alt Hacker NewsPontificate in its original sense literally means to perform the duties of a pope or priest (a pontiff). The auto part I guess because it’s email? That part is shakier
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bombcar • yesterday at 7:58 PM
Pontoon pontification - bridge building.
dfxm12 • yesterday at 8:25 PM
Auto as in you get it automatically in your mailbox. No need to ask for it or otherwise seek it out. It's just sent to you.
ETA: other meanings likely don't fit. It's not about self pontificating (well maybe only from Charlie's point of view), and the motorcar related to the Pope is already called the Popemobile.
"to speak or express opinions in a pompous or dogmatic way" is I think the intention.