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I "sort of" like it, but then I've got a weak spot for pop-up headlamps. You may be onto something. At first, I thought Pontiac, because it's more "out there" and the rear wheel skirts would be seen on so many of their standard sized cars going forward, even if sporty. But, with the way the front grille is treated, plus some "rocket-like" styling cues along the sides, it could be an Olds. I like it more than not ... for its day.

Sounds like this song was too much for one Florida woman ... https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/florida-woman-beats-roommate-over-repeatedly-playing-le-freak/ar-BB1ejuS0?ocid=msedgdhp The song:

This is what I'm talking about. For some people - stupid people - someone's being an entertainment figure automatically has pull. They think it gives them credibility and competence. It shouldn't be automatic. If you're going to be a key elected official, let's see that law degree, which is usually preceded by a degree in political science or economics. This is how people who want to make policy and who know they may shift from law to being public servants prepare themselves for that treadmill from their late teens. It's not a cut and dried rule, but it's a starting point in putting them under the microscope to see if you want them as your elected official. If they're douchebags, then they don't deserve your vote. It was somewhat hard (and unhealthy) to grow up in an area where "everyone wants to be a star!" That they now want to be our governors and presidents is even more difficult to accept.

WTF? Potentially governing a state with almost 40 million inhabitants, and where about 1 in 8 Americans live? Check this out

This goes right along with one of my favorite expressions: "Some people don't know how much they don't know."

All of them. Definitely love the Toro in the middle - trestle shifter and scrolling speedometer. Also, come to think of it, Olds did a nice job with the "split grille" treatment and slightly protruding front fender wraparound treatment on both the full size and that Cutlass. It rode a very short and shallow crest of popularity, most likely because opera windowed stuff sold like hotcakes. For a while, some people thought they were clever to have bought one. Beyond the Cordoba's few initial years, it really started to sputter when they began messing with new, overwrought grilles, different geometries in opera windows, and scabbing other Dodge/Plymouth nameplates onto this chassis and body style. It is downright hilarious that, in the commercial, it is referred to as a "small Chrysler."

I very much enjoyed the 4 years I spent living in this area. I never went up to, or near, Mt. Rainier. What free time I had, I tended to spend it up and down along Puget Sound, and going as far north as Vancouver, British Columbia (a 2 and a half hour drive), which is making me miss that taken for granted ability to cross over into Canada way too much these days.

Look at some of these moves and vibes that you just don't see any more. Things go better with Soul Train! A great chapter of Americana.

Duly noted. Yes, on some GM models, the beltline goes up and it narrows the rear quarter window to a mere rectangle, as shown above. That would not work for me. And I was thinking of the opera window thing after I posted my 2 CUV photos. The thing was that, for some reason, you could see out of the old school opera windows. Possibly because of the more vertical backlite, the fact that the opera window was taller, I don't know ... My parents owned two GM colonnades from the '70s and I had no problem seeing out of them. The GM mid-size coupes were very satisfying cars to drive on so many levels.

Spotted sort of deliberately, by going into the showroom while my car was being serviced. It's about the rear pillar area ... - - - - - NO This was on the new 2021 Buick Envision - - - - - POSSIBLY This was on a new 2021 Acadia - - - - - I liked the outgoing Envision more. Regardless, I wouldn't want to be in crowded traffic conditions and with rowdy drivers in a place like Manhattan and be driving the uppermost of these 2 scenarios.

Similarly, the way Canadians say the words "pasta" and "Mazda" surprised me, given the high number of ethnic types living there and who would pronounce it differently in their native tongues. Back to spotting: Midweek. I have a feeling these stickers are going to be on cars for a long time. It might be parallel to people in the South still thinking they're fighting the Civil War. Probably rides well and has a reliable 4.6L V8. I'm trying to be "glass half full" here.

This NY plate preserves some of the old orange plate look, so it's better than some of the others they've had. Agree. Loved the white on dark red Arizona plates with a saguaro cactus, I believe. The Colorado plate seems to continue on, possibly with different colors. As for the California plate, the cursive thing has been on there for a while. However, they've had the state nickname on there before - the Golden State - and they should put it back on. Now, if you have a state nickname like the Beaver State, as does Oregon, I don't think you'll find it that compelling to put it on their license plate. At times, Pacific Wonderland has shown up on their plates. Since "BREAD8" did not make the cut with the California DMV, perhaps a potential vehicle owner could try their luck with that in Oregon. Good morning and Happy Saturday.

What I was really going to say: I LIKE this new New York license plate ... simpler, picks up Western New York out to the eastern tip of Long Island (Montauk Point light), and the Adirondacks in between. But the lighthouse at the right does look a little cheesy. Some people in various states get knotted up when they are proposing a new license plate and they focus on one natural or urban feature and ignore the rest of the state. But, man, the old orange and black New York license plate on a black limousine or gangstah car with tinted windows really fit the bill.

