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Why the front seat(shotgun) is just as good as the back: A short essay

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Kaids
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Many upon many a time has the debate of who gets "shotgun" when leaving to go somewhere. Now, the belief is that shotgun is somehow better, or more accomodating than the back seat. However, this is untrue and a totally hanus thing to suggest. Really, establishing who gets to ride shotgun is a attempt to become superious over your fellow automobile passengers. Shotgun and backseat are equal in every way you look at it.
First of all, I will discuss the comfort issue. Most people believe that shotgun is a privledge, granting them unbounding measures of comfort in their usually brief and meaningless trip. This however is completely false. When sitting shotgun, you are not only at higher risk in a collision, but you also have the angry passenger in back "accidentally kicking your seat." The comfort level just isn't that amazing.
Secondly, the ventilation in the front of most cars (Excluding some exotic muscle cars such as pontiacs) is much worse and often more uncomfortable than than the rear seats. The air cirrculation pattern just isn't what it should be for an enjoyable and COMFORTABLE ride through your local area or exciting road trip or whathaveyou.
Third and probably most important is the companion factor. When sitting shotgun, you are forced into a lonely solitude, left out of the conversation being held by your fortunate comrades in the rear. Every now and again, it is nice to sit less than 2 inches away from a member of the same sex. It helps us as humans discover who we truley are. No, it is not cramped back there, it is cozy, just small enough to make sure the desired "companion level" is reached. It is a proven fact that 60% of all men that sit shotgun more than 40% of the time have a 70% chance of turning gay.
So next time you have that urge as you are sprinting out the door, yes, you know what I'm talking about, the excitment that wells up knowing you thought of "shotgun" first, do yourself a favor and stop. Just stop, collect your thoughts and reconsider. Think of all you have just learned, and make the right choice.

Nov 23 2005 1:23AM
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ItsPhil
Posts: 4625 - Karma: 11
as long as its not in the middle seat, the back aint that bad. but shotgun is more fun because you get to be the co-pilot
Nov 27 2005 10:36PM
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Bangor
Posts: 9599 - Karma: 129
Bahahahahahahahahah holy shit, that's going in my sig.
Nov 27 2005 10:47PM
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westnile
Posts: 372 - Karma: 10
that was a complete fucking waste of my time to read that bullshit and i have never heard of a pontiac (poor old nigger thinks its a cadilliac) called an exotic mussle car. Do me a favor and go play in traffic
Nov 28 2005 12:47AM
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PIMP23
Posts: 223 - Karma: 11
that is fucking hilarious
Dec 2 2005 11:45AM
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MarkieR
Posts: 5337 - Karma: 98
this is retarded. you need to learn how to spell and stop making up words. and i second the comment made by westnile, pontiacs are, in no way, shape or form, an exotic muscle car. you are dumb.
Dec 2 2005 11:56AM
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PIMP23
Posts: 223 - Karma: 11
u r a dumb mother fucker he is obviously kidding u piece of shit its all a joke wow ppl on ns r retarted like urself
Dec 2 2005 12:00PM
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MarkieR
Posts: 5337 - Karma: 98
even if he is joking, he should learn how to construct sentences properly and refrain from inventing new words. get bent shit head.
Dec 2 2005 12:05PM
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jarossamdb7
Posts: 6322 - Karma: -10
ya pretty much.

i dont know what car your talking about, but try appilying your theory to a VW Pointer rental cal that you get in mexico.

unless your a jackass with a huge gas guzzeling SUV, this thread is false.
Dec 2 2005 12:30PM
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Ghst
Posts: 5820 - Karma: 10
Shotgun picks the tunes and that's key
Dec 2 2005 1:16PM
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Mike-O
Posts: 14593 - Karma: 1,089
Do you know why it's called shotgun? Because in the Wild West, there was the horse handler on the wagon and the guy with the shotgun moving down the indians and whatnots. This information is from a Olsen Twins movie, where they took a road trip to Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
Dec 2 2005 2:34PM
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actionisalliknow
Posts: 109 - Karma: 10
You know thqat 95% of people that use statsitics to back thier point up are full of shit?
Dec 7 2005 3:07AM
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prophet
Posts: 4734 - Karma: 1,007
why not just get a car and make your bitchass friends pay you for gas instead of being such a mooch ya greedy bastard?
Dec 7 2005 4:02AM
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JackieTreehorn
Posts: 166 - Karma: 10
when you're in a tiny ass car, believe me, the nfront seat matters. and as for that collision nonsense, don't be a pussy, live dangerously. i have read over your arguments and at the end of it, i am lead to believe that you were compelled to write this because you are THAT guy that never wins shotgun. keep practicing and it will come to you eventually. in time you have the ability to ALWAYS win shotgun, it will become a sixth sense. good luck practicing, because it sounds like you need it.
Dec 7 2005 5:26AM
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DANETRON
Posts: 6671 - Karma: 137
maybe in 4 doors def not in two doors then shotgun is better
Dec 7 2005 9:50AM
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Aseets
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Whoever I'm with, the driver gets first light, so the shotgun rider gets passed to first, and what if there are three people in the car? Wouldn't the backseater be left out of the conversation between the driver and passenger?
Dec 7 2005 11:27AM
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JackBach
Posts: 4155 - Karma: -5
"superious"

