Hello Oppo, allow me to introduce myself

"Bad Idea Hat" (taoistlumberjack) 12/08/2013 at 17:24 • Filed to: Aloha

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I am Bad Idea Hat. The name is very simple; I celebrate all ideas terrible, because occasionally, terrible ideas become amazing. A man once cooked a candy bar in his pocket while testing a radar system. Voila! Microwave oven. By nature, I'm an ideas man, much like Michael Keaton's character in the 80's movie Night Shift. This typically means that I like crazy ideas and people, but would prefer them to be ideas that other people put into action.

Anyways, I live in a modest size city in the midwest/great lakes region that IS NOT St. Louis. I'm married with a two year-old daughter, and another on the way. We also have two dogs, a Pug and a Miniature Black Lab, which is a clever way of saying "mutt combination of black lab and basset hound."

As for my cars, I currently drive a 2006 Scion xB. I tend towards the more practical side, but like having a car that can be fun when needed. The xB fits that, as it's the first car I've owned that truly seems to be as easy to drive sideways as facing forward. I've always figured that I would, given enough money, start a rally team running Scions. Yes, we'd be looked at as crazy, but we'd be our kind of crazy. My wife's car shall not be named, and any mention of it in the future will refer to it as "my wife's Porsche 908-2" as both the 908-2 and her car apparently weigh about the same.

I like racing history, first and foremost. The only time I've ever felt a turbo was acceptable was during the 80's. I'm exceptionally clumsy, which usually means all car work is a two person job in my world. I leave you with my favorite car of all time, ever;

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > Bad Idea Hat 12/08/2013 at 17:26

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So basically, you live in St. Louis and your wife drives a Camry.

fuck a stupid girl > Bad Idea Hat 12/08/2013 at 17:31

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I LOVE NIGHT SHIFT SO MUCH.

I always related to Belinda.

Which I guess means I relate to a hooker.

Huh.

Bad Idea Hat > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur 12/08/2013 at 17:32

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It's actually a shot at St. Louis, and there's no way I'm saying what her car is.

Dusty Ventures > Bad Idea Hat 12/08/2013 at 17:39

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Welcome aboard!

The Scion factory rally team has actually been a thing for about three seasons now

dogisbadob > Bad Idea Hat 12/08/2013 at 17:39

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Hi! Welcome to oppo

Bad Idea Hat > Dusty Ventures 12/08/2013 at 17:40

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Oh man, I was thinking xB but I'd somehow forgotten about them.

edit - Forgot so much that I thought they were a WRC team too. I need to pay more attention to Rally America.

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > Bad Idea Hat 12/08/2013 at 17:41

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It's a PT Cruiser.

zadtheinhaler > Bad Idea Hat 12/08/2013 at 17:44

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Welcome to Oppo!

I don't have great knowledge of the Midwest area, but I imagine your having Hoontastic weather there right now.

Glad to have you here! There's a great bunch of guys and gals here who are supportive and funny as all hell.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Bad Idea Hat 12/08/2013 at 17:49

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Cincinnati?

Bad Idea Hat > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 12/08/2013 at 17:49

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Bingo

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Bad Idea Hat 12/08/2013 at 17:51

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Sucks, don't it?

/fellowcincinnatian

Bad Idea Hat > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 12/08/2013 at 17:52

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Eh, not that bad now that we're getting snow again. Besides, I went to college up in Dayton. It could be much worse.

Biased Plies > Bad Idea Hat 12/08/2013 at 17:57

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Her car and a 908 weigh about the same? ~650kg?

Smart.

Gabor Vajda (@Gabor_V) > Bad Idea Hat 12/08/2013 at 18:01

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Aha!

So that's why I caught your attention with my latest post.

Bad Idea Hat > Gabor Vajda (@Gabor_V) 12/08/2013 at 18:03

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Definitely. Mercedes has always made beautiful race cars, even if the Group C cars were somewhat more utilitarian looking than I'd have liked.

Then again, that was a Sauber thing, so can't fault them too much on those.

Gabor Vajda (@Gabor_V) > Bad Idea Hat 12/08/2013 at 18:08

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Fair enough, here's one for you for the best of both worlds:

HMMMA > Bad Idea Hat 12/08/2013 at 18:38

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She drives a Smart, doesn't she?

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Bad Idea Hat 12/08/2013 at 19:20

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could be st. Louis...

pdthedeuce > Bad Idea Hat 12/08/2013 at 20:38

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Call Starkist .

also , I may have to post this pic every time I comment on one of your posts ...