I will leave it to others to judge the toxicity levels of Iowa fans, but by and large I've found that 10 out of the other 13 Big Ten fan bases are very chill regardless of BAC
For reference sake I include Iowa's 3 main conference rivals - Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Nebraska - on the nice side of the ledger. Hell when Iowa plays Wisconsin it's pretty much two old drinking buddies getting together
I still have a Chicago area code phone number and I get a text every 10 minutes warning me of the apocalyptic disasters that await if I don't get out for so-and-so to save Illinois. FFS, just hire somebody to vote in my name like usual and leave me tf alone
Is there some kind of loophole that allows this kind of political spam texting? JFC I'd rather hear from extended warranty and aluminum siding salespeople
Please be aware that political advertising doesn't work, it's just a system to launder campaign donations into cash for grifters
Yesterday was a birthday salute to Mercury, and I would be remiss if I didn't also wish a happy #DavesCarIDService birthday to Chevrolet, born Nov 3, 1911. My favorite Chevy? The impossibly Googie 1959 Impala Sport Coupe, natch (I'm the previous owner of one).
*plus I'm the current owner of a 1959 El Camino, currently awaiting a customization project.
The first Chevys, believe it or not, were quite luxurious and pricy. But they found their niche with the 1915 490 (so named for their $490 price point) as a Model T competitor.
*mustache dude behind the wheel is Louis Chevrolet, one of the 3 Swiss-American racing Chevrolet Bros (Louis, Arthur, and Gaston) who lent their name to the company at founding. Oddly enough they also found a fortune with Frontenac, making Ford Model T hop-up equipment.
A very happy 84th birthday to Mercury --born November 4, 1938-- from #DavesCarIDService. Who's not crazy 'bout a Mercury? Especially with MCM-tastic wheels like this 1957 Montclair 4 door hardtop (via the wonder site plan59.com which you should patronize).
Mercury was the brainchild of Henry Ford's son Edsel, who saw the need for FoMoCo to have a niche-filler between the working man's Ford and the posh Lincoln, to compete with Oldsmobile/Buick, and it was a hit. The Deco winged helmet Mercury logo is one of my fave car graphics.
Mercury sadly met its demise with the 2011 models, but by that point it was basically a badge-engineered Ford. But over the years it created some real classics: Marauders, Cougars, Comets, etc. And the 49-51 Mercs are still the platonic ideal of lead sled material.
In these trying times I would like to be a calm voice of reason reassuring you that no matter who is in control of it, this site has always sucked and always will suck
I would also like to bid a fond adieu to everyone migrating to Mastodon, and look forward to seeing you quietly back here in 2 weeks just like all the right wingers who stomped off to Parler post-Trump ban
Because no matter how bad this site is, no alternative platform will ever bring us together on the one thing that matters most: the sweet, sweet dopamine high of public attention