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Ignition Keys Are Going Away — Now What the Hell Are We Supposed to Pick Our Ears With?

With more and more automakers favoring keyless push-button ignitions, picking your ear with a car key may soon become a sensual pleasure of the past.   Sure, ear, nose and throat doctors will celebrate the disappearance of the car key, but… Read More

Congress Considering Extending Day to 27 Hours to Make Up For Time Lost Sitting in Traffic

Congress is scheduled to consider a bill next week that would extend the length of a day from 24 to 27 hours to make up for time lost in traffic jams. “Millions of people spend hours each day sitting… Read More

Ram Admits Promaster Van Styling Was Inspired By Late Actor’s Face

After years of denials, Ram truck acknowledged today the Promaster van’s styling was highly influenced by late actor Abe Vigoda’s face.  “We basically copied it,” admitted Ram vice-president Bisbo McNally. The acknowledgment came as no surprise to the… Read More

When Air Suspension Control Modules Go Bad:

The Perfect Roadster to Park Next to Your Panamera:

(or your giant yellow Volvo BM 6×6 A30 articulated dump truck)

Rolls-Royce Interior Designer Photographed Buying Dashboard Wood From Lumber Liquidators

When Parksplug’s U.K. photographer Gleeson Winchester stopped by his local Lumber Liquidators store to pick up some inexpensive Chinese cork flooring for his flat’s nook — not to be confused with a flat snook — the last thing he… Read More

Elderly Buick Owner Claims She Has Turned Into a WiFi Hotspot

88-year-old Lavender Speegle is a great grandmother — and a wi-fi hotspot. Speegle claims that a few months after she purchased her new Buick LaCrosse equipped with a 4G LTE hotspot, she became one herself. Speegle, who drives several hours each… Read More

Porsche Acknowledges Boxster Drivers Must Wear This To Achieve Advertised Aero Numbers

Porsche has long boasted of the Boxster’s low drag coefficient (Cd).  But at a news conference today, the German manufacturer’s aerodynamics engineer admitted the Boxster’s claimed .32 Cd is only possible if occupants are outfitted with Porsche’s slippery new… Read More