Michelle: "That's why I don't hire women. They come in with a giant chip on their shoulder and poison the energy of the workplace, then get knocked up and punch a hundred-thousand-dollar hole in your org chart for an entire fiscal year."
0-Toto is angling to hire a Dutchman for next year, unless you’re talking about Helmut Marko!
1-Ferrari is under strife BIGLY now; Vasseur and Italian journalists sniping at each other, and I’m sure Luigi Hamiltone’s presence ain’t helping.
2-Stake / Kick / Sauber / SAudi (with Qatari cash!) brought a substantial upgrade to Barcelona, and - e.g. - Williams have been conspicuously slower since the flexi wing TD arrived.
3-I watched about 17 hours of this year’s Le Mans, and I was delighted with my decision to hit the hay at about 1 AM when I awoke at 7 AM to learn that just about nothing had changed.
There has been a lot of whining about Balance of Performance, which might as well be called Balance of Potential (not Outcome). The Ferraris were hamstrung on paper, but they were imperious during much of the race. Kubica’s, ahem, manhandling of the competition just makes Princess George look even better, given the young Brit waxed the Pole during his rookie year.
4-The less said about F1 “fashion” (see the “F1” movie red carpet pictures) the better. Esteban fucking Ocon was the best dressed in the group picture!
5-Government Motors is referring to their latest Plastic Fantastic as a “hypercar.” Jesus wept. Gordon Murray can sell out the run of any of his hypercars with one press release; hypercars that deploy half the power of the BowTied Bad Boy at 10X the cost.
6-My favorite Tom Wolfe quote about women of a certain age:
“‘The New Cookie’ … the girl in her twenties for whom the American male now customarily shucks his wife of two to four decades, when the electrolysis gullies appear above her upper lip”
You cannot un-see the electrolysis gullies, no matter how hard you try.
The Le Mans Hypercars are seriously ugly, and I can’t tell them apart, except for the BMW, where they grafted nostrils on it. I could tell a 962 from a LC2. 963 from 499P? Nope.
There are LMH and LMDh cars racing in the combined Hypercar class. LMH is the ACO way of going about things, and LMDh is the cheapo, cut rate, semi-spec IMSA wannabe way of going about things.
The Ferrari is an LMH, which permits (requires) Ferrari to design and construct their own chassis. NFW would Ferrari deign to put their own engine into someone else’s chassis, even Dallara. The 499P is a Ferrari through and through, and Amato Ferrari’s team operates both the factory and the “privateer” cars; the winner was the privateer entry funded by Orlen, the Polish gas company (Kubica’s sponsor).
Porsche, curiously, went the cheap LMDh route. They also elected to contract the running of the program out to a third party, Cheating Roger Penske.
Porsche should have known that the ACO would not be desirous of an LMDh winning their bleu riband event, but they took the shortcut. There are some commentators claiming that “Porsche will just build an LMH and show Ferrari and the others who’s really boss at Le Mans.”
Look at the Porsche AG (not SE) stock chart: it’s scraping along at a 52 week low while Oliver Blume anxiously adjusts his backside on an increasingly warmer seat. Will the board green light a new prototype when the rules are set through 2032? Doubtful. Porsche will poke their bottom lip out and pout - as they did post-race - and hope the ACO throws them a bone in the future.
When Danny Elfman wrote the songs for the album this came off of, he said each song on Only A Lad was written to offend someone. This song was aimed at Hollywood producers and their casting couch.
Style is intuitive for the French. I personally thought Gasly was dressed better than Ocon but there's not much between them. I will never be able to think of Hadjar as a Frenchman. He's an African Arab and it shows in his clothing.
The Japanese are always very aware of fashion and I like Tsunoda's suit for the fact it is very fashionable. It would be fun to wear but does not make the statement that the tailored suits make.
The Hulk meanwhile is showing his age. His outfit would have been spot on in a nightclub in 2001. I wonder if he was planning on slinking off half way through.
Piastri turned up but he was wearing shorts and got kicked out. West Australians (like Riccardo) can dress with style but in Melbourne everyone is still trying to be a hipster.
It struck me that Gasly was dressed (sort of) like a Milanese businessman; he lives in Milan (and Dubai), since his French passport precludes him from the Monaco tax advantages.
