YSaC, Vol. 1661: Where it’s gone now, I can’t see.

2014 February 5

Volkswagen Beetle


1999 Volkswagen Beetle Bug. Great heater and good in snow.
( I can send pics of passenger side but it pretty much looks the same)

You THINK you’re being funny. I’m going to steal your car and replace it with a giant inflatable badger. See how funny you are in six months when the snow melts and you discover your car is gone.

Thanks for the post, Gwen!

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  1. 2014 February 5
    meeshybee permalink

    For sale: Igloo. Portable in summer.

    Adores: 11
  2. 2014 February 5
    CapnMac permalink

    [Sir David Attenborough voice]”Here, we see the rare and elusive snow dung beetle in it’s natural habitat. It is extremely rare, as snow has almost no nutritional value, and is only available part of the year. Further, human beings often dig it out of the snow balls the beetle-bug so carefully crafts. In response to this, robbed of its snow, the bug often then rusts.”

    Adores: 19
    • 2014 February 5
      meeshybee permalink

      You are more dedicated (educated? …deducated!) than I. I couldn’t remember how to spell “Attenborough” so I had to go with something else.

      Adores: 8
      • 2014 February 5
        MissMommyNiceNice permalink

        Obviously you don’t reference Attenborough enough or autocorrect would remember it for you.

        Adores: 3
        • 2014 February 5
          Windrose permalink

          “Attention borrowers.” Didn’t work.

          Adores: 7
  3. 2014 February 5

    It’s so rare that a Sparky/Sparkette will capture such detail in the pictures they submit with their ads.

    Well played, master photographer.

    Well played, indeed.

    Adores: 14
    • 2014 February 5
      nojazzhere permalink

      (I can send pics of passenger side but it pretty much looks the same)

      “pretty much looks the same” ?????? Now I do want to see the other side….I never would have thought about questioning the condition of the other side, until you inadvertently suggested there might be some inconsistency. This now begs the question….”what IS actually under that pile of snow?”…….

      Adores: 8
  4. 2014 February 5

    I can park it in the garage with the shy chair.

    Adores: 8
    • 2014 February 5
      meeshybee permalink

      Why would you need to? It has a great heater!

      Adores: 4
      • 2014 February 5
        One Moving Violation permalink

        Everybody wants a great heater. But if you play a good game of Fizbin…

        Adores: 3
  5. 2014 February 5
    MissMommyNiceNice permalink

    Snow covered black punch buggy! No punch backs!

    This means you, Windy! Punchity punch!

    Adores: 11
    • 2014 February 5
      Windrose permalink

      *pout* I never get to have any fun!

      Wait, yes I do.

      Adores: 8
    • 2014 February 5
      Windrose permalink

      Ow! Hey, you hit me! (Sorry, it’s been a slow morning.)

      Adores: 2
  6. 2014 February 5
    meeshybee permalink

    Sparky 1: “What happens now?”

    Sparky 2: “Now Not.A.Lion, [Corey], and I wait until nightfall and then leap out of the beetle-bug, taking the French Canadians by surprise. Not only by surprise, but totally unarmed!”

    Sparky 1: “Who leaps out?”

    Sparky 2: “Not.A.Lion, [Corey], and I… leap out of the beetle-bug… and, uh… um, look. If we build a large snow covered badger…”

    Adores: 9
    • 2014 February 5
      Windrose permalink

      RUN AWAY!!!!

      Adores: 3
      • 2014 February 5

        Dammit! I just used my last Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch!

        Adores: 8
        • 2014 February 5
          MissMommyNiceNice permalink

          Go away or I will taunt you a second time!

          Adores: 5
        • 2014 February 5

          Bring me a shrubbery!

          Adores: 9
      • 2014 February 5
        One Moving Violation permalink

        The owner was a hamster and the beetle smells of elderberries.

        Adores: 11
        • 2014 February 5
          MissMommyNiceNice permalink

          It’s a very viscous beetle bug with sharp pointy teeth!

          Adores: 5
      • 2014 February 5
        meeshybee permalink

        This is beautiful you guys. The volume and range of these Monty Python references is truly moving. I think I may have found a home here.

