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Cleetus (405 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:29 PM Original message |
God, I hate SUV's.. |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
1. I suggest a few other names: The Deferment,The Arriviste,The Compensator |
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spooky3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 02:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
118. love those - and the OP's Lincoln Pretense - how about "Road Bully?" |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 12:10 PM Response to Reply #118 |
134. The Obstacle |
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spooky3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 12:41 PM Response to Reply #134 |
137. haha! |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
2. Or the Cadillac Escalade |
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Cleetus (405 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:35 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. it figures |
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JeanGrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:17 AM Response to Reply #2 |
85. Coming out of Iron Man yesterday my Vibe was parked between |
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matt007 (299 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 10:45 AM Response to Reply #85 |
178. Great ;) |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
3. They Will Soon be No More |
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matt007 (299 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 10:48 AM Response to Reply #3 |
179. I agree. Who you think will be first? |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
4. You forgot the "Escalade"! |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
6. It's pretty hard to justify owning one |
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stubtoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 09:47 AM Response to Reply #6 |
102. LOL! I can't decide which one is the funniest! |
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Diane R (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
7. I was hit from behind a few months ago by a YUKON. |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:42 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Hope you got a nice settlement |
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Itchinjim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Please tell me you're suing him stupid. |
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Union Label (451 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 08:01 PM Response to Reply #7 |
23. I hope you sue the rethug fucker! |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 12:14 PM Response to Reply #7 |
135. Also hit from behind by a cell-phone wielding beyatch in SUV |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
8. You forgot Suburban, the one that I drive. |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:46 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. How dare you inject rationality into this discussion? |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:53 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. Basic fault of mine. |
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zabet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 08:21 PM Response to Reply #19 |
29. Yeah, and don't forget all the selfish, self employed people that use SUVs.. |
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susankh4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:39 AM Response to Reply #29 |
80. And us volunteer rescuers... |
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zabet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:10 AM Response to Reply #80 |
83. Thank you for what you do! |
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Wilms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
17. There are problems in addition to fuel consumption that make SUVs unattractive. |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 08:05 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. I drive a forty-ton commercial vehicle for a living. |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 08:25 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. Yeah, everyone but YOU is, for the most part, a crappy driver. |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 08:32 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. I see crappy car drivers every day. |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 08:38 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. I can't drive a giant rig because I've never been trained to do so. So what? |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 08:45 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Look, you started with the name calling |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 09:04 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. Exactly. |
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Harry Monroe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 01:01 PM Response to Reply #37 |
138. I agree with you completely, it is the Driver, not the vehicle |
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QueenOfCalifornia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 02:32 PM Response to Reply #31 |
119. I don't think so |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 04:14 PM Response to Reply #119 |
123. First of all, I didn't call anyone any names... |
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CC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 11:37 PM Response to Reply #26 |
62. Well said. |
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Maine-ah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 06:48 AM Response to Reply #26 |
73. I worked for a foodservice distributor for seven years |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:38 AM Response to Reply #26 |
79. Query about semi drivers. I'm always hearing don't cut in front of |
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Rosemary2205 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 09:46 AM Response to Reply #79 |
101. From what I've seen |
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markva (18 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 09:34 AM Response to Reply #26 |
99. You are so right Ikonoklast...... |
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Mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 09:53 PM Response to Reply #8 |
50. Well said, I thought I was the only one around here with common sense. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 11:16 PM Response to Reply #8 |
61. . |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 12:15 PM Response to Reply #8 |
136. Suburban, that's what the cell-phone weilding bitch hit me with! |
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Dukkha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 05:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
157. yeah, whatever |
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PDJane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
12. I have seen too many of those damn things |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 06:40 AM Response to Reply #12 |
