"We did it because of Barack Obama. He said all those people in the Midwest, you’ve got to have compassion for them because they’re clinging to their guns and their Bibles. I found that quite offensive. We all go to church on Sunday and we all carry guns."
–Mark Muller, car salesman, quoted by BBC News
Hamburg sits on the Elbe river, a few kilometers inland. A cunning tax dodge in 1189 propelled it into becoming Europe’s second largest port, and a world class red light district soon followed, surrounded by dive bars and seedy nightclubs. These days the city is keener to present the area through rose-tinted John Lennon glasses, omitting to mention that the Beatles played the Star-Club mostly because they couldn’t get a paying gig anywhere else in 1962.
The Elbe is apparently pretty deep, because the Queen Mary 2 was there. She’s the largest ocean liner in the world, making the Titanic look small in comparison. She takes around 7 days to cross the Atlantic, at a price of $1000+. Mind you, that’s not much more than we paid for our tickets, and if they have broadband on the ship I wouldn’t even need to use up vacation days on the crossing. I bet the food’s nicer than Continental. If they toned down the swanky ballrooms a bit and made it cheaper, they could have a compelling business proposition. But I digress.
Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender folks are more likely to drive hybrid cars, according to a survey.
Because, you know, wanting to save the environment and reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil so we can save the lives of troops abroad is so gay.
I really find myself wanting to buy a Toyota Prius. It has just been chosen as Car Of The Year by Motor Trend.
Of course, this would mean learning to drive and passing a test and stuff.
Number of Americans killed by cars last year, according to the NHTSA: 42,000
Number of Americans killed every day by health problems caused by smoking, according to the CDC: 1100