Celebrity douchebag, um, chef Guy Fieri's Lambo Stolen

[WordMan]

Link here to news story.

SAN FRANCISCO — Police say a thief using climbing gear rappelled into a San Francisco exotic car dealership and stole television celebrity chef Guy Fieri's $200,000-plus Lamborghini sports car.

The bright yellow Gallardo owned by the star of the Food Network's "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives" was taken Tuesday.

Police investigators tell the San Francisco Chronicle and KPIX a thief climbed to the roof of the dealership then rappelled into the showroom. The garage door lock was cut and the Lamborghini was driven away.

I feel just heart-broken...

[kaylasdad99]

Wait why is he being characterized as a douchebag, again?

[enalzi]

Yeah, he's annoying, but I wouldn't call him a douchebag.

[WordMan]

Originally Posted by kaylasdad99

Wait why is he being characterized as a douchebag, again?

He was a big topic in this thread....

[Hal Briston]

Well, there is the matter of his picture being under the definition of the word in Webster's...

[Labrador Deceiver]

Originally Posted by kaylasdad99

Wait why is he being characterized as a douchebag, again?

Probably because he's a gigantic douchebag.

[Ogre]

He owns a $200,000 car. You cannot do so without being a douchebag. It's in the agreement.

[TravisFromOR]

I'm a bit perplexed by the term: Lamborghini sports car. Does Lamborghini make economy sub-compacts or minivans, and I'm just unaware of this fact?

[WhyNot]

I'm confused. His personal vehicle was on the showroom floor of a dealership?

Obviously, rich people do things weird. My car is on the street in front of my house.

[TravisFromOR]

Originally Posted by WhyNot

I'm confused. His personal vehicle was on the showroom floor of a dealership?

Obviously, rich people do things weird. My car is on the street in front of my house.

Well, the Lamborghini probably isn't his day-to-day vehicle. He might have kept it there for security purposes.

[kaylasdad99]

Originally Posted by TravisFromOR

Well, the Lamborghini probably isn't his day-to-day vehicle. He might have kept it there for security purposes.

That would be ironic.

[teela brown]

Wow, being a marginal cook on the Food Network certainly pays well. I doubt Lidia Bastianich drives anything that flashy.

[WhyNot]

Originally Posted by teela brown

Wow, being a marginal cook on the Food Network certainly pays well. I doubt Lidia Bastianich drives anything that flashy.

I suspect he makes more hosting Minute To Win It.

[Lord Mondegreen]

Originally Posted by TravisFromOR

I'm a bit perplexed by the term: Lamborghini sports car. Does Lamborghini make economy sub-compacts or minivans, and I'm just unaware of this fact?

No, but they do make tractors.

[Spud]

Originally Posted by Lord Mondegreen

No, but they do make tractors.

And trucks http://autosmobilewolrd.blogspot.com...-new-2010.html

[Acsenray]

Originally Posted by TravisFromOR

Well, the Lamborghini probably isn't his day-to-day vehicle. He might have kept it there for security purposes.

The phrase "lambourghini sports car"'doesn't necessarily imply that there are Lambourghinis that are not sports cars. In this case "Lambourghini" is a modifier specifying the type of sports car.

[woodstockbirdybird]

Originally Posted by acsenray

The phrase "lambourghini sports car"'doesn't necessarily imply that there are Lambourghinis that are not sports cars. In this case "Lambourghini" is a modifier specifying the type of sports car.

In that case, isn't "sports car" still unnecessary?

[joebuck20]

Originally Posted by WhyNot

I suspect he makes more hosting Minute To Win It.

And the TGI Fridays commercials.

[Acsenray]

Originally Posted by woodstockbirdybird

In that case, isn't "sports car" still unnecessary?

Language isn't math.

[Lord Mondegreen]

Originally Posted by woodstockbirdybird

In that case, isn't "sports car" still unnecessary?

Not if you've seen the two posts which show that Lamborghini make things other than sports cars. Of course in this case it's probably unnecessary because I don't think many people hearing about a stolen Lambo would ask, "Hmm, I wonder if that was a sports car, a truck or a tractor?"

[WordMan]

Originally Posted by TravisFromOR

I'm a bit perplexed by the term: Lamborghini sports car. Does Lamborghini make economy sub-compacts or minivans, and I'm just unaware of this fact?

Originally Posted by ascenray

The phrase "lambourghini sports car"'doesn't necessarily imply that there are Lambourghinis that are not sports cars. In this case "Lambourghini" is a modifier specifying the type of sports car.

Originally Posted by woodstockbirdybird

In that case, isn't "sports car" still unnecessary?

Originally Posted by Lord Mondegreen

course in this case it's probably unnecessary because I don't think many people hearing about a stolen Lambo would ask, "Hmm, I wonder if that was a sports car, a truck or a tractor?"