I sent this to Jack last night after he and I went back and forth on the “fashion” displayed:
To make it to F1 you have to make it through a lot of filters; there are only 20 (22 next year ) seats vs. ~1,700 NFL roster slots:
-Money / backing, connections
-Ability and willingness to sacrifice a conventional childhood and schooling to prioritize climbing the karting and single seater ladder
-Despite the lack of educational credentials, relatively high IQ is probably necessary given the engineering feedback they must be able to provide (think also of the strategic nous of Vettel, Alonso, Sainz mid-race)
To be fair, they are also dressed by brand partners and stylists since they are celebrities, of a sort. You ain’t gonna get flicked up by a photog if you show up to a movie premiere wearing a dark blue worsted two button notch lapel suit, a light blue dress shirt, an Hermes tie, and black cap toes.
It’s not necessarily the case that a (male) star / client / whatever would have access to a tailor if they’re being dressed by a brand (i.e., in a deal).
For example: Leclerc is or at least was a Giorgio Armani-sponsored celebrity, and he is seen frequently wearing Brunello Cucinelli, as are Toto Wolff and George Russell. The suit he is wearing might be Brunello (it sort of looks like archival Armani - think American Gigolo) MTM or bespoke, but it obviously doesn’t fit him.
That doesn’t really matter, because most people seeing the pics will think:
-Wow, Charles Leclerc!
-He’s got it made: Handsome, lives in Monaco, drives for Ferrari, has a fleet of Ferraris, has a Riva
-Seems like a nice guy, too
-OF COURSE Leclerc is “dressing Old Money” [🤮], because he’s from Monaco
-One day when I’m handsome, rich, and beloved like Charles Leclerc, I will dress like him too
One has to wonder if Lando was hoping his optimistic move would have taken both of them out if it failed, and it failed to do that, and that is why he was stupid.
Z06 is the one to get, and as far as I know, the only real issue was a tick in early ('23) models that has since been sorted out. The LT6 has been surprisingly reliable up to this point. We aren't talking about the truck 6.2, here.
Man, sometimes there are happy endings. The cherry on top might have been him getting alimony for her initial adultery, but we can't have everything, can we?
The unsinkable legend! My dad had probably one of the most obscure BW, A Boston Whaler Super Cat sailboat he restored and owned for a few years. I guess BW owned the Super Cat brand for a few years in the late 80s early 90s.
Every now and again I peruse the regional Indian Springfield listings. Then I remember the paraplegics and slightly-less-severely-injured people I've encountered along the way, and I decide the juice isn't worth the squeeze.
Years ago, when I still worked in an office, I rode a GS1150 to work in Bay Area traffic. Lanesplitting (aka filtering) is permitted here, and at least twice each morning I'd pass a car that absolutely reeked of weed.
I remember reading how men and women differ in becoming bitter regarding love. Women get burned by all the bad relationships and men by all the rejections.
"Ford isn’t much better, but since they do the full-sized trucks in the USA they are likely the #1 USA automaker by actual volume"
So if you make the most cars in America, you don't win the most American-made car? Sounds like Yahoo click bait. The link says the categories are manufacturing 1 )location, 2)parts/3)engine/4)transmission source, and 5)US workforce... I would think F150's would lead 3 of 5 of those by a huge margin over Tesla. Also, maybe Tesla is N/A for eng/trans cats, so wins by default? Although it's hard to believe all the electronic components are US-made... but I don't know for a fact.
...anyway, Tesla's are mostly made in California, and California isn't really the USA.
Politicians are simple creatures. They see trucks coming out of Louisville and they don't think to ask where the infotainment or wheels or castings or glass is made.
Politicians are adroit creatures. They see trucks coming out of Louisville, pretend they made it possible, and neither raise nor indulge any question we’d call one.
It isn't just Politicians, many more regular people don't realize how many of the "domestic" brands are not built/assembled domestically, let alone how many "foreign" brands are built/assembled domestically.
Decision had to have been made 2-3 years ago, where the climate was different. Even if it was recent, the "normal" folks and politicians only pay attention to assembly, not the whole supply chain.
It would help explain the huge delay in delivery of 2025 trucks until the back half of this year. Unfortunately Ford doesn't list out COO percentages on their monronies like some other MFGs do. I have a few saved from when I was truck shopping back in '23 and wanted to compare to a new one today, but no dice.
Divorce laws used to disincentivize divorce. Now they incentivize it. Only way to reverse that is to make it so there is no payout to whatever party files over “irreconcilable differences”. There has to be some showing of fault.
A marriage used to be a legal contract, breakable only in cases of provable adultery or abuse.