71. I Saw the Same Thing More Than Once As a Paramedic |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
13. I walk a half mile to work |
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Cleetus (405 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 08:00 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. My commute is necessary.. |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 10:24 PM Response to Reply #22 |
53. You could move. |
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natrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
14. sadly, in the end, it will have been the billions of normal cars that killed the earth |
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latebloomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
15. how about the "Ford Excretion"? |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 11:39 PM Response to Reply #15 |
63. Or Ford Excessive. n/t |
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Psst_Im_Not_Here (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
16. I so wish I could drive a Prius! |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 09:13 PM Response to Reply #16 |
43. A Ford Escape Hybrid Would Fit All That |
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Psst_Im_Not_Here (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 10:29 PM Response to Reply #43 |
55. Thanks! |
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spooky3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 02:34 PM Response to Reply #55 |
121. gorgeous dogs! no wonder you love them. |
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spooky3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 02:33 PM Response to Reply #43 |
120. yes - also Toyota Highlander hybrid - but the Prius could also carry |
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Psst_Im_Not_Here (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 05:39 PM Response to Reply #120 |
152. I don't know about you |
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spooky3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 06:16 PM Response to Reply #152 |
163. No dog discrimination here! You could easily get 2 125 lb ANYTHINGs in the |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 07:07 PM Response to Reply #163 |
166. The Prius is Bigger on the Inside than it is on the Outside |
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Psst_Im_Not_Here (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 08:13 PM Response to Reply #166 |
169. see pic in post #55 |
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liberalpress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 07:48 PM Response to Reply #43 |
168. As a proud owner of an escape hybrid... |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
18. "2) You're pulling a trailer" - not really great for that |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
20. I can't wait until the New Plymouth 'Behemoth' rolls off the line. |
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Harry Monroe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 01:08 PM Response to Reply #20 |
141. Isn't that a "Canyonero" from the Simpsons? |
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Cleetus (405 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 06:05 PM Response to Reply #141 |
162. Yes, a Canyonero.. |
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drmeow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
21. Reason's not to drive an SUV |
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Rosemary2205 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
24. My extra length 1982 Econoline van with several dents belches smoke and gets 15mpg tops |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 06:02 PM Response to Reply #24 |
161. You're doing good work there, Rosemary 2205 |
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JeanGrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
25. My Husband calls them "BAV'S" |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 10:20 PM Response to Reply #25 |
52. Lol! Perfect. |
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JeanGrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:14 AM Response to Reply #52 |
84. Cracked me up. :-) |
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matt007 (299 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 10:38 AM Response to Reply #25 |
176. lol! |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
27. I try not to judge based on what someone drives. |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
28. I hope you won't mind my CR-V. I know it's not politically correct, and it's not HUGE, but still... |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:58 AM Response to Reply #28 |
94. Your CR-V isn't a real SUV. It's just marketed to the SUV Wannabes with somewhat more sense. (NT) |
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matt007 (299 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 10:42 AM Response to Reply #28 |
177. CRV's Rav4's, Escapes |
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brmdp3123 (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
30. What fucking business is it of yours? |
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DaveJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 09:32 PM Response to Reply #30 |
46. Actually we are |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 10:24 PM Response to Reply #46 |
54. Exactly. It's "our" planet too |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 05:55 PM Response to Reply #30 |
158. It's my fucking business when people are wasting something we all need |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 08:15 PM Response to Reply #30 |
170. They are ripping up my environment and polluting my air... |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 08:28 PM Response to Original message |
32. So you're driving 80 miles a day to work, but other drivers are the problem?! |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 08:49 PM Response to Reply #32 |
39. You've pointed out something that hardly anyone here realises. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 08:58 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Conservation starts with less driving, no matter what the vehicle efficiency |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 09:14 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. Price also has to be greatly considered |
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DaveJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 10:34 PM Response to Reply #40 |
56. That home issue is the key problem... |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 12:22 AM Response to Reply #56 |
65. Who is "They"? |
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RockaFowler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 09:54 AM Response to Reply #40 |
103. I'm gonna have to disagree |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 12:50 PM Response to Reply #103 |
106. Four years ago people were getting slaughtered in oil wars due to America's voracious consumption |
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lutefisk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 01:15 PM Response to Reply #106 |