        On second thought, maybe not. ‘Tis a silly place.

        Adores: 6
        • 2014 February 5
          MissMommyNiceNice permalink

          But we have a ministry for that!

          Adores: 2
        • 2014 February 6
          Irregular Fractal permalink

          No no, this is chicanery. You want frivolity, room 12A, next door.

          Adores: 4
        • 2014 February 6
          nojazzhere permalink

          IF….are you trying to argue????? (Well, that’s down the hall, second door on your left…)

          Adores: 4
  7. 2014 February 5
    P-Rex permalink

    I prefer the Datsun Honey Bee. The Volkswagen Beetle Bug tastes a bit too tinny.

    Adores: 4
  8. 2014 February 5
    Ralph permalink

    Due to lovely Rita, It’s been a hard day’s night for a day tripper like this, but fortunately here comes the sun, so we can work it out. I should have known better, but I saw her standing there, and want to take her on a magical mystery tour, but right now she’s gong nowhere, man. Now I’ve got a ticket to ride, so I’ll go on a long and winding road. Baby you can drive my car.

    Wait — it says BEETLE. Never mind. I’ll just let it commit insecticide.

    Adores: 10
    • 2014 February 5
      MissMommyNiceNice permalink

      Totally appropriate for the Beatle Invasion anniversary! Have you been listening to WXPN?

      Adores: 1
    • 2014 February 5
      nojazzhere permalink

      Ralph….this would have been terrific–EXCEPT–you messed up with the “she’s gong nowhere, man”….gong?

      We blew it, Billy…..

      note to MissMommy…”Have you been listening to WXPN?”….no, I’ve been listening to the voices in my head…since1964.

      Adores: 4
      • 2014 February 5
        MissMommyNiceNice permalink

        Me too, since 1977. However, one of the greatest public radio stations in the US – WXPN, out of the University of Pennsylvania, has been playing awesome tributes all day!

        Adores: 3
        • 2014 February 5
          nojazzhere permalink

          Well, better late than never M2N2….welcome to the fold.

          I vividly recall that Sunday evening in February watching Ed Sullivan at my grandparents’…my life changed forever…the world was changed forever…
          but…whatever…

          Adores: 4
  9. 2014 February 5
    MissMommyNiceNice permalink

    Slow day today. Isn’t anyone else experiencing #icepocalypse? Or are you all out of power? Stay warm, popsicles!

    Adores: 2
    • 2014 February 5
      One Moving Violation permalink

      -18 degrees F here.

      Adores: 2
    • 2014 February 5
      Windrose permalink

      It got down to 48 degrees F this morning! Brrrr! California winter is brutal! Have to wait until noon to catch some waves, dude.

      Adores: 4
      • 2014 February 5
        MissMommyNiceNice permalink

        It’s surprisingly warm here in the ice world. Although giant chunks of ice keep raining down from above. Good Ol’ York, Pa took a big brunt of this storm. Although we are lucky enough to be I the same power grid as the substation so we’re good.

        Adores: 1
        • 2014 February 5
          meeshybee permalink

          My parents are on the same grid as the main hospital. We always evac over there!

          Adores: 1
      • 2014 February 5

        We need rain up here, y’all. Please package up some of your snow and send it our way.

        Edit: That would be the West Coast, Northern California. Thought directions would be appropriate.

        Adores: 2
        • 2014 February 6
          MissMommyNiceNice permalink

          My SIL posted some pics of rain in San Francisco the other day, but certainly not enough to alleviate the drought 🙁

          Adores: 1
    • 2014 February 5
      SilvaNoir permalink

      I was busy shoveling. My yard/driveway/street looks almost exactly like Sparky’s pictures.

      Adores: 2
    • 2014 February 5
      meeshybee permalink

      We had our freak ice storm last week. First time in my (literally) 30 years living here that we’ve ever had one. Shut the place down for 2 1/2 days. We get snow once every decade or so, but ice? That’s jus’ unnat’ral!

      Sending you all mid 60’sF thoughts!

      Adores: 1
  10. 2014 February 5

    good in snow.

    It sure is in snow. But I don’t think that’s a good thing.

    Adores: 6

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