March 08, 2012
— Ace Whatever Midas had? Yeah, Obama has something different.
A $100,000-plus Fisker Automotive luxury car died during Consumer Reports speed testing for reasons that are still unknown, leaving the struggling electric car startup with another blow to its image."It is a little disconcerting that you pay that amount of money for a car and it lasts basically 180 miles before going wrong," David Champion, senior director for the magazine's automotive test center, told Reuters.
...
The breakdown of the Consumer Reports car is more bad news for a company that already recalled some Karmas. Fisker also has changed its CEO and halted production over the past month as it seeks to renegotiate the terms of a $529 million loan from the U.S. Department of Energy.
And when asked if he owned a Chevy Volt, Energy Secretary Steven Chu said he didn't even own a car. At the moment.
This administration seems to have a very theoretical connection with reality.
If you've ever wondered what Government By Hippies might look like, now you know.
Put Me In Coach, I'm Ready
Now, from what I've gathered from cursory observation, the guy on the little hill is going to throw a ball, and I'm going to hit it, right?
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Posted by: Polliwog at March 08, 2012 03:52 PM (zmm1+)
Posted by: phoenixgirl mourning Andrew at March 08, 2012 03:52 PM (vNBIm)
Posted by: phoenixgirl mourning Andrew at March 08, 2012 03:53 PM (vNBIm)
Posted by: mugiwara at March 08, 2012 03:53 PM (KI/Ch)
Posted by: nevergiveup at March 08, 2012 07:52 PM (eCnLg)
Uhhm, yeah. That kinda takes the fun out of it. Hmph.
Posted by: Polliwog at March 08, 2012 03:53 PM (zmm1+)
Really, I think the only response to this is to Nelson Muntz it.
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD 2012 at March 08, 2012 03:53 PM (Gk3SS)
Pulled the cord out, probably.
Posted by: nickless at March 08, 2012 03:53 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: SFGoth at March 08, 2012 03:53 PM (dZ756)
Posted by: Dr Spank at March 08, 2012 03:55 PM (lVGED)
Posted by: steevy at March 08, 2012 03:56 PM (7W3wI)
Usually, I just teleport myself from place to place because I'm a really smart Nobel Laureate and stuff.
Posted by: Steven Chu, A Nobel Laureate at March 08, 2012 03:56 PM (QKKT0)
Posted by: Sharkman at March 08, 2012 03:56 PM (RtpCp)
Yes, but don't worry about actually hitting it or scoring a goal, because you're going to get a trophy regardless and no one is keeping score anyway.
Posted by: sgt. york at March 08, 2012 03:56 PM (1IPWs)
I lost my license now I don't drive....
I have a limo, ride in the back....
I lock the doors in case I'm attacked
Posted by: Steven Choo ....life's been good to me... at March 08, 2012 03:56 PM (dauG/)
Posted by: nevergiveup at March 08, 2012 03:57 PM (eCnLg)
Posted by: Motor Trendy at March 08, 2012 03:57 PM (eHIJJ)
Posted by: Lars Groteballen at March 08, 2012 03:57 PM (GUj/0)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at March 08, 2012 03:58 PM (jucos)
Posted by: Tom Brokaw, Race Comedian at March 08, 2012 03:58 PM (QKKT0)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at March 08, 2012 03:59 PM (jucos)
Posted by: Stephen Chooooo at March 08, 2012 03:59 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: nevergiveup at March 08, 2012 03:59 PM (eCnLg)
Posted by: Greg at March 08, 2012 03:59 PM (yxtW6)
Posted by: Your Friendly Fisker Service Department at March 08, 2012 04:00 PM (QKKT0)
I mean, I know back in '08 that it would be bad, but I had no idea that there would be absolutely no adult supervision.
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at March 08, 2012 04:00 PM (7utQ2)
Get used to it.
Posted by: Barack OScoamf at March 08, 2012 04:01 PM (YuQT8)
So September, 2009, was during the Bush Administration?
Wow. W's a time-traveler.
Posted by: Meiczyslaw at March 08, 2012 04:01 PM (bjRNS)
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at March 08, 2012 04:01 PM (7utQ2)
Posted by: bigred at March 08, 2012 04:02 PM (mIcI8)
Posted by: nevergiveup at March 08, 2012 04:02 PM (eCnLg)
Wow. A whole 400. And they are enjoying their daily commutes. No one can argue with figures like that.
Posted by: mama winger at March 08, 2012 04:02 PM (P6QsQ)
Posted by: phoenixgirl mourning Andrew at March 08, 2012 04:02 PM (vNBIm)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at March 08, 2012 04:02 PM (jucos)
Posted by: wheatie at March 08, 2012 04:02 PM (dauG/)
Posted by: huerfano at March 08, 2012 04:02 PM (fIuC0)
Posted by: Greg at March 08, 2012 04:03 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: The Poster Formerly Known as Mr. Barky at March 08, 2012 04:03 PM (qwK3S)
already on the road in the U.S., we also have many satisfied customers
who are enjoying daily commutes in their cars," Fisker said in the
statement.
...sitting in the garage making motor sounds
Posted by: Cicero at March 08, 2012 04:03 PM (QKKT0)
Posted by: Andy at March 08, 2012 04:03 PM (XG+Mn)
Posted by: nevergiveup at March 08, 2012 04:03 PM (eCnLg)
Posted by: Hey.wheres.barry at March 08, 2012 04:04 PM (hyP1j)
Posted by: Sharkman at March 08, 2012 07:56 PM (RtpCp)
And SCOAMF certainly has that touch in spades.
Posted by: Polliwog at March 08, 2012 04:04 PM (zmm1+)
Posted by: Dr Spank at March 08, 2012 04:04 PM (lVGED)
Midas is close. Think Medusa.
There's even the ancient Greek warning to the USA in her name. They knew.
Posted by: really ... at March 08, 2012 04:04 PM (X3lox)
I'll hazard a guess the entire electric car supply chain work force are updating resumes.
Posted by: booter at March 08, 2012 04:04 PM (deujC)
Posted by: The Fisker Tag Line Evaluation Committee at March 08, 2012 04:05 PM (QKKT0)
Posted by: nevergiveup at March 08, 2012 04:05 PM (eCnLg)
Posted by: Cicero at March 08, 2012 07:57 PM (QKKT0)
Well, Europe wanted him elected, it's only fair they get to feel the pain.
Posted by: Polliwog at March 08, 2012 04:05 PM (zmm1+)
Posted by: McLovin at March 08, 2012 04:06 PM (dpNTk)
Posted by: mama winger at March 08, 2012 04:06 PM (P6QsQ)
Posted by: The Fisker Tag Line Evaluation Committee at March 08, 2012 04:06 PM (QKKT0)
Greg,
Uhm no you lying fucking liberal. That would be Obama that approved Fiskers $529 Million loan to build cars in Finland.
Why do you lie so much Greg?
http://tinyurl.com/74qn7sj
Posted by: robtr at March 08, 2012 04:06 PM (MtwBb)
Posted by: The Poster Formerly Known as Mr. Barky at March 08, 2012 04:07 PM (qwK3S)
Posted by: wheatie at March 08, 2012 04:09 PM (dauG/)
Posted by: The Fisker Tag Line Evaluation Committee at March 08, 2012 04:09 PM (QKKT0)
Posted by: Mr. Pink at March 08, 2012 04:09 PM (swkkW)
Posted by: nevergiveup at March 08, 2012 04:10 PM (eCnLg)
Yep. Just looked at mine. You're right.
