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thatguy01 — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:51:35 EST

"Commander Ed Straker's 1980 car has a ROOF scoop for WHAT reason...? "

Ventilation, just like Pat Moss' Big Healey rally car.

The top dog gets the STi pack on his Gullwing Turbocar.

thatguy01

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thatguy01 — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:47:47 EST

@Charles_Barrett:
Sure, SHADO was Doing Its Bit for Britain.

But when it comes to leadership, ya cain't beat a tough talkin', hard chargin Amurricun. Especially one with a badass "K" in his name.

Ed Straker. He'd kill you, but it would muss his Nehru, baby.

thatguy01

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Number_Six — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:59:47 EST

Mr Debord, could you please render a sprung-rhythm, Anglo-Saxon version of the COTD and make it a truly worthy Manley-Hopkinsish comment?

Number_Six

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4.9 Port Fuel Injection BZR — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:49:42 EST

Wow, I'm honored. I'd like to thank the Academy, God, and my agent...

But seriously, it's disappointing when 2001 the movie turned out to be cooler than 2001 the year.

4.9 Port Fuel Injection BZR

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POLAЯBEEЯ — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:46:05 EST

@Dr.Danger: DATS DA OWNLEE WAI POLAR DOOS IT!
MOAR KRIKITS PLZ

POLAЯBEEЯ

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Dr.Danger is in Denial — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:38:24 EST

@POLAR: YER DOOING IT WRNG!

Dr.Danger is in Denial

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POLAЯBEEЯ — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:21:31 EST

oh, hai COTD guy!

POLAЯBEEЯ

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POLAЯBEEЯ — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:55:06 EST

@UDMAN: POLAR said hai to COTD guy last week, and teh crickets,
they waz chirpin!!!1!!!1!!

POLAЯBEEЯ

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UDMan — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:49:41 EST

@POLAR: You know POLAR, there are a few new guys who are writing for this site. Ray hasn't decided whether or not to formally introduce them. So I think we should all say hello to Travis, and Matthew, and see if they decide to comment, similar to the way Matt is doing now.

UDMan

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charles_barrett — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:43:16 EST

@thatguy01: I know that "UFO" is British Boosterism at it's pre-Thatcher worst, but, we all as humans failed the test...

charles_barrett

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wheels OF satan! — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:38:39 EST

what MOON WALK??
it was FAKED!

wheels OF satan!

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wheels OF satan! — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:35:52 EST

@POLAR:
yea
i would go with
1N23456
for the 2 wheel crowd

wheels OF satan!

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Skydiver — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:30:15 EST

@Charles_Barrett: I haven't worn a mesh top in about 25 years, but thanks for the vote of confidence.

Skydiver

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NICKNICK — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:29:46 EST

@fatbraff: I was thinking "porn dealer."

NICKNICK

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POLAЯBEEЯ — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:27:26 EST

Who is this person who is picking our COTDs?

POLAЯBEEЯ

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charles_barrett — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:03:25 EST

Oh, and did I mention that moonbase folks could SMOKE on the moonbase in Gerry Anderson's world of the future...?

charles_barrett

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charles_barrett — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:50:59 EST

@thatguy01: So true... as I said on Jalopnik more than once in the past , that is TRULY where the future outperformed prediction... silicon. UFO's S.I.D., English-speaking "Space Intruder Detector" would now fit in an attaché case, instead of the schoolbus-sized satellite on the show. And all the tape drives at SHADO headquarters...!

Oh, and don't discount sexy moongirls and hunky submarine SkyDiver dudes in mesh tops. They all get my vote...! And again, Commander Ed Straker's 1980 car has a ROOF scoop for WHAT reason...?

charles_barrett

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thatguy01 — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:24:33 EST

@Charles_Barrett:

Charles, the part of the UF0/1980 future that I want is the computing. They ran a black-as-night's-coat-closet multinational organization more ambitious than America's moon shot with a total of 14 employees and six refrigerator-sized computers from a cellar under Pinewood Studios.

Six Sigma *that*, business consultants!

thatguy01

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Schm is not particularly sure what he is ranting about. . . — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:35:49 EST

@Skydiver: I actually saw a thing about that on the history channel, and i can'tsee why we (America) won the cold war. I mean god damn, theyve got giant 1000 tonne planes and migs and more t-55s than you can shake a pair (?) of truck nuts at. All well. All hail Regan.

Schm is not particularly sure what he is ranting about. . .

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charles_barrett — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:25:34 EST

@fatbraff: Actually, you have a VERY valid point... that acronym would work for me...

charles_barrett

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charles_barrett — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:20:24 EST

@POLAR: How about P-R-N-D-(+)-(-), or something like that for Manumatic-style trannies (the shift pattern for Sunset Boulevard trannies is much more straight forward... just ask Eddie Murphy...)

charles_barrett

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Braff S. Preston, Esq. — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:10:59 EST

@POLAR: I thought it was short for PORN DOWNLOAD...

Braff S. Preston, Esq.

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POLAЯBEEЯ — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:09:03 EST

@Mad_Science: I woulda went with 123456-R

POLAЯBEEЯ

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Skydiver — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:51:02 EST

Bah, the future ended with the Ekranoplan. Everything since then has been gravy.

Skydiver

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Rust-MyEnemy is stll out there! — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:31:52 EST

Atomic hypersonic 400 passenger jet, please.

Rust-MyEnemy is stll out there!

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Mad_Science — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:10:43 EST

@prndl: Best Screen Name Ever.

Mad_Science

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charles_barrett — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:05:54 EST

And while we're at it, where the heck is our moonbase...? Gerry Anderson has failed us TWICE: tiny moonbase that launched UFO Interceptors from pads disguised as craters (staffed by ladies in silver lamé miniskirts and purple wigs) by 1980, and a big moonbase by 1999 (staffed by men and women wearing uniformas designed by Rudi Gernreich, BTW).

charles_barrett

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Dr.Danger is in Denial — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:04:27 EST

@prndl: The BMW made for a brilliant flying car!

It was just the stupid tree that ended their dreams.

damn trees

Dr.Danger is in Denial

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pryndyl has gone Welsh — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:55:10 EST

Say what? Yeah I want a flying car, but not so much the poetry. And a not a BMW off the end of a runway, may they rest in peace.

pryndyl has gone Welsh