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    Hate Cancer? Me too. What are you going to do?

    Hi all. Normally I'm against public fundraising appeals, but I'm nowhere near my goal this year and I want to at least equal my effort from last year. Every year I participate in the Relay for Life, benefiting cancer research. I'm personally affected by this disease, as several of my family...
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    Hi NEPOC.. I'm not dead.

    Hey all. So I haven't been too active 'round here lately. Here's the story Back in march, I started working at a bank. I was putting in a lot of long days, and couldn't get on the boards during the day. To make a long story short, I'd work 14-15 hour days, and still get screamed at the next...
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    Devils Hopyard Cruise/BBQ - Late July - Interest

    When: July 24th or 31st. Cruise starting at 10am, bbq finishing whenever. Where: Late morning cruise through lake hayward, devil's hopyard state park, and the CT river valley. Cruise starting in colchester ct, and finishing at casa McSean for a bbq. Devils Hopyard...
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    What car are you ashamed to have OWNED?

    No, I'm not talking about owning as in street race, I'm talking about a car you have owned at one point in time that you are ashamed of. Bring out your rust buckets folks. I'll start. The car I hated most that I've owned was my 1997 Grand Am. What a rabid piece of unholy crap that car was.
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    Walter Cronkite Dead at 92

    http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=7823649&page=1 You know, it really is alarming when the "most trusted man in America" barely gets any coverage, but a singing child molester will stay in the news for a year.
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    World Beard and Moustache Championships

    http://worldbeardchampionships.com/ Apparently the 2009 champs will be crowned on saturday.
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    March Madness '09 Thread/Challenge

    I know I'm not the only college hoops junkie on this board. Who is your team? Who needs to lose? Who is going to win it all? Discuss! My Hawks got taken out by Temple in the A10 tourney, so naturally I have to throw my support behind Thabeet and company. (Hint: UConn title = job security for...
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    Great Halftime Prank

    I usually don't visit collegehumor much, but I was sent this link. I've watched this video about 4 times now, and I still laugh. http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1902812
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    Betray a friend for a free Whopper?

    Unfriend 10 People on Facebook, Get a Free Whopper Posted by Robyn Lee, January 8, 2009 at 10:00 AM In the continuing saga of Burger King's questionable marketing campaigns, Burger King is now offering a free Whopper if you unfriend 10 people on Facebook. Use the WHOPPER...
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    2010 Ford SHO?!

    Source: http://jalopnik.com/5118591/the-ford-taurus-sho-is-back Could it be? Right in the midst of my own personal search for a mint Gen 1 (1989-1991) Taurus SHO comes pictoral proof that Ford may be resurrecting the Super High Output model. What we have here is one of many images published...
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    Happy Birthday RacerxGirl! :)

    May your day be fantastic, and filled with fun! :D
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    Food and Beer.. November?

    It has been too long since we've had one of these. The last one at Willi Brew Co was fun.. A more central location might be John Harvards in Manchester CT, or something like that. Lets try to keep it within a 1/2 hour either way of the CT/MA line, so everyone can go. Places that brew their own...
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    Isaac Hayes Dead :(

    http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=5552328 Most people know him as the voice of chef, but he had a heck of a lot of musical influence. We'll miss your baritone voice buddy.. RIP.
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    Best use of censor bars EVER! (Sorta NSFW)

    I can't believe nobody has thought of this yet... One of the funniest and most creative music videos I've seen in a while. There's even a classic video game homage around 1:45 <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie"...
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    RIP George Carlin

    http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=5223143 This guy was my all-time favorite, and probably one of the most brilliant comedians to ever live. We'll miss you and your unique outlook on life George.
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    Podcasters.. Where are you?

    I know a lot of you folks podcast. What do you all podcast? Let's hear 'em folks. I podcast WMMR's Preston and Steve, and NPR's car talk.
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    Favorite Vehicle You Can't Get in North America

    Let's hear 'em folks. Day after day I'm bombarded by cool cars on Autoblog that we can't get in this country.. What are some of your favorites. I've had my eyes on the Abarth 500 and Focus ST lately. That shouldn't surprise a lot of you, as I have a thing for small weird little cars!
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    Daily Gas Guzzler Tax/Congestion Charges in London

    It's the mayor of London in one corner and Porsche, the maker of thoroughbred sports cars, in the other. In the green trunks, Mayor Ken Livingstone has decreed that a $50 daily tax shall be levied against all gas-guzzling, emission-spewing vehicles that drive through his city beginning in...
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    CT Food and Beer

    These Mass folk are making us look bad. We need a CT food and beer run.. Suggestions: John Harvards, Manchester CT Willimantic Brewing Company (Good, cheap, tasty!) Eli Cannon's, Middletown CT (Weekend afternoon only, too busy on Friday/Saturday night) Thoughts?
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    Oregon Trail, Modern Day Roadtrip Version!

    http://www.thuleroadtrip.com/thule_trail/thuleTrail.html Sponsored by Thule, but still a fun adaptation of an old classic :)
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