Earlier this year, while

Earlier this year, while admiring the garishness of the Vegas strip, we spotted a new Ford Thunderbird. You know the one: the fiery roadster with retro lines, contemporary materials, and a V8 engine. "How postmodern," I said, not realizing that this seemingly trivial comment would soon turn into a debate that would plague us for months.

At issue: Is the Thunderbird truly an example of postmodernism, or is it simply a nostalgic rehash? Tough question. Fortunately for us, we live in the post-postmodern era of high technology. ("Post-human," suggests K.) And so, in the manner of all great debaters since the mid-1990s, we will turn to the ultimate authority: the Web.

The fate of the dispute is now up to the recently unveiled Google Answers service. Let's see what sort of solution $3.50 will uncover.

Postmodernism in Automobile Design: Is the new Ford Thunderbird (model year 2000 and later) an example of postmodern automobile design?

Yeah, we're geeky like that.