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ArtForge
11/17/09

In reply to VIDEO: Jeremy Clarkson On Audi R8 5.2 FSI: "Perfect"
Who cares? It doesn't have a diamond dust paint job! ;P #audir8v10
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ArtForge
11/17/09

In reply to VIDEO: Jeremy Clarkson On Audi R8 5.2 FSI: "Perfect"
Love me some top Gear but I won't take driving tips from a man who has to wear a grandfather clock as a wristwatch. That and the part where the supercar sticks to the track thing. Give me a 60k Atom, then we will talk about tracks and engineering. #audir8v10
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DoctorNine
11/17/09

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There must always be a fast blue car, which resides in a little corner of heaven, in my mind. It isn't the realization of this dream which beckons; I could stretch and actually make it mine, with a small exercise of effort and intent. Rather, this car exists more as an icon in the pantheon of my desire. As such, it is better to leave the appetite unwhetted. Because to appreciate the psychic pull of this desire, is to be alive. Yes? #audir8v10
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Uncle Bo
11/17/09

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Love it in blue. Would love it more if a blue ZR-1 drove up behind it and flashed its headlights. #audir8v10
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Ford Tempo Fanatic
11/17/09

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Perfection is over rated anyway. #audir8v10
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Pessimippopotamus
11/17/09

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Once there was an elephant,
Who tried to use the telephant
No! no! I mean an elephone
Who tried to use the telephone
(Dear me! I am not certain quite
That even now I've got it right.)
Howe'er it was, he got his trunk
Entangled in the telephunk;
The more he tried to get it free,
The louder buzzed the telephee
(I fear I'd better drop the song
Of elephop and telephong!)

So I read this when I was in 11th grade in a poetry jam, and broke out laughing uncontrollably, no doubt frightening the a classroom full of younger students and their teachers. There's no way my teacher can forget me. No way. #audir8v10
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skaycog was here
11/17/09

@Pessimippopotamus: You're unbelievable. I had to memorize something in school that I can't forget either. It was part of the "Ancient Mariner".

And then there came both mist and snow.
And it grew wondrous cold.
And ice mast high came floating by, as green as emerald.
And through the drifts the snowy cliffs did send their dismal sheen.
Blah, blah, blah.

I like your elephant poem better. #audir8v10
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Touched
11/17/09

@skaycog: You sir have memorized part of a classic and wondrous poem.

It may not fit well into a Jalopnik comment, but you can feel assured that poem will last the test of time when the elephant poem is long gone.

As for me we had to memorize the opening lines of the Canterbury Tales (in Ye Olde English to boot). I can't even spell them close to correctly, so I won't attempt to reproduce them here, but rest assured I have found no use for them whatsoever. However, I am quite pleased that I can remember them word for word now many years later. #audir8v10
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golferal - Now with no Segway!
11/17/09

@skaycog:
There once was anold lady that lived in a shoe
She had so many kids
Her uterus fell out..

-Andrew Dice Clay #audir8v10
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skaycog was here
11/17/09

@Touched: You'll never forget it, even if you try. BTW, I'm not a sir. #audir8v10
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Touched
11/17/09

@skaycog: Humble apologies.

It is also worthwhile to re-read many of those old books from literature class. As an adult, I've found quite a bit of interest in several of the books which I could barely finish in my high school/college days. #audir8v10
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skaycog was here
11/17/09

@Touched: No apologies needed....how were you to know?

I wish I'd paid more attention to lots of things in school, now that I'm an adult. Oh well, no use looking back. #audir8v10
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DoctorNine
11/17/09

@skaycog: If you keep looking back, you end up tripping over your feet, on the way down the road to where ever you are going. #audir8v10
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skaycog was here
11/18/09

@DoctorNine: Exactly! I guess that's why they call the past history. ;)
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Pessimippopotamus
11/17/09

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Where is he? Klaas Zwart's summer home? #audir8v10
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fstrthnu
11/18/09

@Pessimippopotamus: Ascari's track actually
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Pessimippopotamus
11/18/09

@fstrthnu: Ascari's track, which is owned by Klass Zwart as with Ascari itself.
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fstrthnu
11/18/09

@Pessimippopotamus: ...and you have officially owned me.

#tips
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HoonThatFerrari
10/02/09

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I think if Ferrari wanted to respond to Audi, the ad would look something like this..
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Franzouse
10/02/09

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I sent this to the tips box at least 5 months ago... glad to see it finally made it onto a post. :p
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smalleyxb122
10/02/09

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There was a commercial a few months back for Kraft ranch dressing. The ad consisted of a lady having people in a town called Hidden Valley taste the Kraft ranch dressing. At the end of the commercial, a consumer remembers "Hidden Valley" and "ranch dressing". It was probably the least effective ad campaign ever.

I'm not saying that the people in the market for an Audi R8 don't know the difference between it and a Ferrari, (though some seem to think that they can pass for a BMW [jalopnik.com] ). I just think that to non car people, this is an ad with a flashy red sports car, and at the end it said something about being a Ferrari.
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pauljones
10/02/09

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Finally, Stud Beefpile has a new story to cover.
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vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in
10/02/09

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at least you can still get the audi with three pedals.
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dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity
10/02/09

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Nice Lamborghini.
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FTGDWolverineEdition'09
10/02/09

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This is the same reaction you get when you drive a big 2.5 muscle car through Cali.
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Scandinavian Flick
09/29/09

In reply to Audi Canada Offers Garages An R8 V10 For Just $469.99
I read the article title about 6-7 times, trying to figure it out, before reading the article. It still took a while to make sense... Time for coffee...
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GreenN_Gold
09/29/09

@Scandinavian Flick: Not your fault, it's worded poorly. "Offers" should be "Offer" me thinks.
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