So, you're telling me that I can get out of a car with a thick basket weave pattern imprinted on my ass, a zig-zag pattern imprinted on my palms, a bubble pattern imprinted on my feet, and and a diamond plate pattern imprinted on my forehead after banging my head against the dash in a vain attempt to get the car to run?
Something tells me that there are more effective ways to demonstrate your style to the ladies.
For the life of me I cannot see the point of reusing the DS name on a car that A)isn't even the original size class B)has only two carry over styling cues that I can discern and C)displays no break through or cutting edge styling as the original did. FAIL
It is nothing near as good as the original DS. Hell, it's not even as good as a CX. The DS completely set the automotive world on its ear, for a modern car to do that it'd have to completely do away with tires, or run on horse pee, or balance the American budget. This is just a car.
What was wrong with the DS' fabulous shape? It had good aerodynamics, fabulous for the day and in the upper echelons even now. Why toss that to the side?
Citroen still builds cars, but they don't build automobiles anymore. And that's just too bad.
Those giant bolsters are cool, but the ones on the seat bottom can really smack you in the wrong place if you sit down on them. Just ask my mom about sitting in my dad's R32 with the big Koenig seats. It really, um, tainted her opinion of the car.
@CoЯiolis Eff: welcome to canada its the maple leaf state canada, oh canada its great people are nice and they speak french too if you don't like it man--you sniff glue the great white north the kids wear plaid hosiers take off its not half bad
i want to be where yacks can run free where the royal mounties can arrest me let's go to canada let's leave today canada, oh canada i s'il vous plait
they've got trees and mooses and sled dogs lots of lumber and lumber jacks and logs people think its kind of a drag that you have to go there to get milk in a bag they say "eh?" instead of "what?" or "duh!" thats the mighty power of canada
i want to be where lemmings run into the sea where the marmosets can attack me lets go to canada lets leave today canada, oh canada i s'il vous plait lets go to canada lets leave today canada, oh canada i s'il vous plait
will you please explain to me how this all has come to be we forgot to mention something here did we say that william shatner is a native citizen and slurpies made from venison (that's deer)
lets go to canada lets leave today canada, oh canada i s'il vous plait lets go to canda lets leave today canada, oh canada i s'il vous plait
I hate the skydome and the CN tower too, I hate Nathan Phillip's square and the Ontario Zoo, The rent's too high, the air's unclean, The beaches are dirty and the people are mean, And the women are big and the men are dumb, And the children are loopy cuz they live in a slum! The water is polluted and their mayor's a dork, They dress real bad and they think they're New York, In Toronto, Ontario-o-o -Ya know actually I, I think I pretty much hate all of Ontario- (Oh yeah, me too!) I hate Thunder Bay and Ottawa, Kitchener, Windsor and Oshawa London sucks and the Great Lakes suck and Sarnia sucks and Turkey point sucks, I took a trip to Ontario to visit Brian Mulruney, He beat me up and he stole my pants and he put me in a tree, I went to see the Maple-Leafs and got hit in the head with a puck, (Ah, I-I don't evenknow how they did it really, I mean I was playing the organ at the time!) ONTARIO-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O SUCKS, Yep, actually now that I think about it, I think I pretty much hate every gosh darn province and territory in our country, Oh yeah-except Alberta! Oh yeah, I love Alberta, Yeah it's really nice, lots of cows, and trees, and rocks and dirt! (moo moo moo)
But, I hate Newfoundland cuz they talk so wierd, and Prince Edward Island is-Too Small, Nova Scotia's dumb cuz it's the name of a bank, New Bruinswick doesn't have a good mall! Quebec is revolting and it makes me mad, Ontario Sucks, Ontario Sucks! (Manitoba's population density is 1.9 people per square kilometre, Isn't that stupid!) Saskatchewan is boring and the people are old, And as for the territories,( they're too cold!) And the only really good tehing about the province of British Columbia is that it's right next to us, Cuz Alberta, doesn't suck, but Calgary doesssssss!
@PowerTryp: I thought as Canadians we'd all stick together. We could all defend each other from all the Canada jokes and stereotypes. I thought we could be unified in struggle, and put aside our differences to show everyone that Canada doesn't suck. (Except for Calgary) I leave you with this.
The only problem is that Dearthair isn't really a Canadian. He may live near Edmonton, but when it all comes down to it, he really, truly is a yankee at heart.
@pauljones: Hey now! There's no reason to be insulting! I am clearly a Canadian through-and-through: SuzanneD refers to me as a "filthy socialist", and I take a significant measure of pride in that label.
@Deartháir: "Oh hai I'm Dart Hair! I'm so cool with my cow slipperz, and I live in Camry-hose! Woo woo! Come play with me in my red Volkswagen! Is so fast! It has a "blower"... hee hee! Would you like to see my Bluetooth connectivity?"
