• "At Ford, the F-Series is the franchise." — Sounds to us like at the Freep, Jalopnik linguistic practices are the thing. [Freep]
• Maximum Bob wants "economic patriotism." Republican Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander on the other hand, does not. [Detroit News]
• DaimlerChrysler needs to pay the German piper. Or — failing that — German shareholders. [Freep]
• Is it Oshawa — yes, it probably is. [570 News]
• Talk about bad timing — "Honey, I'm just going to run out to the garage for a moment!" — SMASH! [Daily Record]
• Single women — don't have a burglar alarm? Try your car alarm. [jamaica-gleamer]