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"On October 4, 2006 at 5 a.m., buickman, still groggy from dreaming God-knows-what, pours grapefruit juice on his Wheaties by mistake. The rest of his day went downhill from there."

Damn, I hope this doesn't get posted on CNN.

And Foley took advantage of this contact information. Any contact between a US congressman and a page out of the office is inappropriate, imo.

Satty, you got it.

So far, the clues I get from interacting with you on this forum don't excite me. Settle down.

My boss doesn't have my email address, or my IM address, or any of that.

Oh hell. Croc, let me try to be clearer on this. Mark Foley had no goddamned business even contacting pages after work hours, let alone pressing them with these kind of questions. All I'm saying is, that boy had the upper hand in that situation, and he chose to give up that power (logging off at any moment, with any excuse) and play along. Not smart, and at age 16 in 2006, he should have had the wherewithal to understand what he was doing was feeding a creep's fantasies. Are pages assigned to specific congressmen? Was this page under Foley's command? I'm not sure how the page system works, but stupid kids usually don't even apply to go. They have to be interested in the political process, and they have to show at least a modicum of awareness. A girl in my class that was chosen to go went on to be our Valedictorian. Question: how did Foley even get the kid's home internet contact information?

Croc, you hot young stud, you can choke on this. Watch those teeth!

I'll click on the 8 year one, but I watched the 6 year one a while back, fascinating...

Cinnamon Life

Yeah, and if you get a V6, make sure it's new enough to be a 3800. That 3.4L was too small, imo.

Did I ever tell you this guy is my hero?

Yeah, Mr. Jacket, they did not necessarily lie to you. It is very possible someone backed out of a purchase agreement.

And everything that came out today about the shooter... it's so sickening and heartbreaking. His poor wife and kids... I found out that the shooter and his family were members of a church that a cousin of mine goes to, so I guess she sort of knew the guy.

Well, I just came from the Chevy website, and they've got a "build and price" and "customize" (with dealer accessories) section up, but darn it, you can only build a crewcab so far, extended and regular cabs aren't up yet. Those 6 spoke, retro-look 20" accessory rims and the cat-back exhaust system look awesome.

Well, I wouldn't have gone on and on like this if I didn't care. I hope that much is apparent. Yes, I am hopeful because this is such a wonderful opportunity for GM to win back the hearts (and dollars) of buyers looking for authenticity and real substance. Designing a distinctive skin for each brand shows that the corporation cares about the people who have been loyal, while affording an opportunity to give more buyers more choices, hence increasing chances for conquest growth. Heck, look at all the sheetmetal variations in the GMT900 lineup... it is not that expensive to sufficiently brand a vehicle.

reg, "reading comprehension", learn it, live it, love it. I said (and it appears in the quote), the car does not have to be retro. I thought my inclusion of two new, distinctive and "pure" Pontiacs would also have been a clue. :AH-HA_wink:

At the first sign of inappropriate questions, in this day and age of enlightenment, a 16 year old kid should have known what was going on and simply did what he finally did at the end of this lengthy conversation... "I gotta go." And shut off the computer. Instead, he answered painfully personal questions over a period of minutes that are totally off the radar of propriety. Foley needs to be punished, he's the one with the problem, but that kid naively enabled him in a way. The whole thing just smells bad. And why is it just now coming out, with crucial elections next month. Did someone sit on this until the time was right?

Gilligan

Ugh, gag me with a spoon. :AH-HA_wink:

Ugh, Scientology, eh? Is it true, L Ron Hubbard perved on kids? That makes me hate Tom Cruise even more. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but if the kid is 16, the predator is not exactly a pedophile, correct? Isn't there an age cutoff per the definition of the term? Yes, of course it is sick and wrong for the congressman to have done this, but I think there is a different technical term for this type of predation on a child of this age. In the transcript, the kid should have just logged off much sooner. He stayed engaged in the conversation far too long, imo. At 16 years old, he should have enough maturity to realize what was happening and simply cut the old perv off.

Z06

New Zealand's not that far away. You could drive there. Anyway, you seem more than ok with the Erik situation. There'll be others, you'll see.

Damn, I never should have put a cap on my truck. That Astro Body is way mo sexy, yah?

No, like the '63 Grand Prix, '66 Catalina 2+2, '67 GTO, '70 GTO, '70 Firebird 400, '06 Solstice, or '06 G6 coupe. It does not have to be retro, it just has to be a continuance. It has to fit the brand. Pontiac is not Holden.