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This is gonna be great! It's been sitting on the shelf since 2018. Hook

Well, the sign did say, "Fine for speeding." 😄

My fastest was 115 in my 68 Chevelle SS 396. Still had pedal left, but I was more worried about the car than the speed. For some reason, speed never scared me. It probably should have. My son, long after the fact, told me he got our Mercedes ML-500 up to 140 once. Probably governed at that speed. The thing accelerated like the Chevelle. It was more Chrysler than Mercedes, I don't recommend them, but it had some Mercedes engineering in it. It was cheap enough, bought used. A friend with a 64 427 Galaxy claimed he got a phone call that said he'd been clocked at 152. He may have been telling the truth but that car tended to float at higher speeds. He said he was chasing a Fairlane but couldn't catch it; lighter car with the same engine which apparently wasn't showroom stock but I don't know the details. It looked normal. Probably had a long rear axle ratio at the time; he tended to change them a lot, usually after breaking the old one. 🙂 I got to drive on the Autobahn in Germany, but not that fast. The "end of 135 kph speed limit" sign was impressive. Had a sergeant in our unit who had brought his bright orange Super Bee over; said he raced Porches a lot. Thanks for bringing back the memories. Hook

That looked like fun! 😄 Notice the line he takes in the corners. Some time ago one of our members posted a video from himself on a track. He didn't follow a similar line, but stayed mostly in the center of the track. I didn't comment at the time, but wondered if he'd ever been to a racing school. Hook

And if you carry one in your car for self defense, be sure to carry a glove, too. Your lawyer will thank you. 🙂 Hook

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"There are no dangerous weapons; there are only dangerous men." -- Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers Hook

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??? Ok... Out of the blue of the western sky comes... #SkyKing! Hook PS. His name is spelled Schuyler. H.

Interesting. Do you, by any chance, think you and I are the same account? Hook

Good advice. Not a lot of hiding places here. But I am re-reading the book. 😄 Hook

Ah!! "Invasion of the Money Snatchers" was a National Lampoon parody in 1981. Sorry, I missed that one somehow. 🙂 Probably best not to pursue that one too closely. 😄 Hook

I've got the modernized book, I tracked down the original Colliers serialized version, saw the original movie and the remakes. Still missing the original book version. I really don't mind that they've remade it so many times. I just consider it retellings of the same story. I enjoyed the man-dog in both movies. The best in my opinion are the original book and movie. Modernized book is OK. And I think the Elon-dog-robot is at least as creepy as the man-dogs from the movies. But in the movies it was supposed to be creepy! 😄 Skip to the end if you aren't interested in Body Snatchers. This is just boring detail. The modernized book changes some things. In the Colliers serial and the original book and movie, Dr. Bennell's car was a Ford sedan, green and white. In the modernized book it was a red Mercedes 2-seater, despite once having three people in the "front seat" and at one point having the Belicecs in the "back seat". All the written versions were set in Mill Valley, California which is a real place; you can follow the action on a real life map. 🙂 The dates updated from 50s to 70s. The written versions all have a much happier ending than the movie versions. Sorry. I just happen to really like the story. Hook

I just watched the entire thing. That was incredible. I got excited when I realized he was building a German railroad, as I have fond memories of being stationed there. Even things as simple as seeing the German products he was using. I recognized most of the terrain features. But the railcars weren't familiar. I still have a bunch of German HO railroad stuff that I bought there. Hook

Didn't we see that in a couple of the Invasion of the Body Snatchers movies? 😄 Hook

Thanks for that idea. I'm sure it will come in handy some day. Hook

"Crunchy Frog" was the first thing I thought of! Thanks for posting that. Hook

OMG it's even WORSE! The people in the comments believe this picture is real! This has GOT to be a joke. The guy has to know what he's doing. This is almost as bad as The View's political coverage. Hook

What if cats really CAN open interdimensional portals? This is what Google is implying. Or... maybe Google just doesn't know the difference between fantasy and reality. Or like you say, Google has a sense of humor. 🙂 As far as I know, none of my cats has ever opened an interdimensional portal. They may be doing it when I'm not watching. This is probably more likely that I'm willing to admit. Hook

I asked Google "How do I prevent my cat from opening interdimensional portals" and this was the response: Should I be scared? Hook

The backside of the moon! 😄 😄 Hook

@Luke Thank you for this post. As Susie Derkins said in the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip, "Because girls have more delicate heinies." 😄 I think we've all encountered adults who could do with a good thrashing. When requests, then demands, do not correct inappropriate behavior, the military has an effective method of escalation called The Blanket Party. The offending soldier is wrapped in a blanket and the blanket gets the dust beat out of it, usually by bars of soap in socks, by his offended teammates. In basic training, a drill sergeant will even describe such a procedure without actually recommending it (which would probably be illegal) if it doesn't happen spontaneously. You can see an example of this in the movie Full Metal Jacket. It's rare, and I never saw it happen myself, but a deserving friend almost had it happen to him in the Air Force. In that case I thought it was appropriate. Another method I heard about was if someone refused to bathe, his teammates would toss him in the shower and scrub him with the same stiff bristle brushes we used to scrub tanks. I never heard of it going that far, as the threat was enough. Needless to say, I approve of these measures. In the case of children, you can inspire respect, or you can inspire fear. A little respect toward the child goes a long way toward getting them to respect you, and you'll have a lot fewer problems when they become teenagers. It's not 100% perfect, but it works. There are plenty of effective methods of punishment that don't require hitting. One modern one is taking away their electronic devices, but simply taking away their charging cords may be more effective. 🙂 Timeouts can be effective, with one minute of timeout for each year of the child's age. Hook

"Always raise your children to be the kind of people you'd want to choose your nursing home." ----- Hook

The next time you're driving and you pass a McDonalds and your kids want to stop, think about this: Some day you'll have to give up your driver's license and that kid of yours will have to drive you everywhere. Eventually you'll have the following exchange: It's called... Karma. ----- Hook