@Wireless Joe: I'm pretty sure Mr. Sparkle was Japanese, but hey, all oriental people look the same anyways, right?

@rebeldevil: How long is a "VERY long time" anyways? Like, 1996 and the MK IV Supra?

@keviano: How else would you drive and eat your donuts at the same time?

@Joe-Btfsplk: I always like it when people overemphasize the "Hussein". It's basically a more subtle way of saying "Obama is a secret muslim commie nazi socialist!".

@jodark: Noun+verb+ACORN = latest idiot political joke

@beercheck: Any Chicago political corruption (which has really always been a bit overstated anyways) pales in comparison to the amount of corruption going on aruond Latin America. Frankly, in this game of one-upsmanship, Chicago was the small fry.

@ywok: It looks to me like the wheels are probably all hydrostatically driven. So, two 500kW diesel engines turning hydraulic pumps, which are then plumbed to hydraulic motors at each of the wheels.

@typebug: This "unschooling" thing isn't real education. Try doing that for your kids through high school and see how they fare in any science, math, or technology curriculum in college. It's some nice sentiment, and if the only technical education you need to function in the real world is some basic math then…

@Number_Six: I-80 is a bad drive no matter where you're at. But the section of it in Iowa is fairly nice. Speed limit there is 70 now, and I cruise 80-85 without any trouble. Plus, the state's got some beautiful rolling hills, especially when you get to the western side. And maybe it's just me, but I appreciate…

@lollapulizer: Yeah, there's no way that most parents have the skills necessary to homeschool their kids through high school, and probably junior high as well. I've got a BS in Mechanical Engineering, and am almost done with an MS in the same subject. If I wanted to, I'd be pretty confident in my abilities to teach…

@Unregular: Unless I could actually drive a tank. I'd feel pretty safe cruising down the street in an M1A2 Abrams.

@Formerlythegreatestdriver: Well, it's so big and fat it probably wouldn't be roaring up on anything.

@ajwatt: Yep, the enemies now are the "commies" and the "green lobby". Or maybe, just maybe, there IS a finite amount of oil out there that will last a finite amount of time. But don't try to get anyone who complains about the "green lobby" to do an actual rate balance.

@Number_Six: Well, we always did have to keep up with the Russians.

@Timtoolman, still looking for work.: Sarah Palin is undoubtedly very, very worried.

Is the grille a joke?

@clinto: It's not. It's a simple rate balance. Oil is being taken out of the ground faster than it's being produced. Only the most ignorant person could claim that this is a tenable situation in the long-term. Now, without knowing exactly how much oil is left, it's impossible to say exactly how long the oil…

@Bentoboxx, Now part owner of General Motors: Still better than owning a Harley.

@FP: Your Volvo is awesome! Anyway: Minus the drug abuse, you're pretty much right.

@weatherman: Shit, I bet he owns some guns too. But still, I'd call him out on his professed homicidal tendencies to his face. Just because he has the means to kill someone in cold blood, doesn't mean he's got the will to do it.