The Thread of Randomness. . .

[EventuallyAyrton]

I was standing at my favorite urinal last night at a church function. This one is at the far end away from prying eyes and had lots of boogers flicked against the wall. Well, they had the bathrooms painted and there they were. Freshly painted over.

Pity, I always love the wall boogers. They're my favorite

[davintosh]

I'm going to check the local Trader Joe's tomorrow for this wonderful (from your description) product.

I saw somewhere that Trader Joes has their own Speculoos cookie butter; I'm betting it's just as good as what we get here. I can't eat peanuts or peanut butter; this stuff is better than just a substitute.

[white chocolate]

http://www.speedhunters.com/2016/05/bmw ... -the-2002/

I didn't watch the video, but an interesting concept. I think the wheels are pretty neat, but the rest of the car is not to my liking.

[TurboE28]

Junk yard score.. Hello! Yeah, I'm on the car phone. Apparently a $4000 option, plus installation and your $500 monthly bill.



Steve

[EventuallyAyrton]

I saw this on Reddit and got a good laugh

[Mark 88/M5 Houston]

I'm going to check the local Trader Joe's tomorrow for this wonderful (from your description) product.

I saw somewhere that Trader Joe's has their own Speculoos cookie butter; I'm betting it's just as good as what we get here. I can't eat peanuts or peanut butter; this stuff is better than just a substitute.

Finally made it to Trader Joe's yesterday. Their Speculoos cookie butter is scrumptilicious!!!! The Apricot jam that was on the lower shelf jumped into the basket also and needless to say is delicious also. Thank You Davintosh, thank you!

[Mike W.]

I saw this on Reddit and got a good laugh

Reminds me of when my wife was in ER a few years ago. There was a crash cart there and while it was probably loaded with meds and all, the thing that caught my eye was some giant cable ties. Probably 5/8" wide. I don't even know what I'd do with them let alone what they do with them, but I wanted them. You could probably tow with those suckers.

[EventuallyAyrton]

Reminds me of when my wife was in ER a few years ago. There was a crash cart there and while it was probably loaded with meds and all, the thing that caught my eye was some giant cable ties. Probably 5/8" wide. I don't even know what I'd do with them let alone what they do with them, but I wanted them. You could probably tow with those suckers.

https://www.cabletiesplus.com/Products/ ... 250-N.aspx

For $20 you can get a pack of 100. 15 inches long, 1/2 inch wide and can support up to 250lbs. With a pack of 100 you actually could tow with them.

[oldskool]

I have many pet peeves, . . .some insignificant, some not. Don't pretend you're perfect, Pal. We all know better. Well, way up high on that pet peeve list, next to furry beavers, is not having any size left of the bar of soap when I take my nightly shower. Sometimes I get over it, can close my eyes and take a deep breath, other times I fly into a furious rage and want to Donkey Punch the housekeeper. Tonight, what do I find? Soap the size of a quarter. AN F'IN QUARTER!! So very wrong. Disrespectful.
I've had lengthy discussions with the help about my small soap situation but it seems to always fall on deaf ears. Tonight, I grabbed my beer out of the shower and marched straight over to the soap supply, unwrapped all 12 bars and stacked them neatly in a corner. Winning.
I think I just might get some sleep tonight, that is, unless I encounter a furry beaver and then it's Donkey Punch time.

[Jeremy]

Spurred on by way too many health food posts on my Facebook feed (seriously, is anybody NOT doing 21 Day Fix/Beachbody these days??) and Better Call Saul, I broke down and made some cucumber water last night. Consumption this morning reveals it to be oddly refreshing. I kinda like it.

[MicahO]

Linking to this just for one fabulous quote:

...it leans over to the side like a kid trying to sneak one out in class.

http://jalopnik.com/for-27-000-this-199 ... 1778871729

[davintosh]

Finally made it to Trader Joe's yesterday. Their Speculoos cookie butter is scrumptilicious!!!! The Apricot jam that was on the lower shelf jumped into the basket also and needless to say is delicious also. Thank You Davintosh, thank you!

You're welcome! Glad to spread the goodness on to another American. I'm more than a little surprised Speculoos isn't more of a thing in the US. It really is pretty good stuff!

And speaking of cookie butter, I found a recipe for making butter from any kind of cookie; haven't tried it yet, but hope to sometime soon!

Linking to this just for one fabulous quote:

...it leans over to the side like a kid trying to sneak one out in class.

http://jalopnik.com/for-27-000-this-199 ... 1778871729

Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk...

That's actually not a terrible price; the Z1s over here are bringing pretty good money. One site I watch has 35 cars listed, with prices ranging from €23,000 to €125,000. And for that one you wouldn't have to mess with shipping and import to the US.

