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"confessions" stuff you like that very few people "admit" to liking

American piss-water lighter beers. I like it.
 
Edsels...I remember telling my daddy I was gonna buy him one when I grew up...:2razz:
 
Elvira said:
Edsels...I remember telling my daddy I was gonna buy him one when I grew up...:2razz:
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They were some of the most powerful cars on the road back then.
The 361 cubic inch FE V8 engine offered 303 HP and the 410 cubic inch "MEL" type V8 bumped it up to 345 HP and an astounding 475 foot pounds of torque.
For 1959, that was a staggering figure for a relatively "ordinary" consumer car.

It's too bad that the smear campaign against the "horse collar" front grille happened.
Some critics even suggested that it was not a horse collar but rather a suggestive reference to female anatomy, and that was apparently enough to push it over a cliff.

Considering what some car owners think is cute today, I say the Edsel was rather normal.
And that stuff still happens now. Walter White in Breaking Bad drove a Pontiac Aztec, which was also derided as ugly, but Americans have a remarkable ability to smear their own cars while going gah gah over foreign jobs which are even uglier.

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A VERY VERY rare Edsel, it doesn't even have the horse collar front grille, just a tiny icon as a reference in the middle. Is it really a Galaxy? Some might argue that it was.

Take a tour of this "buttercup yellow" gem, possibly the only one you will see, as only 76 of them were ever sold, according to the owner.

RARE 1960 Edsel Ranger Convertible



It doesn't have the pavement ripping 361 or 410 though, they came with the "gas saving" two barrel" 292 cubic inch "Vicky" (Ford Victoria) V8 engine.
The Vicky motors have a very unique sound. Even the starter motor sounds unique. If you know what to listen for, you will know a Vicky just by hearing one start up.
 
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Checkerboard Strangler said:
A VERY VERY rare Edsel, it doesn't even have the horse collar front grille, just a tiny icon as a reference in the middle. Is it really a Galaxy? Some might argue that it was.

Take a tour of this "buttercup yellow" gem, possibly the only one you will see, as only 76 of them were ever sold, according to the owner.

RARE 1960 Edsel Ranger Convertible



It doesn't have the pavement ripping 361 or 410 though, they came with the "gas saving" two barrel" 292 cubic inch "Vicky" (Ford Victoria) V8 engine.
The Vicky motors have a very unique sound. Even the starter motor sounds unique. If you know what to listen for, you will know a Vicky just by hearing one start up.
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How cool is that?! Thanks so much for posting! I would love to see the metallic lavender one he was talking about!
 
beancounter said:
I like Sambuca and Manischewitz.

If you don't know what Manischewitz is Goyim, Google it... :);)
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This is a strange category to me but VERY interesting.

Reading through for the most part idont get many answers because i like that stuff myself or know plenty of people who do so I dont get the embarrassment or not admitting part.

The one thing that rang true was nickleback, they do seem to get a bad rap everywhere lol

Plenty of other things like Hawaiian pizza or capt crunch or pickles.
 
Checkerboard Strangler said:
Walter White in Breaking Bad drove a Pontiac Aztec, which was also derided as ugly, but Americans have a remarkable ability to smear their own cars while going gah gah over foreign jobs which are even uglier.
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The first time I saw an Aztec is real life, and it was yellow, I had no idea who made it or what it was. I asked myself, who would buy a vehicle as ugly at this? It was uglier in person. I think I've seen some ugly cars over the years, and the Aztec was among the ugliest. Not far below or above the Citroen DS in puke mustard green. And the Fiat Abarth, in mud brown.
 
AGENT J said:
This is a strange category to me but VERY interesting.

Reading through for the most part idont get many answers because i like that stuff myself or know plenty of people who do so I dont get the embarrassment or not admitting part.

The one thing that rang true was nickleback, they do seem to get a bad rap everywhere lol

Plenty of other things like Hawaiian pizza or capt crunch or pickles.
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Nothin' wrong with pickles...do you like pickled eggs?
 
I love peanut butter and radish sandwiches.
 
Elvira said:
Nothin' wrong with pickles...do you like pickled eggs?
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I know that was my point. I dont get a lot on this lies. Maybe its based on local but most things here ive heard of, like myself or know plenty that like them too.

never had a pickle egg. but ill try anything as long as it doent make me flinch when i smell it lol
 
AGENT J said:
I know that was my point. I dont get a lot on this lies. Maybe its based on local but most things here ive heard of, like myself or know plenty that like them too.

never had a pickle egg. but ill try anything as long as it doent make me flinch when i smell it lol
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Pickled eggs are a southern thang...like pickled pigs feet...:2razz:
 
Elvira said:
Pickled eggs are a southern thang...like pickled pigs feet...:2razz:
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We have them in the burgh but i think i remember smelling them and they stunk so i passed. But also to be fair . . .is there a version of pickled eggs like pickles? What is common around here is pickled beet eggs, they are pink/purple/red and they stink so no dice! lol
 
AGENT J said:
We have them in the burgh but i think i remember smelling them and they stunk so i passed. But also to be fair . . .is there a version of pickled eggs like pickles? What is common around here is pickled beet eggs, they are pink/purple/red and they stink so no dice! lol
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Yeah, that's them and they're yummy with lots of salt...
 
Elvira said:
Yeah, that's them and they're yummy with lots of salt...
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Again not affraid to try anything and the next time i see them ill give them a smell again. but if i flinch it aint happening.

also curious (im probably just really uneducated about the pickle process of other food) just with the idea of pickles in my head why would anything pickled need "more" salt lol is it not the same for all things?
 
AGENT J said:
Again not affraid to try anything and the next time i see them ill give them a smell again. but if i flinch it aint happening.

also curious (im probably just really uneducated about the pickle process of other food) just with the idea of pickles in my head why would anything pickled need "more" salt lol is it not the same for all things?
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Just try it...you'll like it...I promise...:mrgreen:
 
beancounter said:
I like Sambuca and Manischewitz.

If you don't know what Manischewitz is Goyim, Google it... :);)
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I'm a middle-aged gamer. There's nothing like getting the highest KDR on Call of Duty when I'm thirty years older than any of my opponents. But right now I'm still stuck on Fallout 4.
 
Elvira said:
Never seen an egg that don't stink...goin' in...comin' out...
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??? lol normal eggs dont have any smell that bothers me at all
 
Elvira said:
Must be something wrong with your smellar...:confused:
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nope works just fine, i dont have a problem with odors/smells. . .when i say stink i mean something that makes you flinch, something you dont want to smell again if you can help it and have a choice lol
 
AGENT J said:
nope works just fine, i dont have a problem with odors/smells. . .when i say stink i mean something that makes you flinch, something you dont want to smell again if you can help it and have a choice lol
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Well, I've always heard women have better smellars than men...guess it's really true...
 
Elvira said:
Well, I've always heard women have better smellars than men...guess it's really true...
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LMAO
so let me get this straight

you are claiming that there are things in this world that you think stink, meaning they make you flinch and you would not want to smell them again if you have a choice but you also stick in your mouth an eat?

see thats the insane illogical part for me . . i could never do that LMAO
 
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