The Arteon is an answer to a question almost nobody asked - an overpriced, underpowered 4 door sedan with a luxury price tag and a VW badge, in the fastest disappearing US major market segment.

Why this car was ever green-lit for the US market is mystifying, continuing VW’s long legacy of bizarre sales-failure product…

I’ve had that from a Nissan dealership.

I think the bigger looming issue is student loan debt. Borrowers have enjoyed 0% interest and deferred minimum payments for 2+ years. Of those borrowers, how many have continued to pay their loans, hoping to get ahead? How many have splurged on needless other items assuming the windfall is going to last forever? I…

Probably a little, but I found half the fun was getting to know them.

To this American, it’s also really weird to see people on a show like this who are never plugging another product or talking about what they’re up to. So figuring some of these people out just through context makes it kind of fun as well.

I think this was the part that stood out to me:

Floppy dicks are ancient tech. It’s all about streaming now.   :D

Fun fact, in the original story the prince didn’t wake snow white with a kiss. She was being hauled away in her glass coffin in a wagon by the prince and it happen to fall out of the back of the wagon when it hit some turbulence. the force of the coffin hitting the ground dislodged a piece of the poison apple stuck in…

I always thought they were supposed to be dwarves, as-in, the fictional race of miners who work and sometimes live underground, have a masterful understanding of stone and precious gems, and are known for being industrious.

I totally believe this would happen. More people need to be wise to the fact that good PR does not equal good business practices. Just because a company says they’re honest doesn’t mean they are. One of the biggest car repair places in my area runs commercials that talk about their free estimates and honest practices.…

Frank Kent sold my increasingly senile grandfather at least two new Cadillacs in the span of ~ 3 years with a pushy salesman who convinced him his was old and failing when it was in for service. The last was a loaded Cadillac SRX with 20" wheels that was too tall for my grandmother to get in comfortably, and they were…

It was Granddad. But yeah, who knows. Maybe he’s just from another time when we used to trust people

Carnival is the absolute worst name. “Hey, let’s try to overcome the irrational stigma of buying a minivan. What should we name it?” “Carnival! That sounds sophisticated.”

They know that once CarPlay (apple/google) becomes the thing that all consumers want, their navigation software suite just became useless.

Subscriptions work for things like Spotify and Netflix because you are continually getting access to new content (added value) in exchange for your money. That’s not the case for your seat heater or remote starter.

And, on top of that, in 10 or 15 years when we’ve all moved on to 8G and the 4G or 5G modem in your lightly used Toyota won’t be upgraded, you won’t be able to use those features despite paying for them for years.  Fuck that!

The director agreeing to helm Porky’s II in exchange for getting to make A Christmas Story is the greatest “one for them, one for me” in the history of Hollywood.

I bought myself a leg lamp years ago; most years I get it out instead of a Christmas tree. The soft glow of electric sex in my living room brings me unparalleled joy. :)

If any part of you is “grinning,” I think you’re the complete asshole in this situation.

I tried all the tricks when I was a teen. I eventually practiced by sitting in a chair and moving my feet back and forth, kind of like the “Save the Last Dance” rhythm but with my ankles

Victor.  His name was Victor.