Over the years, white people have gone through a number of official cars. In the 1980s it was the Saab and the Volvo. By the 1990s it was the Volkswagen Jetta or a Subaru 4WD stastion wagon. But these days, there is only one car for white people. One car that defines all that they love: the Toyota Prius.
The Prius might be the most perfect white product ever. It’s expensive, gives the idea that you are helping the environment, and requires no commitment/changes other than money.
The Toyota Prius gets 45 miles per gallon. That’s right, you can drive 45 miles and burn only one gallon of gasoline. So somehow, through marketing or perception, the Prius lets people think that driving their car is GOOD for the environment.
It’s a pretty sweet deal for white people. You can buy a car, continue to drive to work and Barak Obama rallies and feel like you are helping the environment!
Some white people decide to pull the ultimate move. Prius, Apple Sticker on the back, iPod rocking, and Democratic Candidate bumper sticker. Unstoppable!
There are a few ways you can use this to your advantage. If you are carpooling to an event or party you can always say “can we take your Prius? my car doesn’t get good mileage and I feel guilty driving it.” And bam! Free ride! 
Also, if you see a white person in a Prius you can say “wow, that’s great to see that you’re doing something for the earth.” The white person will feel very good about themselves and offer to drive you home, to Ikea, or drop you off at 80s night.
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This is a joke, right?
Why would you think that?
so, are you white or what? btw, my Prius is white.
Haaa ha ha. This post quotes almost word for word why my white friend was so incredibly psyched when he bought his Prius. This blog is freaking hilarious.
LOL
fucking hilarious and so true
Ha ha ha….I love your blog!
not to nitpick, but..
EPA 60 mpg / 51 mpg
Actually, I bought a Prius to get that sexy touch screen. It’s the ultimate nerd car.
Daggone, that’s so totally white.
Anyhow, I don’t want to save the environment. The environment can go screw itself as far as I’m concerned. I just want everything to have a sexy touch screen.
Ahahahahaha!
I hate Priuses. They’re almost universally driven by people who *should not drive*. They try to kill me regularly as I ride to work on my polluting, socially irresponsible motorcycle.
Maybe they’re swerving because they’re trying to fiddle with their touchscreens… Or maybe they just traded in their fixie and haven’t driven in five years. *shrug*
not to nitpick, but..
EPA 60 mpg / 51 mpg
Wow, dp, you are super white. Nice!
I gotta say…you’re really confusing white people with white liberals lately.
White conservatives hate Prii, and don’t tend to recycle, or care about poor people, or use natural medicine.
I also hate the Prius. I despise everything it stands for. Yeah, ok, you keep on driving your little one-notch-above-toy car and feeling “green, I’ll be over here doing burnouts in my Thunderbird and not kidding myself.
And hey, Saabs were not the official white people car of the 80s. They only sould between 30k and 50k cars each year that decade. Also, I never see white people driving old Saabs, unless they’re my age and obviously got the car from their parents. I WISH they were the official white people car of the 80s, then maybe I could find a decent one I can afford.
Though, we do all love irony, you certainly hit that one on the head.
I am a whitepeople wannabe (white but poor). I get my status thrills by driving a 1993 Geo Metro that makes better mileage (47mpg) than a Prius.
I love it because it lets me sneer at Prius owners who pay $30K to get worse mileage thereby gaining status points for my poor white trash car as I try to put them down.
My wife says I am crazy. She says the point isn’t getting good mileage, the point is to make sure everyone knows you have $30K to p!ss away on a Prius.
Actually, at least in the UK, the reason people buy the Prius is because it isn’t horribly underpowered and you save on income tax and the London congestion charge..
If they say it’s about the environment, they’re lying.
These cars get stolen fairly often in Overtown down in Miami, maybe it’s all the hipster bars in the area that attract all these young urban white youth, then the crackheads mouths begin to water. Don’t drive these things near Martin Luther King Jr Drive ANYWHERE in America!
I saw some white dope driving one of these with a “4UEARTH” plate. Prius drivers confuse doing less damage with doing benefit. It’s like switching from beating your kid with a regular hammer to beating him with a rubber hammer and then thinking you’re doing the kid a helpful service. All you’re doing is slightly decreasing the massive and unnecessary damage you’re doing; this is not a meritorious behavior; you don’t deserve a pat on the back.