[EventuallyAyrton]

Linking to this just for one fabulous quote:

...it leans over to the side like a kid trying to sneak one out in class.

http://jalopnik.com/for-27-000-this-199 ... 1778871729

I always feel so harsh when I vote "Crack pipe" for a car but they're right, aside from the interior and exterior cosmetics (nice steering wheel tho) it's not much to speak of. The doors are super cool but it doesn't even have an M30. Come on BMW. If they slid the early B32 under the hood in front of a g265, I would definitely vote otherwise.

[Adam W in MN]

I saw this commercial on a random cable channel for the Walking Taco. There is no price listed, just a phone number that is 855-yay-taco. Is this thing for real?

The commercial is hilariously bad.

https://youtu.be/LqxnNW6oj5w

[stuartinmn]

I saw this commercial on a random cable channel for the Walking Taco. There is no price listed, just a phone number that is 855-yay-taco. Is this thing for real?

It's made up - it's from the Cartoon Channel, they run it during the late night Adult Swim cartoons.

[TurboE28]

I saw this commercial on a random cable channel for the Walking Taco. There is no price listed, just a phone number that is 855-yay-taco. Is this thing for real?

The commercial is hilariously bad.

https://youtu.be/LqxnNW6oj5w

Hey Mr. Adam! According to your call history, how many times did you try it?

[davintosh]

It's graduation day at our school, and we have families here from all over. One of our guys is from South Africa, and his mom & brother flew in yesterday for the event. This was Mom's first time outside of SA, and she let out a squeal every time a car went past us in the other direction on the highway; she finally had to just sit in the back seat with her hands over her eyes. I felt a little bad for thinking it was kinda funny. Just a little.

[Mark 88/M5 Houston]

It's graduation day at our school, and we have families here from all over. One of our guys is from South Africa, and his mom & brother flew in yesterday for the event. This was Mom's first time outside of SA, and she let out a squeal every time a car went past us in the other direction on the highway; she finally had to just sit in the back seat with her hands over her eyes. I felt a little bad for thinking it was kinda funny. Just a little.

Congrats to your schools new grads!!



Where does your school fit into the academic scheme of things?

[Karl Grau]

I also saw a roadrunner today but it was going faster miles an hour so I didn't get a pic.

[Adam W in MN]

The term "epic" continues to dominate headlines on jalopnik, yahoo, and pretty much every click bait website. I'm close to mounting an epic write-in campaign to have it banned from the Webster dictionary.

[Jeremy]

Car enthusiast gets weary reading the Internet. What he does next is AMAZING!!

[tig]

https://meduza.io/en/lion/2016/06/23/pe ... the-window

People in Novosibirsk have had enough of that woman who sunbathes by hanging her booty out the window

[davintosh]

Car enthusiast gets weary reading the Internet. What he does next is AMAZING!!

What's this; clickbait with no link?

AAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

You just asploded the whole intarwebz.

[oldskool]

THIS JUST IN!! Ryan Dunn is still dead.

[davintosh]

Heading back to the good ol' U S of A, the land of toilets that don't require the use of a toilet brush after every poo.

[e28Sean]

[86GT635]

Damn dude, how'd you get your hands on a art car? I bet that thing's worth 50 bucks to the right buyer.

I kind of inherited a 1945 Kellogg heavy duty 80 gallon or so air compressor. It makes compression and the motor is quiet spinning it by hand. I was told it was scrap. Should I make a build thread about it here? I'm sure I'll spend just as much $ as buying a equivalent part at the box store, but then I couldn't say I have a 71 year old compressor that makes cool noise.

[e28Sean]

I kind of inherited a 1945 Kellogg heavy duty 80 gallon or so air compressor. It makes compression and the motor is quiet spinning it by hand. I was told it was scrap. Should I make a build thread about it here? I'm sure I'll spend just as much $ as buying a equivalent part at the box store, but then I couldn't say I have a 71 year old compressor that makes cool noise.

I would watch the hell out of that build thread.

[a]

I juss wanna know how soon can I walk into my local tobacconist and buy a Cuban cigar? Me too,regarding compressor rebuild. I wonder who was the guy who thought up the Snickers ads . Where, low sugar morphs Marilyn Monroe into Wilam Dafoe, Impure genius !

[86GT635]

E28Sean, I would love to have a high resolution scan of that so I could blow it up to 20x28 or something. I'm going to drop you a line.

I went out last Friday to go to a dam by my house to "base jump/swim" from a dilapidated and decommissioned bridge. There's a tributary leading from a pond in my neighbors yard that feeds into the little Kentucky river right across the street, which goes into the Ohio River and further along into the Mississippi. By the dam, is a low land basin. The temp/sun/weather was just right and it was acres of fog settling down into the basin. The sunset was beaming through with huge bursts of pink and purple. These pictures do no justice but it's still a little bit kinda cool I guess.