Shafts, trannies, and lube—oh my!
May. 8th, 2008 02:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
trinityofoneHere at the auto enthusiast magazine collective where I work, I like to play a little game called “Car copy or gay porn?” For example, take the following selections:
1. It’s still a good idea to periodically lube any and all moving parts… Lube the jack up with a good penetrating oil, but anything form vegetable oil to moly-based lube works well.
2. The heads are straddled by an Edelbrock Air Gap manifold humping a Holley 830-cfm double-pumper.
3. The install isn't too bad since the output shaft slides into a fixed bore of the Ranger. There's no need to hold the tranny for extended periods of time while you wiggle and persuade the input shaft to clear the clutch disc and pilot bearing.
If you guessed, “they’re all gay porn!”, then as far as I’m concerned, you’re correct!
What I don’t understand is how magazines that, judging from the content, might as well be called Trannies and Lube Enthusiasts Monthly can also contain shit like this:
If you’re one of those fruity guys still wearing sandals on the trail…
However, if you’re too much of a pantywaist to jack up a Hi-Lift’s 4,660-pound capacity…
Sorry girls, it’s not just us. We sent readers to a poll at [website] to get the lowdown. The word is out. We had 58-percent of the U.S. say the Womb Raider is the most girly-wuss Jeep model. However, there were a few states where the majority thought it was manly. Unfortunately for you two Idaho and Colorado are not them. Geez, even limp-wristed California and Massachusetts polled it as a puss-Jeep!
Every time I see blatant sexism or homophobia like this, I ask them to change it, but since I am a no-power copy editor, every time I get shot down. ARGH. Aggressively heterosexual male coworkers, I fail to understand you. You keep this up and I will cease to wear boobalicious tops. DON’T MAKE ME IMPLEMENT A CLEAVAGE EMBARGO.
1. It’s still a good idea to periodically lube any and all moving parts… Lube the jack up with a good penetrating oil, but anything form vegetable oil to moly-based lube works well.
2. The heads are straddled by an Edelbrock Air Gap manifold humping a Holley 830-cfm double-pumper.
3. The install isn't too bad since the output shaft slides into a fixed bore of the Ranger. There's no need to hold the tranny for extended periods of time while you wiggle and persuade the input shaft to clear the clutch disc and pilot bearing.
If you guessed, “they’re all gay porn!”, then as far as I’m concerned, you’re correct!
What I don’t understand is how magazines that, judging from the content, might as well be called Trannies and Lube Enthusiasts Monthly can also contain shit like this:
If you’re one of those fruity guys still wearing sandals on the trail…
However, if you’re too much of a pantywaist to jack up a Hi-Lift’s 4,660-pound capacity…
Sorry girls, it’s not just us. We sent readers to a poll at [website] to get the lowdown. The word is out. We had 58-percent of the U.S. say the Womb Raider is the most girly-wuss Jeep model. However, there were a few states where the majority thought it was manly. Unfortunately for you two Idaho and Colorado are not them. Geez, even limp-wristed California and Massachusetts polled it as a puss-Jeep!
Every time I see blatant sexism or homophobia like this, I ask them to change it, but since I am a no-power copy editor, every time I get shot down. ARGH. Aggressively heterosexual male coworkers, I fail to understand you. You keep this up and I will cease to wear boobalicious tops. DON’T MAKE ME IMPLEMENT A CLEAVAGE EMBARGO.
