The Talbot was and is a POS and no hp increase can help it. 

Sold! I love these things. The flaws aren’t deal-breakers - I’d install an aftermarket backup cam when considering the stereo, though. This car isn’t huge compared to an SUV, but the seating position doesn’t do a lot to ease the effort of parallel parking. 

Nope. Unless you count a lifelong dedication to paying bills on time and a (finally) bulletproof credit score.

In my 20's, an enterprising student at my alma mater stole the personal information of 125 alumni when said student was supposed to be archiving graduated student files. I found out when I received a hearing notice for an accident “I” got in while driving a rental van near the Philadelphia zoo.

She has time and money and the help of professionals. An unbelievably hot girl working (even with help) on a Bronco of this vintage in order to drive it regularly? That would have stopped my 25 year old heart. At this age, I’m just happy to see a woman her age learning how to fix shit. Wrenching really is fun once you…

One of the more troubling things about internet culture is the rise of fan groups who superimpose their own fantasies onto (famous) people’s lives.

It’s really a strategy to mobilize and retain the bigotry vote. If the majority of Americans voted according to ideological polling, none of this shit would be happening. This is what voter apathy get us: the tyranny of the minority.

We really do infantilize the older generations in the US.

1988 Subaru GL. 0-60 in 72 seconds.

C’mon. Wealth doesn’t destroy one’s moral compass. One doesn’t check their balance and subsequently decide that the social contract no longer applies to them.

Musk is aware that words have consequences; he’s paid fines, seen stocks suffer, gotten divorced, etc.. He’s also got Asperger’s, so while he might be an asshole, not all of his assholery is elective. He is still an asshole, though.

The carwash in my neighborhood partners with the local Tesla dealer to wash and detail the new cars. According to the dudes, a blind man would know a Tesla from “the rattle”.

My car prejudices give way to an almost irrational fondness for Pontiac. My uncle had a ‘74 Grand Prix that was just the coolest thing my little self had ever seen, so much so that I bought one in my late teens and drove that thing from 40k to 200k without a shade of problem, and I did it in 3 years. You do…

Totally fair. I live with 3 women, two of whom correctly blame their hair struggles on me. They educated me on the perils of bangs long ago. The wise man simply nods. 

Look, chronolog matters. Maxwell wasn’t indicted in FL. And, if you’re going to complain about Epstein being at an event where he was donating money, great. But, extrapolate. Get all of the people who appeared with R Kelly or booked him to perform. Walk away from every sports team that has a known abuser on the…

You’re right EVERYBODY knew. Bullshit. Worse, you know it’s bullshit, because whatever you might think of rich people, that they lack any basic morality, the facts don’t bear you out. If it was commonly known that Epstein employed a procurer and was effectively pimping out young girls, he would have been been gotten…

His comments seemed qualified from the beginning - people might forget that he said how brilliant Campion’s past work was, that he like Cumberbatch, etc.. His main objection seemed to be that the movie just didn’t ring true as a portrayal of the American West. It didn’t, because wasn’t. Doesn’t mean it wasn’t great…

Precision of language is kind of important if you’re looking for buy-in.

Jimmy Saville and Eptstein are a world apart in how they interacted with the public. There was no show called “Jeff’ll fix it.”, nor did he essentially run a psychiatric hospital. He certainly didn’t spend a few days with his dead mother or any of the other very, very, weird shit that Saville did not only in public,…

Look at the insults that have become common: “Pedo”, “Cuck”, “groomer”, etc. It’s not just on twitter that people are throwing that crap around. I think it really depends on how one views slander and libel as to whether calling someone a “pedo” is advisable - the government isn’t going to stop you, but it sure isn’t…