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Thanks for the well wishes Bob, I hope you had a great Father's Day as well. I got a couple of funny t-shirts, and my wife (my boys step-mom), made a picture with finger paints by brushing my sons hands with it, and putting them on paper in their favorite colors (red and yellow), then put her's in the center in pink. She drew green stems on it so it looks like flowers, Pretty cool!!!!

I think its safe to say that stupid people are born to amuse smart people at times:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=284623170270226060&q=genre%3Acomedy


Also: I wish that I could have this much $ and free time to do this all day:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7320960375181402397&q=genre%3Acomedy

I like the second one,something about the sound of a F1 car I love.

Heres a few I found, the first one is funny the other to are just an example of how brain dead people are becoming.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8087209014335173105&q=genre%3Acomedy
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3086402319172314504&q=bmw
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3790844284273831357&q=bmw

I like the second one,something about the sound of a F1 car I love.


Looks like the RS4 chickened out in the end in the 3rd video. That was some great reckless driving though.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3790844284273831357&q=bmw

OK thats a new one.
What code are you using to make that link flow across the sreen?

OK thats a new one.
What code are you using to make that link flow across the sreen?

lol. :lol:

Link recklessly driving.

Use "marquee".

Those videos are cool Wylie, and this one (off the same web page) is cool. You have to pay attention to the slow-mo replay to truly appreciate it. The guy avoids a pedestrian and a 20ft drop off while keeping it on 4 wheels.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2492495160200762855&q=bmw

That was funny,I'm not sure what I would have done there.
I might have jumped.

I'd of stopped at the next porta-pottie and cleaned out my shorts!!!!

Here's an F1 video for you Wylie:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7015816275963840535&q=f1+engine

Thats cool, had to watch that one a few times.
I'll try again when I get home and see what it sounds like in the studio.

Formula 1 racing is boring (no passing, uncompetitive teams, etc...) but Formula 1 cars and engines are WAY COOL!!!

unless of corse you get a free pass to hang out with the Budwiezer girls.

I stand corrected Wylie, :naughty: :cheers:

There is something about cars driving around in circles which will always be boring for me.

But I do agree, F1 cars are awesome :)

interesting customer service story http://www.consumerist.com/consumer/aol/

That's hilarious...We scrapped AOL 12 years ago and that just makes me even happer. I wonder if the customer service reps lose money if inbound users cancel their account. Vise versa, receive comission if they have users sign up.

A former AOL CSR, Michael, writes about how the company axes employees who don't give cancelling customers the proper retaining:

Having worked at AOL's Jacksonville Call Center for 2 years, I can safely tell you I was fired for NOT doing exactly what that AOL Ass(ociate) was doing...
Someone once said "Please cancel my account." I took that at face value and cancelled the account... three weeks later I was fired!

I think they should fire the ones giving you a hassle as to why you want to close out that AOL account. I remember and it was a real hassle. But honestly who the hell uses AOL as a ISP nowadays.

I think they should fire the ones giving you a hassle as to why you want to close out that AOL account. I remember and it was a real hassle. But honestly who the hell uses AOL as a ISP nowadays.

People that think computers come with retractable coffee holders maybe.

Good one wylie! When I cancelled my AOL account years ago, it took and act of GOD to actually get it done. The best part is the 4GB of hard drive space the AOL software removal freed up.

It Use to come pre installed on the Dell boxes but the last couple I got didn't have it.
I guess they figured that most people uninstall it any how.

Anyone need any FOB remotes? I have two that I dont need that go to a 99 GP... I bought them from a guy then after discovering that my car didnt come factory with keyless entry I dont need them...Thought I would post it here before I put them on ebay...you can either PM me or email me at [email protected] I will send you the numbers on the back if interested I would post it here now but they are in my car and to lazy to go and grab them...Would have posted on the other thred but figured its not really the right topic for there..

Anyone need any FOB remotes? I have two that I dont need that go to a 99 GP... I bought them from a guy then after discovering that my car didnt come factory with keyless entry I dont need them...Thought I would post it here before I put them on ebay...you can either PM me or email me at [email protected] I will send you the numbers on the back if interested I would post it here now but they are in my car and to lazy to go and grab them...Would have posted on the other thred but figured its not really the right topic for there..

For selling personal car parts you can use the AF Cars/Parts for Sale/Exchange forum. See link below:

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1269

Heres a collection of some interesting vids
http://my.break.com/Media/Search.aspx?SearchString=gas&SearchType=Main&SEARCH1.x=0&SEARCH1.y=0
I believe humans are in a state of de-evolution,some of these prove my theory.

I've believed for years that man needs a natural predator, as Darwinism (natural selection) doesn't work fast enough. Too bad scientists can't develop a T-Rex that feeds on ignorance and stupidity, talk about improving the human race!

