Thanks Guys!

"Doug DeMuro" (dougdemuro) 02/18/2014 at 19:54 • Filed to: None

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Thanks to everyone who supported me in my quest to get hired here. You have no idea how much I appreciate it! I guess saying 'thank you' to everyone in the front page post gets a bit old, so this is meant for everyone here on Oppo who has been so kind and encouraging, even when you have nothing to gain from it. It's rare on the Web and I appreciate it. THANK YOU!

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Doug DeMuro 02/18/2014 at 19:57

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Manuél Ferrari > Doug DeMuro 02/18/2014 at 19:58

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Brian, The Life of > Doug DeMuro 02/18/2014 at 19:58

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Wha - ? Who the hell are you?

(I keed!) 'Grats Douggie! :)

Takuro Spirit > Doug DeMuro 02/18/2014 at 19:59

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SCREW YOU JALOPNIK FERRARI DRIVER!

pdthedeuce > Doug DeMuro 02/18/2014 at 19:59

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we do have something to gain ... more of your well-done writing (and a friend on the inside !) .

Brian Silvestro > Doug DeMuro 02/18/2014 at 20:00

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You're welcome! You and this Aston could've had something special.

GhostZ > Doug DeMuro 02/18/2014 at 20:00

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GO, GREAT CHOSEN ONE Bring honor to us all!

Tell the Great Big Bird in the Sky of us, and we will sing your praises for generations!

RISE!

jkm7680 > Doug DeMuro 02/18/2014 at 20:00

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You deserve it! You crack me up constantly

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Manuél Ferrari 02/18/2014 at 20:01

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lone_liberal > Doug DeMuro 02/18/2014 at 20:03

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So now you drive a Ferrari and write for Jalopnik for a living. If you didn't make me laugh I would definitely hate you.

Squid > Doug DeMuro 02/18/2014 at 20:03

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Don't let driving that Ferrari and writing on Jalopnik go to your head. . .

Congrats on getting a job!

Victorious Secret > Brian Silvestro 02/18/2014 at 20:03

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I have been summoned.

Victorious Secret > Doug DeMuro 02/18/2014 at 20:04

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Now, do burnouts in front of Gawker HQ in celebration.

Ilike_cougars > Doug DeMuro 02/18/2014 at 20:05

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Good luck and burn a Ferrari!

Brian Silvestro > Victorious Secret 02/18/2014 at 20:06

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I told Doug to get a Vantage instead of the 360, he didn't understand why I'd want the Vantage more. No one understands, they just know.

pdthedeuce > Victorious Secret 02/18/2014 at 20:09

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yes , we demand a burnout !

JustWaitingForAMate > Doug DeMuro 02/18/2014 at 20:10

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I'm hoping we get a Doug's Ferrari weekly/biweekly/monthly post detailing the pitfalls and joys of Ferrari ownership and FOR THE LOVE OF GOD MAN! STOP EATING IN THE CAR!

Victorious Secret > Brian Silvestro 02/18/2014 at 20:13

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Its like this...

Just cause.

But its like this; Ferrari's are for those who want the most cutting edge scalpel on the market. Nothing more or less. They just are what they are when it comes to engineering and refinement.

The Aston? Its for everything else. It WILL lose to the Ferrari, not a doubt in my mind. It has a very agile chassis, but its not a highly sporting chassis. Everything else? It has style added to style mixed in with some more style and then some class on top, free of charge.

The centre console is a PITA to use, the ebrake is on the wrong place for shenanigans (seriously, beside the door Aston? COME ON!) and the trunk isn't THAT large comparatively speaking. But it feels special and it sounds orgasmic and it will always garner the opinion that whoever owns it is one classy individual above all else.

So there, there is the magic of Aston Martin.

Straightsix9904 > Doug DeMuro 02/18/2014 at 20:13

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If we meet you....do we get a ride in the Ferrari or Cube?

Brian Silvestro > Victorious Secret 02/18/2014 at 20:15

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Yeah all that right there. That's why it's my favorite company. They're like no other.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Doug DeMuro 02/18/2014 at 20:15

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Well to be fair we gain more well written articles that hopefully take the place of Jezzeble cross posts. So it was not entirely for you ;).

Congrats man, also I'm enjoying your book.

Tom McParland > Doug DeMuro 02/18/2014 at 20:22

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Uh Doug I hate to break it to you but I think I speak for everyone when I say that our support was purely selfish. You see you write funny shit about cars...we like to read funny shit about cars. And we are also lazy so if you got hired somewhere else that means we have to click on a whole other webpage...and frankly it is alot of work just going back and forth from Jalopnik to Oppo. :D

Jagvar > Doug DeMuro 02/18/2014 at 20:23

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MtrRider > Doug DeMuro 02/18/2014 at 20:24

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chilango > Doug DeMuro 02/18/2014 at 20:25

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Have lots o' fun! I look forward to your posts about the Ferrari.

highmodulus > Doug DeMuro 02/18/2014 at 20:27

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You earned it, we just helped.

#picture not related, but awesome

Kailand09 > Doug DeMuro 02/18/2014 at 20:29

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Wait a second, they hired a good writer at Jalopnik?

Congrats sir, I enjoy your stuff. Problem is I may have to venture to FP to see it. LOL.