Posted by: mama winger at March 08, 2012 04:10 PM (P6QsQ)
Posted by: The Oligarchy at March 08, 2012 04:10 PM (2grn/)
Energy Secretary Steven Chu said he doesn't own a car. At the moment.
Of course not, I'm sure we are paying for his car and driver. Parasites.
Posted by: dogfish at March 08, 2012 04:11 PM (N2yhW)
Posted by: The Oligarchy at March 08, 2012 08:10 PM (2grn/)
It's not an administration of retards led by an academic that I fear. I fear an administration of academics led by a retard.
Posted by: Al The Great at March 08, 2012 04:12 PM (X3lox)
That's Fiskars. :-D I totally checked my quilting tools when these stories first started coming out. http://www3.fiskars.com/
They get their US mail in Madistan WI, for some reason.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at March 08, 2012 04:12 PM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at March 08, 2012 04:12 PM (7utQ2)
Posted by: Greg at March 08, 2012 07:59 PM (yxtW6)
Really Greg? Let's check the DOE website.
September 2009
ATVM Loan Program offers conditional commitment for loan to Fisker Automotive
April 2010
ATVM Loan Program closes loan to Fisker Automotive
Looks like you are a bald faced fucking liar again. Who would have guessed?
Posted by: MikeTheMoose finally remembers why he's here at March 08, 2012 04:14 PM (0q2P7)
Apparently someone noticed that spending 5 trillion in 3 years is still difficult to do. All the sinkholes in all the cities in all of America, and still we can't manage to fill them all up fast enough, so let's go to another part of the world where I haven't the slightest interest in finding on a map and toss that money over there.
At this point, I would have been happier with the DOE paying for Miss Fluke and friend's contraceptives, instead. At least I know with the Hoya whores that it will be a product that has been guaranteed to put out.
Posted by: befuddled at March 08, 2012 04:14 PM (xJU23)
Posted by: ontherocks at March 08, 2012 04:15 PM (ZJCDy)
Posted by: Jimmah at March 08, 2012 04:15 PM (sv7B2)
FIFY. Posted by: Greg at March 08, 2012 07:59 PM
Yup... BOOOSHHHHH !!!
http://tinyurl.com/3wc4lv8
"With the approval of the Obama administration, an electric car company that received a $529 million federal government loan guarantee is assembling its first line of cars in Finland, saying it could not find a facility in the United States capable of doing the work. "
Now fix your fuckin' shine box
Posted by: kbdabear at March 08, 2012 04:15 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: disgusting oratory at March 08, 2012 04:15 PM (xXhWA)
Posted by: nickless at March 08, 2012 04:16 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: MikeTheMoose finally remembers why he's here at March 08, 2012 04:17 PM (0q2P7)
Posted by: really ... at March 08, 2012 04:17 PM (X3lox)
Posted by: Mr. Pink at March 08, 2012 04:17 PM (swkkW)
Now, from what I've gathered from cursory observation, the guy on the little hill is going to throw a ball, and I'm going to hit it, right?
Thats right Corky, hit the ball. Now give me that damn whistle, before I have an aneurysm.
Posted by: AndrewsDad at March 08, 2012 04:18 PM (C2//T)
And African abortions. Not as useful as oil.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at March 08, 2012 04:18 PM (hO8IJ)
That's like begging God to make you look stupid.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose finally remembers why he's here at March 08, 2012 04:18 PM (0q2P7)
Posted by: nevergiveup at March 08, 2012 04:19 PM (eCnLg)
Well that would explain their electric car problem.
Posted by: Retread at March 08, 2012 04:19 PM (joSBv)
Greg,
Is just like Obama, he lies, he blames, he fails.
Hey Greg, care to comment on Gallups new numbers showing 50% of Americans beleive he has a failed presidency?
Of course not, you got caught again and now you have run off to hide.
Posted by: robtr at March 08, 2012 04:19 PM (MtwBb)
http://tinyurl.com/646shoq
Project Fisker Automotive Technology OEM Location Wilmington, DE Loan Amount $529 million Eligibility ATVM Status Closed Date of agreement Apr 2010 Jobs Construction N/A Jobs Permanent 2,000 Generation Capacity (MW) N/A Annual Generation Output (MWh) N/A Annual Gasoline Displaced (Gallons) 17,400,000 Annual Avoided CO2 (tons) 154,000 Annual Cars off the Road* 30,000 Households Equivalent (annual)** N/A
Posted by: kbdabear at March 08, 2012 04:20 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: Ronster at March 08, 2012 04:21 PM (T1nDt)
Yeah I already summarized that in a far less irritating post.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose finally remembers why he's here at March 08, 2012 04:21 PM (0q2P7)
I can assure you I didn't need any help.
Posted by: Jay Thomas at March 08, 2012 04:21 PM (eHIJJ)
Apr 2010
Tell us greg, who was President during April 2010?
And where's that shine box?
Posted by: kbdabear at March 08, 2012 04:21 PM (Y+DPZ)
Electric cars when out of juice turn into a fluking "brick". It's called "bricking". Can't even tow the sucker - wheels lock up.
If your stuck with a "brick" only thing left to do is get a mouse named Ignatz and a Krazy Kat. At least it would be good for something.
Posted by: Deli LLama at March 08, 2012 04:21 PM (ADlPJ)
Posted by: DC in Towson at March 08, 2012 04:22 PM (I/cLr)
Posted by: Don't hate the player... at March 08, 2012 04:22 PM (NOnHM)
"Karma" is Finnish for "we don't need no steenking software testing."
Anyway, we're just being mean. The article says they have 4 *hundred* satisfied customers in the U.S.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at March 08, 2012 04:22 PM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: toby928© at March 08, 2012 04:23 PM (GTbGH)
He bravely switched to pr0n instead
Bravest of the brave, sir Greggie!
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at March 08, 2012 04:23 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo-intellectual at March 08, 2012 08:20 PM (hXJOG)
Rush might want to rent you EIB One
Posted by: Ombudsman at March 08, 2012 04:24 PM (AxHOT)
The EXACT same thing happened to me once. Exact, I'm telling you.
Except it was Packard Bell computers and not one but two test machines crapped out.
Posted by: Mama AJ at March 08, 2012 04:24 PM (XdlcF)
Do you think Greg gives a shit about anything Obama does? No, he only cares about beating "us", and his "team" winning. Posted by: Mr. Pink at March 08, 2012 08:17 PM (swkkW)
So true. Leftism is no more a philosophy than stupidity is a philosophy.
Posted by: disgusting oratory at March 08, 2012 04:24 PM (xXhWA)
30,000
Someone really thought they were going to replace 30,000 real cars with 400 of these toys? Really? REALLY?
