The little bird's name was Mike. He told me his last name. But I can't remember how to pronounce it, and there is no way I'll be able to spell it.
I'm sorry about my non-response to your PM! I tried checking them a while ago, and I thought that service was no longer with the new Jalopnik, because I can't find them. How do I get my PMs?
A little bird told me you got COTD. Generally, little birds are not reliable sources of information, so I was super excited to come here and see it was actually true. Congratulations, my friend! I've been waiting for this day for a long time (longer than I should have had to wait, in my opinion at least).
Things are pretty good with me, thankfully. I tried to post on the Atomic Toasters thread, but I need to be approved by an administrator. Hopefully I get approved...
I saw that tasty calzone you had. I used to make those a lot when I worked at an italian restaurant in high school and college. Ever had a panzarotti? It's the same thing, except deep fried.
Hello!!! I am happy to report I have survived the violent protests in Madison. There were about 80,000 people in a .5 mile square on Saturday, and I'm pretty sure there was not a single arrest/citation. A friend of a friend did a time lapse video, with bonus Spoon song: [vimeo.com]
I love it. The Vendt's should use that picture in their 2011 Christmas letter. "The Vendt's had a eventful vacation Christchurch, NZ, and although our SUV sustained a few bumps and bruises, we survived! Enclosed is a picture of us with our Lexus. We're holding a couple of bricks and a bloody t-shirt Ashley took off of a dead child, so that we can always remember how awesome it is that we lived, and how funny it is that our car got dented up while we were ordering lunch!"
Did you get your wheel yet? I'm still waiting, and the delivery date has been moved into March. If you haven't got your wheel yet, did you get an email from amazon saying the deadline for submitting the rebate has been moved to April 8? I posted something on the Logitech forum early on Friday, and by the end of the day I got an email from amazon about the rebate being extended. I'm not sure if Logitech acted that quickly based on my comment, or if it was just a coincidence that I posted that on Friday. But either way, their customer service is good.
@VolvoNoob: Is that yours in the pic above? I'm presently debating putting an SBC in a diesel 245. I might just do the rings for now so that I can burn more gas than oil, enjoy the 80hp for a while, and save the swap for another day.
I'm on dial-up at home and can't watch videos through my Jalopnik BBS account, so can someone tell me if this is the video where Rob runs over all of the hippie bicyclists with his 8-cylindered Mustang?
@reefer: I think that's why the officer wrote the ticket with a sharpie, so that the ink soaking through onto the next page would crate a carbon copy. Oh, and I'm sure the officer memorized the VIN, so there was no need to write it down on the ticket. So it seems legit to me.