SirAntagonist said:
post #117435

XDDDD

anon_X said:
Aw damnit. Anyway, it's a 95. I needed a reliable daily driver, and I would've loved a '69 but gl finding a good one for under $5K.. The interior of older caddies and Lincoln's had space for days... Why do you think cops loved the Crown Vic since inception? Room for everything.

There's a vintage lot with a black '65 hardtop just out of town here. Dunno if it's still there but it was gorgeous.

And my mom had a Cougar of that year. It had an electronic dashboard, it was pretty nice.

SirAntagonist said:
post #117435

When one spends 90% of ones time on a single thread with the same opening, it's hard to remember to not do that.

Something that makes me scream internally- when someone dares drive an Aztec in public, especially where I could see them.

anon_X said:
Something that makes me scream internally- when someone dares drive an Aztec in public, especially where I could see them.

THIS

anon_X said:
Something that makes me scream internally- when someone dares drive an Aztec in public, especially where I could see them.

Yeeeessss. I can't believe the same badge that went on a Trans Am went on that.

anon_X said:
Something that makes me scream internally- when someone dares drive an Aztec in public, especially where I could see them.

Well it was in breaking bad, so that might have something to do with it.

Then there are the people who said the '04 GTO wasn't a real goat and failed. It sold every model planned, and the 6.0 under the hood meant if you took the badging off, it'd be a hell of a sleeper.

SirAntagonist said:
post #117435

post #362180

had to

Tangent said:
Oh sweet God-Emperor it's a J-body. I have a friend with one of those (but a Sunfire), so now that I know that backstory I can totally understand. He hates it as much as I do, but it absolutley will not die.

You might have had a more comfortable childhood in my car. Boy how times have changed.

I envy you guys... I grew up with one of these (well, it looks very similar to the one at least; Haven't had contact with the guy who drove it for 12+ years now, so please don't blame me for not knowing the exact model) http://mystationwagon.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/1980s-GMC-wagon1.jpg

123easy said:
I envy you guys... I grew up with one of these (well, it looks very similar to the one at least; Haven't had contact with the guy who drove it for 12+ years now, so please don't blame me for not knowing the exact model) http://mystationwagon.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/1980s-GMC-wagon1.jpg

Well, at least it had... A big boot? Looks like a lumina wagon. Comfortable seats.

I've always wanted a 1970 Mustang Boss 429. They're badass cars.

JoeX said:
They're badass cars.

100% Agreed.

If it gets you from point A to point B, who gives a shit?

I've never understood car people.

SirAntagonist said:
If it gets you from point A to point B, who gives a shit?

I've never understood car people.

You. Me. Nürburgring Nordshleife. Porsche 911 GT3 RS. Then you'll see. Plus, I'd rather drive in / be seen in / see a Equus than a Civic.

This thread is now about cars?

I look back at our Hyundai Sonata with disdain. Absolutely mediocre. Not bad, certainly not good, but definitely below average. It was fine for A to B, but otherwise it had no high points. Newer Sonatas should easily be better. Contrast that with a fleet of Lincoln Town Car sedans and stretches (2nd and 3rd gen as per wikipedia) and a classy Cadillac hearse that I also "grew up in."

Also, Sunfire hate? My friends' moms and my aunt drove them lol. One of the herd! I'll just assume it was Pontiac's Sonata :).

anon_X said:
You. Me. Nürburgring Nordshleife. Porsche 911 GT3 RS. Then you'll see. Plus, I'd rather drive in / be seen in / see a Equus than a Civic.

How bout no.

SirAntagonist said:
If it gets you from point A to point B, who gives a shit?

I've never understood car people.

Do you want to drive around in this or this or this?

EDIT: Do you drive at all?

TheHuskyK9 said:
Do you want to drive around in this or this or this?

EDIT: Do you drive at all?

I drive an old Camry. It runs fine, and gets good mileage.

What else do I need?

