Autopia
This Super Bowl ad for the Fiat 500 Abarth had me at the moment she slaps him, but they decided this Super Bowl ad with Charlie Sheen for the same car was too hot for TV? Really?
She is Romanian model Catrinel Menghia, and she has a (probably fake) scorpion tattoo on the back of her neck. It’s the symbol for Abarth, Fiat’s tuning arm.
If you haven’t watched this movie, you can stream it on Netflix. He was a Brazilian F1 driver who drove so hard to win the Brazilian Gran Prix that he passed out after finishing first – he had nothing left to give. Three times world champion, he was an amazing figure.
Here in Manhattan, and in Wisconsin where I spent one horrible winter, it’s called a “snow storm”. In Seattle, it’s called a “snow event”. And these guys, one in an Audi R8 and one in my wet dream car, the Nissan GT-R, are morons for taking two sports cars with sports tires on out in what appears to be six inches of snow.
If it’s real, it’s epic:
And that will not buff out.
For nojo – I can pick out a ’62 Ford Galaxie and three Pontiacs. Anyone else?
Portland, Oregon (February 1974) [Hemmings Blog]
In the past I have railed about Bentley Abuse, most notably here and here.
But there is a new problem.
This is a Mercedes Benz SLS.
It costs almost $200,000. It has iconic gullwing doors. It is outrageously fast. If I could have any car in the world, I would have this one.
And that car has been violated by some Arabs.
BURR DEMING • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 Thank you for this, nojo. He was a wonderful talent and, by all accounts, a wonderful human…
NOJO • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 Oh, and there’s a Catholic church across the street. Maybe I can do a little dance for them!
NOJO • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 Now that I’m in NYC, plenty of pigeons to poison in his honor.
NOJO • All the Vice President's Men 2025 update: Nothing happened. And here we are!
MANCHUCANDIDATE • Weeping Angel Imagine going from hope to Fascism in less than two decades enabled by greedy ass (millionaire)…
NOJO • Nightmare at the Museum From the last time he threatened to bomb Iran, 2020. Remember that one? All a misty blur now.
NOJO • TRUMP TARIFFS UNLEASHING FURY OF CANADIANS - AND THEIR LEGENDARY SNIPERS! @ManchuCandidate: I have birthright citizenship in Cascadia, so I think I’m good.
MANCHUCANDIDATE • TRUMP TARIFFS UNLEASHING FURY OF CANADIANS - AND THEIR LEGENDARY SNIPERS! @nojo: Only the sane parts... like the West coast, New England (minus the Bruins and…
NOJO • TRUMP TARIFFS UNLEASHING FURY OF CANADIANS - AND THEIR LEGENDARY SNIPERS! @ManchuCandidate: So, can you guys annex us now?
MANCHUCANDIDATE • TRUMP TARIFFS UNLEASHING FURY OF CANADIANS - AND THEIR LEGENDARY SNIPERS! PP is done. 51st state, my ass.