I rather liked the Patti Smith bumper. It was probably photoshopped but I wonder if there’s some outtakes of Mulaney dressed as Smith.

1.) I should probably also say the Corvette and Miata fora.

What are the odds that there are like ten threads going on at the Ferrari boards about how all of those cars are RUINED!

It’s so bad, the cheese rotted off!

That’s some pretty advanced corrosion - I can’t tell if it’s twenty year’s worth, though. I wonder if they just started with a shit heap Pacer*, puttied over the rough bits, and threw some cheap blue paint on it before adding the foam burger and fry bumper.

*I loved Shit Heap…

I got mugged while watching a Cubs game in a hotel room in Nashville. 

Truth. I myself was murdered three times last time I visited the city. 

Well, it’s not necessarily about the numbers either. I own two cars - a Mazda Miata, and an MGB. The Mazda runs rings around the MG in every conceivable performance metric. And I generally would rather drive the MG - it’s far more fun and engaging. It makes the Miata feel like a boat full of water. (For the record,…

Interesting! I am familiar with the Fire Truck, but I didn’t know it was reusing the mechanical bits of a previous car. I bet it was easier to drive with a round wheel instead of the tiller in the FT.

I did a quick internet search but didn’t find anything conclusive on whether the body of the Truck was fabricated or a…

ISTR that Old Fashioneds got super hot again when Mad Men was popular, because that’s what Don drank, then it tapered off again. Except around here, obvs. 

Where did the Strip And Go Naked end up on this list?

You do not.

Wacky show rods like this weren’t usually made from real Model Ts or whatever. The chassis might be from out of the junkyard, but a lot of times the suspension was made from spares or custom bits (maybe even the chassis rails, I forget if you could buy repop stuff like that at the time). The bodies were often made of…

I will sometimes give the “WHAT? YOU DON’T WATCH BOWLING FOR MEATLOAF?” answer when I find out someone doesn’t watch whatever it is I’m talking about, but I’m really careful to make sure it’s obvious I’m joking when I say it. I’ve found that obviously fake outrage/shock followed by a calmer “But really, you might like…

Lots of brass era cars only had rear brakes, and maybe a transmission band. 

I think it originated in the UK since it’s rhyming slang. I know I’ve only ever read it in British magazines, and I’ve never heard anyone actually say it. 

Dude, I want one now! 

ISTR (from period magazine reviews) that the suspension tuning and handling of the X-90 was different from the Sidekick, and it just didn’t drive as well out of the box. Combine that with it’s way less practical bodywork and I can see why it was considered a bit of a joke. CAR Magazine ran it’s initial review of the…

Is it adopted mother or is she the legal guardian? ISTR that she had guardianship over all the kids except Lip because he was over 18. Though I guess that’s functionally the same thing.

It occurs to me that whenever Frank is in a government office, everyone knows him by first name. DCFS is probably the same way.

I actually wonder if, with all the drama the Gallaghers have had in the past (haven’t some of the kids ended up in foster care? Carl certainly was, he showed his girlfriend* the halfway house he stayed in), if one of them goes in and applies to be a foster parent, and gives the address of the house they’ve lived in…

It suddenly occurs to me that you’re exactly right - the show was kind of sold as being about this drunk guy and his dysfunctional family, but it was really about Fiona’s struggles to keep things together and still grow. Frank could’ve been written out very early on - he’s there because Macy still has the biggest…