SirAntagonist said:
I drive an old Camry. It runs fine, and gets good mileage.

What else do I need?

Just checking

"Things that make you scream internally"

Patchi.

TheHuskyK9 said:
Do you want to drive around in this or this or this?

I'd actually take the van rofl. It has character.

abadbird said:
This thread is now about cars?

Also, Sunfire hate? My friends' moms and my aunt drove them lol. One of the herd! I'll just assume it was Pontiac's Sonata :).

Pontiac's only gems in its last days were the Firebird, Solstice, GTO, and G6/G8(?)... Otherwise unremarkable and rather sad for the red triangle. Hyundai, meanwhile doesn't have a single mule anymore. Kia needs a touch more work but is otherwise pretty good.

Cutedementia said:
Patchi.

Hah.

Cutedementia said:
"Things that make you scream internally"

Patchi.

yeah she surfs the site with her "ban everyone but me attitude" acts like this when surfing the site and I'm convinced because of her kissing up to others she gets special treatment so I will step off my soapbox now sorry

As fun as this is, methinks we should quit poking fun at patchi, since saying it like it is is liable to earn a mark on your account. Got to at least not name names...

anon_X said:
As fun as this is, methinks we should quit poking fun at patchi, since saying it like it is is liable to earn a mark on your account. Got to at least not name names...

Yeah her chronic butthurt might take over

thatoneclarinetist said:
yeah she surfs the site with her "ban everyone but me attitude" acts like this when surfing the site and I'm convinced because of her kissing up to others she gets special treatment so I will step off my soapbox now sorry

Not cool dude

See? ^

I'll shut up now...

thatoneclarinetist said:
yeah she surfs the site with her "ban everyone but me attitude" acts like this when surfing the site and I'm convinced because of her kissing up to others she gets special treatment so I will step off my soapbox now sorry

See I was going for the -haha- part.

You're going for the. -no seriously fuck this person-

And that's not my intent. So for the record. -seriously, step off-

SirAntagonist said:
I drive an old Camry. It runs fine, and gets good mileage.

What else do I need?

Oh hey, got an old 1989 Camry :3

Cutedementia said:
See I was going for the -haha- part.

You're going for the. -no seriously fuck this person-

And that's not my intent. So for the record. -seriously, step off-

again i'll just shut up now so...

furballs_dc said:
Oh hey, got an old 1989 Camry :3

Old camrys... As much as it kills me to admit... Are the most fun you can have with an entry level 80s car. 90s Id have to hunt down a VW, but yeah. Gimme a Camry and a curvy road.

thatoneclarinetist said:
yeah she surfs the site with her "ban everyone but me attitude" acts like this when surfing the site and I'm convinced because of her kissing up to others she gets special treatment so I will step off my soapbox now sorry

She's not the one constantly lying about shit in the blips and posting recycled joke after recycled joke.

furballs_dc said:
Oh hey, got an old 1989 Camry :3

Mine's a 1993. It's surprising how long they last.

SirAntagonist said:
She's not the one constantly lying about shit in the blips and posting recycled joke after recycled joke.

whatever helps you sleep at night and stuff I guess

thatoneclarinetist said:
whatever helps you sleep at night and stuff I guess

It's almost as good as having a genderless cat to snuggle up with.

SirAntagonist said:
It's almost as good as having a genderless cat to snuggle up with.

Genderless? Oh no you better don't come for me.

SirAntagonist said:
It's almost as good as having a genderless cat to snuggle up with.

I (reluctantly) checked its a girl and P.S my roomate owns the cat he's the one who handles the med stuff I just didn't want to say it before cause it came back to me on that like two seconds after posting in the conversation we were having cause the ways I would have worded it you would have prolly called bullshit on that to >:\

thatoneclarinetist said:
I (reluctantly) checked its a girl and P.S my roomate owns the cat he's the one who handles the med stuff I just didn't want to say it before cause it came back to me on that like two seconds after posting in the conversation we were having cause the ways I would have worded it you would have prolly called bullshit on that to >:\

mmmm hmmmm.

