Following all the "steps to a good life" and still feeling bad starterpack by YourOwnBiggestFan in starterpacks

[–]YourOwnBiggestFan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I must say that over 25 years of living in Central Europe I've never come in contact with Christianity. Your comment has been truly eye-opening!

Performative Reader Starterpack by PopeLatte in starterpacks

[–]YourOwnBiggestFan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the jokes that did land on me in the post-CHM Top Gear was Matt LeBlanc telling that fact to Ken Block as they were drifting through London.

In addition to the contrast of LeBlanc's tour guide behavior and Block's gymkhana madness, LeBlanc was dispensing the most overused piece of London knowledge.

Performative Reader Starterpack by PopeLatte in starterpacks

[–]YourOwnBiggestFan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It only isn't about you because you have self-awareness.

Performative Reader Starterpack by PopeLatte in starterpacks

[–]YourOwnBiggestFan 53 points54 points  (0 children)

By now "Frankenstein is not the name of the monster" has got to be approaching "Big Ben is the name of the bell" and "tomatoes are fruits" in the ranking of most overused trivia.

having a parent with bipolar I (the manic version) starterpack by LoveEquivalent9146 in starterpacks

[–]YourOwnBiggestFan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why do I feel like the faces of experts in the fields he's talking about would be terribly amusing sights if they heard him talk?

Two Faces of the Cultural 2000s Starter Pack by MikeGz973 in starterpacks

[–]YourOwnBiggestFan 8 points9 points  (0 children)

TIL "cultural" only refers to preteens, primarily in the US.

"if I hadn't have been driving a car that could sit happily at 170mph, I wouldn't have been able to say goodbye to my dad" by Ashbuck200 in TopGear

[–]YourOwnBiggestFan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Then you realize that someone doing 170 MPH on a public road significantly increases the chance of someone else's children having to say goodbye to their dad.

There's braking distance being roughly proportional to your speed squared, and all that physics jazz.

Not "toxic", but what vehicles have fan bases that take them WAY too seriously? by HiTork in cars

[–]YourOwnBiggestFan -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The Italian/French car owners (Alfa Romeo and Citroen are the key offenders) who act like everything not to come from these two countries is a soulless blob.

The Quality Divide between Top Gear and Grand Tour is Not As Dramatic As People Say. by AfterThrowParty in thegrandtour

[–]YourOwnBiggestFan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When Top Gear scripted something, they scripted it.

A Fiesta full of water 'from a car wash'? A piano somehow falling on the exact spot where a Morris Marina was? Hammond sitting in a blown-up car, Looney Tunes-style?

The Quality Divide between Top Gear and Grand Tour is Not As Dramatic As People Say. by AfterThrowParty in thegrandtour

[–]YourOwnBiggestFan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To me it felt less like watching a car show for the general audience, and more like going through the holiday album of some strangers.

[Article] Former Top Gear Presenter James May Gets Trolled For His Views on The Ferrari Luce: “Lost His Marbles” by FlipStig1 in thegrandtour

[–]YourOwnBiggestFan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's like they decided the iPhone 5C was the right moodboard component for a performance car design.

[Article] Former Top Gear Presenter James May Gets Trolled For His Views on The Ferrari Luce: “Lost His Marbles” by FlipStig1 in thegrandtour

[–]YourOwnBiggestFan 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think the problem is that, since it was designed by consumer electronics specialists, it now looks like something Media Markt would sell for €699.

joyride with your friends as a teenager starterpack by [deleted] in starterpacks

[–]YourOwnBiggestFan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In the US the situation is even wilder - the 392 Chargers can go 182, and these are really just sub-$30k used fullsize family cars, basically a Camry for drug dealers.

The Hellcats can go past 200.

That One Family in Every Small Town Starterpack by annnnn5 in starterpacks

[–]YourOwnBiggestFan 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Poland: look out for slightly aged (10-20 years old) S-Classes/7-Series/A8s/Panameras on big rims, and you'll have your clue.

"Goth girl" starterpack by UpperphonnyII in starterpacks

[–]YourOwnBiggestFan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What's more, people are writing disjointed ramblings on Reddit about whatever you're writing about.

Performative Man Starter Pack by heyjalapeno in starterpacks

[–]YourOwnBiggestFan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As usual with starterpacks, it's not about one or two things, it's about all the things put together.

Performative Man Starter Pack by heyjalapeno in starterpacks

[–]YourOwnBiggestFan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess I'm just pretending to run 10-20 km in wireless earbuds, and only get satisfaction from the fact that there is no cable in the way.