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Old June 16th 09, 06:06 AM posted to sci.space.policy,sci.space.history
Pat Flannery
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Default OT- Oh, dear God....



Scott Stevenson wrote:
For some bizarre reason, it reminds me of an updated "Homer"
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To me, it looks like a PT Cruiser after it suffered severe radiation
damage during gestation, and was born in a seriously deformed and
mutated state.
You know, three arms on one side, none on the other.
What the hell is the point of putting a tiny spoiler on something that
has the aerodynamic finesse of a giant shoebox?
I'm still trying to figure if I hate the design of this or the Aztek
worse...I think the Aztek might win by a hair, as there is something
_subtlety_ horrifying about it, like in a H.P. Lovecraft story... a
twisted and unwholesome geometry inflicted upon mankind by something
from another dimension where 2+2=Pi.
At least with the Cube the ugliness is all up-front and obvious. You
don't have to sit around and consider "Why would anyone make a split
rear window in a _horizontal_ direction?". When they unveiled the Aztek
the effect on the crowd was very similar to the first time they saw the
"Homer".
First the dead silence...then the disbelief and gasps...then the laughter.
With the Cube, it would just be the laughter followed by a profound
sense of pity for Nissan.
If the Cube is the answer, I shudder to think what the question was. :-D

Pat