I'm in the wrong industry.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at March 08, 2012 04:24 PM (hO8IJ)
Greg is like an Imperial TIE fighter. Fast, misses target a lot, and totally without shields is prone to get blown out of the sky by a freighter.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose finally remembers why he's here at March 08, 2012 04:25 PM (0q2P7)
Posted by: Truman North at March 08, 2012 04:25 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: wooga at March 08, 2012 04:26 PM (vjyZP)
Posted by: nickless at March 08, 2012 04:26 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: Jimmah at March 08, 2012 04:27 PM (sv7B2)
Posted by: toby928© at March 08, 2012 08:23 PM (GTbGH)
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Really? Then ace should ban the prick. Socking a commenter is bannable. I get tired of his tiresome shit anyways.
Posted by: robtr at March 08, 2012 04:27 PM (MtwBb)
Actually most of them are stuck on the side of the road and can't get to the media to complain about the POS.
Posted by: Retread at March 08, 2012 04:27 PM (joSBv)
Posted by: Mr. Pink at March 08, 2012 04:27 PM (swkkW)
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at March 08, 2012 04:28 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: mugiwara at March 08, 2012 04:29 PM (KI/Ch)
I hate to break it to Chu but chauffer driven limousines are not considered public transportation.
Posted by: Javems at March 08, 2012 04:30 PM (gCAKv)
Rush might want to rent you EIB One
Posted by: Ombudsman at March 08, 2012 08:24 PM (AxHOT)
Gotta love how the print MSM, when reporting the Limbaugh-Fluke story. We aren't biased! Read the text! Please. Look at the pictures they publish with the story. Fluke's picture has been touched up and air brushed so that she almost looks attractive.
Rush? I can just hear the editor: "Go out there and get me the fattest, baldest, most satanic, poor-person-eating picture of that MOFO you can find."
Posted by: Ombudsman at March 08, 2012 04:31 PM (AxHOT)
Posted by: phoenixgirl mourning Andrew at March 08, 2012 04:31 PM (vNBIm)
Posted by: Sandra Fluke at March 08, 2012 04:32 PM (Kh1up)
Posted by: Karma at March 08, 2012 04:32 PM (P9OJs)
>>>16Yeah, the opposite of the Midas touch is apparently the power to turn 7 trillion dollars into worthless junk and worthless paper.<<<
The Asdim touch?
Posted by: Javems at March 08, 2012 04:33 PM (gCAKv)
Posted by: Sandra Fluke at March 08, 2012 08:32 PM (Kh1up)
What? Everybody rides the tube?
Posted by: MikeTheMoose finally remembers why he's here at March 08, 2012 04:33 PM (0q2P7)
Posted by: Sandra Fluke at March 08, 2012 04:33 PM (swkkW)
potential, and is funded by borrowed money from a bankrupt superpower.
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Are we talking about Huntsman campaign.
Posted by: befuddled at March 08, 2012 04:35 PM (xJU23)
I was right, of course.
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at March 08, 2012 04:35 PM (QTHTd)
"Fisker has benefited from the publicity generated when actor Leonardo DiCaprio was handed the first Karma last summer and pop idol Justin Bieber received one as a gift this month."
The company should fail just for that reason alone.
Posted by: ErikW at March 08, 2012 04:36 PM (6/VnD)
Steven Chu was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 20, 2009.
De nada.
Posted by: The Senate Republicans that are Totally Going to Make Romney Toe the Line
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at March 08, 2012 04:36 PM (kdS6q)
Did the management make them kiss while they watched?
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at March 08, 2012 04:37 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: NBC at March 08, 2012 04:37 PM (eHIJJ)
Posted by: Grregg at March 08, 2012 04:38 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: Bitch McConnell at March 08, 2012 04:38 PM (swkkW)
The Karma is still a sweet looking car. I wouldn't mind slapping the body onto a gas powered car.
Posted by: wooga at March 08, 2012 08:26 PM (vjyZP)
It is a pretty cool design.
Posted by: ErikW at March 08, 2012 04:39 PM (6/VnD)
Posted by: nevergiveup at March 08, 2012 04:39 PM (eCnLg)
Posted by: Jean at March 08, 2012 04:39 PM (RURIy)
Posted by: Jose Caneco's Twiter Feed at March 08, 2012 04:40 PM (I2LwF)
Bieber received one as a gift this month."
Did the management make them kiss while they watched?
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at March 08, 2012 08:37 PM
Makes sense. Cars you want to market to Type A wealthy professional men are absolutely moved to buy one by a pair of celebrities worshiped by 14 year old girls
Posted by: kbdabear at March 08, 2012 04:41 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: Yassir Arafat at March 08, 2012 04:41 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: Jose Caneco's Twiter Feed at March 08, 2012 04:41 PM (I2LwF)
Be honest, the man has a Nobel Prize for cooling and trapping of atoms with laser light.
How do you say no to that?
Posted by: toby928© at March 08, 2012 04:41 PM (GTbGH)
Posted by: nevergiveup at March 08, 2012 04:41 PM (eCnLg)
Posted by: Ohio Dan at March 08, 2012 04:41 PM (JKNDp)
Posted by: Jose Caneco's Twiter Feed at March 08, 2012 04:42 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: steevy at March 08, 2012 04:42 PM (7W3wI)
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 08, 2012 04:42 PM (ND9u8)
Posted by: Jean at March 08, 2012 04:42 PM (RURIy)
Posted by: Sandra Fluke at March 08, 2012 04:42 PM (swkkW)
Posted by: mugiwara at March 08, 2012 04:43 PM (KI/Ch)
Posted by: Jose Canseco's Twiter Feed at March 08, 2012 04:43 PM (I2LwF)
wankle the rotary engine with the funny shaped uh "piston"?
Posted by: MikeTheMoose finally remembers why he's here at March 08, 2012 04:44 PM (0q2P7)
Posted by: Jose Canseco's Twiter Feed at March 08, 2012 04:46 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: toby928© at March 08, 2012 08:43 PM (GTbGH)
snicker...check out his hash...it's his dream come true until he changes it in 10 minutes.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 08, 2012 04:46 PM (ND9u8)
Posted by: Jose Canseco's Twiter Feed at March 08, 2012 08:43 PM (I2LwF)
Tell me about it. Or don't. It's not important.
Posted by: urandom at March 08, 2012 04:47 PM (MmrSI)
Posted by: nevergiveup at March 08, 2012 04:47 PM (eCnLg)
Posted by: DC commuter at March 08, 2012 04:48 PM (Uh+y6)
Posted by: Jose Canseco's Twitter Feed at March 08, 2012 04:48 PM (I2LwF)
194187 We will all be dead one day Posted by: Jose Canseco's Twiter Feed at March 08, 2012 08:43 PM (I2LwF)
----
Ironically, thats the motto for the Kar'ma.
Posted by: Jimmah at March 08, 2012 04:48 PM (sv7B2)
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 08, 2012 04:48 PM (ND9u8)
the man has a Nobel Prize
Dandy. Then he can use some of that prize money to pay back that half billion dollar Solyndra loan he signed off on.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at March 08, 2012 04:49 PM (kdS6q)
And when asked if he owned a Chevy Volt, Energy Secretary Steven Chu said he didn't even own a car. At the moment.
He saves energy and the environment by carpooling with a professional driver in his bulletproof Lincoln Town Car with official plates numbered in the low 20s. Who always happens to be going exactly where he's going, whenever he calls.
Posted by: Jose Canseco's Twitter Feed at March 08, 2012 04:49 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: robtr at March 08, 2012 04:49 PM (MtwBb)
So our DOE gives taxpayer money to a foreign car company who gives away a couple of $100k cars to people with enough money to consider that nothing more than loose change and now said car company wants to "renegotiate"?
