Comments on: New (used) Car! http://creepingblandness.com/2009/04/07/new-used-car/ sponsored by Duracell! Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:43:46 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Steve http://creepingblandness.com/2009/04/07/new-used-car/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Steve Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:09:48 +0000 http://creepingblandness.com/?p=122#comment-102 Klara Klara

]]> By: Karen http://creepingblandness.com/2009/04/07/new-used-car/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Karen Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:31:26 +0000 http://creepingblandness.com/?p=122#comment-10 Sticking with Ivan's space theme, how about "Alternot" for a name? (Or will that just stir up unpleasant memories once she's better?) Sticking with Ivan’s space theme, how about “Alternot” for a name? (Or will that just stir up unpleasant memories once she’s better?)

]]> By: Sarah http://creepingblandness.com/2009/04/07/new-used-car/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Sarah Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:35:37 +0000 http://creepingblandness.com/?p=122#comment-7 If I pick up the car, I will probably have to pet her dashboard many times during the journey and sing sweet love songs to her. She may already be used to the name I give her by the time you get to her, so be prepared. I'm thinking I will call her sugar plum, just because. :) PS: My friend Jason and I are traveling through Turkey right now, and we think you should know "biz exaustimizi kayipitdik" (Pronounciation: Beez exhaust-em-is-eh kayeeb-itdick). It means "We have lost our exhaust." Really, it means we have lost our muffler...but there is no distinction between muffler and exhaust in Turkish. If I pick up the car, I will probably have to pet her dashboard many times during the journey and sing sweet love songs to her. She may already be used to the name I give her by the time you get to her, so be prepared. I’m thinking I will call her sugar plum, just because. :)

PS: My friend Jason and I are traveling through Turkey right now, and we think you should know “biz exaustimizi kayipitdik” (Pronounciation: Beez exhaust-em-is-eh kayeeb-itdick). It means “We have lost our exhaust.” Really, it means we have lost our muffler…but there is no distinction between muffler and exhaust in Turkish.

]]> By: s.m. koppelman http://creepingblandness.com/2009/04/07/new-used-car/comment-page-1/#comment-6 s.m. koppelman Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:28:23 +0000 http://creepingblandness.com/?p=122#comment-6 Bonus points: besides being the name of the company's founder, the word "Škoda" translates to "what a shame" in several Slavic languages (Czech and Ukrainian for sure), as in: -- Купів нову машину! -- Яку? -- Шкода! -- Ах, Шкода. "I bought a new car!" "What kind?" "A Skoda." "Oh. That's sad." (I may have the declension wrong in the question.. My limited Ukrainian is rusty.) Bonus points: besides being the name of the company’s founder, the word “Škoda” translates to “what a shame” in several Slavic languages (Czech and Ukrainian for sure), as in:

– Купів нову машину!
– Яку?
– Шкода!
– Ах, Шкода.

“I bought a new car!”
“What kind?”
“A Skoda.”
“Oh. That’s sad.”

(I may have the declension wrong in the question.. My limited Ukrainian is rusty.)

]]> By: Driving to Mongolia http://creepingblandness.com/2009/04/07/new-used-car/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Driving to Mongolia Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:22:20 +0000 http://creepingblandness.com/?p=122#comment-4 [...] recently Andrew bought a new (used) car for journey.  I was glad to help translate the french ebay [...] [...] recently Andrew bought a new (used) car for journey.  I was glad to help translate the french ebay [...]

]]> By: Ivan http://creepingblandness.com/2009/04/07/new-used-car/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Ivan Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:56:23 +0000 http://creepingblandness.com/?p=122#comment-3 The Millennium Pilsner. For its crisp, delicious heritage and its resemblance to Han Solo's ride. The Millennium Pilsner. For its crisp, delicious heritage and its resemblance to Han Solo’s ride.

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