Me: Owner of a 2008 5 series, with a dead battery. Mr. AAA gives me a jump start. I asked him if he would sell me a battery. He said he’d like to, but BMW has to program it. I call the BMW shop. Cost? (Go ahead, guess.)

By ditching a name with established equity, Kia would be repeating the same mistake Nissan made in switching from Datsun (albeit on a smaller scale). The overseas company overlords wanted global uniformity—never mind that no one in the U.S. knew anything about Nissan. Nissan lost a step to Toyota that it never fully re…

Joke

I can use a roof rack?

I rented a Chevy Cruze a few years ago, and was very pleasantly surprised. Can’t comment about its longevity, of course, but everything worked and the car didn’t sound or feel tinny. (Can’t say the same about a Nissan Juke I rented around the same time.)

Put this statement about the Mariners in a time capsule, open it after 10–heck, 15–years, and this statement will still be true.

Mike Shanahan: “I’ve had some experience with that. Welcome to the club, Bill!”

He’s on a rookie contract. He ain’t making that much. And not being able to play his best position lowers the value of his next contract.

I think he meant “hoovering”.

I think he meant “hoovering”.

I drove one of these once (in-law’s car) on a long highway trip. It was indeed awesome.

And Mingo was almost certainly going to be released by the Seahawks this year.

And Kaep’s phone will still remain silent.

What we all wish would have happened instead...

Islam considers Jesus to be a great prophet (although not the Son of God), although not as great as Muhammed. So most Muslims would be familiar with him.

My dad had an ‘85, with the five-speed manual. Man that car handled well, felt solid, and was pretty quick off the line. Definitely underrated. 

The code doesn’t seem to work. The prices are already 65% off, but only for a few items.

The code doesn’t seem to work. The prices are already 65% off, but only for a few items.

“Gun Contol OR Butter”

Heck, just cut them off.

He and Kubrick clashed on the set. Very painful memory.