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Adam Carolla buys a Porsche, Corvette takes on an RC car, and more: This Week On The Forums John CoyleAs 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...
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Porsche fans love the GT350, bikers hate the earth, and more: This Week On The ForumsGenerally, 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 ForumsThere 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 ForumsIn 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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Mid-engine Corvette, defecting from Jaguar, double trouble and more: This Week On The ForumsGerman 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...
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Picking up a 911, freeway fail, high-tech thieves and more: This Week On The ForumsMicrosoft 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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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...
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Z06 wrecks on launch, sneaky theives, flying trucks and more: This Week On The ForumsSometimes, 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 ForumsWhy 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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Subaru wrecks stupidly, financial idiocy, AMG gold, and more: This Week On The ForumsYelp 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...
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Raptor vs. tide, Jeep fans react to gearbox rumors, and more: This Week On The ForumsGross 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 ForumsFinding 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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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...
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Dealer joy rides Z06, twin-charged F-150, AMG gold and more: This Week On The ForumsBefore 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 ForumsWhen 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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Tragic F-Type, one hot Corvette, spicy meatballs and more: This Week On The ForumsDue 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...
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Project 7 delivery, sloppy techs, mystery crash and more: This Week On The ForumsTo 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 ForumsFocusing 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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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...
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Audi Q5 takes a dive, speeders share cool cop stories and more: This Week On The ForumsOrdinarily, 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 ForumsThe 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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Alleged thievery exposed, shoddy work discovered and more: This Week On The ForumsFor every Don Draper, there are dozens of ad agency hacks preying on the clueless. This week, the victim is legendary camera manufacturer Nikon. According to The Guardian, the company endured some embarrassing press when an eagle-eyed U.K. photographer pointed out that a recent spot highlighting...
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Nightmare project, tough decisions and more: This Week On The ForumsPredictably, steerage-class carrier Spirit Airlines doesn't get a lot of great press. Details on the company's latest low come courtesy NBC News, which reports a recent flight was disrupted by passengers brawling over a blasting boombox. Since Spirit's core customers are people who don't fly, it's...
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A Jeep rolls deep, model mayhem and more: This Week On The Forums"Nazi" and "cocaine" aren't great PR buzzwords. That said, bad press is all relative. So, in comparison to the myriad horrific stories detailing the behavior of Catholic priests, a BBC News story about how Father Stephen Crossan was recorded snorting cocaine in a room full of Third Reich relics is...
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