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    Hot New Bulgarian Pastime: Betting On Stoplight Russian Roulette

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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    10/30/09

    In reply to Hot New Bulgarian Pastime: Betting On Stoplight Russian Roulette
    David Letterman did this years ago, bet a cabbie that he couldn't be in the far right lane (by Central Park, with 8 - 10 lanes of traffic) and jump the light with a left turn across ALL the lanes. He did it the first time. It was so beautiful, I almost wept. #russia
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    10/30/09

    In reply to Hot New Bulgarian Pastime: Betting On Stoplight Russian Roulette
    Oh yeah, I read this in the newspaper.
    The point of the game is to go really fast (sometimes even top speed) through a red light, and if you don't kill yourself, hit a pedestrian, or any other car(or object) you get up to 10 grand.
    Appearantly, the faster they go, the more money they get. I heard that one dude went 200km/h in an Escalade. #russia
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    10/30/09

    In reply to Hot New Bulgarian Pastime: Betting On Stoplight Russian Roulette
    Also known as 'SOP in Italy' #russia
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    Image of FantozziUgo FantozziUgo
    10/30/09

    @AmishJohn: What the hello kitty is a "SOP"? I'm Italian since the moment I came in this valley of tears, and I've never heard of it. And why Italy, you good, nice, beautiful fella? Couldn't you have said Detroit, by chance? #russia
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    Image of Scuba Steve Scuba Steve
    11/02/09

    @FantozziUgo: Standard Operating Procedure, my dear fellow.

    And Italian drivers are notorious for doing whatever the heck they want.

    Say what you want about detroit, but at least people stay on the right side of the road 90% of the time. #russia
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    Image of Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est
    11/13/09

    @Scuba Steve: Sitting in traffic in Pescara, I was somewhat surprised to see a man jump his Fiat Tipo across a tall curb, drive through some pedestrians and onto some train/tram tracks and continuing on, at an elevated pace. #russia
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    Image of spiegel1 spiegel1
    10/30/09

    In reply to Hot New Bulgarian Pastime: Betting On Stoplight Russian Roulette
    Our second entrant.

    Gentlemen, let the BIGGEST BALLS contest begin.
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    Image of wohho wohho
    10/30/09

    @spiegel1: Dudes get into some crazy shit when unmarried sex is both legally and socially verboten. #russia
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    Image of Scandinavian Flick Scandinavian Flick
    10/30/09

    In reply to Hot New Bulgarian Pastime: Betting On Stoplight Russian Roulette
    On the plus side, you can make some decent money camping busy intersections and collecting the floating green icons that pop up. Just make sure to have your bat handy in case the accident didn't finish them off. #russia
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    10/30/09

    @Scandinavian Flick: Aren't there stacks-o'-cash inside those green floaty things? #russia
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    Image of GreenN_Gold GreenN_Gold
    10/30/09

    In reply to Hot New Bulgarian Pastime: Betting On Stoplight Russian Roulette
    Light Club. #russia
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    10/30/09

    In reply to Hot New Bulgarian Pastime: Betting On Stoplight Russian Roulette
    That explains a great deal. Please continue. #russia
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    Image of Brimful of Ash on the 78 Brimful of Ash on the 78
    10/30/09

    In reply to Hot New Bulgarian Pastime: Betting On Stoplight Russian Roulette
    "You just ran a red light!"
    "Yes, I am Bulgarian, that is how we drive!"
    "Then why are you stopped at the green?"
    "Might be Bulgarians coming through."

