(Gizmodo)
November 2, 2009
That's One Big Boat . . . . .
Oasis of the Seas
"The 20-story, 1,180ft Oasis of the Seas dwarfed the Isle of Wight ferry as it made its way along the South Coast to drop off hundreds of workers who have been making the finishing touches to its on board luxuries.
Enthusiasts flocked to the cliffs of Hampshire in the hope of catching a glimpse of the ship - not that they could miss it. It is three times the size of the QE2 (Queen Elizabeth 2) - and five times as big as the Titanic."
Women Sure Enjoy Testing Our Shit . . . . .
How Women Use The Shit Test
"There is no scientific definition for “shit test”, but it’s generally defined as follows: the test a woman gives a man in the early stages of dating, usually through curious and sly questions or comments.
Here are some example and their categories (they vary in shittiness):
A) Some deal with your courtship rituals, like “I can’t talk with a man until he buys me a drink.”
B) Some deal with her sex appeal, like “That barwoman is so hot, don’t you think?”
C) Some deal with your dating habits, like “So you’re quite the player, aren’t you?”
D) Some deal with your intellectual prowess, like she’ll tell a joke (it could be unintelligible) and say, “You’re a little slow, aren’t you?”
Women do this, sometimes consciously, sometimes not. If we do it—embrace it. It means we’re interested. It means we’re stimulated—or want to be. It means we’re setting up sexual tension. It means we want to dance, rather than just sit around bored, twiddling our thumbs, waiting for some cuter guy to come along. But it also means we’re setting up a protective layer—because you might just be the one to make us happy, and hence hurt us.
The shit test is often interpreted as a test a woman gives to see if he is worthy of her; it’s her way of weeding out the pussies from the men. She’s so great and perfect, she has the pick of the litter, so she has the luxury of choosing the smartest, the best, fittest. That’s only half the story. Here’s the other (female) half: the shit test doesn’t only test your confidence, it is designed to raise hers!"
(TSBMagazine)
"There is no scientific definition for “shit test”, but it’s generally defined as follows: the test a woman gives a man in the early stages of dating, usually through curious and sly questions or comments.
Here are some example and their categories (they vary in shittiness):
A) Some deal with your courtship rituals, like “I can’t talk with a man until he buys me a drink.”
B) Some deal with her sex appeal, like “That barwoman is so hot, don’t you think?”
C) Some deal with your dating habits, like “So you’re quite the player, aren’t you?”
D) Some deal with your intellectual prowess, like she’ll tell a joke (it could be unintelligible) and say, “You’re a little slow, aren’t you?”
Women do this, sometimes consciously, sometimes not. If we do it—embrace it. It means we’re interested. It means we’re stimulated—or want to be. It means we’re setting up sexual tension. It means we want to dance, rather than just sit around bored, twiddling our thumbs, waiting for some cuter guy to come along. But it also means we’re setting up a protective layer—because you might just be the one to make us happy, and hence hurt us.
The shit test is often interpreted as a test a woman gives to see if he is worthy of her; it’s her way of weeding out the pussies from the men. She’s so great and perfect, she has the pick of the litter, so she has the luxury of choosing the smartest, the best, fittest. That’s only half the story. Here’s the other (female) half: the shit test doesn’t only test your confidence, it is designed to raise hers!"
(TSBMagazine)
That's A Lil' Overpriced . . . . .
Buy Tila Tequila breats for charity
"Tila Tequila might be a bit of an attention seeker, but she is doing something good with it. She recently stripped down to have a mold of her breasts taken in order to auction them off for charity. The money raised from the auction will go toward the Keep-A-Breast Foundation for breast cancer. You might recall that Katy Perry molded herself not too long ago. The current price as of now is over $44,000 so you better get your bids in quick."
(TheBachelorGuy)
"Tila Tequila might be a bit of an attention seeker, but she is doing something good with it. She recently stripped down to have a mold of her breasts taken in order to auction them off for charity. The money raised from the auction will go toward the Keep-A-Breast Foundation for breast cancer. You might recall that Katy Perry molded herself not too long ago. The current price as of now is over $44,000 so you better get your bids in quick."
