Oh, THAT would have pissed me off. Not least of all because I was driving a Honda at the time, and if you're in MI and care enough to ask, the fight will be on.

I love Hondas, but I'm currently driving a Ford and apparently that was the right answer. However, my vehicle is too old.

But the pinching!

I adore my little stress mascot way too much. It bounces so well off the wall!

pinching makes the world go round.*

• to be ammended later to any activity that I want to do. all instances of pinching only refer to the pinching of sara's cheeks and ita's bum.

I'm currently driving a Ford and apparently that was the right answer

You're a good company man. Me, a godless heathen. I think there was some allowance for buying a luxury European car, but not much. Buying an Accord? Travesty, betrayal, unpatriotic.

Reliable and affordable, though. My bosses advised against it, since we had Ford and GM as customers, and I'd look bad in their parking lots. And then I heard tales of factory workers who had their imports picked up, cubed, and returned to their parking spot.

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all instances of pinching only refer to the pinching of sara's cheeks and ita's bum.

Good luck with that! It's like STEEL, baybee.

You're a good company man. Me, a godless heathen. I think there was some allowance for buying a luxury European car, but not much. Buying an Accord? Travesty, betrayal, unpatriotic.

The Accord is an excellent car. I owned one for about 8 years, and that particular one is still going strong (in year 12). Not so unpatriotic here with the Accord plant just up the road in Alliston, but yeah, I've heard the stories about the foreign car abuse. I dunno what my next car will be. I need to be able to tote lots of crap, but I also need to fit into downtown parking. One of the SCA cars of choice these days is the Focus hatchback.

Heh -- depending on how I'm feeling, the "what do you do?" question can be answered by "I'm in publishing" or "I work for [Major Publishing Company]" or "I'm a Software Applications Architect" or "I program Notes databases for sales and marketing" or "I write fantasy and horror."

I need to be able to tote lots of crap, but I also need to fit into downtown parking.

I've heard good things about the ugly¹ Scion on those counts.

¹I know you love yours, Betsy, but I gotta be true to my ew.

I want a Prius next, or one of whatever hybrids are on the market in '06.

oh, it's on.

ok - going home now. ET rulz.

I have now sampled Cricket Cola. It is microbrewed and made with cane sugar, kola nut and green tea. Pretty tasty. The cane sugar really makes a difference. And you can really taste the tea, yet it still tastes like cola.

Ugh. I was lured upstairs by the promise of free food, but the free food turned out to be really crappy, and now I wish I hadn't eaten any. At least I have some free soda to wash it down with.