And regarding "irreconcilable differences," my mom and dad are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year. My dad loves to read and my mom sees such a thing as a luxury, because there's plenty to do around the house. Those are irreconcilable differences, and THEY'RE still together.
Because the guy is always screwed; even if SHE was getting another pen in the inkwell, he ends up in a fleabag apartment with child support sucking him dry!
"Ferrari literally can’t prevent Leclerc from making Hamilton look bad nowadays"
based
"on the slow corners I could put two wheels in the air like a Ford Fiesta"
wait are you lifting the two inside tires?
"it would certainly take a loss to the Air Fryer 9000 in any real-world quarter-mile drag"
imagine your boomer friends finding out your 250k(?) vette got gapped by some chinese four door blob thing at the dragstrip lmao
"she can Eat, Pray, and Love to her heart’s content while you acquire proficiency in the video game of your choice in between OnlyFans-fueled sessions of self-gratification and binge-watching whatever subscriptions you can still afford"
netfilix and onlyfans is pure aids but giving women unlimited agency but zero responsibility was a mistake (guys probably shouldnt be sleeping around either)
where does this lead and whats the solution out of this mess?
“but giving women unlimited agency but zero responsibility was a mistake
where does this lead and whats the solution out of this mess?”
Great question! Seeing how Christianity (and its principles applied at the society-level) have created “the west” and the greatest period of human flourishing and reduction in barbarity that we know of in world history, the solution is probably a return to a more moral ethic, a reduction in 1st/2nd/3rd wave feminism and an increase (or return to) traditional male roles and shouldering of responsibility for self, family, community and world, in that order.
I’m not a fan, but that was a mature drive from Princess George. No mistakes and he controlled the race. His team fucked him on the pitstop, but he prevailed.
Good job by Max dragging that piece of shit around lap after lap and finishing on the podium.
Antonelli had a good start with a nice pass on Leclerc. I love this kid, he’s super exciting to watch. Nice run through the race for his first podium. Many more to come, methinks.
Norris is a nincompoop. That was really dumb. At least he owned it, and at least he didn’t take out Oscar.
Norris was thinking if it works I close the points gap. If it doesn’t, I take both of us out and the points gap stays the same. Unfortunately for him, he took just himself out and he got 0 to Oscar’s 12.
Both Spaniards in the top 10! I thought Alonso had an underrated drive in what's not a great car, and enjoyed watching Russell at the front just holding the lead over Max then pulling away bit by bit.
Of all the aunts prowling around Blandings Castle, it is Lady Constance who repeatedly earns the description of "handsome." Sometimes even "strikingly handsome."
Though not the most lethal Threepwood sister (that title belongs to Lady Julia Fish), Lady Constance's domination of place surely makes her the most insufferable. Lord Emsworth inevitably cowers before her caprices.
Speaking of Lady Julia Fish, among old Uncle Gally's finest moments was that time he forced the Lady's consent of her son's proposal to marry a chorus girl, by the device of threatening to publish his memoirs if the Lady withheld said consent. While it would have been classic in the genre of men-about-town, Galahad Threepwood's manuscript was duly locked away; so that the happy couple could be joined in Holy Matrimony.
The situation in Iran is beyond complex, but clearly Iran does not need nuclear power for energy purposes, no matter what they say. The country has tons of oil and natural gas and is developing its nuclear power under mountains. Still, of all people, I wish Trump would keep America out of another Middle East war. Who knows what price of gallon of gas may become. In some strange way, Trump may do more for electric vehicles, than Biden even did.
I have worked for 40 years straight in Technology and still going. Did not get laid off or fired because mostly I get along, I used to be good, and most importantly was lucky not to get outsourced or re-orged out of a job. As I have gotten older (couple years pre Medicare age), and have accumulated some net worth of note, I agree wealth is what attracts women. (not salary which is fleeting but owning things such as real estate, automobiles of note, stocks and funds and retirement accounts). Looks go away, but wealth is a tremendous asset and the confidence of that net worth is what attracts women to an older man. That and with age, I don't care about what people think about what I say, so liberating.
I think that action that would make the best possible movie would be for a squad of Israelis to halo into Fordow, blast their way to the centrifuge area, blow the whole thing up, and then exfil to one of the coasts. Or maybe helo to the gulf… It’s 285mi, I don’t know if Israel has big helo’s on ships, but it’s doable. US stays out of it, the only casualties are the guards at Fordow, the IDF become certified bad-asses for the next 75 years, etc etc.
