... on Betty White

My favorite quote of the day comes from my lovely friend Bart in France. We were discussing people being liked in spite of their looks, solely because of their personalities. I often argue it's only ever my personality that gets me dates (and that theory is pretty much what I believe most of the time). He seems to feel that if someone dates you, it automatically means that person thinks you're aesthetically "hot," so there's really no such thing as the statement "she's got a really great personality" leading to a date. Why? Well, it's logical:

"Betty White has personality, but nobody's trying to go down on her."

I don't know if I'm supposed to be comforted ... or feel bad for Betty White.

Unfortunate Craigslist ad of the day

Because Craigslist ads are not perma-links, I will simply re-post the ad I saw in the "cars and trucks for sale" section:

Headline:

Manual trany lessons .....stick shift training - $1 (Astoria)

Body:

Call Ferrari Driving School
Stick shift lessons every day for cheap for beginners and advance drivers.
Going for vacation and you can't get automatic cars ....
Want to buy real sport car .... m3 m6 370z between others...
Need to learn for a job position..
Wants to start CDL career .....
Call now profesional instructors waiting for you!


I have several questions (of course, only if we're really taking this all the way and reading this as not really car related):

1. What is the difference between a "manual" tranny and your everyday variety? Is that like pre-op vs. post-op?

2. What is the difference between advanced and beginner in terms of "operators" (I guess the question is, "What sets the men apart from the boys")?

3. Is "profesional" with just one "s" slightly less professional than regular "professional," but still above amateur?

I also have a statement: I wholeheartedly agree that when you're on vacation, and your inhibitions are slightly decreased, you may be more likely to experiment with a "manual trany" than in other scenarios.