What on earth good would come of anyone lying about owning a pet. Food4thought. I own a fucking velociraptor.

SirAntagonist said:
mmmm hmmmm.

I'm not sure how to imply that but ok!

Hue hue

Oh. Man of the hour is here.

anon_X said:
Oh. Man of the hour is here.

Don't you mean woman?

We have a lawyer for a neighbor... I don't know what type, but he sure has a car collection...

furballs_dc said:
We have a lawyer for a neighbor... I don't know what type, but he sure has a car collection...

did you say cars?

SirAntagonist said:
If it gets you from point A to point B, who gives a shit?

This line makes me scream internally. It's fundamentally asinine to try and argue against it. Possible, but asinine.

SirAntagonist said:
What else do I need?

Style.

So fucking beautiful. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/TOYOTA_2000GT.jpg

Aww man, patchi gets called by name here but the giant wasp gets no attention?

I'm sorely disappointed.

Also - on-topic : the inclusion of superfluous bodily fluids in descriptions of things. Like screaming and crying til you vomit.
Also makes me happy on that same sick level.

Tunguska said:
Aww man, patchi gets called by name here but the giant wasp gets no attention?

I'm sorely disappointed.

Also - on-topic : the inclusion of superfluous bodily fluids in descriptions of things. Like screaming and crying til you vomit.
Also makes me happy on that same sick level.

luv u actini

Here's one:

OC's

When did this become a thread about cars?

Me, personally? I've always been partial to V8 Mustangs. I don't really go crazy in mine or drive it like a lunatic anymore but I still have so much fun rowing my own gears and cruising out on empty Arizona Desert highways up north. Something about sitting behind the exhaust tone of a V8, having all that power on tap to fool around with occasionally while just driving through Sedona or Prescott just really relaxes / appeals to me.

My car: http://imgur.com/h7MaczL

Ooh a mustang! So pretty.

SirAntagonist said:
I drive an old Camry. It runs fine, and gets good mileage.

What else do I need?

I can identify with that sentiment.

Peekaboo said:
Neat car. That nature looks pretty stunning, where was the photo taken?

Heritage Park in Prescott, Arizona! One of my favorite spots to go outdoors and be a dog and climb over everything.

Tangent said:
This line makes me scream internally. It's fundamentally asinine to try and argue against it. Possible, but asinine.

Style.

Camries are rock solid cars though. The Japanese cars I've owned were always some of the most fun to drive.

If I want style, it's cheaper to pay $10 for a shirt than $100,000 for a metal box that goes fast.

SirAntagonist said:
If I want style, it's cheaper to pay $10 for a shirt than $100,000 for a metal box that goes fast.

I must note that a "$100, 000 metal box" has better handling, turning, transmission, acceleration, speed (of course), crash test ratings, etc. BUT they are a real pain in the wallet if you get in to a crash. For me, I drive a Mazda RX-8, nowhere close as expensive as an exotic but way better performance than a regular compact.

SirAntagonist said:
If I want style, it's cheaper to pay $10 for a shirt than $100,000 for a metal box that goes fast.

Where do you find stylish $10 shirts? #importjunkie

anon_X said:
Where do you find stylish $10 shirts? #importjunkie

2nd hand stores.

TheHuskyK9 said:
I must note that a "$100, 000 metal box" has better handling, turning, transmission, acceleration, speed (of course), crash test ratings, etc. BUT they are a real pain in the wallet if you get in to a crash. For me, I drive a Mazda RX-8, nowhere close as expensive as an exotic but way better performance than a regular compact.

True, but you don't need that for residential and city driving. So long as you have functional brakes and a safe frame, you're good. Better speed, acceleration, transmission, etc. are only nice if you have stretches of road where you can actually use them.

Tunguska said:
Aww man, patchi gets called by name here but the giant wasp gets no attention?

