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    Of The Potential Responses To My Brakes' Failure, I Did Not Choose The Best

    Tales Of An Autobot, Magnimus Gets It All Wrong

    Wait, That's NOT Autoeroticism?

    Advanced Motoring with Gilbert Shelton
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    Image of Ted Hamilton Ted Hamilton
    05/17/09

    In reply to Of The Potential Responses To My Brakes' Failure, I Did Not Choose The Best
    Any duo that "affectionately" refers to a Dodge Dart can't be all that bad...


    And the credits at the end of the show are classic.


    Legal Advice given by: Duey Cheetham and Howe...
    Vacation Planner: Mirasmus B. Draggon

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    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    05/17/09

    @Ted Hamilton: I believe you're looking for:


    Head of Working Mother Support Group: Erasmus B. Dragon

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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    05/16/09

    In reply to Of The Potential Responses To My Brakes' Failure, I Did Not Choose The Best
    The only "healing" brakes can do is scrape off rust on the friction surface.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    05/16/09

    In reply to Of The Potential Responses To My Brakes' Failure, I Did Not Choose The Best
    I love it.
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    Image of Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing
    05/16/09

    In reply to Of The Potential Responses To My Brakes' Failure, I Did Not Choose The Best
    I only recently found out that the "brake" dash indicator also warns for the clutch. Randy was having trouble engaging reverse on his 5-speed. The next day he comes home and says, "oh, great! Now the 'brake' light is lit". Brakes were fine, but the fluid level needed topping up.
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    Image of Wrathernaut Wrathernaut
    05/16/09

    In reply to Of The Potential Responses To My Brakes' Failure, I Did Not Choose The Best
    After pestering a guy to change his brakes for months, he asked, "The screeching stopped, does that mean it's ok now?" They were so worn down that the screech tab had broken off. The rivets in the pad were making grooves in his rotors.


    $400 later, I think he's learned his lesson.

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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    05/16/09

    @Wrathernaut: My old man did the same thing once, to the point where the car was deemed too unsafe for me ride in. In my mother's infinite wisdom, she decided it was cheaper to trade in the five-year-old Toyota rather than pay for $500 in brake work.


    It's a wonder I have any common sense at all.

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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    05/16/09

    In reply to Of The Potential Responses To My Brakes' Failure, I Did Not Choose The Best
    While I usually can't stand Randall's penchant for doing what's been done better before and his occasional utter creepiness, there are a few occasions on which xkcd really shines.


    This is one of them.

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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    05/16/09

    @A stʁolling playeʁ: I mean, like, seriously. Who saw my Facebook status this morning?
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    Image of Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing
    05/16/09

    @A stʁolling playeʁ:

    I saw it but it didn't register. Now that I've seen this cartoon's reference to Car Talk, I gotta ask if you've picked up some voodoo clairvoyance in the Big Easy...?
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    Image of .357 .357
    05/16/09

    In reply to Of The Potential Responses To My Brakes' Failure, I Did Not Choose The Best
    I try to use the brakes only when necessary. When I'm driving down the road, and I see a light up ahead, I just put the car into neutral and let it coast. I usually just lightly tap the brakes so it stops and I'm all good. This doesn't work in downtown Toronto, however, especially during rush hour. (every hour)
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    Image of The Dead Inside Grp. Co. Ltd. The Dead Inside Grp. Co. Ltd.
    05/16/09

    @CoЯiolis Eff Smites You With The PoweЯ of BuЯbeЯЯy:

    The most effective way to brake in dt T is to use cabbies. They're usually braking hard enough they can slow a couple cars.
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    Image of AngryChineseDriver hates four-wheeled fatties! AngryChineseDriver hates four-wheeled fatties!
    05/17/09

    @The Dead In Side Group of Companies Ltd: You're a Torontonian, too?? Heart-click!
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    Image of The Dead Inside Grp. Co. Ltd. The Dead Inside Grp. Co. Ltd.
    05/17/09

    @AngryChineseDriver -- R8 > Megan Fox:

    Used to live in the worst hood dt and commute dt/Gardiner/427.
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    Image of .357 .357
    05/17/09

    @The Dead In Side Group of Companies Ltd: I live in Rexdale. On Jane st. near Finch. There's a huge housing project there. Carjackings everyday.
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    03/13/09

    In reply to Tales Of An Autobot, Magnimus Gets It All Wrong
    *Contents May Settle (or be crushed to a bloody pulp) During Shipping
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    Image of SweetZombieJesus SweetZombieJesus
    03/13/09

    In reply to Tales Of An Autobot, Magnimus Gets It All Wrong
    They did this over five years ago in "Clerks: The Animated Series". That's OK, next to nobody saw it.
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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    03/14/09

    @SweetZombieJesus:

    Best episode ever too...
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    03/13/09

    In reply to Tales Of An Autobot, Magnimus Gets It All Wrong
    Ah. PBF. One of life's little pleasures.


    Here's the other strip.

    [img10.imageshack.us]

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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    03/13/09

    @Pessimippopotamus duzn leik proofreeding: Dang. I meant to embed it. CURSE YOU LACK OF PREVIEW BUTTON!!!
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    Image of POLAЯ ON PЯOBATION POLAЯ ON PЯOBATION
    03/13/09

    In reply to Tales Of An Autobot, Magnimus Gets It All Wrong
    Apparently Megan Fox had Ratchet transform her nose!
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    Image of Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. . Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .
    03/13/09

    @ЯEVEЯEND POLAЯ CAN SAVE YOU FЯOM THE CAЯPOCOLYPSE: I'm not gonna lie, her nose looks better after surgery. For reference, Owen Wilson.


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    Image of .357 .357
    03/13/09

    In reply to Tales Of An Autobot, Magnimus Gets It All Wrong
    Damn, that shit must've hurt.
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    Image of Cognitive Friction Cognitive Friction
    03/13/09

    In reply to Tales Of An Autobot, Magnimus Gets It All Wrong
    Forget transforming, the last generation PT Cruiser did that to occupants during a 5 mph crash
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    03/13/09

    @Cognitive Friction: The PT Cruiser is pretty bad, but you should see some of the

    ">cars that are not "safe" enough for the US.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    03/13/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: What? Aargh, lack of preview mangled my comment. Here is the link:
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    03/13/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: Chinese?
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    Image of cabjf cabjf
    03/13/09

    In reply to Tales Of An Autobot, Magnimus Gets It All Wrong
    Wait a minute though, I remember in the old school cartoon that people could ride inside of Optimus when he was in robot form still. Now with the new movies where lots of random parts start flying all over, sure, mince meat, but real Transformers can transform without killing passengers.
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    Image of drewheyman drewheyman
    03/13/09

    @cabjf: They couldn't ride inside when he was a robot - they would jump out as he was transforming. They would fall like 20 feet because Optimus would jump in air and then transform, but they were always ok.
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    03/13/09

    @drewheyman: In the newer cartoon, they magically appear on the robot's shoulder after the transformation.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    03/13/09

    @Mike the Dog: I hope he's got non-skid shoulders.
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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    03/13/09

    In reply to Tales Of An Autobot, Magnimus Gets It All Wrong
    Also.
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    03/13/09

    @Å sjrøllyng pléyя:

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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    03/13/09

    @Å sjrøllyng pléyя:
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