What no one wants to talk about is that we’re probably going to need a second crusade in the coming days to combat this second rise of Islam.
Michelle: "That's why I don't hire women. They come in with a giant chip on their shoulder and poison the energy of the workplace, then get knocked up and punch a hundred-thousand-dollar hole in your org chart for an entire fiscal year."
Federal EEOC Inspector: "But YOU'RE a woman!"
Michelle: "Ironic, isn't it?"
divorce because of secretary involvement resulted in eventual secretary becoming mayor. ihope i haven't said too much already!
Grand Seiko FTW!
0-Toto is angling to hire a Dutchman for next year, unless you’re talking about Helmut Marko!
1-Ferrari is under strife BIGLY now; Vasseur and Italian journalists sniping at each other, and I’m sure Luigi Hamiltone’s presence ain’t helping.
2-Stake / Kick / Sauber / SAudi (with Qatari cash!) brought a substantial upgrade to Barcelona, and - e.g. - Williams have been conspicuously slower since the flexi wing TD arrived.
3-I watched about 17 hours of this year’s Le Mans, and I was delighted with my decision to hit the hay at about 1 AM when I awoke at 7 AM to learn that just about nothing had changed.
There has been a lot of whining about Balance of Performance, which might as well be called Balance of Potential (not Outcome). The Ferraris were hamstrung on paper, but they were imperious during much of the race. Kubica’s, ahem, manhandling of the competition just makes Princess George look even better, given the young Brit waxed the Pole during his rookie year.
4-The less said about F1 “fashion” (see the “F1” movie red carpet pictures) the better. Esteban fucking Ocon was the best dressed in the group picture!
5-Government Motors is referring to their latest Plastic Fantastic as a “hypercar.” Jesus wept. Gordon Murray can sell out the run of any of his hypercars with one press release; hypercars that deploy half the power of the BowTied Bad Boy at 10X the cost.
6-My favorite Tom Wolfe quote about women of a certain age:
“‘The New Cookie’ … the girl in her twenties for whom the American male now customarily shucks his wife of two to four decades, when the electrolysis gullies appear above her upper lip”
You cannot un-see the electrolysis gullies, no matter how hard you try.
The Le Mans Hypercars are seriously ugly, and I can’t tell them apart, except for the BMW, where they grafted nostrils on it. I could tell a 962 from a LC2. 963 from 499P? Nope.
There are LMH and LMDh cars racing in the combined Hypercar class. LMH is the ACO way of going about things, and LMDh is the cheapo, cut rate, semi-spec IMSA wannabe way of going about things.
The Ferrari is an LMH, which permits (requires) Ferrari to design and construct their own chassis. NFW would Ferrari deign to put their own engine into someone else’s chassis, even Dallara. The 499P is a Ferrari through and through, and Amato Ferrari’s team operates both the factory and the “privateer” cars; the winner was the privateer entry funded by Orlen, the Polish gas company (Kubica’s sponsor).
Porsche, curiously, went the cheap LMDh route. They also elected to contract the running of the program out to a third party, Cheating Roger Penske.
Porsche should have known that the ACO would not be desirous of an LMDh winning their bleu riband event, but they took the shortcut. There are some commentators claiming that “Porsche will just build an LMH and show Ferrari and the others who’s really boss at Le Mans.”
Look at the Porsche AG (not SE) stock chart: it’s scraping along at a 52 week low while Oliver Blume anxiously adjusts his backside on an increasingly warmer seat. Will the board green light a new prototype when the rules are set through 2032? Doubtful. Porsche will poke their bottom lip out and pout - as they did post-race - and hope the ACO throws them a bone in the future.
Tom McGuane: “I like young girls. Their stories are shorter.”
https://youtu.be/H2LQMElLoLs?si=5Tx36iavnBePzYie
Banned in Canada because of the midgets. Wonder if Speed can see it?
Is it ‘Casablanca’ ? Seems draconian, they’re only there a minute..
i can
this somehow seems more likely to put me on a list (other than the ones im probably already on) than kanye wests new music
Wait, it was the MIDGETS that got this banned? Not the psycho soccer hooligan dude?
When Danny Elfman wrote the songs for the album this came off of, he said each song on Only A Lad was written to offend someone. This song was aimed at Hollywood producers and their casting couch.