Yep, government by hippies.
Posted by: Retread at March 08, 2012 04:50 PM (joSBv)
Man discovered a thing called fire, somehow, millineums ago. He's been trying to control it to suit his specific needs ever since. The steam engine was a wonder of modern science. Then came the INTERNAL combustion engine.
Now for 46k, minus a $10k ass reaming from the 51% who pay taxes, barry brings us the EXTERNAL combustion car.
Fucking great!
And do these charred heaps have to be carted to a Haz-Mat waste site instead of the regular junkyard crusher?
Posted by: hutch1200 at March 08, 2012 04:50 PM (3NmB8)
Posted by: Jose Canseco's Twitter Feed at March 08, 2012 04:50 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: Jose Canseco's Twitter Feed at March 08, 2012 04:52 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: DC commuter at March 08, 2012 04:52 PM (Uh+y6)
I may have posted on Ambien last night.
If I did, please keep the nekkid pics and stupid comments to yourselves.
Will never take another Ambien again.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at March 08, 2012 04:52 PM (UOM48)
Posted by: nevergiveup at March 08, 2012 04:52 PM (eCnLg)
The Stanley Steamer was an external combustion car. So no, he can't even claim that.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose finally remembers why he's here at March 08, 2012 04:52 PM (0q2P7)
Posted by: Jose Canseco's Twitter Feed at March 08, 2012 04:53 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at March 08, 2012 08:49 PM (kdS6q)
but...that was based on Sound Scientific Theory! We Meant Well!
Posted by: Dr. Floyd Ferris at March 08, 2012 04:53 PM (ND9u8)
Posted by: Jose Canseco's Twitter Feed at March 08, 2012 04:54 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: Jose Canseco's Twitter Feed at March 08, 2012 04:54 PM (I2LwF)
Too late. We did that last week.
Posted by: Government By Hippies at March 08, 2012 04:55 PM (joSBv)
Posted by: DC commuter at March 08, 2012 04:55 PM (Uh+y6)
Posted by: Jean at March 08, 2012 04:55 PM (RURIy)
Posted by: Jimmah at March 08, 2012 04:55 PM (sv7B2)
Posted by: steevy at March 08, 2012 04:56 PM (7W3wI)
I don't think I own anything battery powered. Except for a flashlight, maybe. And one little radio.
Moronettes, your mileage may vary.
Posted by: Truman North at March 08, 2012 04:56 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: Truman North at March 08, 2012 04:57 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: scottst at March 08, 2012 04:57 PM (jPD+y)
Posted by: Mr. Pink at March 08, 2012 04:57 PM (swkkW)
At least. And if we do get batteries of sufficient capacity some day, we'll have to strip mine huge amounts of Gaia to get enough heavy metals and rare earths for them.
I'm betting by then the aliens will come and we can sell them the black people instead.
Posted by: nickless at March 08, 2012 04:57 PM (MMC8r)
What you are reading is the result of teh AoSHQ Management rewriting what RayKon is trying to post. And BTW the link is to the Breitbart poster, hence, comedy~!
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] at March 08, 2012 04:57 PM (dxTxt)
Posted by: ACME 2012 at March 08, 2012 04:57 PM (uDueA)
The whole car thing requires a battery that does not yet exist. It's hard to predict when technology that doesn't exist might appear.
Electric Drive via fuel cells might be around by then. But that's only if making and storing hydrogen gets real cheap, or fuel gets real real expensive.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose finally remembers why he's here at March 08, 2012 04:58 PM (0q2P7)
Hey, what do you know. Chu apparently snaked the wife of one of his co-workers:
Alexander Fetter was married to Jean (now married to Steven Chu, his former colleague and currently the Secretary of Energy) and had 2 children with her..
Chu, you dawg!
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at March 08, 2012 04:59 PM (kdS6q)
Posted by: teeocee at March 08, 2012 04:59 PM (UkKAO)
Posted by: nickless at March 08, 2012 05:00 PM (MMC8r)
See, this is why libtard car designers should be shot.
Sometimes they come up with a pretty sweet body design. Something that defines the vehicle and becomes part of the brand.
Sometimes some poor bastard has to take that sweet ass design and marry it to a green energy perpetual motion device that can't and won't exist.
Posted by: ErikW at March 08, 2012 05:00 PM (6/VnD)
If O gets re-elected I fully expect the 2014 Ford Mustang, 1HP and four legs.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose finally remembers why he's here at March 08, 2012 05:00 PM (0q2P7)
Nah, it was me transcribing Jose Canseco tweets. It's pure gold.
Dude just got banned for life from the Mexican baseball league. His life is like the store-brand version of Pete Rose's.
Posted by: Truman North at March 08, 2012 05:01 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: USA at March 08, 2012 05:02 PM (6Cjut)
HIGH. SPEED. CHU-CHUs. Posted by: Jay Guevara at March 08, 2012 09:01 PM
Okay, that was good.
Posted by: mama winger at March 08, 2012 05:02 PM (P6QsQ)
Posted by: Fisker Marketing at March 08, 2012 05:03 PM (SzAZ7)
Dude just got banned for life from the Mexican baseball league. His life islike thestore-brand version of Pete Rose's. Posted by:Truman North
errps. My bad.
(though, you do a fine troll impersonation. worthy of the finest weddings and bar mitzvahs. )
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] at March 08, 2012 05:04 PM (dxTxt)
Posted by: Truman North at March 08, 2012 09:01 PM (I2LwF)
Those were real?
Posted by: really ... at March 08, 2012 05:06 PM (X3lox)
Posted by: Soledad O'brian genius in disguise at March 08, 2012 05:06 PM (NOnHM)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 08, 2012 05:06 PM (V6fqC)
I haven't had anything to say for like three and a half days. Total burnout. My post count is in the single digits per day. So... I don't know... A couple weeks ago, I had this idea that socking Jose Canseco's Twitter feed would be humorous for a couple of minutes.
Swing and a miss! Oh well. At least I'm not banned from the Mexican AoSHQ.
Posted by: Truman North at March 08, 2012 05:06 PM (I2LwF)
Sometimes they come up with a pretty sweet body design. Something that defines the vehicle and becomes part of the brand.
Sometimes some poor bastard has to take that sweet ass design and marry it to a green energy perpetual motion device that can't and won't exist. Posted by: ErikW at March 08, 2012 09:00 PM
Or they can do what Tesla did and use the Lotus Elise body and chassis
Posted by: kbdabear at March 08, 2012 05:07 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: Ms Choksondik at March 08, 2012 05:07 PM (fYOZx)
Posted by: Truman North at March 08, 2012 05:07 PM (I2LwF)
Smoke detectors, I hope.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at March 08, 2012 05:07 PM (hO8IJ)
"It's important to note that with more than 400 Fisker Karma sedans already on the road in the U.S., we also have many satisfied customers who are enjoying daily commutes in their cars," Fisker said in the statement.
Fuck you, Fisker.
