Matt Hardigree
A long-time writer and editor in the car space, you may have read my work in Wired, Jalopnik, and the newsletter for my local Ultimate Frisbee team. I love writing about the car industry, driving minivans, and dreaming about owning various European Fast Fords. I drive an E39 530i Sport (with the stick) and a CR-V Hybrid. You can email me at matt@theautopian.com or follow me
on Instagram. Oh, I'm also the Publisher of The Autopian. That seems less interesting than the European Fords thing, though.
Second image: a pair of Taylor-made CyberChucks
Hmmm, anuses only Slim Jims, a rubber clad gimp, and beer?
San Francisco? 😉
I remember the Dana Plato reference, but I don’t remember the context…
Holy Shit – The 1991 Mercury Mystique Concept Minivan – with T-Drive!
Was it a Previa of things to come?
Is it Monday or Thursday?
Is a straight 8 engine sideways still straight?
The t drive was gloriously bonkers. I’m such a straight 8 fan.
Slim Jim Oops! All Anuses definitely has Jason’s sense of humor to it.
yep. that was me.
I’ve got $500 on “things DT doesn’t get.”
*looks at gimp suit*
You know what let’s make that a full thousand.
His brain is locked at about 1983. He probably not only remembers Diff’rent Strokes but thinks it’s still on the air.
He’s younger than you think he is. He definitely does not know about Diff’rent Strokes, or who Gary Coleman is.
My bad, wrong DT.
It depends. If it’s the DT with access to the Autopian staff slack I can easily imagine AFRS in Germany using old reruns of Diff’rent Strokes as rainy day filler.
If it’s that other DT he probably watched the pilot episode, wondered why Drummond who seemed like his kind of guy would take those kids in and never watched it again.
Jason, ate all the Slim Jims, and all those salty anuses made his feet swell up, and his slippers feel like triangles. Jason takes his business socks off, but the rest of his body has swollen due to salt, and he is adhered to his clothes like a gimp in latex.
Damn, this guy infers
It all seems plausible to me.
You’re half way there. Adrian has a breakfast beer, goes to use the toilet and sees something about Diff’rent Strokes while scrolling and not going. Thinking about the ’80s makes him long for the delicious elixir that is Pepsi. Or something.
Also cars. It is the Autopian.