I hafta admit, I’m not really whiter than thou. I bought mine because I mistook the name for Priapus. My manhood took a nosedive, but I find I’m really hip at Sarah McLachlan concerts.
Secretly, white people wish they could build such a fine vehicle, and hate that only yellow people have been able to swing it. C’mon, white people and black people and red people and… what other colors are there…? Let’s get our collective shit together!
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The Prius, like other hybrids, are patriotic cars because they allow us to move one step closer away from dirty, foreign, insecure oil to the cleaner, domestic, more secure electrical grid.
I have a Prius, and am pleased with the high mileage and low emissions. I’m even more pleased that Toyota is planning on offering a second NiMH pack & plug on the 2009 version (currently being tested in California & Japan) that will allow for an all electric drive of 7 miles after an overnight charge (@ approx 70mpg).
I’ll be even more excited when GM comes out with the Volt, and Toyota comes out with the Prius III with a Li-Ion pack that allows for EV range from 20-40 miles. I just hope it is not too expensive.
Prius drivers hate foreign oil and wonder why non-Prius drivers hate Prius drivers more than foreign oil. Yeah, we can be smug. But hey, we don’t slam airplanes into buildings.
I doubt that there is much “earth-saving” involved in owning a Prius. Yes, the mileage is very good in heavy traffic (the gasoline motor switches off for several miles at a time and it runs on the battery), which is good for my daily commute from eastern Long Island to the Bronx, but the manufacturing of the car , esp. the heavy battery (which may have to be replaced at around 100K miles, just when your $17,000 Hyundai or Corrolla is getting broken in) involves a lot of complicated and precision-built components not needed in your ordinary four-banger. It takes energy to do this.
The real reason I bought one? The car is considered an energy-saver, so I , along with a lot of other White People, get to use the High Occupancy Vehicle lane on the Long Island Expressway. Every day, I pass miles of stopped traffic…I see the grim faces of these drivers, late for work, and like Bill Clinton, I smile and wave to them to show that I feel their pain. They do not wave back.
To the non-Prius people, the Prius drivers are saying “look at me, I’m so socially and environmentally conscious!” It’s the pretentiousness of it. Like my coworker who wants to buy a Hybrid. No one asks him this, he volunteers this info so people will know he cares sooo much about trees and birdies.
Marc,
Anytime someone uses the term “Patriotic” to describe a person, place or thing…..BAM! You know they’re 190% White! You sir, are almost translucent.
Sincerely,
The Duke of White People
Jeff:
I am a white conservative, and I do not hate the Prius at all (although I have some misgivings, see my post above). And yes, I do wish that Ford or GM could have invented or licensed this technology. It might not be the wave of the future, but it is definitely the wave of the present. I am really tired of the way GM is letting Toyota and Honda eat its lunch every year.
Sosueme:
A Prius is not priced anywhere near $30,000. I paid $22,000 for mine last March. This came with a back-up camera (surprisingly handy) and lots of little electronic gizmos that I have not figured out how to use yet.
I love how Prius owners think their car is so environmentally friendly. This is a vehicle whose batteries are made in a factory in Canada that spews so much pollution environmentalists call it The Dead Zone. Then those batteries are shipped to Japan for assembly in the vehicles, and then the vehicles are shipped here. Real savers of the earth, Prius drivers.
But hey, have fun driving in your EPA revised-down-to-45 mpg car–my Ford Escort gets nearly as good gas mileage, I spent about $10,000-15,000 less, and I don’t need a camera to help me back out of a parking space.
Now $22,000 is expensive for a new car? Why don’t you climb up out of your little nest of tired talk-radio stereotypes and check out the Kelley Blue Book web site? A Prius costs $2,500 less than a new Hyundai Alera, $4,000 less than the cheapest V8 Mustang. A new Cadillac CTS is $33,000; so is the base model of the Ford Expedition. A BMW 335 is about $40,000; a new Corvette or the low-end Mercedes E-class costs about $50,000.
