So I overheard two morons talking today about how today is some kind of internet-inspired "gas-out": a day when anyone who wants to "do something about the gas price-gouging" can stick it to the big oil companies. The premise is simple: do not purchase gasoline on May 15th. One of the morons was relating to the other moron how big oil lost $150,000,000 in revenue due to the last gas-out. I wondered to myself from which orifice this figure originated.

I wanted to tell the morons how their gas-out would almost certainly have no effect whatsoever unless they actually lowered their long-term gasoline consumption. What the morons failed to realize is that they will simply buy their gas on May 14th to compensate. One of the morons (the one who didn't know about the gas-out) expressed her relief upon being told the by the other moron the gas-out was today---"It's a good thing I gassed up yesterday," she exclaimed.

I sighed.

My girlfriend mentioned this to me today. We talked about how stupid it was and how it would have no effect.

It reminds me of a quote from George Carlin (from my flawed memory): "Think about how dumb the average person is, and that half of them are dumber than that!"

Buying LOTS of gas would actually fix prices better than that.

This thread title is all different kinds of ironic.

all i know is that my shift was slow

(it usually is on tuesdays though)

Just because you don't like me doesn't mean you have to attack my intelligence. I don't like you but I still realize you are intelligent and have something to offer (at least when the "offerings" aren't insults).

There's probably a reason WHY I don't like you.

Hint: it has to do with your intelligence.

There's probably a reason WHY I don't like you too.

But you don't need a hint because you're S-M-R-T! :downs:

I had gas today. I guess I failed.

I had gas too. Beef and bean burrito.

Seriously though, I was studying all day--I didn't leave the house, so I didn't consume any gasoline, let alone fill it up.

I didn't buy gas today, but it didn't have anything to do with the gas out thing.

Can't we all just get along and agree that the gas-out morons are morons?

I think we would have to agree that the gas-out morons are morons because they appear to be defined that way. Ò.o

Wasn't there some kind of gas-on site?

There were several Facebook groups and events urging people to not buy gas on May 15th.

There were even more urging people to buy gas on May 15th.

In order to make a dent, we'd have to actually cut consumption. Changing the day we buy gas might affect sales for a day, but sales for the week would be unaffected. I'm not sure if cutting consumption would raise or lower gas prices though... I'm not an economist.

I got that email, but I thought I had seen it before a few years ago, so I deleted it without reading it. I got a few gallons of gas yesterday so... FAIL.

Didn't you make one?

Apparenly it did a great job.

http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/16/news/economy/record_gas_prices/index.htm?cnn=yes

If people really want to make a statement to the oil companies then everyone should boycott one particular brand of gas station for a week or more. Exxon Mobile would be a good company to start with.

OMGZ!! LEIK I FILLZORED GAZ ON TEH 14TH SO I WOODNT FIL ON THE 15TH TO STIK IT TO TEH MAN!!1111!!1!11!!!

Actually, I heard about it on facebook, laughed at the stupidity of it, and let it alone. I filled on the 14th because *gasp* I was low on fuel and needed to fill up anyway. For something like this to work, it would have to be an entire week, not just a day.

This thread makes Internet CRY.

Mmmm...I got gas on the 14th. I should have waited till the 15th. Sithspit!!!

I saw this. I was going to go fill up on the 15th out of spite, but I was already full.

Everyday is gas-out day for me... I take the bus to get around!





...I'm not sure I should be proud of that ...

I read the thread title as "Mormons" and expected a heated religious debate.

I buyed gas yesterday, ten dollars of it to be exact. I got 2.995 gallons for that price. I drove by the same gas station today (actually I rode by it on a bus... a LONG bus) and it actually went down 4 cents. I guess the gas out worked! LOLZ