Fashionistas you have arrived 3-25-03 - 10-3-03

[ThrashersFan]

Originally posted by mmm3587
I so should have guessed that TF drives a Z28. Does it have a 3 bumper sticker with the Halo? Plus you're editing the stats as you go. Wasn't 0 - 50 in 5 seconds fast enough?

Sorry, not a Z28. And 0 to 60 is the correct stat used in all auto testing you typo-timmy.

[Jesus_Just_Left_Chicago]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
Jesus, you are impossible to flirt with.

Jesus entertains no flirtations my dear. You must first commit to me, body and sole, breasticles and nipplage alike. Then when you have opened your innerself and blouse to me, I will come unto you and you will see the light, and stars.

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by Aloha Mr. Learned Hand
Of course, the activists conveniently ignore that the material the sticker is made of is likely non-biodegradable, and probably uses some form of chemical adhesive to affix said sticker to the bumper. They also apparently don't concern themselves with the fact that the vehicle's owner will likely employ some chemical in removing said sticker... After all, why let rational thought get in the way of making a statement.

I'm not the Lorax, but rational thought does not dictate that no natural resources be expended in attempting to influence natural resource policy. That would be, it seems, unilateral disarmament.

I don't also think the Army is not engaging in rational thought in firing bullets during test exercises because hey, we might need all these bullets if we actually get invaded or something.

[Aloha Mr. Learned Hand]

Word is that the Fab 5 will be making over Jay Leno in a special slated to air August 14th. Chin-reduction product makers must be salivating over this...

Also, FWIW, QESG is the highest rated show in Bravo history.


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[dtb]

Originally posted by mmm3587
I guess that is all fine, but everything that makes an SUV good for you would make a minivan great. And being worried about being "uncool" is fine (yet superficial), as long as you admit it, I guess.

Oh, yes. I admit it's being superficial (trying with all my might not to be a "soccer mom" -- surely it's some sort of Freudian failing on my part). But also, the big-ass car does feel sturdy (which in my mind, makes it feel "safer"). One time when the sun-roof broke (thank you, car wash -- that'll be $2000 please...), we rented a car for the weekend (paid for by the Ford Corporation) and it was a little sedan-type thingy. I felt like we were driving in a tin can -- and so low to the ground -- yikes! The Expedition does feel solid, I'll give it that; and minivans don't have quite that same solid feeling, but they probably do get better gas mileage.

I was rooting for the Volvo SUV as our next car, but the gas mileage isn't that much better -- and it uses the expensive stuff; not the cheap-o gas the Expedition sucks down.

Originally posted by Anne Elk
I believe this behavior (skewed parking) started with IROC* owners in the malls of New Jersey. At least it was very common in my neck of the woods. You could usually spot the driver by their mullett or feathered hair.



*Substitute any guido car (280Z, Mustang, Camaro, Corvette).

Or puertorican dice.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
You and all the damned immigrants are ruining this country. You might want to think twice about reproducing as well. We have enogh of you people.

Axl, is that you?

[mmm3587]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
Or puertorican dice.

bitchplease. My dice are Irish.

[leagleaze]

You know, I am just not very good at parking. I have trouble keeping it between the lines.

I'm not very good at colouring either. It isn't like I don't try, but I have this problem.

Fortunately my car is small so it rarely matters, but in a big car, I would be a disaster.

[Jesus_Just_Left_Chicago]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
You might want to think twice about reproducing as well.

Nay, go forth, be fruitful and multiply.

Originally posted by paigowprincess
Well, I speedwalked right behind him and "accidentally" gave him flats. I felt better.

Repent now!

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
I'm not the Lorax, but rational thought does not dictate that no natural resources be expended in attempting to influence natural resource policy. That would be, it seems, unilateral disarmament.

I don't also think the Army is not engaging in rational thought in firing bullets during test exercises because hey, we might need all these bullets if we actually get invaded or something.

How about a tax on parking spaces? If you overflow - you pay a tax. If you park crooked (easy for the Jeep with no turning radius) then you get taxed?

