Part of the reason for the switch to the cash prize option is that gameshow winnings -- whether they’re cash or prizes -- are taxed as income, and the IRS always takes their cut first.  So, in order to drive that $35k car off the studio lot, the “winner” has to pay something on the order of $10k in taxes up front. …

Its shape messes with my mind the same way the Cadillac Beast presidential limo does. It kinda sorta looks like a sedan in a vacuum (at first glance, I thought that the header image was a Power Wheels Rolls Royce), but then when you get a frame of reference and get a sense of scale for the thing, it’s way bigger than…

I’m not sure I believe that this is a midwestern thing since it does not appear to contain mayonnaise.

Never underestimate the appeal of forbidden fruit. When someone (especially a government) says that you can’t have something, that only makes some people want it more.

I like the cheerful look of it, but I wonder what the target buyers will think. It looks more like a car than it does a truck/SUV, and it seems that CUV buyers don’t want things that look like cars.

Cool! Good to see Tony masking up and being safe!

I’ve given (and received) items from Goldbelly as gifts before, and in general I think gourmet food makes a great gift. Their national reach lets you treat someone to a delicacy from across the country (their hometown or yours) that isn’t possible to get any other way.

I am such a grinch when it comes to ugly Christmas sweaters.

Meanwhile, in my neighborhood, when you sign an apartment lease, they throw in a free McRib.

I get what you’re saying — it’s easier than ever to get a new car, even if the buyer can’t afford one. But when those leases are up, it’s not like those cars get thrown away — they still have a lot of life left in them. I’d expect to see an oversupply of cars on the secondary market, but that just hasn’t been the case.

The key is figuring out what the next big-dollar ASCII character will be.

I’m tempted to get a Real ID when my current driver’s license expires just for the convenience (until then I have my passport, which I can use to get on an airplane). I may still carry my passport anyway, though because my state is one of those that issues Real IDs in addition to the other kind (Unreal IDs? Fake…

I’d say that I’m not surprised by the high demand but rather by the fact that the demand seems to keep increasing.

Unfortunately, the photo above is the only one Downard has on hand

Isn’t it interesting how some cars can be associated so closely with one person (or type of person) that the association sticks in your mind even years later? There are certain cars that I see on the road that immediately remind me of someone I hadn’t seen, heard from, or even talked to in years.

It sounds funny, but I like not having any excuses to not work out. There are no events going on — no concerts, no sporting events, no museums to visit. There’s no going out to eat. There’s not even the option to go hang out at a friend’s house.

This car is bigger and more comfortable than my first apartment.