(TheBachelorGuy)
"Southland" TV Show Has A New Home . . . . .
Southland Will Live: TNT Grabs the Cancelled NBC Police Drama
It's definitely an extremely graphic very stereotypical portrayal of a day in the lives of police officers in Los Angeles, CA. But unfortunately, that makes for good TV too sometimes. ER pushed certain limits in graphic content from the perspective of a hospital, but sometimes I think Southland goes way too far in its content. But that does not stop me from watching it, for now.
(NextRound)
It's definitely an extremely graphic very stereotypical portrayal of a day in the lives of police officers in Los Angeles, CA. But unfortunately, that makes for good TV too sometimes. ER pushed certain limits in graphic content from the perspective of a hospital, but sometimes I think Southland goes way too far in its content. But that does not stop me from watching it, for now.
(NextRound)
Good Luck With That One Buddy . . . . .
Man sues Axe for not getting him laid
"If one were to believe the Axe advertisements perpetually on TV, you might think that as soon as you spray Axe on yourself that you’d be violently gang-raped by a wandering troop of women. One man in India is wishing he had such an experience, so he’s suing the company for undisclosed damages."
(Guyism)
"If one were to believe the Axe advertisements perpetually on TV, you might think that as soon as you spray Axe on yourself that you’d be violently gang-raped by a wandering troop of women. One man in India is wishing he had such an experience, so he’s suing the company for undisclosed damages."
(Guyism)
Male Rights Of Passage - Japanese Style . . . . .
"The Japanese celebrate their Coming of Age day as a national event on the second Monday of January. Once the ceremony itself is over, the event turns into one big annual party for all 19-20 year-olds (whose birthday fell before April 1st of that year). When the boys-turned-men aren’t too busy ogling all the girls in their dress-kimonos and party outfits, they’re getting ridiculous on their own since afterward they’ll be considered adults (and finally have to act like them)."
More here (Manolith)
More here (Manolith)
NFL Thoughts (Week 8) . . . . .
What an odd day for the first Sunday in November of the 2009 - 2010 NFL football season.
1. For the first time in a very long time that I can remember, CBS did not have a morning game. It's not like all the AFC's morning games were blacked out (at least I hope). That was pretty odd.
2. There was no scheduled Sunday Night Football game on NBC last night (11/1/09) because it is rumored that with the scheduling conflicting with the World Series, no football game would be televised by NBC. I understand the theory, but the actuality of it failed in this case. The World Series game did turn out to be a good one. But, it would have been nice to see the Vikings and Packers going at it on Sunday Night Football last night.
3. Congrats to the Tennessee Titans and the St. Louis Rams for their first wins of the season. The Rams defeated the Detroit Lions 17 - 10 and the Titans defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars 30 - 13. The NFL 1 win teams sure got more crowded this week. The Rams and the Titans joined the Browns, Chiefs, and Lions as the teams in the league with 1 win a piece. Who will be the first team to win #2?
4. That means there is only one team remaining in the NFL that has yet to win a game this season. Unfortunately that team is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I hoped they used their bye week this week to get more better prepared for the rest of the season. Their remaining games this season are no easy games either. They face the Packers, Falcons (2 times), Saints (2 times), Panthers, Jets, and Seahawks. Could we possibly see another 0 - 16 team in the NFL for the second year in a row?
1. For the first time in a very long time that I can remember, CBS did not have a morning game. It's not like all the AFC's morning games were blacked out (at least I hope). That was pretty odd.
2. There was no scheduled Sunday Night Football game on NBC last night (11/1/09) because it is rumored that with the scheduling conflicting with the World Series, no football game would be televised by NBC. I understand the theory, but the actuality of it failed in this case. The World Series game did turn out to be a good one. But, it would have been nice to see the Vikings and Packers going at it on Sunday Night Football last night.
