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Here Are Some Of The Better Gags From Slack You Never Got To See – Tales From The Slack

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The World of Vee
The World of Vee
1 month ago

Apples are full of sugar, there’s nothing keto about them. Also Jordan Peterson is a right wing lunatic, not a “Canadian Thinker”, knowing Jason is a fan is one of the more distressing facts about y’all I’ve learned in the past few years.

Aaronaut
Aaronaut
1 month ago

Pretty sure “big fan” and “thinker” were the joke aspects of that particular sentence.

The World of Vee
The World of Vee
1 month ago
Reply to  Aaronaut

hopefully, sounds a bit beyond my level of wit then

The World of Vee
The World of Vee
1 month ago
Reply to  Aaronaut

I didn’t realize the article was written by an Andrea Peterson, I’m willing to give the benefit of the doubt there that there’s more to that statement than just, he’s a fan.

Dest
Dest
1 month ago

If anything I would assume Jason hates JP based on that conversation.

SaabaruDude
SaabaruDude
1 month ago

apples = carbs. Not keto, despite the steak.

RustyJunkyardClassicFanatic
RustyJunkyardClassicFanatic
1 month ago

I Tortured Myself With David Tracy’s Shower Spaghetti Based Diet To See If It Actually Works

Amberturnsignalsarebetter
Amberturnsignalsarebetter
1 month ago

“I Tortured Myself With David Tracy’s Shower Spaghetti Based Diet And Now I Have Plumbing Issues“

RustyJunkyardClassicFanatic
RustyJunkyardClassicFanatic
1 month ago

Ha ha! That would probably be “leftover” shower spaghetti…I wonder if that was served at his wedding?!

David G Corey
David G Corey
1 month ago

Wait a minute. Jason is a fan of Jordan Peterson? The infamous right-wing Canadian conspiracy theorist? This disturbs me and I may have to cancel my subscription if true. Why would anyone trust or believe anything this man says after everything he has said has been debunked? Seriously, Jason? I’ve read you for years. Is there another Jordan Peterson?

BenB
BenB
1 month ago

Still trying to figure out my membership and lack of access to these paywalled “articles”. Sent another email to Matt. I just want to be a cool kid.

BenB
BenB
1 month ago
Reply to  Matt Hardigree

Spam no more!! Thanks again, Matt. Happy to be on the cool kid side. Fun to see some of the inner workings.

CSRoad
CSRoad
1 month ago
Reply to  Matt Hardigree

If I was to guess he is running a cookie blocker and this site loves cookies and pays money so they can play third party games. Or I could be completely wrong. (-=

BenB
BenB
1 month ago
Reply to  CSRoad

me? Running software in my browser to stop other certain software from running?? nooooooo. I would never….

Dest
Dest
1 month ago
Reply to  Matt Hardigree

At least he’s consistent, he didn’t respond to you here either!

CSRoad
CSRoad
1 month ago

Abarth is more imbedded in memory from my childhood.
My father had a 1958 356a Porsche (29 PMY for historians) I remember going to Frazer-Nash, I was young 1962 I figure, to pick up an Abarth exhaust, four chrome pipes on a common silencer, complete with the scorpion decal.
Here’s to an implanted memory, the name should, I figure should be as recognizable as Colin Chapman, at least to most European enthusiasts. Italianism not required.

CSRoad
CSRoad
1 month ago

I’m going to have a black pepper and mayonnaise sandwich.
A couple of years ago I found out it was also a favorite of somebody quite famous. Probably one of few things we have in common.

Stef Schrader
Stef Schrader
1 month ago
Reply to  CSRoad

Went to find this sammich and TIL the Sandwiches of History guy did it, too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVkPjLtraEY

I like mayo, but I think I prefer spicy peppers to black peppers. Maybe paprika? Mmmmm…paprika.

Alternately, I am the kind of sicko who’d eat mayo straight from the jar.

Last edited 1 month ago by Stef Schrader
CSRoad
CSRoad
1 month ago
Reply to  Stef Schrader

I just had a crunchy peanut butter and ghost pepper sauce on a Costco triangle bun for breakfast, so I appreciate other pepper types, but for me it’s the aromatic nature of the freshly ground black pepper with mayonnaise the way it clicks together.
Did I mention the black pepper is heavy on the mayo, like bands of dark cloud. I’ve gone back to a hand grinder, as the battery powered was a source of range anxiety.

Stef Schrader
Stef Schrader
1 month ago

Is there an automotive legend with a cheese and beer diet? I would like to try that one. Please advise.

Mercedes Streeter
Mercedes Streeter
1 month ago
Reply to  Stef Schrader

You can be the first! ♥

MATTinMKE
MATTinMKE
1 month ago
Reply to  Stef Schrader

You mean any average day in Wisconsin?

Stef Schrader
Stef Schrader
1 month ago
Reply to  MATTinMKE

(you say this like it isn’t an average day at home, too)

Aaronaut
Aaronaut
1 month ago
Reply to  MATTinMKE

Right? That was my thought too – check the diets of the entire AMC executive team and I bet you’ll score.

Phuzz
Phuzz
1 month ago
Reply to  Stef Schrader

The average diet around the Morgan factory in Herefordshire probably involves a lot of cheese and cider*, might be worth a try?