@Deartháir: Hey, you Canucks are alright. You gave us The Band, Neil Young and The Guess Who. You also gave us Rush and Celine Dion, but I'm in a forgiving mood today.
Now excuse me while I crack open a Moosehead and watch Wayne's World.
If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face was starred
If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face was unstarred
And to close off Canada day on Jalopnik.com I leave you with a list of Canadianisms
The Meaning of Eh! It is quite obvious that some people are having a tough time understanding Canadians, so the following will run through a very brief translation of the Canadian 'dialect' and hopefully ease some minds out there. EH = pronounced AY (similar, but not the same as huh) Eh is a useful word that is very important and is the basis of all Canadian communications. It is used in conjunction with other words, or simply by itself. The tone or the slight differences in exclamation also changes the meaning:- Eh? = what did you say? Eh? = what do you think? EH? = something to say just to end a sentence. Ehhhh!! = WOW!! EH!? = what do you mean? Eh?? = your joking!!!?? EH!! = Hello..(you off in the distance!!!) Eh? want a doughnut or some Tim Bits? Eh! = sure!! Eh!Eh! = coffee double-cream too please! Eh? = what you say when you realize you have no money to pay for it. Eh..cmon, eh? = asking them to let you pay for it next time. hey..eh! = want to go to the drive-in movie?? Eh...uhuh = yes sure! Eh..y'know = I'll pick you up at 8:00 (8:30 in Newfoundland). Eh..cmon!! = well that's early..but ok. Eh..wanna? eh? = lets fool around ... EHHHHHHH = sounds coming from the car. hey..um..er eh... = I'm pregnant! EH????????? = how did that happen? EHHehhEHHehhEHHH = sounds from the delivery room. EHHH-ehh, EHHH-ehh = baby's first cry. Ehh..whadya think eh? = marry me.
@FromaBuick6: Hey, I'm glad they gave us Rush. They were the pioneers of Stupid Prog Rock That Exists Basically As The Object Of My Ridicule [Though I Do Quite Enjoy Making Fun], decades before Coheed & Cambria even thought of fighting for that title.
Canada also gave us The New Pornographers and all the members thereof (A.C. Newman, Neko Case, ohmygod Kathryn Calder mmm), Plants and Animals, Broken Social Scene and all the members or offshoots thereof (Apostle of Hustle, Stars, ohmygod Feist mmm), Arcade Fire, Islands, Born Ruffians, and--more importantly--Bob and Doug McKenzie.
@A stʁolling playeʁ: Just for that, Etch-a-Sketchler, I'm not coming to visit you anymore. You're going to have to find someone else to curl up with. Try Diddles, he's small and can't really fight back.
@FromaBuick6: We also gave you Randy Bachman and Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Paul Anka, Tom Cochrane, Billy Talent, Matthew Good Band (sorry 'bout that), Bryan Adams (sorry, except for "Summer of '69"), The Philosopher Kings / Prozzak, Alanis Morisette (sorry, sometimes), Nelly Furtado (not sorry... better you have her than us), Bruce Cockburn, Barenaked Ladies, Crash Test Dummies, Spirit of the West, Sum41 (sorry), Joni Mitchell, Jeff Healey, Arcade Fire, Maestro, Blue Rodeo, Default (sorry), Avril Lavigne(sorry), Big Sugar, Leonard Cohen, Colin James, Chantal Kreviazuk (sorry), Nickelback (sorry), Amanda Marshall, Bif Naked, Shania Twain, David Usher/Moist, The Tea Party, Rufus Wainwright, Theory of a Deadman, the Tragically Hip, Moxy Früvous, I Mother Earth, Our Lady Peace, 54-40, Great Big Sea and Wide Mouth Mason, that I can think of.
So we gave you some great stuff, and some crap... but in fairness, you did give us Paris Hilton, so I think we're probably even, no matter how much crap we send you.
@Deartháir: Oh, sure, play me like a fiddle, wear me like a toque!
And I already said Arcade Fire. And Alanis Morrisette is awesome. [Jagged Little Pill may be the first album I ever bought.] And my skipping over Moxy Früvous was a grievous oversight. And you're going to visit, cow slippers, moose hat, and all. Damnit.
05/29/09
For one thing, the steering wheel has two too many spokes.
05/29/09
Something tells me that there are more effective ways to demonstrate your style to the ladies.
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I was super disappointed.
05/29/09
What was wrong with the DS' fabulous shape? It had good aerodynamics, fabulous for the day and in the upper echelons even now. Why toss that to the side?
Citroen still builds cars, but they don't build automobiles anymore. And that's just too bad.
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Anyways, that is insanely talented and awesome. The DS has suddenly become much more awesome in my book, too.
