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ZT Spice

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 9:06 PM
Edited Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 9:08 PM

... and I'm going to let TLC decide where I buy it and what I get.

ZT Spice

  

anfernee

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 9:07 PM

anfernee

  

bguirk

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 9:07 PM
Edited Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 9:08 PM

I've had great luck with Cars.com and Toyotas. Marginal luck w/ craigslist and Nissan's. Stay the eff away from American cars.

^^^

The Family Truckster! Nice pull.

bguirk

  

greymatters

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 9:09 PM

autotrader.com is your friend.

greymatters

  

miyagi-sama

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 9:12 PM

miyagi-sama

  

bguirk

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 9:13 PM

Given ZT's digs I don't think he's exactly in the market. I hope I'm wrong though zeet.

bguirk

  

airking32

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 9:53 PM

do you want my old thunderbird? i'd sell it. for the right price.


airking32

  

Dusty TheHick

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 10:06 PM

Dusty TheHick

  

acm323

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 10:09 PM

I love Toyotas.

acm323

  

plurry

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 10:53 PM

honda or toyota or GTFO.

plurry

  

anfernee

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 11:23 PM

fuck you guys and your asian cars.

anfernee

  

bguirk

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 11:26 PM
Edited Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 11:29 PM

when the day comes and you actually have to buy one with your own money and pay for the repairs and sell it again so your next 60 payments aren't sky high you can't do better than Japan unless you're able to reach into the Euros. I rent American coverables and sport coupes when I travel(I have a Shelby reserved for Vegas Summer League this year) because they're fun, but I'd never want to actually go through the hassle of owning one.

bguirk

  

plurry

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 11:29 PM

american cars were so bad in the 70's, 80's and well into the 90's that i've soured on them probably for a life time.

below average reliabilty + shoddy build quality + lower resale value = shit.

plurry

  

jizzgrenade

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 11:41 PM

what are you looking for in a car; reliability, style, price, efficiency; truck or car; 2 or 5 seats, your price range, and any other things your looking for, offroading, streetracing, cruising. also whether you want a new or old car.
sorry but it'd just make it a lot easier.

jizzgrenade

  

anfernee

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 11:43 PM

08 Vette.

lock this thread.

anfernee

  

bguirk

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 11:46 PM
Edited Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 11:48 PM

american cars were so bad in the 70's, 80's and well into the 90's that i've soured on them probably for a life time.

so true. I grew up w/ a series of GM cars and I swear I had a part time job driving out with my Dad to the dealership in the burbs so I could drive the one in the shop home. I'm up to nearly 80k on my Matrix and the only problems I've had were the tires and the only trips to the shop have been for scheduled maintenance. If someone put a gun to my head and made me buy American I'd get the extended warranty (not from the dealership) because it would be money well spent.

08 Vette.

lock this thread.

—anfernee

You realize he lives in a state with rain/snow and rear wheel drive is suicide in those conditions?

bguirk

  

jizzgrenade

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 11:50 PM
Edited Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 11:52 PM

^lol, sooo true about the rwd

jizzgrenade

  

anfernee

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 11:58 PM

I've never lived in a place that snows -_- I don't know anything about it.

anfernee

  

bguirk

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 11:59 PM

trust me--you want front wheel drive. for rain too.

bguirk

  

Dusty TheHick

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Edited Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:00 AM

It sucks. That's all you NEED to know.

Dusty TheHick

  

anfernee

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:00 AM

It rains in my city about 10 times a year Maybe 20. Perf for me, cause I hate hate hate rain.

anfernee

  

plurry

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:04 AM

i drove home in an ice storm yesterday morning in my rear wheel drive car. baaaad times.

it was actually quite scary, and i'm one who generally enjoys the challenge of driving in bad weather.

plurry

  

mandee

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:06 AM

rickshaw

mandee

  

bguirk

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:07 AM

it was actually quite scary, and i'm one who generally enjoys the challenge of driving in bad weather.

—plurry

They should even sell RWD cars in the midwest. I love driving in the snow, but I had to put a chain on to get out of a parking space a couple of weeks ago and I felt so defeated.

bguirk

  

foob2011

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:10 AM


foob2011

  

foob2011

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:12 AM


foob2011

  

foob2011

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:13 AM

I'm 15 in this picture, holy shit....


foob2011

  

foob2011

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:14 AM

in Peru


foob2011

  

plurry

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:15 AM

adam still rags on people who think "american muscle" was a good thing.

americans do make great *looking* cars. i'll give them that.

plurry

  

jizzgrenade

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:16 AM

you had a beemer at 15???

jizzgrenade

  

whoisnumbaone

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:19 AM

My truck

whoisnumbaone

  

foob2011

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:26 AM
Edited Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:27 AM

adam still rags on people who think "american muscle" was a good thing.

americans do make great *looking* cars. i'll give them that.

