As a former crash test dummy, believe me - I know a lot about automobiles. You could say that I know every bend and contour of their frame, in fact. Once you've wrapped one of their steel bodies around your plastic skin, you tend to know a little about their design, structure, and safety.

The other day I was listening to the Dave Ramsey show podcast from MyTMMO. This dude called into the show, up to his corneas in debt. Even though he owed more money than my adoptive dad after a night of blackjack, he had resolved to keep his grubby mitts on his brand new, $600/month, mortgage-on-wheels. The credit cards could go, but the hot wheels were somehow "necessary."

I mean, what's the deal with some people? Does the car make the man? Or does the car break the man?

Of course, Dave told him to sell the freakin' car with a capital NOW! Who knows if the dude took his advice? He seemed a little hesitant to give up his crutch of coolness.

It's people like this that make me glad to just be a dummy, and not a moron.