Great new word.
Dec 7 2005 11:44AM
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Jessbuff
Posts: 2685 - Karma: 17
http://www.shotgunrules.com/
Check it. these are the rules I play by.

I don't know if I even want to bother responding to this rediculous thread because you all are a bunch of numb nutted ninnies. So I'll end this here.
Dec 7 2005 12:21PM
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SteezePatrol
Posts: 10281 - Karma: 36
yea shotgun is where it's at my friends bros truck has no room anywhere so the front is good enough and I like fiddling with the music

plus "Excluding some exotic muscle cars such as pontiacs"....hahahahahha you make me lol
Dec 7 2005 1:36PM
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linemaverick16
Posts: 534 - Karma: 10
You wrong the front seat rules all.
Dec 7 2005 2:37PM
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mk2
Posts: 1330 - Karma: 13
kaids you are full of shit the front seat owns
Dec 7 2005 3:00PM
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TerminatorX
Posts: 3087 - Karma: 169
haha, an essay about shotgun. what a thread.
Oct 11 2007 2:28PM
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Jake...
Posts: 11976 - Karma: 296
good call brother.  i used to know some of those things...
Oct 11 2007 2:54PM
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doritos
Posts: 7368 - Karma: 53
Nah dude, shotgun is the way. You're not alone in the back, you have a driver to talk to, which is guaranteed. In the back, you might sit next to someone, but you might not... then you truly are flying solo. You also mighjt be sitting next to someone you dislike, while if you're sitting shottie, there's a pretty decent chance you're on good terms with the driver.

You also have control over music, etc., and in my experience shotgun packs, so you either get firsts or seconds. And your window rolls all the way down for cigarettes, throwing things at people, yelling at people, egging things, not to mention overall comfort. It's the way to go.
Oct 11 2007 3:11PM
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doritos
Posts: 7368 - Karma: 53

Er... you're not alone in SHOTTIE... my bad.

Oct 11 2007 3:12PM
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406
Posts: 2302 - Karma: 92
haha me and me friends always fight over shotgun
Oct 11 2007 3:40PM
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R-Bertsch
Posts: 4719 - Karma: 20
shotgun is definitely better unless its an suv, being 6 feet tall sitting behind someone who's 6'4 in a 2 door civic is not equivalent.
Oct 11 2007 3:43PM
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Sno.
Posts: 12155 - Karma: 6,147
I liked your essay.

I found that it was well thought out and you had a lot of great things to say.

However, you are completely wrong. Shotgun is so by far superior.

Like mentioned above,  the front seat has luxeries such as:

cupholder, sole posession of DJ responsibilities, heat control, window lock...etc.

Also, you must be under 16 or something, because, actually its the person who gets shafted with the backseat that ends up out of the conversation..the only way i could see otherwise would be if the person driving was a parent. But usually if there are three people the conversation is taking place in the front and the person in the back has to rest their chin on the front seat and try to get in on the conversation...also, looking at the back of the headrest sucks in comparrison to looking out the window at your destination, and last but not least...the seat reclines.
Oct 11 2007 4:28PM
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comeatmebro
Posts: 10720 - Karma: 66
the front seat is much more comfortable, it has heated seats, reclines is not straight up and is more cushiony.  the air flow is total bs this one time i busted ass in the front seat and no one even knew, did it in the back and i had dudes pummeling me in the back seat. last though, you got me there. if you have women with you in the car, back is always best for closeness and sex could ensue. so anyways idk why i typed this. FUCK.
Oct 11 2007 4:48PM
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Sno.
Posts: 12155 - Karma: 6,147
ROFLCOPTOR
Oct 11 2007 5:28PM
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J.D.
Posts: 21362 - Karma: 5,141
Oh wow. I initially thought this was a new thread and was all ready to nominate it for wheelchair status.
Oct 11 2007 5:33PM
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doritos
Posts: 7368 - Karma: 53
Signature material, boy. Keep up the good work.
Oct 11 2007 11:53PM
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[~_~]
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There is quite a bit of speculation in there. You are assuming that the person in the back is 6 years old and will kick your seat. You assume the air circulation is better. This varies based on model and other factors.