*(as in; the stuff with alcohol in)

Widgetsltd
Widgetsltd
1 month ago

I think it’s pretty funny that the guy who asked “who is Carlo Abarth?” Is the same guy who worked for Chrysler/FCA/whatever when they were building and selling the Fiat 500 Abarth and Fiat 124 Spider Abarth. I realize that he probably didn’t have a TV then, and therefore didn’t see the various 500 Abarth commercials and such, but…Catrinel Menghia is really something!

Max Headbolts
Max Headbolts
1 month ago
Reply to  Widgetsltd

As someone who also worked there at that time, you couldn’t escape those commercials, they were played on all the in-house screens throughout the Tech Center and IT Building.

Max Headbolts
Max Headbolts
1 month ago
Reply to  Max Headbolts

Apropos of nothing, and I haven;t been there in like 4 years now, but the Chrysler Tech Center as late as 2020 had a couple dozen old CRT TVs just tucked into the walls all over the place, as the old video system. I asked someone about them who had ties to facilities, and they were too heavy and big to easily remove, and there was nowhere to put them; so they just decided to leave them littered around the pace to catch dust.

Iotashan
Iotashan
1 month ago

You guys nailed the Abarth Apple diet just right to get met to click it, btw. I didn’t know Abarth’s first name, and Apple-and-Steak would have given me enough info to pass on clicking.

Fuzzyweis
Fuzzyweis
1 month ago

Ok so I’m kind of a layperson when it comes to Abarth as I only know it as a trim level for the Fiat 500s, but I’ve at least heard the name/trim level. A regular non-car person probably never heard of it so get that point. But I love how the discussion of the title has almost more word count than the article.

Rad Barchetta
Rad Barchetta
1 month ago

Some Genius Tortured Herself With Italy’s Weirdest Diet (and Also Car)!

Andrea Petersen
Andrea Petersen
1 month ago
Reply to  Rad Barchetta

This is probably the only time I’ve ever been called a genius

A. Barth
A. Barth
1 month ago

Mercedes: “Is Abarth famous enough that people know his name?”

Lol, no

Mercedes Streeter
Mercedes Streeter
1 month ago
Reply to  A. Barth

I admit, I thought specifically of you when I said that. 🙂 One of the hard parts about writing headlines is that, in general, we try to write headlines for a broad audience even if our content is decidedly nerdy.

A. Barth
A. Barth
1 month ago

Hope Carlo doesn’t mind I’m borrowing from him 🙂

I think that approach makes sense. We could probably think of car nerds as being a subset of nerds in general, but there is going to be overlap among the groups. If article A focuses on a certain demographic, in a few minutes article B will be posted and will focus on one or more completely different demos.

Acrimonious Mofo
Acrimonious Mofo
1 month ago

David keeps using the term “layperson” as if the site isn’t aimed squarely at car nerds.

Stef Schrader
Stef Schrader
1 month ago

I wonder if he means “lair-person?” There’s got to be more than a few of us with evil lairs.

755_SoCalRally
755_SoCalRally
1 month ago
Reply to  Stef Schrader

My lair isn’t quite to evil yet…it’s still discovering itself.

Jack Trade
Jack Trade
1 month ago
Reply to  Stef Schrader

Are you summoning SWG here? He specifically has one I think.

Stef Schrader
Stef Schrader
1 month ago
Reply to  Jack Trade

he better

Andrea Petersen
Andrea Petersen
1 month ago
Reply to  Stef Schrader

My interior design choices are pretty lair-ish

Andrea Petersen
Andrea Petersen
1 month ago

It’s kinda surreal to see how much my headline was debated while I sit here eating my leftover lunch of definitely not apples and pressed beef lunch meat. I also had to take a second to remember that not everyone knows Carlo Abarth as just a regular ol household name as common as say, Enzo Ferrari or Henry Ford. Apparently my house is weird…

Last edited 1 month ago by Andrea Petersen
Icouldntfindaclevername
Icouldntfindaclevername
1 month ago

LOL!

I don't hate manual transmissions
I don't hate manual transmissions
1 month ago

Yes, but that’s what we come here for!

Mercedes Streeter
Mercedes Streeter
1 month ago

Apparently my house is weird…

I imagine that’s the case for most Autopian households. 🙂 The names “Nicolas Hayek,” “Erik Buell,” and “Clyde Cessna” have been spoken in my apartment far more than the average home.

Last edited 1 month ago by Mercedes Streeter
Andrea Petersen
Andrea Petersen
1 month ago

I live in fear of the day my kid uses “Gandini” or something among normal children and rapidly discovers that nobody knows who she’s talking about

Rad Barchetta
Rad Barchetta
1 month ago

Enzo who?

A. Barth
A. Barth
1 month ago
Reply to  Rad Barchetta

The baker from The Godfather. Stood outside the hospital with Mike and pretended he had a gun to protect Vito after McClusky sent all of Don Corleone’s bodyguards away.

Phuzz
Phuzz
1 month ago

I never realised that there was a Mr Abarth before, but in retrospect I should have guessed it was a company named after a surname.
I am surprised that there was debate over readers recognising the name Abarth though, I’d have assumed they were at least as well known as eg Alpina or Zagato.

Last edited 1 month ago by Phuzz
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