Posted by: Customer #401 at March 08, 2012 05:07 PM (EeVhV)
Posted by: Fisker at March 08, 2012 05:08 PM (N2yhW)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 08, 2012 05:08 PM (V6fqC)
Posted by: dananjcon at March 08, 2012 05:08 PM (cv/XN)
44 A shit sandwich. A $529 million dollar shit sandwich.
Posted by: huerfano at March 08, 2012 08:02 PM (fIuC0)
That's not a shit sandwich. That's a whole fucking shit buffet.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at March 08, 2012 05:10 PM (EeVhV)
http://tinyurl.com/6n9b7ce
Jonathan Papelbon: Phillies Fans More Knowledgeable Than Red Sox Fans
“The difference between Boston and Philadelphia, the Boston fans are a little bit more hysterical when it comes to the game of baseball,” Papelbon said in an interview"
Posted by: kbdabear at March 08, 2012 05:10 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: Fisker at March 08, 2012 05:11 PM (N2yhW)
Posted by: mama winger at March 08, 2012 05:11 PM (P6QsQ)
Yes, we who don't believe in fucking magical electric battery fairies...
#WAR
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] at March 08, 2012 05:11 PM (dxTxt)
little bit more hysterical when it comes to the game of baseball,”
Papelbon said in an interview"
Posted by: kbdabear at March 08, 2012 09:10 PM (Y+DPZ)
The Boston fans throw lag bolts and shout demeaning shit, while the Phillie fans prefer batteries.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 08, 2012 05:12 PM (ND9u8)
Fuck you, Fisker. Posted by: Customer #401 at March 08, 2012 09:07 PM
Yes, the view while sitting in your car on top of a flatbed tow truck is awesome.
Posted by: Bricked Fisker Owner at March 08, 2012 05:13 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: AoSHQ Fantastic F-word Funtime at March 08, 2012 05:15 PM (uDueA)
"It's important to note that with more than 400 Fisker Karma sedans already on the road in the U.S., we also have many satisfied customers who are enjoying daily commutes
Posted by: really ... at March 08, 2012 05:15 PM (X3lox)
Posted by: mama winger at March 08, 2012 09:11 PM (P6QsQ)
MLB.TV will set you free.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at March 08, 2012 05:15 PM (EeVhV)
Or getting stuck in a sand trap
Posted by: Motor Trend at March 08, 2012 05:16 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: dananjcon at March 08, 2012 05:17 PM (cv/XN)
Posted by: Ronster at March 08, 2012 05:17 PM (T1nDt)
Me too
Posted by: Bill Maher, Patron Saint of Assholes at March 08, 2012 05:18 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: grease monkey at March 08, 2012 05:18 PM (VSWPU)
Posted by: Jay Guevara at March 08, 2012 09:15 PM (EeVhV)
That is waaaay better than the German version.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 08, 2012 05:18 PM (ND9u8)
Posted by: DC in Towson at March 08, 2012 05:20 PM (I/cLr)
We could at least take the goats from A-Stan and fuel little carts over here.
Plus, we'd save them from the rape.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at March 08, 2012 05:20 PM (UOM48)
Gloria Allred has sent a letter to Denise Nieman, the County Prosecutor in West Palm Beach, Florida, on behalf of the Women’s Equal Rights Legal Defense and Education Fund, asking for an investigation into whether Rush Limbaugh violated Florida defamation law when he called Sandra Fluke a “slut” and a “prostitute.” Allred cites Section 836.04 of Florida Statute, which says that “whoever speaks of and concerning any woman, married or unmarried, falsely and maliciously imputing to her a want of chastity, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.”
http://tinyurl.com/7a3byc6
Posted by: Tami at March 08, 2012 05:20 PM (X6akg)
Posted by: Lemmenkainen at March 08, 2012 05:22 PM (Iw4dM)
Allred cites Section 836.04 of
Florida Statute, which says that “whoever speaks of and concerning any woman, married or unmarried, falsely and maliciously imputing to her a want of chastity, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.”
Oh. My. Word.
Posted by: mama winger at March 08, 2012 05:22 PM (P6QsQ)
and it lasts basically 180 seconds before going wrong," D'ohbama voter
Get used to it.
Posted by: Gerry at March 08, 2012 05:22 PM (dBM/B)
Posted by: That slut Fluck at March 08, 2012 05:23 PM (sJKFk)
Posted by: Polliwog at March 08, 2012 05:23 PM (zmm1+)
Posted by: Sandy Fluck, soon to be 1% esq. at March 08, 2012 05:23 PM (uDueA)
Posted by: mama winger at March 08, 2012 05:24 PM (P6QsQ)
Posted by: Marybel at March 08, 2012 05:24 PM (QGwv0)
Posted by: The Fisker Tag Line Evaluation Committee imposter at March 08, 2012 05:24 PM (6TB1Z)
Posted by: Jimmah at March 08, 2012 05:24 PM (sv7B2)
misdemeanor of the first degree
That sounds like some serious shit. Maybe Rush can plead to misdemeanor of the 2nd degree.
Posted by: Ronster at March 08, 2012 05:25 PM (T1nDt)
Posted by: kbdabear at March 08, 2012 05:25 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: Lemmenkainen at March 08, 2012 09:22 PM (Iw4dM)
Saw your Yglesias review. It was pure gold.
Posted by: Polliwog at March 08, 2012 05:25 PM (zmm1+)
But then she's not much on the intellect, is she?
Posted by: nickless at March 08, 2012 05:26 PM (MMC8r)
I remember the VW van getting almost 70 miles to the gallon. My theory is that the epa mandated catylatic converters destroyed any future gas mileage improvement. The converter amounts to someone trying to run a mile while exhaling through a straw. The cafe standards eliminated all competition for the automakers. However, the competition between lobbyists setting cafe standards amounts to millions of dollars/gallons per hour driven. I wonder if we will ever see free markets again in our lifetime.
Posted by: td at March 08, 2012 05:27 PM (w7TI0)
Posted by: Jay Guevara at March 08, 2012 05:27 PM (EeVhV)
Posted by: mama winger at March 08, 2012 05:28 PM (P6QsQ)
Posted by: DC Montoya at March 08, 2012 05:28 PM (I/cLr)
Posted by: kdny at March 08, 2012 05:29 PM (vrYVY)
Which is why I came home and took an Ambien of my husband's and may have posted stupid/embarrassing stuff last night.
*hangs head in embarrassment and shame*
Posted by: Jane D'oh at March 08, 2012 05:29 PM (UOM48)
Posted by: Polliwog at March 08, 2012 05:29 PM (zmm1+)
Posted by: kbdabear at March 08, 2012 05:30 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: dananjcon at March 08, 2012 05:30 PM (cv/XN)
Posted by: kdny at March 08, 2012 09:29 PM (vrYVY)
Yeah, that whole situation is truly disturbing.
Posted by: Polliwog at March 08, 2012 05:31 PM (zmm1+)
Posted by: Polliwog at March 08, 2012 09:23 PM (zmm1+)
I'll remember that when you try to make a joke.
Posted by: Ronster at March 08, 2012 05:31 PM (T1nDt)
311 I must have missed the part where Sandy presented herself as chaste.
Posted by: mama winger at March 08, 2012 09:28 PM (P6QsQ)
I believe that was "chased." By someone in a Karma Fisker. Who nevertheless caught her. Without the help of the AAA guy.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at March 08, 2012 05:31 PM (EeVhV)
Thee court will'ah note that my'ah client is an immigrant from thee Isle ah Lesbos, ifn' you catch my subtle yet pointed point'ah. Hence, she cannot possibly be'ah clam-digging, rug-rancher.
