No wonder I woke up saying Fahvergnuhgen

No wonder I woke up saying Fahvergnuhgen

Chattanooga's getting a Volkswagen plant:

Volkswagen AG will build an automobile assembly plant in Chattanooga, officials said today.

Europe’s biggest automaker said it will put a nearly $1 billion investment in Chattanooga’s Enterprise South Industrial Park.

The plant is expected to create 2,000 jobs. It is expected to open in 2011.

Yeah. The jobs are great for the area--as much as anybody, I don't want to have to turn cousins in for the prison bounty, yelling that "they got this'cheer depression on--I got to do for me an' mine!" So, jobs for the economy? Fahvergnuhgen.

There is one caveat. I do not want talking cars in the area.



That car is creepy. Also, it is more charming than I am.

The former I can deal with. You should see my family.

The latter? That's rough.

Sure, I reckon you could say "be more charming."

But I think it's simply more pragmatic to outlaw talking, sentient automobiles.

Unless, of course, they come from Cybertron.

As it is, the overwhelming majority of volkswagens do not come from Cybertron. They come Germany, and here soon, Chattanooga. Not Cybertron.

No sentient cars. It's a slippery slope. First, you make talking, thinking cars. Next, this happens:



So. No.

No talking cars.

Unless you want Lion singing the Transformers theme at Riverbend next year....