142. "voracious consumption" invaded Iraq? I thought it was the Bush Regime. |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 03:17 PM Response to Reply #142 |
150. Every Administration since Nixon has had an aggressive military policy towards the ME |
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DaveJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 10:16 PM Response to Reply #39 |
51. I'm one of the "hardly anyone" |
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twiceshy (259 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:51 AM Response to Reply #32 |
81. Ding Ding! Ding! We have a winner! |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 05:58 PM Response to Reply #32 |
159. That's not possible for everyone |
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Cleetus (405 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 06:01 PM Response to Reply #32 |
160. And your point is.. |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
34. This kind of blatant shit pisses me off. |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 01:07 AM Response to Reply #34 |
67. I'm a photographer and drive a sedan |
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Cleetus (405 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 05:40 PM Response to Reply #67 |
153. Me too.. |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 09:57 AM Response to Reply #34 |
104. Right there with ya brother... |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 08:35 PM Response to Original message |
35. You missed the Armada by Nissan |
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elizfeelinggreat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 09:28 PM Response to Reply #35 |
45. How weird is that one? |
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Bright Eyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
38. How did that bumper-sticker go? |
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Cleetus (405 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 05:50 PM Response to Reply #38 |
156. Perfect |
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LastDemocratInSC (580 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
42. And then there's the new Ford Exorbitant - it comes with a spare Explorer! |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
47. Did you really include the Forester with the Excursion and the Expedition? |
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Papagoose (361 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:28 AM Response to Reply #47 |
89. The Forester definately does not belong in this list |
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Harry Monroe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 01:20 PM Response to Reply #89 |
143. "Run Forester Run!!" |
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Cleetus (405 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 05:24 PM Response to Reply #47 |
127. Yes, I included the Forester.. |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:06 PM Response to Reply #127 |
128. So you are just bitching about the name. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 01:57 PM Response to Reply #127 |
147. Umm...I just had my Forester in the dirt last weekend. |
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Mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
48. Do youself a favor and get over it. |
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Sanctified (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
49. You should move closer to work. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 10:46 PM Response to Reply #49 |
57. Moving closer to work is only a workable conservation option when work is long-term and reliable |
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Papagoose (361 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:33 AM Response to Reply #49 |
92. Moving can be easier said than done |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
58. I should feel guilty for feeling this way |
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Miss Carly (296 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
59. I probably drive about 20 miles a week |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 11:06 PM Response to Original message |
60. SUV's look pretty small from the cab of my Freightliner. . . . |
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CC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-03-08 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
64. So you drive 40 miles each way to work and you |
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Miss Carly (296 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
66. Why rag on SUV and pickup owners... |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 01:10 AM Response to Reply #66 |
68. But those will turn into robots that will save us from alien attack! |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 05:03 AM Response to Reply #66 |
70. Um BS, they actually get much better fuel milage when driven normally |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:10 AM Response to Reply #66 |
75. "screaming down the highways at 100 mph" |
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Miss Carly (296 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:33 AM Response to Reply #75 |
93. Yes, I underestimated |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 09:29 AM Response to Reply #93 |
98. "I grew up." |
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Miss Carly (296 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 09:34 AM Response to Reply #98 |
100. I have fun in my life, and grew up too |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:28 AM Response to Reply #66 |
78. I pointed that out once, it didn't fly here. |
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Miss Carly (296 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:19 AM Response to Reply #78 |
86. I see that.... |
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Cleetus (405 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 05:44 PM Response to Reply #66 |
155. You're right |
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Cleetus (405 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 03:59 AM Response to Original message |
69. Some of you are missing the point. |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 06:48 AM Response to Reply #69 |
72. Here's a point you're missing |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 01:00 PM Response to Reply #72 |
107. It's not impossible with a Prius or other hybrid |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 02:16 PM Response to Reply #107 |
116. The OP claims 45 mpg in a Corolla |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 05:01 PM Response to Reply #116 |
125. Define "excessive".. |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 05:16 PM Response to Reply #125 |
126. Excessive is more gas than I consume |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 07:24 PM Response to Reply #126 |
167. Laws which forbid building stores close to homes |
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WillowTree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 02:05 PM Response to Reply #69 |
115. "So if you're in that elite .001% and I call you an asshole, please forgive me." |
