Car Companies

At current, it's not unpopular to have a beef with car companies. However, I'd like to add my voice: Screw you, car companies. And not just domestic firms, either. You have all been at the forefront of the "Hey, here's something you can't possibly afford, but do you want it anyways? Great, we have credit available...just sign here!" movement. In general, I'm all for people having complete freedom to fuck up their own financial lives. But now it's affecting me. So, too bad. From now on, if you're not paying in cash, you get to drive a small sedan, station wagon, or a pickup truck. I'll determine your need. There will be one vehicle choice in each category. It will be cheap. Deal with it.

Dumb Slogan

Domino's latest slogan is "You got 30 minutes." This is immediately followed by the disclaimer that due to safety concerns, 30 minutes is not a guarantee and you may, in fact, got more. Why would you want a slogan you immediately had to follow with a caveat? Why not go back to the ad agency and say "Why don't we have our slogan be something that is...semi-true?" Today, while in a Domino's, I heard the girl taking an order on the phone say "You got 30 minutes...to an hour." I'm really hoping that it's not a corporate policy to always say "You got" x amount of time...but in any case, that just proved the point of what a dumb slogan it is. I'd love to know how much money they spent on it.