“The first is the surprising number of Opels” ... a lot of Opels in Germany ? Y’a don’t say, it’s almost as if they’re historically manufactured there! Seriously,though - Opels (and their Vauxhall counterparts) are a popular first step on the long path to EnlightenmentThroughWrenching(tm) and (mythological) rust…

Congrats on not-jinxing the Vikings! Quick (off-topic,or rather off-site) question - whis is your page over at GQ showing a 404 error (and if I try to click via the contributors list it opens some random “not you” bloke)?

More like Stockholm Syndrome, you’ve been abused so much by those rust buckets that what’s left of your psyche has convinced itself that rust and inoperable vehicles strewn about are a GOOD thing

Nah, they probably have something a bit more recent to pontificate about while (willfully) ignoring the context of the bombings .. ie that there were expected to be so many casualties during the ground invasion of the Home Islands that the DoD’s still giving out Purple Hearts originally stockpiled for the projected…

Depends on the pronounciation, but it could be anything from “pleasant surprise”, “hello”, “goodbye” all the way to “I’ll burn your home and feast on the bones of your brood” :D

Ah,so that’s where Audi’s electrics (and reliability) got that reputation. I skipped that whole generation - went straight from the 80 B3 I got as my first car in the mid 00s to then current-gen A4 and then S6, so I guess I missed the dark years. Anyhow, thanks for the explanation, I did wonder about the Audi jokes so…

Well, that and how many added gadgets and extras are added (as each one is another point of failure) :) Btw, I did add the qualifier for “new” Audis, because I’ve had enough headaches with old ones - mostly carburettor and youthful idiotism related up to and including a full engine rebuild

Heh, I guess the reliability of the car depends on the type of driver, because I haven’t seen any issues in any *new* Audi I’ve driven (outside of a dead speaker on my old A4/B8)

Yeah, an old car builds character.. Especially when it comes with a temperamental carburettor(when/if I go to hell,I bet that my punishment will be rebuilding and retuning that goddamn Keihin for all eternity). But seriously an old car is the best way to learn how to drive, especially in a way that doesn’t make you…

Same experience here - I’ve done that twice - in an ancient 80 B3 (best first car for a newbie driver) and a S6 (C7) and aside from terminal stink-eye, both cars came out with flying colours :D

Nah, too few “Fancy Dog” references for this to be aimed at Brady. It’s probably Deadspin’s default “We think we’re better than Peter King, so why doesn’t anyone want to talk to us” whinge posts

Eh,it’s more probable than not that Drew is keeping the entire Deadspin staff hostage, so .. they’re just doing what they need to survive

Now,now, let’s be tolerant and let Drew throw his temper tantrum, after all ... he saw the NFL season implode so many times around him going back to Teddy Bridgewater turning to red mist during the preseason, or .. when the Vikings traded A LOT to draft Sam Bradford ... It’s a lot to take in as a fan (outside of the…

Nah, a better question is who’s more unhappy - Goodell or Drew Magary at the prospect of the Patriots going all the way

Mate, no offense, but you should really tone it down with the double standard. For example “Putin has deployed nuclear-capable missiles to the Baltic and Polish borders.”, while ignoring the fact that it’s on their own territory and also that the US has stockpiled weapons in handy locations around Russia (ie…

Oh,I agree that there are better options, but for the article’s purported goal of “how to save an old laptop” using Linux Puppy and DSL are better, because they can run decently on anything more than a toaster :D

I hate your insinuation that our Lord and Saviour, the Dispenser of ultimate “justice” Sir Ginger de Hammer is afraid of 67 thousand or so commoners... Perish the thought! Now, the 31 other team owners that play him like a meat puppet ... ;)

Or go with something like Puppy Linux or antiX(or MX Linux) if the hardware is really getting long in the tooth..

How about Tomsula 2: Electric Tomaloo? Or Tomsula 2: First Fart II

Nah, the only thing you’re forgetting is how horribly written were the first couple of seasons and how as soon as Manny Coto showed that Enterprise has real potential (when you pry it off Rick Berman and Brannon Braga) it was cancelled.