3. Congrats to the Tennessee Titans and the St. Louis Rams for their first wins of the season. The Rams defeated the Detroit Lions 17 - 10 and the Titans defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars 30 - 13. The NFL 1 win teams sure got more crowded this week. The Rams and the Titans joined the Browns, Chiefs, and Lions as the teams in the league with 1 win a piece. Who will be the first team to win #2?
4. That means there is only one team remaining in the NFL that has yet to win a game this season. Unfortunately that team is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I hoped they used their bye week this week to get more better prepared for the rest of the season. Their remaining games this season are no easy games either. They face the Packers, Falcons (2 times), Saints (2 times), Panthers, Jets, and Seahawks. Could we possibly see another 0 - 16 team in the NFL for the second year in a row?
Some Ideas Should Just Well Stay An Idea . . . . .
From the ever growing anticipation for the release of the Toyota/Subaru joint project code named FT-86, rumors are now swirling that a convertible model may be offered as well.
NO!!!!!
You have designed a great car that is getting good feedback that could be destined for greatness. Why do you have to go and do something like this?
(Autospies)
NO!!!!!
You have designed a great car that is getting good feedback that could be destined for greatness. Why do you have to go and do something like this?
(Autospies)
A Good Question . . . . .
Why is Toyota selling a $400,000 car?
(Autospies)
"This is a conservative organization that has methodically become the carmaker everyone trusts, the carmaker whose management and manufacturing practices all others are supposed to aspire to. And yet the takeaway from the Tokyo Motor Show is that Toyota has focused heart and head on the very definition of a niche product.
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The LFA probably was supposed to rescue the Tokyo Motor Show, at some level, so Toyota can at least be given credit for that. But if the automaker's luck doesn't change, further spectacles like this are only going to provide more fuel to the new Toyota doubters. There are still plenty of car shows left this year and next to change the message."
(MSN)
So the question is, did Toyota finally "jump the shark" (def. - a term [used] to describe a [company] that was once great [but] has reached a point where it will now decline in quality and popularity. - urban dictionary) with the LF-A?
(Autospies)
"This is a conservative organization that has methodically become the carmaker everyone trusts, the carmaker whose management and manufacturing practices all others are supposed to aspire to. And yet the takeaway from the Tokyo Motor Show is that Toyota has focused heart and head on the very definition of a niche product.
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The LFA probably was supposed to rescue the Tokyo Motor Show, at some level, so Toyota can at least be given credit for that. But if the automaker's luck doesn't change, further spectacles like this are only going to provide more fuel to the new Toyota doubters. There are still plenty of car shows left this year and next to change the message."
(MSN)
So the question is, did Toyota finally "jump the shark" (def. - a term [used] to describe a [company] that was once great [but] has reached a point where it will now decline in quality and popularity. - urban dictionary) with the LF-A?
A New Pac-10 Champion Will Be Crowned In 2009 (College Football) . . . . .
With the Oregon Ducks manhandling the USC Trojans on Saturday night, Oregon is now in the drivers seat to claim the Pac-10 conference championship and automatic bid into the Rose Bowl Game on New Year's Day. Ironically, Oregon in 2001, was the last school to win the Pac-10 championship outright before USC's 7 straight years of dominance atop the Pac-10 conference. What's even more ironic is they shared the Pac-10 championship in 2000 with Oregon State and Washington.
USC football, for the first time ever in the Pete Carroll era, is on the outside looking in when it comes to the possibility of being selected for a BCS bowl game this year. This second loss of the season will probably dramatically drop them in the BCS standings, and that lower ranking will definitely affect their chances of even getting a BCS bowl invite. We will see how the rest of the season plays out.
USC football, for the first time ever in the Pete Carroll era, is on the outside looking in when it comes to the possibility of being selected for a BCS bowl game this year. This second loss of the season will probably dramatically drop them in the BCS standings, and that lower ranking will definitely affect their chances of even getting a BCS bowl invite. We will see how the rest of the season plays out.
