The #1 selling car in the 'Cash for Clunkers' program is.......
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Originally posted by BigDamnNobody:Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:
Just to wind up BDN a little...Quote:
Add to all of this, the government now has to spend even more money on the program in order to hire more staff to process the CARS claims faster.
So you're saying the Obama administration has created jobs?! Are you spinning for them now?
Perhaps if you weren't so wound up yourself you would realize that the above quoted statement belongs to Rip. You might want to read a little slower to prevent such occurences in the future.
Oh, I know Ripper posted that - I posted MY response simply to yank your tail and get you whining and pissing and moaning about "spinning for Obama". Worked like a charm, too. Fuess I should have included the "Originally posted by RIPWash" tagline on it, just to keep the slower members from getting confused. Wouldn't have helped, though - you're STILL confused.
Funny thing is, Rip, even on his most partisan of days, will see my response and get a laugh out of it. You, because you're so wrapped up in your worship of all things Republican, simply can't accept even the tiniest of jokes at their expense.
Mike
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Ah, but Jack, my man - I copyrighted it. It's trademarked. It's mine. Kinda like Fox with "Fair & Balanced" or Coke with "The Real Thing"; it doesn't matter whether it's true or not, it only matters who hit the courthouse first.
'Course, I'd be willing to license it to ya for the right price...
Oh, and what's so "disturbing" about my avatar? I thought you supported gun rights? If I want to take my kitty to some range time, and I'm responsible about it, what's the harm?
Mike
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what's so disturbing is that curiosity of the cat in this case killed the cameraman :)
I love your avatar, I think it was my recommendation, IIRC, if someone wants to take issue with it, point them out.
Kings are just like everyone else, they rule, unless they are attacked by semi-flightless game fowl.
But Mike, seriously, don't make me post that cartoon :)
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Originally posted by dreamtrove:
what's so disturbing is that curiosity of the cat in this case killed the cameraman :)
Not if the safety was on, or the rifle was unloaded. ;)
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I love your avatar, I think it was my recommendation, IIRC, if someone wants to take issue with it, point them out.
Yes indeedy, it was your recommendation and you posted the pic. And I love it, too. He's a very cute cat; just don't piss him off. That's good advice for dealing with ANY cat, though.
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Kings are just like everyone else, they rule, unless they are attacked by semi-flightless game fowl.
And here I was biting my tongue about that...
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But Mike, seriously, don't make me post that cartoon :)
Oh, I won't be offended. Cat ping-pong is another good photo for this kind of "debate". :)
I poke BDN because he responds, and he responds because I poke - it's a cycle of perpetual motion.
Mike
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Caption:
"Kitty finds out that Obama will be socializing vet-care.... prepares appropriate response."
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Also, good caption:
"Now lets see that dog chase me again...."
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Originally posted by Kwicko:
Oh, I know Ripper posted that - I posted MY response simply to yank your tail and get you whining and pissing and moaning about "spinning for Obama". Worked like a charm, too. Fuess(sic) I should have included the "Originally posted by RIPWash" tagline on it, just to keep the slower members from getting confused. Wouldn't have helped, though - you're STILL confused.
Now you are just spinning for yourself.
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Originally posted by Kwicko:
Funny thing is, Rip, even on his most partisan of days, will see my response and get a laugh out of it. You, because you're so wrapped up in your worship of all things Republican, simply can't accept even the tiniest of jokes at their expense.
Keep spinning.
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Originally posted by Kwicko:Quote:
Add to all of this, the government now has to spend even more money on the program in order to hire more staff to process the CARS claims faster.
So you're saying the Obama administration has created jobs?!
Dang! I knew that would jump up and bite me on the arse.
Aye, create jobs, but only temporary ones at that. And it was more brought up to point out how much government in general tends to underthink things and not plan ahead appropriately. Certain amount of funds were set aside for the program and . . . oops! . . . we didn't anticipate that THIS many cars would be sold, so we've got to pump MORE into the program than was originally intended.
Which is why I don't want government taking over more of healthcare than they already have. Yes, I understand the whole Medicare/Medicaid thing. And the way I hear it (yes, from biased sources, so bite me
) the government has nearly bankrupted those two programs as well.*********************************************
"It's okay! I'm a leaf on the wind!!!"
"What does that mean?!?!?!"
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Tell me, BDN, do I strike you as someone who isn't careful with his language and words? (Nice catch on the typo, by the way. I think you'll have to admit that it's a rare instance, and I'll be editing to correct it soon. Don't worry - I won't go back and change it and then claim that you edited your quote, like some have done around here recently.)
You'll notice that I'm addressing you directly, first-person. In my post earlier, when I referred to you, that was third-person ("Just to wind up BDN...") - and then I posted Rip's quote and a snidely condescending "spin" on it, since that seems to be what you so clearly want.
But sorry if you thought I was attributing things to you that you didn't say. I find Ripper to be a bit clever, and could never mistake you for him. You're not clever in the least.
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Keep spinning.
Right back atchya.
Mike
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Dang! I knew that would jump up and bite me on the arse.
Now there's a someone who can take a joke! Yer a good egg, Ripper. (Just so BDN get this right, I'm using "yer" as a colloguialism of "you're", itself a contraction of "you are")
And ya know, if they were doing the C4C program RIGHT, they'd ALSO be stimulating salvage yards for more than just the scrap value of melted metal. I used to spend an awful lot of time traveling the state and poring through Pick-n-Pull yards, looking for anything I needed, or any hard-to-find parts for my cars. I would imagine an influx of 500,000 more cars to these yards would bring large crowds of people who wanted and needed those parts to make their own "clunkers" run better.
By the way, my "clunker" celebrates its 18th birthday one year from today - it was built on August 25th, 1991, which made it one of the very last CRXs off the line in their only assembly plant in Suzuka, Japan. By mid-September, Honda was selling the Civic del Sol (a.k.a. the "del Slow") as the CRX's replacement. Mine passed its emissions inspection this year with ozone and particulate emissions in the top 5% of brand new cars of its make when it was new. 170,000 hard-run miles, it gets bounced off the rev limiter every single time I drive it, and it's still cleaner than 95% of its kind were when they were brand new.
Yeah, I think I'll keep that "clunker" for a few more years. I'd thought about picking up a new Honda Fit, but I'm holding out for the CRX's spiritual successor, the CR-Z, which is due out next fall as a 2010 model.
What my clunker looks like:
Mike
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