Posted by: stereotypical Suthenh Lahyah [/i] at March 08, 2012 05:32 PM (dxTxt)
Posted by: Ronster at March 08, 2012 09:31 PM (T1nDt)
I really had gotten the joke, just got back on the thread after you explained it. For what ever reason "Get it? Got it. Good." insists on being one whole word in my mind.
Posted by: Polliwog at March 08, 2012 05:33 PM (zmm1+)
Posted by: kbdabear at March 08, 2012 05:33 PM (Y+DPZ)
Sandra Fluke at March 08, 2012 09:11 PM
I did the same thing, except XXX movies when Ace 1st got his Amazon deal. Holy fuck did I get an ass reaming. I know I gave almost a dozen apologies.
Guess that is ok now.
Posted by: hutch1200 at March 08, 2012 05:35 PM (3NmB8)
Posted by: kbdabear at March 08, 2012 09:33 PM (Y+DPZ)
The fact that they might shoot her may have something to do with her brave stand for free speech in their case
Posted by: Polliwog at March 08, 2012 05:36 PM (zmm1+)
Posted by: Jonathan Papelbon at March 08, 2012 05:36 PM (Y+DPZ)
Hey guys, I just found this website and it's pretty cool, but seriously, how is this the President's fault?
The man is trying to help build jobs here in the US. Sheesh!
Shit happens in the business world, open one yourselves and see!!
Posted by: RushFan4Life at March 08, 2012 05:36 PM (aeve0)
Posted by: Joejm65 at March 08, 2012 05:36 PM (UZuc4)
Posted by: Ronster at March 08, 2012 05:37 PM (T1nDt)
Posted by: DC In Towson at March 08, 2012 05:37 PM (I/cLr)
327 There sure are some nice folks here in the City of Brotherly Love.
He's been traded to SF already?
Posted by: Jay Guevara at March 08, 2012 05:37 PM (EeVhV)
Posted by: RushFan4Life at March 08, 2012 09:36 PM (aeve0)
* In best announcer vouce* Joe or clueless moby? You make the call.
Posted by: Polliwog at March 08, 2012 05:38 PM (zmm1+)
Posted by: Jonathan Papelbon at March 08, 2012 09:36 PM (Y+DPZ)
Yep, they'll chuck AA's instead of C's. Because of their understanding supportiveness.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 08, 2012 05:39 PM (ND9u8)
Posted by: DC In Towson at March 08, 2012 05:39 PM (I/cLr)
Posted by: Ronster at March 08, 2012 09:37 PM (T1nDt)
Ah, I'm a little slow on the uptake some days.
Posted by: DC In Towson at March 08, 2012 09:37 PM (I/cLr)
Sleep well DC, we're sure not to kill you in the morning.
Posted by: Polliwog at March 08, 2012 05:39 PM (zmm1+)
The man is trying to help build jobs here in the US. Sheesh!
Shit happens in the business world, open one yourselves and see!! Posted by: RushFan4Life at March 08, 2012 09:36 PM
Give me a guaranteed low interest loan for 529 million and I'll give it a shot
Posted by: kbdabear at March 08, 2012 05:40 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: Baracka Obama at March 08, 2012 05:40 PM (EeVhV)
Posted by: nickless at March 08, 2012 05:42 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: Polliwog at March 08, 2012 05:42 PM (zmm1+)
Posted by: The Tijuana Donkey Show at March 08, 2012 05:43 PM (KZuD1)
Posted by: Rex Harrison's Hat at March 08, 2012 05:43 PM (uDueA)
you could have let me catch a fool first
oh, and GO CUBBIES!!!!
Posted by: navycopjoe at March 08, 2012 09:40 PM (aeve0)
I don't think you can just dive right in like that, especially with a "rushfan" type name. Work your way up to it next time, and somebody will take the bait.
Go Cubs Go!
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 08, 2012 05:43 PM (ND9u8)
Posted by: nickless at March 08, 2012 05:43 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: navycopjoe at March 08, 2012 05:43 PM (aeve0)
Shit happens in the business world, open one yourselves and see!!
Open one what? One shit, or one business world?
Posted by: Jay Guevara at March 08, 2012 05:44 PM (EeVhV)
Posted by: nickless at March 08, 2012 09:42 PM (MMC8r)
Well, I'd say NCJ needed practice but with the way we've been infested today I'd rather he stayed bad at it.
Posted by: Polliwog at March 08, 2012 05:44 PM (zmm1+)
Posted by: DC In Towson at March 08, 2012 05:44 PM (I/cLr)
Posted by: nickless at March 08, 2012 09:43 PM
Bang Bang Chitty-Chitty Bang Bang, Chitty-Chitty Bang Bang we love you!
Posted by: Steven Chu at March 08, 2012 05:45 PM (Y+DPZ)
If Chu's so fucking smart, why doesn't he build the fucking magical car?
He's working on something else, something that will save us.
Yep.
HIGH. SPEED. RICKSHAWS.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at March 08, 2012 05:45 PM (EeVhV)
342 damnit, you were guessing average joe?
fuckkkkkkkkkkk! could have had some fun but blew it!!
FML
Posted by: navycopjoe at March 08, 2012 05:45 PM (aeve0)
In other news Gloria Allred insists upon herself to be a bigger media whore than Sandra Fluke.
You know how you know when an issue has jumped the shark? You see Allred's gaping maw.
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at March 08, 2012 05:45 PM (eHIJJ)
Posted by: Iblis at March 08, 2012 05:45 PM (MQa8z)
Posted by: navycopjoe at March 08, 2012 09:45 PM (aeve0)
Sorry, never occured to me it would be anyone but AverageJoe. Extra funny since it was a Joe.
Posted by: Polliwog at March 08, 2012 05:48 PM (zmm1+)
Posted by: rtw at March 08, 2012 05:50 PM (s6tTC)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 08, 2012 05:51 PM (KZuD1)
There is, however, one exception. One girl has not gone along with the crowd. The teacher asks her why she has decided to be different. “Because I’m not a Cubs fan.”
Then, asks the teacher, what are you?
“Why I’m proud to be a St. Louis Cardinals fan,” boasts the little girl.
The teacher is a little perturbed now, her face slightly red. She asks the girl why she is a Cardinals fan.
“Well, My Dad and Mom are Cardinals fans, and I’m a Cardinals fan too.”
The teacher is now angry. “That’s no reason,” she says loudly. “What if your Mom was a moron, and your dad was a moron. What would you be then?”
A pause, and a smile. “Then,” says the girl, “I’d be a Cubs fan.”
Posted by: robtr at March 08, 2012 05:51 PM (MtwBb)
Posted by: Jimmah at March 08, 2012 05:51 PM (sv7B2)
UN Women’s Rights Panel Due To Culminate Annual Session By Condemning A Single Country – Israel
Posted by: mama winger at March 08, 2012 05:52 PM (P6QsQ)
Double apologies folks, I wasn't able to hang around much last night and read any additional commentary - Have a killer cold at the moment so was trying to get as much sleep as I could. Feel a bit better, but the second apology of course is for getting home so late to post the update.