This thread starts out about douchebags and sports cars and ends up focusing on the appropriateness of using a synedoche based on the degree of crossover popularity/brand recognition for Lamborghini.

I love the 'Dope.

[Acsenray]

Originally Posted by Lord Mondegreen

Not if you've seen the two posts which show that Lamborghini make things other than sports cars. Of course in this case it's probably unnecessary because I don't think many people hearing about a stolen Lambo would ask, "Hmm, I wonder if that was a sports car, a truck or a tractor?"

It depends on your intent and your audience. It's never wrong to say Lambourghini sports car in the same way that it is never wrong to pair any brand name with a generic noun -- Apple computer, Lays chips, Lego blocks.

Depending on context, the tone of your writing, and the audience, it might be okay to just use the brand name, but it's never mandatory to do it that way. (Indeed, trademark owners would wish you never used the brand name by itself, but that's another issue.)

[Acsenray]

Originally Posted by WordMan

This thread starts out about douchebags and sports cars and ends up focusing on the appropriateness of using a synedoche based on the degree of crossover popularity/brand recognition for Lamborghini.

I love the 'Dope.

This is a sensitive topic for me, because I once had an idiot editor who would never let me use the phrase "pickup truck." She would mark the "truck" out as redundant. Since then I have refused to use the term "pickup" as a noun meaning "pickup truck."

[Johnny L.A.]

I have two pickups I'm not using. I'd put them on eBay, but I'd probably only get $10 for them.

[WordMan]

Originally Posted by acsenray

This is a sensitive topic for me, because I once had an idiot editor who would never let me use the phrase "pickup truck." She would mark the "truck" out as redundant. Since then I have refused to use the term "pickup" as a noun meaning "pickup truck."

Well - if you saw the phrase "...stolen from celebrity douchebag/chef Guy Fieri..." would you:

- Cross out the word "celebrity"?
- Cross out the words "douchebag/chef" because they are redundant with the name Guy Fieri?
- Cross out the name Guy Fieri because "celebrity douchebag/chef" is synonymous with his name?

These are tough editing questions!!

[Erdosain]

When I heard about this, I immediately thought, "Oh, Guy, you should be saving your money." That "Minute to Win It" money isn't going to be around for more than a minute, and I'm pretty sure the Food Network pays him in burgers.

[fiddlesticks]

Gosh, I thought Guy's ride was an old Chevy Camero convertible.

[joebuck20]

Originally Posted by Erdosain

When I heard about this, I immediately thought, "Oh, Guy, you should be saving your money." That "Minute to Win It" money isn't going to be around for more than a minute, and I'm pretty sure the Food Network pays him in burgers.

Well, if he eats at the diners, drive ins and dives regularly, I think it's highly questionable whether he'll make it to old age anyway.

[Ferret Herder]

Originally Posted by WordMan

Well - if you saw the phrase "...stolen from celebrity douchebag/chef Guy Fieri..." would you:

- Cross out the word "celebrity"?
- Cross out the words "douchebag/chef" because they are redundant with the name Guy Fieri?
- Cross out the name Guy Fieri because "celebrity douchebag/chef" is synonymous with his name?

These are tough editing questions!!

I'd cross out "chef" since for him that seems to be a minor pursuit, compared to the "celebrity" and "douchebag" occupations.

[D_Odds]

I'm still at a loss as to what defines a douchebag. Fieri is barely on my radar - sure he looks a little weird, but what it is that puts him over into douchebag territory?

[Acsenray]

Let's start with the way he pronounces his (fake) name and then move on to his asscliwn personality and then talk about his Anime hairdo. Good start?

[D_Odds]

Pretty low bar for being a douchebag. He tries to stand out in a medium where standing out (good or bad) is called for. Heck, personality wise I think Rachel Ray is significantly more annoying, but I hardly think she's a douchebag. It isn't like he's Paris Hilton or Snooki bad.

[Acsenray]

Rachel Ray is Escoffier compared to Fieri.

[joebuck20]

Didn't Anthony Bourdain once call this guy the Poochie of the culinary world?

[Acsenray]

Perfect! Bourdain has a way with words.

[beartato]

Originally Posted by Spud

And trucks http://autosmobilewolrd.blogspot.com...-new-2010.html

This seems more likely to me. I have a hard time picturing Fieri driving anything you couldn't attach TruckNuts to.

[runner pat]

Originally Posted by acsenray

Let's start with the way he pronounces his (fake) name and then move on to his asscliwn personality and then talk about his Anime hairdo. Good start?

His family's original name is Fieri, it was change to Ferry when his grandfather immigrated to the US.

As I understand it, in Italian, the"r" is rolled but it sounds like a "d" if you don't do it right.