I've believed for years that man needs a natural predator, as Darwinism (natural selection) doesn't work fast enough. Too bad scientists can't develop a T-Rex that feeds on ignorance and stupidity, talk about improving the human race!
exactly,over population is a another one.
When you look at those vids its pretty scary how many people set them selfs on fire.
If you haven't figure out that this is not a good idea than your probably missing the whole point of what lifes about.

Yeah, especially that idiot on the Kawasaki dirt bike. :loser:

I was thinking of you when I saw that.
I knew you'd get a kick out of it.

I was thinking of you when I saw that.
I knew you'd get a kick out of it.

I figured that much Wylie. :lol:

That happened to my son but he had sense enough to hold on to the handlebars. He did what they call a "Superman" in freestyle MX. It scared the hell out of him but we all laughed because it was so funny.

The ones I like watching are the ATV wrecks.

The day I realized a 250 was to much bike for me was when the end of the handle grip got a tree truck and flipped me over the bike.
175s I can handle.

The day I realized a 250 was to much bike for me was when the end of the handle grip got a tree truck and flipped me over the bike.
175s I can handle.

Checkout this fat lady crashes dirt bike video. It looks like around 125cc.

http://www.grouper.com/GlobalMedia/MediaDetails.aspx?id=790999&st=-1&s=7&q=fat

The rule of thumb is you are not supposed to outweigh your bike. It is not over until the fat lady crashes...lol. :rofl:

I'm still laughing,O man thats funny.

Can we set that to an opera song playing in the back ground? If you could edit a viking helmet on her head too, OMG!!!! :lol:

What do you all think about the GM and Nissan possibly joining forces?

What do you all think about the GM and Nissan possibly joining forces?

I heard of something like that. It was more of an alliance. But I don't believe it will happen. There was talk about the guy that heads Renault and Nissan possibly taking over GM due to his success of turning Nissan and Renault around. Brazilian born Carlos Ghosn. But he supposedly doesn't want the job.

GM is still partners with Toyota (Prism), Suzuki (Metro and Tracker), Isuzu (Storm), and one of the Korean companies (Aveo) so what's another?

Wall Street Journal article states that Nissan is skeptical about such a move. Nissan and Renault's boards have approved talks to pursue an alliance but GM has yet to move.

Out of all the Japanese car companies out there, I respect Nissan the most.

I can understand Nissan and Renault's skepticism though. Who wants to take this bohemouth and fix it? Needless to say it will take real balls and a heavy dose of realism to force the culture change GM needs.

If GM's bean counters would give control back to the car guys, everything would fix itself.

If GM's bean counters would give control back to the car guys, everything would fix itself.

Isn't that the truth!!

Hey guys and gals if your out there :D
Just found this cool vid thought you might like it http://www.break.com/index/really_low_harrier_fly_over.html

Hey guys and gals if your out there :D
Just found this cool vid thought you might like it http://www.break.com/index/really_low_harrier_fly_over.html

Hey Wylie, don't know about the Harrier video but the "Girl of the Day" link looks great. :evillol:

Especially, Karen from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. :bigthumb:

Had my first chance to embarass a Mustang GT (mid to late 90's) yesterday. Keep in mind my car is a bone stock 99 GT 4-dr. Sitting at a light, on my way home from a family outing with my wife, both kids and my dad in the car. The Mustang, driver only, no passengers, pulls up and revs his motor. I'm like what the hell, light changes, we're off, and I got him on the holeshot by 1/2 a car and stayed right there with him until I let off. If I wouldn't have had the family in the car, I would of beat him.

Don't tell me the wife said ARE YOU NUTS and you had to sleep in the dog house.

She gave me "THE LOOK", but no dog house. The kids and my dad were all grins of course.

Joke and humor time again.


A West Texas cowboy was herding his cattle in a remote pasture when suddenly a brand-new Porsche Cayenne Turbo S advanced out of a dust cloud towards him. The driver, a young man in a Brioni suit, Gucci shoes, Ray Ban sunglasses and YSL tie, leans out the window and asks the cowboy, "If I tell you exactly how many cows and calves you have in your herd, will you give me a calf?"

The cowboy looks at the man, obviously a yuppie, then looks at his peacefully grazing herd and calmly answers, "Sure, Why not?" The yuppie parks his SUV, whips out his Dell notebook computer, connects it to his AT&T cell phone, and surfs to a NASA page on the Internet, where he calls up a GPS satellite navigation system to get an exact fix on his location which he then feeds to another NASA satellite that scans the area in an ultra-high-resolution photo. The young man then opens the digital photo in Adobe Photoshop and exports it to an image processing facility in Hamburg, Germany .

Within seconds, he receives an email on his Palm Pilot that the image has been processed and the data stored. He then accesses a MS-SQL database through an ODBC connected Excel spreadsheet with email on his Blackberry and, after a few minutes, receives a response.

