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    be kind to the poor pfc, he’s paying by the week for seven years for that shitbox.

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      I once got passed by a rainbow-decal prius with the bumper stickers “0-60 eventually” and “you just got passed by a lesbian in a unicorn outfit”

      Sure enough when we stopped at the next light, there were two rather lovey-dovey women in the front seat, and the driver was wearing what looked like a unicorn onesie. It was fantastic.

      Incidentally, my wife now has a similar unicorn onesie and wears it when we go grocery shopping.

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        Now I have to wonder, does she wear a unicorn onesie all the time or does she put it on over her regular street clothes before driving? If the latter, why? Which came first, the sticker or the onesie? If her partner drives the car, is she required to wear the onesie?

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          If her partner drives the car, is she required to wear the onesie?

          The sticker makes no mention of driving, so I would think that as long as someone in the vehicle is both lesbian and wearing the onesie, its conditions have been fulfilled.

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          Well my wife likes to wear hers when she goes to pick up food, so maybe this woman likes to wear it when she’s driving.

          Heck I know someone who refuses to drive without a specific pair of gloves “because driving doesn’t feel right without them” and they have a panic attack without them.

          Or maybe they take turns wearing it. Or even just on special occasions and I happened to witness one.

          Whatever the case, it made my day

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      Have you heard the one where your fiesta takes adderall?

      It turns into a focus.

      Not original material but I had to say it

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      I drive a Prius and have a very long commute which goes through a rather conservative area. My existence inadvertently pisses off so many big truck drivers. I’ll never understand why some people need to speed up and pass me immediately after I’ve passed them. It’s not a competition!

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        I don’t understand the correlation of having a small penis and simping for big oil, either. 🤷🏻‍♂️

        See it with Teslas, too. It’s pretty funny to me that even though Tesla is pretty hated, the people who hate them for good reason don’t go around keying them or trying to run them off the road, while the jerk offs who hate them just for being electric are the people who do those things.

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          I saw one of this Japanese Kei trucks the other day with a decal across the windshield that read “under compensating” :D

          Sadly I did not have time to snap a pic.

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          Super weird correlation, I admit, but in my city it’s been my experience that one odd trend I’ve observed has been that Tesla drivers do three things disproportionately more frequently than drivers of other vehicles:

          Lack of using a turn signal (which they arguably share with BMW drivers.

          Forcing their way into lane changes and/or cutting people off (often accompanied by a noted lack of signal).

          And flat out just plain running red lights. This last one is the most alarming and honestly the one I’ve noticed to be most closely linked to Tesla drivers. It’s so bad that even if I have a solid green when approaching a red light, if I can see a Tesla in approaching or crossing lanes, I’ll let off the gas and hover over the brakes, just in case they “pull a Tesla”. I’ve seen many of them pull up to a solid red, drift to a stop, then find a gap in the cross traffic that has a solid green and just dart across. I’ve seen them turn left on red without stopping. Seen them cause near accidents, all running red lights like they’re just a suggestion.

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        You can make your commute more interesting (and less safe) by adding a very visible rainbow flag

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    I’ve heard that people who drive a Dodge Ram are most likely to have a DUI on their record.

    For real. Might have changed since then though.

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            Because some people only live inside their tiny little bubble and can’t think outside of it. So therefore if I don’t have a need or want for a truck then no one else should.

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              That only works if what you want doesn’t also affect other people. If you buy a giant pick up truck that endangers other people, for no other reason than your own ego, you’re probably an asshole.

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                Your world view is so tiny. You don’t know shit.

                You’re probably an asshole. Only because your own ego is so great and your own mind is so limited you can’t take time to think outside your own tiny little box.

                It’s sad really. Also don’t leave your house ever. Your actions endanger other people.

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          Have you never had to tow a trailer? Haul lumber or stone? Bring home a large appliance or furniture? Help a friend move? Or are you just assuming anyone who uses a vehicle you don’t need is an asshole?

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            None of the idiots who brag about driving a semi have done any of that either. They’re grocery haulers at best. Just like 4x4 princesses. The loudest mouth breathers are the ones who think that driving on a unpaved dirt road is off-roading.

            The rest of sensible humankind knows that, for any of what you mentioned, it’s astronomically cheaper to rent an actual truck for the couple of days every other year that you actually have to do any of it than owning, and slaving over a loan, for an inefficient, expensive and inadequate machine that can’t do any of those task properly.

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              None of the idiots who brag about driving a semi have done any of that either.

