“wHy dOn’T wE jUsT mOvE wHeRe iT’s cHeApEr” and not understanding that it’s cheap because nobody wants to be there is the most peak tech bro shit there has ever been.

I bet the stack of resumes from qualified applicants for a job in Palo Alto is a damn sight thicker than to work in Buttfuckegypt, TX (don’t correct me as I truly don’t care.)

I’m going with this classic Nissan ad from 1996 I believe:

Ohhh, for more shark tank? Thank God. How will society move forward without more fucking shark tank?

Republicans are more invested in the so-called culture war than actually doing any legislating and governing. While I don’t think this bill would ever pass, the idea that Wyoming politicians introduced it would mean that they get to stay in office even longer because they are 100% pandering to their voter base.

But can the Sapphire set $44 billion on fire as fast as the Plaid? 

Subaru Baja. They pulled the plug too early on that. ‘Murica can’t get enough of trucks and truck-like vehicles.

If you want to see more photos from that feature I did five years ago (which is where the top shot in this article is from), head this way:

While it’s hard to beat the Vega, Chevy was trying to do just that with the Chevette:

I came here to mention the Volare/Aspen. It was replacing the Valiant/Dart line, which, while long in the tooth, we’re still dependable and durable entry level cars. The F-bodies, though, were turds, rushed into production and with terrible quality control. Most notoriously the dipped the entire body shell in…

Ignore the Pinto, Nova, Gremlin, etc. Those were “cheap” cars trying to hit a pricepoint in a disruptive economy. How about the same “quality” but with a big pricetag, pour one out fuel bill and poor reliability.

There is a good argument to be made that the 1975 Ford Granada really peaked early in reaching top malaise. It was as big as a Cadillac Seville and as powerful as a VW Rabbit (70 HP)...

I owned the worst car made in the 1970s, a 1976 Plymouth Volare. It came from ther factory with dozens of defects, and the four-speed manual transmission was not even able to hold up to the awesome pwer of the slant-six engine, 100 raging HP, IIRC.

Yup, you listed it and it’s true, true, true—the Chevy Vega:

Mustang II

There are so very many red flags this looks like a parade in China.

My immediate thought was, “he will sell it quickly.” Sure enough, it’s gone. So NP.

I was in Paris last week for the first time in a long time and also found the Metro to be very good. When I was first in Paris (1959), some of the folks who worked in the Metro stations were fairly rude to tourists, this time, the two Metro workers I dealt with were very professional and polite.

I was going to say Paris as well. It’s astoundingly fantastic and the stations are wonderful works of art. Good choice.