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Jeanine’s Memes

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James A. Bacon
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From the Bull Elephant

Yeah, Boomers are pretty awesome. The rest of you will miss us when we’re gone.

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8 responses to “Jeanine’s Memes”

  1. Eric the half a troll Avatar
    Eric the half a troll

    https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/3a93e877edbd5b4bab7f3288fc3b4b6f9a3f40ef7da879b9f189e16da4e8839b.jpg

    1. Nancy Naive Avatar
      Nancy Naive

      Giggity, giggity…

  2. Wahoo'74 Avatar
    Wahoo'74

    As one who was born in 1952, Ike’s first presidential year, I could not agree more!👍

    We need more Ward Cleavers, less pronoun discussions!😂

  3. WayneS Avatar
    WayneS

    People born in the 50s absolutely did not have the fastest cars…

    1. Nancy Naive Avatar
      Nancy Naive

      They did have huge engines though.

      “Hand me that bucket. I’m gonna bore this sucker out until it fits as a piston.”

      1. WayneS Avatar
        WayneS

        Here are some stats. My 10 year old econobox has better performance stats than a 1950s American sports car:

        1955 Corvette
        0-60 time = 8.7 seconds
        Skid Pad (g) = 0.86
        Top Speed = 120 mph

        2012 Ford Focus
        0-60 time = 8.0 seconds
        Skid Pad (g) = 0.86
        Top Speed = 138 mph

        And then,

        2022 Corvette (base model)
        0-60 time = 3.8 seconds
        Skid Pad (g) = 1.14
        Top Speed = 184 mph

        So much for the fastest cars…

        RE: 2012 Focus – I can vouch for the top speed and I’ve actually done slightly better than 8.0 seconds o-60 (more like 7.5). I’ve never had it on a skid pad, but it handles surprisingly well for an economy car and the suspension is pretty well sorted.

        1. Nancy Naive Avatar
          Nancy Naive

          Now, it’s totally unfair, but compare the newest Vette with, oh, any performance E-car. Just can’t beat that torque curve.

          By the way, when meeting a woman for the first time, a gentleman should always say he drives a Vette. Let her find out later it’s a Chev, not a Cor.

          1. WayneS Avatar
            WayneS

            From zero to anything less than about 125 mph, the performance e-car has an advantage over the IC Corvette. Several also have a higher top speed.

            From the standpoints of handling and braking, though, the e-car loses out to the Corvette. Also, e-cars all sound as if they have no soul – which is not the case with a V-8 IC.

            NOTE: I am assuming the e-car is something that is as readily obtainable as a Corvette, not one of the “super-e-cars” like a Rimac Nevera, Lotus Evija, or Aspark Owl, either of which will run you about $3 Million.

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