Awesome TV Commercials That Are Worth Watching . . . . .
I will admit it. I am a channel hopper when it comes time for commercial breaks on TV. I am in no way a marketing expert, and I know that companies pay good money for the airtime and for a outside marketing firm to create the TV ad. But I'm pretty many of you will agree with me that many of the commercials are a waste of airtime.
But that has changed recently. I have found many of the TV commercials currently being aired are actually very entertaining. By no means does it mean that you can refer to those ads as effective marketing, because they have not influenced me to change my insurance company or beverage choice or go to another cell phone carrier who offers cooler cell phones. Rather, I would like to refer to these new refreshing TV ads as marketing enjoyment. Why marketing enjoyment? Even though the ad has no further influence over you about the product that is being marketed to you, you actually enjoy watching the commercial itself. The following commercials do just that for me. Does it make me want to go out and use their product? Not at all. But is it a funny commercial to watch? Hell ya!
Here's a short list of TV commercials that I actually enjoy watching.
NBA on ESPN - "The Trophy"
Geico - "Did I Do That?"
7up - "Everyone Knows Your Brad Garrett"
Miller Lite - "Discriminating Tastes"
Carl's Jr/Hardee's - "Chicken Parmigiana Mafia"
But that has changed recently. I have found many of the TV commercials currently being aired are actually very entertaining. By no means does it mean that you can refer to those ads as effective marketing, because they have not influenced me to change my insurance company or beverage choice or go to another cell phone carrier who offers cooler cell phones. Rather, I would like to refer to these new refreshing TV ads as marketing enjoyment. Why marketing enjoyment? Even though the ad has no further influence over you about the product that is being marketed to you, you actually enjoy watching the commercial itself. The following commercials do just that for me. Does it make me want to go out and use their product? Not at all. But is it a funny commercial to watch? Hell ya!
Here's a short list of TV commercials that I actually enjoy watching.
NBA on ESPN - "The Trophy"
Geico - "Did I Do That?"
7up - "Everyone Knows Your Brad Garrett"
Miller Lite - "Discriminating Tastes"
Carl's Jr/Hardee's - "Chicken Parmigiana Mafia"
NBA Players Sure Are Deadly With Their Hands . . . . .
"Manu Ginobili is many things: versatile guard, lover of alfajores, and now you can add "bat swatter" to his growing list of roles. As the Spurs and Kings played on Halloween night, someone had the bright idea to release a live bat at the AT&T Center. The bat tried to dive into Kevin Martin on a breakaway layup, and later delayed the game by flying low around the court before fluttering by Ginobili.
An alert Ginobili tracked it and smacked it out of mid-air, then handed his kill to arena staff as the crowd roared in applause. After getting a spray of hand sanitizer, the game proceeded as normal."
(AOL)
An alert Ginobili tracked it and smacked it out of mid-air, then handed his kill to arena staff as the crowd roared in applause. After getting a spray of hand sanitizer, the game proceeded as normal."
(AOL)
And You Thought Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Was Undeserving . . . . .
"PRISTINA, Kosovo (Nov. 1) - Thousands of ethnic Albanians braved low temperatures and a cold wind in Kosovo's capital Pristina to welcome former President Bill Clinton on Sunday as he attended the unveiling of an 11-foot (3.5-meter) statue of himself on a key boulevard that also bears his name.
Clinton is celebrated as a hero by Kosovo's ethnic Albanian majority for launching NATO's bombing campaign against Yugoslavia in 1999 that stopped the brutal Serb forces' crackdown on independence-seeking ethnic Albanians."
Photo - AFP/GETTY IMAGES
(AOL)
Clinton is celebrated as a hero by Kosovo's ethnic Albanian majority for launching NATO's bombing campaign against Yugoslavia in 1999 that stopped the brutal Serb forces' crackdown on independence-seeking ethnic Albanians."
