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lilwillie
07/13/09

In reply to Is Kyle Sarasin Better Than Ken Block?
Dude, too bad the Mustan movie we made didn't work out huh?

It's cool, we still have the Subby to drive.
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mytdawg
07/13/09

In reply to Is Kyle Sarasin Better Than Ken Block?
That's pretty much driving in rural Michigan. We didn't have all wheel drive cars when I was a youngster so I had to do that shit with a BMW 2002. The Plymouth Arrow and a few Novas did pretty well too.

Well, without the fireworks. I did flatten all four tires one day when I missed a corner at speed and jumped a curb into a field.

The lord protects idiots and drunks. Drunk idiots get special protection, I guess.
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Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig)
07/13/09

In reply to Is Kyle Sarasin Better Than Ken Block?
I thought it was pretty funny, but WAY too drawn out.
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Thrashy, perpetual Minardi
07/13/09

In reply to Is Kyle Sarasin Better Than Ken Block?
The stack of space-saver spares in the corner of the garage sets the tone pretty well. I lol'ed. Nice one, Kyle!

And frankly, while Ken Block is pretty good at what he does, he's also got an enormous ego that practically demands to be brought down a bit like this. Travis Pastrana is a much nicer guy, and (IMO) the better driver, too.
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Elhigh
07/13/09

In reply to Is Kyle Sarasin Better Than Ken Block?
I was all set to say, "That's exactly how I drive when I've left my work keys at the house," until I saw the mouthbreathers throwing tarps and driving on the shoulders.

Funny is good, but tossing junk out and endangering other drivers is unexcusable. The upside is, there's plenty of easily identifiable face shots in the vid, so it's just a matter of time before some enterprising cop drags the dumbass in. Here's hoping it comes soon.

So I guess I'd have to agree. He's an ass.
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dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity
07/13/09

@Elhigh: I'm with you on that one. I'm OK with the parts shot on empty gravel roads and quarry / abandoned industrial areas but the part shot in traffic is nothing short of criminal.
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Dr. H. F. Danger
07/13/09

In reply to Is Kyle Sarasin Better Than Ken Block?
The first 5min were funny, but meh after that.
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Qyn
07/13/09

In reply to Is Kyle Sarasin Better Than Ken Block?
Bet those motorists behind him loved that tarp on the road.... and blowing through stop signs is cool too...

Some parts of this just look plain dumb and dangerous. Some look funny.
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TexanIdiot25- needs moar horse powah
07/14/09

@Qyn: There always seemed to be a chase car behind the subi to pick up this stuff. Stop signs are as easy as a look out.
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bzr
06/05/09

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AMERICA, fuck yeah?
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mzs
06/05/09

In reply to GM Re:tardation Site Parodies GM Ad Campaign, Mocks Carpocalypse
I can't watch this video from work, but I had a surreal experience related to the official 'new-GM' ad two nights ago. I was in bed watching the Letterman monologue and I fell asleep during the ad right after that. Then I had a wild dream.

In it the the transmission in my Golf grenaded. Then my wife let me buy a new car. I went and tried to find a GXP but had no luck, but I found a CTS-V at a soon to be closed Cadillac dealership. I haggled until 11:50 PM and drove off with the CTS-V for $10K. When I got home it had changed to a blue '59 Eldorado. When my wife heard about the price she told me I could buy a Corvette too.

But on the way (in a blue WRX like reviewed here) we ended-up in NY. Some woman that looked like one of the women on a Kotaku E3 picture showed-up in the hotel room with my wife. Some sort of embarrassing things happened, but then she explained about a conspiracy. Soon I was trying to get the rolley ball from an Apple Might mouse analyzed. And somehow I ended-up with a vial of something and a male scientist tagging along with me while we were fleeing from Eastern European bad guys. And that's when I woke-up.

I wonder what this says about my subconscious, but probably it just means I have been spending too much time here.
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Six Flags Over Tomsk
06/05/09

@mzs: Yeah, that sounds about right.
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schrosa
06/05/09

In reply to GM Re:tardation Site Parodies GM Ad Campaign, Mocks Carpocalypse
If you've ever wondered whose fault this is . . . ask yourself this critical question:

Why doesn't all the non (not so) big 3 build in Michigan?

There is a glut of factories on the cheap in Michigan. If the workforce is so skilled and desireable, you would think that Honda, Toyota, Mercedes, etc . . . would want to buy a factory on the cheap in Michigan rather than start new in some other state (TX, AL, IN, etc . . .)

However, all those companies put out a huge capital increase to be in non-Michigan states.

The one thing in Michigan that the other manufacturer's don't want . . . I'll give you one guess.
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.357
06/05/09

@schrosa: The Lions.
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nadnarb
06/05/09

@.357-Wingman of Syrax: I was thinking Allen Iverson.
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.357
06/05/09

@nadnarb: Now that was a low blow.
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schrosa
06/05/09

@.357-Wingman of Syrax: Seriously, why don't they go to a state with automotive assembly workforce that needs jobs?

Why are they building plants when idle ones are available on the cheap?

You call it a low blow. Sounds like reality.
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.357
06/05/09

@schrosa: I meant the Allen Iverson comment.
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.357
06/05/09

In reply to GM Re:tardation Site Parodies GM Ad Campaign, Mocks Carpocalypse
Funny, in the way that watching a fat person trying to fit into a tight shirt is funny.
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engineerd
06/05/09

In reply to GM Re:tardation Site Parodies GM Ad Campaign, Mocks Carpocalypse
All good jokes have some basis in truth.

Unfortunately, since this parody is based on the GM commercial, it can not be considered a good joke.

I still laughed, though.
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If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
06/05/09

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I thought it was weird how the original ad had all the sports imagery, as if GM was capable of winning something.

If anything, it should have been a sports blooper reel, like the old Dire Straits' "Walk of Life" video.
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Franzouse
06/05/09

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Nobody makes fun of America better than Americans themselves.
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now with double the ententre
06/05/09

@franzouse: and the Italians with better style, and the Germans with greater precision, and the Japanese with greater reliability, and the French.... uhh.... um.
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Franzouse
06/05/09

@now with double the ententre: Nah, we gave up on mocking the Americans. But we'll mock the Germans if you come and help.
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Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig)
06/05/09

@franzouse: We learned it from the English, the true masters of self-deprecation. Except Clarkson, the master of self-aggrandization.
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Uncle Bo
05/06/09

In reply to Romanian Street Racers Get All The Girls
If all it takes to get incredibly hot girls in Romania is a Dacia 1310, I wonder what I could pull in a new Camaro, cracked nose piece and all.
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