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meatpimp
May 15, 2004

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I feel like I should preemptively call the cops.

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sean10mm posted:

Wait, it looks like AMC didn't sell the pants interior for 1979 Spirits. Does this have a counterfeit pants interior? :ohdear:

Look up a '78 Concord AMX... that matches the pics better.

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The Levis interior and the 4-gauge accessory pod could point to a somewhat rare combo/edition/something.

Edit: Lots of reference pics in this set, linked to page 4 for interior stuff: https://www.flickr.com/photos/tloftus/albums/72157645555444837/page4

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Raluek posted:

Doesn't the camaro also belong to gremlin guy?

"Gremlin Guy" is an analogue to "Tyler Durden" in this narrative.

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Rhyno posted:

SMOKE THOSE GODDAMNED TEETH

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Dagen H posted:

I appreciate this.

Though with his incendiary inclinations, Trashcan Man may be a better analogy.

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Always listen to the smoke monster.

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Can't see the forest from the trees situation.

Basically -- to not be poisoned, you have to stop poisoning yourself. There are just many ways to say that / examples to use / etc

The terminology doesn't matter, the overarching idea does.

Edit: and there may be some truth to the anger/cancer thing: http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-cancer-anxiety-men-20160920-snap-story.html

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veedubfreak posted:

If anger causes cancer, I probably already have cancer.

:rip:

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WASN'T ME.

:toot:

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Take it back. Whoever rebuilt it obviously did it wrong.

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That needs to be accompanied by an acoustic guitar and sung softly in Starbucks.

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Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:

So what sidelined the Probable Causemero?

Inertia.

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slothrop posted:

On a literary scale of Dr Suess to Mein Kampf how hosed is the Civic?

On that literary scale, I'd say it's solidly: https://www.amazon.com/Takes-Villag...akes+a+villiage

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14 BAR RIFF posted:

THE DOL HAS NO SENSE OF HUMOR

The true insanity of this thread is looking for a sense of humor in a government agency.

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Rhyno posted:

Holy.



poo poo.



As it is written, so shall it be.

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14 BAR RIFF posted:

Making this trip just cost me the Camaro, the AMX, and15 years of friendship before he spit on me leaving because I didn't want to wait until he got off work at 8 or 9 tonight to get his parts out of the back of the jeep, and then start tackling the camaro fuel pump and get it running before leaving. And if i left i better stay well loving clear of him now that I have so selfishly hosed him over by not having gotten to it because I spent months sitting on my rear end.




Oblivion beckons. All thats left is the Fury road.

:(

May the road be kinder than your friend. Party on, Inch Dick.

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everdave posted:

Check back in 14. If the Jeep is a no go let us know the details and we will get you a bus ticket. Let's do this.

Why do I get the feeling that the update's going to be

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Rhyno posted:

Look I love this dude, he's hilarious and entertaining but he's also very headstrong and will probably think to himself that he can make it there by shear force of will. If we don't gang up on him he's going to push on. Somebody calculate the distance he has to travel back, look up current gas prices along the way, factor in 10mpg and we send him that amount and stop there.

He needs to go home or he's going to end up broken down in the middle of nowhere and he'll freeze to death.

I want him to get that fastback, but he's made it 300 miles in 3 days. There's over 1000 miles to go.

Astonishing Wang posted:

That boring crown vic sure would come in handy right about now!

No, the boring crown vic would be sitting in a Nebraska field right now, having delivered him to the job site days ago.

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West SAAB Story posted:

He's 300 miles from home with another 1200 to go. It's taken 3 days. Now, I'm all for an IRL Oregon Trail (albiet in reverse), but we don't need a Donner Party Redux.

What is home, really? He's in civilization, there's work around. Maybe it's time for a fresh start.

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Rhyno posted:

Explain to him that ES is leaving and he'll be gone before 14" arrives.

I had a thought on that:

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3773374&pagenumber=21#post465946780

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Seminal Flu posted:

Is there a possibility of a plot twist, where 14 shows up after you've left to finish up and drive it home?

You've got the van there, so it qualifies as shelter. He can get that thing running, I have faith in that.

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Fitting current quote from reddit:

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I think this is why I like my Cherokee so much. It was made using off-the-shelf parts by a company circling the drain, then produced in factories run by a group of literal potatoes, yet somewhere im the design process they must have tossed it off their roof, then repaired it using only a socket set and a rock, drunk as gently caress, to make sure it was reliable and easy to work on. Sure, the vacuum system, lights, weatherstripping, wipers, power seats, radio, and every feature apart from the drivetrain is useless garbage, but I'll be damned if they didn't create an automotive cockroach.

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Almost 1000 miles down, :hellyeah:

Astonishing Wang posted:

He said he's getting 230 miles per tank which is about what my TJ gets - not terrible but not really good at all.

It's pretty good if he's doing it at 90+

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everdave posted:

Latest from 14. He sounds in good spirits. I asked him about plans for the truck with everyone leaving:

"I am cleanup crew. I stay till it lives"

"If Sims decrees it i get it to florida for him"

This has taken a turn for the :black101:

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14 BAR RIFF posted:

Hell I already tasted the fasty's oil

And what's the status on that, is it resurrectable?

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Leperflesh posted:

Is 14 literally camping in a field in Nebraska in November? Because if so, a kerosene stove is just the start of it; he needs a below-zero grade sleeping bag and a waterproof enclosure to camp in, because a pile of socks in the back of the jeep might not cut it.

What are you on about? The average daily high/low for Valentine Nebraska is 56/25, with a record low of 11. It's not the Pacific Northwest, but it's FAR from the Midwest in January/February. Camping in the Jeep with a kerosene stove is only risky for the fire-catching possibility. Actual heat won't be a problem.

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That looks a lot more solid than I thought it would. (The truck, not 14)

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Seat Safety Switch posted:

You own a Volkswagen fastback in a field. I do not believe you are any different from him, deep down.

Perhaps this is what truly scares you.

Look in the mirror now and see the beast that laid within this whole time.

You can let go.

Too real. Don't break him until the job is done.

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Never seen a fastback with a flat screen before.

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Wow. This loving thread.

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81 new posts in the Jeep thread? Wow, something must have blown up last night. Oh, let's see...

:click:

Oh, it was the Jeep.

At this point, that's not nearly as surprising or rewarding as it should be.

Glad everything's fine, why'd you burn the Jeep down, 14? It was a good and loyal soldier.


Edit: Final title change suggestion for parity: I Burned A Truck: Bad Decisions ITT

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