I never said it wasn’t fun, or even worth owning. I did say that, at $70k and with a looming Customs seizure, it was crackpipe.

1) You wouldn’t have.

I’ll try to explain this simply, in case English is not your first language:

I like how you took an allusion to a Magritte painting and the high price of the car and went right to a homophobic retort. Really well done.

Merci.

got a college buddy who interned at Pratt, then decided to stay on for the past... 8 years? jeez I’m getting old.

(I missed the video, also.)

Ce n’est pas un cheval, et ce n’est pas un cadeau.

the other sock was blown off... through the sandal.

Cool story, Sovereign Citizen. (I mean, bro.)

I like my comments as I like my coffee: small batch, artisanal, and enjoyed alone.

This Clio is like the Fourth Republic: unstable, pieced together out of bits, ambitious, initially successful, and unmistakably French. And like the Fourth Republic, it will fail because of cross-border pressures.

and eventually the Feds will make it worth $0K

Fair point, and thanks.

(quick request: if you’re gonna cite the AER, it’s nice to cite the authors directly as well. (I assume you’re referring to Yagan’s piece?) none of them are employees of the journal, they aren’t on staff, per se.

“Nobody”

Not precisely what you’re looking for, but here’s an academic article on the Jones Act. Tried to find an ungated version to share, but couldn’t find one. Sorry. http://www.jstor.org/stable/136158

Don’t know where you’re getting those quotes from, but like I said, FOD is FOD. Junk in the trans deck is a problem, yes, but there was zero discussion of that in either the original article or this summary.

Got to see him make SILLY catches for Pitt while I was at Buttgers, and knew (like there was any doubt) he’d be a force in the League. Just a shame that (kinda like in college) he’s on a second-tier team.