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The 037 is better than an integrale anyway what the gently caress. Not only is it nowhere near the best Italian car ever made it's not even the best Lancia ever made.
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 03:30 |
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What the gently caress was that thing about Americans and strawberries?
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 03:37 |
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fyodor posted:What the gently caress was that thing about Americans and strawberries? We have funny accents.
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 04:12 |
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Rhyno posted:We have funny accents. And apparently we all have to pay for gas inside before we start to fill up, even though I've never done that ever? Dip credit card, fill up, leave OR look at pump number, walk in, say "I'm pump #", exchange cash, leave.
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 04:15 |
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I've run into a few prepay only places/pumps but I always use a credit card so I've only had to actually go inside and prepay once when the station had old pumps that didn't take credit cards. Not sure what shithole they went to that paying for gas was so complicated.
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 04:21 |
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It's almost like, he played up his personal experience, for a joke?! I feel like you shouldn't watch top gear if you don't get that.
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 04:22 |
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His hyperbole usually has at least some vague basis in reality though. If he's just going to make poo poo up he should do something more interesting.
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 04:50 |
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Galler posted:His hyperbole usually has at least some vague basis in reality though. If he's just going to make poo poo up he should do something more interesting. He's never cared for having any kind of basis in reality when it comes to making jokes about America/Americans. Its better to just accept that and move on.
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 05:28 |
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chutwig posted:And apparently we all have to pay for gas inside before we start to fill up, even though I've never done that ever? Dip credit card, fill up, leave OR look at pump number, walk in, say "I'm pump #", exchange cash, leave. You've never once forgotten your card at home and had to run in and pay cash? Or like this recent Target CC crack where I was without my card for 3 weeks and had to pay cash for everything.
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 05:31 |
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Aureus posted:He's never cared for having any kind of basis in reality when it comes to making jokes about America/Americans. Its better to just accept that and move on. I'm well aware of this I just want better jokes. Making fun of America is really god drat easy why is he so bad at it e: maybe it's some kind of meta troll.
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 05:33 |
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It's clear he was referencing "a cherry on top" but he's a senile old man and mixed up his berries.
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 06:05 |
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 06:36 |
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For some reason I see Tiff Needell in Hammonds expression more than I see Clarkson.
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 08:15 |
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Making fun of Americans is funny for British people, it's really not that hard to grasp.
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 11:53 |
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mustard_tiger posted:Making fun of Americans is funny for British people, it's really not that hard to grasp. I prefer when they make fun of Mexicans.
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 12:02 |
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Ariza posted:I prefer when they make fun of Mexicans. Seriously, I find it really amusing to see (what I presume are) Americans getting butt hurt over a couple nonsensical jabs.
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 12:14 |
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mustard_tiger posted:Seriously, I find it really amusing to see (what I presume are) Americans getting butt hurt over a couple nonsensical jabs. I don't think anyone got butt hurt, but some people were genuinely curious as to what he meant by "strawberries on everything" because it is nonsensical and they were wondering if it was based on anything. I prefer when they make fun of Mexicans because it seems quaint when they do it, like an American making fun of Eastern Europeans.
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 12:18 |
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Replace strawberries with cheese and the joke works better.
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 13:48 |
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The strawberries thing is very much a LA high end thing. For whatever reason in LA they love putting strawberries are decor. You check into a high end hotel and there are strawberries, get you cleaning with strawberries. It is a odd thing and I have never seen it anywhere else. Also strawberries and very common in the US where in much of the rest of the world it isn't, especially the UK. It is like peanut butter or maple syrup, you won't see it anywhere but the US. The cheese thing is probably a better joke and less inside baseball. I can't believe what Americans will put cheese on.
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 14:56 |
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Djarum posted:The strawberries thing is very much a LA high end thing. For whatever reason in LA they love putting strawberries are decor. You check into a high end hotel and there are strawberries, get you cleaning with strawberries. Can you take another stab at this because holy poo poo is it hard to read.
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 15:12 |
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I'm an American and i read it just fine. Oh wait are you from the south?
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Djarum posted:The cheese thing is probably a better joke and less inside baseball. I can't believe what Americans will put cheese on. Cheese is awesome and it improves nearly anything. What examples do you find implausible? Also I can think of at least one other country where maple syrup can be found.
