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« on: October 09, 2009, 03:29:48 PM »
http://www.france24.com/en/20091009-business-auto-industry-china-usa-tengzhong-acquire-general-motors-hummer-brand-deal-sale

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« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2009, 04:54:48 PM »
are they even tall enough to use it?
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« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2009, 05:15:52 PM »
Oh noes. The evil foreigners are taking over.
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« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2009, 06:51:03 PM »
So they're buying up a brand that sells to men who have small penises and money? Given China's growing economy, it makes one wonder why GM didn't think to sell Hummers there in the first place.
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« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2009, 06:13:38 AM »
Quote from: jmfcst on October 09, 2009, 04:54:48 PM
are they even tall enough to use it?

Most Chinese I know are huge.  Of course those are mostly quite rich.
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« Reply #5 on: October 10, 2009, 02:45:04 PM »
Like the Japanese buying the Rockefeller Center in the late 1980s.
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« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2009, 11:47:59 AM »
Quote from: SE Judicial Overlord John Dibble on October 09, 2009, 06:51:03 PM
So they're buying up a brand that sells to men who have small penises and money?

First time I've heard racism coming from you.
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« Reply #7 on: October 11, 2009, 06:54:09 PM »
Not a bad buy...
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« Reply #8 on: October 11, 2009, 06:59:52 PM »
« Edited: October 11, 2009, 07:01:32 PM by Flyers2010 »
People think this is great?  Wow, a vehicle that may have military implications we sell to the Chinese.  Makes sense! Tongue

We do need to build our military-industrial complex considering we have 2 wars and our economy's in the crapper.  This is quite disturbing actually.
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« Reply #9 on: October 11, 2009, 07:26:50 PM »
Quote from: Beet on October 11, 2009, 11:47:59 AM
Quote from: SE Judicial Overlord John Dibble on October 09, 2009, 06:51:03 PM
So they're buying up a brand that sells to men who have small penises and money?

First time I've heard racism coming from you.

Don't take it seriously.
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« Reply #10 on: October 11, 2009, 07:39:48 PM »
Quote from: SE Judicial Overlord John Dibble on October 09, 2009, 06:51:03 PM
So they're buying up a brand that sells to men who have small penises and money?

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« Reply #11 on: October 12, 2009, 06:34:20 PM »
Quote from: Flyers2010 on October 11, 2009, 06:59:52 PM
People think this is great?  Wow, a vehicle that may have military implications we sell to the Chinese.  Makes sense! Tongue

We do need to build our military-industrial complex considering we have 2 wars and our economy's in the crapper.  This is quite disturbing actually.

This is an interesting perspective.
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« Reply #12 on: October 13, 2009, 03:25:39 AM »
I bought a hummer just the other day myself.  Har har.
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« Reply #13 on: October 13, 2009, 07:43:55 AM »
Quote from: opebo on October 13, 2009, 03:25:39 AM
I bought a hummer just the other day myself.  Har har.

They have roads in Thailand? Tongue
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« Reply #14 on: October 13, 2009, 11:48:38 AM »
Quote from: Senator North Carolina Yankee on October 12, 2009, 06:34:20 PM
Quote from: Flyers2010 on October 11, 2009, 06:59:52 PM
People think this is great?  Wow, a vehicle that may have military implications we sell to the Chinese.  Makes sense! Tongue

We do need to build our military-industrial complex considering we have 2 wars and our economy's in the crapper.  This is quite disturbing actually.

This is an interesting perspective.

How so?  I'm far from a neo-con, but I don't want to sell things with military implications to foreign powers especially the Chinese.
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« Reply #15 on: October 13, 2009, 12:30:51 PM »
« Edited: October 13, 2009, 12:35:43 PM by opebo »
Quote from: Senator North Carolina Yankee on October 13, 2009, 07:43:55 AM
Quote from: opebo on October 13, 2009, 03:25:39 AM
I bought a hummer just the other day myself.  Har har.

They have roads in Thailand? Tongue

Yeah, the Thai road and highway system is generally better than in my own home state of Missouri:



Here's a map I made of the really big (similar to Interstate) inter-provincial highways, though it should be noted there are many, many more four lane limited access freeways all over the country, not just these main routes:



Mittrapap is the old Friendship Highway originally built by the Americans during Vietnam War to both supply their airbases and help to develop/pacify the northeast of Thailand.
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« Reply #16 on: October 13, 2009, 02:51:52 PM »
Quote from: opebo on October 13, 2009, 12:30:51 PM
Quote from: Senator North Carolina Yankee on October 13, 2009, 07:43:55 AM
Quote from: opebo on October 13, 2009, 03:25:39 AM
I bought a hummer just the other day myself.  Har har.

They have roads in Thailand? Tongue

Yeah, the Thai road and highway system is generally better than in my own home state of Missouri:



Here's a map I made of the really big (similar to Interstate) inter-provincial highways, though it should be noted there are many, many more four lane limited access freeways all over the country, not just these main routes:



Mittrapap is the old Friendship Highway originally built by the Americans during Vietnam War to both supply their airbases and help to develop/pacify the northeast of Thailand.



Never actually been on Thai roads but I have flown through Bangkok multiple times. From the air their road system seemed very well developed and I was pretty impressed.
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« Reply #17 on: October 13, 2009, 05:37:26 PM »
Oh noes! The Chinese have bought a brand that sells ridiculously oversized gas guzzling military looky vehicles!!!! Let's call the Letting Foreigners buy Murican Brands is UnMurican Squad!!!!
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« Reply #18 on: October 13, 2009, 05:45:07 PM »
Quote from: jmfcst on October 09, 2009, 04:54:48 PM
are they even tall enough to use it?
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« Reply #19 on: October 13, 2009, 06:16:36 PM »
Quote from: Flyers2010 on October 13, 2009, 11:48:38 AM
Quote from: Senator North Carolina Yankee on October 12, 2009, 06:34:20 PM
Quote from: Flyers2010 on October 11, 2009, 06:59:52 PM
People think this is great?  Wow, a vehicle that may have military implications we sell to the Chinese.  Makes sense! Tongue

We do need to build our military-industrial complex considering we have 2 wars and our economy's in the crapper.  This is quite disturbing actually.

This is an interesting perspective.

How so?  I'm far from a neo-con, but I don't want to sell things with military implications to foreign powers especially the Chinese.

I just meant that it was an important point that in mentioning everything from
"let them have it" to "the chinese have tiny dicks" was forgotten. Smiley
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