I will never for the life of me understand the hostility this innocent little car arouses among so many Americans. You cranks can’t all be secretly on King Abdullah’s payroll, can you? If you don’t like the Prius, there are hundreds of other models to choose from.
im white and i drive the blackist Mercedes-Benz going…i love to know im killing the world every time i fill its huge gas guzzling tank….ps fuck relycling….we goin out big people
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Hybrids are garbage.
Why not bring turbodiesels to the states? A Civic turbodiesel hatchback gets 50mpg and get this, it has TORQUE!
Can’t say the same for the Prius.
Too bad idiots in this administration can’t get the EPA to loosen up the diesel regulations.
Give me a BMW 335d that gets 45mpg anyday of the week over a Prius.
I beleive a list of “Stuff That Negroes Dig, Besides Fried Chicken and White Women” may be in order here. What do you say?? Coming soon.
based on a quick auto trader search one can buy a prius for $29,422-$7,950…and looking at toyotas website one can find a brand new one starting at $21,100 (MSRP). This doesn’t seem unreasonable for a car. I admit that I have never seen anyone but a white person driving one, even in the most liberal of states like Washington and California where just about every 3rd car is a prius.
The better question might be why are only white people driving them?
Sheeple Herder
I beleive a list of “Stuff That Negroes Dig, Besides Fried Chicken and White Women” may be in order here. What do you say?? Coming soon
C’mon everybody loves fried chicken and hot sauce.. As for white women, well when the lights are out and bones are smacking I dont think color is the main factor of things…
#15 redgreen
I saw some white dope driving one of these with a “4UEARTH” plate. Prius drivers confuse doing less damage with doing benefit. It’s like switching from beating your kid with a regular hammer to beating him with a rubber hammer and then thinking you’re doing the kid a helpful service. All you’re doing is slightly decreasing the massive and unnecessary damage you’re doing; this is not a meritorious behavior; you don’t deserve a pat on the back.
THIS IS MY FAVORITE COMMENT SO FAR! I cannot stop laughing and I wish the bolded part could be on a billboard!
Are there any M1A1’s available at surplus yet, and if so can they be made street legal? Scratch the last question – irrelevant for my purposes.
Plan: M1A1 + lot full of Piuses = Guiness book of records entry titled “Largest piece of tinfoil.”
You guys and your ridiculous Prius hate. I don’t hang out at Prius parties or pat myself on the back for “healing” the envrionment. (and if you want to get all pissy about the “my car benefits the environment movement, look no further than that retarded Honda ad where the Civic goes by and the flowers bloom. Gag.)
I knew I was going to have to drive a car to work, and so I bought the car that would be the coolest, while reducing the amount of damage I’d be doing. It also came with a pretty damn sweet federal tax credit, and it pays off double when I have to do work related travel and get reimbursed for my mileage.
So don’t hate, the car’s pretty sweet. So some of the people who drive them aren’t. Same with the people who drive Mercedes, BMWs, and big-ass trucks. At least the asshole Prius drivers have the added upside of not damaging the environment while they’re bring smug jerks, as opposed to the other kinds.
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the barack obama point was gold. excellent work.
Andre 3000 and Mos Def are interchangable, and don’t forget the little dogs you can carry in a handbag.
The Prius is not environmentally friendly. At least the production is not. A few others posted the same thing on here I noticed. Where you may have a cheaper vehicle that gets better gas mileage, it does more harm to the environment when mining for the metals used in the battery. And when the car has reached its last mile, where does that battery then go? What happens when the battery needs to be disposed of? More hazardous waste. Shipping the metals oversees, again, is a waste of energy. You get the point. The new GMC Yukon, I believe, is a hybrid vehicle, and is a better choice over the Prius (I wish I had the link to the article) for the aforementioned reasons. If you want something fuel efficient for now, get a smaller vehicle period.
As for it being a car a “white” person would own, I’m not too sure 🙂
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It’s obvious you are one of those people who try to be funny, but fail.
This piece is great, and this website is hilarius. White liberals have no sense of humor though, so I am surprised that there haven’t been any unnecessary, pointlessly negative comments except Trish’s.
45 miles per gallon. OMG (shivers) . In the SF bay gas is not cheap. Many White people actually walk to things not just for exercise but to save gas (we say it’s for the environment).
