The problem at our local McDonalds is that while the drive-through lane wraps around the building like a U, there’s an entrance close to the halfway point. Too often, someone comes in that entrance and thinks they can cut into line instead of going around. I never let them, even if it means a game of chicken. One memorable lady in a minivan floored the gas, darted around me and tried to order at the window. They must not have let her because she floored it again and fled the scene. Hilarious.

I try to make the world a better place to live each day and thought this was the best course of action to accomplish that.

Jim

Britt – So, if I want to mess with McDs, I line up identical twins, put them in indentical cars and send them through the drive through? :)

That does sound like a good system, actually.

I’ve struggled with this on occasion as well. Do elderly people deserve more forgiveness/perks/privileges simply for being old? In your situation, I would’ve just cut them off if I could’ve, but I tend not to honk unless it is a potentially life threatening or dangerous situation (like somebody going the wrong way on the road).

That being said, I think we should have one set of rules for all people. We may talk differently, or say things in a different way, but what’s wrong is wrong no matter how many times in your life you’ve had chances to experience those wrongs. Maybe as elders, they should lead by example, but I’m not going to treat people any differently because they have more or less time on this earth than I do.

- Slacker
http://www.theslackermethod.com

In the era of 1 wild card, there were 5 teams with 10-4 records that did not make the playoffs (all in 1975-1977, I believe)

In the dual wild card era (16 games), I think the 1985 Broncos were the only 11-5 team to miss the playoffs.

Also of note, the Broncos are -40 in point differential. In theory, they could finish with 10 wins and have a negative point differential.

1967 standings -> http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1967/

Backgroun -> http://miamimigraine.blogspot.com/2007/05/1967-baltimore-colts.html

I watched the Oakland/New England game on Sunday and just laughed most of the time. I’ve been a lifelong Pats fan (born on a Pats Super Bowl, thankyouverymuch), and these past few years have been tons of fun. Have you seen the Boston.com rundown of how the playoff scenarios might work? Way too complicated for me, but here it is if you’re interested: http://www.boston.com/sports/columnists/wilbur/2008/12/15/settling_the_scenarios/ Sometimes a blowout victory is all you need for that energy/morale boost!

you just know I’m going to (eventually) dig up the answer for you …

It almost has to be football. Even a baseball team with 108 wins (162 game schedule) would only be .670. I’m betting there’s an 11-3 (.786) team from the old 14 games schedule that missed the (smaller) playoffs – or at the very least, a 10-4 team (.714). With the larger sample sizes in the other sports, I would find it difficult to believe that a .700+ team missed the playoffs, since .700 is very rare in those spots.

Hey I remember a time when I was in line at the post office. When I got to the front, a guy cut in front of me. I politely said, “Excuse me?” He turns around, shoves a handicap placard in my face, and shouts “OKAY?!?”

Sigh. Would I be justified for punching the person in the face? Just kidding.

I don’t know the about the pre-merger NFL and AFL teams, but let’s roughly define it as any major US sport with a playoff system of at least two rounds. I was going to put a wild-card requirement in, but I’m not sure too many baseball teams won 108 or so games and didn’t make the playoffs. I went back and looked at basketball as far as 1980 and it seems like some 2nd and 3rd place teams made the playoffs.