Damn, you win.

I've always wondered about that. I believe whole-heartedly that even the poorest and/or the most despicable criminals still deserve a competent defense. People talk so much smack on public defenders, but everyone deserves representation. What does a lawyer do? I mean, if you're a public defender assigned to these…

Having done many stupid things over the years because I was too lazy/impatient/cheap to do it right, I have been lucky enough to never do anything this dumb. Still, once the rear wheels get in the truck, you can't help just thinking: "Oh my god, they're going to do it! It's going to work!"

And wouldn't it be nice to jsut switch the car off in cases of "unintended acceleration?" Har-har.

Meh. What do you expect from a mass market newspaper, even if it is the auto section. At least it's a T-handle shifter. For folks who don't know much about or care much about cars, a T-handle shifter seems pretty cool. It's evocative of 70s era muscle cars to some degree.

This motorcycle message board I'm on had a long and rather hilarious thread about a rider who's gf fell off the back of a bike while he was pulling a high speed wheelie. At her request. After both the driver and the passenger had been drinking. Both of them were wearing helmets and leather jackets, but no other…

I'm totally on your side. Just being the jerk with the reality check. I guess the RD is a street bike. For some reason, I always kinda thought of it as a dirt bike. Must be the 2 stroke thing. I love those.

True dat, as they say.

I have a hard time believing the Jalopnik pick is real. But I know Cal Worthington, and I couldn't agree more. If he doesn't make it into the top 3, this vote is bullshit.

There are some vids on the interwebz of a guy taking a Yamaha R1 or R6 through some hairy shit, loaded up with hard bags and everything. But no, you would fail at this. The Dakar is no joke. Try the Baja 1000 instead.

"So if they're not supposed to be taken seriously, why do people hate them?

I think the first time I heard the word "bougie" was in college (which is now WELL over 10 years ago). I'm not aware of it being particularly tied to the African American experience and being "uppity" (as per Sister Toldja). It was just a derogatory term for "bourgeosie," not dependent on race.

I work in Berkeley, and for a small city with its share of nonsensical traffic patterns (dreamt up by urban planners who figured that purposely horrible traffic flow would encourage more people to use public transportation), including one way streets, you'd be amazed at how scared people are to make a left turn on red…

To be fair, I have so little faith in humanity that I think that could have happened with almost any store next door. People can be pretty self-involved and callous.

I guess that's better than the 1 day engine swap that ended up taking almost 2 at the end of my Death Valley vacation last year. But then again, I still only had to pay for about 6 hours of labor even though it took way more.

Have you ever had plain Unagi? It's incredibly bland. It's only palatable as sushi due to the sauce (it's also frequently smoked). It's also never raw. Not casting shade, just an FYI.

What if you have tinnitus? Seriously, all I'd hear was the godawful ringing in my ears. I don't think it'd be relaxing at all.

I don't think it's hypocritical at all. You CAN always choose NOT to buy an iPhone or stuff made in questionable plants with questionable labor practices. But ultimately if you're GOING to buy an iPhone (or almost any high tech gadget), you can't really do anything about that. How and where you choose to buy your…

I know this is mostly a tech blog and not a political forum, but as a Gawker Media site, I'm appaled that you're promoting a deal at Wal-Mart. Pretty much every other Gawker site, from the political wonks at Gawker, the fashionable feminists at Jezebel, the uber-geeks at io9, even the car dudes at Jalopnik poo-poo…

Can I ask the obvious question? Has anyone else asked the obvious question?