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    <title>Definitely, Is an SUV</title>
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    <author>J. Timothy King</author>
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<p><em>Now that it&rsquo;s a new year, Fridays I&rsquo;ll still post something that is (supposed to be) humorous. These posts are furthermore still tagged &ldquo;Friday Fun,&rdquo; even though I&rsquo;m no longer including the &ldquo;Friday Fun&rdquo; tag in the subject.</em></p>
<p>There&rsquo;s a game I play sometimes while I&rsquo;m driving, called &ldquo;SUV, Not SUV.&rdquo; Because I bet there&rsquo;s some sound, psychological explanation why people who drive SUV&rsquo;s are more likely to be assholes behind the wheel.</p>
<p>The rules of the game are pretty straightforward: whenever another vehicle cuts you off, you say &ldquo;SUV&rdquo; if it was an SUV, or &ldquo;Not SUV,&rdquo; if it wasn&rsquo;t. Then you count how many of each you got and marvel at how many Not-SUV&rsquo;s there were.</p>
<p>I have a dream, in which millions of people start posting messages like &ldquo;1 #SUV, 3 #NotSUV&rdquo; on Twitter. I&rsquo;m such a  geek.</p>
<p>Of course, even in a game as simple and straightforward as this, there are edge-cases. The rule is that &ldquo;cut off&rdquo; means that the other vehicle pulled in front of you, or threatened to do so, in such a way that you had to apply your breaks or swerve to avoid a collision. And it only counts if you yourself were not breaking traffic laws at the time, like running a red light, or going 50 in a 25-mile-an-hour zone. And you can only blame the other driver if he&rsquo;s really doing something that he could be cited for, were there an accident.</p>
<p>Let&rsquo;s practice:</p>]]></description>
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