The Goose Conceived, written and published by Students of Sunapee Middle High School, Up-

perclassman Honors English Class.

SUNAPEE MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL Volume 5, Issue 3

Inside

Toyota? Chevy? 7

Patriots? Steelers? 8

Clubs:

Service Club 2

Worker Space 4

Homework by the

Hours 9

What the heck is Lyla

doing ? 3

Some

Facts

About

Chihuahuas

The world’s smallest

dog.

Relative to body size,

Chihuahuas have the

largest brain in the dog

world.

Named after a north-

ern state in Mexico.

Do not normally wear

sombreros

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Sunapee is known as an

academic school—currently

ranked 3rd in the state by US

News and World Report. Suna-

pee students are expected to do

their homework, and get good

grades on top of all the extra-

curricular activities that they do.

In the interest of making their

classes rigorous, teachers may

not always take into considera-

tion all of the other homework

their colleagues assign, or the

extra-curriculars that students

Continued on page 9

The Impact of Homework

Mock Trial: “Supreme”

This year, the SMHS Mock Trial team

came in third (only bested by two teams from

world-renown, Phillips Exeter), in the prestigious,

state-wide, Mock Trial competition. Advisor, Mr.

Klingerman noted that SMHS beat out schools

like St. Paul’s, Bishop Guertin, and Derryfield, and

placed first for public schools, beating large-

school teams from Pinkerton, Manchester Central

and Souhegan. Our own Sean Moynihan was vot-

ed a top attorney. So what makes our tiny rural

school such a contender?

If you have been in the high school hall-

way on a Thursday after school, you have surely

seen a couple of very professional-looking adults

making their way to Mr. Klingerman’s room. Be-

cause they appear on the days that correspond to

the announcements for Mock Trial, you probably

assume that they are attorneys. Indeed, they are.

Dan Connolly and Lucy Rooney of Connolly Law

Offices, New London have been volunteering legal

advice to SMHS’s Mock Trial team for over six

years. Continued on pg. 9

You Ask...Athena Listens... Dear Athena… Continued from page 11

Dear, Athena

Hi Athena. (I just want to say how much I love your material—it really helps me “connect the dots” in my life…) So I want to establish

a communist regime in my local neighborhood, but Karen on the corner with the two jerk dogs says no. What do I do to convince my

neighborhood to establish communism?

Ours truly, Karl Marx’s Disciples

Dear, Karl Marx’s Disciples

Hey Karl Marx’s Disciples, I’m sorry you can’t establish a government system that has single-handedly been its own downfall every

single time it’s been used. Since we now live in the 21st century, anyone that is open to the idea of communism is deemed as “trash”

and as some gen z kids like to say, “a complete waste of oxygen.” The point is, people

are telling you “no” for a reason. The chances of a teenage Joseph Stalin being assas-

sinated in his/her own house are low, but never zero. So you know, keep that in mind

before you take people’s power and freedom away from them. See, the thing about

freedom is that, well, people like it. I don’t know if you can understand that, but I

don’t think I should have to elaborate. And I should know, my country established

democracy thousands of years ago. So, I would say um, don’t establish communism if

you don’t want to die before you can legally drink. Also, if you just can’t suppress your

urge to have complete power over everyone’s lives, leave the country. Go to North

Korea or some other communist country. I’m sure ol’ Kim would just absolutely love

to have some competition for his place of power. And I bet he’d just love to starve

one more person. Then maybe after all of it is said and done, you’ll appreciate the freedom you have HERE a little more.

From your pro-democracy friend, Athena

Dear Athena,

There has been something very troubling on my mind for the past few days.

We don’t know for sure whether or not dogs can talk. Therefore, my dog might be able to talk, but just hides it from me. I haven’t

slept in three days since I’ve been following my dog around and monitoring him to see if he truly does speak. So my question for you

is, how do I get my dog to talk to me?

From A Sleep Deprived Dog Enthusiast

Dear Sleep Deprived Dog Enthusiast,

Man, first off get some sleep. Second, enroll in one of those doggo and me classes

and do some of those bonding exercises. Get your dog to trust you even more

than he already does. I mean cause without you he’d probs starve. And nobody

wants that. But build a level of trust with your B1G B01 so he will have no prob-

lem telling you his secret. Eventually, in time, your dog should speak to you. In

what language, I have no idea. English? Spanish? Maybe he’s bilingual. Only time

will tell. Also, tell your dog that I love him. All doggos are best doggos.