I thought those were the same things.

DasaDevil said:
things

How do I +1 posts. Gorgeous car, gorgeous place.

When your favorite queen gets sent home on RuPauls drag race.

anon_X said:
When your favorite queen gets sent home on RuPauls drag race.

Holy fucking shit. I love that show. RuPaul makes a handsome lady.

Was starting to wonder if we'd ever agree on anything beyond oxygen being useful. Who's your favorite queen this season/ever?

Any and all "MY OPINION SHOULD BE YOUR OPINION" bumper stickers.

Once I saw an 'I brake for kobolds' bumper sticker that made me scream internally with joy

Here's something that doesn't really make me scream internally but I do debate blowing up the building.

People who don't vaccinate their kids.

Like hell I get it if it's your religion, some religions do have that and that is perfectly understandable but -Jesus- fucking Christ. That fucking baby is brand new to this entire world it hasn't exactly seen more then a couple thousand germs yet and it's been kept in controlled areas until leaving the hospital and you stupid shits think it's okay to just let em roam free in the entire bacteria infested world without any protection at all?

It's the same with people who don't take the fucking flu shot because they think the "evil" companies behind them are bullshitting them or that somehow the government is testing them secretly.

Learn to fucking trust them! When was the last time you heard of an entire town dieing because the government was doing tests with flu shots?

Paranoid fuckheads who scream and yell about how these big companies are ruining peoples lives are flat out stupid. They are BIG COMPANIES because what they are doing is a BIG MARKET. There are millions of people in a country like Canada or the United States. Out of the like 14% of you who are retarded enough not to get their kid vaccinated the other 86% are paying for these things and for what other reason then THEY WORK? which supplies them with oh let's see about $20 for each flu shot for example, I'm not on a good internet connection so let's use the population count of 100,000,000 people. 14% of that is 14,000,000.

Meaning that the other 86,000,000 are buying the flu shot for this example and at $20 a person that's $1,720,000,000.

They don't get rich because they are thieving scumbags, they get rich because there are so many of us. If it was a small town of 100 people 14 of which not buying then it would only be $1,720.

That was my rant for the night. I'm going to bed -_-

https://e621.net/post/show/464763/ His comments.

Cutedementia said:
Here's something that doesn't really make me scream internally but I do debate blowing up the building.

People who don't vaccinate their kids.

Like hell I get it if it's your religion, some religions do have that and that is perfectly understandable but -Jesus- fucking Christ. That fucking baby is brand new to this entire world it hasn't exactly seen more then a couple thousand germs yet and it's been kept in controlled areas until leaving the hospital and you stupid shits think it's okay to just let em roam free in the entire bacteria infested world without any protection at all?

It's the same with people who don't take the fucking flu shot because they think the "evil" companies behind them are bullshitting them or that somehow the government is testing them secretly.

Learn to fucking trust them! When was the last time you heard of an entire town dieing because the government was doing tests with flu shots?

Paranoid fuckheads who scream and yell about how these big companies are ruining peoples lives are flat out stupid. They are BIG COMPANIES because what they are doing is a BIG MARKET. There are millions of people in a country like Canada or the United States. Out of the like 14% of you who are retarded enough not to get their kid vaccinated the other 86% are paying for these things and for what other reason then THEY WORK? which supplies them with oh let's see about $20 for each flu shot for example, I'm not on a good internet connection so let's use the population count of 100,000,000 people. 14% of that is 14,000,000.

Meaning that the other 86,000,000 are buying the flu shot for this example and at $20 a person that's $1,720,000,000.

They don't get rich because they are thieving scumbags, they get rich because there are so many of us. If it was a small town of 100 people 14 of which not buying then it would only be $1,720.

