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Elhigh
11/14/08

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Whether you stick the key in the ignition or not, the odds of arriving at your destination are about the same.

Satan popped up and awarded Malcolm Bricklin the Key to Hell - it was stamped, "Yugo."
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Cognitive Friction
11/14/08

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"...a Zastava Skala 101 rolled off the line just six months after the factory had been ripped apart."

And it kept rolling, right into the neighboring lake, because it didn't have a working engine or brakes
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Uncle Bo
11/14/08

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Based on the above comments, it sounds like Gawker's tech support is the Yugo of cotomer sevis.

(for the record, Jalopnik typically works well for me except for the occasional glitch)
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P161911 probably shoudn't have
11/14/08

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145,511 sent to the US! There can't be more than 511 of those still on the road.
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Nocheese
11/14/08

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Q. How do double the value of a Yugo?

A. Fill it up with gas.

Q. How do you half the value of a Yugo?

A. Take all of the change stuck in the seats.
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Graverobber
11/14/08

@Nocheese: Ha!

I once bought a Yugo with a tow package.

...It was in the front.

Q. Why does a Yugo have rear a window defroster?

A. To keep your hands warm as you push it.

Irony-

Nova: but it does

Yugo: but it doesn't.
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Amalgamated Stainless Headers, est.1978
11/14/08

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Back on topic, I love to laugh at Yugos (due in part to my late Croatian grandmother, so I'm genetically programmed to dislike anything Serbian).

But man, the 1980s Fiat Panda is probably the most popular single car in Rome. I was amazed, it was like a Yugo extravaganza over there. Of course, they have a certain national pride in their cars that is matched only by the Midwest's love for the Big 3 (maybe even surpassing it)
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sos10
11/14/08

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Off Yugo.
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Rust-MyEnemy
11/14/08

@sos10: COTYear
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MushyHeirloom
11/14/08

@sos10: For that, a heart.
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Novaload
11/19/08

@sos10: Lethally concise and funny. Bravo!
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Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est
11/14/08

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I was very happy to see that production might be shifted to the Republic of Congo. Although it seems unfair, seeing as how they already have a couple of civil wars on their hands.
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Boosted Lego Wagon
11/14/08

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Czech Please!
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Dive-Bar-Drunk
11/14/08

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Put one of these babies on DOTS pronto
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SundaySunday
11/14/08

@Dive-Bar-Drunk: DOTSBE: Verplanck, NY?
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Deartháir II
11/14/08

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Say what you like about Yugos, they are at least better built than the Jalopnik website. Jeebus Croost, guys, can't you make it work on an older browser? Can we have a SIMPLE non-covered-in-tinsel version that will work? I'm really getting tired of having to close down my browser, empty the cache, empty the history, stand on one leg, say a little prayer, reload the page, then wonder whether it's going to load.

At the moment, this text box is TWO characters wide, and four lines high, which means that this comment is looking like it's being typed out on one of those old stock-ticker-tapes they used to use.

Seriously, guys, when I'm envying a Yugo for build quality and reliability, there's something wrong. Can't you throw Nibbles the Hamster a fucking sammidge or something?
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IDesigner loves himself some car
11/14/08

@Deartháir: I'm afraid your browser/computer is about as obsolete as the poor Yugo in the picture.
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Deartháir II
11/14/08

@idesigner: Actually, the computer is brand new; unfortunately, all banks -- to my knowledge, anyhow -- use Internet Exploder 6, due to security concerns. It takes a lot of time and money to make a system secure (especially when that system is Windows), so they don't upgrade very often.

I suspect Mr. Ash can probably back me up on this?
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Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
11/14/08

@Deartháir: What are you using? Netscape on a 486 running 640x480 resolution? A graphing calculator? An old-timey stock ticker machine?

Most of those are inadequate for today's modern, horribly bloated websites.

At least Jalopnik doesn't have a 5 minute, non-skippable flash intro yet.
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Amalgamated Stainless Headers, est.1978
11/14/08

@Deartháir: I haven't had a day of Jalopnik working 100% in about 3 months. If it's not the Gawker format changes (none of which has added any value, IMO), it's general technical problems.
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1dollar93
11/14/08

@Deartháir: Firefox 3: [www.mozilla.com]
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Deartháir II
11/14/08

@Paul Y. can't think of a better, shorter handle: Yes, I know, it's obviously all my fault. That's exactly what Gawker tech support told me, because "nobody ELSE was having any problems." Then, wonder of wonders, there was a thread the other day where everyone is celebrating that they're suddenly able to get Jalopnik to load again, and it got up to, what, 30 replies with people saying, "Hey, me too!"

I think it's reaching the point where it's just not worth the effort. I have to restart my browser, clear my cache and clear my history, then reload Jalopnik, click "OK" through all the error messages, then go to the page I want. If I want another page, I have to do it again.

Good thing I don't frequent Jalopnik very much, huh?
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Deartháir II
11/14/08

@1dollar93: Wow, what great advice, I've never heard of Firefox before. Hey, while I've got you here, maybe you could help me out. There's another one... Net.... scape? Or something? Have you heard of that one?

Seriously. If I could have upgraded, don't you think that would have been the first thing I did?
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zeet
11/14/08

@Deartháir: Unless your system is super locked down, you can run Portable Firefox ( [portableapps.com] ) off of a thumbdrive. If it's too locked down for that, good luck!
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AmishJohn
11/14/08

@Deartháir: I feel your pain; I too have to use Exploder 6, and functionality of late in the Gawker Empire has been... problematic at best. Their programmers seem so enamored by the new bells 'n' whistles available that they don't understand that in the 'real world', not everyone has the option to install different browsers, codecs, adapters, widgets, gadgets, or whatever.
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Pete Gaines
11/14/08

@Deartháir: Who is this mysterious "Gawker tech support" you're talking to?
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Deartháir II
11/14/08

@Pete Gaines: Down at the bottom of the page, there's a "Help" or "Report a bug" link or something. Can't see it right now, because that's refusing to load on my page right now. I should have bookmarked that link, because most of the time it won't show up when I'm actually having problems.
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Deartháir II
11/14/08

@zeet: I'm trying to swing a workaround on that. We CAN use thumbdrives, but our company supplies their own with a particular secret key on them that allows them to work. If I can get one of those, I SHOULD be able to dump Firefox on it, and hopefully that would work.
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Pete Gaines
11/14/08

@Deartháir: Got your email...from now on, just go through me. I'll probably be able to provide better help, or at least know what's going on with the site in general.
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Deartháir II
11/14/08

@Pete Gaines: Explained that in my response. Will do.

I think I just need a hug.
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Rust-MyEnemy
11/14/08

@Pete Gaines: They offer no good Cotomer Sevis.
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Graverobber
11/14/08

@Deartháir: Dude, I'm writing this on Safari on a Mac, and not only is it working perfectly, but it's also finding me a good restaurant for lunch, cataloging celebrity nip-slip pictures in the background and giving me a handjob.

God, I love Apple products.
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Deartháir II
11/14/08

@graverobber- It says Loud Pipes Save Lives: I have three Macs awaiting me in my apartment. STOP RUBBING IT IN. Listen, you can hear them calling to me, telling me they miss me. Don't worry, my babies, daddy will be home soon.

And the free wireless network I used to pirate from the computer in my car finally got wise to me, so I can't even use that anymore.
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MushyHeirloom
11/14/08

@Deartháir: I find it absol-friggin'-lutely hilarious that they use IE6 "due to security concerns". That's like driving a V12 Jaguar because you're "afraid of fire".
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