Who said it was going to take Arizona's pink-haired mother of the year nominee ( "Intoxicated Mother Forgets Baby On Car Roof And Drives Away" [jalopnik.com] ) a week before someone from Florida replaced her in the headlines?

I laughed out loud at that one. Hard.

I am going to slaughter this, but here goes. Back in the mid-1800s, after the Mexican-American war and the Gasden Purchase, the U.S. sent survey teams out to survey all of the U.S.'s new land. Back then, this was a long, arduous process, done by two-man teams in most cases, mile by mile, with a mile long chain and…

For the next one, how about channeling a little less bugeye sprite, and a little more AC Cobra?

Hey- I went to school with her...!

There was a funny story about why Arizona doesn't have a port an old history teacher told me once. I have no idea if it was true or not, but it was a pretty entertaining story.

Hey now... watch what you say about Arizona.

Hey now... watch what you say about Arizona. Without us, you wouldn't have...

#COTD for sure.

It has been re-listed: [goo.gl]

I was hoping to see, but the auction just ended. $130,100 was the high bid, but the reserve was not met.

Current bid $130,100.00 and reserve still not met. Wow.

Couldn't agree more.

Yeah, he should stick to music- that's what he's good a- er, that's what pays the bills.

They paid back the *loans*, yes. The Federal Government still owns 25% (+/-) of the company stock; GM could buy it back above market value so the U.S. taxpayers wouldn't lose any more money on the auto bailouts, but they won't. Instead, they're going around buying chunks of Isuzu and Peugeot and who knows what else…

What you all don't realize is that this shot was taken in front of Sarah Connor's house, and that's no ordinary Lambo- it's a T-X.

Buy one/get one?

But the Caprice has, like, 5 more letters than SS; everyone knows those emblems weigh a ton, so the shorter name the better. If I remember correctly, every letter saved is a 25 HP boost, so they're really doing it to make it go faster.

This is wonderful, and also pretty accurate, I'd imagine- though you've left out a level or two of bureaucracy.

Whether or not it "improves traffic flow" (would love to see the study on that, by the way), if it's illegal, you shouldn't be doing it.