Dilbert of the year

You bought a forgein car? But that's un-American!!! :mad:






Ok, so the car was built in America, by American workers, who get paid better and treated more fairly than American workers who work in American factories like my father (f*** General Motors!!), and they are committed to making money by selling a reliable vehicle, unlike GM who makes their money by using cheap materials and totally screwing their workforce (like my poor Dad), and buying American vehicles only shows Americans care more about this stupid illusion that "buying American" helps our economy more than the demanding that GM, Ford, Chrystler, etc. build better cars, and that somehow buying sh**ty products shows we are loyal patriots, but, as everyone seems to believe,




YOU'RE HELPING THE TERRORIST WIN!!!
 
Kerberos said:
Ýou do realize that your last paragraph flat out contradicts the point the comic makes, right?
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Yes,



but that's precisely how their politicians would spin things. "The evil Americans refuse to buy our oil because they want to destroy us. Let's sell it to their enemies for bombs and kill them!"

And, more importantly, that's exactly what Dogbert would do after taking over Elbonia.

I'm sure he would also find a way to sell sand to Elbonia's neighbors at premium prices. He is Dogbert afterall. :D
 
On the Science channel (or TLC or NatGeo, not sure which one), last night there was a show on Extreme Concept cars. Ford was very proud of the fact they're developing a car that is made from bio-degradable products (ie corn) and will slowly break down over time. Somehow I was bothered by this. First off I should mention I drive (and love) my 1993 Toyota truck (4 cylinder with a campler shell). I like the idea it's a little old but gets me and my stuff from point A to B.

The idea a car will slowy break down over time kinda bugs me. What happens if you leave it out in the rain too long? Will birds start pecking at it, when they're feeling peckish?

I guess Ford is trying to market obsolescence as a good thing and hopefully you'll replace your disappearing car with another Ford product.

Charlie (thinking of marrying my truck) Monoxide
 
Charlie Monoxide said:
On the Science channel (or TLC or NatGeo, not sure which one), last night there was a show on Extreme Concept cars. Ford was very proud of the fact they're developing a car that is made from bio-degradable products (ie corn) and will slowly break down over time. Somehow I was bothered by this. First off I should mention I drive (and love) my 1993 Toyota truck (4 cylinder with a campler shell). I like the idea it's a little old but gets me and my stuff from point A to B.

The idea a car will slowy break down over time kinda bugs me. What happens if you leave it out in the rain too long? Will birds start pecking at it, when they're feeling peckish?

I guess Ford is trying to market obsolescence as a good thing and hopefully you'll replace your disappearing car with another Ford product.

Charlie (thinking of marrying my truck) Monoxide
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I assumed all Ford vehicles were already like that. Only "slowly break down over time" is pretty relative. I hear some people manage to get theirs all the way out of the dealer's parking lot before all the molecules separate.
 
TragicMonkey said:
I assumed all Ford vehicles were already like that. Only "slowly break down over time" is pretty relative. I hear some people manage to get theirs all the way out of the dealer's parking lot before all the molecules separate.
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We had an acronym for Ford vehicles when I lived in Canada: Found Overturned, Rusting, Dead ...

Charlie (salty roads) Monoxide
 
Found On Road Dead

Fix Or Repair Daily

Speaking of cars, I've been looking for a Pathfinder, and I think I've found it...there's a Warren Miller Edition Pathfinder for sale in my friend's building. Mmmmmm
 
I normally like Scott Adam and Dilbert. However, it appears as if he is ignorant of the law of supply and demand.

If Dilbert reduces the demand for oil by buying a more efficent car, the price of oil decreases by an infintessimal amount. If lots of people do the same, the price drops significantly. We need to this. IMO, the best way is via raising oil (or carbon) taxes.