    /oldie, goodie #russia
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    10/30/09

    In reply to Hot New Bulgarian Pastime: Betting On Stoplight Russian Roulette
    In Soviet Bulgaria, red light means go. #russia
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    Image of Tyson Tyson
    10/30/09

    @Alfisted: Sadly in newly-capitalist Bulgaria, red lights run economy. #russia
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    Image of bmoreDLJ bmoreDLJ
    06/30/09

    In reply to How Alfa Romeo Waved Goodbye to Rear-Wheel Drive
    I wish there were photos from more conventional angles, but it looks like it was parked in a tight spot, so kudos for your efforts. This sighting is probably an order of magnitude or two less likely than getting struck by lightning indoors.
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    Image of Peter Orosz Peter Orosz
    07/01/09

    @bmoreDLJ: Yeah, well, it wasn't the high point in my photographic career. And I shot these with a little pocket Minolta. On the other hand, I do like that picture with the little old Bulgarian ladies chatting by the RZ.
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    Image of Bret Bret
    06/30/09

    In reply to How Alfa Romeo Waved Goodbye to Rear-Wheel Drive
    Such a hideously wonderful car. I want one very badly.


    The transverse engine pictured above is the 4 cam version which appeared Stateside in the '94 164LS and Q. The RZ/SZ, like the 75 (Milano in the USeffinA) has its engine mounted longitudinally as God intended.


    Someday I'll have a project Alfa into which I will cram the 4 cam motor - it makes such lovely noises. Early Kamm tailed Spider?

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    Image of Alexander Card Alexander Card
    06/30/09

    In reply to How Alfa Romeo Waved Goodbye to Rear-Wheel Drive
    alfa is a brand synonymous with an probably responsible for the phrase "kill it with fire"


    they provide no benefit to ownership other than misery and failure, they are over priced in the respective classing and they look like american made robots which is like comparing the transformers in 1984 with all of there cutlass supreme curves to that same periods robotec and it's lamborghini countach technical sexyness like that borg chic

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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    06/30/09

    @Alexander Card: What the blue fuck are you on about?


    The Cutlass Supreme never appeared in Transformers, and what do transforming jets (the VF-1 aka Veritech fighter) have to do with this?


    The Lambo Countach did appear in TF, but... I think what you're on about is saying Alfas look weird and are unreliable?


    Robotech was a bastardization of a Japanese series called Super Dimensional Fortress Macross. It exemplified everything that was right with cartoons-- good story, decent animation (for 1983), cool giant robots. It was the Ferrari of cartoons in the 80's.


    Transformers was just simply about cool giant robots. The fact that there was a story was kind of an afterthought since the plot was wildly different from one to the next-- this works out well because every episode is basically standalone after you know who the autobots and decepticons are. I suppose the Countach is very similar to transformers in that it was entirely about being ridiculous.


    I'd equate "that borg chic" with the C4 Corvette, American and loaded with odd (and frankly needless) bits of technology.


    Alfas in the 80's, on the other hand, don't really fit into any cartoon parallel... Well, maybe Star Blazers. Weird, kind of cool and there were kind of a niche cartoon to be into.

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    06/30/09

    In reply to How Alfa Romeo Waved Goodbye to Rear-Wheel Drive
    This reminds me of the Qvale Mangusta that I keep seeing around Long Beach.


    I saw it once without bumpers and then yesterday with bumpers on.



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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    06/30/09

    @pleco believes in FOTA: My point being that they are both hideously weird yet beautiful cars.
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    Image of bruxell bruxell
    06/30/09

    In reply to How Alfa Romeo Waved Goodbye to Rear-Wheel Drive
    Just a note, the SZ/RZ did not, in fact, use the 24V V6 with the chrome intake pipes, but the earlier SOHC 3.0 tuned to 215BHP. The intake manifold had the classic 6C designation cast into it. It also wasn't mounted transversly as in the picture... which I'm guessing is a 156?
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    Image of Peter Orosz Peter Orosz
    07/01/09

    @bruxell: Yeah, the engine shot is from a 156 on Flickr. The RZ's owner wasn't around to pop the hood.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/30/09

    In reply to How Alfa Romeo Waved Goodbye to Rear-Wheel Drive
    I'll take the Miura.


    Can we have more pictures?

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    Image of ThreeLitre ThreeLitre
    06/30/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: that engine bay shot of the manifolds made me go all wobbly....
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/30/09

    @ThreeLitre: I really like that picture.
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