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welcome to canada
its the maple leaf state
canada, oh canada
its great
people are nice and
they speak french too
if you don't like it man--you sniff glue
the great white north
the kids wear plaid
hosiers take off
its not half bad
i want to be
where yacks can run free
where the royal mounties
can arrest me
let's go to canada
let's leave today
canada, oh canada
i s'il vous plait
they've got trees and mooses and sled dogs
lots of lumber and lumber jacks and logs
people think its kind of a drag
that you have to go there
to get milk in a bag
they say "eh?" instead of "what?" or "duh!"
thats the mighty power of canada
i want to be where lemmings run into the sea
where the marmosets can attack me
lets go to canada
lets leave today
canada, oh canada
i s'il vous plait
lets go to canada
lets leave today
canada, oh canada
i s'il vous plait
will you please explain to me
how this all has come to be
we forgot to mention something here
did we say that william shatner
is a native citizen
and slurpies made from venison
(that's deer)
lets go to canada
lets leave today
canada, oh canada
i s'il vous plait
lets go to canda
lets leave today
canada, oh canada
i s'il vous plait
05/25/09
Cooo, loo, coo, coo, coo, coo, coo, coooo!
Cooo, loo, coo, coo, coo, coo, coo, coooo!
Take off! To the Great White North!
Take off! It's a beauty way to go.
Take off! To the Great White North!
Decent singing, eh?
Yeah.
Yeah, he's good.
Okay, so Good Day. Our topic today is music.
That's right like, cause my brother and I are now experts in the field.
Yeah, right, cause we're a band now. (Yeah, yeah, so...)
And ummm... Well, except for him, I'm a band.
Aww. How can you do that? Making me look bad. You're such a hosehead.
Yea? Well, take off!
Take off! To the Great White North!
Take off! It's a beauty way to go.
Take off! To the Great White North!
(Guitar solo)
Hey, hosehead.
Yeah, what?
Yeah, listen to this what's coming. You know what it is?
What?
It's a drum solo!
Okay, everyone, like this is me on the drums!
Oh, get out! It is not. You're not...
It is so!
Stop lying, will ya?
Take off, eh!
Aww...
Take off! To the Great White North!
Take off! It's a beauty way to go.
Take off! To the Great White North!
Take off! To the Great White North!
Take off! It's a beauty way to go.
Take off! To the Great White North!
Take off!
Ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo, ooooo!
Ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo, ooooo!
Beauty, eh?
Like magic, eh? It's coming in.
Well, that's like...
It's like it was sung by angels.
Hey, hosehead.
Yeah, what?
Guess what?
What?
It's over!
Take off! That can't be it!
Well... It is, yeah. Yeah, it is.
Why?
Because, well, hit records are short. Like, they...
No way.
...yeah, they're not that long.
Okay. So, that's our topic for today. So, Good Day!
Good day!
Ay, you guys!
What?
Take off!
Wait! No!
Hey! Don't go!
No! Come back, eh?
Aww. Look what you did! Everybody's gone because of you! You said...
Come back! I won't let him do it again!
My fault, eh?
Yeah, your fault.
You are such a hoser.
There's no way I'll ever do another record with you Hoser.
Okay, that's fine! I'll do a solo album.
Fine then, you'll be looking for me...
Yeah? I will not.
...on another label.
Aww. Now everybody's gone.
So?
Good day!
Good day!
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I hate the skydome and the CN tower too,
I hate Nathan Phillip's square and the Ontario Zoo,
The rent's too high, the air's unclean,
The beaches are dirty and the people are mean,
And the women are big and the men are dumb,
And the children are loopy cuz they live in a slum!
The water is polluted and their mayor's a dork,
They dress real bad and they think they're New York,
In Toronto, Ontario-o-o
-Ya know actually I, I think I pretty much hate all of Ontario-
(Oh yeah, me too!)
I hate Thunder Bay and Ottawa, Kitchener, Windsor and Oshawa
London sucks and the Great Lakes suck and Sarnia sucks and Turkey point sucks,
I took a trip to Ontario to visit Brian Mulruney,
He beat me up and he stole my pants and he put me in a tree,
I went to see the Maple-Leafs and got hit in the head with a puck,
(Ah, I-I don't evenknow how they did it really, I mean I was playing the organ at the time!)
ONTARIO-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O SUCKS,
Yep, actually now that I think about it,
I think I pretty much hate every gosh darn province and territory in our country,
Oh yeah-except Alberta! Oh yeah, I love Alberta, Yeah it's really nice, lots of cows, and trees, and rocks and dirt!
(moo moo moo)
But,
I hate Newfoundland cuz they talk so wierd, and Prince Edward Island is-Too Small,
Nova Scotia's dumb cuz it's the name of a bank, New Bruinswick doesn't have a good mall!