              That’s definitely not true. People can still have a self-image as a kind of asshole truck driver, and also still use their truck. People make this argument, that somehow these kind of aesthetic qualities have some sort of bearing on who does or doesn’t use their truck, and to me, it just kind of comes across like the only people who are allowed to drive trucks are the people who are acting in socially acceptable ways.

              The argument is less about the people who use their truck, and more about the relative frequencies of use for everyone generally. Most people would be better covered by a rental. And then we could also make the argument that our development patterns would encourage the use of trucks far too much anyways.

              Edit: wait, did you mean to type semi, or hemi? I kind of assumed hemi, but if you mean semi that kind of changes everything and I don’t know how to respond to that.

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                I did meant hemi. English as a third language and all. And honestly I don’t care about whether they use their truck or not. It’s about the statistical probability of both being an intolerable fuckface who has an inefficient machine instead of a personality, and bragging that they need it and it is the best choice for certain heavy tasks. When the people who actually need to do those heavy task regularly would chose a pickup track last. Because it would be the worst choice possible only second to a Twingo or something. Because I’ve seen sedans deal better with towing trailers than some of the crap they sell to Americans as trucks.

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              So you mean in your limited experience it’s cheaper. Which is fine. If you found solution for you good stuff. But your limited experience isn’t the reality for everyone.

              Sounds like you don’t have a good understanding of the machines you are even talking about. Try expanding your world a little. Be less about making judgements about things you don’t understand.

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                Idiot says to the guy whose entire family were trades professionals for two generations who had owned, worked on and driven everything from buses and box trucks to 18 wheelers and forklifts, that he doesn’t understand machines and need to expand their world. Stay classy Internet.

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            Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. None of those needed or would have been better with a pickup. Have driven a pickup as well. Was pointless and crap.

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      It was BMW drivers, rams were a close second to Tesla in driving incidents and highest overall combined incidents and dui.

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        Saw that recently as well. Wondering if the stats are US versus the world. BMWs just don’t seem common enough in the US to hold the top spot. Unless every driver is constantly tanked at all times.

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        At least the alcoholic grindset yuppies are well represented by the BMW 4 series and Audi A4 in the top 5.

        Absolutely zero surprise of Ram trucks being #1. The only vehicle that has ever crashed into me was a Ram. All the tires were mismatched and the driver came to his deposition with alcohol on his breath. They’re a fun bunch, those Ram drivers.

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          I’ll rarely see Rams used as actual work trucks. At least around me, it’s all Fords and Chevy. And if it a Ram, it’s got a Cummins in it. Hemi is weekend warrior shit.

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    Any soldier of worth I’ve ever known, …any true soldier, wouldn’t advertise their profession as such.

    Wannabe.

    Nothing more.

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    There used to be a community for this on the website that shall not be named. “Don’t Dead Open Inside” I think?

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      A Hemi indicates the top of the combustion chamber has a Hemispherical shape, rather than the typical frying pan type shape.

      The increased size of the chamber means additional fuel and air can be introduced, which increases power output.

      It’s old tech like carburetors. It’s wasteful on fuel, but MOPAR fans love it.

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        Doesn’t it also mean a higher compression ratio? Meaning more power behind the same A:F ratio? Or am I as dumb as the guy who put the stickers on that truck?

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          “Due to the shape of the hemispherical combustion chamber, it’s difficult to raise the compression ratio high enough to fully take advantage of its superior shape, irrespective of the brand on the valve cover”

          https://www.motortrend.com/how-to/hemi-engine-pros-cons/

          This is also interesting:

          “If the 2003-present Gen-III Hemi isn’t a real hemi engine, then why do we call it that? With good reason, Chrysler (now FCA) wanted to extend the “Hemi” branding to its third-generation Hemi V-8 because of the instant recognition and status it carries.”

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      It’s something rednecks will ask other rednecks about whether they have one or not. If you see that sticker, there is about a 30 percent chance that the driver of the vehicle is drunk.

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      It’s a type of engine design found mainly in certain pickup trucks. I don’t know why but it’s an important thing to some people.

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    People who treat driving as some kind of competition should have their license permanently revoked.

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      Hope I’m not the only one trying to put these words to Smooth Criminal.

      You just got passed by, you just got hit by, a soldier in a hemi!

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    I’m speeding, I kill people for the government, and my engine has hemispherical combustion chambers!

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      and my engine has hemispherical combustion chambers!

      Not even that anymore. HEMI is just a marketing term.