# Kids these days.... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 2, 2012, 6:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kids-these-days/220903 "2012-03-02T06:54:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 6:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kids-these-days/220903/1 "2012-03-02T06:54:22Z")
I was going out to dinner last night… I got asked what this was in my car… ![http://i.imgur.com/zWLEc.jpg](http://i.imgur.com/zWLEc.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 6:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kids-these-days/220903/2 "2012-03-02T06:58:09Z")
I don’t follow, what is it? Why are there 6 of them? ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 7:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kids-these-days/220903/3 "2012-03-02T07:00:44Z")
No… asked what it was for as in, they never seen a stick shift car before. ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kids-these-days/220903/4 "2012-03-02T07:12:15Z")
I know, I was kidding myself. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 7:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kids-these-days/220903/5 "2012-03-02T07:14:02Z")
![http://drh2.img.digitalriver.com/DRHM/Storefront/Company/hfmedia/images/product/detail/STM-Sticker_220_.jpg](http://drh2.img.digitalriver.com/DRHM/Storefront/Company/hfmedia/images/product/detail/STM-Sticker_220_.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![pirite](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pirite/32/5308_2.png) [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 7:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kids-these-days/220903/6 "2012-03-02T07:14:40Z")
:picard: ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 7:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kids-these-days/220903/7 "2012-03-02T07:25:42Z")
Did you show them the video.😉 ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 8:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kids-these-days/220903/8 "2012-03-02T08:43:15Z")
It’s obviously for switching tracks on your iPod. ---
**Author:** ![jt76](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jt76/32/5100_2.png) [@jt76](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jt76)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 8:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kids-these-days/220903/9 "2012-03-02T08:55:07Z")
I’m assuming this was a female? ---
**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 9:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kids-these-days/220903/10 "2012-03-02T09:08:22Z")
What’s wrong with your car? Why can’t it change its own gears? It’s a shame couldn’t afford the transmission that shifts for you… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 9:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kids-these-days/220903/11 "2012-03-02T09:20:15Z")
Why do you keep moving it around? SIDE NOTE: WAY too many of my male friends have no idea how to drive a manual. It’s sickening. ---
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 9:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kids-these-days/220903/12 "2012-03-02T09:37:06Z")
Get new friends. ---
**Author:** ![yamba6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yamba6/32/5161_2.png) [@yamba6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamba6)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kids-these-days/220903/13 "2012-03-02T09:38:44Z")
Whats the “R” stand for? ---
**Author:** ![quadturbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7bcc69/32.png) [@quadturbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/quadturbo)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 9:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kids-these-days/220903/14 "2012-03-02T09:45:27Z")
> [@yamba6](#): > > Whats the “R” stand for? ride ---
**Author:** ![Xander](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xander/32/7597_2.png) [@Xander](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xander)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 9:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kids-these-days/220903/15 "2012-03-02T09:57:48Z")
> [@yamba6](#): > > Whats the “R” stand for? Racing! X… ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kids-these-days/220903/16 "2012-03-02T10:08:01Z")
The more I read, the sadder I get. When I got to the “it’s too bad you couldn’t afford a transmission that shifts for itself one” I felt like: ![http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd75/jsears77/not_live_planet.png](http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd75/jsears77/not_live_planet.png) ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kids-these-days/220903/17 "2012-03-02T10:24:36Z")
> [@yamba6](#): > > Whats the “R” stand for? Rape! The car should always be in Rape mode. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 10:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kids-these-days/220903/18 "2012-03-02T10:25:49Z")
> [@livin4hockey](#): > > Get new friends. Tell me about it! ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kids-these-days/220903/19 "2012-03-02T10:32:40Z")
how much karma did you get out of this ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kids-these-days/220903/20 "2012-03-02T11:17:16Z")
> **[On the way to dinner last night, I got asked what this was in my car..... •...](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/qeg0a/on_the_way_to_dinner_last_night_i_got_asked_what/)** > > 1554 points and 3576 comments so far on reddit Best quote so far: “Best way to not get your car stolen in the U.S.” I learned the real reason why we interchange “manual” and “standard” is that when cars were starting out, the standard option was the “manual transmission”. Not manual doesn’t really work too well since automatic comes standard. I also learned that if you say “I drive stick” in the UK, people think you are the catcher in a gay partnership. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kids-these-days/220903.md?page=2)