Stick shift cars vanishing in the U.S.

In an ongoing blog feature called 25 Things Vanishing in America, manual transmission cars snags a spot on the list. This is sort of upsetting for me considering I just learned how to drive stick last summer. I had planned to make my next car a stick. But I guess I better hurry before they all disappear.

eastwood24 says

Fine by me. I like to think my manual transmission is a security gaurd against potential theives.

ninjacob says

They should have never let women start driving.

bdbr replies

My daughter learned to drive on a stick. She gives boys a hard time when they can't.

manlyandy replies

The jokes for this one almost write themselves.

GM releasing trucks with in-dash computers

New GM trucks will have mobile offices — basically computers build into the dashboard. In addition to Office apps, the computers will run a version of Opera. It's basically the default all-purpose browser nowadays, so why not?

J. Peterson says

“use the in-dash browser to access sales information, contact databases…”

…Or watch YouTube while they plow into your rear bumper at a stoplight.

Christopher Ross says

OK, I’m a pretty simple guy and I grew up on a farm, driving farm trucks and I can tell you that never, in all the time I sat in the cab of a truck did I think to myself “man, I’d buy another truck … if only it had a web browser in it”.

The Incredible Jesuc Car

Some people love Jesus. And some people really love Jesus (and the Republican party). To be fair, though, I would probably drive this car.

zadadka says

Dunno about the 'States, but in the UK, because those stickers impede rear view, they would constitute a traffic offence / violation.

chr0nic21 replies

The owner of this car violates the intelligence of humanity.

DrDigg asks

Why do these nuts always live in my state.

Genrre replies

Because we are 49th in public education :(

mrKuenzel points out

The All-American.... Toyota.

LowFuel asks

What would Jesuc drive?

BMW: You know you're not the first

There is something profoundly fucked up about this ad.

jamestwisleton says

That girl has some mileage

canewediggit will buy

the bmw sloppy seconds series.

GeorgeCarlin says

This would work for a condom ad as well.

Farmer77 says

I never knew Emma Watson was such a slut.

atomicpoet says

That is the hottest Ewok I have ever seen.

Dundasbro references

Do you come with the car?

SheikYabooty replies

Oh you! hehehehehe

Kayakityak asks

She's what... 14?

PDF84 replies

makes it hotter

techdever replies

why don't you have a seat? right over there....

Gangsta Fail

You don't mess with Arabian gangstas. They will do terrible things to you, and spitting Eminem-style rhymes is not one of them.

jayrok says

Middle Eaassstt Siiiiiiide

mrgeekguy says

Wow, I really can't believe this guy's mom let him do that to her car!

thailand1972 asks

So let me get this right - he and his pals rape gangstas? These guys are HARDCORE!

ZenMojo says

You think you're hard? You think you're gangsta? I RAPE gangstas!

bjornski points out

Some of the other stuff on that site is a riot.

Only in California

After the state of California made a big deal last month about securing gay marriage, the photo should speak for itself. Now make with the funny, Digg.

Densonlad spews the latest meme

EPIC WIN!!

mojoface replies

I find it intriguing that your idea of an "EPIC WIN!!" is to have two homosexual fathers and then buying a vanity license plate which says "TWO DADZ" to put on your Dodge Durango.

Geraphix's comment might be the only time this oft-uttered phrase isn't out of context or offensive

that's gay

JoeB4ever asks

hmmmm, did someone already have "TWO DADS?

trispear says

Rather have TWO MOMZ myself.

Dangerous things you can still do while driving

On July 1, California's hands-free ban on cell phones while driving went into effect. I know this because the highways are plastered with Light Brite billboards warning me about it everywhere I go. I've made the switch to speakerphone, though it's ironically more distracting to use because I have to strain to understand the person on the other line.

Aside from speakerphone, there are many more distracting things you can be doing legally in your car. This guy blogs. This guy brushes his teeth. You don't want to know what these people do.

YoWhatDaFuxUp says

pat your head and rub your stomach

dupswapdrop says

I drive with my knees while eating and drinking coffee.

erichw1504 one-ups him

I drive with one knee while texting with one hand, drinking with the other and playing hacky sack with my free leg... while head banging to scream-core.

dougvfr750 wonders

I thought most guys would be interested in what their female passenger can do while they are driving.

HisVanderness has a clue

Road Head?

Sluglas says

Jerk the shifter?

skizzy says

You can give birth while driving.

How to trigger green traffic lights

The WikiHow article on how to rig your vehicle to reliably trigger the sensor at stop lights is worthless for 99% of readers. It involved strapping metal to the bottom of your car, and all other kinds of stupid shit no one would ever bother with. Fortunately the replies were worth reading.

kmattso tells the best method for avoiding red lights

Right, U-turn, Right.

louiebaur is a badass

Man when I am on my bike I can never trigger the light and I usually have to just run it!

kevman459 knows the trick

Slowly creep forward every few seconds that the light doesn't change. Many of these lights require you to move your car at least 3 times after coming to an initial stop.

Also most of the sensors are well beyond the "stop line" so you should position your car about halfway into the intersection.

MrSketch says

Best method: Stare at them. It works every time.

byrc has additional advice

Also works with women, trust me.