This Week On The Forums
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McLaren's newest supercar, Ford's updated F-150, and Aston Martin's first plug-in hybrid all made headlines this week.
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Adam Carolla buys a Porsche, Corvette takes on an RC car, and more: This Week On The Forums
As bait-and-switch scenarios go, Jackie Panuisiak's was a pretty bold one. Of course, it wasn't entirely the Canadian women's fault, but you'd imagine that folks showing up to the Northern Alberta Lobster Festival were a little disappointed when they were served hot dogs instead of the delicious...
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Porsche fans love the GT350, bikers hate the earth, and more: This Week On The Forums
Generally, asking a couple how they met is an innocuous conversation starter. That said, lovebirds Donna Roberts and Mark Ellis have a particularly inspiring story, even if it might be a little difficult to tell in a stuffy room. Because as the New Zealand Herald reported this week, the pair hooked...
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Thread theater, nightmare projects, bruised bikers and more: This Week On The Forums
There are bad vacations. Then there's what happened to Chinese tourist "Mr L." Because after coming to Europe for holiday, the reportedly well-dressed man accidentally wound up spending nearly two weeks in a German refugee camp, where he was given the proverbial three hots and a cot, but no access...
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Island hawking, vicious trolls, clowny colorways and more: This Week On The Forums
In the '90s, "Skateboarding is Not a Crime" stickers became extremely popular. Of course, skateboarding was a crime back then, and in many places, it remains so today. But as of this week, along with the prospect of a misdemeanor trespassing charge, another possibility exists for skateboarders...
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Gift-wrapped Grand Sports, 1,000-hp Benzes, Lexus-owning celebs and more: This Week On The Forums
You should never judge a book by its cover, especially if you're a pickpocket. This week in Stockholm, one pocket-perpetrator learned that lesson the hard way when he attempted to prey upon a group of young women sunbathing in a public park. Unfortunately for the five-finger-discount specialist...
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German police officers generally aren't known for their great sense of humor. But according to NBC News, two cops in Bendorf proved to be exceptionally good sports this week, when women at a raging party mistook them for part of the evening's entertainment. Unfortunately for the randy revelers, they were actual cops. The police vehicle outside proved key in convincing the ladies, and the incident was diffused after the party goers promised to quiet things down. No word on whether strippers later showed. Here's what else happened this week: Would you buy a car sight unseen? Because that's the...
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Burnt Corvette, gun-toting Porsche 928 owners, mud-bogging Harleys and more: This Week On The Forums
"Pokemon Go" will be remembered as 2016's biggest trainwreck. Every day there's a news story about that app that offers you another reason to lose faith in humanity. And now with reports of Pokemon-related distracted driving crashes, it seems this epidemic can only get worse. But maybe the "Pokemon...
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Picking up a 911, freeway fail, high-tech thieves and more: This Week On The Forums
Microsoft conquered the desktop, but it still tries way too hard to be cool. This week's example of the tech giant's social stumbling comes via the Seattle Times, which reported Microsoft's interns recently received a party invite written in millennial-aping Snapchat speak, and included words like...
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F1 sound on the cheap, ugly history, Evo vs. Focus RS and more: This Week On The Forums
Eating a meal with young children is seldom a relaxing or enjoyable experience. But feeding wee ones after they've seen a personified potato have its skin peeled off and baby carrots get eaten alive? That's likely even less fun. Unfortunately, some parents now face that challenge, because as The...
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Z06 wrecks on launch, sneaky theives, flying trucks and more: This Week On The Forums
Sometimes, it seems humanity has learned little from the Terminator series. For an example of just how little, we turn to the Russian city of Perm, where an advanced robot programmed with artificial intelligence escaped from a laboratory on Wednesday. While researchers did manage to track it down...
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GT3 RS for MSRP, burly barn find, burnouts and more: This Week On The Forums
Why people still yell "Freebird" at concerts is unclear. It's a true mystery. There's a compelling argument involving a Chicago DJ, of course. But while we know why the sky is blue, the actual origin of the presumably ironic request is likely lost to the sands of time. That said, if drunk audience...
