Personal Top Lists & Rankings

Samuel Murphy6 said:Hypothetically, even if the traffic lights at Broadway broke down and every single car, streetcar, cop, and cyclist tried to merge at once, you’d still just blindly follow the guy in front of you without using any brainpower...

And what if you're the first one in line? Still no brainpower then? 😬

Since we're talking about the cars our families used to own...

1. Classic American cars
2. Classic American cars
3. Classic American cars
4. Ford models

I wonder if there's a pattern here...

James Morris7 said:And what if you happen to be the first one? Does that mean you simply stop using your brain? 😬

Well—one simply makes an effort not to be that first person... 🙂 😊 👩

Driving is such a wonderful thing—you really have no idea what you are missing out on. 😍

Sean Lee7 said:Since we're talking about cars that were basically part of the family...

1. Reno 4
2. Reno 4
3. Reno 4
4. Smart Car

I'm not sure if there's an actual pattern here...

1. Reno 4
2. Reno 4
3. Reno 4
4. Reno 4
5. Chevy Cavalier
Total amateurs. 🥳

😬

Alright, I have to admit, I squeezed two Citroens in there before hitting the Chevy. 😳

Jerry Mitchell62 said:1. Reno 4
2. Reno 4
3. Reno 4
4. Reno 4
5. Reno 5
Total amateur hour 🥳

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brightridge19 said:well, you try your best not to be that first one... 🙂 😊 👩

Man, you ladies make driving look so simple, yet somehow you make it so... complicated. 😁

Anyway, I’m always that first one. 😢

Quote: Bad Seed

James Morris7 Asks: And what if you happen to be that first one? Does that mean you just decide to stop using your brain entirely? 😬

Well, you’re never actually the first one there, are you?
That intersection is usually some massive bottleneck right during rush hour, and even if it isn't, you’re stuck idling for fifty yards before the light even thinks about turning green. By the time you actually reach the front of the line, there’s no way you’re first in line; you've already spent half your life crawling behind the guy who barely cleared the sensor. 😁

Here’s a chronological rundown of the cars I've owned:
1. Stojka 1 (this one before me)
2. Stojka 2
3. Chevrolet Cavalier
So, I just saw the fourth generation Toyota Corolla, and honestly, what are we even doing here? It feels like every time they release a "new" model, they’re just rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic while pretending everything is revolutionary. Is it actually an improvement, or are we all just being gaslit by clever marketing departments? I can't help but feel like we've been down this road before, circling the same tired designs and calling it progress. Does anyone else get that nagging sense of deja vu, or am I just getting too old and cynical for the automotive industry? 🎉

My absolute #1 most wanted car to have back in my garage:

1. The Iron

Kevin Chavez3 said:Hmm. As I was saying—my parents and I used to take the highway straight out to the ocean, driving right out of Indianapolis. 🙂

You must have been just a little kid back then, which explains why you stopped. 😬

Quote: Bad Seed

Jerry Mitchell62 said:Reno 4...
2. Reno 4
3. Reno 4
Reno 4... honestly, what even is that thing? Just thinking about it makes me wonder...
5. Reno 4
Amateurs... 🥳

😬

Alright, I gotta admit, he managed to squeeze two Citroens in right before that fifth one... 😳

The best part had to be that scene where we all headed out to... wait, where exactly did we go again? Was it near the Odor River, or maybe by the Mississippi, or some random canal? I can't quite place it... It was somewhere around 1990, just a bunch of family sedans parked right up by the riverbank...

Reno 4 (red)
Reno 4 (white)
Reno 4 (yellow)
Reno 4 (green)
Reno 4 (blue)

🙂

And now, there isn't even one left in the family... 😢

I think even back then, when I was maybe nine years old, I was already more of a man than Carol Jackson45 is today. 😁

stormyviper11 said:The absolute highlight for me was that scene where we headed out to... wait, where did we go again? Was it near the Odor river, or maybe the Mississippi, some canal—honestly, my memory is a bit hazy. It was somewhere around 1990, just a bunch of family cars parked right up by the riverbank:

Reno 4 (red)
Reno 4 (white)
Reno 4 (yellow)
Reno 4 (green)
Reno 4 (blue)

🙂

Do you have a photo? 🙂
Little guy.

Kevin Chavez3 said:Pretty sure I was already bigger than Carol Jackson45 even back when I was nine. 😁

Just saw this 🙂

How are you gonna make it up to me? I have a thing for chocolate candy... 🥳

Top 3 movies everyone else seems to have seen except me:

1. Walk The Line
2. Hostel
3. Geisha

Already checked off the cowboys. 1 down, 3 to go. 😁

vividcanyon2 said:top 3 movies everyone has seen except me:

1. Walk The Line
2. Hostel
3. Geisha

watched the cowboys. 1 down 3 to go 😁

You're ahead of the curve.

1. Brokeback Mountain 2. Walk The Line
2. Walk The Line
3. Memoirs of a Geisha (?)

(4) Hostel!? Kids these days are out of their minds. It’s like you don't even have a local butcher shop nearby to keep things grounded.

Douglas Taylor4 said:(4) A hostel!? Kids are absolute chaos. Don't you have a police station nearby?

The local precinct is basically a circus—a carnival and a party rolled into one—compared to a hostel. It’s boring, people, truly b-o-r-i-n-g...

Come on, vividcanyon2, let's be a little dramatic.

Here is my top list of movies you've seen that I'm still debating whether I can handle:
1. Pride and Prejudice 🙂

vividcanyon2 said:top 3 movies everyone’s seen except me:

1. Walk The Line
2. Hostel
3. Geisha
Watched the cowboys. 1 down, 3 to go. 😁

Man, you're killing me. I've only made it to the theater twice in the last 4 months. Expanding my list to 8:
1. Gay Cowboys
2. Gay Canadian
3. Geisha 😬
4. Schultze's The Blues 😬
5. How to be a man without a mustache
6. Good Night, and Good Luck
7. Walk The Line
8. You and Me and Everyone We Know

Whatever. 😢

brightridge19 said:not sure if I can handle:
1. Pride and Prejudice 🙂

No way. There's Only One Mr. Darcy: Colin Firth 🙂 😍

Carol Jackson45 said:4. Schultze's The Blues😬

Watched it.
I’m better than this: 1 out of 8

You and me and everyone we know

And I missed out on that. Great.

Carol Jackson45 said:...

You academics... meanwhile, us regular folks just head to the theater.

You organized those films quite nicely—so I will simply say—don't bother with the romances. Watch the non-romances first 🙂 edit: actually, no, let's swap 4 and 3.

colin 😍 has anyone seen Nanny McPhee? I have sat through all sorts of garbage starring him, but this one... somehow scares me...

brightridge19 said:you scientists go ahead... us regular folks just hit the theater.

Nice list, but honestly? Don't bother overthinking the romances. Just watch the odd-numbered ones first 🙂 edit: actually, scratch that, swap 3 and 4.

Colin 😍

Eh, maybe... I don't have much $83 for movies 😢 But I'll figure something out. Start with Brokeback Mountain 2. Walk The Line. Then the cowboys. We'll see. Thanks for the tips 🙂

Ah, Colin

p.s. brightridge19, check your post count, it's even 👍