Cracked doesn't understand.

"saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars" (saabstory) 11/03/2013 at 04:12 • Filed to: None

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I found this article about "fake" tech stories on popular internet pop culture comedy website"The Cracked".

I think that this is unfair and unrepresentative of the source material.

http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/4-…

Clarkson vs. Morgan? More like Jalopnik vs. The Cracked

The man in the iron mask > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 11/03/2013 at 04:34

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The Transporter > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 11/03/2013 at 09:07

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Well Patrick George did throw the word "death" into the title in a very unnecessary and confusing manner.

anonsagainstanonymous > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 11/03/2013 at 09:58

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Ugh. I used to like cracked, but the "political correctness"(man, I hate using that expression) and sensationalism has really got on my nerves lately.

exizeo - still loving fourza > The Transporter 11/03/2013 at 10:25

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It's the death of a car.

If a Ferrari burnt, it would be the death of that car.

The Transporter > exizeo - still loving fourza 11/03/2013 at 10:47

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There are many ways you can say that a car burnt to the ground without using the word death and the title wasn't exactly specific that it was the car that died. I would expect yellow journalists like Jesus Diaz to write such obvious Gawker click bait, but I expect a modicum of professionalism from the Jalopnik staff.

wkiernan > exizeo - still loving fourza 11/03/2013 at 11:56

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It's also a local catchphrase, "so-and-so leading to fiery death! ," similar to "crack pipe," which does not literally mean crack pipe. I've seen it a hundred times in articles and comments here. But I guess this writer for Cracked might not be aware of that if he hasn't looked at Jalopnik a lot.

Barbarian772 > The Transporter 11/03/2013 at 18:21

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but here is Jalopnik... Cars have a sould on here and if a Tesla decides to go full on "Italian Supercar" it kinda died.