CD's hanging from rearview mirror

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
Slowspyder it's quite obvious you have never been to a hispanic country, and nothing is wrong w/that.

People here make fun or stereotype hispanics because they fit 100 people in a pickup truck, always sit outside their apartments on the steps drinking beer, have cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents living in the same house with them, stare and whistle at chicks that walk by blindly, etc.

Once you go to a hispanic country you will see that all they are doing is bringing what they are use to in their home land over to their new home. Nothing is wrong with that. In their countries, having a CD player in a car is not the norm, so yes, hanging a CD from their rear view mirror is something they may do to show some wealth, so maybe they are doing that here too.

Okay, I'll just get it out of the way before anyone else does:

"In %THIRD_WORLD_COUNTRY_X% they practice ritual sodomy/etc, so they should be allowed to do that here!"
"OMG, stupid savages, they should leave their customs back in their country!"
"RACIST!"
"Damn border-jumpers!"
"PAYMENT WITH PESOS IS THE SIXTH SIGN OF THE APOCALYPSE"

:laugh:

- M4H

 

[bigrash]

Originally posted by: SlowSpyder
Around here we have a large Hispanic population (Waukegan, IL). Today I was stuck behind one of our Latino brethren who was doing all of 41-42mph in a 50mph zone/one land road during work commute hours. When I finally was able to get around him I noticed that he had a CD hanging from his rearview mirror. I've noticed this a lot, and always with Hispanic people. Can anyone enlighten me on what this means? Does he like the CD? Letting the world know he is successful and owns a CD player? Likes the shiney/dull label contrast as the CD moves around when he drives over a bumpy road? Maybe he just likes round discs with holes in the middle? I guess I just don't understand the whole CD hanging from a rearview mirror thing. I don't remember ever seeing a cassette tape hanging from a rearview mirror back in the 80's. Maybe I should hang my Lord of the Rings DVD from my mailbox.

around here, you'll probably get the crap beat out of you for doing that.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: SlowSpyder
Maybe I should hang my Lord of the Rings DVD from my mailbox.

No, hang it by a chain above your chimney, to symbolize the ring dangling above the fiery pit of Mount Doom.

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Originally posted by: handoverfist
I see them around here in Houston. Lot of times with arabic writing on them.

Sucks when it reflects back in your eyes. Damn idiots.

Lots of Arabs like to hang a CD with their flag and country's name from their rearview. Never saw the point in that.

<--- Arab

 

[zodder]

Originally posted by: Hammerhead
Most of the times I've seen them with the flag of their country of origin painted on one side.
I've only seen the P.R. flag and the Jamaican flag though.

Same. I don't understand it, but who am I to need understanding?

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Hey, I've decorated the trees outside with cd's at Christmas time. God Bless AOL.

 

[johnjbruin]

Originally posted by: SlowSpyder
Around here we have a large Hispanic population (Waukegan, IL). Today I was stuck behind one of our Latino brethren who was doing all of 41-42mph in a 50mph zone/one land road during work commute hours. When I finally was able to get around him I noticed that he had a CD hanging from his rearview mirror. I've noticed this a lot, and always with Hispanic people. Can anyone enlighten me on what this means? Does he like the CD? Letting the world know he is successful and owns a CD player? Likes the shiney/dull label contrast as the CD moves around when he drives over a bumpy road? Maybe he just likes round discs with holes in the middle? I guess I just don't understand the whole CD hanging from a rearview mirror thing. I don't remember ever seeing a cassette tape hanging from a rearview mirror back in the 80's. Maybe I should hang my Lord of the Rings DVD from my mailbox.

This just reminded me of the budlight ad at the superbowl:

In East LA you say, "Yo homes, where is my buuuudlite"

 

[MrDingleDangle]

Originally posted by: lobbyone

Originally posted by: EMPshockwave82
report him to get him pulled over. It's illegal in IL to have anything hanging from your rear view mirror while driving.

Even if it's your permanent disability / handicapped parking tags

For real?

In California it is illegal too, it is also illegal to have stickers on the back window (such as college stickers) unless they are in one of the corners (forget which one)...needless to say I break both of these laws as I have a parking permit for my garage and a college sticker, but whatever. I have been pulled over before with no problems, it would need to be an asshole of a cop to give you a ticket for it