Public roads are a form of socialism.

swiggity swooty comin for dat booty

The US government convinced the Diefenbaker government that Supersonic Interceptors were outdated and unneeded. They actually convinced Diefenbaker to invest in the Bomarc missile program. Ultimately when the Bomarc missile program didn't live up to its expectations, Canada ended up with McDonnell F-101 Voodoos.

I am not sure intimidated is the right word. Maybe the better word is "sweet talked" and "sold snake oil". My understanding is that the cancellation of the Arrow was both a domestic issue as well as encouraged by the Americans. Canadians can correct me on this, but my understanding is that Diefenbaker was a Western…

Does the Avro Arrow count? Would've been one of the most advanced, if not the most advanced, fighter in the world before it got axed by politics.

Hey, I was in a high school auto shop class in the 90's, and there's no way we'd have let that out the door.

Let's hope that when this guy is getting his ass beat that this same unmarked car drives up and the same officer says i would like to help you but I can't because my car is illegal. Wait right here and I will go get a properly marked car.

Good thing they had those wood pieces. Had they not and the front splitter hit the ground it probably would have burst into flame.

If you want to be Mark Webber, first you have to believe in yourself.

Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon both have open wheel/sprint car backgrounds, but I think Harvicks' point stands. Open wheel drivers from Indy and the like are really going to struggle in NASCAR. They've been doing ovals since they were in elementary school. Hard to compete with that much experience.

(Driver shows up to Spec Miata race in a Hellcat)

Since you clearly don't have any military experience...because Gawker...when you travel on military duty, your uniform is your dress blues. Getting is pressed between the time you depart a flight and the time you have to report for duty is often impossible. That's kind of a big deal in an environment when your…

I'd say paying a better pension and battling psychological sickness caused by military service are far more respectful acts than empty symbolism towards a piece of cloth.

Most of them don't get to the American market because of the costs involved with getting everything federalised, or because it would just cannibalise sales from something else. America already gets the latest models way cheaper than anywhere else, so there's no room to undercut it with old stuff.
Also, when they've…

All of South American markets are like this for all the manufacturers. It's the kinda place where you can find the Golf's developmentally challenged cousin the Gol.

I spend a lot of time talking about hockey on tumblr, sometimes up to six or so hours of my day. As far as straight white cis dudebros go, there are only a few I talk to about the sport with any regularity. Greg is absolutely right to say that because of the way class and race interact in North America, few black…

the word "hockey" was completely superfluous in the above comment about your Boston friends.

I think that's just because they're from boston