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Hahahahaha....I spent my college years playing Goldeneye in a drunken haze.

And going to Wesley Willis concerts. I liked him WAY before he was dead.

I only ever had two types of customers:

1. I don't give a crap about anything except a low monthly payment (ie, 8 years, negative equity, whatever!)

2. This is all I'm going to pay (the savvy shopper)

I loved them both--#1 makes us a lot of money, #2 is in and out the door in under an hour. But totally different sales techniques. I can't imagine being painted into a corner by management's pitch.

Just teasing, of course. I always wondered how Kraft handled distribution in the border areas ("Mac & Cheese" vs "Dinner"). Seems like a logistical nightmare :D #oppositelock

I think the 1000:1 ratio in price actually makes this kind of cool.

I mean, when you turn a brand new $10k Fiero into a $100k Ferrari in 1987, that 10:1 ratio just makes you a poseur.

So I hereby declare than any bodykit that exceeds the ratio of 500:1 is cool because the irony is more obvious than watching a trust-fund kid spilling PBR on his Cashmere scarf.

Kraft Dinner? You just outed yourself as Canadian or someone who listens to too much Barenaked Ladies. But I'm being redundant.

Spot on with the list. #oppositelock

I can see her uncanny valley.

Seriously, that is CGI, right? #oppositelock

Similarly, when people ask me why so many cars can hit 155+, I remind them that the ability to safely drive 155 means that driving at 75 is much safer, in turn.

Who doesn't like mediocre pizza that you have to cook yourself, all for just $3 less than a decent pizza that's already fully cooked?

PROFIT! #oppositelock

Yeah, I never understood how "cool" a product had to be to get relegated to the Ethnic/International aisle.

I walk down the condiments aisle and see Taco Bell and Old El Paso stuff, then a couple aisles over is much better stuff at half the price. I guess Vlasic just doesn't have time to get in on the market for Nopalitos. #oppositelock

Nothing a strut brace can't cure, right?

I guess the thing that gets me is when people have so much more time on their hands than money. I admire DIY, but at some point you have to wonder how many trips to Home Depot he made just to save a couple hundred bucks while endangering his life.

I'm eating a Publix brand yogurt from their "Obviously Hispanic" line of yogurts, even though it doesn't say that outright. The colors are all Mesomerican themed, but it's subtle.

It's churro-flavored, but there are no actual fried bits. But calling it "cinnamon" just lacks dat sabor. #oppositelock

too long; didn't buy

I thought for that price they ALL had leather. Maybe it's leatherette...seems like most cars under $40k are going that route now. #oppositelock

There was a viral ad for the Touareg V10 tdi about 5 years ago, pulling an airliner. I remember them saying outright that they loaded something like 3-4 tons of lead/steel ballast into the back so they could get traction. But it was still a fair--albeit impractical--representation of all the torque.

1135 followers?

Go forth, minions, and destroy ALL THE HELLAFLUSH. #oppositelock

It's definitely well put together and the design oddly flows well, but I'm still fundamentally against the design. It's a very poor iteration of what the SUV boom has become. Maximum exterior size for minimum interior size. It's a small car, but smoking crack. Had they applied the same effort into making a Versa SE-R, I'd be a lot more impressed. #oppositelock

Yeah, and as I always say, you have to adjust for purchasing power. The USD is still relatively weak to the Euro by about 20%. In other words, converting it to dollars makes it look more expensive to American eyes vs. its "native" pricing in EUR.

In any case, it's not uncommon to see nice little add-ons for Euro-market cars to help justify the prices they command--not just the taxes, but the inflated base price compared to the US. #oppositelock

$55,000 doesn't seem like a very good deal

WITH IT. #oppositelock

So did they kiss or what?

Great feedback, thanks all..

Except jailbreaking...I suspect IT would catch onto that the first time I called for help. It's their property, after all. #oppositelock

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