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I just fiddled around with a drawing I put together in Photoshop, Doug, until it looked like I wanted it to, then I made four different icons from it that do different things (blink, wiggle ears, etc.)
My face is easy to caricature.
My face is easy to caricature.
AAAAAHHHHAAAAAA!!! Thats awsome, Tomas you are so the man!
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Cars represent wealth, position, and status only to those that car that much about possession. Unfortunately thats a trend in society.
Granted generally speaking the type or car you drive can reflect how "much" you have in terms of money, however it doesnt always and shouldn't be considered a tool to judge someone by.
With that said, i hope you didnt lease the car because leasing sucks. Spend all that money and you don't own it, i also hope you didn't get the car just to make yourself feel important. that would be sad. hahah
Granted generally speaking the type or car you drive can reflect how "much" you have in terms of money, however it doesnt always and shouldn't be considered a tool to judge someone by.
With that said, i hope you didnt lease the car because leasing sucks. Spend all that money and you don't own it, i also hope you didn't get the car just to make yourself feel important. that would be sad. hahah
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Car as a representation of wealth is NOT something that the truly wealthy generally buy into.
When I lived in NJ, one of the towns nearby had houses that averaged in the three million dollar range. Something that always amazed me was that they weren't driving new Cadillacs, Lincolns, Rolls Royces, etc., but mostly older, very reliable cars - Mercedes, Volvos, Toyotas and assorted SUVs...
It's the classic "middle class" or less folks (or the very insecure) that feel the need to do the ostentatious display to prove they are well off (it doesn't, it generally proves the opposite).
Anyone actually interested in that sort of thing should pick up "Class" by Paul Fussell. I first read it in 1984, and I think this is my 6th copy of the book that I have now. (I've loaned out/given it to many people.) Rather than trying to explain it, here's an excellent commenttary about it.
http://wesclark.com/am/class.html
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When I lived in NJ, one of the towns nearby had houses that averaged in the three million dollar range. Something that always amazed me was that they weren't driving new Cadillacs, Lincolns, Rolls Royces, etc., but mostly older, very reliable cars - Mercedes, Volvos, Toyotas and assorted SUVs...
It's the classic "middle class" or less folks (or the very insecure) that feel the need to do the ostentatious display to prove they are well off (it doesn't, it generally proves the opposite).
Anyone actually interested in that sort of thing should pick up "Class" by Paul Fussell. I first read it in 1984, and I think this is my 6th copy of the book that I have now. (I've loaned out/given it to many people.) Rather than trying to explain it, here's an excellent commenttary about it.
http://wesclark.com/am/class.html
The "Category X" folks are the absolute most fun, trust me.
Tom
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Originally Posted by killerxromances
.... i hope you didnt lease the car because leasing sucks. Spend all that money and you don't own it, i also hope you didn't get the car just to make yourself feel important. that would be sad. hahah
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