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Maine-ah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 06:58 AM Response to Original message |
74. I have a Nissan Xterra |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:23 AM Response to Reply #74 |
77. Sorry about the dog. Having two extra "friends "in any car is a bonus |
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Maine-ah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:32 AM Response to Reply #77 |
91. we had a VW bus when I was a kid |
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wuushew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 12:44 PM Response to Reply #77 |
105. I do believe population reduction is a laudible goal |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 01:53 PM Response to Reply #105 |
112. It should be the choice of the parents not the state |
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wuushew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 11:59 AM Response to Reply #112 |
132. Its very easy to be continuously disappointed with the nature of man |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 01:06 PM Response to Reply #132 |
139. Me thinks you should rethink your diatribe against families. |
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matt007 (299 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 10:35 AM Response to Reply #77 |
175. W-A-G-O-N |
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JBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 11:14 AM Response to Reply #175 |
180. I grew up in a family with 5 kids, one car. |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:18 AM Response to Original message |
76. Remember that it was our Senators and Representatives that created the SUV |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:57 AM Response to Original message |
82. God I hate mini vans.... they are rolling blind spots and for some reason the driver thinks |
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Papagoose (361 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:25 AM Response to Reply #82 |
88. As a mini van driver, I am surprised to learn this about myself |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 02:58 PM Response to Reply #88 |
122. Then you don't live anywhere near me, I live just a couple doors down from an elementary school, |
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Papagoose (361 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 09:58 AM Response to Reply #122 |
129. Oh, I definately know what you mean |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 10:15 AM Response to Reply #129 |
130. to tell you the truth I was just using this as a response to show how ridiculous it is |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
87. I love SUVs just not their MPGs.... |
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frogcycle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:31 AM Response to Original message |
90. why not try getting over yourself |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
95. Oh come on now, what about the entertainment value? |
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ThatsMyBarack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
96. Maybe I'm seeing things, but.... |
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ironflange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
97. Oh good, my Avalanche isn't on the list |
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City of Mills (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
108. God, I hate people who commute 40 miles to work |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 01:18 PM Response to Reply #108 |
109. I have to work at home since my company moved 53 miles away |
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City of Mills (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 01:25 PM Response to Reply #109 |
111. I hear ya... |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
110. A runaway Hummer took out my left tail light |
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WillowTree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
113. You've just got to love the judgmentalism of some on this thread. |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
114. My SUV is smaller, but it has been a vital part of safe transportation |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
117. Douchebags with big families managed without SUVs before |
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kiranon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 06:17 PM Response to Reply #117 |
164. My dh from family of 6 kids, he and his brother sat on the floor |
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galledgoblin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
124. 4 wheel drive just gets you stuck- get something you can push! |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
131. Well said, I hate them too. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
133. Pretty arrogant of you to dictate who needs what |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
140. America loves SUVs. |
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chaska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
144. They drive vehicles named after places they've never been, will never go, and... |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
145. Maybe I'm really prejudiced against the SUV driver, but they seem to be arrogant ... |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 01:39 PM Response to Reply #145 |
146. ...and it looks like they're still seeling in a big way --- there are more and more of them . . . !! |
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matt007 (299 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
148. I may as well take fire here too. |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
149. and the joke is |
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ozu (203 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
151. Single non-commuter |
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Sundoggy (489 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
154. God replies... |
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kiranon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
165. We have SUV (for our disabled children) and an Element |
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Raejeanowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
171. Next Time |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
172. Anyone remember the Canyonero from the Simpsons? |
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Freedom Train (479 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 03:37 AM Response to Original message |
173. Your nickname fits you, moran |
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BlueCollar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 06:15 AM Response to Original message |
174. You left me out of your rant |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
181. I drive a Honda Civic and I have two kids |
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matt007 (299 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-08-08 09:55 AM Response to Reply #181 |
182. lol right on! |
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