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Grippe

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  1. 1 hour ago, Wally Fairway said:

    Close - I've always thought that the reason for the Volt (and many other small cars) is that the Auto companies need to meed CAFE standards. So by selling crappy cars for little to no profit, it allows them to sell pickups and large SUV's that have crappy mileage but huge profits.

    Closer than you think - that is actually a quote directly from one of the accountants I've worked with from time to time at GM.  They wrote down a production loss but never claimed the subsidies they later received (which bumped them into the green on the product line).

  2. The reason the volt was built wasn't to make a profit off of customers.  The reason the volt was built was to make a profit off of government subsidies.

     

    GM made a nice profit off of the volt.

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  3. Throughout my entire time on HF, Shag and now surly I have been an advocate of trying to repair and bolster the B12.

     

    After today I am done, this was a fucking joke.  I will spend no money towards UT gear (and this hurts) until somebody with a fucking sack tells the B12 officiating head judge to stop this egregious favoritism towards the CFP.

  4. Fuck Nebraska and Aggy, both of 'em acted like cunts and ran their cock holsters off in public pointing fingers at us while not taking responsibility for themselves.

    I say put Deloss on a mission to get Arky and LSU to hit the eject button on the 'untouchable' SEC (where both of them have had rumblings of discontent) and join the B12.  It could be his 'greatest' contribution to the conference he helped shape - and possibly even stabilize it for years.

  5. 13 minutes ago, Hawndoh said:

    So I guess the video game sub forum at the top of the screen is always dead because noone knows it's there?

    It does bring the lulz.

  6. (Our story begins in August/September in Seattle... )

    Amazon's Independent, Autonomous selection committee to the Board: "After exhaustive research we can unanimously declare Long Island is the perfect location for our new headquarters facility"

    Jeff Bezos, sitting at the head of the Board's table: "Your selection is incorrect, the unanimous decision is D.C."

    (awkward silence ensues...)

  7. 17 hours ago, BTW said:

    I just finished the Quantum Magician .  Great read, lots of hard science mixed with pretty compelling ensemble of characters trying to pull of a hell of a job.  looking forward to the next one

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    While you're waiting you might find the Frontline series by Marko Kloos to your liking.

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