This or That, Day 23
7We seem to be on a bit of a roll with topics more of you have at least some familiarity with. It’s almost like you are more interested if you actually know something about the two candidates.
In yesterday’s contest, Ron Swanson was the clear winner. While that may have been more to do with that whole familiarity thing, I agree with you, so we’ll go with it.
So not wanting to ruin a good streak, we are returning to our driving theme; something I presume you all have feelings about whether you drive something like this
(Hey @therealjrn – when you get your billions, you can deliver the pie in this, if you like)
…or this
Today’s theme is industry mavericks: one current and one old that may become new again. And given a few comments I have seen, I know how some votes will fall…
Today we ask:
Tesla
or DeLorean
- 19 comments, 42 replies
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88 MPH or nothing. DeLorean.
@therealjrn It was a squeaker, but you got a real vote in first!
This
@tinamarie1974 Of course she was a car show girl! Though you have to wonder if it means the saving humanity gig just isn’t paying anymore. And I’m not sure I get the DeLorean connection, other than she just can’t stand any attention of which she is not the center.
@ybmuG well they say women only make 70% of their male counterparts. Poor WW had to take a side job to afford to survive
I have mixed feelings about Elon these days, even more than in past, so I’m gonna go with DeLorean. John D is dead, so at least he can’t fuck up any more than he already has.
Ah, the consolations of the grave!
I’ve got to go with the one I might possibly be able to afford some day. Do they still make the Yugo? Or possibly the 4 door version the Wego?
/image Yugo
@Mehrocco_Mole Well, I suppose if they made one now, depending on where the plant was, they might call it the Kosogo, or Sergo, or my favorite, Slowvenia
@Mehrocco_Mole - Hey, remember the Bricklin? I wanted one of those back in the day.
At first.
@aetris You can still get one here.
@Mehrocco_Mole - Hmmm, for a buck I might consider buying one.
@aetris @Mehrocco_Mole
I was gonna say deLorean, then I remembered that, for all its looks, it has a top speed of 88 mph!
And Elon is an ass, so
VWBeetle!
Tesla. Because it is definitely not a flamethrower.
@mike808 Or a Tesla-truck…
And This.
@mike808 Not sure she deserves the WW outfit. And she needs glasses??? And why is it not invisible? I smell impostor!
@ybmuG If WW can demo a DeLorean at a car show, she can certainly alter her looks to be in disguise and demo a Tesla X on YouTube.
Tesla. “Transparent steel.”
@gregormehndel Whoops…well…room for improvement.
Sure, I guarantee it’s bullet-proof. Don’t worry about a thing!
@gregormehndel @ybmuG 74th Corollary to Murphy’s Law - An undetected flaw in the product will first show up during a high-profile demo.
75th Corollary to Murphy’s Law - The likelihood and conspicuousness of the failure are directly proportional to the amount of fanfare associated with the demo.
@gregormehndel @ybmuG sounds like famous last words
@ybmuG To be fair, if that ball was a bullet (not even close), the glass was technically bulletproof. Just not smashproof.
Now test it with a bullet.
@gregormehndel since it was a horrible public Tesla failure, I’m just enjoying it. Don’t ruin it by asking me to be fair!
@gregormehndel @mehcuda67 @ybmuG Or the simpler version: Moments of technical brilliance are inversely proportional to audience size.
@gregormehndel @macromeh @mehcuda67 Ah yes, I remember a certain Windows unveiling moment marred by a devastating BSOD…
And if WW ever delivered pie, it would be in this Lamborghini Huracan.
DeLorean, even if just for the “free coke and snow tires with every car sale” jokes. And that most people had them painted to keep fingerprints from showing on that stainless steel skin.
I love the look of the delorean but I’m not that big of a Back to the Future fan that I feel the need for one. So in that case I’d take practicality over design and go with the Tesla.
Delorean for me.
I don’t get the Cybertruck.
The Tesla cars are all pretty nice looking, IMO.
The truck is absolutely hideous.
And the name is silly, too.
/giphy elon musk weed
Even though I think I’d rather drive a Tesla, I have a great poster of my wife (in her 20’s, before we were married) posing provocatively on a DeLorean that she did for a promotion at work when she was in tech marketing. So I have to go with DeLorean.
@macromeh Are you planning on sharing said poster? Please?
@macromeh @Mehrocco_Mole I too, am curious and interested in historical tech marketing posters.
@macromeh @Mehrocco_Mole @therealjrn
…hmmm… not sure this is what you meant…
/giphy sick mind
@Mehrocco_Mole @therealjrn OK, she gave me permission to post a low-res pic.
[1]:
@chienfou Yeah, that maybe didn’t come out quite right.
@macromeh @Mehrocco_Mole
Don’t mind @chienfou, he’s French : )
@macromeh @Mehrocco_Mole @therealjrn
Mais oui… bien sur.
BTW thanks for taking in that in the jestful manner it was intended.
BTW #2 re pic… You done good buddy!
@chienfou @Mehrocco_Mole @therealjrn It may sound sappy, but it’s been 29 years since she said yes to my proposal and I have thanked the Universe for my good fortune every single day since.
@chienfou @macromeh @Mehrocco_Mole @therealjrn very sweet
@macromeh @Mehrocco_Mole @therealjrn
Not a bit. Sometimes we guys make a good move and have the good sense to appreciate it and nourish it. Congrats on the 29 yrs (42 here…!)
Tesla
Tesla Cybertruck.
The love chilld of a DeLorean and a Pontiac Aztek.
@mike808 and a block of cheese
I would go with the DeLorean, but I have difficulty generating the 1.21 Gigawatts needed to run the time circuits.
@mml666 ask @shahnm if he has enough batteries in the fridge for you to borrow…
@chienfou @mml666 @shahnm
Too late. @tinamarie1974 already borrowed them for her scepter.
@mike808 @mml666 @shahnm @tinamarie1974
/giphy oh my!
@chienfou @mike808 @mml666 @shahnm not me, anything worth buying is USB charged these days!
@mike808 @mml666 @shahnm @tinamarie1974
besides… who wants cold batteries in something like that??
@mike808 @mml666 @shahnm listen to @chienfou. He is a SMART man!
@chienfou @mml666 @shahnm @tinamarie1974
Who can apparently read the “For external use only” label…
And they make extension cords. Can be used to retrieve the Royal Scepter should it get lost whilst properly attached to the extension cord.
@chienfou @mike808 @mml666 @shahnm uuummmm really? I am a woman, not a black hole. Lol
@mike808 not unless you use one of these:
@tinamarie1974
No Dearie… you are a LADY!
@chienfou @tinamarie1974
/youtube tom jones she’s a lady
@therealjrn @tinamarie1974 absolutely!
@chienfou @mike808 @shahnm @tinamarie1974
I can’t go with either.
I might go for a ‘65 ‘stang.
Or a new F150.
Or a late 1960’s Chevy Nova
(think nearly indestructible, even when assaulted by multiple teenage drivers)
/image 1965 Ford Mustang
Tesla