"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
10/01/2020 at 17:22 • Filed to: None
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"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
10/01/2020 at 17:22 • Filed to: None | 2
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I’m not going to make this about actual politics. It’s about cars, that happened during a political moment. I’m sure you all know where I stand about our current president* and if you want to disagree with me about it this is not the time or place. If you attempt to do so I will slap the shit out of you while standing on my one good leg, and dismiss your comment so nobody sees it anyway.
Onward!
I really, really didn’t want to watch the debate. There was absolutely nothing I stood to gain from doing so. But my wife for some reason was very excited about watching it, and even thought it was going to be *entertaining* , so I said ok, I’ll watch some of it with you. S he got all hopped up yelling at the screen, while I periodically checked in to ask if she was ready to turn it off please prettyplease. I got rebuffed my first few attempts, but eventually she had enough. But not before this gem.
When Trump was asked why he rolled back increased fuel economy standards set by the Obama administration, instead of admitting that he just wants to roll back anything Obama did because Obama did it, he said !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! :
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I freely admit that the only way I was able to tolerate this debate was with a liberal amount of medical weed and percocet (which was also prescribed for my achilles surgery!) , so I had a hearty chortle at this moment.
I can’t help but feel like this is a wonderful sequel to 2017's, !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
UPDATE: Welp, I guess I was naive to expect no Trump supporters would wander in here with some shit to say, so fine, let me make this abundantly clear.
The only point Trump was trying to make here in his own stupid illiterate way, was that Obama’s fuel economy standards made cars too complicated and expensive, but now that Trump rolled back those standards, cars are getting less complicated and cheaper.
This is patently false. Cars are just as complicated as they were before, and they’re not cheaper.
If you are a Trump supporter, and you come in here trying to say he’s right because of some other thing about cars that’s not the thing that Trump said about his fuel economy rollback making cars cheaper...
1. Don’t.
2. If you do, while some of your colleagues drew me into stupid rabbit holes before they got dismissed, you won’t have the “pleasure.”
Thanks Trumpkins, for making me have to explain the joke.
For Sweden
> Textured Soy Protein
10/01/2020 at 17:37 |
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The problem started in debate preparations
415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
> Textured Soy Protein
10/01/2020 at 17:37 |
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It’s also funny he had no idea Mercedes and Honda etc... make a lot of vehicles here. He is just so stupid, he puffs up and says I’m Mr. Business but he doesn’t even do that well.
Future next gen S2000 owner
> Textured Soy Protein
10/01/2020 at 17:39 |
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Long live electronic controls, ball bearing turbos, and instant throttle response.
Tim (Fractal Footwork)
> For Sweden
10/01/2020 at 17:46 |
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Top Gear America?
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For Sweden
> Tim (Fractal Footwork)
10/01/2020 at 17:48 |
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perhaps
My bird IS the word
> Textured Soy Protein
10/01/2020 at 18:20 |
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Gotta love that he didn't want to practice before the debate. Boldmovecotton.gif
BaconSandwich is tasty.
> Textured Soy Protein
10/01/2020 at 18:30 |
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Just watching that clip gave me turbo cancer.
just-a-scratch
> Textured Soy Protein
10/01/2020 at 18:35 |
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+5 internet points for the speech from Billy Madison.
Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> Textured Soy Protein
10/01/2020 at 18:40 |
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If he’s ranting about cars being too expensive and complicated, then I must be old.
HammerheadFistpunch
> Textured Soy Protein
10/01/2020 at 19:22 |
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Its the bits and the bots and the beeps and the boops and the cars are too expensive with computers and such
its like a Bill Cosby sketch.
wafflesnfalafel
> Textured Soy Protein
10/01/2020 at 19:35 |
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You know Biden would like a ‘lectric Vette, but would still enjoy his 67 more. And that is ok - cars will continue to diverge into weekend “toys” for enthusiasts and increasingly automated modern cuv/suv/pickup selection used as daily vehicles. Stuff never stays the same . And I get the feeling that the trumpster really isn’t into driving anyways, probably wouldn’t mind one of those “full self driving” Teslers or just towncar service everywhere.
Urambo Tauro
> Future next gen S2000 owner
10/01/2020 at 19:51 |
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...and titanium valve springs. Amen.
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Urambo Tauro
> Textured Soy Protein
10/01/2020 at 20:05 |
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Why have you relaxed fuel economy standards that are going to create more pollution from cars and trucks?
Well, not really because what’s happening is the car is much less expensive and it’s a much safer car and you talk it about a tiny difference. And then what would happen because of the cost of the car you would have at least double and triple the number of cars purchased. We have the old slugs out there that are 10, 12 years old. If you did that, the car would be safer. It would be much cheaper by $3,500.
But in the case of California they have simply ignored that.
No, but you would take a lot of cars off the market because people would be able to afford a car. Now, by the way, we’re going to see how that turns out. But a lot of people agree with me, many people. The car has gotten so expensive because they have computers all over the place for an extra little bit of gasoline. And I’m okay with electric cars too. I think I’m all for electric cars. I’ve given big incentives for electric cars but what they’ve done in California is just crazy.
The car is much less expensive. But it’s also gotten so expensive!
(Found a transcript here BTW. You didn’t really think I’d type that all out myself...? :P )
facw
> HammerheadFistpunch
10/01/2020 at 20:57 |
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And much like Bill Cosby, it seems very likely the president is a rapist.
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HammerheadFistpunch
> facw
10/01/2020 at 21:22 |
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Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
> Textured Soy Protein
10/01/2020 at 22:55 |
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My car gets 40 rods to the hog’s head and that’s the way I likes it.
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Textured Soy Protein
> HammerheadFistpunch
10/01/2020 at 23:40 |
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Don’t forget the "it's all Obama's fault and now I fixed it!" part.
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Textured Soy Protein
> Urambo Tauro
10/01/2020 at 23:42 |
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I’m fairly certain he was *trying* to say Obama made cars too expensive and he made them cheaper. Of course, that's not what the words that came out of his mouth sounded like, but that's the gist of it.
Chariotoflove
> HammerheadFistpunch
10/02/2020 at 00:29 |
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I sent you an email to your HHFP yahoo account. I know you don’t check it that often, so I’m mentioning it here.