<![CDATA[Comments from General Halfshaftery]]> <![CDATA[Comments from General Halfshaftery]]> <![CDATA[General Halfshaftery commented on Wrench Man Needs But One Appendage]]> Hay watch the paint job!!

]]> <![CDATA[General Halfshaftery commented on When Black Friday Comes...]]> The passenger looks like a real hoot.

]]> <![CDATA[General Halfshaftery commented on Canadians Start 28,000-Mile Voyage In Veggie-Fueled Van, Attempt World Record]]> Aw it's like a lil' Landmaster from Damnation Alley.

]]> <![CDATA[General Halfshaftery commented on Fujitsu's Laptop4Life Scheme Gets You A New Laptop Every 3 Years 'Til You Die]]> From the Terms and Conditions on the Progam page:

"Promotional period 01/10/08 to 31/03/09. Claims must be submitted online and received by us with a copy of the invoice within 21 days of the purchase date.

This promotion is open to residents of the United Kingdom aged 16 years and over only, excluding employees of Fujitsu Siemens Computers, their families or anyone else professionally connected with this offer."

]]> <![CDATA[General Halfshaftery commented on Abandoned Lancia Scorpion Makes Youngstown, Ohio 15th Most Dangerous City In America]]> See i would've assumed it was just a 1986 Plymouth Turismo and carried on with getting the hell out of town.

But it's nice to see a Cola-Cola truck cheering people up in the distance...

]]> <![CDATA[General Halfshaftery commented on Ford Taurus SHO Wagon Pops Up On eBay]]> I used to get a laugh out of guys who would call it the Taurus "SHOW" because they didn't know it was an acronym for Super High Output.

Oh and seeing that paint colour immediately reminded me of a time of Crystal Pepsi, Kris Kross' "cut to the back with a little slack" track and "It's the ecomomy, stupid" unofficial campaign slogan.

]]> <![CDATA[General Halfshaftery commented]]> OKAY NOW THIS CAN'T BE REAL!!!!

]]> <![CDATA[General Halfshaftery commented on Who Should Buy Volvo?]]> My first car back in the early '90s was a beige '78 Volvo 242, so i should own it.

As you can see it was quite hot, and as a result so was i.

]]> <![CDATA[General Halfshaftery commented on Ford Officially Looking To Sell Volvo]]> Unlike Saab, i think Volvo is worth keeping. Think this through, Ford.

]]> <![CDATA[General Halfshaftery commented on UAW In Talks To Kill Jobs Bank?]]> Just remember that non-unionized Japanese transplants have always been considered much better places to work than their domestic counterparts.

That and you don't have Joe the cokehead alcoholic employee still on the floor because union says so, while he pisses in Cobalt trunks and shoves pop bottles into dashboards to get back at everybody.

]]> <![CDATA[General Halfshaftery commented on Calling All Wannabe Dr. Evil's: Super Secret London Tunnel Lair For Sale]]> Throw in six subway cars and i'll consider it.

]]> <![CDATA[General Halfshaftery commented on K.I.T.T.-Driving Werewolf Murders Mexican Cheerleaders, You Can Dance In Blood!]]> Hey werewolf, you've got a hole in your muffler and your rear end is sagging.

]]> <![CDATA[General Halfshaftery commented on 2009 MINI Cooper, Cooper S Convertible Officially Reveal Whopping Price Jump]]> I would never pay that kind of money for something i could push onto its side after a few beers.

]]> <![CDATA[General Halfshaftery commented on Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: Herbie The Love Bug Replica For $20,000?]]> Let's see, a 'loaded' Corolla or this for twenty grand?

Get out of my way, i'm taking my Herbie for a ride!

]]> <![CDATA[General Halfshaftery commented on GMC Yukon Hybrids Carry Thanksgiving Day Floats In Rick-Rolled Macy's Parade]]> I enjoyed the slow grooving purple monster thing.

]]> <![CDATA[General Halfshaftery commented on 1987 Subaru Justy]]> I remember the Justy ad from the 80's. It demonstrated its exclusive Hill Holder technology which prevented it from backing into the car behind it once the light turned green on a San Francisco hill. Anybody else recall it?

]]> <![CDATA[General Halfshaftery commented on Hyundai Accent Takes Back Title Of Cheapest Car In America At $9,970]]> A few dollars more in Canada, but six months earlier:

[www.redflagdeals.com]

I think it's still the same for '09, i saw ads on the subway two months ago.

]]> <![CDATA[General Halfshaftery commented on Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: The $25,000 Dodge Daytona Turbo Z?]]> It should have a Buy-it-Now option for about $4400

]]> <![CDATA[General Halfshaftery commented on Amazing Tilt-Shift Video From Monster Truck Rally]]> I chanted U-S-A! in a high squeaky voice while watching it.

]]> <![CDATA[General Halfshaftery commented on Illustrative Slings Show How That Arm Got Boned]]> This

is brilliant.

]]> <![CDATA[General Halfshaftery commented on Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: 2004 Maybach 57 For $129,900?]]> I never liked this damn thing.

]]> <![CDATA[General Halfshaftery commented on 2009 Detroit Auto Show: A Very Unofficial Floor Map]]> I haven't taken the trip down the 401 to the NAIAS since '95 (when Chrysler's redesigned minivans were a hot-topic) but i think i'm going to do the Toronto-Detroit shuffle this January. As a bonus it's always around my birthday, and it may be the last time to see some 'domestic' iron before some/all goes tits up!

]]> <![CDATA[General Halfshaftery commented on Ninendo DS In Red Mario Bros Limited Edition On Black Friday]]> I still can't get used to your Thanksgiving so late in the year...i mean it's almost Christmas for cripes sake!

]]> <![CDATA[General Halfshaftery commented on Sega's Disco Karaoke Machine Twirls Its Disco Ball, Connects to Cellphones]]> Sit on it and rotate.

No wait i mean let's sing!

]]> <![CDATA[General Halfshaftery commented on DIY Smart Coaster Lets You Know When Coffee Is 'Just Right']]> "All i know is that i reached for that shoe polish and the next thing i knew i woke up in the hospital with third degree burns"

]]> <![CDATA[General Halfshaftery commented on Huge Spinning Blade POV Display is Not for Kids]]> OMG when i first saw the happy face i imagined inquisitiven preschoolers walking right up to...and through it!

]]> <![CDATA[General Halfshaftery commented on Video Game "O Faces" Captured with RED Camera]]> Okay seriously knowing what happens to a red-headed child's skin why didn't that kid's mother put sunscreen on him growing up? It amounts to child abuse!

Don't forget there's a link to less freckled kids at the end of the article:
[www.nytimes.com]

]]> <![CDATA[General Halfshaftery commented on Porsche Panamera Official Photos, Details]]> Its face is attractive yes, but its 'rear' is so wrong-'headed' that i'm in a 'tail'spin.

]]> <![CDATA[General Halfshaftery commented on The Volkswagen Booth Professionals Of The 1979 São Paulo Auto Show]]> That's 70's Autoshow

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