That was my rant for the night. I'm going to bed -_-

Erm, sorry to burst your bubble, but many a time flu shots have resulted in people simply being sick because of it, not just building up immunization via introduction of a weakened virus. Further, mercury is a common ingredient in vaccines; Look up the ingredient thiomersal. I'm far more concerned about the risk of mercury poisoning than I am about Little Jimmy getting an honest-to-goodness sickness and needing to be treated for it. You're not even guarenteed to prevent getting ill... but when taking a nasal spray vaccine, you can certainly help ensure everyone else you interact has a chance to get sick, what with it shedding viruses everywhere you go for the next week. What with all the little shits giving away sicknesses like candy because the parents get the flu shot then never bother to pay any attention to whether their child is properly dressed up or whatnot to prevent the flu and other illnesses like the common cold...

So, yeah. They can keep their vaccines, thank you.

123easy said:
Erm, sorry to burst your bubble, but many a time flu shots have resulted in people simply being sick because of it, not just building up immunization via introduction of a weakened virus. Further, mercury is a common ingredient in vaccines; Look up the ingredient thiomersal. I'm far more concerned about the risk of mercury poisoning than I am about Little Jimmy getting an honest-to-goodness sickness and needing to be treated for it. You're not even guarenteed to prevent getting ill... but when taking a nasal spray vaccine, you can certainly help ensure everyone else you interact has a chance to get sick, what with it shedding viruses everywhere you go for the next week. What with all the little shits giving away sicknesses like candy because the parents get the flu shot then never bother to pay any attention to whether their child is properly dressed up or whatnot to prevent the flu and other illnesses like the common cold...

So, yeah. They can keep their vaccines, thank you.

The point of vaccines is to give the person's immune system a chance at dealing with a drastically weakened version of a specific virus to help said immune system react faster to a real infection.
If the immune system can't handle a practically dead virus how is it supposed to deal with a real one?

The end result can then vary from total immunisation without visible outbreak to normal outbreaks that have a much smaller chance of killing you, either by buying time until it gets lethal or by preventing some of the worse symptoms.

You basically take a shot at being ill for a specific time you decide instead of being ill at a random point later in time.

Is thiomersal still used in vaccines for humans? Germany stopped using it back in 2004.

Also, this is the first time I heard about spray vaccines, those sound horribly inefficient, they were given with needles for a reason and not placed in a liveable environment where they can potentially reproduce with no chance of the white bloodcells to reach them.

The price of bird seed in the spring. >:C

123easy said:
So, yeah. They can keep their vaccines, thank you.

It's not like the flu shot does not work at all. My whole family takes them every year and as a result I can't remember the last time one of us got sick. It's been a long time.

But that was not my point, I don't care if you take the flu shot it's not necessary. My point was not getting the many vaccinations they give to you as a baby.

Things like
-tetanus

Which you can get from a lot of places, and can kill you.

I don't care if you skip the flu shot, or don't use special chemicals for ear aches and instead use tea tree oil. (Which works surprisingly well on a lot of things)

But when you have a baby and they ask if you want to give them the vacc, do it.

123easy said:
Erm, sorry to burst your bubble, but many a time flu shots have resulted in people simply being sick because of it, not just building up immunization via introduction of a weakened virus. Further, mercury is a common ingredient in vaccines; Look up the ingredient thiomersal. I'm far more concerned about the risk of mercury poisoning than I am about Little Jimmy getting an honest-to-goodness sickness and needing to be treated for it. You're not even guarenteed to prevent getting ill... but when taking a nasal spray vaccine, you can certainly help ensure everyone else you interact has a chance to get sick, what with it shedding viruses everywhere you go for the next week. What with all the little shits giving away sicknesses like candy because the parents get the flu shot then never bother to pay any attention to whether their child is properly dressed up or whatnot to prevent the flu and other illnesses like the common cold...

So, yeah. They can keep their vaccines, thank you.

This comment is ironically in the perfect thread.

The reason mercury is present in shots is because they contain Thimerosal. It's an antiseptic that's used to preserve the vaccines, thus making sure they actually work as they're intended. People who had the same thought that mercury is too dangerous got many vaccinations to replace Thimerosal with high-level aluminum variations, which are MUCH more toxic than small amounts of mercury.