Good Christ
Style is intuitive for the French. I personally thought Gasly was dressed better than Ocon but there's not much between them. I will never be able to think of Hadjar as a Frenchman. He's an African Arab and it shows in his clothing.
The Japanese are always very aware of fashion and I like Tsunoda's suit for the fact it is very fashionable. It would be fun to wear but does not make the statement that the tailored suits make.
The Hulk meanwhile is showing his age. His outfit would have been spot on in a nightclub in 2001. I wonder if he was planning on slinking off half way through.
Piastri turned up but he was wearing shorts and got kicked out. West Australians (like Riccardo) can dress with style but in Melbourne everyone is still trying to be a hipster.
It struck me that Gasly was dressed (sort of) like a Milanese businessman; he lives in Milan (and Dubai), since his French passport precludes him from the Monaco tax advantages.
I sent this to Jack last night after he and I went back and forth on the “fashion” displayed:
https://x.com/dieworkwear/status/1934883456145871008?s=10
It's so weird how the F1 drivers come across as outsiders.
The pinnacle of physical fitness and ample wealth to boot, and the news would still rather talk about Albon's girlfriend than him.
I suppose they're essentially nerdy boys and there ain't nobody interested in those!
To make it to F1 you have to make it through a lot of filters; there are only 20 (22 next year ) seats vs. ~1,700 NFL roster slots:
-Money / backing, connections
-Ability and willingness to sacrifice a conventional childhood and schooling to prioritize climbing the karting and single seater ladder
-Despite the lack of educational credentials, relatively high IQ is probably necessary given the engineering feedback they must be able to provide (think also of the strategic nous of Vettel, Alonso, Sainz mid-race)
To be fair, they are also dressed by brand partners and stylists since they are celebrities, of a sort. You ain’t gonna get flicked up by a photog if you show up to a movie premiere wearing a dark blue worsted two button notch lapel suit, a light blue dress shirt, an Hermes tie, and black cap toes.
It’s not necessarily the case that a (male) star / client / whatever would have access to a tailor if they’re being dressed by a brand (i.e., in a deal).
For example: Leclerc is or at least was a Giorgio Armani-sponsored celebrity, and he is seen frequently wearing Brunello Cucinelli, as are Toto Wolff and George Russell. The suit he is wearing might be Brunello (it sort of looks like archival Armani - think American Gigolo) MTM or bespoke, but it obviously doesn’t fit him.
That doesn’t really matter, because most people seeing the pics will think:
-Wow, Charles Leclerc!
-He’s got it made: Handsome, lives in Monaco, drives for Ferrari, has a fleet of Ferraris, has a Riva
-Seems like a nice guy, too
-OF COURSE Leclerc is “dressing Old Money” [🤮], because he’s from Monaco
-One day when I’m handsome, rich, and beloved like Charles Leclerc, I will dress like him too
-Hmm … I want something from Cucinelli
In a way, that traditional blue business suit may actually attract more attention nowadays as the unconventional has become the norm.
They’re jockeys, that’s mostly it
some people have said that sushi tunoda looks like hes ready for the 2002 nba draft and its hilarious
I'm old enough to be tripped out by the 2002 fashion coming around again.
Isn't he a bit short for the NBA?
MNBA perhaps?
Japanese fashion moves to its own beat, and is still traditional looking in its own way with the classic suits "remixed"
I just got the Austrian joke. I’m getting slow in my old age.
One has to wonder if Lando was hoping his optimistic move would have taken both of them out if it failed, and it failed to do that, and that is why he was stupid.
"the one that will probably blow up"
Well, it is a Z06...
... But it is a Z06!
Z06 is the one to get, and as far as I know, the only real issue was a tick in early ('23) models that has since been sorted out. The LT6 has been surprisingly reliable up to this point. We aren't talking about the truck 6.2, here.
Man, sometimes there are happy endings. The cherry on top might have been him getting alimony for her initial adultery, but we can't have everything, can we?
getting even is a slimeball move. they're both beneath contempt. you're MARRIED, get it you ninnies?
Naturally, yet everyone loves a 'man bites dog' story.
Exactly! 👍
About that cartoon, have you found in your travels that owning a Porsche really does bring in the panty dropping chicks?
Definitely enabled me to out kick my coverage, but a tatty Boston Whaler would cover it, easy.
I never cease to be amazed at the prices that used BWs fetch.
1.Take a selfie on a faded 19’ Whaler
2. post it to the dating app of your choice.