How much is one of these cars? haha someone actually used the word hate about a CAR. Gawd.
I would never put an Apple sticker on my Prius.
I would never put a Toyota sticker on my MacBook Pro.
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Two things to say about this blog most of you will no what im reffering too.
1. Watermelon
2.KFC
nuff said
My comment would have fit better under the expensive sandwhich one tho.
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This stuff really is an extra groove!
Wait ’til they get the bill for their replacement batteries! 🙂 Then we’ll probably see a different color, I’m gonna bet.
Cheero!
that car is an eyesore.
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stuffblackpeoplelike – eating watermelon! hahaha!!!
stuffarabpeoplelike – pumping oil! hahaha!!!
stuffblackpeoplelike – gang warfare! hahaha!!!
stuffmexicanpeoplelike – eating beans! hahaha!!!
stuffchinesepeoplelike – shooting heroin! hahaha!!!
stuffblackpeoplelike – welfare! hahaha!!!
stuffjewishpeoplelike – keeping money! hahaha!!!
stuffmexicanpeoplelike – wearing sombreros! hahaha!!!
stuffchinesepeoplelike – eating rice! hahaha!!!
stuffarabpeoplelike – kissing goats! hahaha!!!
stuffmexicanpeoplelike – wearing sombreros! hahaha!!!
stuffblackpeoplelike – sniffing glue! hahaha!!!
aren’t i funny and clever!!!
don’t you dare call me a racist!!!
He has a point. Chinese people do eat rice.
i loath the prius! does this mean i’m not really white?
The batteries in a Prius are what make it expensive. Know why things are expensive? Because they use a lot of energy and resources.
So, to offset that money, and the resources and energy it represents, you have to save enough gas to pay for those batteries. That should only take you 150,000 miles or so.
You know what? All the oil in the ground is going to get burned, as fast as it can be pumped out. There’s a little country called China that doesn’t give a rat’s ass not only about oil depletion but about clean air either. I bet the environment is better off with Americans buying the gasoline up and burning it through a good catalytic converter than the alternative that it’ll get burned in China.
Alternative energy/technology makes sense in only one situation: when it makes economic sense. Again, money represents energy and resources. If you paid more to do the same thing, you probably used more energy and resources to do it. That even applies to riding a bike (if there were no fitness benefit): it takes so much energy to produce human food, that it uses less resources for you to drive an efficient car than ride a bike.
Of course, crap like this is about making white people feel good about themselves, it’s about having something to be pious and sanctomonious about if you are a bunch of high-c*nted evolutionary-dead-end puritanical Massholes, and you decide Jebus doesn’t exist anymore so you have to latch onto something else just as stupid like self-flagellation over fake global warming crap or being all pious about fossil fuel use when you’re just making it cheaper for billions of brown people scrambling for a modern life on the other side of the world. It adds up to nothing. Do me a favor: go to church. It’s retarded but at least those retards don’t try to tax me.
What happens if you buy a Prius but just walk everywhere?
80s NIGHT! LOL! I LOOOOOVE YOU!
it’s funny ’cause it’s true
BWAHAHAHAHA! I must tell my (white, Prius-owning) dad about this site! Love. It. 🙂
Max
I’m white and I drive a ford escort. A white one. Wanna hang out with me?
I will take it upon myself to properly interpret every item on this blog which has been intentially written derisively so as to provide humor at the expense of white people (and does a damn good job at it) however nothing is more white then using analytical thinking and logical deduction to counter incorrect assumptions while arguing just for the sake of arguing!
hence:
any “white” infatuation with the prius (or any other automobile of this type) stems from the almost uniquely white habit of understanding the need for conservation of scarce resources, a habit developed and selected for amongst whites living through many generations in cold climates.
virtually nowhere else among any other peoples on the planet is such care given to the environment ESPECIALLY because the tremendous rate of development of white societies caused initial heavy damage to local environments and that awareness is a healthy recognition that careful changes are necessary to avoid ecological catastrophe.
this is not to say that this particular strategy will best deal with future ecological problems, but rather it is a sign that the awareness is there.
