I went to college at a small liberal-arts school in southern VA. Our president at the time was a retired three-star general with strong ties to the intelligence community. Needless to say, for being in the middle of nowhere, we saw a lot of low-flying F-15, F-18, and F-16's at high speed. A lot of Blackhawks, too.…

Dammit. Of course I'd pull the one google image for a sniper with no clip... I guess your honda civic is toast now.

Operation Overwatch

There's a reason this is the most expensive (proportionally) car to ensure. Last time I checked, it cost 4.5 times as much to insure a Scion TC as it did anything else in it's class.

Lunar Rover... literally out of this world. There are probably more advanced concepts out there, but none of them made it to the surface of the moon.

I don't know that there is a right or a wrong way to speak to a cop. Hmmm. Let me rephrase. There are certainly things one should not say to the police... "Here piggy piggy" probably tops the list, but in terms of the best response? That depends on your read of the situation. I've definitely gotten out of tickets…

The idea of 21 days is a bastardization of a piece of learning theory that suggests optimized habituation occurs on average after 21 trials. For instance, potty training a child may take on average 21 distinct repetitions of the desired behavior to form that habit. That doesn't mean it will take 21 days. It may take 7…

I don't think speeding enforcement in the US is too lax. I think licensing and enforcement of other traffic laws are too lax. I live in VA and while there are laws to prohibit people from camping in the left lane, going too slowly, or going slow in an unsafe manner, they're never enforced. I also think getting a…

I nominate Ford products in White Collar on USA. They've gone as far as showing how "well" Sync works... I imagine a Ford rep was right off camera mouthing the lines and bobbing his head in time with the actors.

"Govern yourself accordingly"...

Booth professionals... You're hired to know *everything* about the car, only to be asked A) stupid questions by people who are only speaking to an anatomical region, or B) ridiculously detailed questions meant to prove you don't know *absolutely effing everything* about the car, and therefore are not a real gear-head.

I had a couple of suggestions, but seeing the parade of god-awful beige and horridness below has really taken the wind out of my sails. Well done, Jalops. You've derailed me with your mediocrity.

As a former special education teacher, I feel compelled to request the following edit: "a monkey with autism".

I am actually a little hear-broken.

NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

Late 90's Ford with the plate "PROBE ME" can you tell me which model...?

Some of us like the burn.

As much as I love my home, Washington, D.C. is a crappy place to own a car. Distances here are measured in time, not in miles because - depending on the time of day, and the direction of travel - it can take 45-60 min. to travel 10-15 miles. Traffic here absolutely sucks. And when it doesn't suck, many of the once…

I have a feeling that innovation for the RIAA has more to do with how to protect their content then how to deliver their content.

For me, it was when my parents said, "I trust you not to kill yourself or anyone else." Obviously, my post was tongue-in-cheek, but the fact is this: if you have a responsible teenager, any car is fine. If you don't have a responsible teen, then no car is fine. There is no answer to the best/worst car for a new driver…