"St John's Newfoundlander trying to speak properly for the camera since he knows his mother and aunts will be calling him after they see him on NTV tonight". Newfie accents are awesome.

That's just a single flavor of the rich bouquet of Newfoundland accents. It's got a dialect/accent density similar to Great Britain. The weird thing is hearing this guy trying to fight it and speak Mainlander English for the camera.

Another thought on convincing your wife:

Oh god, it's embarrassing how well you nailed a few of those Calgary bits. If you wander up here some time, I've got an XJR you can borrow-with a ski rack and everything!

Ack, crap, I can't type. Meant to write 'But should a three wheeled vehicle have to pass car regulations to be operated without a motorcycle license?'.

But should a three wheeled vehicle have to pass car regulations to be operated with a motorcycle license?

Local governments already do this to allow golf carts, side-by-sides, and ATVs on the street in a lot of (usually rich) suburbs. No safety regs to worry about!

Wow, what a set of brass ones. There's no way this passes crash and emissions regulations, so they can't/won't try and get it qualified as a real car. But *sniff* then we have to call it a motorcycle and our buyers will need other licenses, insurance, and equipment to operate it! The gall of those regulators trying to…

"Is this where we started?" Every trip I've been on.

I prefer to put them on the toast, pierce the yolk, and have it run all over the toast and plate, so I can mop it up with slices of the toast and then hashbrowns or whatever else is on the plate.

"She gives the standard greeting, then offers a "is this a fucking joke?" into the receiver"

I'm hoping there's a version with a reasonable bed too. Sometimes all you need is a short bed, but often it completely defeats the purpose.

Have you ever seen a minivan go faster than 35 mph?

One of my favourite parts of Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan Saga. Which I'm sure could earn their own sub-blog on here with their various scifi cultural representations. But yeah, character speak fondly of 'decanting' their babies out of artificial wombs, and are amused by the idea that if schedules conflict, the…

Haha, no, no. For one thing, the Roadkill RV still front seats! And different country, different coast, etc...

You ever relied on Deadspin for bracket analysis?!

Oh, don't worry, for the most part they all declared bankruptcy.

Of course, this being Ryanair, the advertised 'New York to London' flight will actually be from Allentown to Milton Keynes or something.

Haha, no, the Roadkill guys are 3300 miles and 4.5 timezones from my inlaws :-)

Not best I've seen (I wasn't there) but my father in law is a heavy duty mechanic instructor and infamous MacGyver. In a pinch or on his own vehicle, he'll try anything; pay him or have him work on yours, and the work is dynamite. He installed the LSD in my Jag; I had mechanics who wouldn't touch that job for money,…