3. Behold the power of amortization.
They're kind of like the 80's MB's of boats. They seem to last forever with proper care.
The unsinkable legend! My dad had probably one of the most obscure BW, A Boston Whaler Super Cat sailboat he restored and owned for a few years. I guess BW owned the Super Cat brand for a few years in the late 80s early 90s.
Not worth it. But you know you’ll be able to resell it. I’m a boat snob and wouldn’t touch one.
Motorcycles definitely work better and I’m 5’9”!
But do they attract the right kind of women?
Yes and no. One must use discretion.
Every now and again I peruse the regional Indian Springfield listings. Then I remember the paraplegics and slightly-less-severely-injured people I've encountered along the way, and I decide the juice isn't worth the squeeze.
The number of distracted drivers has skyrocketed with phones and dash screens.
Then the solution is to yank out ALL the "safety" systems, even the seatbelts, and put a 6" steel spike in the middle of the steering wheel.
so, basically, cars like we had in the 1960s.
check out the steeringwheel pic on early editions of the '49 cadillac owners manual
Years ago, when I still worked in an office, I rode a GS1150 to work in Bay Area traffic. Lanesplitting (aka filtering) is permitted here, and at least twice each morning I'd pass a car that absolutely reeked of weed.
When I first told my mother I wanted to learn to fly airplanes, her exact response was, "thank God you're not riding a motorcycle."
She lost her father in a midair south of Las Vegas when she was nine.
Boats work even better. There’s no car on earth that is even in the same ballpark.
You can’t use them on a first date with that attitude. I’ve done it.
It’s already on the water. I haven’t trailered in 15 years. It’s a major upgrade to not keep a boat on a trailer.
Plenty of girls will meet you at the ramp though. They don’t care how it gets in the water. That’s your headache.
My parents had their first date on his boat...along with his three sisters, their SOs, and his parents. I have no idea why my mom didn't run away.
No. That cartoon was made by a lonely, angry man. Women don't care if you have a Porsche. They'd rather not get into and out of a Porsche.
My silver Boxster 550 was popular with women because it was a convertible with brown leather interior. Didn't have to be a Porsche.
I read CHH, as well.
I need to get over there and start arguing with you in a different venue!
I'll head over to be a spectator!
I remember reading how men and women differ in becoming bitter regarding love. Women get burned by all the bad relationships and men by all the rejections.
The most chick magnet car I've ever driven is my wife's MR2 Spyder. My Vette attracts dudes.
Edit: I see someone mentioned motorcycles. Sure, but back when I was racing they were called "pit bitches" for a reason.
Well, that tracks. As you know, I own that very same Boxster and a Ducati. And I have a glider rating.
I see Jack disagreeing, but they do like them. In my experience.
"Ford isn’t much better, but since they do the full-sized trucks in the USA they are likely the #1 USA automaker by actual volume"
So if you make the most cars in America, you don't win the most American-made car? Sounds like Yahoo click bait. The link says the categories are manufacturing 1 )location, 2)parts/3)engine/4)transmission source, and 5)US workforce... I would think F150's would lead 3 of 5 of those by a huge margin over Tesla. Also, maybe Tesla is N/A for eng/trans cats, so wins by default? Although it's hard to believe all the electronic components are US-made... but I don't know for a fact.
...anyway, Tesla's are mostly made in California, and California isn't really the USA.
I have an inside source that says Ford has MASSIVELY moved component sourcing overseas for the face-lift F-Series and SUVs.
I'm in no position to refute that, but it doesn't make much sense considering the political pressure the company would face...
Politicians are simple creatures. They see trucks coming out of Louisville and they don't think to ask where the infotainment or wheels or castings or glass is made.
Bread, meet butter.
Politicians are adroit creatures. They see trucks coming out of Louisville, pretend they made it possible, and neither raise nor indulge any question we’d call one.
That's better said than what I said!
And yet they're extraordinarily sophisticated liars.
How do you tell a politician is lying? His lips are moving.
It isn't just Politicians, many more regular people don't realize how many of the "domestic" brands are not built/assembled domestically, let alone how many "foreign" brands are built/assembled domestically.
Probably was in the plan more than a year ago.
Decision had to have been made 2-3 years ago, where the climate was different. Even if it was recent, the "normal" folks and politicians only pay attention to assembly, not the whole supply chain.
Didn't Tata buy former Mentor Graphics Automotive division from Siemens earlier this year?