The World Health Organization, The Food and Drug administration, The National Institute of Health, and The Center for Disease Control have ALL reported the levels of mercury in vaccinations to be non-harmful to children and adults alike.

Also, keep in mind that each vaccine contains 0.25 micrograms of Thimerosal. Every GRAM of tuna contains 0.64 micrograms of mercury. That means a tuna sandwich is more "dangerous" for "Little Jimmy" than a year's worth of shots.

Vaccination hysteria makes me indescribably annoyed.

NotMeNotYou said:
The point of vaccines is to give the person's immune system a chance at dealing with a drastically weakened version of a specific virus to help said immune system react faster to a real infection.
If the immune system can't handle a practically dead virus how is it supposed to deal with a real one?

The end result can then vary from total immunisation without visible outbreak to normal outbreaks that have a much smaller chance of killing you, either by buying time until it gets lethal or by preventing some of the worse symptoms.

You basically take a shot at being ill for a specific time you decide instead of being ill at a random point later in time.

For more deadly viruses, or ones that you have never been exposed to genetically at all (as in, your ancestors have never encountered it, so you have no ability to react to it encoded in your DNA as you would with illnesses local to your ancestry; Montezuma's Revenge is one example of a case where that occurs even today; small pox would be an older one, when it was introduced to Native Americans) most certainly vaccines can be of use! There are very deadly things that can cut you down in just a few days without even knowing what you're sick with. The common influenza virus though? Does not fit into that catagory- especially not with the massive hype and scaremongering that is used to say it's "more deadly than ever before" and whatnot. Ignoring the symptoms is what's deadly, not getting sick.

Is thiomersal still used in vaccines for humans? Germany stopped using it back in 2004.

Unfortunately, yes.

Also, this is the first time I heard about spray vaccines, those sound horribly inefficient, they were given with needles for a reason and not placed in a liveable environment where they can potentially reproduce with no chance of the white bloodcells to reach them.

I've never used them myself, but I know of at least one that exists, which is enough for me to look into it, and find out that those who use it shed the virus so employed to those around them about 80% of the time, so nope, haha.

Cutedementia said:
It's not like the flu shot does not work at all. My whole family takes them every year and as a result I can't remember the last time one of us got sick. It's been a long time.

Not saying the flue shot doesn't work- after all, when you look at the conditions that you'll be faced with for the oncoming year and consider resurgences of particular strains and other such patterns, you can guess what the three most likely flu strains are and vaccinate against them. If you get lucky, those vaccinations are the strains you'll encounter and easily fight them off... But you could just as easily never encounter a strain of the flu, and so never have needed that shot- or it could give you a completely different strain from what you'll end up encountering, that provides no protection but makes you mildly ill for the duration- or worse, your slightly weakened immune system might fall easy prey to that completely different strain, causing you to get sicker than normal (A relatively common occurance considering population size/density in the US).

But that was not my point, I don't care if you take the flu shot it's not necessary. My point was not getting the many vaccinations they give to you as a baby.

Things like
-tetanus

Which you can get from a lot of places, and can kill you.

I don't care if you skip the flu shot, or don't use special chemicals for ear aches and instead use tea tree oil. (Which works surprisingly well on a lot of things)

But when you have a baby and they ask if you want to give them the vacc, do it.

When it comes to the really deadly vaccinations, oh, definitely; Wouldn't want to see Polio coming back around, for example. Things like tetanus are hugely dangerous, as I noted above. But a yearly flu vaccine? No thank you. I never took it (Educated myself about what they were when I was young and opted out of taking them) and I don't get sick more than once or twice a year- with colds, never flus (And I'm a bit of a hypochondriac, so yeah, every sniffle startup gets a doc visit just in case). The consistant downside to yearly injections just outweighs the potential upside.