Occupation Wall Street = Commies

Well, you already knew this.  But this video is worth watching all the way through.  These people are not only hilarious buffoons, they are dangerous.

High School Nationals, Fall 2011- Partial Report

We had a blast at the High School Nationals yesterday.  Here are a few video clips of Eliot racing our Mercurys, and a few nice still photographs of his Meteor racing.

Drag Racing Today!

My son Eliot is once again entering the High School Nationals drag racing event at Milan Dragway, sponsored by Washtenaw Community College.  I am so excited about this, I couldn't sleep past 5 am.  Not only will he try to get this beast (Trilogy supercharged Mercury Marauder) into the 12.5s ...





But he will also, for the first time, taking his 1963 Mercury Meteor to the drag strip to get a baseline run.

To get into the correct mood for today's racing, here are some old school drag racing tunes, some of which are of approximately the same vintage as Eliot's Meteor.

Dave Ramsey Explains Life and Economics to Occupy Wall Street Supporters

Go to Dave Ramsey's website and listen to his show from yesterday (Archives for October 19, 2011). He sets the Occupy Wall Street crowd straight. They are VERY confused.

Automotive Engineers Wary of 54.5 mpg CAFE Rule.

Here's an excellent article from Ward's Auto, regarding the feasibility of meeting the 54.5 mpg CAFE standard by 2025.  Automotive engineers weigh in on whether or not it is feasible (it is not), and what cars will look like if it were.

Nearly 1,100 engineers and designers who currently work at auto makers and suppliers express doubts about being able to meet the target without affecting vehicle safety, size and cost. The WardsAuto survey was conducted by Paramount Research and sponsored by DuPont.


While environmental groups such as the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Natural Resources Defense Council claim a corporate fleet average of 60 mpg (3.9 L/100 km) or better could be reached with currently available technology, only one in four automotive engineers and designers agree.

“A C-segment car will be considered huge by 2025; bye bye to the CUV/SUV, light-duty pickup trucks and D-segment or larger cars,” another says.


“Consumers don't understand what this will cost, and environmental groups don't care,” is a typical comment.


“The diametrically opposed demands of ever-increasing safety requirements and ever-increasing fuel efficiency will require materials that currently may be feasible from an engineering standpoint but are not feasible from an economic and sales viewpoint,” one engineer says.


“Anytime government regulates industry, the outcome is usually disastrous. (Government regulators) are pushing for electric cars that are not feasible except possibly for urban commuting unless there are major new technologies developed that address range and costs. Ultimately, the government will drive the market to subcompact cars to support their agenda,” a respondent says.

You can read the article in its entirety here.

Smithers, Release the Hounds.

Lacrimose "Occupier" Mocked in YouTube Comments.

The only original thing I have to say about this is, "Thank God for their nitwit 'call and response' method of communicating ... otherwise they would have made twice the progress they have actually made!"  Because, as you can see, it takes them twice as long to communicate as it does for normal folks.



There were some great reply Comments to this video on YouTube, so I'll just let the YouTube wags do my work for me today:

I'm glad you'd like to hear (I'm glad you'd like to hear) what I have to say (what I have to say). 

I say, "Please read about the horrors of Communism. The attempts to implement a Communist utopia have resulted in countless dismembered bodies: over 100 million innocent people have been killed in the attempts to enslave the people to the state. Stop demanding that the people turn over their power to the govt so the govt can make things 'fair,' and start fighting for liberty and limited govt."

This one was insightful:

They claim to have jobs. And obviously these "jobs" have given them 5 weeks vacation time with no end in sight. They have nice clothes, cell phones, laptops, video cameras, camping equipment, etc...

So what are they complaining about again?

Another of my favourites was:

I am not a mindless robot. (I am not a mindless robot.)

I, also, am not one of this chick's "dismembered bodies":

Wow... whatever she smoked last night, I want some of it.
In all seriousness, I'm not part of the "dismembered bodies"... I'm part of the 53% of Americans who pay for the idiots who have nothing better than to sit on their ass and tell ridiculous stories that have made me lose about 100 IQ points trying to figure out what the hell they're talking about!!!

This suggestion seems only prudent:

We seriously need to find out this raving moonbat's name and make sure it is permanently linked to this video --- so that any time any future potential employers Google her name, they get this video as the first hit.

You can go read the rest yourself.  Many LOLs are to be had there!