I think it would have looked better if the silver/grey trim around the grille wrapped around the bottom along the bumper. As is, it makes the truck look like it has a comedic mustache.

Oh for sure. I don’t dare come around these parts without my adblockers fully armed. Still, I feel like a chump when I encounter tricks like these, even if I don’t have to look at the ads that they’re peddling (and I’m not sure if using an adblocker prevents the site from “counting” the revenue from my clicks).

eBay listings for items deemed to be collectable are interesting. Just like these special edition Oreos, you can find listings for Disney “black diamond” VHS tapes and Princess Diana Beanie Babies with opening bids in the thousands; look at the sold listings, though, and they’re all selling for only a couple bucks.

Is it possible that the dealers who are marking up these vehicles to crazy amounts just want to ensure that they keep at least one in the showroom at all times?

This article was originally published on Sept. 16, 2021 and was updated on Sept. 19, 2021 to correct factual errors.

I feel like I got played every time I come around this family of sites.

Holy cow, I never “got” that joke before, but it hit me, and now I almost can’t believe they got away with it!

Eh, everybody plays this game a little differently, which is fine - there are no rules. Many treat the vote as “do I like this vehicle?” And since a) there’s a pretty heavy anti-truck bias among some of the readers here and 2) many of those here who do like trucks enjoy using them for trucky things like loading up the…

In its 2010 list of the 500 Best Songs of All Time, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Wilson Pickett’s version of the song Mustang Sally at number 434.

I’ve heard the horror stories of how an electronic keyfob theoretically could be spoofed, but this is the first time that I’ve heard of an actual break-in may have been attributed to the concept.

I would love that.

The horrendous advice in this article would outrage the readers of both Jalopnik and Earther, so it’ll probably be cross-posted to both sites so that they can yell about it in the comments, and the “article” will generate more clicks, selling more ads.

I once tried cookies from Trader Joe’s that were topped with Pop Rocks-like candies. They were darn good cookies, and I hardly noticed the popping effect. I suspect that when a small amount of popping candy is combined with a larger amount of non-popping food in a typical bite it’s a much more subdued reaction than…

I just assumed that the author was Australian, so the image is correct from her perspective.

Over the line! Mark it zero!

I wish the streaming services would introduce a “shuffle” option for shows like this.  I rarely sit down and pay close attention to reruns like this, it’s just background noise, so I also prefer randomly selected episodes rather than chugging straight through a series.

It’s just a form of a “humblebrag.” The subtext to those types of comments is: “I earn so much that I couldn’t imagine that anyone could get by on so little!”

Eh, like a thank-you note after an interview, it can’t hurt, and it’s easy enough to do that there’s really no drawback.

Do these cause goofy reflections in eyeglasses?  Ring lights result in those pretty halos in the pupils for those lucky enough to not need glasses, but they look pretty dopey when reflected in eyewear.  Do the sticks look better, or is it just a different type of awkward lens reflection?

Do these cause goofy reflections in eyeglasses?  Ring lights result in those pretty halos in the pupils for those…

I like this program, too, and I am cautiously optimistic about the renewal.  While I’d love to see more of these characters, I like my TV shows -- especially mysteries -- to have satisfying conclusions.  When they keep getting renewed over and over there’s a chance that they’ll start to ramble on without any clear…