Tonight's Episode, unfortunately, well have to be titled Revenge of the Turds. The morning was pretty uneventful, but at lunch time Che, the che-ettes and about 5 others came up while I was eating.
I'm guessing either Che and the others either figures he's in the "safe zone" since his supervisor was canned but he didn't, or he figures he's going to get canned eventually so it just doesn't matter anymore. I'm guessing it's probably the former, the kid strikes me as being a blithering idiot.
So he saunters up to my table flanked by the usual duo of slack eyed idgits and of course 5 others who are part of his usual lunchtime crowd. He smiles at me and informs me, "You know, were passing around a petition for people to sign. Were going to get you fired."
I looked up at him, and smiled back. "You know, it would probably be a lot easier if you just circulated a petition that got you named Queen of France. Once you become Queen, you could call the CEO and demand he fire me. And of course once that's finished you and all your peons could go out and have free cake."
Well, Che-boy stared at me for a moment or two, and lacking anything clever to say they all stomped off. I doubt they got the obvious historical reference, in fact I doubt they even understood that their petition had about as much chance of getting me fired as it did in getting him named Queen of France. As usual they just didn't get the response they were expecting, at all, and as a result it pretty much blew all of their rather limited little circuitry.
The rest of the day pretty much passed by without incident, until it was time to leave and I headed to my car with my bodyguard in tow. You might remember my bodyguard - the guy that's been walking me to my car for the last couple of days. I've been calling him Barney Fief - because he sort of reminded me of the character from the Andy Griffith show, at least physically. He's about 5'2, weighs maybe 135 soaking wet, and can't have been shaving for more than maybe a year or two. I'm guessing he's somewhere in his early twenties, at most.
Well I can't really call him Barney Fief anymore, it just doesn't fit. He walks me out to my car, and sure enough, it's been trashed. Somebody has scratched obscenities in the hood, on the doors, and on the trunk. On closer inspection there is a switchblade sticking out of one of the rear tires.
Apparently the idiot(s) didn't realize that like most cars, the one I drove to work was riding on steel belted radials. Rather than trying to slash through the sidewalls, they tried jamming the blade into the back of the tire where the tread is - and the blade got caught in the steel belt. Apparently they couldn't get it back out again and left it there.
So my bodyguard sees this - and first he just stood there, staring at the car. Then the strangest look came over his face. If I had to describe it, I'd call it rage. It was weird. I swear as God as my witness, he stood there and started to shake. As for me, sure, I was annoyed. Seeing the blade still stuck in my tire was kind of amusing as well, I mean to think that these dipsticks couldn't even slash a tire by themselves, well it struck me as kind of funny.
But not the security guard formerly known as Barney Fief - he took it personally. Very personally - much more so than I could imagine since it wasn't even his car. He looks up and me, locks eyes and says - "Sir, I'm sorry. This is my fault. I promise you, I will find the people responsible for this and make sure they get whats coming to them."
Ok, couple of things that really made this stick for me - one, he made direct eye contact, never wavered. By the look on his face and the sound of his voice I knew that for whatever reason, he felt personally responsible for this incident. He also used the word I - and when he said it, he really meant it. I really can't say what prompted it - I mean it's not like they assigned this kid or anybody really to look after my car.
But for whatever reason he stepped up and took ownership of the whole thing. Normally of course in a situation like this people feel compelled to tell a guy, "Hey, it's not your fault.. " etc.. But somehow that just didn't feel right. For whatever reason he felt like he owned this - he wanted to own it. I knew right then and there I couldn't talk him out of it or say anything that was going to make him feel like he didn't, and somehow if I'd tried it would have made it worse.
So instead, I just nodded, opened the trunk and took out one of the two spares I had and the trusty floor jack I always carry with me. While I getting the stuff out of the trunk he called the cops, then he helped me change the tire, making absolutely certain that neither of us came anywhere near touching the switchblade.
We had the tire changed and were waiting for the cops to arrive, the kid - no strike that, the young man was still fuming. I can't really call him a kid, despite his age, it just doesn't fit. I looked at him and figured he could use a little cheering up, so I said something I thought would do the trick. "I'm really glad you were here tonight. It's good to know a good man has my back."
I was right, he brightened up almost immediately. "I figured you'd have asked for one of the other guards by now.. you know, somebody bigger."
I just smiled. "Nope. It's like my grandpappy used to say, it's not the size of a dog in a fight that matters, it's the size of the fight in the dog. From the first time I saw you I figured you for somebody that had a lot of fight in you. So no, there's nobody I can think of that I'd rather have watching my back." - ok God's honest truth is I really didn't care because I never figured any of the loon squad would have the guts to do anything face to face anyway, but the young man needed a little confidence builder, and by goodness he had earned it as far as I was concerned.
So we waited for a bit longer, the cops finally showed and we filed a report. The officer took the switchblade, tire and all, as evidence - lol. Makes me wonder just what sort of weird stuff one might see in a police evidence locker.
It also occurred to me that the encounter in the lunchroom made a little more sense. Not that I have any doubts that the loon squad honestly believes they can get me fired with a petition, but in retrospect it occurred to me that most likely they were there to establish an alibi, since they knew they'd be at the top of the suspect list.
So after the police left I thanked the young man again, shook his hand, and headed home to file my nightly update, but not before stopping off at an autoparts store and picking up some touch-up paint. Haven't had a chance to deal with the scratches just yet, but the guy at the autoparts store sure got a surprise when I asked him to take a look at my car and give me his best guess as to how much touch-up paint it would take to cover the damage.
He came out, looked it over, and said, "Damn, Ex-Girlfriend?" I shook my head and said, "Nope, long story. It starts with a T-Shirt." He looked at me quizzically and I just shook my head. "Trust me, don't ask."
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 08, 2012 05:52 PM (R5yLq)
I think they got Jim Morrison on one of those old Florida statutes years ago.
Posted by: Jinxthecat at March 08, 2012 05:53 PM (l3vZN)
Lol.. greetings. Feeling a bit better tonight so I should be able to hang in a bit longer than I did last night.
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 08, 2012 05:55 PM (R5yLq)
Did someone mention starting a business? It make take more time than you like.
Posted by: John Delorean at March 08, 2012 05:55 PM (w7TI0)
Posted by: ciceroskip at March 08, 2012 05:57 PM (1xowU)
Oh thank God....I'd just about given up on you for tonight.
Are there security cameras in the lot?
Posted by: Tami at March 08, 2012 05:57 PM (X6akg)
I looked up at him, and smiled back. "You know, it would probably be a lot easier if you just circulated a petition that got you named Queen of France. Once you become Queen, you could call the CEO and demand he fire me. And of course once that's finished you and all your peons could go out and have free cake."
SoS, I admire your fortitude in this, but have one word of advice: DISENGAGE. Don't argue, don't engage in snark, don't pry into what happened with/to your various opponents. Just keep your head down, do your job, keep your mouth shut. Say nothing quotable. Che says his petition is going to get you fired (which is laughable), just nod.
My $0.02, FWIW.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at March 08, 2012 06:00 PM (EeVhV)
SoS, was this new vandalism reported to your new BFF in HR?
