trinacriabob

on the brain

Vapid. I learned that word via reading the news. One of Dan Quayle's college teachers described him as "vapid." I guess he relied on his Mary Tyler Moore-cum-lawyer wife to pull him through law school. Cheney has had his share of problems, hasn't he?

We all got conditioned to having it in the steering column. Then, after renting Intrigues, GPs and Malibus, I found that having it in the dash is kind of cool. Slap on the wrist to LaCrosse and Lucerne for having it on the column.

Yikes. I DO think about that from time to time. I will complain about the food in a restaurant...usually about once in every 40 to 50 dines. If you are going to complain, make sure you are able to see into the kitchen and have a good read as to what's going on. I usually would like to see who the chef/cook is. PB, I really wouldn't expect quality from a "fern bar" - chain operated, brass rails, hanging plants, etc. And, hell yes, you have a right to complain. I think most people don't complain. I hope you got some reduction on your tab. One of my friends in Portland with whom I would go to eat said I was very "East Coast" (which I am not) because I would almost always ask for something prepared MY way - either a swap of garnishments, deleting an ingredient, bleu cheese in which to dip my fries or whatever. That's their line of work. It shouldn't bother them. By the way, this is a request, not a complaint. Weirdest dining experiences: 1. My Mom once got a broken off shard of a plate in her food at Olive Garden. The entire ticket was comped. 2. Over Thanksgiving, at an 'effin awesome Italian restaurant in Buenos Aires Argentina, an ambulance pulls up and the attendants come into the restaurant. It was taking forever for my food to arrive. Turns out my waiter, a very low key Fernando, had a bizarre drop in blood pressure and someone else had to take his place. 3. The two rudest dining experiences ever - a condescending waitress at a seaside restaurant in Sausalito and the jerky Mexican owner at an Italian restaurant in Sonoma (who gave me the up and down because I walked in wearing shorts, a t-shirt and thongs). Both times, no tip and, next to the tip space on the credit card, I wrote "sn*tch" and "a*s h*le," respectively.

I was looking for Rock...stop thinking cars Mexi

You disappointed me. I was looking for "Westheimer." Next word: Plymouth

Olds, I think it's a Phaeton.

Ruth

Einstein

must be a CE among us

FAT

Balthy, you need to go to a casting call for a "Starsky and Hutch" remake. That must be south/central NJ because it looks too new (not enough trees) compared to Teaneck where I went to the 4th grade before my Dad longed for the palm trees and moved us back to LA-LA-land.

flush

Yes. I know about King Charlemagne. It's just that the song now comes up in my head more readily than medieval history. We can take the association anywhere our mind takes us.

City

No...it's called Kid Charlemagne. It's a song about druggies. Not knowing how old you are, you may not even know about it. I loved Steely Dan as a kid...fusion rock/jazz type stuff.

Charlemagne by Steely Dan

Thanks guys. My budget and desires opt for the base GP which means cloth. I, too, was more destined for the white exterior. I will probably go black on the inside, though it will have to be cloth. (The tan is nice, but the 'effin car has too many black bits when you get a tan interior).

Negatory. I don't like big bulbous grilles. The Ram/Dakota look has to go. The angular and chiseled Escalade/STS look needs to stay.

I was looking for ....child" That's how me and 3 other co-workers greet each other in the hallways at work when no one else who might be offended can hear: "Walk on, child"

Granola. (Where's the barf icon when I need it).

Damn it, Nick, was that you that stole the center caps missing from mine (see photo)?

Chrysler (the company-bleh) Sebring (coupe only) (nice little sled)

And I apologize if I implied that. I didn't, as I don't know you beyond your posts and your av. (Ocn slapped me around on that one, as you can see). One side comment: your list is detailed and a little rigid and, whether hetero or homo, the setting up of tightly defined boundaries makes it damn near impossible to end up with anyone. We all need to ask ourselves: Are we perfect? I'm going to drop it since I'm not getting it. It's amazing where Ocn's posts end up. Ocn, you damn instigator!

Don't even get me going on Intrigue. At its 100th anniversary, Olds introduces the best looking American sedan EVER (IMO)....and then announces it will cease to exist in December of 2000. Life sucks.