Can we please stop hotlinking pics?

Jay wrote: Too hot => can't do anything. Too tired => can't nap, too hot. Can't make coffee, too hot. This sucks.

A hunnert and nine?

In reply to Tom Heath:

So they loaned you a car, you guys put money and time into it, they took it back and crushed it? That doesn't make sense. Their only investment is the car, and you guys racing it is advertising... So in essence, they destroyed a means of sorta 'free' advertising?

Hydraulic handbrake... So awesome!

From Bringatrailer.

please tell me that a cheaperal/chapperal-style sucker jeep.

The new trend for autocross Jeeps is friggin awesome. LOL

93EXCivic wrote:

T.J. wrote: Today I saw one of these: Same color, same wheels, different setting.

Was it this car? I figure there can't be that many in Huntsville.

Maserati Merak SS

JoeyM wrote: please tell me that a cheaperal/chapperal-style sucker jeep.

No vacuum-action, but it does have a Chevy connection in that it uses a Cobalt SS turbo motor.

http://www.scca.com/newsarticle.aspx?hub=3&news=4150

Google Parenting Fail, then pat yourself on the back.

One evening a grandson was talking to his grandmother about current events. The grandson asked his grandmother what she thought about the shootings at schools, the computer age, and just things in general..

The Grandmother replied, "Well, let me think a minute, I was born before: ' television ' penicillin ' polio shots ' frozen foods ' Xerox ' contact lenses ' Frisbees and ' the pill

There were no: ' credit cards ' laser beams or ' ball-point pens

Man had not invented: ' pantyhose ' air conditioners ' dishwashers ' clothes dryers ' and the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and ' man hadn't yet walked on the moon

Your Grandfather and I got married first, .. .... ... and then lived together.. Every family had a father and a mother. Until I was 25, I called every man older than me, "Sir". And after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a title, "Sir." We were before gay-rights, computer- dating, dual careers, daycare centers, and group therapy. Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgment, and common sense. We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong and to stand up and take responsibility for our actions. Serving your country was a privilege; living in this country was a bigger privilege... We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent. Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins. Draft dodgers were those who closed front doors as the evening breeze started. Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings and weekends-not purchasing condominiums.

We never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CD's, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings. We listened to Big Bands, Jack Benny, and the President's speeches on our radios. And I don't ever remember any kid blowing his brains out listening to Tommy Dorsey. If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan ' on it, it was junk The term 'making out' referred to how you did on your school exam.... Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee were unheard of. We had 5 &10-cent stores where you could actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents. Ice-cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, and a Pepsi were all a nickel. And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your nickel on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards. You could buy a new Ford Coupe for $600, . .. . but who could afford one? Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon.

In my day: ' "grass" was mowed, ' "coke" was a cold drink, ' "pot" was something your mother cooked in and ' "rock music" was your grandmother's lullaby. ' "Aids" were helpers in the Principal's office, ' "chip" meant a piece of wood, ' "hardware" was found in a hardware store and ' "software" wasn't even a word.

And we were the last generation to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a baby. No wonder people call us "old and confused" and say there is a generation gap. How old do you think I am? I bet you have this old lady in mind....you are in for a shock! Read on to see -- pretty scary if you think about it and pretty sad at the same time. Are you ready ?????

This woman would be only 60 years old.

