My wife and I have owned three used Hondas between the two of us over the course of the last 15 years and I have to agree. The auto transmission issues are a concern if they haven’t been maintained properly and of course you’re going to get more miles than with an other brand. But the miles really aren’t a huge…

Well I didn’t read his comment that way... I think an sincere denial written by someone who is falsely accused and not run through a PR flack would probably not need to have that tacked on at the end. But what message does that send? “I didn’t do it and I have no opinion on the subject of sexual assualt” is not going…

yeah and it’s actually cheesier than the episode makes it appear!

Making it up as you go along can be a great storytelling technique. It doesn’t work very well these days becuase audiences expect details continuity, universe-building, and mysteries that will be solved. The elements of backstory that we are given in Star Wars are very, very vague. We get Obi-Wans brief description of…

I always figured that Obi-Wan was deeply ashamed of the fact that his pupil turned to the dark side and didn’t really want to admit that to Luke. It’s a subtle difference, but “I fucked up and now you’re the son of the worst monster in the galaxy” would be harder to admit than “I fucked up and my pupil killed your…

Well at a minimum we know that Leia is force-sensitive in Empire, and the Luke / Leia stuff is dialed way back. Leia kisses him, but only as part of an argument with Han, and it’s played more for laughs than as any sort of romantic act between Luke and Leia. My take on it is that Lucas made Leia Luke’s sister between…

To be fair, I think princess Leia is several levels hotter than the girls Luke wanted to flirt with down at Tosche Station. I can't blame him! 

Same here, it’s always about 10K more than it needs to be (can’t be TOO obvious and have it match up exactly, right?).

lol it’s always something really nitpicky that releases the pent up internet anger, right? If you told me that was the Nile, I’d believe you. If you told me it was the Ulanga, any other river in Africa, or just made up some an exotic sounding word, I’d believe you too. It’s a good movie though. 

Pretty sure if they were using a K&N for their air filter this would have worked, AND they’d get 5-10 extra horsepower.

My wife drove a 95 SL2 and I had a 96 SL2; I liked the first gen body style more than mine but she had an auto and I got the 5 speed, obviously that proves that mine was the superior car. I bought it with 20k miles on it for just under 9K when I was maybe 22 or 23 and drove it for about 12 years. We had a few repairs…

Don’t forget the “the cops were just protecting themselves from imminent mortal danger” crowd too!

Well it seems legit, sure. But the flip side of that argument is that a seemingly legit explanation makes the best excuse, and cops are well-versed in these excuses. Just like they all know that they have to say “stop resisting” before beating and/or murdering someone.

don’t forget the Chiefs, now that chefs fans finally have a decent QB to cheer they’ve gotten even more obnoxious. They’re genuinely PROUD of that tomahawk shit.

damn I’ll defend or shill for the Fit all day long. maybe it’s a niche segment in the US, but you just don’t find small hatchbacks that are both ridiculously practical and genuinely fun to drive.

I’ll go with an aftermarket car stereo. I started upgrading car stereo stuff back when I was a teenager in the 90's and just never grew out of it. These days it’s not so much about huge bass and annoying the neighbors; over the years I’ve learned how to design a system for sound quality over quantity. I know most…

We rented a minivan for a roadtrip last year and holy shit these things do everything for you now! the doors open and close electrically on both sides, the seats drop into the floor like some sort of magic trick, and there’s room enough to haul a road trip’s worth of crap around for a week without making the kids sit…

and IKEA meatballs, don’t forget the meatballs!

And how much of “gaining actual knowledge” is opening a door to a competitor using that knowledge to gain an advantage?

yeah but weren’t those all grandfathered in from like 100 years ago or something? There doesn’t seem to be much political will to expand gambling in California.