—plurry

you had a beemer at 15???

—jizzgrenade

Yeah, I had a BMW for two years. It was a massive piece of shit. I will never buy another one. The American muscle car that adam (who I have never heard exhibit any actual extensive knowledge of cars) so often ragged on has been amazing and a great fucking car. However, I will admit that I don't pay a cent because I'm spoiled and in the case that I DID have to pay, I would go with a Honda or a Toyota.

Edit: The best American muscle cars came before 1970, after that things quickly went downhill. I would never buy an american car made after that date.

foob2011

  

anfernee

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:26 AM

oh shit you have a ford lightning? That's sick....


foob, I had the same exact shoes as you when I was 15, DVS Milan, Black and Cream color.

anfernee

  

plurry

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:27 AM
Edited Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:27 AM

nice 'tard mobile.

gotta love getting 10 MPG's, costly repair bills and sub par braking and handling.

you probably need a truck like you need a second asshole.

plurry

  

foob2011

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:28 AM

foob, I had the same exact shoes as you when I was 15, DVS Milan, Black and Cream color.


—anfernee

god i loved those shoes.

foob2011

  

bguirk

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:29 AM

gotta love getting 10 MPG's, costly repair bills and sub par braking and handling.

you probably need a truck like you need a second asshole.

—plurry

QFT. Unless you're some kind of contractor there's zero reason to own a truck other than if you enjoy flushing money.

bguirk

  

greymatters

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:30 AM

Unless whois is carrying around his cousins in the back to do day work, that truck is completely unnecessary.

greymatters

  

plurry

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:30 AM
Edited Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:31 AM

whois is an eco-terrorist.

plurry

  

foob2011

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:32 AM

EVERYONE POST PICTURES OF YOUR CARS AND WE CAN ALL RIP ON EACH OTHER FOR HOW FUCKING IMPRACTICAL THEY ARE.

foob2011

  

whoisnumbaone

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:32 AM

oh shit you have a ford lightning? That's sick....

THANKS!... yeah actually airking's irresponsible dumb ASS, drove that shit 135 mph on the 101 south in San Francisco..... It was AWESOME!

whoisnumbaone

  

whoisnumbaone

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:34 AM

whois is an eco-terrorist.

actually thats the only thing that SUCKS about htis truck. Lately its been costing $85 to fill it up, and a full tank only lasts about 3 days or so. I think it gets around 12 mpg.

whoisnumbaone

  

foob2011

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:36 AM

GOD DAMN, THATS HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

GET IT.

HIGHWAY.

foob2011

  

plurry

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:36 AM

as a huge fan of dated, quirky, two seaters, right now, i'm driving a '97 suzuki x-90.
less than 10,000 were produced during their 3 year run.

i like how i never see anyone else driving one. that matters to me.

plurry

  

anfernee

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:36 AM

I love how you guys are dissing trucks, seriously come to my area of fresno, I've traveled about everywhere in the west coast, and my hometown has by FAR the most trucks. Everyone in Tahoe drives a Subaru, everyone in Marin County drives a Maserati [not even kidding], everyone in Oakland drives a Cadilac, and everyone in Fresno drives a lifted truck. Fucking hick town.

anfernee

  

bguirk

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:37 AM

actually thats the only thing that SUCKS about htis truck. Lately its been costing $85 to fill it up, and a full tank only lasts about 3 days or so. I think it gets around 12 mpg.

—whoisnumbaone

that makes me really really happy for some reason. sorry.

bguirk

  

plurry

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:38 AM

yeah, piss your money away. solid plan.

plurry

  

greymatters

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:39 AM

Is he saying he spends over $800 on gas every month?

greymatters

  

bguirk

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:39 AM

I'm hoping he takes BART from time to time.

bguirk

  

anfernee

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:41 AM
Edited Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:41 AM

$879

anfernee

  

foob2011

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:43 AM
Edited Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:44 AM

i like how i never see anyone else driving one. that matters to me.


—plurry

one of the reasons i love my mustang. but i must say its kind of an impractical reason, and one could argue that whois probably drives his truck because he likes the attention, which is a similar reason to liking how you dont see similar cars (in that its a bit vain).

i forgot where i was going with that. i think i was going to try to play devil's advocate, but i got distracted.

