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Texas honor student jailed for missing too much school by y2questin politics

[–]mikedt 1 point2 points ago

It's about time that Texas just leaves the union.

Jay Leno uses YouTube video without permission, then has it blocked for copyright infringement by harmalain WTF

[–]mikedt 2 points3 points ago

In Jay's defense, he has little to do with this. I'm sure NBC has a gaggle of lawyers and bots coming the web for any video that ever appeared on NBC, regardless of where it originated, and automagically send out takedown notices with little human interaction. So what this guy should do is file a takedown notice against NBC's site that is showing the Jay video that contains his video.

Looking for a new car, help? by Nikaka01in cars

[–]mikedt 0 points1 point ago

You want the 2013 Fusion, the current Fusion is nothing to brag about. It's an ok, car, but just ok.

I see your Miata and 5.0 and raise you 5 S2000s on the Dragon.... by rudmanin cars

[–]mikedt 0 points1 point ago

There are a lot of other nice roads in that area that don't have the reputation/lure of The Dragon and therefore don't get a stream of lunkheads driving/riding above their heads. A have a lot of motorcycle friends that won't touch that road with a ten foot pole because of all the idiots on it. Nothing like coming around a corner and finding someone half in your lane.

Blink 182 Now & Then by JimboRSAin WTF

[–]mikedt 0 points1 point ago

She was much better looking pre-tattoo. I can still remember her Penthouse spread.

Blink 182 Now & Then by JimboRSAin WTF

[–]mikedt 0 points1 point ago

Janine Lindenmuler - I'm probably off on the spelling.

Delaware Supreme Court rules against police use of traffic stop delays to interrogate motorists without justification. by FritzMuffknucklein Bad_Cop_No_Donut

[–]mikedt 9 points10 points ago

I was shocked, surprised and happy that the Supreme Court would make such a decision. Then I noticed the word Delaware and I came back to reality.

Trading my new auto for a stick? by FinalCutProin cars

[–]mikedt 10 points11 points ago

If it was me and my wallet, I'd just suck it up and keep the car with the automatic. After only 3 months of ownership you will take a HUGE financial bath on this car if you trade it in. And while I'm no expert in modern car electronics, given the way automotive electronics have taken over all aspects of automatics and engine management and merged them in many cases, a conversion isn't going to be cheap either.

Bottom line, only you can decide if the financial hit you're going to take is going to be worth it or if you can even afford it.

My Craigslist haul for $125, but how do I use it? by Hurdlebockin Homebrewing

[–]mikedt 2 points3 points ago

Holy crap! The tanks alone are worth $125. I never see anything that good in my CL.

Penn Jillette accuses Obama of class warfare for drug policy, states' rights: "You can get [medical marijuana] in California, and the feds are coming in to try to stop this. States' rights don't mean jack shit to the Obama administration on anything except gay marriage" by mepperin politics

[–]mikedt 0 points1 point ago

States Right's mean nothing to ANY federal politician except in those rare cases where they happen to agree with the states or it's an issue that is so politically suicidal they throw up their hands and yell "STATE'S RIGHTS!"

Ford mondeo? by landnannersin cars

[–]mikedt 2 points3 points ago

The 2013 USA Fusion and the Europe Mondeo will be the same car. Our current Fusion is a pale knockoff of the European Mondeo.

Before and after: free swingset from Craigslist. Unfortunately I didn't think to take pics of the progression but the end result is pretty good. by mepejumain DIY

[–]mikedt 0 points1 point ago

I got the parts from these guys. The horizontal bar is probably 12 feet off the ground. All told I think I spent aboutt $320 on it. http://imgur.com/YP7iE http://imgur.com/fxMZH http://imgur.com/RnYpF

Mother of 3 arrested, abused for taking pictures of tourist attraction at airport by Bigmadain Bad_Cop_No_Donut

[–]mikedt 0 points1 point ago

holy crap, that's a pretty shitty policy. I can understand the credit card surcharge since mc/visa hit them with that (although as I understand it, they're not allowed to charge extra for cc, so they must word it as a cash discount). But the electronic check?

Seems like if you were so inclined it would be better to rob college students near registration time than attempting to rob a bank.

Before and after: free swingset from Craigslist. Unfortunately I didn't think to take pics of the progression but the end result is pretty good. by mepejumain DIY

[–]mikedt 4 points5 points ago

This is very common. When I was looking I found several swingsets that were free for the taking. At a certain point people just want to get rid of them. Same with trampolines.

Having said that, I went another way. I wanted something our daughter as well as the wife and I could enjoy, so I bough a couple commercial type swingset joints, swing assemblies, seats off the internet, and some galvanized steel poles from the local steel place. We now have a swingset the whole family can enjoy. You're not putting a 200lb man on one of those wooden sets and having it stay up.

Mother of 3 arrested, abused for taking pictures of tourist attraction at airport by Bigmadain Bad_Cop_No_Donut

[–]mikedt 47 points48 points ago

this story is beyond weird. She's driving around with $13 grand in tuition cash (who pays tuition in cash?) while hitting the firing range and stopping to take tourist photos?!? And cops taunting her for being right wing? Aren't, in general, cops of the right wing persuasion?

One of the greatest Craigslist cars. by goondestroyerin cars

[–]mikedt 1 point2 points ago

are those keys of coke in the back?

King of Craft Beers by larsgain beer

[–]mikedt 1 point2 points ago

It was an in-store promotion. An hot pants wearing sam adams rep was handing the glasses out with a 12 pack purchase.

King of Craft Beers by larsgain beer

[–]mikedt 5 points6 points ago

At one time SA was my favorite beer, but then i moved on to more niche beers. A couple weeks back, in order to get a free SA glass, I bought their 12 pack assortment. I had forgotten how good the Boston lager was. Damn good beer.

Gift ideas? by bellybuttonsin cars

[–]mikedt 0 points1 point ago

Love this tire gauge . It has a bleed valve and a clip on air chuck so I can fill and monitor the air going in one handed. Works great on my motorcycle as well - the hose is a big help in that instance.

Romney has no memory of holding down gay teen and cutting off his hair. by GBGuyin politics

[–]mikedt 0 points1 point ago

from the article: "However, Romney has been greeted lukewarmly by the conservative base of the Republican party, partly because of his social policy credentials."

I guess picking on gays should move his approval rating up a bit then.

TIL why radio buttons are called radio buttons by khangweiin technology

[–]mikedt 0 points1 point ago

And we use to have big flat circles of black plastic that had grooves in them. Those groves contained music.

Woman yells at man for leaving his truck running while parked by WhalesOfMenacein cars

[–]mikedt -2 points-1 points ago

Yeah, in the dead of winter I can see a certain need to sit in an idling vehicle with the heater running. But I can't keep track of the number of cars I see idling in parking lots on beautiful spring days. You would have thought $4 a gallon gas would cut down on that, but no.

'05 Malibu Aux-in Solution? by vaprein cars

[–]mikedt 1 point2 points ago

for less than $140 you could replace the head unit. $110 and it has aux in.

I think my family likes Toyota a bit by mdonald623in cars

[–]mikedt 1 point2 points ago

the only one I really want is the Celica GT. brings back high school memories.

Best part of last night's episode.. by TupperwareAvalanchein madmen

[–]mikedt 2 points3 points ago

holy crap, he gained so much weight didn't even recognize him.

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