As with the choices of the volvo and saab, cars that were believed (true or not) to be ‘safe’ and of high quality, shows that at a time when highway fatalities were at all time highs the prudent and rational choice was a selection of “safety”.
choices such as the prius or volvo show that the white desire for cars that provided positive group benefits along with personal satisfaction should be lauded and encouraged.
these automobile choices stand in stark contrast to the choices that other peoples make (at least sterotypically) as for example blacks and cadillacs, or hispanics and low riders.
far from being considered a derisive group trait the smart automobile choices as lampooned above should be cheered.
Hm, I don’t give a shit about the environment most of the time, but more gas-mileage: less gas needing to be bought: the more driving I can do before hitting my gas budget for that pay period.
And I love driving, so the answer here is obvious. Of course, I drive an ooold Audi so my mileage isn’t too good to begin with.
So tell me if it is ok to drive a bunch of white Sierra club members to an Obama rally in a Prius? We will use our i-pods with a playlist consisting of totally 80’s music. Nah, we will just use Sirius Satellite radio that comes with the new versions because there is an 80’s channel.
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The Prius does not sound as cool as a 66 Impala with a blown big block and 2.5″ pipes.
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Don’t forget the TerraPass sticker on the back.
My guilt was totally overwhelming me, since I drive a Volvo for safety reasons (decision made while in the ICU after an accident), so I got a TerraPass. Ah, problem fixed!!
Do 2.5″ headers and a double-pump Holley on the Chevy big block in my Prius still make me white?
You might be a redneck if you haven’t replaced your air filter in your Prius for, like, 100,000 miles and your mpg has dipped to an all-time low of 49 mpg.
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A couple years ago I was fulfilling my white duty and went to a screening of an Al Franken movie at the local renovated art house theater. They must have given a free ticket to anyone who owned a Prius because I have never seen so many lined up in one place. You could spot the poorer white people who were still rockin’ the Jetta.
I love this site for bursting the bubble that too many white people live in.
Too True.
but my prius is.
So are you white or not? You’ve got to be kidding with your blogs?! Are you one of those white people that thinks by bashing your race, you are somewhat redeemed and cool? This sucks dude. get your research right….
Sweet mother of god this blog is AWESOME. I’ve yet to see a Prius without an Apple/Democrat/Hippy Bumper sticker on it. I’ve also never failed to see one pull in to anything other than a 3,000 square foot house. Comical.
OMG. You MUST live in the Bay Area. This is SO, SO true. LOL
really, this website should be called “Stuff liberal white people like…”
450 HP > 45 MPG
Site should be, “stuff white yuppie liberals like.
I drive a gas-guzzling SUV, cause the sooner we run out of oil, the sooner we’ll be forced to come up with a new fuel.
SUVs and minivans are much more typical of white people. Most of the Prius owners I know are Asian (although some are white).
Obama rallies? According to exit polls in primaries so far, 62% of Obama voters are white, compared to 69% for Clinton, 92% for McCain, and 97% for Huckabee. This seems to be the opposite of what white people like.
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180,000 miles ago when I bought my diesel pickup, I felt white, redneck (I live in SC for heaven’s sake), and proud of power. Now, still needing the power, I’m sick of middle east US deaths. Still a Republican, though now disaffected, I spend evenings converting WVO (waste vegetable oil from restaurants) into biodiesel. Less pollution, no petroleum.
Truck and I run great together… that bump I felt yesterday may have been a speed bump or a Prius.
My next small car for the kids. Diesel Accord (2010). Home brewed fuel doesn’t make me more or less white, redneck, or southern. If big oil, big auto industry, and big government is too slow or stupid to change, individuals can still make a small difference. Next project… how to solar power my home.
The Prius blows and it has nothing to do with whiteness. It drives like a golf cart. And old ladies like golf-carts. (Don’t ask me why, but I used my research grant money to study this attraction.) So, whatever fantasies about white people you’ve got here, this one’s wrong.
Why not take mass transportation? It’s less expensive than a Pruis, you are helping the environment and your community, and you develop friendships with other commuters. Support better transportation in los angeles.
Hey, I drive a Volvo — so does that mean I stopped being white 20 years ago?