914Driver wrote: One evening a grandson was talking to his grandmother about current events. The grandson asked his grandmother what she thought about the shootings at schools, the computer age, and just things in general.. The Grandmother replied, "Well, let me think a minute, I was born before: ' television ' penicillin ' polio shots ' frozen foods ' Xerox ' contact lenses ' Frisbees and ' the pill There were no: ' credit cards ' laser beams or ' ball-point pens Man had not invented: ' pantyhose ' air conditioners ' dishwashers ' clothes dryers ' and the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and ' man hadn't yet walked on the moon Your Grandfather and I got married first, .. .... ... and then lived together.. Every family had a father and a mother. Until I was 25, I called every man older than me, "Sir". And after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a title, "Sir." We were before gay-rights, computer- dating, dual careers, daycare centers, and group therapy. Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgment, and common sense. We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong and to stand up and take responsibility for our actions. Serving your country was a privilege; living in this country was a bigger privilege... We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent. Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins. Draft dodgers were those who closed front doors as the evening breeze started. Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings and weekends-not purchasing condominiums. We never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CD's, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings. We listened to Big Bands, Jack Benny, and the President's speeches on our radios. And I don't ever remember any kid blowing his brains out listening to Tommy Dorsey. If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan ' on it, it was junk The term 'making out' referred to how you did on your school exam.... Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee were unheard of. We had 5 &10-cent stores where you could actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents. Ice-cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, and a Pepsi were all a nickel. And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your nickel on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards. You could buy a new Ford Coupe for $600, . .. . but who could afford one? Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon. In my day: ' "grass" was mowed, ' "coke" was a cold drink, ' "pot" was something your mother cooked in and ' "rock music" was your grandmother's lullaby. ' "Aids" were helpers in the Principal's office, ' "chip" meant a piece of wood, ' "hardware" was found in a hardware store and ' "software" wasn't even a word. And we were the last generation to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a baby. No wonder people call us "old and confused" and say there is a generation gap. How old do you think I am? I bet you have this old lady in mind....you are in for a shock! Read on to see -- pretty scary if you think about it and pretty sad at the same time. Are you ready ????? This woman would be only 60 years old.

Just to pick one: Sherlock Holmes injected a seven percent solution of cocaine when he was bored.

In reply to 914Driver:

Wow- where did you find that? Quite wrong, of course.

60 years ago was 1951.

TV was around before that- the Berlin Olypmics were even broadcast over TV. Maybe their home didn't have it.

A/C was actually invented in the 19th century, but it took until Carrier to get to it before it was really useful for a lot of people, which was before WWI.

Instant coffee was invented prior to the 20th century, and was a big part of the rations of a WWII soldier.

While the reference to drugs may have not been the current common words, they had been part of pop culture for decades- Coke had cocane in it in the 18th century. Drugs were so well known that the fictional Sherlock Holmes was addicted to I think coke, let alone all the rest of the drugs.

As for the properisms of the day, based on historical reference to evil going back centuries, including the wild West, that was not exactly universal either, let alone in 1951. No need to comment much on that during the time 12-6 years prior to this person's birth.

She was 60, born in 1951, married in 1976 at 25. Yea, by then, everything had happened, except for the CD, and arguably AIDS in the West. Other than that, sexual revolution, computers, electric everything, etc. all had happened. If she was listening to Tommy Dorsey in 1976, she was listening to the oldies channel on AM. Not that it's bad, I love big band jazz, too. As for the pigs, I mean cops- her 25 is 8 years after the Chicago Democratic riots with the Chicago police. Let alone all the previous 2 decades of things that went on with cops.

Nice story, but a more realistic age would be closer to 100 in 2011. And even then....

914Driver wrote: One evening a grandson was talking to his grandmother about current events. The grandson asked his grandmother what she thought about the shootings at schools, the computer age, and just things in general.. ( ... ) This woman would be only 60 years old.

Er, my mum is 60 years old. I'm pretty sure she knew what pot, cocaine, and rock music were (at least two of those were first-hand knowledge.) She got MMR shots and took penicillin as a kid just like I did. She grew up in a household with a clothes washer, frisbees, air conditioning, and ballpoint pens, and they watched the moon landings live when she was eight. She lived with my dad well before they were married (although they did go see the justice of the peace the morning of the day my older sister was born), didn't change her name when they finally did tie the knot, and certainly never had much to do with the ten commandments.

I could go on but pretty much none of those apply.

So, yeah, no.

Why do people keep posting in this thread and fail to add a hotlinked image to their post?

Everytime you do that Unintended Victim wins.

T.J. wrote: Why do people keep posting in this thread and fail to add a hotlinked image to their post? Everytime you do that Unintended Victim wins.

Is that a ZZ Top logo on the valve cover?

Nope. That's a Zetec logo....check out the Europa on BAT.

fastEddie wrote: Saw about 6 of these the other day at Wally World. Man those colors are hideous! (not my pic)

needs this

BTDT. Once.