EDIT:

Ok, fuck all that. I just looked at those monthly gas prices. God damn, whois, what the fuck are you taking in to be able to afford that? That is absolutely fucking absurd.

foob2011

  

plurry

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:43 AM

men who drive a truck, but don't actually need one, suffer from low self esteem, an inferiority complex and small cock syndrome.

plurry

  

anfernee

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:44 AM

apparently %90 of my city suffers from that^ then.

anfernee

  

whoisnumbaone

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:45 AM
Edited Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:47 AM

NO... Its a weekend car. Plus im not driving it right now because its in San Jose and I am in Riverside. I only drive it when I go back to the bay area. My commuter car is an old beat up Mercedes 190 E. It looks like ab ugly suicide bomber hit it with an ugly bomb, but DAMN that car is a trooper. Its at 220,000 miles and still runs GREAT.

whoisnumbaone

  

whoisnumbaone

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:46 AM

small cock syndrome.


i actually have a HUGE penis... let me find the pic


whoisnumbaone

  

foob2011

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:48 AM

let me find the pic


—whoisnumbaone

singular? you only have one picture of your penis?

foob2011

  

greymatters

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:49 AM

I know, right? foob, post all your peen pix.

greymatters

  

anfernee

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:49 AM
Edited Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:49 AM

Ugh, stupid advertising, I was about to criticize you on your misspelling of "singular" then realized, it's not misspelled.

anfernee

  

plurry

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:54 AM
Edited Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:55 AM

why did you buy that truck/abortion in the first place?

what is it good for other than being a truck that does the quarter mile faster than other trucks?

for the same money, you could've bought something quicker that corners well.

plurry

  

greymatters

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:55 AM

You have never been to San Jose. That truck is like a Corvette to Mexicans.

greymatters

  

foob2011

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:56 AM


foob2011

  

bguirk

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:57 AM
Edited Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:57 AM

You have never been to San Jose. That truck is like a Corvette to Mexicans.

—greymatters

rofl

bguirk

  

Jaffa Cakes

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 12:57 AM

I think that picture's fake.

Jaffa Cakes

  

foob2011

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 1:00 AM

WELL I THINK ITS FUCKING REAL.


foob2011

  

Jaffa Cakes

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 1:01 AM

I think that picture's fake.

—Jaffa Cakes

Jaffa Cakes

  

TortillaFactory

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 1:01 AM

come on, you're better than goatse.

come on.

TortillaFactory

  

greymatters

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 1:01 AM

fake = sexy?

greymatters

  

plurry

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 1:01 AM

hold up. whois, do you like ranchera and/or country music also?

plurry

  

foob2011

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 1:07 AM
Edited Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 1:15 AM

THIS COCK LOOKS LIKE THE NOSE OF AN ELEPHANT SEAL


foob2011

  

anfernee

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 1:08 AM

FUCK YOU.

anfernee

  

Jaffa Cakes

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 1:09 AM

Where the fuck are you buying your manatees?

- Jaffa Cakes

Jaffa Cakes

  

greymatters

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 1:10 AM

Why are you so afraid of foob's love of cock? I think it's beautiful.

greymatters

  

whoisnumbaone

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 1:10 AM

NO. I listen to elecronic music and 80's music and REAL hip hop.

whoisnumbaone

  

foob2011

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 1:14 AM

FOR COMPARISON



foob2011

  

plurry

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 1:16 AM

i've been ragging on hip hop forever.

thank you, i continue to rest my case.

plurry

  

foob2011

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 1:16 AM

SORRY I MEANT TO SAY ELEPHANT SEAL

foob2011

  

airking32

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 1:41 AM
Edited Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 1:42 AM

why did you buy that truck/abortion in the first place? -plurry

if by BUY you mean DRIVE HIS MOM'S...

no, but really, it is his mom's car.

airking32

  

plurry

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 1:50 AM

whois' mom is a dyke? whoknew?

plurry

  

airking32

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 1:57 AM

everytime i think about whois's mom i hear adam in my head doing the "mijo" routine.

wait a minute. whois = engineer chris?

airking32

  

plurry

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 2:00 AM

ever called his mom's house, asked for him and had her reply, "WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO???"

plurry

  

airking32

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 2:08 AM

NO! NO! NO HE NO HERE!

airking32

  

jizzgrenade

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 2:16 AM
Edited Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 2:18 AM

plurry dont be raggin on hip hop now, it aint all bad, a lot of to most of the stuff on the radio is, but theres a lot of the good stuff out there too.
and god knows, it's no ranchero

jizzgrenade

  

MajandraFan

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 5:28 AM

plurry, have you heard the new trent reznor produced saul williams album yet?

