I'll get to that in a minute, but first, I have a secret. Most folks don't know that I have a secret obsession. Supercars. More specifically, European-bred, Formula One inspired supercars. They are called that for obvious reasons.
Most of the models that fall into this category are unbelievably expensive, mind-blowingly fast, and look more like functional art than a daily driver. They come with horsepower ratings above 500 and top speed ratings that good ol' Amurrikan cars would blush at.
Pictured below is the Lexus LFA. Brand-new, Japanese, and my current choice in the 300,000 dollar range. Performance-wise, there are better, less expensive choices. But I just really like the looks of this car. Smooth. And it's been called an engineer's masterpiece, because of all the gadgets and innovations that have gone into it's 9-year conception.
I get my supercar fix each week by watching Top Gear on BBC America. It's quite possibly the most informative car show, and possibly the funniest show on TV. Three awkward British guys testing cars and trying to completely embarrass each other is hard to beat. Which brings me to the quote.
In a recent episode, they were interviewing their celebrity guest for the week... Mark Wahlberg. He's a car guy, as most celebrities are. The host was asking him about his car collection and emphasized that he owned a Mercedes Brabus. The host then asked Wahlberg, "Doesn't Tom Cruise also own one of those?"
I've never cared much for Mark Wahlberg until this moment. He gave the British guy a "do I look like I care" look and replied:
"I don't really know. We attend different churches. I'm at the one with Jesus."
I blew Mountain Dew and Copenhagen across my living room.
By the way, I'm saving up for this purchase, in case your led to make a donation. I currently need $274,990.00 Thank you for your support.
