Last Call- Battle of the Sexes Edition

By Robert Emslie May 9, 2011
12 thoughts on “Last Call- Battle of the Sexes Edition”
  1. In an absolutely inappropriate and sexist comment, "Shouldn't the colors be switched?"

    1. Especially in a Volvo…
      (And hm.. when my old '94 850 Turbo and I were in an accident and the airbags popped (only front airbags in that year), they were both a calming shade of beige, nicely matching the interior.)
      (And if you've ever had the experience of being punched in the face by an airbag, really, it's no fun.)

      1. Absolutely, like when the cruise control switches in my '95 F-150 snapped off, scratching up my wrists. Those '90s' Ford airbags were legendary for dishing out a wallop.

  2. General Motors Introduces New Instant-Win Airbags
    (from The Onion when it was occasionally really darkly funny way back in 1996)
    http://www.theonion.com/articles/general-motors-i
    <img src="http://media.theonion.com/images/articles/article/1103/onion_news2622_jpg_250x1000_q85.jpg&quot; alt="You" are="" not="" a="" winner!="">
    "Auto accidents have never been so exciting," said GM vice-president of marketing Roger Jenkins, who expects the contest to boost 1997 sales significantly. "When you play the new GM Instant Win Airbag Game, your next fatal collision could mean a trip for two to Super Bowl XXXI in New Orleans. Or a year's worth of free Mobil gasoline."

  3. Can't remember where I heard it but maybe some comedian said something like "people would drive a whole lot more carefully if there weren't airbags but instead a big rusty spike sticking out from the steering wheel." Still, it would probably only work in most cases.

  4. I will not make a Subaru joke.
    I will not make a Subaru joke.
    I will not make a Subaru joke.
    I will not make a Subaru joke.
    I will not make a Subaru joke…

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