Quebec is revolting and it makes me mad, Ontario Sucks, Ontario Sucks!
(Manitoba's population density is 1.9 people per square kilometre,
Isn't that stupid!)
Saskatchewan is boring and the people are old,
And as for the territories,( they're too cold!)
And the only really good tehing about the province of British Columbia is that
it's right next to us,
Cuz Alberta, doesn't suck, but Calgary doesssssss!
05/25/09
'Cuz Albertaaaaa, doesn't suck! But Calgary doesssss.
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Best Regards from Toronto.
05/25/09
The only problem is that Dearthair isn't really a Canadian. He may live near Edmonton, but when it all comes down to it, he really, truly is a yankee at heart.
05/25/09
@pauljones: Hey now! There's no reason to be insulting! I am clearly a Canadian through-and-through: SuzanneD refers to me as a "filthy socialist", and I take a significant measure of pride in that label.
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Now excuse me while I crack open a Moosehead and watch Wayne's World.
05/25/09
And to close off Canada day on Jalopnik.com I leave you with a list of Canadianisms
The Meaning of Eh!
It is quite obvious that some people are having a tough time understanding Canadians, so the following will run through a very brief translation of the Canadian 'dialect' and hopefully ease some minds out there.
EH = pronounced AY (similar, but not the same as huh)
Eh is a useful word that is very important and is the basis of all Canadian communications. It is used in conjunction with other words, or simply by itself. The tone or the slight differences in exclamation also changes the meaning:-
Eh? = what did you say?
Eh? = what do you think?
EH? = something to say just to end a sentence.
Ehhhh!! = WOW!!
EH!? = what do you mean?
Eh?? = your joking!!!??
EH!! = Hello..(you off in the distance!!!)
Eh? want a doughnut or some Tim Bits?
Eh! = sure!!
Eh!Eh! = coffee double-cream too please!
Eh? = what you say when you realize you have no money to pay for it.
Eh..cmon, eh? = asking them to let you pay for it next time.
hey..eh! = want to go to the drive-in movie??
Eh...uhuh = yes sure!
Eh..y'know = I'll pick you up at 8:00 (8:30 in Newfoundland).
Eh..cmon!! = well that's early..but ok.
Eh..wanna? eh? = lets fool around ...
EHHHHHHH = sounds coming from the car.
hey..um..er eh... = I'm pregnant!
EH????????? = how did that happen?
EHHehhEHHehhEHHH = sounds from the delivery room.
EHHH-ehh, EHHH-ehh = baby's first cry.
Ehh..whadya think eh? = marry me.
05/25/09
Canada also gave us The New Pornographers and all the members thereof (A.C. Newman, Neko Case, ohmygod Kathryn Calder mmm), Plants and Animals, Broken Social Scene and all the members or offshoots thereof (Apostle of Hustle, Stars, ohmygod Feist mmm), Arcade Fire, Islands, Born Ruffians, and--more importantly--Bob and Doug McKenzie.
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@FromaBuick6: We also gave you Randy Bachman and Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Paul Anka, Tom Cochrane, Billy Talent, Matthew Good Band (sorry 'bout that), Bryan Adams (sorry, except for "Summer of '69"), The Philosopher Kings / Prozzak, Alanis Morisette (sorry, sometimes), Nelly Furtado (not sorry... better you have her than us), Bruce Cockburn, Barenaked Ladies, Crash Test Dummies, Spirit of the West, Sum41 (sorry), Joni Mitchell, Jeff Healey, Arcade Fire, Maestro, Blue Rodeo, Default (sorry), Avril Lavigne(sorry), Big Sugar, Leonard Cohen, Colin James, Chantal Kreviazuk (sorry), Nickelback (sorry), Amanda Marshall, Bif Naked, Shania Twain, David Usher/Moist, The Tea Party, Rufus Wainwright, Theory of a Deadman, the Tragically Hip, Moxy Früvous, I Mother Earth, Our Lady Peace, 54-40, Great Big Sea and Wide Mouth Mason, that I can think of.
So we gave you some great stuff, and some crap... but in fairness, you did give us Paris Hilton, so I think we're probably even, no matter how much crap we send you.
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And I already said Arcade Fire. And Alanis Morrisette is awesome. [Jagged Little Pill may be the first album I ever bought.] And my skipping over Moxy Früvous was a grievous oversight. And you're going to visit, cow slippers, moose hat, and all. Damnit.
05/25/09
By the power vested in me, and my commenter star, I hereby nominate thee for COTD!
Whether that be Canadian or Commenter of the day i'll leave to your best descretion.
Rye and Gingers all around..
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...wait, he did that on a DS!? Mad props, Christian. Mad props.