My sense of humour, actually. I'm a Kraut, you know?Meekychuppet wrote:The fact that he did have to should tell you something about the quality of your posts.Coito ergo sum wrote:Um...you needed to ask?Seraph wrote:That's supposed to be a joke, right?Coito ergo sum wrote:That's one of the reasons we're raising a generation of wimps!maiforpeace wrote:It's illegal for children to sit in a front seat with airbags in the U.S.
Back in my day, kids would just roam around the vehicle, sitting or sleeping on the floor, etc. No seatbelts ever. And, mom and dad would smoke with the windows most of the way up.
Kids today....
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Self inflicted injuries are ok, yes?FBM wrote:A gentle reminder to direct your posts at arguments and ideas rather than individuals, please...
I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein’s brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops. - Stephen J. Gould
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I knew he'd run to the moderators..... 
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They can't say it if it isn't true, or they risk far too much.Coito ergo sum wrote:Chevy's sales puffery is as follows ---http://www.chevrolet.com/pages/open/def ... re/volt.doElectricity is an extremely affordable way to power a car - the average American pays less than 12 cents per kilowatt hour. If the average American drives less than 40 miles, it will cost about $1.50 a day for electricity. That's about the same annual cost as running a common household appliance. To save even more, some utility companies recommend charging overnight for off-peak rates and may even offer incentives to customers who do so.
If it's really a dollar and a half a day, that would be amazing. But, something doesn't sit right about their numbers.
"The fact is that far more crime and child abuse has been committed by zealots in the name of God, Jesus and Mohammed than has ever been committed in the name of Satan. Many people don't like that statement but few can argue with it."
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Well, that's not correct. To say GM wouldn't say it if it wasn't true is counterfactual, to say the least.The Mad Hatter wrote:They can't say it if it isn't true, or they risk far too much.Coito ergo sum wrote:Chevy's sales puffery is as follows ---http://www.chevrolet.com/pages/open/def ... re/volt.doElectricity is an extremely affordable way to power a car - the average American pays less than 12 cents per kilowatt hour. If the average American drives less than 40 miles, it will cost about $1.50 a day for electricity. That's about the same annual cost as running a common household appliance. To save even more, some utility companies recommend charging overnight for off-peak rates and may even offer incentives to customers who do so.
If it's really a dollar and a half a day, that would be amazing. But, something doesn't sit right about their numbers.
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If they're lying, their competitors will prove it, and they will use it to take them down.
"The fact is that far more crime and child abuse has been committed by zealots in the name of God, Jesus and Mohammed than has ever been committed in the name of Satan. Many people don't like that statement but few can argue with it."
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Not on that point. First of all, all GM needs to do is say they were relying on certain assumptions: price of electricitiy and mileage driven per day. I'm sure they took the lowest possible cost of electricity they could argue with a straight face, and made no allowance for an increase in price based on increased demand for electricicity if electric cars start selling more, etc.The Mad Hatter wrote:If they're lying, their competitors will prove it, and they will use it to take them down.
I think it's weird that they don't put the calculation on there so that we can figure out a PER MILE cost to drive the vehicle. I'm sure I can do it by looking at my electric bill. I doubt their number holds up.
Fuck - auto manufacturers lie all the time - just look at their fuel economy numbers - those numbers are always better on the sticker than in reality.
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Actually, they're not.
They simply don't take in to account traffic.
They simply don't take in to account traffic.
"The fact is that far more crime and child abuse has been committed by zealots in the name of God, Jesus and Mohammed than has ever been committed in the name of Satan. Many people don't like that statement but few can argue with it."
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Knock yer'self out, bud.Seraph wrote:Self inflicted injuries are ok, yes?FBM wrote:A gentle reminder to direct your posts at arguments and ideas rather than individuals, please...
"A philosopher is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that isn't there. A theologian is the man who finds it." ~ H. L. Mencken
"We ain't a sharp species. We kill each other over arguments about what happens when you die, then fail to see the fucking irony in that."
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"We ain't a sharp species. We kill each other over arguments about what happens when you die, then fail to see the fucking irony in that."
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I've never run to the mods about anything, but do enlighten me as to what you are wittering about eh, old chap?Coito ergo sum wrote:Ah, Meeky, go back to crying about whatever it is you're pissing your pants over today. No wait, go run to the moderators again, little girl.
Rum wrote:Does it occur to you that you have subscribed to the model of maleness you seem to be pushing in order to justify your innately hostile and aggressive nature? I have noticed it often and even wondered if it might be some sort of personality disorder. You should consider this possibility.
Things Rum has diagnosed me with to date: "personality disorder", autism, Aspergers.Rum wrote:Did I leave out being a twat? (With ref to your sig)
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Yes, and we wish.Seraph wrote:Self inflicted injuries are ok, yes?FBM wrote:A gentle reminder to direct your posts at arguments and ideas rather than individuals, please...
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Ouch!maiforpeace wrote:Yes, and we wish.Seraph wrote:Self inflicted injuries are ok, yes?FBM wrote:A gentle reminder to direct your posts at arguments and ideas rather than individuals, please...
Hey! No fair! I said self inflicted, not as a result of the wishes of others.
Just you wait. I'll get you for this. Which wedding are you planning on attending next, Maiforpeace?
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What a sadist I am.Seraph wrote:Ouch!maiforpeace wrote:Yes, and we wish.Seraph wrote:Self inflicted injuries are ok, yes?FBM wrote:A gentle reminder to direct your posts at arguments and ideas rather than individuals, please...
Hey! No fair! I said self inflicted, not as a result of the wishes of others.
Just you wait. I'll get you for this. Which wedding are you planning on attending next, Maiforpeace?
Can I watch? 
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The way you watched me self-mortify by wearing a hillbilly uniform and tiara?maiforpeace wrote:What a sadist I am.Seraph wrote:Ouch!maiforpeace wrote:Yes, and we wish.Seraph wrote:Self inflicted injuries are ok, yes?FBM wrote:A gentle reminder to direct your posts at arguments and ideas rather than individuals, please...
Hey! No fair! I said self inflicted, not as a result of the wishes of others.
Just you wait. I'll get you for this. Which wedding are you planning on attending next, Maiforpeace?
"A philosopher is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that isn't there. A theologian is the man who finds it." ~ H. L. Mencken
"We ain't a sharp species. We kill each other over arguments about what happens when you die, then fail to see the fucking irony in that."
"It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism while the wolf remains of a different opinion."
"We ain't a sharp species. We kill each other over arguments about what happens when you die, then fail to see the fucking irony in that."
"It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism while the wolf remains of a different opinion."
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The wedding? Certainly, but that could be an act of masochism. Pluto2 will fill you in about her cousin's if you need confirmation on this.maiforpeace wrote:What a sadist I am.Seraph wrote:Ouch!maiforpeace wrote:Yes, and we wish.Seraph wrote:Self inflicted injuries are ok, yes?FBM wrote:A gentle reminder to direct your posts at arguments and ideas rather than individuals, please...
Hey! No fair! I said self inflicted, not as a result of the wishes of others.
Just you wait. I'll get you for this. Which wedding are you planning on attending next, Maiforpeace?
I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein’s brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops. - Stephen J. Gould
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