Of course, with the *massive* "success" of the 737-MAX, who *wouldn't* want their vehicle's software written in India?
Probably coded to spec, the spec being written by a McDonnell Douglas PM.
Ouch!
Why am I not surprised?
It would help explain the huge delay in delivery of 2025 trucks until the back half of this year. Unfortunately Ford doesn't list out COO percentages on their monronies like some other MFGs do. I have a few saved from when I was truck shopping back in '23 and wanted to compare to a new one today, but no dice.
When it comes to infidelity I've often considered that some people are just drawn to doing it if the opportunity arises no matter what.
You could be rich Mr.Thunderdick or a clone of Salma Hayek circa 1999, but you're still the frog with a scorpion on its back.
completely incomprehensible.
Seriously???
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estella_Marie_Thompson
oh come on thats not even halfway convincing
Maybe after Elizabeth Hurley you just, uh, go for the opposite of a beautiful woman!
John Oates made a more convincing woman than that.
https://variety.com/2016/music/spotlight/daryl-hall-john-oates-star-hollywood-walk-fame-1201846755/
Eeew
Hugh thought it was Divine.
Ha
extremely vile
What the hell was he thinking??!!
As Chris Rock said, "A man is basically as faithful as his options."
Divorce laws used to disincentivize divorce. Now they incentivize it. Only way to reverse that is to make it so there is no payout to whatever party files over “irreconcilable differences”. There has to be some showing of fault.
Like my friend Joe said to me, circa 2008: Don't get married and don't have kids.
Ever.
I'll say it again: If some mad scientist perfects the fembot, women are done as a going concern.
Shoulda clarified: a fembot that's genetically compatible with human males.
I married for crazy, not for someone to do the dishes.
A marriage used to be a legal contract, breakable only in cases of provable adultery or abuse.
And regarding "irreconcilable differences," my mom and dad are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year. My dad loves to read and my mom sees such a thing as a luxury, because there's plenty to do around the house. Those are irreconcilable differences, and THEY'RE still together.
Because the guy is always screwed; even if SHE was getting another pen in the inkwell, he ends up in a fleabag apartment with child support sucking him dry!
Or a good prenup.
Sigh!😮💨
The good news is, Israel is doing us a solid. No infantry required, so far.
yeah thanks isreal for not dragging us into another forever war
again
yet
why are they considered "our greatest ally" again?
Because we (and they) don't pay any attention to your opinion.
heaven forbid someone thinks twice about sending americans to die in the desert
No one is talking about that except you.
"No infantry required, so far."
-you
unless of course youre implying isreal will fight its own battles but that seems unlikely
They've done so so far.
A list of wars that have been won without infantry and only air power is very, very short.
When did they not fight their own battles?
They've been fighting their own battles for years now.
No.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/only-16-americans-19-trump-voters-want-us-join-israels-war-iran
Exactly
YOU brought it up!
I did not.
Why? Propaganda.
Obey the ‘chosen ones’ who are better than you!
the propaganda will ramp up to unheard of levels and when that doesnt work theyll just make it illegal to critisize them in any way shape or form
It almost is illegal. I don't think the Senate has passed that bill yet after the House did.
charismatics numbers will not decline.
Plenty of Gen X neocons out there. Figure 30-40 more years of them in congress. Israel will buy off plenty of newcomers, too.
Because the one true Lord and Savior, AIPAC, makes it so.
not a foreign influence by the way
somehow
"Ferrari literally can’t prevent Leclerc from making Hamilton look bad nowadays"
based
"on the slow corners I could put two wheels in the air like a Ford Fiesta"
wait are you lifting the two inside tires?
"it would certainly take a loss to the Air Fryer 9000 in any real-world quarter-mile drag"
imagine your boomer friends finding out your 250k(?) vette got gapped by some chinese four door blob thing at the dragstrip lmao
"she can Eat, Pray, and Love to her heart’s content while you acquire proficiency in the video game of your choice in between OnlyFans-fueled sessions of self-gratification and binge-watching whatever subscriptions you can still afford"
netfilix and onlyfans is pure aids but giving women unlimited agency but zero responsibility was a mistake (guys probably shouldnt be sleeping around either)
where does this lead and whats the solution out of this mess?
much like cubic inches
lying is free
People lie about pubic inches, too!
Hey-O! 😂😂
“but giving women unlimited agency but zero responsibility was a mistake
where does this lead and whats the solution out of this mess?”