DINGLE, Ireland, Aug. 4 — The shopping experience in this picturesque Irish town is not dissimilar to buying groceries in New Jersey or Texas — except at the checkout. Garvey’s Supervalu will happily take your euros or your credit card, but the staff won’t offer any shopping bags unless you are willing to pay for them.
THE PRACTICE, replicated in villages, towns and cities throughout Ireland for 17 months, has contributed to a stunning drop in the use of plastic bags, once a ubiquitous scourge along the nation’s bucolic lanes, quiet rivers and twisty highways.
It’s a plan that environmental groups think is worth serious consideration in other countries.
According to the Irish Department of the Environment, shoppers used around 1.2 billion plastic bags per year before the tax was imposed in March 2002. Since then, the use has dropped by around 95 percent.
tax the bags

[Sparklehorse]

Originally posted by Jesus_Just_Left_Chicago
It is all the Lord's Country my son. Except for Times Square, the salons of Georgetown, Hollywood, Berkeley, Seattle and Canada, which are the dominions of Satan and his cabal of amoral sinners.

At least until I come again and restore the totality of my dad's kingdom.

On behalf of all the Massholes, I am heartbroken that you left the People's Republic of Cambridge off your list.

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by dtb
Alas, Chez DTB, there is an Expedition [specious rationalizations deleted]. These may be lame justifications, and the gas mileage thing does bother me quite a bit, but we really do need a big vehicle. And I will NOT drive a mini-van. Ick. Totally uncool.

Like 106 other lawyers in Greater Podunkville, I drive an Explorer. The other two lawyers in town drive fancy cars: Slick Slattery (the PI guy whose commercial airs once every 7 minutes during "All My Children" and twice an hour during "Judge Joe Brown") drives a classic Bentley; Rocco "Rocco" Montiglione, a criminal lawyer (insert joke here), drives a new Cadillac "loaned" to him every year by the local dealership.

My cases can get pretty paper intensive, so when I have a trial or hearing, I need to schlep boxes and boxes of exhibits and such. The Explorer has enough room for me to do that without taking up too much space in parking lots or garages, and it gets pretty decent mileage.

That being said, I wish that there was some way of discouraging people from wanting bigger and bigger big SUVs. As dtb noted, many of us drive SUVs in part because they make us feel safer (notwithstanding increased rollover risk) around all of the other big SUVs on the road, which may not be a good thing for society as a whole.

[W.W.L.D.]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
How about NOBODY drives. If you cant subway there, or walk there, or bike there, then you are too deep in McMansion sprawl and should stay in whence you came. We dont want you and your fucking stupid SUV or small car. Fuck off. You and all the damned immigrants are ruining this country. You might want to think twice about reproducing as well. We have enogh of you people.

Here! Here!

I shall fuck off with my fucking stupid car, succeed, and start a fucking wastland that will be free from fucking parking restrictions, and from which my fucking followers and I shall launch nightly fucking raids on the peds, leaving embarrassing skidmarks at popular intersections and other places of notable interest.

[mmm3587]

Originally posted by dtb
Oh, yes. I admit it's being superficial (trying with all my might not to be a "soccer mom" -- surely it's some sort of Freudian failing on my part). But also, the big-ass car does feel sturdy (which in my mind, makes it feel "safer"). One time when the sun-roof broke (thank you, car wash -- that'll be $2000 please...), we rented a car for the weekend (paid for by the Ford Corporation) and it was a little sedan-type thingy. I felt like we were driving in a tin can -- and so low to the ground -- yikes! The Expedition does feel solid, I'll give it that; and minivans don't have quite that same solid feeling, but they probably do get better gas mileage.

I was rooting for the Volvo SUV as our next car, but the gas mileage isn't that much better -- and it uses the expensive stuff; not the cheap-o gas the Expedition sucks down.

I don't want to get into this discussion, but I guess I already am. I've known several people who have been killed in automobile accidents, and it's always been because someone else did something stupid. Our culture thinks that being a bad driver is funny, and we are amused when people say "I feel safe in an SUV." Then they chuckle and look the other way and say under their breath, "and who cares about everybody else, right?!" When did disregard for the lives and wellbeing of others to the benefit of ourselves become so amusing and appropriate?

I just want to note that I am scared of people who feel "sturdy" and "safe" in big cars or trucks. Do you think the rest of us feel sturdy and safe when you are driving that huge shit? Do you think that you're going to do well in a roll-over because you feel sturdy and safe? Just please, please drive it like it should be driven, and don't run into me and kill me. In the end, you may end of feeling worse because you killed me just so you could feel safe. Or maybe not, or you wouldn't drive that in the first place.

When are vehicle fees going to reflect true costs of vehicle ownership, including weight and maybe miles driven? Probably not as long as a guy whose family made all his money from oil and other big business is the president.