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 15:54 |
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HotCanadianChick posted:What's the race championship winning stats on the F40? Yeah, I don't think so. Don't get too offended. fyodor posted:What the gently caress was that thing about Americans and strawberries? That went WAY over my head. Also, Hammond imitating Clarkson's was amazing
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 15:58 |
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Mr. Wiggles posted:I'm an American and i read it just fine. Maybe I'm overreacting but it's like trying to parse a Rirse post.
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 15:59 |
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The P1 looks stunning and out of a science fiction novel. I am pretty excited to see where it ends up on the lap board. Gotta love a car that is built on the cutting edge of technology with the sole reason to be the closest thing to an ICBM.
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 17:15 |
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Cheese, Bacon, and/or Bell Pepper would make more sense than Strawberries.
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 18:33 |
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Djarum posted:It is like peanut butter or maple syrup...you won't see it anywhere but the US. What? And from some lazy googling it looks like the 4C is wider than a Range Rover Sport, so maybe they didn't completely make that fact up.
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 20:13 |
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jammyozzy posted:What? Maple syrup and peanut butter are fairly rare outside of North America.
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 20:43 |
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Data Graham posted:Cheese is awesome and it improves nearly anything. What examples do you find implausible? I know its a thing in lots of places, but that is one of the few things I can not get behind putting cheese on.
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 20:45 |
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Negromancer posted:
That's way overdone but a nice piece of cheddar with apple pie is nice.
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 20:49 |
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hopterque posted:That's way overdone but a nice piece of cheddar with apple pie is nice. I'm American and I love cheese but I've never heard of this or seen it anywhere. Then again I just don't like apple pie so maybe I've just never been exposed to it.
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 21:03 |
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jammyozzy posted:And from some lazy googling it looks like the 4C is wider than a Range Rover Sport, so maybe they didn't completely make that fact up. It is not. Not even close. Range Rover Sport: http://www.landrover.com/content/us/pdf/l494-pdf With mirrors: 2.22 m Without mirrors: 2.07 m Alfa 4C: With mirrors: 2.09 m Without mirrors: 1.86 m
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 21:15 |
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HotCanadianChick posted:And the best Italian car of all time was also 4WD - the Lancia Delta HF Integrale AHAHAHAHAHAHA No - It's actually quite awful. When the Japanese worked out AWD AND worked out they needed to spend real money to win, it got it's teeth kicked in.
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 22:06 |
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GutBomb posted:I'm American and I love cheese but I've never heard of this or seen it anywhere. Then again I just don't like apple pie so maybe I've just never been exposed to it. Some cheese with a tart apple goes well on a cracker, but I think the above example is taking it a little far.
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 22:45 |
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GutBomb posted:Maple syrup and peanut butter are fairly rare outside of North America. echoplex posted:Some cheese with a tart apple goes well on a cracker, but I think the above example is taking it a little far.
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 23:08 |
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I'd be sad without peanut butter. You poor bastards. The show has gotten less funny and more staged over the past few seasons. Hopefully they cut more of that poo poo out and have more good segments like the P1 part.
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 23:10 |
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GutBomb posted:I just don't like apple pie The gently caress is wrong with you? I kid, but still...
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 23:25 |
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Galler posted:I've run into a few prepay only places/pumps but I always use a credit card so I've only had to actually go inside and prepay once when the station had old pumps that didn't take credit cards. Not sure what shithole they went to that paying for gas was so complicated. lots of places do this, it's to prevent people driving off without paying for gas. also I very much enjoyed that episode.
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# ? Feb 11, 2014 23:26 |
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I hate apple pie as well. And baseball. And puppies. And blue skies. And not war (when there's not a war).
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# ? Feb 12, 2014 01:17 |
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GutBomb posted:I'm American and I love cheese but I've never heard of this or seen it anywhere. Then again I just don't like apple pie so maybe I've just never been exposed to it. It's apparently more common in the northeast. Not sure where you're located. I've lived nearly all my life in Iowa and Tennessee and have never seen it done. There is a local restaurant that shoves a full slice of apple pie in a blender with ice cream to make the greatest milk shake known to man though.
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