@oldshurst442 I'm just starting to see the term Quebecker, like you've used above, more and more. I would always just insert Quebecois into an English sentence. I thought other Anglophones did, too. The Europeans still smoke a lot, but less than before. I don't know if some people (who have exposure to things European) think that smoking equates with being European. If she's a stick, and she smokes, I supposed smoking could make her look chic. Remember how in '70s and '80s movie there was often that "after sex" smoke? (Sort of like "apres-ski" means doing the hot tub and wine & cheese thing at some resort after a day on the slopes.) Now, if she looks like she slam dunks Oreos while watching soaps and talk shows, and then flicks her ashes from the open window of a beat up 1999 Grand Prix, then that would not look chic. It might look more like a wake up call to a casting call for Jerry Springer.

In many instances, Catholic schools are places where kids are sent by their parents to keep them out of a public school system wherein the schools aren't that great. It's reactive rather than proactive. Some (arch)diocesan Catholic high schools aren't automatically good. The ones belonging to specific orders tend to be better. Catholic high schools try to paint this picture of being egalitarian and whatnot. There are a boatload of a-holes on both the faculty and among the snotty students. The kids at a good public school and at a decent Catholic high school aren't any better or worse than the other. I can honestly say that the 13th through 16th years of Catholic education (meaning college) stretched me thin. By then, I was ready for a state university. But, somehow, I got through it.

For those who endured wickedly mean nuns, it would take much more than $ 350. By the time I had some of the few who were left, they had thankfully mellowed out.

Enough said. Especially with the Farrah Fawcett hair. This lady is probably of the variety that relishes, or relished, her smoke breaks outside her place of work with kindred souls. Oh yes, this (stereo)type definitely exists. Don't be arguing with me, folks, and throwing down that PC card.

Yesterday, April 14, 2021, sitting there to the side at a gas station. AMC Pacer! In fairly good condition, too, considering ...

Exactly. And what's even more perplexing is how some of the most self-righteous people who play the "holier than thou" card, and should know better, are either swayed by it, choose to look the other way, or are wolves themselves. Without getting into politics, I have no clue how people could stand to watch more than 3 minutes of "The Apprentice," where any douche bag with pearly whites can show up to be a "project manager." It didn't look like many of those contestants were schooled in engineering, construction, finance, IT, and the hard sciences that would even allow them to put parameters around a project. That's because most of the folks who ate that sh!+ up ("The Apprentice") wouldn't even think of asking something like that.

Many wolves in sheep's clothing in the world. Many.

I knew about him and what he did when it was hot off the press. But today, I read a little blurb about him. I was disgusted to learn that he looked down his nose at prospective very wealthy clients who wanted to invest somewhat more moderate sums with him and that, unless they invested more, he would not take them on as clients. Those were the conditions he put forth. Madoff is an appropriate surname for this dude: he MADE OFF, all right. Good riddance.

1) My take on how I roll with salespeople (and how I think others should roll): If the item or service can wait, and you push me, I won't be buying from you. If you do not push me, but seek to inform me, I will be buying from you. * * as for the $ 1,400 stimulus payment, I went out and bought a 3 over 3 (cushions, that is) sleeper sofa to put in the room where the desktop computer / printer are. (I'm also giving a token amount to humanitarian causes ... i.e. disaster relief.) The salesman was polite, patient, and mild mannered, so I filed his business card away that he gave me when I had gone in prior to the pandemic. When I went back in after a year of pandemic, the price quote had only gone up about $15. Done deal. I will post a photo when the ordered sleeper sofa arrives. 2) Advice given to me by a professional on handling administrative matters: If you get an e-mail, text, or other communication that gets you riled up, do NOT answer it that day. Sleep on it and address it the next day.

Random thought ... random palm tree ...

Yes. Along with a few remote villages in Sicily, some remote villages on the heel of the peninsula have retained modified forms of Greek. Probably because they're even closer to the Peloponnesus. Greek (this brings back memories): "Ohi" means "no," but "Ne" means "yes" My favorite Greek surname: Papadiamantis, also the name of the main street on the island of Skiathos Italian and Greek: I know of only one word that is common to both Italian and Greek: pantofoli (bedroom slippers), thought there are surely others Sicilian and French: The 200 years of French Norman rule is seen in the Sicilian dialect, where some words come from French, like some of the ones in the video: where: "unni" from "ou" work: "travagghiu" from "travail" buy: "accattari" from "acheter" and many, many more Sicilian and Italian (per video): Most words in Sicilian use "u" sounds for the "o" sounds in Italian, which makes it sound more guttural... that's the biggest difference. I have rarely heard cheese called "tumazzu," as in the video. Most people just call it "furmaggiu." But they didn't include one of the most humorous differences of them all: snail: "lumaca" (in Italian), but "babbaluccia" (in Sicilian) (bubb-a-looch-cha)!

I was laughing pretty hard at this. (I know that everyone on C&G wants it to be multilingual.) You can check out this goofy video to see if any of it strikes a chord ... or focus on the background scenery and what sounds like the sonorous strumming of a mandolin. And, of course, they focus on the differences, which are quite a few. But they don't tell you that ~ 60% of the words are about the same.