The problem with that bobcat body slam video: unreasonable expectations by women who think they deserve a man who will body slam a bobcat for them, and men who think they deserve a woman worth body slamming a bobcat for
I mean I've protected my wife from a few rodents and garter snakes and flying insects, but whether she crosses the bobcat threshold remains a strictly empirical question
I will say this: if a bobcat ever attacks my wife in the driveway, I will spring into action of some sort
It's another one of those days that I'm happy my wife has never been on Twitter
The problem with our society is that we no longer appreciate the lovable coward
forget Bobcat Guy, THIS is the dude who is really contributing to my wife's unreasonable expectations
Wife: why can't you buy me a 46 room French chateau, renovate the whole thing by yourself while beekeeping and cultivating a massive garden from which you cook me daily Michelin 3 star dinners?
Me*: you're lucky I pay for your cable TV and bobcat repellent
*in my head anyway
Let's face it, I am the only honest man on the internet
In conclusion: rest easy Diogenes, your long search is over
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A very happy 57th birthday from #DavesCarIDService to the Ford Mustang, born (or at least publicly debuted) this day at the 1964 NY World's Fair, and star attraction of the Ford Pavilion 'Magic Skyway' ride.
It was arguably the most successful car launch of all time, with 680,989 1965 units sold; the vehicular version of the Beatles. And internationally considered America's national car - what the Mini is to England, or the VW is to Germany, or the Citroen 2CV is to France.
The Mustang is so iconic that I get very few car ID requests featuring them- because even among non-car people no ID is necessary. And speaking of car IDs, I again thank you in advance for respecting the guidelines:
I get this Q all the time, and the answer is you can; just not from a dealer show room. There are plenty of independent shops who can rebuild a 53 Pontiac or whatever with all the modern conveniences, even as EVs.
And the reason car manufacturers don't do it is because it would be 100% illegal, crash safety regulation wise. Same reason most all Detroit retro designs are ultimately disappointing (at best).
I dig Jaguar's C-type / D-type / XKSS continuations. They had unused 1950s VINs for the originals, which (in the UK anyway) allowed them to make brand new replicas. Don't expect A/C & GPS, and if you have to ask the price you can't afford it.
I mean in reality it should have been renamed A HUNDRED AND SIXTY YEARS ago, but apparently they felt naming a high school after the founder of the KKK was a super dandy idea in NINETEEN FUCKING FIFTY NINE
How's this for a barn (OK, container) find? After 35 years in storage, 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder chassis # 0069 (nice). Hat tip to my pal @oldcrowspeed who found the 550 and is seen here bringing it out of its tomb into the sunlight.
btw for you non-car people, the Porsche 550 Spyder is (sadly) best known as James Dean's "Little Bastard" death car. Dean's 550 was VIN 550-0055, built 14 cars ahead on the Stuttgart assembly line.
oddly enough James Dean died in 1955, in a Porsche 550, serial #550-0055.
I guess you could say that James Dean.... can't drive 55.