From your local dog-whisperer, Athena

Need advice? The doc is in. Hey there! Athena here! Have a question that needs

asking or a problem that needs solving? Just ask me! I mean I am the goddess of wisdom after all…. All you have to do is just drop a

letter into the box outside Mr. Coverdale’s room (H7 English room). Labeled, “Ask Athena!” Please keep your questions school appro-

priate and don’t submit letters that contain sensitive information that you wouldn’t want others to read. Your question just might be

chosen to be featured in the Goose on the “Ask Athena” page! To keep your identity anonymous, don’t leave your real name. Leave a

name like, “Big Chonkin’ Chucker,” for example. Anywho, thanks for letting me ramble. See ya! - Athena

By Kelsey Couitt and Abby Pollari

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Service With a Smile! Sunapee Middle High School Service Club

Sunapee has many clubs, but have you heard of Sunapee’s Service Club? Usually

about 10-15 students go to Service Club every week. They enjoy meeting new people,

helping out in the community—a

community that has given so much to

us here at school.

Emma Tuohy, a junior, has been part

of Sunapee’s Service Club for a few

months and enjoys helping others.

One of her favorite parts of this year was setting up tents in the harbor, “The har-

bor looked really pretty, and it was a nice thing to be able to do.” Sean Moynihan,

a junior, has been part of Service Club for two years. He likes meeting new people

and being part of the community.

The Service Club was first started six years ago by Mrs. Chartier and Mrs.

Watkins. Mrs. Chartier said, “I saw many students who had a desire to participate in community service activities but were unsure

of how to get involved. While we have National Honor Society to assist with this, it is open

only to juniors and seniors so I thought something that was open to all middle and high school

students would allow more students to participate in service activities.” You might

think that Service Club is just

about having something to put

down on your transcript, but what

naysayers forget, is that service to

others is actually really fulfilling.

Students have really bought into the idea of giving back to our incredi-

ble community.

Mrs. Chartier would like to remind everyone that Service Club

is open to ALL students, grades 6-12, and would love to see more in-

volvement from the younger students in the building. Attending one

meeting to learn more is not a commitment; students may come and go

as their schedules allow throughout the year!

By Josie Petrin

[Sourced from Arlin Cuncic at VeryWellMind]

Today’s topic is something many of you may have heard about. Sometimes, small things… change. The spelling of a certain book title, for example. Individuals usually pass this off as having a bad memory, but when an en-tire nation notices a change? That is called the Mandela Effect.

The first recorded incident of this “Mandela Effect” is the conspiracy’s very namesake. In

2009, Fiona Broome published a websiteーwhich many still use to document their own expe-

riencesーdetailing her observance of a strange phenomenon. She was discussing her memory

of former South African president Nelson Mandela's death in a South African prison in the 1980s. Nelson Mandela did not die in the 1980s in a prison. He passed away in 2013. Yet as Fiona found, thousands of others all remembered seeing news cov-erage of his death, as well as a speech by his widow.

What follows is a list of surprising Mandela Effect examples that you may recog-nize:

The spelling of Oscar Mayer: Many believe that the popular hotdog brand was

originally spelled with an “e” instead of an “a” in Mayer, making it Meyer.

Magic mirror on the wall: Remember the fairy tale of Snow White? That iconic line, “mirror mirror on the wall” never existed. It was instead “Magic mirror on the wall.”

Berenstain Bears: This popular children’s book also has a dispute surrounding the spelling of its title. Actually, a majority of Americans remember it being spelled as The Berenstein Bears.

The Conspiracy Corner

Of Hotdogs, Bears, and Looking Glasses

Have a Pressing Question? Ask Athena...

By Sarah Golubiewsky

Members prepare for Empty Bowl Fundraiser

Members of Mr. Coverdale’s advisory bowling at Claremont’s

Maple Lanes.

Zach and Parker sport the dreaded dreds. Uh, Jeff—good start.

Dear Athena,

Hi, I really like this boy, but I don’t know how to talk to him. What do I do?

From A Struggling, Single Sophomore

Dear Struggling Single Sophomore,

Yoinks, sis, I feel you there. I—I mean not that I like anybody or anything like that. But if

there is anything that I learned this month, its that life is short. I mean not for me ‘cause you

know, I’m immortal and all. But for you mortals, its an average of what 75 years? My boi

Kobe passed at only 41. Me and him used to play ball on the weekends all the time, man. I

never thought I would juke-em and slam dunk on him one last time. *SNiFF* My point is that

life is too short to just wait around warming the bench. You could up and die tomorrow. So

honestly, go talk to him and be yourself as cliche as it sounds. If this guy likes you back, you’d

want him to be with you, for you, right? Also, be careful. It’s a small school, so if you have to

end a relationship with someone at least end it peacefully. Because you’ll probably end up

seeing him every day until the day you graduate. And, if you want to up your chances of

getting his attention...just think of what is coming up next month…. TEE-HEE!