CBL
 
Bruce said:
You bought a forgein car? But that's un-American!!! :mad:






Ok, so the car was built in America, by American workers, who get paid better and treated more fairly than American workers who work in American factories like my father (f*** General Motors!!), and they are committed to making money by selling a reliable vehicle, unlike GM who makes their money by using cheap materials and totally screwing their workforce (like my poor Dad), and buying American vehicles only shows Americans care more about this stupid illusion that "buying American" helps our economy more than the demanding that GM, Ford, Chrystler, etc. build better cars, and that somehow buying sh**ty products shows we are loyal patriots, but, as everyone seems to believe,




YOU'RE HELPING THE TERRORIST WIN!!!
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No. I'm helping the Japanese economy, so there is more money over there to pay hot Japanese chicks to get naked on the Internet. Its a win/win situation. :D
 
Freakshow said:
:D

That was great.

I think hybrid cars make another statement: "I have no testosterone." :D

There is just something awfully "wrong" with people that don't know how to use cars to release endorphins. ;)
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Your penis size is on the smallish side, innit, eh? ;)
 
Tricky said:
The only way to hurt oil producers is to globally use much less oil. In this, Dogbert is wrong. Reducing oil consumption (in part by using more fuel-efficient cars) will in fact hurt oil producers, even if a single purchase has no noticeable impact.
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You've got it all wrong. We as a country could reduce consumption, then china or india would buy what we don't. You can't expect everyone in the world to cut back because of middle eastern politics.

THe real solution is for everyone to buy big gas guzzling suvs, and burn through gas as quickly as possible. If oil has really peaked in the region, we might be able to burn through it in 10 years. Be sure to put some sand bags in the back of your stretch suburban.
 
Freakshow said:
No. I just like to get high off my own endorphins. Cars is just one of the ways I do that.
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Try cycling. I can assure you it will release way more endorphins than driving, particularly if you have to share the road with idiotic speed-freaks.
 
Orwell said:
Try cycling. I can assure you it will release way more endorphins than driving, particularly if you have to share the road with idiotic speed-freaks.
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I do cycling. Have a nice carbon-fiber racing bike. I enjoy riding my bike (to the point of agonizing pain) about as much as I enjoy driving my sports car.
 
Freakshow said:
I do cycling. Have a nice carbon-fiber racing bike. I enjoy riding my bike (to the point of agonizing pain) about as much as I enjoy driving my sports car.
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I'm a cycling enthusiast. My bike is my car. But no fancy-schmancy carbon fibre bikes for me, no siree: they would get nipped in 30 seconds flat if I left them unattended anywhere in Montreal. I have had the same old chromoly Italian speedster for the last 12 years. The only thing original left on it is the frame.
 
Orwell said:
I'm a cycling enthusiast. My bike is my car. But no fancy-schmancy carbon fibre bikes for me, no siree: they would get nipped in 30 seconds flat if I left them unattended anywhere in Montreal. I have had the same old chromoly Italian speedster for the last 12 years. The only thing original left on it is the frame.
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Off topic, but...

Cycling is great. It is not a form of transportation for me. But it is one of my favorite hobbies. I love being totally worn out and in pain, not necessarily feeling like I can do much more riding, and still having to pedal for an hour to get home. Gets me high as a kite.
 
CBL4 said:
I normally like Scott Adam and Dilbert. However, it appears as if he is ignorant of the law of supply and demand.

If Dilbert reduces the demand for oil by buying a more efficent car, the price of oil decreases by an infintessimal amount. If lots of people do the same, the price drops significantly. We need to this. IMO, the best way is via raising oil (or carbon) taxes.

CBL
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You're missing a critical part of the cartoon. Yes, oil prices would drop some (but not as much as you might think, because others would also start buying more oil if it gets cheaper). But the middle east is also the lowest-cost producers of oil, and as Adams pointed out, the lowest-cost producer is always going to be selling. Dropping demand won't knock out mid-east producers, it will knock out the high-cost producers, namely those in the west.

I'm all for decreasing consumption, but the best argument for doing so isn't to try to cripple mid-east despots (because that frankly won't work), it's to increase our own economic efficiency. Oil taxation doesn't do that, BTW. Neither do most hybrid cars at the current price premium (though by all means get one if you like the other features, like quiet idling or whatever).
 
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