Photo - AFP/GETTY IMAGES
(AOL)
It Definitely Got Too Hot In The Kitchen . . . . .
The TV show "Kitchen Nightmares" has been canceled, at least the U.S. version has.
"The reality show "Kitchen Nightmares" put Ramsay in failing restaurants across America for one week so the tell-it-like-it-is chef can try to turn the struggling businesses around. But the show proved too troublesome for the salty U.K. chef, who says he's through with it.
The foul-mouthed Brit admits the show's title is a little too fitting: "If the restaurants succeed, there's no praise," Ramsay told The Sun. "If they're screwed, we're blamed and get lawyers' letters."
More than two-thirds of the restaurants Ramsay "helped" ending up being sold or shut down, the paper said."
Personally, I liked Kitchen Nightmares. It showed 3 important things that are a necessity for a business, in this case a restaurant, to hopefully be successful.
1. You need to have some kind of marketing promotion (not gimmick, as he pointed out to several restaurant owners on the show) for the restaurant, in order to create a buzz about the restaurant. Ramsay did this on the show by actually having all of the restaurant's employees (including the owner and managers) out on the street passing out food samples to promote the restaurant's cuisine and flyer's indicating the restaurant's location. If no one knows about your restaurant, let alone where your restaurant is located, you won't get any of their money.
2. The food can be very simple, but it must be very good and satisfying. This was another staple of the show. Ramsay always streamlined the menu at every restaurant he went to. But he did not necessarily change the culture of the restaurant with the changes to the menu. He only did this a couple of times because he felt it was absolutely necessary from a competitive stand point, with the hopes of it potentially increasing the chances of the survival of the restaurant.
3. The restaurant staff must work in cohesion and be well trained in the art of customer service. A business such as a restaurant that relies heavily on repeat business and customer referrals for new business, must have a staff that enjoys their job and shows it in their work habits. Most diners will not tolerate poor service and will not continue to support any restaurant that has poor service.
"The reality show "Kitchen Nightmares" put Ramsay in failing restaurants across America for one week so the tell-it-like-it-is chef can try to turn the struggling businesses around. But the show proved too troublesome for the salty U.K. chef, who says he's through with it.
The foul-mouthed Brit admits the show's title is a little too fitting: "If the restaurants succeed, there's no praise," Ramsay told The Sun. "If they're screwed, we're blamed and get lawyers' letters."
More than two-thirds of the restaurants Ramsay "helped" ending up being sold or shut down, the paper said."
Personally, I liked Kitchen Nightmares. It showed 3 important things that are a necessity for a business, in this case a restaurant, to hopefully be successful.
1. You need to have some kind of marketing promotion (not gimmick, as he pointed out to several restaurant owners on the show) for the restaurant, in order to create a buzz about the restaurant. Ramsay did this on the show by actually having all of the restaurant's employees (including the owner and managers) out on the street passing out food samples to promote the restaurant's cuisine and flyer's indicating the restaurant's location. If no one knows about your restaurant, let alone where your restaurant is located, you won't get any of their money.
2. The food can be very simple, but it must be very good and satisfying. This was another staple of the show. Ramsay always streamlined the menu at every restaurant he went to. But he did not necessarily change the culture of the restaurant with the changes to the menu. He only did this a couple of times because he felt it was absolutely necessary from a competitive stand point, with the hopes of it potentially increasing the chances of the survival of the restaurant.
3. The restaurant staff must work in cohesion and be well trained in the art of customer service. A business such as a restaurant that relies heavily on repeat business and customer referrals for new business, must have a staff that enjoys their job and shows it in their work habits. Most diners will not tolerate poor service and will not continue to support any restaurant that has poor service.
Who Says You Can't Go Home Again . . . . .
In a much anticipated meeting at historic Lambeau Field in Green Bay, WI, Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings completed their season sweep of their NFC North Division rivals with a 38 - 26 victory over the Green Bay Packers. Brett Favre looked like the Brett Favre of old at Lambeau Field.
