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Wednesday, September 26, 2007 11:33 AM

This "clean" category obviously can be taken several ways

When I heard the category for "must be clean" I immediately thought about someone who cleans up after themselves - aka, not a slob. I know a lot of people who are slobs, they leave their clothes around, they have leftovers sitting on their coffee table, etc. I couldn't live with someone who didn't have any concept of organization.

But obviously the writer immediately thought "oral sex" in relation to cleanliness, and Cary didn't address any other thing "clean" might mean. These 60% of men obviously don't want a woman who doesn't menstrate, that's just silly. I doubt most of them immediately thought about sex at all when answering this question - eHarmony isn't a pick-up site, it's to match partners for life.

Other readers think these men want someone to clean up after them. I have to say that's a bit extreme. These men probably just don't want to have to clean up after someone else. It's pretty sexist to say all men are slobs unless a woman cleans up after them.

Wednesday, July 2, 2008 09:25 AM

What are these commenters smoking?

Why are so many people saying the Yaris or Civic gets equal or better gas mileage than the smart? I know I haven't been in a math class in a while, but I know that 33mpg city (smart) is better than 26, 28, and 29mpg (Civic, Fit, Yaris respectfully).

While it's probably right that a Japanese engine in the smart would probably fare better in mpg, it's an outright lie to suggest the other cars get better mileage.

There's another reason to look at smart, and that is the manufacturing process which is like no other. The goal is to create a more sustainable car with over 95% of the vehicle recyclable, and a low-waste manufacturing facility.

Also keep in mind that we're looking at gen 1 cars in the States while abroad they're already rolling out micro hybrid versions.

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