Lol. Apparently, it’s worse than I thought. It wasn’t actually supposed to mean anything at all. More like “Bull’s Z”. Ah, well. Happy Holidays.

Zee country ‘tis of zee. And “read it as intended” for the above, since it’s too late to edit it, I think.

Yes! My favorite car that I ever owned. The ‘80 280ZX was so much fun to drive. My nickname at the time was “Bull” so my license plate, of course, said “Bull-Z”. To my surprise, really, no one read as intended.

Gee, in the 60’s, USAF Security Policemen (one of which was me) guarded planes in Vietnam (and other countries, including those with nukes) without all the “cool” monikers . People been doing this stuff for a long time. Nothing new here but people acting cool, which isn’t very new either, I guess. Sounds just a bit…

Had to read EF in high school. Had completely forgotten about that unfortunate event. Probably on purpose.

No, we are not new to presidential politics. That is why we know we are screwed no matter which money-sucking politian gains the office of President. It’s all bullshit.

How many styles does Porsche have? (Disclaimer: I graduated from high school in 1970.) The 68-70 Mustangs were my favorites. One of my buddies had a Boss 302. So sweet. Then the oil and gas price problems started. (I remember 33 cents per gallen during a short “gas war” in Riverside, MO, in 1969-70 timeframe.) The…

When my daughter was 3 (now 24), her grandfather (called Pa-pa by all his grandkids) thought it would be fun for him to dress up as Santa Claus. As he walked in, all dressed up, my daughter looked up at him and said to me, “Why is Pa-pa dressed as Santa Claus?” He was not amused. I laughed until I cried.

Unless he went to a smaller country, the “Export to the USA” business is quite big in all of the places you suggested, and they all speak pretty to excellent English since we (or their end customers) do. For a while, I worked in Germany for the US Army. I bought a BMW 128 and shipped it back, eventually. The only real…

Yup. Guess we shouldn’t star this. lol. As for those of us who might “stand outside my house hurling insults and smelling badly.”, who’s standing outside your house? Again?

Ha! Come to the US Midwest where we have every country and city in the world as city names. My favorite is “Versailes”, Missouri, pronounced “ver-sales”, as in sales of something called a “ver” were up this week.

Well, wine always wins.

Yes. Especially the ones that have trees growing out of the top of the cabs. Moon roofs must be standard equipment?

Yet, it’s okay for Japanese men to wear adult diapers in public? Weird set of priorities. (Then again, nearly every country or culture seems to have some masculine weirdness going on.)

You should give kudos to the insurance company that you bought the policy from. CarMax has no fear that they won’t pay up so you get no BS excuses when you do show up for your monthly appt.

Looks like a bad haircut. On a more serious note, I see no handrails. Just seems odd to have nothing to grab onto for those out on the fo’c’sle. (Never know when to stop adding apostrophes to that word, which I think is the shortened form of “forecastle”. )

lol. Indeed. (Like I come to IO9 for advice. LOL.) With kids, it’s a luxury to have time and the ENERGY to stay awake long enough to watch a movie, much less 2 or more.

So parents are supposed to be ashamed now of helping their kids through college and life? lol. I put my kids through college and told them that was their “inheritance”. If there is anything left over when I kick the bucket, I would not only be surprised but probably miscalculated. I am glad to help them whenever I…

How long do the batteries last and what is the cost to replace them? Needing software to find a place to recharge them worried me quite a bit what with the range only being around 200 miles. City folk probably think that’s okay but if you live anywhere with breathable air, 200 miles is a one-way trip to grandma’s…

Perhaps we need a meme for people who use phrases like ‘ “Privilege Denying Dude” meme’. I believe the word ‘pompous’ would be somewhere in that meme.