I’m pretty sure it’s a local thing. And probably more common with older people there. I doubt students who go to those colleges would even bother.

Where do you find the dividing line between Buffalo-speak and the rest of NY? My Rochesterian friends usually don’t use ‘the’, although they will insist on saying ‘The RIT’ or ‘The UR’ for the universities. 

Nah, Long Islanders do not use ‘the’ in front of numbered roads. And sometimes drop ‘the’ in front of non-highway named roads. Such as, “Take Jericho to the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway to the Southern State to the Robert Moses to (the) Sunrise in order to get out to the Hamptons.” Which is NY25-NY135-SSP-RMC-NY27.…

To all those people who mentioned Fancy Kristen: Bravo Zulu to you peeps!

Aww, look, he’s grunting out a wee one!

Aww, look, he’s grunting out a wee one!

A German who fought in the armed forces during WW2 was not necessarily a Nazi. Wehrmacht forces consisted of regular military (conscription) plus Waffen-SS. The Nazis had the power, and either you marched to their drum or your life became very difficult. Ordinary citizens not in the military also had Nazi party…

Is it possible to high-side crash this thing? I could see it preventing a low-side, as the two wheels should prevent the front from washing out...

I see a distinct lack of Puffalump. This is a tragic omission from your test ride: Puffalump cargo capacity.

The Goonies house in Astoria, OR is off limits now due to people who can’t be a fan in a civilized manner. And the lady who owns the house for years had been a really good sport (and Goonies fan)... it was the idiots that would block the road (which is a tiny, hilly street), peer into the windows, and trespass at…

I was hoping they pulled a Porg out of the engine bay... Because Porg. And the photoshop thread on Gizmodo.

Pumpkin spice beers diminish my selection of beer in the fall when every goddamn bar decides to put a third of their tap lines on pumpkin. This is a travesty. I much prefer the winter-ish spiced ales if my beer is adulterated. Brewers that use a real goddamn pumpkin to make their beer get a thumbs up.

The want is great.

Seriously, those guys looked like they were ready to storm the castle every time a car took an off on the corner.

That’s a pretty good point, there. Do you know if there is a backup positioning system for SLBMs? There was a time when GPS didn’t exist...

They seriously need to 1-2 the Bolt and Volt and build some public awareness. “Hey, not only does Chevy build a truck for every need, we also do clean transportation. An affordable Bolt that does as well as a Model 3 that might not be available to buy for a couple years, and a Volt that makes a Prius look like a kid’s…

A Chiron tire rated for 300 mph would need to be made from Unobtanium. Which would require an interstellar voyage to the moon Pandora, and then you’d have to wrangle the ore from those blue-skinned freaks.

I’m glad the guy got caught and they’re looking to stack more charges on the idiot. Lane splitting works only if motorcyclists and drivers have a cooperative attitude towards each other.

The people who need to commute at night are either support staff for offices, or people having jobs that require them to prepare in the early morning hours. Other than the partiers...

I think you have it exactly right. A 4-6 hour systemwide downtime with buses replacing trains would really let some work get done. Of course, this won’t solve it all, since some of the repairs will take subway lines out of service for months, but eventually it will mean less frequent repairs as the maintenance backlog…

Looking forward to hearing about the journey! I think the concept of exploring a bit of the past, while highlighting black-owned businesses is a fantastic idea while motoring around in your black Mustang.