Patrick George Appreciation Thread

"PatBateman" (PatBateman)
12/06/2019 at 12:45 • Filed to: patrick george, Jalopnik, jobs, STOP READING MY TAGS

As many of you know, Patrick George, the EIC of Jalopnik, is stepping down today from the company to take another position at another group . Even though he’ll still be around at his next gig and on Twitter, I feel a bit emotional about his move. Not like crying or anything, just more emotional than “meh”.

Why, you ask? Because Patrick George has been at worst instrumental and at best paramount in keeping OppositeLock safe from those that wanted to nix the site. If you’re reading this, thank PG for being able to. If any of your past posts had been cross posted to Jalopnik (a huge honor, as far as I’m concerned), thank PG. If you feel a sense of community here, thank PG.

So here’s to you, Mr. George! Thanks for being a great guy, a great boss, and a shitty Camero driver. Cheers, and Hook ‘Em.

DISCUSSION (44)

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > PatBateman
12/06/2019 at 12:51

Thanks for not banning Mergio (or me) when FCA complained.

Kinja'd!!!

PatBateman > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
12/06/2019 at 12:55

This right here is a testament to PG’s awesomeness. A more lazy EIC would just shut it down and not have another thought about it. Not Patrick.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > PatBateman
12/06/2019 at 12:56

Kinja'd!!!

MonkeePuzzle > PatBateman
12/06/2019 at 12:56

thank you patrick george! may your endeavors elsewhere in the world be of a great success.

if this little water logged forum finally sinks, we appreciate whatever hand bailing you did to keep it above water for a little longer.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
12/06/2019 at 12:56

actually lol’d at my desk

DipodomysDeserti > PatBateman
12/06/2019 at 12:57

Also, the fact that he did give a route by which to tell automotive PR peple to fuck off.

RIP Mergio, and Sergio.

PatBateman > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
12/06/2019 at 12:59

In that split second, he knows that GM will never let him near another one of their cars ever again. That’s the pain you see. Or joy, depending on his thoughts of GM vehicles now.

vondon302 > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
12/06/2019 at 13:00

Those were good times!

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > PatBateman
12/06/2019 at 13:01

Wasn’t he once in incarcerated in Virginia as a political prisoner?

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > PatBateman
12/06/2019 at 13:02

I thought he was doing a Conan O’Brian impression.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
12/06/2019 at 13:02

I missed this episode. Well-played. Absolutely well-played.

PatBateman > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
12/06/2019 at 13:03

Yes he was, and it made for a fantastic write up. I’m happy he made it out without having to join a gang.

vondon302 > PatBateman
12/06/2019 at 13:04

Thanks Patrick!

For all that you do this compilation of Mustang wrecks is for you.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > PatBateman
12/06/2019 at 13:05

Also this:

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/why-patrick-george-is-going-back-to-texas-1616119222

phenotyp > PatBateman
12/06/2019 at 13:08

I really appreciate what he and Torch have kept going. Keep the freak flag flying, y’all.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > PatBateman
12/06/2019 at 13:11

But, are we SURE he didn’t join a prison gang? The first rule of being in a prison gang is NEVER talk about your prison gang...

Urambo Tauro > PatBateman
12/06/2019 at 13:16

Patrick’s attitude towards cars, brands, and so many other things has been such a perfect fit for Jalopnik. He also has a very keen understanding of the relationshi p between authors and commenters, and has utilized that knowledge to great benefit here in Kinjaland . And of course I gotta thank him for sharing a couple of my Oppo posts to the front page, as well as recruiting me to be a guest contributor on a proper Jalopnik article. It was 100% my pleasure!

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > PatBateman
12/06/2019 at 13:22

Cheers and thanks Patrick....make sure you stick around Oppo once and awhile after you leave! :)

Cash Rewards > PatBateman
12/06/2019 at 13:25

This is well written, completely accurate, and absolutely deserved.

Thanks PG

facw > PatBateman
12/06/2019 at 13:28

He’s done good stuff at Jalopnik. Sad to see him go.

On the other hand, he deleted the tweet where he admitted being For Sweden, but don’t worry, Oppo still remembers: I am Patrick George AMA

HammerheadFistpunch > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
12/06/2019 at 13:42

Thats my abiding impression.