Posted by: kqb29 at March 08, 2012 06:00 PM (hW7/O)
Posted by: Polliwog at March 08, 2012 06:01 PM (zmm1+)
They are escalating. I did not get to read your update from last night so maybe you called them law enforcement in before this - not sure. But at least now they are involved and there is a case opened on this. I know you were minimizing the risk of a physical assault before, but this latest thing is scary.
Thank God the knife was stuck only in your tire. Please please be careful.
Posted by: mama winger at March 08, 2012 06:01 PM (P6QsQ)
Sadly no, no cameras out there at all - and I work a shift that starts at 9, so by the time I get there pretty much all the spots near the building are gone. But on the upside the car I drive to work is a POS - I got my money worth out of it a long, long time ago and I'm just driving it till it finally dies. The police have the "evidence", I'm guessing they'll run prints and if whoever did it has a record or is in the system they'll get busted, otherwise I doubt much will come of it.
Desperately need a new nickname for my bodyguard though - the guy has way too much going on to be called Barney anymore. Almost feel a little guilty about calling him that in the first place really.
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 08, 2012 06:02 PM (R5yLq)
No worries. Two things I have going for me, I'm a very large redneck with lethal combat skills, and, I have a bodyguard who may not be the biggest guy on the block but I seriously think this guy would take a bullet for me if it came to it, and I doubt he's making much more than minimum wage.
Bizarre, but true.
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 08, 2012 06:04 PM (R5yLq)
Jane, dear, you didn't. Don't worry about it!
I read the ONTs all the way through every morning. You posted nothing to be ashamed of. Although, after your run in with the flucklibtard, I wouldn't have held it against ya, and probably would've egged ya on. LOL.
Posted by: jem at March 08, 2012 06:04 PM (0oYHO)
Posted by: jem at March 08, 2012 10:04 PM (0oYHO)
Very true, I guess none of the rest of us had actually gotten around to telling her that yet.
Posted by: Polliwog at March 08, 2012 06:06 PM (zmm1+)
Posted by: mama winger at March 08, 2012 06:07 PM (P6QsQ)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 08, 2012 10:02 PM (R5yLq)
Maddog.....
Posted by: Tami at March 08, 2012 06:08 PM (X6akg)
Posted by: Ronster at March 08, 2012 06:08 PM (T1nDt)
Posted by: kqb29 at March 08, 2012 06:10 PM (hW7/O)
Now that your employer knows they have a potential assault or homicide attempt on their premises in their future, and employees who are proactively harassing you with some pretty direct confrontations, do you think they might make an accommodation for your parking arrangements for a while? I don't like the sounds of where this is going and going fast. Disgruntled employees, and they are inviting the company to disgruntle them, are a real threat.
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at March 08, 2012 06:10 PM (eHIJJ)
Sorry, afterthought to my previous comment.
Bear in mind that there's absolutely nothing you can say to Che that will improve your position. Nothing. The best you can do is break even; it goes downhill from there. So say nothing whatever to the asshole. Zip. Nada. Zilch. Nichts. Nichevo. Any points you score will have a zero coefficient in front of them, any booboos will have 10^100 coefficient in front of them.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at March 08, 2012 06:11 PM (EeVhV)
They might, I have a meeting in the morning with the Managing Director, she's back in town and scheduled the meeting for the AM so I'll inquire about it with her then, my guess is she'll probably already know about the incident before I arrive since my bodyguard reported it to security already as well as the police.
Sadly though he has the day off tomorrow (my bodyguard, I mean). He works Sunday through Thursday - we were talking about it tonight. He's been trying to get a Monday thru Friday gig for a while now but he's still new enough that he just doesn't have anywhere near enough seniority, I guess the Monday thru Friday shifts are at a real premium at his company. Our site actually uses an outside, bonded firm for security.
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 08, 2012 06:18 PM (R5yLq)
I hope the cops have reserved a large evidence locker for you, SOS. You're adding to the pile daily.
Posted by: creeper at March 08, 2012 06:20 PM (gre5a)
376: Desperately need a new nickname for my bodyguard though.
First thing that came to my mind was MacGyver
Posted by: Jim in Virginia at March 08, 2012 06:21 PM (uerEJ)
Not worried about improving my position. But I'm also not going to let this little pantywaist get in my face and talk smack either. I could care less what Che-boy thinks about me, or what he or his little friends have to say.
I'm not afraid of them, and they will be made aware that I feel no fear of them whatsoever. That is more or less the point of this whole exercise. I'm not backing up, or backing down from them. Not now, not ever. They can trash my monitor, my car, whatever. I could care less.
They don't gain one inch of ground. Period. If I let them talk that way to me in the lunch room and said nothing? Well, then everyone - them included, would assume that their bullshit intimidation tactics were working.
So you'll forgive me for being blunt here, but not just no, fuck no.
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 08, 2012 06:23 PM (R5yLq)
Perhaps the kindest thing anyone has ever said to me, but no - not even a pale imitation. Andrew took on the whole world - me, I'm just trying to maybe help clean up my little corner of it a bit.
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 08, 2012 06:25 PM (R5yLq)
Posted by: kqb29 at March 08, 2012 06:26 PM (hW7/O)
There are days I begin to wonder, though the lack of fingerpaints is usually enough to convince me.. lol
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 08, 2012 06:27 PM (R5yLq)
SoS, Sorry to hear about your car, even if it is a beater. You are getting a lot of good advice and, with or without the advice, are doing great! Very proud of you as a fellow moron. You might just ask the MD if she thinks a switchblade knife sticking out of your tire could be use on you and if it could have been done by one of the folks making the death threats. Also, time to ID Che and his buddies to the MD so they can take action. As with Ogabe, they need to go.
Thanks for the update!
Posted by: Ammo Dump at March 08, 2012 06:34 PM (WUWb9)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 08, 2012 10:02 PM (R5yLq)
Buford Jr.?
When it's all said and done with, you can take him an ax handle to carry around, yanno, as a kind of a thank you.
Did the cops not do anything other than take the report, and the tire with embedded knife?
Posted by: jem at March 08, 2012 06:41 PM (0oYHO)
But I'm also not going to let this little pantywaist get in my face and talk smack either.
He's irrelevant. Let him talk himself out into the parking lot with a cardboard box.
391 Jay Guevara: "Disengage"
Fuck that. Andrew would not have disengaged. SOS is Breitbart.
You misunderstood me. I don't mean to back down, but just not to
waste time bandying words with Che, and potentially blurting out something that can be used against SoS. He's in a winning position now, and has nothing to gain by verbal exchanges with Che. Stay frosty.
To put it another way, SoS is ahead on every referee's card, while Che is swinging wildly hoping for a knockout.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at March 08, 2012 07:03 PM (EeVhV)
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Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 08, 2012 10:02 PM (R5yLq)
Mr Reese.
Posted by: Hrothgar at March 08, 2012 07:24 PM (i3+c5)
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Posted by: liquidflorian at March 08, 2012 08:36 PM (VDReC)
Sounds like those auto-newbie Saudis got about the same miles per dollar invested as a Karma buyer.
Posted by: Purple Avenger at March 08, 2012 09:07 PM (iTl/r)
Posted by: DC commuter at March 09, 2012 02:05 AM (Uh+y6)
That sucks for Consumer Reports. They buy review items off-the-shelf, so they will get something a typical consumer gets, instead of a potentially tweaked and tuned item that may not be representative of what we can buy.
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