From, Athena

This just in: A scatter plot that correlates

probability and listening to Athena’s advice.

Good stuff.

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What has thirty-two legs and slips across the snow?

By Jackson Cooney Photos by Lyla Holobowicz

Once again coach Myles Cooney is back for another great season of winter sports. 2020 is another year that he will (probably) successfully lead the Nordic team to another Division 5 State Title. Being a member of the team, I can tell people that it is something that Sunapee takes very seri-

ously and devotes a lot of time and effort into.

Now if you know me —besides being a Division 5 state champ—I tend to joke a lot. This proclivity makes me well-qualified to write this article.

Nordic is actually one of the more laid-back athletic disciplines at our usually-very-serious athletic pro-gram here at SMHS. This contrasts with the normally- grueling image that most folks have of the sport—think of all the Olympians falling down in piles at the finish line, dying for air. That image pays into the idea that it is a sport only for the elite. That’s what so strange about seeing the size of our Nordic Team.

So what’s Coach Cooney’s secret? Let's start off with practices. Practices consist of football, working out, and a little bit of skiing. Basically what this means is that, the hardest part

of the sports (skiing) is only done 2 days a week. Translation: The rest of the week you get to participate in activities such as the Super Bowl (aka Football day), and go-ing on runs. So, to narrow it down for you… The large amount of skiers is due to the love of football—though I have heard from some of my teammates that some people do actually love it for the sport itself.

We have a lot of fun doing the sport, and that is why we consistently look like a mob skiing across the soccer field on a late January afternoon. Honestly, the team is beyond terrible most of the time. Every

Nordic kid takes pride in the Division 5 title in which they, and Mr Cooney, have won twice, and are striving for another—heck, we might make it up to Divi-sion VI some day!!

A message from the legend, myth, coach: “The Nordic team represents one of three disciplines of skiing offered at SMHS. It’s a great opportunity to get outside and practice a life-long sport/activity that cel-ebrates the outdoors of New England in the winter. If you are looking for a way to get involved with your school, or just be active during the win-ter months, you should consider the Nordic Ski Team. We make it as fun as possible given the imbedded rigors of the sport.”

Kathryn Hastings is a junior here at Sunapee High School. While having a busy schedule throughout the day, she took the time to catch up with The Goose regarding one of her hobbies: welding. While taking a class at Newport High School, she has learned some incredible new skills in an area, few people know anything about at her age—especially, it seems--girls.

How did you become interested in welding?

“ Through a mutual friend who was raving about how fun it was and that I should try it. I did and I just got hooked on it. I don’t know--there's just something about it. I love being able to create and make things such as sculptures so it was just really cool for me.”

Is welding a profession you could see yourself going into?

“Oh yeah, for sure, welding you can make such good money, and to me, it's fun. So I could really see myself enjoying it as a profession--just knowing the skill is a great thing to have.”

Statistically, approximately 2% of welders are women. Would you say your class at Newport High consists mostly of men?

“It's for sure mainly men. The only girls in that class are Miah, our friend Julia that we met through welding, and me. The rest of the class is guys, which can sometimes be a little intimi-dating. However it is really cool for me being one of the few girls who do welding.”

Woman Welder Wonders Why

Women Wouldn’t Want Welding

By Sarah Frederick

The

Goose en-

courages artists and

cartoonists to publish

their original crea-

tions. These can be in

the form of cartoon

strips, or in block form

that contains a cen-

tralized message.

Simply submit your

creations to Mr. Cov-

erdale— black ink on

plain, white backdrop

works the best for

copying purposes.

Chess Club meets every Thursday, right after school, until 4:00pm SMHS student art in display at Sunapee’s Abbott Library.

Emma Tuohy

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In the near future, a new work-

place in the Indus-

trial Arts room will

be open to stu-

dents. This new

workplace is called

the Worker Space

Station. It has been

named that by the

two teachers who

have been devel-

oping it, Mr. Legendre and Mr. McDonald.

The Worker Space Station will eventually

be open to everyone once it is “Ready for

prime time,” as

Mr. Legendre put

it.

