The Off Topic Topic

[CountDeMoney]

Probably making more money than most of us.  Good for the manburger.

[garbon]

Well I don't know that he's getting paid though he is fit.

[jimmy olsen]

I got dibs on melancholy.

How Lettowish of you.

[garbon]

Someone is wearing their big boy pants.

[Neil]

I bought a 2013 Ford Escape yesterday.  Cars are all fancy and full of screens and HUDs these days.  But it rides real nice.

[11B4V]

I bought a 2013 Ford Escape yesterday.  Cars are all fancy and full of screens and HUDs these days.  But it rides real nice.

Generally heard good things about it.

[Neil]

I bought a 2013 Ford Escape yesterday.  Cars are all fancy and full of screens and HUDs these days.  But it rides real nice.

Generally heard good things about it.

My initial opinion is pretty good as well.  It rides well, it gets me up where I have a good view of traffic without being obnoxious to maneuver in a parking lot, and it's got decent pickup even though I only have the 1.6L ecoboost.

[Ideologue]

I'm thinking about getting one of the 2011+ V6 Mustangs when I can afford it.  I was on my way, but decided to blow my monetary wad on medical services, movies, and buying chicks dinner.

Has the always-strained stigma attached to a V6 American sports car dissipated since the introduction of the newer Mustangs?  The Duratec 37 used there is not much less powerful than my old Camaro SS' LS 1.

Compared to the Mustang GT, iirc the V6 is more fuel efficient, is likely slightly less of a cop magnet without the GT brand on the side, the weight of insurance is likely less onerous, and, oh, it costs about $4000 less.

Alternatively, I might just buy a newer Camry.  I've come to rather like them.  Because of the case of old I've developed, probably.

[Josquius]

Think I'm gonna do it, finallllllly gonna get myself a domain.
Enough deliberation, go daddy it shall be.

[Ideologue]

Think I'm gonna do it, finallllllly gonna get myself a domain.
Enough deliberation, go daddy it shall be.

I thought you were breaking up with her.

[DGuller]

My initial opinion is pretty good as well.  It rides well, it gets me up where I have a good view of traffic without being obnoxious to maneuver in a parking lot, and it's got decent pickup even though I only have the 1.6L ecoboost.

Turbo engines feel really nice.  They've got a lot of low end power, which makes them feel much more peppy than peak horsepower number would indicate.

[Liep]

Danes to perform redesign of the Smithsonian Institute!

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.showbriefdetail&newsid=1887

[Liep]

The Danish news has made some remarkable errors on the background display, recently they used a picture of Damaskus from Assassins Creed claiming it was the current day Damaskus, then they used Japan's flag instead of Greenland's.

And today while talking about famous Danish architects they showed a picture of the Triumphal Arch instead of Spreckelsen's somewhat newer building.

[garbon]

I just noticed that wikipedia now has an entry on the history/english course that I took my first year of college.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structured_Liberal_Education_(Stanford_University)

Talk about a low importance article.

[Neil]

Has the always-strained stigma attached to a V6 American sports car dissipated since the introduction of the newer Mustangs?  The Duratec 37 used there is not much less powerful than my old Camaro SS' LS 1.

I don't think there's much stigma.  People will just assume that you're driving your girlfriend's car.  Because, you know, the only people who buy the newer Mustangs are people with vaginas.

Best case scenario:  They'll think that you're gay.