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Blip: I Guess It's Not The Bean After All
Blip: I Guess It's Not The Bean After All-April 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:12:13

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Well, damn. I guess this proves it. Looks like Ford named the Pinto after the horse, not the bean. Huh. I could have sworn it was for the bean. Looks like I owe that guy at the car show I got into a screaming, crying, chair-throwing argument with an apology.

And a new windshield.

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