Cars Conversing

Any bets on how this driver will vote in November?  Looks like she may have some hostility toward the current administration.  Could we consider it “outrage”?

In an article at WSJ.com, “Where’s The Outrage?” Professor Arthur C. Brooks proposes that there may actually be a lack of outrage in the US, according to a recent survey.  In the article he states:

Virtually every group in the population is less angry in 2008 than in 1996 — those making more and those making less than the average income; college-educated and noncollege-educated folks; men and women.

Only one major group in the population has gotten angrier: people who call themselves “very liberal.” While conservatives, moderates and nonextreme liberals all have seen their average levels of outrage fall over the past 12 years, the number of angry days among our leftiest neighbors has risen 56% (to 2.28 from 1.46), and the percentage with no angry days in the past week has fallen to 31% from 37%. Today, very liberal people spend more than twice as much time feeling angry as do political moderates. One in seven is outraged seven days a week.

I’m guessing that the driver of this Beetle is that 1 in 7.

[Thanks to Sean for the photo!]

Snapped this pic at the Torrey Pines Gliderport in San Diego.  Maybe the Chargers’ 2007 7th round draft pick, Brandon Siler, has taken up paragliding?  OK, maybe not.

 I spied this vanity plate on a giant SUV, and didn’t notice the owner approaching the vehicle as I snapped the pic.

“I like your plate,” I offered, before he could inquire.  “Is there a story behind it?”

“That’s all that’s left,” he replied with a smile as he hopped into his $50,000 vehicle.

 Clearly, I need to spend more time in the gym.  I didn’t even know this type of advertising was an option.  I’m so behind. 

[I would say "no pun intended", but I just read Maddox' recent post on that topic at TheBestPageInTheUniverse.net, so that's out.]

Thanks to VanitySmurf for her photo post via Zannel.com.

Do not watch this video!!

Unless, of course, you can make at least one of the following statements:

1. I want to be bored to tears for the first 3 minutes, watching a sports car make its grand entrance (inch-by-inch) to the vanity plate auction in the United Arab Emirates.
2. I’d love to listen to a lot of arabic hollering and shouting, along with loud background music that inexplicably sounds like it came from Riverdance.
3. I can’t wait to see the winner (along with his young & impressionable son) hold up the prestigious plate that displays a single numeral….that plate is definitely worth fourteen million dollars!
4. I’m confident that I can watch this video without getting angry about the eighty bucks I just put in my gas tank.  Again.

 You can read the full story at WallStreetJournal.com.  I especially enjoyed this quote from the article:

“Everyone has a nice watch, a nice car,” says Abdullah Al-Mannaei, organizer of the city government’s monthly auction of desirable numbers. “It’s not enough to just have a Ferrari anymore.”

You know, I was just thinking that last night.

Unfortunately, I cannot take credit for the post title – or for finding this vanity plate in Denver.  Thanks to Eric over at Brofax.com – be sure to see his witty post.

 Surely you’ve seen the 1997 British comedy about six unemployed steel workers  who form a male striptease act for somewhat noble purposes?  I’m not certain what kind of shenanigans occur at Ohio Wesleyan, but it might be worth checking out.

At least take a look at ”The Full Monty” finale posted on YouTube.  The film’s characters are quite endearing – definitely worth a rental if you haven’t seen it.  Or even if you have.