[Jeep's Phoenix]

I once saw a Food Network holiday special that featured Fieri at some Disney park with his family. I couldn't believe how miserable his family looked.

[Acsenray]

Originally Posted by runner pat

As I understand it, in Italian, the"r" is rolled but it sounds like a "d" if you don't do it right.

Exactly. He doesn't do it right.

[WordMan]

Originally Posted by acsenray

Let's start with the way he pronounces his (fake) name and then move on to his asscliwn personality and then talk about his Anime hairdo. Good start?

A douchebag is the kinda guy who tries to put out that he's "authentic" - the kinda guy who goes in for the thumb-lock manhug, complete with a slap on the back and a whispered "we're solid, man," when everything about radiates me, me, ME.

I *hate* that guy.

[DiosaBellissima]

Originally Posted by Hal Briston

Well, there is the matter of his picture being under the definition of the word in Webster's...

Originally Posted by Labrador Deceiver

Probably because he's a gigantic douchebag.

I love this place.

[Shamozzle]

Originally Posted by WhyNot

I'm confused. His personal vehicle was on the showroom floor of a dealership?

Obviously, rich people do things weird. My car is on the street in front of my house.

Well, maybe it was waiting for parts and the dealer decided to show it off.

We do the same thing at the bike shop I work at. We once had a customer's $18,000 bike on display for a few weeks while waiting for ceramic bearings from Europe. Bike nerds lose their marbles over machines like that, so why not display them while they're on the premises?

Right now we have three bikes on display that all have owners waiting for the snow to melt. We get to temp customers with very beautiful and expensive bikes (one is worth over $10,000) without having to pony up any cash, and the customer gets to show everyone how rich he or she is.

Back to the OP: I want to know who forgot to turn on the freaking alarm when they closed up for the day.

[Swords to Plowshares]

Look, I'm no fan of Guy Fieri, but it takes a really spiteful personality to think that a stolen car is a Good Thing. I mean, he's just a guy on TV. You can choose to watch his show or you can choose not to. It's not like he's a Glenn Beck type who's influencing people to think or do bad things. He shows diners fer christssake.

[Sakuma Drops]

Originally Posted by Swords to Plowshares

Look, I'm no fan of Guy Fieri, but it takes a really spiteful personality to think that a stolen car is a Good Thing. I mean, he's just a guy on TV. You can choose to watch his show or you can choose not to. It's not like he's a Glenn Beck type who's influencing people to think or do bad things. He shows diners fer christssake.

Might I add that "he" (or whoever the hell picks out the restaurants for Triple D) at least has good taste in restaurants. If it hadn't been for that show I would never have found out about Gloria's, for example. Mmmmm.

I can see why people might think he's annoying but my bar is pretty low for folks who host shows like that (where they're mostly showing you stuff and not doing much else). I have a knack for tuning them out if they get on my nerves. I'm not really a fan of Marc Summers, but that show he hosts where they show snackfood factories and stuff like that is fascinating to me.

[TravisFromOR]

Originally Posted by Shamozzle

Back to the OP: I want to know who forgot to turn on the freaking alarm when they closed up for the day.

Maybe it was an inside job.

[Chimera]

Read this thread and the other. Still not getting how he's supposed to be a douchebag other than petty jealousy and perhaps not liking his style.

[D_Odds]

Glad to see I'm not the only one. Hell, I don't like his style, and I'm jealous of his job, but that still doesn't make him a douchebag. Maybe if he started insulting Emeril's and Mario's cooking, but if he started snarking on Sara Lee I'd start watching his network show to help improve his ratings.

[Contrapuntal]

Originally Posted by D_Odds

Glad to see I'm not the only one. Hell, I don't like his style, and I'm jealous of his job, but that still doesn't make him a douchebag. Maybe if he started insulting Emeril's and Mario's cooking, but if he started snarking on Sara Lee I'd start watching his network show to help improve his ratings.

Nobody doesn't like Sara Lee.

[Scumpup]

Originally Posted by joebuck20

Didn't Anthony Bourdain once call this guy the Poochie of the culinary world?

Bourdain is the douchebag, IMO. Fieri's TV persona is fake, obviously so, and grating, but it was designed to fit in with the tone of the show. Bourdain, on the other hand, gives every evidence of being a genuinely smug, sarcastic asshole. He may get to go to somewhat cooler, more expensive places that are farther away than what Fieri's show is budgeted for, but they still do essentially the same thing. Fieri makes me want to turn off the TV. Bourdain makes me want to kick him in the nuts until his ears bleed.

[PlainJain]

Originally Posted by D_Odds

Hell, I don't like his style, and I'm jealous of his job, but that still doesn't make him a douchebag.

Same here, I don't understand the hate. He gets paid to do a job, and that job appeals to a certain demographic that his show caters to. It's not like McDonalds employees would dress and act that way if they weren't getting paid to do so.