I was not saying that Al Qaeda did it, just that I have heard that speculation. I was speculating that they may want it for a future operation. That was my speculation, because there have been no ransom demands. And yes, they could buy a plane, but what if they did not have enough capital to do that? But, I also…

I think the bigger fear here is that it was hijacked by terrorists, possibly Al Qaeda, for some future operation. If they had a place to refuel, it is possible that it was flown somewhere where Al Qaeda feels safe, which could possibly be somewhere in the Horn of Africa. After that, what they could do with it is up to…

They are just as bad as the ones in NYC and SF who are bitching about "Gentrification"
gentrification is just another word for cleaning up the dump your city has turned into, and making it a nice place to live again. It is a natural cycle, and cities go through this all of the time. It always starts out nice and new.…

Change those massive fugly front ends that make every model look the same. Also an ad campaign that gives each model more of an individual identy comparing them to their closest competition.

I should have known it was an Italian. I don't mean that as a slur against Italians. I lived and worked in Italy for a year. I can say without a doubt that Italians are passionate people, and can be stubborn to a fault. Here is my experience with that legendary hard headed, self destructive Italian mentality:
My…

Seven days in a stomach flu Petri dish? No fucking way. I have managed to see a fair number of Caribbean islands, and all 5 major Hawaiian Islands , as well as quite a few European countries without ever boarding one of these damn mega-atrocities. The thought of even a weekend on one of these things makes me cringe.
I'm…

I knew it was real. I just call BS on the fact that I would never get away with such a stunt. I would end up with warped heads and a $3000 lump of BMW aluminum under my hood. But this guy, driving a very expensive car, in a race no less, is able to do this and get away with it. Of course, he had nothing to lose…

Re: linked Whale Penis Leather stories
I have been around some leather tanneries in my days as a manufacturing engineer, and I will have to say that it was by far the worst smelling and stomach churning experiences I have been through. But I would imagine places that process whale penis leather would be even lower on…

When my e46 cooling system decided to shit itself, I had to stop then and there to avoid engine damage, and my radiator was intact, but this guy keeps a multi-thousand dollar rally car going with some beer and a damaged radiator? I call BS.
Fucking BMW and their 2 bar pressurized cooling system, and their expansion…

If he keeps hitting the sizzurp, he won't have any problem with dribbling well. He will be dribbling saliva on his shirt all day long. Honestly, I can't wait until his brain is fried, and all of his little shithead antics catch up to him.

I have had the complete opposite experience with my Asus RT N56U. It stays on all of the time, and the only resets have been because I was tweaking the settings to get away from the cloud of signals in my condo building. Otherwise, it has never dropped a signal, or had to be rebooted. It makes me wonder if you got a…

It looks like someone tried to revive the concept in 1994, but that obviously went nowhere. There is probably some old guy somewhere whose wife still nags him about the money he lost trying to bring back something that no one really bought in the first place.
That is not exactly a winning business plan. It must be hard…

I think that wheel answers that question, not to mention the fact that you were SOL if you needed a replacement tire in a hurry.

Thank you! I was racking my brain to remember the name of those damn things. They were just ahead of their time, I guess. Well, that, and the fact that it would be almost impossible to find a replacement tire in an emergency, and the specialized wheels, none of which were too attractive. I had forgotten about them…

I think this commercial flopped because the actor they hired usually plays crazy mean motherfuckers, and it creeps me out to look into that soulless gingers eyes. It flopped because you are wondering if those are his kids or his next victims. Plus, this guy probably gets more work because casting directors keep…

Give her a break. Just a few years ago, she was in the Ukraine, pulling a plow alongside the family mule. But then, she developed breasts and her ass filled out, and her dad traded her to the local mafia rep for another mule. She never could keep up with that mule anyhow. Plus, she has not had her morning liter of…

When did GM do away with the safety/convenience feature that allowed you to start your car, and pull the key out of the ignition while the car was running that came standard in all GM cars (even Cadillacs and Corvette's) from the late 60' until at least the mid 80's? That also cured the heavy key chain scenario,…

Here's my 'ludes story - I went by to visit my local recreational pharmacist one Friday night back in the mid 80's. It was 7:00pm, and he was sprawled out on the couch and completely wasted already. He said that someone had paid him in some quaaludes. He asked if I wanted some, along with my usual purchase. I said…

I saw an actual banana peel in the road one day, and reflexively steered around it. My wife asked me why the fuck I would do that. I did not want to admit the real reason was too much Mario Cart, so I told her that I did not want it messing up my clean car.

"The parts falling off of this car are the finest of German engineering"
A quote from a Porsche race team engineer after a brutal endurance race where most of the top teams were forced to withdraw.
I read this in Car and Driver waaayyyy back when I was a teen, and the engineer was trying to explain that even the best…