http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/4/24/17392/4875 Preliminary reports suggest that this year, for the first time, <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070424/ap_on_bi_ge/japan_toyota_gm">Toyota's worldwide sales</a> will top that of US automaker General Motors, prompting our own <A HREF="http://www.treesandthings.com/user/tomc">tomc</A> to offer up our headline by reinterpreting Charles Wilson's oft-quoted <A HREF="http://www.bartleby.com/59/18/whatsgoodfo2.html">phrase</A> "What’s good for the country is good for General Motors, and vice versa" (which <A en-us Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:09:34 EST Wed, 16 May 2007 09:22:29 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/4/24/17392/4875#16 <a href="http://porno.villasite.net/absolutPIPEUSE/">r1</a> <a href="http://porno.villasite.net/jeunesalopePIPEUSE/">r2</a> <a href="http://porno.villasite.net/adultePIPEUSE/">r3</a> <a href="http://porno.villasite.net/aimePIPEUSE/">r4</a> <a href="http:// Wed, 16 May 2007 09:22:29 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/4/24/17392/4875#15 The times I commuted with public transit on a consistent basis were the happiest periods of my life. Taking the bus or the subway made me feel like I was actively doing something and that I was connected to my fellow commuters. I felt more independent and Thu, 3 May 2007 00:39:16 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/4/24/17392/4875#14    I've owned a car once- a '71 Dodge Dart that I got for $100- but seeing that I never learned how to drive, it gathered dust. Been lucky, I guess, in that I've never had to commute more than three miles for work. Sadly, it's because I've been s Wed, 2 May 2007 18:04:28 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/4/24/17392/4875#13 I mean like, really, really hold it tight to keep it from flipping back and forth in either direction like a dying fish...not like just kinda keeping your hands there so it doesn't slowly veer in one direction. Tue, 1 May 2007 22:59:30 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/4/24/17392/4875#12 <i>The Ford Taurus, you had to hold the steering wheel to keep it steady </i><p> Dude, you should always hold on to the steering wheel while driving. Tue, 1 May 2007 14:51:05 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/4/24/17392/4875#11 I've only ever had American cars as rentals and based on that, I would never in a million years pay even $5 for one. The Ford Taurus, you had to hold the steering wheel to keep it steady and I felt like I was driving in a box of tinfoil on a wooden log. I Tue, 1 May 2007 14:43:00 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/4/24/17392/4875#10 I've owned a Ford, a Jeep, a Hyundai, and a Honda. I've also had a Ford and a Chevrolet given to me to use long-term, i.e., company cars.<p> I'll never buy American again. Tue, 1 May 2007 13:26:21 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/4/24/17392/4875#9 I own a car.  I never wanted to own a car.  I bought my first car when I was 30 years old.  Insurance companies didn't want to touch me, because even though I had a clean driving record, it was unusual for a guy to not own a car  (and t Mon, 30 Apr 2007 23:29:56 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/4/24/17392/4875#8 correction or whatever Mon, 30 Apr 2007 01:33:48 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/4/24/17392/4875#7 Since we're 4 days in with 6 comments -- do you own a car and if so, what car and do you like it? <p> Let me poison the response pool by reiterating that the only cars more devilish to my commute time than GMs are camries. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 01:33:00 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/4/24/17392/4875#6 While I don't know the details of their business, the football team is chaired by William Clay Ford, Sr. while the car company is chaired by William Clay Ford, Jr. I don't know if the funding for the team is dependent upon the company or the money that Sr. Fri, 27 Apr 2007 02:38:17 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/4/24/17392/4875#5 Of course, US automakers have been concentrating on SUVs while Toyota has been concentrating on more sensible vehicles.  While that in itself may be a virtue for Toyota, the business angle is trying to predict when one trend gains serious momentum and Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:42:47 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/4/24/17392/4875#4 The team is owned by the Ford family or the Ford corporation? Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:12:58 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/4/24/17392/4875#3 The Detroit Lions are owned by the Ford family of Ford Motor Company. They've been unable to spend much because of the falling fortunes of the car company. Mostly, though, they've sucked because (as virtually everyone in football agrees) Matt Millen is one Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:54:36 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/4/24/17392/4875#2 Okay, I give up. What has football got to do with the economy? Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:58:15 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/4/24/17392/4875#1 What's saddest just may be how much of the American economy is resting on Matt Millen not screwing up the Detroit Lions draft this Sunday. We're <b><i>SO</i></b> fucked. Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:27:43 EST string http://www.treesandthings.com/search/