Comic Sans MSFinally, he prints out a full-color, 150-page report on his hi-tech, miniaturized HP LaserJet printer and finally turns to the cowboy and says, "You have exactly 1,586 cows and calves."

"That's right. Well, I guess you can take one of my calves," says the cowboy. He watches the young man select one of the animals and looks on amused as the young man stuffs it into the back of his SUV.

Then the cowboy says to the young man, "Hey, if I can tell you exactly what your business is, will you give me back my calf?"

The young man thinks about it for a second and then says, "Okay, why not?"

"You're a Congressman for the U.S. government" says the cowboy.

"Wow! That's correct," says the yuppie, "but how did you guess that?"

"No guessing required." answered the cowboy. "You showed up here even though nobody called you; you want to get paid for an answer I already knew, to a question I never asked. You tried to show me how much smarter than me you are; and you don't know a thing about cows.............Now give me back my damn dog!"

A couple is lying in bed. The man says, "I am going to make you the happiest woman in the world." The woman replies, "I'll miss you..."

Ouch!!! :lol:

Speaking of AOL and their help desk. Outsourcing.....lol. :lol:


Mujibar was trying to get a job in India.
The Personnel Manager said: "Mujibar, you have to pass a test
to qualify for this job."
Mujibar said,"I am ready."
The manager said, "Make a sentence using the words Yellow, Pink
and Green."
Mujibar said,"The telephone goes green, green, green, and I
pink it up, and say, 'Yellow, this is Mujibar.'"
Mujibar now works as a technician at a call center for computer
problems. No doubt you have spoken to him.

I think he went to Dell, as I believe that's who I was talking to helping my brother-in-law with a computer problem.

Can any body say "Global Warming" Holly, I don't ever remember it being this hot in Toronto.

"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy"

Hey bnaylor: are you still out there?
I saw El Paso on the news this morning I thought I saw ya going down main street in the flood are you OK?

Hey bnaylor: are you still out there?
I saw El Paso on the news this morning I thought I saw ya going down main street in the flood are you OK?

Hey Wylie, I'm still here with my head above water. Yeah, I heard that we made national and world news. Called the Storm of 2006. We haven't seen this much rain in years. Most of the bad damage was on the West side of town and by the Franklin mountains. The Rio Grande river is normally low but it almost hit flood stage. Surprisingly, many parts of town made it OK. Thanks for the concern.

Good stuff,they also said its suppose to break today.
Our heat wave is suppose to end today we set a record yesterday and I know your familiar with the heat but the humidity is a real killer.
I now know what the weather feels like on Mercury.

I missed that in the news Bob, glad to hear you and yours are ok!

I missed that in the news Bob, glad to hear you and yours are ok!

Thanks Rich. I had sense enough to get a house in a safe area. Most of the people with bad flood damage lived on or near the mountains. Governor Perry is visiting today to assess the damage for Federal and State aid. Half the issues center around poor storm drainage that the government has been procrastinating on for years believing the 100 year storm would never hit. Boy! They were wrong.

BTW - When it rains here it pours big time.

Hey Bob, did that dam break in your area affect anyone you know? I hope all is still good your way.

Hey Bob, did that dam break in your area affect anyone you know? I hope all is still good your way.

Man Rich, I didn't know we are still national news. :lol:

The dam which was located right across the border in Juarez, Mexico appears to be OK now. If it busted over 1,000,000 gallons of water would have spilled into downtown El Paso. It came within 1 foot of overflow.

But in the meantime we are now drying out. Sunny the last two days and insignificant rain now. Two storm water containment areas did overflow causing flood damage to areas in central El Paso but it is localized. FEMA was in town yesterday.

I'm still high and dry.

This made me laugh:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyASmRwgyCw&mode=related&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7s8nciSWpA&NR

All I can say is, I think the M3 won the war, as he/she is still on the road. That Mitsu was fast, I'll give him that, but that was one costly ego boost.

I happen to hear this Dane Cook bit the other night when I was having my car repaired. I can totally relate to it! I hope I "bleeped" good enough for the boards.

it's that same vibe that you get with any auto mechanic you've ever dealt with. Even though you're listening and nodding, in your head you're like "this guy is f*ing' me big time." You just believe whatever they say; "Yeah we had to replace the roof on your car, it resented the rest of the car, so we replaced that. Also, there was a tiny unicorn in your exhaust and he was jumping and poking holes in your exhaust, and he was sh**ting in your filters as well. So we had to get that out of there." Wow, thank you very much. I did not know that there was a tiny mythological animal jumping around in there ... that's very dangerous. Sh**ting in filters, no way. Especially with a road trip coming up, that's very dangerous. That little son of a b. How much is that? Seven thousand? I was going to suggest, I'd like to pay seven thousand'ish, I'd love to pay for that.