How typcial of a performance was it from Favre in Lambeau? Well for starters, he had on his vintage superman #4. His stats for the game pretty decent. He was 17 for 28, for 244 yards, 4 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. He had a running back that had a decent game for himself. 97 yards on 25 rushing attempts (a 3.88 yard average per carry), and scoring 1 rushing touchdown. The major difference were, he was wearing a Minnesota Vikings jersey and playing against his former employers, the Green Bay Packers. And his running back was none other than Adrian Peterson, and not Dorsey Levins.
Too bad the NFL rivalries don't have cool nicknames like "The Red River Shootout" between Texas and Oklahoma in college football or "The Battle On Tobacco Row" between Duke and North Carolina in college basketball. Hell even Major League baseball has a number of famous rivalries with cool nicknames. One of those is the long running pre-season "Freeway Series" games between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
How typcial of a performance was it from Favre in Lambeau? Well for starters, he had on his vintage superman #4. His stats for the game pretty decent. He was 17 for 28, for 244 yards, 4 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. He had a running back that had a decent game for himself. 97 yards on 25 rushing attempts (a 3.88 yard average per carry), and scoring 1 rushing touchdown. The major difference were, he was wearing a Minnesota Vikings jersey and playing against his former employers, the Green Bay Packers. And his running back was none other than Adrian Peterson, and not Dorsey Levins.
Too bad the NFL rivalries don't have cool nicknames like "The Red River Shootout" between Texas and Oklahoma in college football or "The Battle On Tobacco Row" between Duke and North Carolina in college basketball. Hell even Major League baseball has a number of famous rivalries with cool nicknames. One of those is the long running pre-season "Freeway Series" games between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Miscellaneous Monday Memory (11/2/09) . . . . .
In honor of it being the week of the 2009 SEMA Show, this week's memory will be about something that happened a few years ago during one of my trips to the show.
A co-worker and I were our way to meet up with our boss who stayed at a different hotel from us on the strip (a.k.a. Las Vegas Blvd). Before heading home, you have to enjoy one last cruise on the strip, so we did just that in our SEMA booth car, which that year was an orange colored (remember this color as it will play a crucial role in this story) Acura NSX. Our cruise that year before going home became a very memorable one.
At one of the numerous stop lights on the strip, we ended up having an unexpected visitor. Not the typical one you would think of, which would be a cop. But one that, even if I gave you 5 guesses, you would not be able to guess correctly. Surprisingly, we did not hear this vehicle coming down the street. It does not posses the most subtle of exhaust systems. It has a very loud and distinct exhaust tone even at cruising speeds. I guess we must have been preoccupied by the tunes blasting out of the newly upgraded custom sound system in the NSX.
While waiting at a light, another orange car pulled up next to us. I looked over at it, curious to see what kind of car it was. This was SEMA week after all, and it could have been another company's display car with crazy mods that just so happened to be painted orange as well. But right away I saw that the car had no mods, and, it had a very distinct front end. The distinct front end of a very distinct car, that is from a very well known high end automobile manufacturer. And that stock orange car next us with the very distinct front end, just so happened to be a Lamborghini Diablo. Great, just great.
The new few moments that occurred were of no surprise to me. First, people on the sidewalk literally stopped in their tracks and took notice of us and the Diablo lined up next to us. Some of them even started taking pictures, because for many of them, this was a rare sight to be seen (a modded orange NSX and an orange Diablo). I must mention that this was all in plain view for everyone at the light. We were both the lead cars in our lanes at the light (us in the lane nearest to the sidewalk and the Diablo to our left). So everyone near that intersection could see this rare, but awesome sight without any obstructions.
Next, the Diablo rev'd on us a couple of times. It was intended to serve as a reminder that he was in the neighborhood and that he spotted us. And to remind us of what kind of power his car was packing, just in case we decided to accept his speed challenge. Thank you, Captain Obvious. Like it's very difficult not to spot your bright ass orange, not to mention a very large vehicle in size, Lamborghini Diablo in the very next lane to us. And we are also very aware that our V6 is no match for your V12. We highly skilled in the automotive field. We know what we're up against here.
