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Showing posts with label Auto Makers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Auto Makers. Show all posts

Sunday, October 21, 2012

That damned Edsel

What's Mallard raving about today?

Chevy Volt

Not sure why the Pentagon's decision to by Chevy Volts makes the car a failure on par with the Edsel, that logic escapes me.

That said, while the Chevy Volt has appeared as a "punchline" in Mallard Fillmore multiple times, it is going much too far to suggest that in any of those cases there was a joke...at least not as commonly understood by human beings.

Saturday, October 13, 2012

That damned Law

What's Mallard raving about today?

Chevy Volt, Health Care

I see what you did there.

3 weeks ago, I am sure Mallard was feeling very, very pleased with himself, based on what he believes to be utter cleverness.

Interestingly, however, Mallard seems unfazed by the fact that long-standing Federal Law requiring all drivers to carry Auto Insurance tends to contradict whatever point he thinks he just made and is far more apt a comparison than an invented Law to require everyone to buy a specific model of car.

But, you know, very clever. Clap. Clap. Clap.

Friday, October 12, 2012

That damned Reason

What's Mallard raving about today?

Chevy Volt

Finally! Mallard lays out the contours of his massive Chevy Volt gripe. I'm still not going to bother looking this up to understand in which way he's misrepresenting things.

But I will give him points for griping about the Pentagon buying cars from an American auto-maker. Apparently Mallard feels the US government should buy foreign cars instead?

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Those damned Sales

What's Mallard raving about today?

Chevy Volt

Apparently after 2 days, Mallard got the memo that the "apology" line of attack wasn't working out and so...we're back to the Chevy Volt.

Of course, Mallard's Chevy Volt whinging is no more grounded in reality than anything else he does.

In the reality-based world, the Chevy Volt is outselling half of all cars marketed in the US.

Saturday, October 06, 2012

That damned Interview

What's Mallard raving about today?

Chevy Volt

Allow me to point out that criticizing the Chevy Volt is more important to Mallard than remembering September 11th.

Friday, October 05, 2012

That damned Volt

What's Mallard raving about today?

Chevy Volt

Point 1 - According to Mallard, the Chevy Volt is a

  • Metaphor for meeting someone's ultimate obstacle and being defeated by it
  • Reference to something that never happened in Happy Days, but still somehow represents when that series completely lost the plot
  • Metaphorically similar to excrement

All of which just proves one thing: Mallard Fillmore has no understanding of how the English language works.

Point 2 - For anyone not fed a steady diet of Fox/Townhall, this has to be utterly mystifying. Does Mallard actually believe that, in the reality-based world, the Chevy Volt is widely reviled?

Point 3 - By contrast, in the reality-based world, the Chevy Volt is actually quite a critical success (including being named Motor Trend's 2011 Car of the Year) and outselling about half of all cars marketed in the U.S.

Wednesday, October 03, 2012

That damned Volt

What's Mallard raving about today?

Chevy Volt, Presidential Debates.

I'm not even going to touch whatever right wing dog whistle is going on here, as I am not current on the current non-troversy/fauxtrage over the Chevy Volt. And I am not going to spend time on Fox or Townhall to find out.

I will point out that Mallard was able to time this strip to coincide with the Presidential debates. A feat he was not able to replicate when it came to September 11th, which he completely forgot and/or ignored.

Why do you hate America, Mallard?

Friday, September 28, 2012

That damned Prius

What's Mallard raving about today?

Toyota, Prius Owners

Shorter Mallard Fillmore: Buying fuel-efficient cars and tolerance are both stupid.

Friday, September 23, 2011

Those damned subsidies

What's Mallard raving about today?

Chevy Volt, Government Subsidies.

Remember when Republicans refused to end subsidies to the most profitable companies in the history of the world? And remember how Mallard screeched about Big Government and Federal subsidies during that debate?

Yeah, me neither.

Sunday, July 19, 2009

That damned GPS

What's Mallard raving about today?

Auto Makers, Government.

Mallard is very vocally opposed to the US Government takeover of the Auto Makers.

He's a lot less vocal about our takeover of financial institutions.

Discuss.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

That damned Pontiac

What's Mallard raving about today?

Pontiac, Political Correctness.

For those of us able to read beyond a 4th grade level, "The Politically Correct Police" implies a police force which is scrupulously politically correct.

Those of us able to use the English language beyond a 4th grade level would prefer "The Political Correctness Police" (or PC Police).

All of which is to say that yesterday's panel suddenly makes a lot more sense.

And lest I forget: Ha! Ha! Ha! people are losing their jobs! Hilarious.

Saturday, April 25, 2009

That damned Jimmy

What's Mallard raving about today?

Chevy, Jimmy from the Government

That Mallard Fillmore over there comes with a series of disconnected reference to stuff that bugs Mallard, no joke, and no point.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

That damned Chevrolet

What's Mallard raving about today?

The future, Chevrolet.

Positive: Actually a funny joke today. Reminds me of Stephen Colbert's "Enjoy that joke because you children won't know what a glacier is." (To paraphrase).

Negative: Please tell me I won't still be reading Mallard Fillmore every day in 2012.

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

That damned Dole

What's Mallard raving about today?

Cars. Bob Dole.

Why is the car named after Bob Dole?

May I suggest:
Chevrolet will introduce a line of cars which run on taxpayer money.
For God's sake, Mallard, get an editor and tell them to eliminate at least half of your words every single day.