There's a worn-out joke among journalists of an absent-minded photojournalist who shows up at a political event late and is stopped by security. They ask him why he's there.

@Good news, everyone!: On top, the "Ingress, egress hatch" It pops open, I guess, and you climb in from the top.

Alllright, everyone, let's just say this together now:

I have a phone that just calls and texts. It also has a camera, but I don't use it that often.

I never thought a video could terrify me like that one did.

@GoldVrod: Bravo, bravo.

@Fulgrymm: Good point.

@Purple Dave: I've never double parked. I've never even considered taking a handicapped spot.

Try having your car keyed. Then let me know what you wouldn't give to make the keyer suffer a horrible fate.

I'm a newspaper editor, so I'm really getting a kick out of this.

I almost bought a stick-shift pickup a few months ago. I'm only a novice with manual transmissions, but the thrill of running that engine up through the gears was one of the most pure car experiences of my life.

Cat labor union? What, they'll spend even more time laying around doing nothing unless they get more tuna?

@John Steele: MCI. Had to stop there to drop off a relative. Damn that road work.

I wonder how many rear-endings and sideswipes this is going to cause.

My advice? Stay the hell out of Lawrence, Kan. That crazy-ass town almost made me miss my last flight home. I swore never to go back there again.

@ThnderbltDoherty: I'd rather have a shitbox Jeep (My first car was a Jeep, and it was several tiers higher than shitbox) than brand new car. You never have to worry about paint damage or anything.

He wanted a reduction in the population of the human race. I believe he was successful.

Thanks to this blog, "hoon" is my new favorite word.

I think the 13th doctor should be an American.

@Purple Dave: What he said.