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Yelp users generally think otherwise, but screwed up takeout seldom ruins lives. Unfortunately, Paul Wilson's tikka masala proved to be just such as order. Because as ITV reported this week, the 38-year-old Englishman died when North Yorkshire restaurant Indian Garden failed to heed his pleas to keep his meal nut-free. It's a tragic incident, and one which was aggravated when the restaurant's apology email to customers also contained an appeal to try its new desserts. Owner Mohammed Zaman will serve six years. Here's what else happened this week: On the forums, users are often told a thread...
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Raptor vs. tide, Jeep fans react to gearbox rumors, and more: This Week On The Forums
Gross rental cars aren't novel. But an erupting spider's nest? That'll make news. According to the Washington Post, upon walking up to his rental, Chris Tarantino discovered the interior of the car he'd hired had been attacked by what he described as a "spider tornado." Immediately, Tarantino took...
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Fan infighting, track weapons, horrible first cars and more: This Week On The Forums
Finding love is hard, even if you don't live in the shadow of a famous sibling. Kim Yo-jong has it tougher than most though, as her sibling is North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. And while not much is known about Kim Jong-un, his penchant for concentration camps and brutal executions means few suitors...
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Fantastic fake Ferrari, "horrible" ICE, War Wagon and more: This Week On The Forums
As one of Jane Little's longtime colleagues said, it was "an amazing way to go." Until her death on Sunday at the age of 87, Little had been a bassist with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, something she started just after World War II. According to the Washington Post, she was the world's longest...
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Dealer joy rides Z06, twin-charged F-150, AMG gold and more: This Week On The Forums
Before there was Pawn Stars, junk junkies got their fix from Antiques Roadshow. Of course, every guest seeking an appraisal hopes to have plucked treasure from trash. So when Alvin Barr was told a jug he'd paid $300 for could fetch between $30k and $50k, he was ecstatic. Unfortunately, as the...
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Rattle-can Lambo, drag Vette barn find, Audi hacks and more: This Week On The Forums
When police lab techs testify, their findings can often make the prosecution's case. But those lab coat-sporting crime fighters aren't perfect, and sometimes, they're not even close. As evidence, we turn to the curious case of Sonja Farak, who Sky News reports was high during most of the eight...
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Due to a vacation in beautiful Seattle, last week, this post was written on Tuesday. So we didn't address the untimely death of Prince, who passed at his estate that Thursday. While his public posturing threatened to overshadow his talent, he was irrefutably one of the most gifted musicians, composers, and performers of his generation. This spectacular 1983 concert captures the moment when he transcended stardom to become a force of nature. What an awful year 2016 has been for music. Here's what happened this week: The 928 section is RennList's most popular. And while the front-engine...
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Project 7 delivery, sloppy techs, mystery crash and more: This Week On The Forums
To many, a "public health crisis" suggests lead poisoning or a West Nile outbreak. But this week, Utah Governor Gary Herbert used that somewhat loaded phrase to describe pornography, as he signed a resolution determined to fight the moral scourge in the Beehive State. How this will affect its...
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Festival of Speed, Florida road rage caught on cam and more: This Week On The Forums
Focusing on the positive is great. But sometimes? A cloud's silver lining is lead. Which is why Utah authorities—investigating allegations that teacher Brianne Altice was having sex with her high school English pupils—were not swayed when informed one student's grades had improved. Of...
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Near-death experience, Porsche Panamera meat wagon and more: This Week On The Forums
Of the Johnny Cash gigs to skip, his San Quentin shows would've probably been best. But Merle Haggard was in the audience for those famous recordings, when he was just another inmate doing a stretch for burglary. After his release, the singer-songwriter would distinguish himself by hitting the...
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Audi Q5 takes a dive, speeders share cool cop stories and more: This Week On The Forums
Ordinarily, simply being located in New Jersey might be enough to turn off buyers. Of course, when a house comes with a mysterious "Watcher" who sends letters asking whether the new owners "have found what's inside the walls yet," and makes pleas for "young blood," it can also turn off some...
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Porsche dies on track, kid asks to borrow a Corvette and more: This Week On The Forums
The Terminator series has long warned us of the perils of artificial intelligence. Fortunately, before the machines decimate humanity, they'll at least provide some levity. For proof? Just see the catastrophic failure of Microsoft's recent "Tay" experiment, which was spectacularly summarized with...
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