For example, you get in the car after hitting up the skatepark. You are in a minivan. The person in shotgun gets to roll the window down and get a full blast of cool air. You are stuck in the back with those stupid minivan windows that open 1 inch.


And you usually can't control music from the back.
Oct 12 2007 12:00AM
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jacqui-la-fripui
Posts: 1119 - Karma: 12
i never ride shotgun          shotgun is for people who get wacked by the mafia sitting behind in the back seat. I always ride in the backseat.   also i can have a shotgun in the backseat too so what now!
Oct 12 2007 12:07AM
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Nicholas.
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i call bitch if there are multiple hot girls in the car. always.
Oct 12 2007 12:10AM
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beer.
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me and my friends dropped shotgun rules when we turned 18 because we realized we look like tools to anyone who can hear us yelling things like 'shotgun!" or "challenge!"

shotgun is cool unless its 2 people driving in which case sometimes I take the backseat so I can lay out.  with 3 people you are left out of the conversation.

you also can;t properly ash a cigarette in the backseat.  you also have no control over music as everyone has said, and a lot of times the front-seaters will roll their windows down cause they are hot, but it will be freezing for you.

but i let people take shotgun all the time, i dont care that much.  they do the same for me, works out fine
Oct 12 2007 12:44AM
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andrewg
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Shotgun is better in some cars.  For example my focus hatch.  The back seat is very small and theyre is not leg room at all its def not a comftorably ride  and my two 12's pound the shit out of ur ears if ur sittin in the back ppl are alwayz complaining about it
Oct 12 2007 1:56AM
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snocompton
Posts: 2014 - Karma: 267
Well put sir.  But i def prefer shotgun.  Just being up front and being able to see everything and talking right to the driver and choosing music is a major plus.
Oct 12 2007 2:57AM
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Flarestrike
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I believe that shotgun can have the most fun, if the guy you shoved into the back seat kicks your seat, well just move your seat back and crush his legs then recline your seat and be done with him altogether.

SHOTGUN IS THE SUPERIOR SEAT!!!
Oct 12 2007 4:10AM
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quixotic
Posts: 6937 - Karma: 2,978
If only my friends would realize that...
Oct 12 2007 8:03AM
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skiEER
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i didnt know pontiac made exotic muscle cars
Oct 12 2007 9:19AM
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SkierX
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Front passanger seat is so much better.

If you are in a car with heated seats, usually only the fronts are heated.

Control over music.

If there are 3 people in the car, the person in the rear gets left out of the coversation so much.

Increased legroom.

Armrest.

There's no competition. Front seat dominates the rear.
Oct 12 2007 9:45AM
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Benson23
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shotgun is way better in alot of ways mostly the opposite of everything in your essay plus riding shotgun is kind of like a privelage youll get seen more when driving around and thought better of. Opposed to sitting bitch and then you look like a bitch

Oct 12 2007 11:09AM
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ax_murderer
Posts: 3322 - Karma: 30
front seat IS better
u can talk without music blaring, and u get to choose the music, def. the most feet space in smaller cars, cup holders, and more comfortable
Oct 12 2007 11:56AM
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PilleDaKid
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Me niether.  The only time I call shoty is if I feel like pissing someone off that I know wants it.

Oct 12 2007 3:26PM
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t-roy
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really? i've never heard of doing that before.

Oct 12 2007 4:13PM
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jibmaster_josh
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front: reclines
back: most of the time, does not
Oct 12 2007 5:11PM
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emopoppins
Posts: 3996 - Karma: 269

hahaha thug

Oct 12 2007 8:38PM
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beer.
Posts: 3096 - Karma: 44
mine does.  rav4 baby
Oct 12 2007 9:15PM
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sk8almost13x
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i agree and you can also see everything better
Oct 12 2007 9:21PM
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titsLOL
Posts: 7485 - Karma: 396
that essay sucks dick. first of all, you obviously are not a full grown adult male or else you would understand that the front seat is about 10 thousand times more comfortable than the back PLUS you can see way more of the scenery AND you can control the music/temperature/etc. AND you most likely have better cup holders than the back seat. ANDNNDND if it's an SUV you are that much farther away from the stinky ski shit in the trunk. god you couldn't be more wrong, but I'd be happy to ride with you the back seat is alllll yours.
Oct 12 2007 9:21PM
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