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  1. Croc

    Energy drinks

    Redline? Yeah...that stuff is kinda dangerous. They shouldn't pack 2 servings in one bottle like that.
  2. GED is a must. Good luck with that. Does your local bookstore have any GED prep books with sample tests? If so, that's the route I'd go...much less time-intensive than classes, and cheaper as well. If not, they have several on Amazon. As for working out...try squats. And running/walking. Biking isn't as effective at fat-burning as other forms of cardio, so try running. If you can take the machines, ellipticals are low-impact, but I personally prefer running on real ground. If you want to get cardio AND bigger glutes in one exercise, do the stair mill.
  3. Croc

    Energy drinks

    Love Rockstars. My daily ritual involves 2 iced grande unsweetened no-room coffees from Starbucks, though.
  4. Crate & Barrel also has the Clio martini glass: http://www.crateandbarrel.com/family.aspx?...mp;SearchPage=1 I got 12 or so of those, and my friend was working there at the time so she gave me the employee discount.
  5. Maybe originally, but our 1980 has the "V" and is one of the rare 6-cyl. models.
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    IMAJ

    This was my favorite GM concept back in the day. So sexy, and the rear always reminded me of my favorite 80s all-new design: the bustleback 1980 Seville.
  7. Fixed.
  8. SNES was the best console, and Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars was the Best. Game. Ever. The Japanese Super Mario Bros. 2 ("Lost Levels" in the US) is my favorite platformer, though...love the NES.
  9. Sega Genesis!!!!!!!!!
  10. Then you have cars like the 1980 Sedan de Ville featuring the '71 vertical wings on the taillamps, the "'82" logo as the hood ornament, and then a hybrid of the '57 "V" under the wreathless crest on the C-pillars.
  11. I like it...a lot. GM cleaned up the headlights, cleaned up the grille, and the fender vent adds some visual interest to the side. I want to see a rear and interior shot, though, before I give final judgement.
  12. Exterior on the coupe is fine...always has been. Interior is where the money needs to go, though...
  13. Croc

    Nick!

    Happy birthday!
  14. Since I would never go to the Indy 500 unless you put a gun to my head, I'm having a backyard BBQ gathering with pool and/or hot tub to celebrate summer and break in the new outdoor kitchen.
  15. Yes--there is clearly an impact. But how much of an impact? The earth is still geologically coming out of an ice age...some warming is to be expected. One thing to consider is the amount of "pollution" generated by natural events like forest fires and volcanic eruptions. While there's nothing to be done about volcanos, forest fires are a lot less common or long-lasting as they used to be due to firefighting. Can you imagine if there were no firefighters to put out the forest fires? My point is that while many models show this significant global warming due to humans, it's a model--that's what models do. Models take results and try to create algorithms to explain those results. Even the most complex models leave out some variables that are either overlooked or their impacts of those variables on the process are not yet known. Considering how recently humans started recording the daily temperatures, and how recently those instruments became scientifically accurate, we don't have a lot of data. Now, I'm not arguing against being proactive and caring for the planet, but I'm not going to go all Chicken Little on everyone's ass.
  16. Another fact you seem to be forgetting is that trees produce a very small amount of the earth's oxygen; most comes from algea. Really? That's nice. Most municipalities have collection centers for bottles and cans, too...but does anybody use it? Nope. Most people are totally ignorant of the mercury since traditional lightbulbs aren't toxic. Really, what's worse? Slightly increased emissions from incandescant bulbs? Or what about toxic landfill and groundwater contamination due to CFLs? I'll stick with the incandescants. Sweet, let's go marginalize everyone who isn't exactly like we are. Really, I try to be mindful of the environment when I can, but the global warming thing is not as cut-and-dry as many people want to think it is. I really bristle when the True Believers marginalize anyone who questions its existence--this is science, not Sunday School.
  17. Yup...same here. I'm always doing ~80 on the 10, except when clogged. The 105 and I have a love/hate thing going on, though...I love how empty it is, but I hate how easy it is for me to be going 105 (mph) and not even realizing it!
  18. The only insanity is that this is an AMP, and not the actual sticker.
  19. +1
  20. And everyone in California is a starstruck anorexic vegan faggot working as a barista at Starbucks before he hits it big as a slash professional (actor/singer/model), right? Or one of "Newport's Finest" driving around DUI in their brand new SLR daddy bought them on their 16th birthday? Because all the Californians you hear about on Perez Hilton and MTV are that way, no? Sorry, but I describe individual people as walking stereotypes, not whole swaths of a geographical area.
  21. How's that? Did they change the dealer order guide?
  22. Where's enzl when you need him to make the peanut gallery crack?
  23. Good to see LA is the most fuel efficient of the major US cities! As for Houston and traffic jams, well...Houston doesn't have terrible traffic...but their freeways do have a tendancy to go from 80+ to 0 within a matter of seconds whenever there is an incident. You'll hear a lot of locals talk about how they "got caught in a parking lot" on their commute. I really don't think traffic in Houston is terrible. A little worse than average, but very doable. Hell, my aunt would commute from Houston to Tomball on a daily basis, and she never got too uptight about it. IMO, Atlanta definitely has worse traffic than Houston, but that's caused by the way people in Atlanta drive--very slowly and carelessly. They weave in and out of carpool lanes (shouldn't cross the double white lines) with abandon, poke along and then decide to cut over a couple lanes to get to their exit, and just drive like Sunday pleasure drivers at all times of the week. While LA gets a bad rep as the most congested city (I wholeheartedly disagree), that's due to the metrics of that study--since LA is a geographically humongous city, and the metro area spans more than just the incredibly huge LA County (Ventura, Orange, parts of San Bernardino, etc), the "time lost due to congestion" is artificially inflated when some people are commuting to Los Angeles from Palmdale, Lancaster, Moreno Valley, etc. They already have a 2-4 hour commute, so they disproportionately affect the "time lost to congestion" since in heavy traffic due to incidents on the freeway it would not be uncommon to incur another 60-90 minutes on that, per leg. People in LA don't f@#k around with their driving--they will go as fast as they possibly can in every circumstance.
  24. See? Some people buy outright. What's the $30k+ limit, though? Doesn't the gas card apply to all Chryslers except the Charger, Crossfire, etc?
  25. That's a stereotype I've never heard of before.
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