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Apr 4, 2006 | 08:21 PM

#16

jake00

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From: NW burbs of chicago

the guy on american inventor sounds like that

Apr 4, 2006 | 09:27 PM

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RobertNooy

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Beware of the Dakota R/T

Hey guys.

I was sitting in my living room when my roomates friend walked in. He had pulled up in his Dakota R/T. Myself being the owner of a F-150 with the 351 5.8L and having never raced a R/T dakota, I found myself inquisitive to it's performance. I breifly stated that my truck pulls pretty good for a 12 year old truck.
"How much power does your truck have? Mine's about 210 when new" I inquired.
"380" was the man's reply.
"Wow, what have you had done to it?!" My interest peaked.
"Nothing" was the man's reply.
"But I'm thinking of adding a cold air intake" He added.
... (awkward silence)... my interest wavering.
"ok..." I said.
... (awkward silence)...
* End of conversation *

I find it's best to just let it drop. But I'll be wary if I ever see him on the road.

Robert Nooy

Apr 4, 2006 | 09:59 PM

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helifixer

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From: Chino Valley, Arizona

OK NOW LISTEN HERE ALL OF YOU NEED TO STOP TALKIN' BOUT MY BOSS.
yeah my shift lead mechanic is that way. I had to train myself to shut up, I would always prove him wrong than my work load would go up.

Apr 4, 2006 | 10:59 PM

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four-sixty-power

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From: Lower Mainland B.C.

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Originally Posted by bryyce62

I got you all beat...

someone had to "one-up" the one-up stories, eh?

how about the guys you talk to over a few years who you hear the same stories from over and over again and you notice the differences in the stories as they get more exaggerated with time, like "I went to point A from point B in 30 minutes when it usually takes 3 hours" and the next time you hear it, it becomes "usually takes 4 hours"

Apr 7, 2006 | 04:01 PM

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FarmForward

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From: The Star-Club, Hamburg

It's been my experience that a lot of farmers have this affliction... if your corn averages 150 bushels per acre, theirs will average 175, with some places doing well over 200. If your cattle gain 2 and 1/2 pounds per day, theirs will gain 4, etc.

Interestingly enough, it also works for things that don't work out well... if you have'nt had any rain for a month, it's been six weeks for them... but they're still going to make 175 bushels per acre, of course.

Mind you, I don't do this...

Apr 8, 2006 | 02:34 AM

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t_dickie

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From: Brandon Mb

I have a couple friends like that. One was a compulsive liar, but part of me thinks it was to get a rise out of people cause his lies were so outrageous. Another always had one thing better than the rest of us. Like when three of us were building 318's for demo derbies, I was getting a certain camshaft, and the other guy was getting one that was one step up from mine, and the "biggest" cam that still used hydraulic lifters. Then Mr. One Up says, "yeah, I think I'm gonna get one bigger," not knowing he'd need solid lifters, which aren't fun. But this is comin from the same guy who thought the fins on a car amplifier were to make it look cool, and that it would be a better idea to cut the floor out of my old truck so my sub box could fit under the seat, rather than lift the seat.

P.S. - 380hp in a dakota R/T? Must be a R/T SVT!

Apr 8, 2006 | 05:24 AM

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bigdmizer

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From: Perkasie, Pa.

It's actually funny to a point, A couple of co-workers and I worked with a guy who had a particularly bad case of the "one upmanship". We used to have contests to see who could make him tell the biggest lie of the day. It was fun to a point. I gues you have to remember that most people with this affliction are lonely and have low self esteem. They try and buoy themselves up through lies. They are desperately trying to fit in or become "popular". That's why "one upmanship" is so prevelant in High School.

Apr 8, 2006 | 08:49 AM

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ckal704

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From: Lancaster County PA

I remember in college one of my friend's room mate was like this. Only he always had a "buddy" that could one up us.
Example:
Him: Nice truck, Kal. What engine ya got?
Me: It's a 302.
Him: Cool. Buddy-a-mine's got a 314 in his.
After one or two exchanges of this nature we all found it best not to even dispute his erroneous "facts".
Due to circumstances kind of out of our control, we had to invite him along on a car trip to Florida for Spring Break in our senior year. It was brutal.