They make medication to clear that up, you know.
I bought my Ford solely because I needed somewhere to hang my rifle in a window, and because I enjoy paying $45 to fill up a tank.
I never did buy it to haul sheetrock, lumber, crushed stone, my heavy tools or “war gear” bags. Nope, never that. . . :rolleyes:
Besides, I’m from New Jersey. What the hell do I know or care about the environment for?
Tripler
Yes, I have a gun rack.
What’s a “war gear” bag?
Great, give us the one with all the monsters… :rolleyes:
A big bag with my flak jacket, helmet, web gear, magzine pouches, and assorted goodies every stylin’ Airman needs on the battlefield these days.
Said bag weighs between 35 - 50 lbs. depending on what we’re doing on any given day. It’s very convenient to huck it into the bed of a pickup truck, and suit up at the tailgate when you get to work.
Tripler
Believe me, olive drap is soooooo the rage in Paris this year.
Thanks for the answer, but evidently I am still frightfully ignorant, help me clear some of that pesky ignorance up, eh?
What’s web gear? Also, what’re magazine pouches? Is there some sort of specific harness you wear to store extra clips? Also, I thought being an airman meant that you wouldn’t so much be on the battlefield, as above it. Do they arm and equip you in case you crash in hostile territory?
Oh please!
Men buy cars to impress other men and women buy shoes to impress other women! Sure there exceptions to the rule, there are exceptions to every rule, but overall we buy what we buy to impress our own gender.
Abbeytxs - proud owner of a 52 MG TD ( in parts in my garage), a 63 corvette I have had since college, a 04 Expedition, and close to 100 pairs of shoes
True. Not a day goes by that I don’t get hundreds of men complimenting me on my choice of a 1994 Ford Escort Wagon.
See above re: exception to every rule 
It seems to be the case that some people take satisfaction from reading into what other people enjoy as being some means by which they make up for inadequacy or insecurity. And among such enviably perceptive individuals, this may be due to some inadequacy or insecurity of their own.
abbeytxs, you are welcome to your opinion, but unless you can provide a link to a study, I’m not buying into your accessment of the facts even though you allow for exceptions. (Welcome to SDMB!)
Boscibo, if guys driving those cars are a turn-off, so be it. But why choose to be suspicious that they are trying to prove something?
SHAKES: (BTW, I have no beef with the poster in the above link. This is basically just a silly rant directed towards women in general.)
You don’t like women? Are you looking for a silly excuse to promote a myth? And don’t call me a lady!
(Zipping away in my red Chrysler Sebring convertible which will have to do until the 350C is available in a ragtop.)
I think some of you may be misunderstanding that whole area of social influence. We may want a specific car or pair of shoes, but we don’t really know what has influenced us to want it.
Most men are attracted to women who are shorter than then, earn the same or less, are the same or less educated etc. Yes there are acceptions (myself included) but what we are generally attracted to is due to social norms and influence.
So, yes, for some men there is a possibiilty that a car could be compensating for lack of penis size (or something else?) but they probably would never have thought this - they are just attracted to large cars or sporty cars.
Although women are from Venus, did you know that men were originally from Uranus but it got a ring around it, they couldn’t be bothered cleaning it, so moved to Mars?
The only reason I want a large car is if it was made before 1960. How f*cked is that?
I’m also attracted to tall women. Problem is, I’m 5’10 1/2". Not tall, and not short enough to have a shorty complex. I blame my grandfather, who was 5’10" and married a woman 5’11". That was legal in some states then.
[My apologies for the thread hijack]
Web Gear: The belt, harness, vest, suspenders, or any combination of the preceeding that you hold your gear on (I’ll get to that in a minute), and are typically worn on the outside of your final layer of clothing. These belts, harnesses, vests, and suspenders however are not for the use of holding your pants up. Those are other suspenders and belts (typically worn inside yer britches).
Here’s a cite that shows some “war gear”.
Magazine Pouches: These are pouches attached to your web belt/web gear that do hold your extra clips.
Airmen wearing ‘War Gear’: Yeah, we’re in the Air Force, but we do get shot at. 'Specially in Iraq and other not-so-friendly areas. If we’re on a convoy, the “not-so-friendly” factor goes up tenfold.
Tripler
Pretty much everyone wears “war gear”, although many people call it different names . . . “782 gear”, “web gear”, &c.
I’m attracted to men who are exactly the same height as me: 5’10 1/2 !
So, what are you doing tonight Beware, or am I not tall enough?
LOL, I’ll let mrAru know he has <snort> competition=)
i like big loud cars because i was raised to like big loud things as most boys are. and because getting power out of an engine in a more efficient manner is an engineering feat and something to be admired. that’s how i see it anyway. long live v8s. I want a 6L HSV which has the corvette ls2 engine in it. it’s the biggest engine in an Australian production vehicle ever, so they say, i haven’t checked that for myself.
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abbeytxs, you are welcome to your opinion, but unless you can provide a link to a study, I’m not buying into your accessment of the facts even though you allow for exceptions. (Welcome to SDMB!)
Thank you for the welcome. Glad to be here.
Well, I must say - I’m very pro car (despite not owning one), and I’m very pro shoe.
Honestly, retro souped up man cars really turn my crank - that being said, I would never date a man just because of his car - I’ve dated lots of fellas with no car, and my SO has a mini-van, so there you go.
I would think that any woman who chooses a man based only on his car is as much of a moron as any man who would date me just because of my shoes (ie, a big one).
Finally, you fellas have to admit, you buy the car 'cus you dig it, but if it happens to attract a few wimmins (or men, as the case may be) that’s not a bad thing either, right? Am I right?
I’ll admit that I have absolutely no interest in neither cars nor shoes. This might explain my lack of success with women. Might also explain why my feet are always so fucking sore.