How rumors get started....

[timswim78]

One woman in my office heard from her friend's mother that all gas stations were order to shut off their pumps. So, one lady, who was eavesdropping on the conversation, went around the office telling everyone that there would be no more gas in Baltimore for days because all gas stations were told to shut off their pumps.

Meanwhile, gas stations have been reporting selling triple their normal amounts in the past two days because people are losing their minds and flocking to the stations.

Now, the woman is calling everyone she knows to tell them this.


rrrrr.....


Edit:

The whole story:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/ba...=bal-home-headlines&ctrack=1&cset=true

 

[Ime]

Originally posted by: timswim78
One woman in my office heard from her friend's mother that all gas stations were order to shut off their pumps. So, one lady, who was eavesdropping on the conversation, went around the office telling everyone that there would be no more gas in Baltimore for days because all gas stations were told to shut off their pumps.

Meanwhile, gas stations have been reporting selling triple their normal amounts in the past two days because people are losing their minds and flocking to the stations.

Now, the woman is calling everyone she knows to tell them this.


rrrrr.....

That's chicks for ya.

 

[KoolDrew]

Wow.

 

[Rebasxer]

Originally posted by: timswim78
One woman in my office heard from her friend's mother that all gas stations were order to shut off their pumps. So, one lady, who was eavesdropping on the conversation, went around the office telling everyone that there would be no more gas in Baltimore for days because all gas stations were told to shut off their pumps.

Meanwhile, gas stations have been reporting selling triple their normal amounts in the past two days because people are losing their minds and flocking to the stations.

Now, the woman is calling everyone she knows to tell them this.


rrrrr.....

Duct Tape could fix this situation.

 

[leftyman]

its not a rumor i heard it too

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: Ime

Originally posted by: timswim78
One woman in my office heard from her friend's mother that all gas stations were order to shut off their pumps. So, one lady, who was eavesdropping on the conversation, went around the office telling everyone that there would be no more gas in Baltimore for days because all gas stations were told to shut off their pumps.

Meanwhile, gas stations have been reporting selling triple their normal amounts in the past two days because people are losing their minds and flocking to the stations.

Now, the woman is calling everyone she knows to tell them this.


rrrrr.....

That's chicks for ya.

men gossip just as much.

 

[timswim78]

Originally posted by: leftyman
its not a rumor i heard it too

From your friend's girlfriend's uncle's mother?

 

[timswim78]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: Ime

Originally posted by: timswim78
One woman in my office heard from her friend's mother that all gas stations were order to shut off their pumps. So, one lady, who was eavesdropping on the conversation, went around the office telling everyone that there would be no more gas in Baltimore for days because all gas stations were told to shut off their pumps.

Meanwhile, gas stations have been reporting selling triple their normal amounts in the past two days because people are losing their minds and flocking to the stations.

Now, the woman is calling everyone she knows to tell them this.


rrrrr.....

That's chicks for ya.

men gossip just as much.

quoted for truth

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: Ime

Originally posted by: timswim78
One woman in my office heard from her friend's mother that all gas stations were order to shut off their pumps. So, one lady, who was eavesdropping on the conversation, went around the office telling everyone that there would be no more gas in Baltimore for days because all gas stations were told to shut off their pumps.

Meanwhile, gas stations have been reporting selling triple their normal amounts in the past two days because people are losing their minds and flocking to the stations.

Now, the woman is calling everyone she knows to tell them this.


rrrrr.....

That's chicks for ya.

men gossip just as much.

Well I heard that women gossip twice as much as men...

 

[Darthvoy]

Originally posted by: timswim78

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: Ime

Originally posted by: timswim78
One woman in my office heard from her friend's mother that all gas stations were order to shut off their pumps. So, one lady, who was eavesdropping on the conversation, went around the office telling everyone that there would be no more gas in Baltimore for days because all gas stations were told to shut off their pumps.

Meanwhile, gas stations have been reporting selling triple their normal amounts in the past two days because people are losing their minds and flocking to the stations.

Now, the woman is calling everyone she knows to tell them this.


rrrrr.....

That's chicks for ya.

men gossip just as much.

quoted for truth

No...men apply logic by assesing the situation and then act accordingly

 

[timswim78]

OK, now people are getting ready to leave to go fill up their cars. HONESTLY PEOPLE!

 

[Amused]

Kent Brockman: So, professor: would you say it's time for everyone to panic?
Professor: Yes I would, Kent.

Kent Brockman: Professor, without knowing precisely what the danger is, would you say it's time for our viewers to crack each other's heads open and feast on the goo inside?
Professor: Mmm, yes I would, Kent.

 

[bradruth]

Originally posted by: Amused
Kent Brockman: So, professor: would you say it's time for everyone to panic?
Professor: Yes I would, Kent.

Kent Brockman: Professor, without knowing precisely what the danger is, would you say it's time for our viewers to crack each other's heads open and feast on the goo inside?
Professor: Mmm, yes I would, Kent.

 

[timswim78]

OK, People are calming down.

/thread

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: Amused
Kent Brockman: So, professor: would you say it's time for everyone to panic?
Professor: Yes I would, Kent.

Kent Brockman: Professor, without knowing precisely what the danger is, would you say it's time for our viewers to crack each other's heads open and feast on the goo inside?
Professor: Mmm, yes I would, Kent.

how appropriate

 

[timswim78]

And the rumors have officially been disspelled:
http://wbal.com/stories/anmviewer.asp?a=34580

 

[eakers]

I heard gas was $2.50/L in hamilton

 

[thejackal1]

I heard there was a hurricane.

 

[mwtgg]

Word around the office is you've got a fat cock...

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: quakefiend420

Originally posted by: Amused
Kent Brockman: So, professor: would you say it's time for everyone to panic?
Professor: Yes I would, Kent.

Kent Brockman: Professor, without knowing precisely what the danger is, would you say it's time for our viewers to crack each other's heads open and feast on the goo inside?
Professor: Mmm, yes I would, Kent.

how appropriate

Thanks

I'm glad someone else enjoyed it.

 

[Proletariat]

Originally posted by: timswim78
One woman in my office heard from her friend's mother that all gas stations were order to shut off their pumps. So, one lady, who was eavesdropping on the conversation, went around the office telling everyone that there would be no more gas in Baltimore for days because all gas stations were told to shut off their pumps.

Meanwhile, gas stations have been reporting selling triple their normal amounts in the past two days because people are losing their minds and flocking to the stations.

Now, the woman is calling everyone she knows to tell them this.


rrrrr.....

Actually that rumor started from some dumb radio station in your city bro I think it was 92.7 or something. Governors office has cleared this up though.

 

[timswim78]

Probably 92.3, which is an urban station. If I remember correctly, they also went apesh*t during 9/11.

 

[Rudee]

The price gougers at the pumps are no better then the looters in New Orleans. Fvcking thieves.

 

[GeekDrew]

Originally posted by: Rudee
The price gougers at the pumps are no better then the looters in New Orleans. Fvcking thieves.

Blame the oil companies, not the fueling stations.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: GeekDrew

Originally posted by: Rudee
The price gougers at the pumps are no better then the looters in New Orleans. Fvcking thieves.

Blame the oil companies, not the fueling stations.

No, many individual stations have been inflating their prices in panic and/or maliciously as well. This explains the broad discrepancy between stations in a single town. Even here in the Midwest, there was as much as a 30 cent difference between stations as the panic/gouger stations pumped up their prices as soon as the bad news about gas started on the news stations.