funny article on drivers
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funny article on drivers
wonder why the brits picked an American car and a C4 at that 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13803579
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13803579
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lol ^^
I have both vettes and an economy car. not sure what those ******* who wrote that article can tell me about that.
funny thing I heard at a car show that some girl said to her BF about my 91 ZR-1 being something like some kind of p-extension to attract females, and I stated that that may be true for a lot of cars, but I actually bought my 91 for my own personal gratification and to impress 60 year old dudes who know what the car is.
I have both vettes and an economy car. not sure what those ******* who wrote that article can tell me about that.
funny thing I heard at a car show that some girl said to her BF about my 91 ZR-1 being something like some kind of p-extension to attract females, and I stated that that may be true for a lot of cars, but I actually bought my 91 for my own personal gratification and to impress 60 year old dudes who know what the car is.
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Funny, me having an attraction to speed and torque has nothing to do with dating.
One thing is for sure, my Z28 was more of a chic magnet than any of my three C4s.
One thing is for sure, my Z28 was more of a chic magnet than any of my three C4s.
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Yeah...pretty stupid article...they highlight Porsche's as an example but use a c4 as the picture...go figure!
My guess is the article was written by a lesbian tree hugger who just got dumped because her girlfriend decided to date a guy with a C4
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My guess is the article was written by a lesbian tree hugger who just got dumped because her girlfriend decided to date a guy with a C4
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.pretty stupid article.
Is there something to dispute there?My better half is a wonderful woman but she takes a VERY dim view of my having any such relationships these days. Not sure if my C-4 is "flashy" but I enjoy it for its looks, handling, performance, and the fun of throwing money and skinned knuckles at it. So the British writers can factor all that in and analyze me, and I couldn't care less what they come up with!
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Wait a minute.
This article is some of the most sexist crap I've seen in a long while. It's nothing but stereotypes and generalizations and written in a way that I've seen better done by high schoolers.
I drive a C4 Vert, XKR Vert, 7-Series and I'm 24. My hobbies include cars, fashion and cosmetics. I do what I want regardless of whether it is considered stereotypical or atypical and it has always worked out for me. I guess I can't date an uptight Texas Professor, who I'm guessing is like the headmaster at the camp in "But I'm a Cheerleader" anyway and has a 1950s notion of gender roles and expectations.
This article is some of the most sexist crap I've seen in a long while. It's nothing but stereotypes and generalizations and written in a way that I've seen better done by high schoolers.
I drive a C4 Vert, XKR Vert, 7-Series and I'm 24. My hobbies include cars, fashion and cosmetics. I do what I want regardless of whether it is considered stereotypical or atypical and it has always worked out for me. I guess I can't date an uptight Texas Professor, who I'm guessing is like the headmaster at the camp in "But I'm a Cheerleader" anyway and has a 1950s notion of gender roles and expectations.
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Kind of begs the question, if a young woman is driving a flashy sports car like a Corvette is she just looking for a date, and not morriage? Now, that would have been worth knowing when I was young, too.
Here's another question. If a guy is driving a mini-van will that attract women that want to marry? What about a bus? Is that a polygamist's calling card/chick magnet?
Does this one attract tiny people who just want to date?
and this one, wee people who are looking for marriage?
Here's another question. If a guy is driving a mini-van will that attract women that want to marry? What about a bus? Is that a polygamist's calling card/chick magnet?
Does this one attract tiny people who just want to date?
and this one, wee people who are looking for marriage?
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Funny, me having an attraction to speed and torque has nothing to do with dating
and this one, wee people who are looking for marriage?
He drives a lifted Silverado 4x4 EC
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"Researchers from Texas and Minnesota carried out tests on nearly 1,000 people to find out the signals sent out by spending behaviour."
Don't these states have better things to do with their money?
Maybe that's why the Brits are the only dolts to pay any attention to the research.
Or they just need another reason to hate Americans.
I visited that country once. Food tasted like crap. Maybe THAT'S their problem.
Don't these states have better things to do with their money?
Maybe that's why the Brits are the only dolts to pay any attention to the research.
Or they just need another reason to hate Americans.
I visited that country once. Food tasted like crap. Maybe THAT'S their problem.
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"Researchers from Texas and Minnesota carried out tests on nearly 1,000 people to find out the signals sent out by spending behaviour."
Don't these states have better things to do with their money?
Maybe that's why the Brits are the only dolts to pay any attention to the research.
Or they just need another reason to hate Americans.
I visited that country once. Food tasted like crap. Maybe THAT'S their problem.
Don't these states have better things to do with their money?
Maybe that's why the Brits are the only dolts to pay any attention to the research.
Or they just need another reason to hate Americans.
I visited that country once. Food tasted like crap. Maybe THAT'S their problem.
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Well let's see, me having two Corvettes before meeting my wife and now she wants me to buy a third, I don't see a problem there.
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Wait a minute.
This article is some of the most sexist crap I've seen in a long while. It's nothing but stereotypes and generalizations and written in a way that I've seen better done by high schoolers.
I drive a C4 Vert, XKR Vert, 7-Series and I'm 24. My hobbies include cars, fashion and cosmetics. I do what I want regardless of whether it is considered stereotypical or atypical and it has always worked out for me. I guess I can't date an uptight Texas Professor, who I'm guessing is like the headmaster at the camp in "But I'm a Cheerleader" anyway and has a 1950s notion of gender roles and expectations.
This article is some of the most sexist crap I've seen in a long while. It's nothing but stereotypes and generalizations and written in a way that I've seen better done by high schoolers.
I drive a C4 Vert, XKR Vert, 7-Series and I'm 24. My hobbies include cars, fashion and cosmetics. I do what I want regardless of whether it is considered stereotypical or atypical and it has always worked out for me. I guess I can't date an uptight Texas Professor, who I'm guessing is like the headmaster at the camp in "But I'm a Cheerleader" anyway and has a 1950s notion of gender roles and expectations.
Clearly .... this proves is what we all know ..... Corvettes make Johnson's larger in the perception of stupid women?
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