MajandraFan

  

miyagi-sama

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 6:14 AM

I thought Ford Lightnings were cool, until I saw how ridiculously slow they are. 100% fail.

miyagi-sama

  

mandee

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 6:20 AM

he hasn't, but he should. we all should.

mandee

  

foob2011

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 9:53 AM

i hated hip hop for the longest time, until two years ago a friend introduced me to the side of hip hop that moves away from all the glamor, diamonds, and ass shaking shit, a really cool side of hip hop.

foob2011

  

miyagi-sama

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 10:01 AM

Snapped a few pics of this creme puff on the way to Starbucks

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

miyagi-sama

  

bguirk

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 11:09 AM

who puts a spoiler on an olds? I'm going Asian.

bguirk

  

plurry

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 2:42 PM
Edited Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 2:44 PM

plurry, have you heard the new trent reznor produced saul williams album yet?

no, but i will.

dont be raggin on hip hop now

i find hip hop filled with marginal talent; lots of people who can't sing or play instruments. sure it's music, but to me it's *music, if you catch my drift.
there hasn't been a bigger bunch of self absorbed posers in music since hair metal, and at least those dorks could play instruments and sing.

sure, i like tricky (for example), but that's an exception not the rule.

i do like music made without instruments, like daft punk, cassius, plastikman, peaches, etc, but musicians like jimmy page, roger waters, trent reznor, eddie van halen, dave mustaine, lars ulrich, etc deserve much more respect for their ability to play instruments and write music rather than arrange it on computers or recycle it via samples. sure it takes some creativity and intelligence, but far less.

also, i intensely dislike angry black men telling me about a culture that i've never experienced nor will ever understand. i'm simply too white to get it, i guess, and i have no problem with that.

i know a shitload about popular music and its history to the point where i struggle to have rewarding convos with people about it. music is seriously important to me.

i simply hate hip hop, and don't respect it based on all things considered.

also, i've just found that most (not all - but mos def the majority) fans of hip hop are people i have no desire to be around.

i've said all this before in posts past, so i'm done with this topic.

plurry

  

foob2011

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 3:44 PM
Edited Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 3:47 PM

i dont know. when people ask me what i listen to, i just say punk, classic rock and hip hop.

eh, ive had this debate a thousand times, fuck it.

foob2011

  

TortillaFactory

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 5:39 PM

also, i've just found that most (not all - but mos def the majority) fans of hip hop are people i have no desire to be around.

meet the entire population of syracuse.

so many wiggers. so many.

TortillaFactory

  

jizzgrenade

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 5:48 PM
Edited Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 5:51 PM

anybody else see the irony when he said "mos def"?
but yea i hear you, there's also definitely more obnoxious artists within the rap community than others. it's also way easier to write because of the range you have in how to pronounce things. and i think it's a lot easier to appreciate other genres, rap takes a lot of getting used to.
ALSO theres no rock equivilant to the wigger, that is one way in which hip hop have majorly failed us, it seems to create a lot of people who act tremendously fake.

jizzgrenade

  

plurry

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 6:05 PM
Edited Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 6:08 PM

yep, you're mos def a douche nozzle.

also, rap-metal is an entire genre full of rock wiggers. fred durst is at the helm.

plurry

  

jizzgrenade

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 6:26 PM
Edited Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 6:27 PM

mos def, ironically one of the few not so bad rappers.
bleghhghhshh dont even get me started on that crap, thats like mixing metal and ranchero, or classical and polka

randomly my good friend is the drummer for a metal band, At The Helm..

jizzgrenade

  

whoisnumbaone

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 6:36 PM

Here is a song that I find MOST people can really get into. Its like rock i guess, but it has some really deep melodies and Id say a HINT of some hip hop. i guess?


Either way, its an amazing fuckin track. I reccomend you download. Im hosting it myslef so feel free to just right click and save as.

Flaming Lips Free Song

whoisnumbaone

  

plurry

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 6:48 PM

dead milkmen > flaming lips

plurry

  

Dusty TheHick

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 9:06 PM

Dusty TheHick

  

Dusty TheHick

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 9:12 PM

EVERYONE POST PICTURES OF YOUR CARS AND WE CAN ALL RIP ON EACH OTHER FOR HOW FUCKING IMPRACTICAL THEY ARE.


Dusty TheHick

  

TortillaFactory

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 9:41 PM

that's pretty practical.

speaking of cars, i have to get my license before july. i'm totally unmotivated because i have no reason to drive myself anywhere. but I'm not taking that goddamn five-hour class again, so I'll die before I let my certificate expire.

If I fail the test again, I swear to God I will kill myself.

TortillaFactory

  

anfernee

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 9:42 PM

Dusty, you kidding me? A BLUE car? In Baltimore? That's just downright suicide.

anfernee

  

anfernee

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 9:42 PM

If I fail the test again, I swear to God I will kill myself.
The driving test? How many times have you failed it?

anfernee

  

TortillaFactory

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 9:49 PM

just once. i almost hit a guy in my blind spot. he was at fault, but it lost me enough points to fail along with forgetting to set the parking brake.

TortillaFactory

  

foob2011

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 9:50 PM
Edited Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 9:52 PM

OMG ITS AMERICAN BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH

Edit:
Only 29.8% of 16 year olds have their lisences. -Time Magazine

surprising how low it is.

foob2011