Colossus of Roads Mary Williams's Hummer: Tons of Fun Anita Huslin, The Washington Post Monday, June 5, 2006 (Note: This story is just weird.) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...6060400899.html Excerpt: "Mary Williams, 69, fell for the Humvee when she first saw it 15 years ago... She brought one home from the showroom, drove it around for a couple of days, then announced: 'That's the one. That's for me...' She climbs into her Hummer, parked in front of the fitness club, with the graceful motion of an equestrian. Her left foot steps high up onto the running board and she slips into her seat..." Wth? Is it a horse or a car? Let me assure you, one of those has worse emissions...
Hmm, how does one put this with out sounding like a racist or bigot??? List of Black Status Quoe New Vehicles: 1. Hummer H1,H2 & H3. 2. Escalade 3. Sedan DeVille 4. 300M 5. Navagator 6. Mercedes 7. Town Car 8. Corvette Im not sure of the truth in this list, but you decide...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(priusguy04 @ Jun 6 2006, 05:25 PM) [snapback]266975[/snapback]</div> If you act like one, you must be one. Let's see if someone can come up with a list of cars that white trailer trash considers to be prestigious.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(IsrAmeriPrius @ Jun 6 2006, 10:26 PM) [snapback]267013[/snapback]</div> Oh thats easy the 1976 ford country squire wagon! 1. F-150 4x4 2. F250 4x4 3. 88 camaro on a 4x4 blazer frame lol just kidding..... :blink: :lol: :lol:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(priusguy04 @ Jun 6 2006, 10:45 PM) [snapback]267024[/snapback]</div> :lol: 4. 1985 Ford Escort (with that "lived-in" look) typically associated with the older "white trash" folks)) 5. Semi-Restored early 70's mid-80's Thunderbirds 6. Rusted out Chevy Nova 7. 1978 Jeep Wrangler with over sized wheels 8. 1977 Plymouth Volare, Black, with bad a$$ mags (heck, I want one!) ...need I go on? Oh yeah, and for the likely to be homosexual, earthy-crunchy radical environmentalist types who own MAC's, that would be the Prius! :lol: <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(IsrAmeriPrius @ Jun 6 2006, 10:26 PM) [snapback]267013[/snapback]</div> Too bad we couldn't start a thread like this, would it really be bigotry if EVERY race was offended? :lol:
They can call it what they wish (being safer) but its really a Status thingy. here the three suv's to be seen in is the Escalade, Navigator & the Hummer.. In your travels look at what everyones driving and whatch the music channels as to whats being shown as Status Quoe!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(IsrAmeriPrius @ Jun 6 2006, 10:26 PM) [snapback]267013[/snapback]</div> Trans-Am
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mystery Squid @ Jun 6 2006, 10:03 PM) [snapback]267037[/snapback]</div> 9. two-tone red 'Vette, baby! (that is, a rusted-out 1984 Chevette with red paint and red bondo.)
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(IsrAmeriPrius @ Jun 6 2006, 10:26 PM) [snapback]267013[/snapback]</div> Anything on blocks in the front yard. The sign of affluence is two pickup trucks on blocks in the front yard. Tom
How did this turn into a discussion of which cars are "black" or "white"? What does that have to do with the story?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(IsrAmeriPrius @ Jun 6 2006, 09:26 PM) [snapback]267013[/snapback]</div> how did everyone forget the El Camino's? anyway, my mom has a chevy tahoe, it replaced her chevy blazer. of course she complains about gas, her reasons for buying? it's safe (cause it's big), she can see better (cause she sits higher), and my step-dad can haul stuff in it if needed. also she got it cheap due to step-dad buying it from the dealership he works at for $500 over what was given for it at trade-in. at least they have the malibu for my step-dad to commute in. i don't think i could ever talk her out of an suv. and she doesn't have the money for a new hybrid. oh well, some people just think bigger is better, and there's nothing you can do to change their minds.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(larkinmj @ Jun 7 2006, 12:54 PM) [snapback]267303[/snapback]</div> The Hummer driver is a black female..
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(priusguy04 @ Jun 7 2006, 06:46 PM) [snapback]267531[/snapback]</div> Yes- I can see. My interpretation of the story is that it's about a woman who drives around in a oversized, gas-guzzling combat vehicle- damn the environment or our addiction to oil. I don't see her race as anything more than incidental.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(larkinmj @ Jun 7 2006, 07:45 PM) [snapback]267552[/snapback]</div> I mearly pointed out that she was a person of color, she was driving a popular choice of vehicle becides the escalade that is concidered a status quoe among some groups.. Watch mtv cribs, BET programming you can see it too. Again mearly an observation.
I would like to ask this woman, what about her vehicle makes her feel safe? Will she feel safe when she is in a minor accident and she kills other drivers because of the sheer size of her vehicle?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(priusguy04 @ Jun 7 2006, 08:42 PM) [snapback]267581[/snapback]</div> Not around Jupiter, Florida! Here they are all white, "trophy wife" blondes driving the Escalades! :lol:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Somechic @ Jun 8 2006, 10:17 AM) [snapback]267876[/snapback]</div> Damn straight. I have no doubt that her attitude is one of 'screw everyone else so long as I got mine' which, come to think of it, probably defines the attitude of most (if not all) H1 drivers. IOW, the kind of person who, if everyone else were driving around in H1-sized vehicles, would probably drive around in a customized armored personnel carrier.
