Who is this person who scrapes their car off before starting the engine to warm up?

I may go back to a Tiguan. My 2009 committed suicide in 2017, but in a lot of ways it was exactly what I needed - AWD, decent amount of space, peppy enough to still be fun, small overall. I got a GTI in its place (don’t ask), but I think lifestyle changes may get me to look into trading that for a Tiguan R.

Other than the Clonazepam, we’re drug twinsies. Twinning!

Hold up. Does that mean my decision to not have babies makes Republicans unhappy? Well, shit. That’s unfortunate.

Ah, so it’s not far off from Project Fi, which I use. Well, no offense, but I’m not exactly looking to boost Comcast’s mobile network on my dime!

I think that’s exactly what it is. It’s a perfect way to increase the number of hotspots, which, quite frankly, why in the hell would I want to pay to do? Pretty sure I’m paying more than enough for my Comcast service already (thanks, jerks, for creating a total monopoly in my area) and I have zero interest in paying…

Curious what you end up with - I’m in the GTI wheel market myself and these are basically exactly what I want.

Every 2017 VW SUV. I loved my 2009 Tiguan (until the engine committed suicide...I am an idiot for loving VWs, but so it goes). It was a great size - small enough to be maneuverable and fun, adequate power, and could still fit my 155 lb. dog in the back quite comfortably. Now all VW SUVs are bigger than necessary, look…

Oh god, you just explained why I have this weird love of both of those movies. I worry about myself sometimes.

I’m going with them. Screw it.

That was Mr. PissReekingOcelot’s first reaction when I sent him this news. And don’t forget about the untimely demise of the Russians who may or may not have leaked the story in the first place.

Was just having this conversation with Mr. PissReekingOcelot last night. The distribution of what are currently states into new nation states (or whatever the fuck) is super interesting, based on this exact geography. And who gets Alaska and Hawaii in the breakup, too? I like Alaska but it’s a little dicey; Hawaii…

Is that a click?

Ooh, this has merit. Swap him for the Cheeto (hell, even Cheeto’s kids at this point), lock him in a NYC penthouse ‘acquired’ during the swap, and congratulate ourselves on a job well done.

Farmer Fran is never too much. It’s not possible.

I grok your pain.

I can guarantee you I’m about to hear that terrible phrase in, let’s say, about 40 minutes in my next meeting. Luckily it’s a web call, but I still have to control what would otherwise be a visibly annoyed reaction when it is uttered.

We have company t-shirts that say “grok” on them. I have never heard anybody in my company say that word, thankfully, but I do see it all too often. It’s enough to fill my annoyance meter right quick.

“Noodle on it” as a prompt to collaboratively think on and solve a problem.

Yes!!! I use the Rewards app because yay free money, but it’s become so creepy lately that I’m on the fence of killing it.