Future next gen S2000 owner > PatBateman
12/06/2019 at 13:42

I’m not sure why, he was the next in a long line of journalists getting in over their head when driving press cars.

$kaycog > PatBateman
12/06/2019 at 13:59

Kinja'd!!!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! That greatly saddens me.

RacinBob > PatBateman
12/06/2019 at 14:05

Tis a neat place, thanks for helping make it that way.

thejustache > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
12/06/2019 at 14:13

RIP Mergio and Sergio. I think you having Mergio try to get Fancy Kristen to buy FCA will always be one of the highlights of this site to me

Stef Schrader > Future next gen S2000 owner
12/06/2019 at 14:26

IIRC, the real rub on GM’s side was Jalopnik publishing a scoop on an upcoming car. But, uh, that’s what Jalopnik does. The leaked information was news! Jalopnik is a news site that didn’t agree to an embargo on that information! It is their job to publish the news!

A competent marketing/PR/comms squad would realize that their side had a leak and they need to do better in the future about keeping confidential information on future products secure. But this is GM we’re talking about here, so they held their screw-up against Jalopnik for a while against all reason and sense. PG eatin’ wall was the last straw.

There are a lot of journos that crash and crunch cars. There are also a lot of “ journalists” who will unquestionably gargle whatever balls the OEMs want them to, and write uncritically accordingly. Landing in the “does crunch” half of that Venn diagram without being in the overlapping part of the circle is always going to be a slightly worse time, I’m sure.

Stef Schrader > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
12/06/2019 at 14:28

FLUFFY NEVER GOT THAT COLUMBIAN NOSE CANDY, GEORGE.

Sheesh, even Vice figured THAT out.

Future next gen S2000 owner > Stef Schrader
12/06/2019 at 14:56

“journalists” who will unquestionably gargle whatever balls the OEM

Best line ever written. Really though, all embargoes are dumb.

Phyrxes once again has a wagon! > PatBateman
12/06/2019 at 15:37

He also hung out with a bunch of us at C&C when he lived in DC.

TheSixSpeed > PatBateman
12/06/2019 at 16:16

Cheers to PG! It’s sad to see him go, but I’m glad he’s got an awesome gig ahead.

McMike > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
12/06/2019 at 16:36

Yes he did.

Kinja'd!!!

True story: On hi s first day of jail he walked right up to the biggest dude i n the joint and understeered him right into the cell block wall.

Nobody fucked with PG the rest of the weekend.

For Sweden > PatBateman
12/06/2019 at 16:36

Patrick George is the only writer I know to go to prison for content

Montalvo > PatBateman
12/06/2019 at 16:51

5:04 forever. He is/ was too good for us. I wish him the best to go onward to bigger and better things.

Patrick George > PatBateman
12/06/2019 at 17:07

Dearest Oppo,

Though you often drove me up the wall, and I had to deal with more than a few copyright/legal/what-do-we-do-with-these-people issues thanks to you, I always loved you and respected you.

This is such a deeply weird and special corner of Car Internet. And even though it was well out of my hands, I miss the days when we actively shared your work. (You should’ve been paid for it, is what I think there.) Please take care of yourselves and continue your support of the FP, if you do that already.

I’m also going to shitpost here. P robably a lot.

Cheers,

PatBateman > Patrick George
12/06/2019 at 17:30

If you didn’t shitpost, I’d be horribly disappointed.

Again, if you ever make it to Houston and want to go grab a beer with a non-axe murderer (despite anyone’s ironic Kinja handle), let me know. Hardigree follows me on Twitter, so I obviously can’t be THAT bad.

Urambo Tauro > Patrick George
12/06/2019 at 17:43

Say, I’ve been meaning to ask ( I guess it never felt like the right time to bring it up) ... I’ve noticed some of your comments in recent months were somehow NOT pinned among the “staff” comments in some posts. What’s up with that? Another case of Kinja gonna kinja? Or did you somehow gain the ability (some kind of downgrade?) to participate in discussions without Kinja automatically putting those replies in the spotlight? Cuz that’s actually something I’ve wished that I could do from time to time on my own posts.