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

[MisterEbola]

Originally posted by Seven of Nine

Admittedly, she's attractive. But damn, can't the Queen roll in anything better than a 1951 Plymouth convertible?


And dig the king's lambchops!

All that money, and yet no style...somebody send in the 5 queer guys.

Personally, I like the open air jeeps with the .50 caliber machine guns running right behind the Plymouth. Very classy addition to the caravan.

I think I saw the managing partner riding into the office like that right after associate reviews last year.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
Far be it for me to attempt to decode the Penske-Slave discussion, but I think Swarthy Girl was only swarthy because she called Penske swarthy (nnttwwt), not because she is swarthy herself.

But Penske has neither a moustache nor armpit hair. Oh well. nevermind

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Puft Daddy


Having given up on that rationale, I'm going for the foreseeable future with the nice car with a manual transmission, on the theory that at least my ride won't be stolen by a truly lazy thief who can't handle a stick.

I think the thieves know just enough to really trash the clutch.

Or they may just break the window and then piss in your car once they realize they don't know what the third pedal is for.

[tmdiva]

My high school AP English teacher introduced us to this acronym in the early 1980s. I finally gave up using it when I was getting too many of the e-mail equivalent of a blank stare.

tm

[ThrashersFan]

Originally posted by Puft Daddy
You would think that the ultimate defense against car theft would be to drive a beater, but for some reason that doesn't seem to work. I've known of friends with really awful cars who had them stolen.

Having given up on that rationale, I'm going for the foreseeable future with the nice car with a manual transmission, on the theory that at least my ride won't be stolen by a truly lazy thief who can't handle a stick.

I have heard, but have no cite or actualy backup for this, that something like two-thirds or more of the drivers in the US cannot drive a manual transmission. I also read somewhere that only about 5% of the vehicles sold in the US are manual (while the opposite is true in Europe). Although the stats make it look unlikely that you would have to drive a stick, wouldn't you want to know how just in case? Is it unfashionable to drive a stick or something? I learned to drive with a stick and refuse to purchase a vehicle with an automatic -- my rainy day car is a 5speed and my sunny day car is a 6speed. Someone once told me that women who drive sticks tend to be lesbians. Does that play out? I don't think that I am a lesbian but stranger things have happened.

[tmdiva]

Originally posted by ThrashersFan Someone once told me that women who drive sticks tend to be lesbians. Does that play out? I don't think that I am a lesbian but stranger things have happened.

I've always preferred the greater control that comes with a standard transmission. And unless my car knows something I don't, I'm straight.

tm

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by mmm3587
Maybe I have just been lucky, but I think you also need to be careful what part of town you park your car in. At home: in garage. At work: in patrolled garage. The only time I worry about my car being stolen is when I am out shopping or for pleasure, but I just try to be careful.

I think that Chicago is pretty safe from actual car theft, but who knows.

In other words, you have no social life and never leave the house. From what I've seen, this stuff usually happens when you're at a movie, a show, a game, wherever there happens to be a large parking lot or a lot of cars to choose from.

But whoever said they also steal the beaters is sooo right. I had 2 friends with nice cars and beaters as backup. Since the nice cars were fully insured the beaters just had collision insurance. Both cars stolen. Both were retrieved (one was spotted by a friend - they called police, people got pulled over and arrested) That car was found 3 months after it was stolen and oh boy was it trashed. They believe someone was living in it by the amount of trash and smell. Other car was stripped of it's cheap ass stereo (worth about $20) and left a few blocks away, but not before the culprit had ruined the clutch.

[evenodds]

Originally posted by ThrashersFan
my rainy day car is a 5speed and my sunny day car is a 6speed.

The OM's car is a six-speed, which I cannot drive. Though he claims he bought it to make his long commute over the tortuous roads more fun, I am sure that he likes the fact I cannot drive it.

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by ThrashersFan
I have heard, but have no cite or actualy backup for this, that something like two-thirds or more of the drivers in the US cannot drive a manual transmission. I also read somewhere that only about 5% of the vehicles sold in the US are manual (while the opposite is true in Europe). Although the stats make it look unlikely that you would have to drive a stick, wouldn't you want to know how just in case? Is it unfashionable to drive a stick or something? I learned to drive with a stick and refuse to purchase a vehicle with an automatic -- my rainy day car is a 5speed and my sunny day car is a 6speed. Someone once told me that women who drive sticks tend to be lesbians. Does that play out? I don't think that I am a lesbian but stranger things have happened.

People buy automatics when they find out how much it sucks to clutch clutch clutch in fucking rush hour traffic. Try it for a few days and you'll be begging for an automatic. Especially if you have a sports car with and overly sprung clutch. That left thigh really gets a workout.

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by ThrashersFan
Someone once told me that women who drive sticks tend to be lesbians. Does that play out? I don't think that I am a lesbian but stranger things have happened.

I have never heard that one. I drive a stick. My dad insisted it was an important life skill (like knowing how to tie secure knots, build an igloo, and roll a cigarette - actually the last one was not my dad's idea, but still an important skill).

[1436]

"Admittedly, she's attractive. But damn, can't the Queen roll in anything better than a 1951 Plymouth convertible?"


How can this slide?

It is clearly a mid sixties Lincoln Continental. I'm no expert, but it appears to be a 1967. That is a VERY nice car! One of the last four door convertibles, with rear suicide doors.

Stupid American's don't even recognize their own best work . . . no wonder the world thinks so little of this country.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by ThrashersFan
Is it unfashionable to drive a stick or something? I learned to drive with a stick and refuse to purchase a vehicle with an automatic -- my rainy day car is a 5speed and my sunny day car is a 6speed. Someone once told me that women who drive sticks tend to be lesbians. Does that play out? I don't think that I am a lesbian but stranger things have happened.

They don't teach how to drive a stick in Driver's Ed, so you have to either a) buy one and learn as you go or b) have a nice friend / family member who is wiling to listen to the crunching gears in order to learn how to drive one. I took route a), since my parents wouldn't let me anywhere near their cars. I had no idea that six months later I'd be moving from one of the flattest parts of the country to one of the most hilly. I'm pretty sure that I'm not a lesbian, though I can't imagine going back to automatic. One of the things that might prevent me from getting a hybrid vehicle is that I'm pretty sure that they're all automatic.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by ThrashersFan
Is it unfashionable to drive a stick or something? I learned to drive with a stick and refuse to purchase a vehicle with an automatic -- my rainy day car is a 5speed and my sunny day car is a 6speed. Someone once told me that women who drive sticks tend to be lesbians. Does that play out? I don't think that I am a lesbian but stranger things have happened.

I learned on a stick, I currently drive a stick, and my overpowered car wouldn't be the same fun with an automatic. As for my sexual orientation, I also own a car with an automatic transmission.

As for knowing how to drive stick just in case, I have taught many people how to drive stick, and I have never failed to be impressed by my effectiveness as a driving instructor when I am drunk.

[ThrashersFan]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
Other car was stripped of it's cheap ass stereo (worth about $20) and left a few blocks away, but not before the culprit had ruined the clutch.

Fuckers. That's what I am afraid of. You buy a car and spend a couple of years training the tranny and then some needle dick rides the clutch and grinds the gears. Drive it like you stole it but don't steal it unless you can drive it. And you know that they aren't gonna be careful about avoiding minor bumps and scrapes (they might actually park near other cars ). And they'll probably drive it in the rain. And they might eat, drink or smoke in it. :shock: And not wash it at least once a week. I just got the cold sweats and had to look out the window to make sure that my baby is still there.

[LessinSF]

Originally posted by 1436
Stupid American's don't ...

Oh, the irony of the misused apostrophe.