It's too bad you can't replace certain writers I'm not fond of...

deekster_caddy > Doug DeMuro 02/18/2014 at 20:30

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You deserve it! Carry on!

Zoom > Tom McParland 02/18/2014 at 20:33

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...and usually not worth the extra click.

Zoom > Doug DeMuro 02/18/2014 at 20:36

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Congrats, sir.

Don't forget about us.

Have a Charger Daytona for a part(y)ing gift.....

NoahthePorscheGuy > Doug DeMuro 02/18/2014 at 20:50

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Congratulations. So happy for you.

But...I think i'm going to officially have to unfollow you now through kinja because you are so dedicated to replying to each and every comment that I can no longer find my notifications.

JCAlan > Doug DeMuro 02/18/2014 at 20:55

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Congrats Doug, I always enjoy reading your stuff. I mean, not enough to buy your book or anything, but still. Great job

philipilihp > Doug DeMuro 02/18/2014 at 21:21

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Keep those long video intros coming!!

Thunder > highmodulus 02/18/2014 at 22:19

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Couldn't have said it better.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Doug DeMuro 02/18/2014 at 22:41

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Feels like "hometown boy makes good" or something like that.

Congrats, Doug. Keep doing what you do.

Doug DeMuro > NoahthePorscheGuy 02/18/2014 at 23:22

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Haha. This is the second time I've heard that today! It should be more like Twitter, where you only get notifications on totally new posts.

atxishome > Doug DeMuro 02/18/2014 at 23:38

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Well done, well-deserved!

Doug DeMuro > JCAlan 02/18/2014 at 23:39

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Hahaha. Maybe someday we'll get there.

NoahthePorscheGuy > Doug DeMuro 02/18/2014 at 23:42

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So did you know when I sent you that tweet?

Doug DeMuro > highmodulus 02/18/2014 at 23:45

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Man, those are cool. There's a guy in the 360's garage with one — not Gulf colored, but a GT all the same. Such an amazing car.

Doug DeMuro > JustWaitingForAMate 02/18/2014 at 23:46

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But the leather seats taste so good.

Doug DeMuro > Victorious Secret 02/18/2014 at 23:47

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While going 2 miles per hour on whatever clogged Manhattan street they're located.

newton > Doug DeMuro 02/19/2014 at 00:47

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On the surface, it seems that you have won. But you once wrote under the freedom of your own inclination. Now you must write under obligation. Muahahahahahhahahahahahahaha etc.

TinFoil Knight > MtrRider 02/19/2014 at 02:59

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All I know is he Plays with Cars or something like that L

Saf1 > Doug DeMuro 02/19/2014 at 11:28

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That's great man CONGRATS!! Any link to a backstory here? I wasn't really aware of all this!

Doug DeMuro > NoahthePorscheGuy 02/19/2014 at 11:45

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I KNOW OF ALL TWEETS! Actually I've noticed that Twitter is kind of trash when you're getting a lot of tweets at one time — it often doesn't display them all.

Doug DeMuro > Takuro Spirit 02/19/2014 at 11:46

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I SWEAR IT'S PARKED PROPERLY!

Doug DeMuro > Jagvar 02/19/2014 at 11:46

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Thanks, McCoy.

DUCK-HAMS > Doug DeMuro 02/19/2014 at 12:07

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That's awesome! Your articles have consistently been my favourite to read to my wife ... and then try to explain the jokes.

ddavidn > Tom McParland 02/19/2014 at 15:47

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You're absolutely right. Plus, we all want a ride in the Ferarri...

NoahthePorscheGuy > Doug DeMuro 02/19/2014 at 17:00

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I mean did you know about getting recruit status when I sent you the article in the tweet?

meccapanzer > Doug DeMuro 02/19/2014 at 17:24

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Uh oh, a humble Doug, you should delete this post asap.

KingKai > Doug DeMuro 02/19/2014 at 17:31

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Congrats Doug! I LOVE reading your articles. It helps me pass the time in class.

Also, you've kind of inspired me to get myself writing too (albeit not about cars)!

SaabStutz > Doug DeMuro 02/20/2014 at 22:58

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If I knew you were going to get hired, I wouldn't have bought your book! Jk, I actually loved it and spent an entire Saturday reading it a couple of weeks back. It was the Plays With Cars one, FYI. Keep up the good work!

xc90v8/I4 :( > Doug DeMuro 02/22/2014 at 12:29

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Good Job! I wish I could be botherd to set up an Itunes account to buy your books. I think I'd quite like them. But well...

Halocin > Doug DeMuro 02/26/2014 at 23:17

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Whoa, Doug...My heartiest congratulations. Sounds like a dream come true.
This means you're going to be posting more, so we can read more, right?

Right?

Doug DeMuro > Halocin 02/26/2014 at 23:22

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Yeah! I'm trying to post every day now, barring Fridays, but I can already tell it won't quite work out that way. Definitely expect 3-4 times per week though!!

Halocin > Doug DeMuro 02/26/2014 at 23:52

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Haha, right on.

I'm also putting in a motion to have you and Chris Harris do a tandem video about the ins and outs of layman Ferrari ownership. Just a thought.

Doug DeMuro > Halocin 02/27/2014 at 00:22

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Harris is my inspiration! Also, his Ferrari is way cooler than mine.