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Patrick George
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Editor-in-Chief @ Jalopnik, 2015-2019.

This just in: The next Supra will be a pogo stick. Read more

I actually went through this thought exercise myself designing a Lego “MkVI” Supra with my kid. Settled on:

I think it’s going to be even longer (assuming you’re talking U.S. only here). The supply chains don’t scale well at all, and potential trade messes only further exacerbate those issues. I’m thinking another 15 years.
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This isn’t a question, but you guys have entertained and informed me for years, so it’s a thanks. Read more

Funnily enough, Guy Fieri’s Times Square restaurant is the only time I’ve puked from the food before even leaving the place. To this day, if someone says the words “donkey sauce” around me, I start to get abdominal convulsions. Read more

I don’t see why people don’t take care of this before their flight. I don’t know of ANYONE who prefers the bathroom on an airplane to a normally sized one. Seriously, shortly before you know it’s time to board, go to the bathroom. Force the pee out by any means possible. Stand up and walk for a few minutes to stretch Read more

here you go

How headlines work in my head. Much disappoint 

Don’t bother entertaining fantasies of Renault branded products being sold in the U.S. It’s not as if Fiat-branded products are flying out the doors of your friendly neighborhood Dodge/Ram/Chryser/Jeep/Fiat store.  Read more

Just imagine if they had sold this as the Supra! Read more

I’ll actually be in town for this, so please come and chat about the 4,500 cat photos on my phone Read more

I’m heading into the city tonight to see Eddie Izzard at the Beacon. I could easily be persuaded to drive in again next month for this shindig. Can I bring my MarioKart 8 disk? Or Need For Speed? Pleeeeez? Read more

Neutral: The US just broke the record for dividend payouts and yet still can’t seem to keep afloat without cutting their workforce. Automation and Electrification are easy scapegoats, but the reality is corporate America’s priorities don’t lie with the company itself, but with shortsighted profits for their investors. Read more