It will be a

spot where faculty

can take their stu-

dents to come to

make stuff that

can be used for

class. It will also be a place for students to

access tools in the shop for different pro-

jects in other classes. The concept is assist

“regular-subject” teachers to be able to

incorporate engineering-type activity into

their classes. Mr. McDonald says, “Almost

like the library. You walk in to get a book

or a computer or use a green screen. I

would like the workspace to have the same

feeling.” This is something that both teach-

ers feel will benefit the school greatly.

It is

still under

development

as Mr. Legen-

dre is moving

equipment

out to free up

some more

space. We will

be sure to

announce

when the

Worker

Space Sta-

tion is com-

pleted and

open to all.

Worker Space Comes to SMHS By Josh Heino

The pair of practicing

attorneys really enjoy

working with the dedi-

cated students here at

SMHS, and believe that

Mock Trial offers a real

-life experience to the

fortunate participants.

“We are not retired

volunteers,” Mr. Con-

nolly clarified. “We are

real attorneys who are

involved on a daily

basis in real-world

courtrooms. These kids are given true-to life experiences—

skillsets that will follow them beyond the typical experiences they

get in the average academic classroom setting.”

The Mock Trial team members, unlike most high school-

athletes, cannot be subbed by someone off of a bench. There are

no timeouts, no coach, able to develop new strategies during

halftime. The students have to be prepared to adjust their own

strategy when they come across a surprising development in the

courtroom. “As professional counsel, we are not allowed to com-

municate to the

students at all,

once the trial

competition has

begun,” Connolly

explained. “All we

can do is done

beforehand—to

instruct accord-

ing to technique

during the weeks

leading up to the

competition, en-

courage the stu-

dents to intuitive-

ly respond to that training, and apply that training to the dynamic

of what’s going on in the courtroom.”

Mock Trial’s “Supreme in Court” Continued from page 1

Continued from

page 1

do. The Guidance

Office reports

that over 80% of

students are in-

volved in an after

-school club or

activity—and

most of that 80%

are involved in

another two or

three things,

often simultane-

ously. Coaches

are known to be

“unforgiving” to

athletes who miss

practice, and it

seems as if there

is a new club on morning announcements every week. Even a quick walk “around the loop” in the morning shows most kids are tend-

ing to homework rather than gossiping about last the night’s events. Most mornings, you hear students talking in the halls about how

late they stayed up because of the amount of homework they had. In this issue, The Goose looks

at some statistics and perspectives of what seems to be everyone’s [teachers, too—we have to

grade it all] constant activity: :Homework!

The Goose surveyed high school teachers and their students. We asked teachers how much time

they expected students to spend most nights, working for their classes. The average expected

time was 25 minutes (excluding “special nights before a test or paper, etc.) Most students have

about 6 classes that they receive homework either daily or a couple days a week. That translates

to possibly 3 hours a night. We asked students (anonymously) what their GPA was, and the aver-

age amount of time that they spent on homework a night. They identified themselves by the

year they are in school. As you can tell, the freshman who plans to make a B average should plan

on 30 minutes a night, a B-level sophomore should plan about an hour, a junior jumps to about

an hour and a half. For seniors, it slides back down to half an

hour. Freshman A-students expect 2 hours a night, while A-

students from the other classes study for about three hours,

nightly.

Lizzy: Lizzy is a one sport athlete, Soccer, and would also attend

the SPTO meetings. She takes AP Physics and also goes to Dart-

mouth everyday to take a class. She receives an average of 1-2

hours of homework a night just for AP Physics and for her

other classes she receives 30 minutes of homework.

Jackson: Is a three sport athlete and participates in Nordic, Al-

pine, and Ski Jumping during the winter. He does all of his homework during study hall because

he does not have enough time at night to do it. Not all of his teachers give him homework but

the homework that he does receive is almost an hours worth. Even with the all of the sports

that Jackson does he still manages to maintain A’s and B’s.

Homework: It’s What We Do continued from page 1

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There’re some new Sunapee players in the house!! On December 19th they made

their first debut with A Christmas Carol at the Livery for the sixth and eighth graders. The play featured Mr. Coverdale as Scrooge,

and a very scary Jacob Marley—Joel Rechisky. The students prepared this for about 15 class periods, but because of the play’s 90-

minute length, never actually got to do the whole play at once until they took the stage.

