Introduction

"Aaron Brown" (ambrown) 12/11/2013 at 23:21 • Filed to: introductions

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Hi I'm Aaron Brown. Long time automotive enthusiast and car lover. Been reading Jalopnik for years, have only been on Oppo since around April. Couldn't figure out how to get on.

I am a high school student in NYC. I attend a small private school near Lincoln Center. I drive an !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! (THAT I JUST GOT PLATES FOR), and have been driving legally for about two years.

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I used to sing opera.

In June of this year, I took !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , the rest of Germany, and Le Mans with !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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I'm an intern at the Classic Car Club of Manhattan, and have been since may of this year.

I plan on pursuing a career in automotive journalism and continuing my education at some college in or around NYC.

Questions?

Header photo credit: Jbh

cardboardarmor > Aaron Brown 12/11/2013 at 23:33

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Yeah, I had a question. How do we actually get on Oppo? I wanted to post an intro but this Kinja is new and frightening.

RotaryLover > Aaron Brown 12/11/2013 at 23:34

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Wait...are you telling us that you sang Opera on purpose?? With no one forcing you to sing at gun point? The hell is wrong with you? This is cray man.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > cardboardarmor 12/11/2013 at 23:38

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You seem to be here now.. Welcome :) We're not dangerous or anything... we might claim your liver or something.. but other than that, pretty much harmless.

DasWauto > cardboardarmor 12/11/2013 at 23:39

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Greetings. I am Mod. To be allowed to post to Oppo you must answer me these questions three.

What... is your username?

cardboardarmor > DasWauto 12/11/2013 at 23:40

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...Oh man, I studied for this!

Uh...uh...cardboardarmor?

DasWauto > cardboardarmor 12/11/2013 at 23:41

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What... is your quest?

TheJWT > Aaron Brown 12/11/2013 at 23:44

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Glad to hear you finally got plates haha

cardboardarmor > DasWauto 12/11/2013 at 23:45

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To get Kinja to finally work properly!

DasWauto > cardboardarmor 12/11/2013 at 23:46

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What... is the cylinder count of the BMW M3?

Aaron Brown > TheJWT 12/11/2013 at 23:47

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Took long enough, right?

I'm working on brake pads and winter tires right now!

wizkashifa > Aaron Brown 12/11/2013 at 23:50

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Aaron, you're doing that thing again, where you make me jealous that I haven't done what you've done. I'll definitely be up NYIAS, hopefully there's a party ag CCCNY this year too!

Aaron Brown > wizkashifa 12/11/2013 at 23:52

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Haha. I hope so as well. How's the LeMans trip planning coming along?

puddler > Aaron Brown 12/11/2013 at 23:55

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d'oh! nvm.

Aaron Brown > DasWauto 12/12/2013 at 00:01

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Which M3?

DasWauto > Aaron Brown 12/12/2013 at 00:03

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What? I don't know that.

Aaaaaauuuggghhhhh.....

cardboardarmor > Aaron Brown 12/12/2013 at 00:03

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Wait, are we thrown from the bridge now for this?

DasWauto > cardboardarmor 12/12/2013 at 00:05

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Hey, I've added you to Oppo. You should be able to post your introduction there now. I'm guessing you didn't get the Monty Python reference I was trying to play?

cardboardarmor > DasWauto 12/12/2013 at 00:06

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Oh, I got it. I do remember at some point that someone was ejected from the bridge for asking a question in response to another question.

Or rather for admitting they didn't know when posited that question-as-reply.

DasWauto > cardboardarmor 12/12/2013 at 00:09

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I was hoping for you to ask "which M3", as Aaron Brown ended up doing, resulting in the bridgekeeper (me, I guess) saying "what? I don't know that" and being ejected.

Just trying to have a little fun. Anyway, you should be able to post now, let me know if you need any help.

cardboardarmor > DasWauto 12/12/2013 at 00:15

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I do need some help!

I typed up my introduction and everything but it seems I can only publish to my personal blog, which I'm not sure if Oppo can see (you all probably can't) and was wondering if I was doing this right (I probably am not).

DasWauto > cardboardarmor 12/12/2013 at 00:18

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Hmmm, check again now. I just checked the author list, you were there but your author status was unchecked for some reason. You should have the option to publish to Oppositelock now, I hope.

cardboardarmor > DasWauto 12/12/2013 at 00:22

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Aaron hooked me up!

But thanks for checking as well.

DasWauto > cardboardarmor 12/12/2013 at 00:24

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I see he shared your post. That'll work. Could you just check that you have the option to post on Oppositelock now? Just want to make sure it's working (Kinja can be a bit fickle as I think you might already know).

cardboardarmor > DasWauto 12/12/2013 at 00:26

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Checked and confirmed, the option is indeed there.

Dusty Ventures > DasWauto 12/12/2013 at 02:14

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I knew I should have copyrighted that routine...

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > DasWauto 12/12/2013 at 06:03

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This is still the best way to promote people.

I wish it were a part of proper job interviews :)

DasWauto > Dusty Ventures 12/12/2013 at 09:36

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Heh, I'd forgotten to use it for a while, this was the first time I'd used it. Coming up with a different third question is the fun part.

wizkashifa > Aaron Brown 12/12/2013 at 14:26

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Really well. I ordered my tickets, and two others for school friends of mine. I'll do another call on here, or try to get Ballaban to put it on the front page. I've also secured two diesel Passat wagons, in the event we have more people than anticipated.

Aaron Brown > wizkashifa 12/12/2013 at 18:24

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Great!

SO are you renting those wagons? If I come, it will either be flying into Germany somewhere and renting a hatch like I did last time, or something sportier like a GT86 or Scirocco, then Id drive to Le Mans or the meet up spot.

I have nothing set though and probably won't until the spring. Never know how money is going to be.