So what to do in this situation? What would you have done? What do you think we did? Well, when the light turned green, we let Mr. Badass in his Diablo take off down the strip so he could showoff for the people and so he could further boost his ego about his car's superiority. And we just continued on our cruise on down the strip. Now this was definitely a moment that was a rare situation. I have been at plenty of stop lights in a car and have the same model pull up next me and having the driver attempt to show off his car's superiority even though its a similar model. But this is the first time I have ever been in a car that had a paint job that was similar to another auto manufacturer's factory paint color, and have the actual car with that factory paint job pull up next to me at a light. Now that I look back on this story and laugh about it, it ended up being a pretty awesome way of concluding our SEMA trip!
Here's an example of the orange Lamborghini Diablo that pulled up next to us.
A co-worker and I were our way to meet up with our boss who stayed at a different hotel from us on the strip (a.k.a. Las Vegas Blvd). Before heading home, you have to enjoy one last cruise on the strip, so we did just that in our SEMA booth car, which that year was an orange colored (remember this color as it will play a crucial role in this story) Acura NSX. Our cruise that year before going home became a very memorable one.
At one of the numerous stop lights on the strip, we ended up having an unexpected visitor. Not the typical one you would think of, which would be a cop. But one that, even if I gave you 5 guesses, you would not be able to guess correctly. Surprisingly, we did not hear this vehicle coming down the street. It does not posses the most subtle of exhaust systems. It has a very loud and distinct exhaust tone even at cruising speeds. I guess we must have been preoccupied by the tunes blasting out of the newly upgraded custom sound system in the NSX.
While waiting at a light, another orange car pulled up next to us. I looked over at it, curious to see what kind of car it was. This was SEMA week after all, and it could have been another company's display car with crazy mods that just so happened to be painted orange as well. But right away I saw that the car had no mods, and, it had a very distinct front end. The distinct front end of a very distinct car, that is from a very well known high end automobile manufacturer. And that stock orange car next us with the very distinct front end, just so happened to be a Lamborghini Diablo. Great, just great.
The new few moments that occurred were of no surprise to me. First, people on the sidewalk literally stopped in their tracks and took notice of us and the Diablo lined up next to us. Some of them even started taking pictures, because for many of them, this was a rare sight to be seen (a modded orange NSX and an orange Diablo). I must mention that this was all in plain view for everyone at the light. We were both the lead cars in our lanes at the light (us in the lane nearest to the sidewalk and the Diablo to our left). So everyone near that intersection could see this rare, but awesome sight without any obstructions.
Next, the Diablo rev'd on us a couple of times. It was intended to serve as a reminder that he was in the neighborhood and that he spotted us. And to remind us of what kind of power his car was packing, just in case we decided to accept his speed challenge. Thank you, Captain Obvious. Like it's very difficult not to spot your bright ass orange, not to mention a very large vehicle in size, Lamborghini Diablo in the very next lane to us. And we are also very aware that our V6 is no match for your V12. We highly skilled in the automotive field. We know what we're up against here.
So what to do in this situation? What would you have done? What do you think we did? Well, when the light turned green, we let Mr. Badass in his Diablo take off down the strip so he could showoff for the people and so he could further boost his ego about his car's superiority. And we just continued on our cruise on down the strip. Now this was definitely a moment that was a rare situation. I have been at plenty of stop lights in a car and have the same model pull up next me and having the driver attempt to show off his car's superiority even though its a similar model. But this is the first time I have ever been in a car that had a paint job that was similar to another auto manufacturer's factory paint color, and have the actual car with that factory paint job pull up next to me at a light. Now that I look back on this story and laugh about it, it ended up being a pretty awesome way of concluding our SEMA trip!
Here's an example of the orange Lamborghini Diablo that pulled up next to us.
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