• TexasDrunk@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I ride motorcycles. When I was young I heard them referred to as “organ donation machines” because Texas doesn’t have a helmet law and in any kind of real crash you’re gonna be at least braindead (I do wear a helmet now, but didn’t in my misspent youth).

    They were trying to talk me out of riding. All they really did was convince me to register as a donor.

    • PopMyCop@iusearchlinux.fyi
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      9 months ago

      No, no. You gotta use the real medical terms. Riders are “organ donors,” and the bikes are “angel makers.”

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      9 months ago

      Well, that helmet won’t always save you. My first cousin died in a motorcycle crash of a broken neck. Otherwise, he didn’t have a scratch on him. Be safe out there.