Great question! Seeing how Christianity (and its principles applied at the society-level) have created “the west” and the greatest period of human flourishing and reduction in barbarity that we know of in world history, the solution is probably a return to a more moral ethic, a reduction in 1st/2nd/3rd wave feminism and an increase (or return to) traditional male roles and shouldering of responsibility for self, family, community and world, in that order.
bingo
the answer was always to turn to christ but having a father figure who tells them not to indulge in everything doesnt sit well with some
Ferrari and Sir are trying to spin it as Sir lost 20 points of downforce from hitting a groundhog. Yeah, right.
I’m not a fan, but that was a mature drive from Princess George. No mistakes and he controlled the race. His team fucked him on the pitstop, but he prevailed.
Good job by Max dragging that piece of shit around lap after lap and finishing on the podium.
Antonelli had a good start with a nice pass on Leclerc. I love this kid, he’s super exciting to watch. Nice run through the race for his first podium. Many more to come, methinks.
Norris is a nincompoop. That was really dumb. At least he owned it, and at least he didn’t take out Oscar.
My Ferrari boys pooed the bed again.
Carlos got a top 10!
Norris was thinking if it works I close the points gap. If it doesn’t, I take both of us out and the points gap stays the same. Unfortunately for him, he took just himself out and he got 0 to Oscar’s 12.
absolute dingus move
truly the new face of f1
Sky Sports commentators hardest hit.
how do we make them feel physical pain though
I feel physical pain when Croft starts yelling.
Me too, can’t stand that guy.
Over in Indycar Will Buxton is commentating. I have to turn off the sound to watch a race.
I’m not sure there was any “thinking” going on in that brain…
Yeah, I guess I’m giving him the benefit of the doubt. Senna had the first corner of Suzuka all figured out beforehand.
Agreed. That’s an excellent example of a strategic brain at work.
Both Spaniards in the top 10! I thought Alonso had an underrated drive in what's not a great car, and enjoyed watching Russell at the front just holding the lead over Max then pulling away bit by bit.
Number 11 and number 13 in my driveway! Woohoo!
Would love to add a C8 in any fully ICE form but I’m a tad $hort so….
Of all the aunts prowling around Blandings Castle, it is Lady Constance who repeatedly earns the description of "handsome." Sometimes even "strikingly handsome."
Though not the most lethal Threepwood sister (that title belongs to Lady Julia Fish), Lady Constance's domination of place surely makes her the most insufferable. Lord Emsworth inevitably cowers before her caprices.
Speaking of Lady Julia Fish, among old Uncle Gally's finest moments was that time he forced the Lady's consent of her son's proposal to marry a chorus girl, by the device of threatening to publish his memoirs if the Lady withheld said consent. While it would have been classic in the genre of men-about-town, Galahad Threepwood's manuscript was duly locked away; so that the happy couple could be joined in Holy Matrimony.
The situation in Iran is beyond complex, but clearly Iran does not need nuclear power for energy purposes, no matter what they say. The country has tons of oil and natural gas and is developing its nuclear power under mountains. Still, of all people, I wish Trump would keep America out of another Middle East war. Who knows what price of gallon of gas may become. In some strange way, Trump may do more for electric vehicles, than Biden even did.
I have worked for 40 years straight in Technology and still going. Did not get laid off or fired because mostly I get along, I used to be good, and most importantly was lucky not to get outsourced or re-orged out of a job. As I have gotten older (couple years pre Medicare age), and have accumulated some net worth of note, I agree wealth is what attracts women. (not salary which is fleeting but owning things such as real estate, automobiles of note, stocks and funds and retirement accounts). Looks go away, but wealth is a tremendous asset and the confidence of that net worth is what attracts women to an older man. That and with age, I don't care about what people think about what I say, so liberating.
I think that action that would make the best possible movie would be for a squad of Israelis to halo into Fordow, blast their way to the centrifuge area, blow the whole thing up, and then exfil to one of the coasts. Or maybe helo to the gulf… It’s 285mi, I don’t know if Israel has big helo’s on ships, but it’s doable. US stays out of it, the only casualties are the guards at Fordow, the IDF become certified bad-asses for the next 75 years, etc etc.
What no one wants to talk about is that we’re probably going to need a second crusade in the coming days to combat this second rise of Islam.
an obscene and worthwhile level of mass emigration and a heavy tax on remittances would go a pretty long way to solving that problem
once theyre back where they belong cutting them off from the civilized world is easier