The play featured three ghosts that haunted Scrooge:

Christmas Past, who was played by Johanna Roth; Christmas Pre-

sent, who was played by Ellie Fredrick; and a creepy Christmas Fu-

ture, who was played by Joel Reckisky. Christmas Past shows

Scrooge a party with many of his old friends, including his dear

friend Fezziwig, played by Krystian Falleur. A very heartfelt scene

was shown through the Cratchit family: Bob Cratchit, who was

played by Jordan Chapell, Mrs. Cratchit, who was played by Abby

Hanson, Martha Cratchit, played by Kathryn Hastings, Peter

Cratchit,

played by Lane

Tuohy, and

Tiny Tim, who

was played by

Sean O'Mara. While with Christmas Present, Scrooge witnesses Mrs. Moggs,

(Sierra Tiffany), selling some of his things to a pawn named Old Joe, played by

Garrett Rumrill. After Scrooge was haunted by three ghosts, he realized that

Christmas was great and that he really should be more loving toward his family

and coworkers, and just people he sees on the street. Scrooge's endearing

nephew (Josh Heino) expressed his Christmas spirit and helped his uncle come

to his senses. Scrooge decides to give back to some of the people that he had

mistreated before in his life, including the three men he met in the beginning,

who were played by Michael Mullen, Cameron Summerton, and Robert Carney.

Drama and Theater Class @ the Livery By Johanna Roth

Looking From the Other Side

By Sarah Frederick

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish What do you think the author’s purpose of this book was?

The novel represents societal pressures of being different. We live in a society of conform-ity and coherence and the red and blue fish are symbolic of the political differences.

What character do you like the most and why?

Blue fish because I like blue. Blue is my favorite color.

What is your favorite part of this book?

Blue fish.

Why would you recommend this book?

Yes.

Frog and Toad

What do you think the author's purpose of this book is?

I think it really brought to light the friendship between forest ani-mals. They really have a complex government and society out there on the rivers and lakes.

What character did you like the most?

I think I liked the toad the most. Frogs remind me of the scent of the fluid they used to preserve frogs in the seventh grade dissec-

tions.

What is your favorite part of this book?

When frog died (sorry—spoiler—that is, if it happens. I don’t recall).

Why would you recommend this book? Because it clearly didn’t per-manently scar me seeing as I don’t remember anything about it ex-cept for the pictures of frogs dressed in suits. Those were cool. continued on page 8.

Lindsey’s Book Nook By Lindsey Hayden

Archived

What do you think the author’s pur-pose of this book was?

An escape from our reality into anoth-er.

What character do you like the most and why?

Mackenzie Bishop - badass woman protagonist who can tell the history of an object by touching it? Hell yeah!

What is your favorite part of this book?

Victoria Schwab was able to incorpo-rate a love interest into the book too. Plot twist?

Diary of a Wimpy Kid What do you think is the author’s purpose?

To reveal the connection between siblings and the strug-gle of both middle and high school and how it affects our personalities and rela-tionships with others.

Why do you like your favorite character? Rodrick because he’s a guyliner. What is your favorite part of this book? The movie. Why would you recommend this book?

It’s accessible. It has pictures to appealto even the weakest of minds. Alt-hough Greg Heffly is an unreliable narra-tor he displays many truths about society and the structure of the school system.

Who’s the better team the Pittsburgh Steelers or The New England Patriots? Why?

Sean: The New England Patriots. They made the playoffs this year when the Steelers did not. The Patriots have a better head-to-head record then the Steelers as well as more super bowl appearances. Lastly, the Patriots have Tom Brady and Bill Belichick.

Harper: The Pittsburgh Steelers because their victories have come throughout a long period of time, and there is not just one good team. Steelers>Patriots

Which of these teams do you see having the potential in the future? And why?

Sean: The Steelers have more potential in the future because they have a very strong defensive core who are all very young, while the Patriots have lots of good young players , but also lots of older players.

Harper: The Steelers because they are a young team , strong defense with no salary cap issues. Once the patriots lose Brady they are .500 at best.

Overall in your option who do you see being the most suc-cessful team in the future and why?

Sean: Although the Steelers have more skilled young players, the Patriots will be better in the future. Bill Belichick is the best coach of all time. He will find a way to replace Tom Brady while still creating Super Bowl winning teams.

