new Segway currently (April 2007) costs between $4,995 and $5,495.Let us be lazy in everything, except in loving and drinking, except in being lazy – LessingComment
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I wonder if the segway G.O.B. used in Arrested Development was provided as free publicity, or if Fox had to spring for it.Resident Filipina Lady Boy Expert.Comment
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What is the stupidest commercial product you can think of?
By the way, wouldn't it be more challenging to have us name a non-commercial product, be it stupid or not?Comment
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Don't remember. I was thinking about getting one when it first came out and was shocked when I first found out the price.Originally posted by DanS
$25,000? Where did you get that figure?
I live about a mile or a mile and a half from the nearest lightrail stop (over very hilly terrain). I'm not about to try and walk it or bike it, but I figured a Segway would make it doable.Comment
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What's wrong with biking it?Comment
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Big mofo hills
weak, flabby legs 
rain 
Hmmm: "Secondhand Segways tend to sell on eBay for around half those prices." Now, we're getting down into my price range.
Banned from public transportation!? Dang. I have to make sure that isn't the case here. It's probably not; we can take bikes onto public transportation; surely, we could take Segways.The Segway has been banned from use on pavements and in public transportation in a small number of municipalities based on the fact it is not classified as a medical device.Comment
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IIRC, there's been two.
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biking will help fix the middle oneOriginally posted by Zkribbler
Big mofo hills weak, flabby legs rain
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The cops in Norfolk used Segway's for awhile. I used to laugh my ass off watching a group of cops go by on them with all their equipment straped to the damn things.
Was ridiculous."The DPRK is still in a state of war with the U.S. It's called a black out." - Che explaining why orbital nightime pictures of NK show few lights. Seriously.Comment
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I saw cops using them inside of Union Station. There it made sense because they could patrol quickly through the crowds.
I wonder when they jump off to give foot pursuit if someone else could swipe it.
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So would walking. A mile and a half walk won't kill you, even if the hill is steep. As a bonus, maybe getting more exercise will help you look less like Karl RoveOriginally posted by Kuciwalker
biking will help fix the middle one
I'm about to get aroused from watching the pokemon and that's awesome. - PekkaComment
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Ha! I'll bet I'm the only one here who can bluff his way into the White House and get a free meal.Originally posted by Wycoff
So would walking. A mile and a half walk won't kill you, even if the hill is steep. As a bonus, maybe getting more exercise will help you look less like Karl Rove
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