When one of these ugly bugs squooshes by
a friend of mine says, "Why don't they just get a bumperstrip that says, "I am a good person," and save money?"
I'll go her one better in the crushing of sanctimonious BS in our time with my new, suitable for sticking, bumperstrip:
Click the link below for your own FREE bumperstrip. Print up a sheaf and stick them on your Dodge Ram Hemi TRUCK or Hummer SUV or what have you. Stick the extras on every Prius in your proximity.
YES! GIVE ME MY FREE PRIUS PRICKING BUMPERSTIP! [0.5 MEGABYTE PDF]
Posted by Vanderleun at November 11, 2007 4:17 PM | TrackBackI have an even better one. My wife bought (via Glenn Beck's website) this very green-and-official-looking "Hydrocarbon Powered Eco-Vehicle" bumper sticker, which I promptly put on the back of our big-ass Ford Expedition (Eddie Bauer edition). I've had the pleasure of watching people walk past our car and do a double-take, looking at the sticker and then looking at the car. Heh. ..bruce..
Posted by: bfwebster at November 12, 2007 8:27 AMI agree with the sentiment but think that actually putting a bumper sticker on my car like that would put me in the same looney-bin as the "No Blood for Oil!" bumpersticker crowd.
Posted by: StephenB at November 12, 2007 9:26 AMAw, what cruel humor! My wife loves her Prius - cheap as heck to operate. She was persuaded to buy it by a friend in Israel, who told her that her Explorer was just feeding the Arabs. I told her she needs a bumper sticker reading "Drive a Hybrid - Starve an Arab." I was afraid people would think that we were sanctimonious Greenie types - which we are not.
Posted by: Bird Dog at November 12, 2007 10:07 AMStephen,
Should you shy away from putting a sticker on your car, just put one on a Prius.
They'll be miles away before they notice. Probably at the next fill up.
Posted by: vanderleun at November 12, 2007 10:32 AMDon' chu go disrespecting my Prius, Bro!
Bought on several months ago -- great car. I call it my Toyota Priapus ("Its hard, to get better mileage!"). No question the Greenies think they're Better People™ when they drive one, saving the planet and all that. Me? I'm with Bird Dog -- I love keeping my money out of the Arabs' pockets. And when oil hits $300 a barrel after they blow up a Saudi oil field or sink a few supertankers, I really will be feeling smug when I drive by those stranded F350's. When that happens, Gerard, give me a call, and I'll give you a ride to the grocery store...
Posted by: Dr Bob at November 13, 2007 10:43 AMDon' chu be disrespectin' my Prius, Bro! Bought one this summer -- great car. I call it my Toyota Priapus ("It's hard, to get better mileage!"). To be sure, the Greenies are Superior People™ when they drive one, saving the planet and all that BS. Me? I'm with Bird Dog on this one -- I love stickin' it to the Arabs. And when oil hits $300 a barrel after they blow up a Saudi oil field or sink a few supertankers, I'll be feelin' pretty smug myself as I drive by those stranded F350s. When that happens, Gerard, give me call, and I'll give you a ride to the grocery store...
Posted by: Dr Bob at November 13, 2007 11:04 AMDon' chu be disrespectin' my Prius, Bro! Bought one this summer -- great car. I call it my Toyota Priapus ("It's hard, to get better mileage!"). To be sure, the Greenies are Superior People™ when they drive one, saving the planet and all that BS. Me? I'm with Bird Dog on this one -- I love stickin' it to the Arabs. And when oil hits $300 a barrel after they blow up a Saudi oil field or sink a few supertankers, I'll be feelin' pretty smug myself as I drive by those stranded F350s. When that happens, Gerard, give me call, and I'll happily give you a ride to the grocery store...
Posted by: Dr Bob at November 13, 2007 4:26 PMWhat a co-inky-dink! I'm looking to buy a dually (duelie? doolie?) F350 right now. Air-conditioning, king-cab, the works! Made in 'Murkuh by 'Murkuhns! (Or was that in Mexico by Morrocans... whatever.)
Posted by: StephenB at November 14, 2007 8:21 PMOK. Maybe the Prius doesn't look all that good - although that's a matter of opinion and I happen to think it does.
However, does a two-ton monstrosity look good? Maybe to Americans (and wannabe Americans) it does. Big, flashy, impractical toys look nice to children.
Also, the point about cutting down the income of the neck-choppers is a valid one.
Posted by: Fletcher Christian at November 16, 2007 4:12 AMLove MY Prius...laughing " at the SUV owners " all the way to bank.
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