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Late Fall is not a safe time to park your car near the Vatican... as the owner of this Fiat (and the Mini below the jump) will surely attest to. More »
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We like the spirit behind this question much more than the actual question. Why? Well, first and foremost, the idea that we should listen to an ex-Nazi, 80-year-old virgin in a white dress and a funny hat who communicates with doors and chimneys about anything, let alone driving (or what to do with our genitals) is absurd. Second, could anything register higher on the "get the fuck out" meter than the Vatican actually publishing the 10 Driving Commandments? However, we made the cardinal sin of blogging: we actually read what we're talking about. And for the most part we agree with Holy C. Except for #5. We strongly and angrily disagree with #5. Anyhow, we are more interested in how many times you have violated the spirit of the law, as opposed to the letter.The new Ten Commandments are inscribed in cyber stone after the jump. – Jonny Lieberman More »
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This is somewhat tenuous at best, but isn't it rather fascinating that a theocratic government that holds sway over a large portion of religious people, whose head was once a member of a youth organization that pledged fealty to a regime that sent invasion forces to North Africa has now called the Dakar Rally "the bloody race of irresponsibility" in the wake of South African motorcycle racer Elmer Symons' death? An editorial in L'Osservatore Romano exhorts, "The Paris-Dakar, a race which many classify as a sporting event, in reality has very little to do with healthy competition." Dear Vatican: this is not the Crusades, nor is it the Spanish Inquisition. Nor is it an assault on women's rights or an attempt to squelch non-straight sexual orientation. What it is is one of the most grueling races in the world, undertaken by drivers who are willing to risk death for glory. More »
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