Brevity by Dan Thompson for January 31, 2023

Shut up, Mercedes

Is her head Tiffany twisted ?

Yes, German engineering is good quality- I used to service mechanical desk calculators…the German ones had highly precise parts and shoulder bolts that held everything in perfect location. The American made Smith-Coronas used a “forming tool” to bend everything into place to line up after you bolted things together. And the bolt holes were slots that you had to tighten once you got things more-or-less into position.

But I still prefer American cars, as I can’t get comfortable in German cars. They just don’t fit me.

German engineering might be great in some areas, but I will not own a German car. I’ve had to work on too many of them.

The German Luger P08 was so over-engineered that if you dropped it into a mud puddle it would have to be disassembled, cleaned, and reassembled before it would work again. Or so I’ve been told.

“Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz? My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends…”

I’ve worked with American, German, Japanese, Chinese, and Russian engineers. The Germans didn’t stand out as anything special. They are good at engineering work-arounds to fool emissions tests (our company refused to work with them on that).

In Heaven, the Germans are the engineers, the French are the cooks, and the English are the police. In Hell, the French are the engineers, the English are the cooks, and the Germans are the police.

Beemer up, Scottie

Is her name Mercedes?

Until you need to order parts.

well until they got into bed Chrysler and learnt all the bad habits

Will Mercedes survive…

Ard they going to the Hotel California?

boy, if they had a daimler for every time she said that…