Some more

books

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Hey what’s up mortals? Athena here. Just wanted to let you know that this month’s horoscopes will be a little

different this month. Just like you guys, midterms kinda cramped my style. And I really had to spend some serious

hours to study for Strategic Warfare 101 and my law classes. Trust me I’m already pretty stoked for February

break. So this time around I figured I’d leave my readings in the form of poems for you guys to figure out your-

selves. I didn’t write just any kind of poems, I wrote cryptic and almost indecipherable haikus. You’re Welcome. :D

Still staggering from the books…. - Athena

Leo - Eat lotion you must. To achieve enlightenment. We believe in you.

Aries - Get a new Hobby. Your shoes have to be pink, yee. Yoinks Nicholas Cage.

Taurus - Audition for it. Not for the play, for the moms. For the moms of dance.

Gemini - You shall be wrecked yes. Do not rage quit just yet son. The force is with

you.

Cancer - Gear up for the draft. You can run but you can’t hide. Uncle Sam is here.

Virgo - Next time is the last. You shall not watch Shrek again. Onions have layers.

Libra - AirPods await you. Break them you will on a stump. Runaway from home.

Scorpio - Grades are in danger. Mr. Klingerman is near. Hide over there now.

Sagittarius - Dankiliciousness. Levi’s is having a sale. To the mall you go.

Aquarius - Get a new job now. Or forever be alone. Please trust me on this.

Capricorn - Candles smell so dank. Light one and be hella woke. Hey this is yo mom.

Pisces - Get a good night's sleep. Stay hella hydrated now. Get a dank glow-up.

[The Goose encourages winter crafts: Feel free to glue the images from

Athena’s haikus to cardboard, and make a mobile to hang in your bedroom.]

The Goose’s Athena Waxes Poetic

Wisdom for the Cosmic Sojourner

(pink)

This issue’s “SMHS-Culture-Question,” The Goose asks,

“Just what is it that gearheads talk about in the cafeteria?”

TOYOTA OR CHEVY?

Which car brand will last longer and why?

Will:

Well lemme tell you what. The ol’ Toyota that grandpa has out back ‘round the barn will last

longer than any of dem Chevy things. Toyota has one of the most reliable motors known to

mankind. They are constantly running faster than the devil all the way to a million miles or

more on ALL of them vehicles. They might rot out faster than a Dodge goes through transmis-

sions, but no one cares cuz they will take you wherever you need to go. That's why the ‘ol

‘Yota will outlive the Chevy. There's a reason they put a cross on the hood ya know. Comon,

Let’s Go Places!

Drew:

I don't care what Will says, the ‘ol Chevy will outlive any Toyota out there and look good doin it too,

there guy. Them Duramaxes with the nice Allisons will last just as long as any ‘Yota will and will be

towin’ them home after their owners try to tow a Smart Car with them. Sure Chevys might look like

some good ol’ Swiss cheese at the 10 week ownership mark, but that’s besides the point. Chevy’s

gonna outlive and tow Toyota any day of the week and look good doin’ it. (And no Allison ain’t my

girlfriend; she’s my truck’s transmission).

Which brand is more reliable?

Will: Well obviously it’s Toyota. That’s why their motto is Let’s Go Places. I mean what kind of brand

would advertise about driving long distance and not actually be able to do so in real life? Ohhh wait,

Chevy would and does. Chevys motto is Find New Roads; well the only thing you’ll be finding in a

Chevy is how to find new ways to the repair shop. The good ol’ Yotas will never leave you stranded.

They will keep on trucking even if they get crashed; they will still run. Just ask Richard Hammond

from Top Gear.

Drew: Let me tell you what man, my Chevy will go where Yota’s won’t… and no i don't mean the junk

yard. It'll go off road, and tow trailers--and look good doing so. Sure they are more prone to breaking

down and usually don't last as long. They also come with built in

OnStar system so in one button you can be saved. CHEVY IS THE

BEST.

Which brand is cheaper?

Will: Oh that by far is Toyota. To buy a brand new Tacoma, loaded with every option known to

man--it’ll set you back only 50,000, which is relatively cheap for a new truck. Then the average

cost of ownership over 10 years or 200,000 miles is about 6,000 bucks. Now that’s extra cheap.

That can give you extra money to get a lift or bigger

rubbers for the taco.

Drew: Man what are you even saying? A brand new loaded High Country Chevy Silverado

1500 will only set you back 55,000. Which is a little more than a Taco, but it can do so much

more. It can out tow your Taco by 3,000 pounds, which is the difference of towing a car or

an ATV. it has more space inside, gets worse gas mileage, and on top of all of that it sounds

way cooler cuz it’s a V8. I mean listen to those Chevys purrrrrrr. It’s like an anxious cat.