I’ve owned a Volvo station wagon, a $3,000 racing bike, and I now drive a Prius. Wait, I also used to manage an alt. band in Athens. Yeah, try and out-whitey me!!!
Obama 4 Prez!
There’s really nothing to read here. Move along…
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Heh white folks, Here’s an interesting article re the environmental damage caused by Prius:
http://clubs.ccsu.edu/Recorder/editorial/editorial_item.asp?NewsID=188
Response to #96:
It looks like some folks just didn’t get the memo. As you may already know, a popular television program called “Boston Legal” last night broadcast an episode that contained a speech by one of the actors that repeated a curious and incorrect piece of – well, folklore.
This piece of folklore purports, quite incredibly, that a Hummer H2 is more “environmentally friendly” than a Prius. This curious hypothesis first made the rounds last year in a 458-page tome titled “Dust-to-Dust: The Energy Costs of New Vehicles from Concept to Disposal,” published by CNW Marketing Research.
As thoughtful researchers have pointed out, it was wrong. It’s still wrong now. Its inclusion in the script of a television show doesn’t change that – no matter how deep the conviction with which the actor delivered the lines containing this fairy tale.
Irv Miller posted a response to the CNW report on June 7. Click on the link to see it complete with reader comments – or you can just read on here to read the memo that the folks at “Boston Legal” apparently didn’t get. Mind you, we can’t blame the show’s writers for finding this a fascinating story angle. But it’s fiction. Just to set the record straight, to provide facts instead of fiction, here it is again.
~Jon F. Thompson, Corporate Communications
We reported earlier this week that our Prius hybrid vehicle contributed significantly to our strong sales results for May with a record 24,009 Prius sold across the U.S.
Which had us wondering about all of the potential energy savings that might have resulted had our competitor to the east of us sold 24,009 Hummers instead.
Continue reading “IRV’S SHEET: Fact Vs. Folklore” »
The entire story can be found at TOYOTA’s OPEN ROADS BLOG, Irv’s Sheet
Haha standing still at concerts. That’s so funny. I’m black myself and I like that white music, but I never understood standing still at concerts. The whole purpose of me going is to have a good time, why pay $39.50 for a concert ticket to go and stand still??? That’s no way to rock out.
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I love my Prius, but I sure got laid more when I had a Mustang GT
Love the end the most!
Not all white people love this car. When visiting relatives in Texas, Prius were practically non-existant.
I don’t think I am saving the planet by driving a Prius. I have to drive something. When everyone else gives up their cars, I’ll think about doing the same. Would you prefer if I drove some fucking huge SUV instead?
The cost of a Prius is not much more than the equivalent non-hybrid from Toyata. The state and federal government give tax credits as well.
I’m getting about 43 MPG, which is double the actual MPG of my last car. The Prius isn’t a compact economy box car, it is a fairly roomy 4 door hatch back. Don’t compare it to some midget euro car that gets 75 MPG.
Comparisons to diesel are pointless. There isn’t enough used cooking oil to power all the cars in the US. Anyway companies could make diesel hybrids, giving the benefits of both technologies.
The hatch cargo area is great, especially since the back seats fold down. I don’t care if you think it looks ugly. I loved my old Honda CRX too.
The battery is under warranty for 7 years and 100,000 miles. I’m not too worried about the replacement cost, considering my last car started having engine problems at that stage.
The issue of the alleged environmental devastation caused by making the batteries is bullshit, a previous poster linked to the article that debunks that.
I bought a Prius the day a gal of regular passed $3 in Houston. My neighbors are pissed, we are the only folk on the block not in oil and/or gas in some fashion. I say screw em. I also flip off every gas station I pass. Today $3.35 a gal, you have to kidding me. The Prius is ust my way of stickin it to the man…Now, the truth is I am also still the man, I kept my Range Rover. From time to time, when I feel my whiteness, my Texas manhood start to shrivel, I go out and burn a 30 gals real fast, just to prove it up…it is very confusing being a white man in America today….
Fully AGREED. But what about Saturns? For some reason all my friends’ Whole Foods-shopping, democrat-voting parents all drove Saturns, like, 8 years ago. They were big enough to pack in their kids’ soccer friends and got good safety ratings without having to be a mini van.
uh, just to *drive* your point home, from 1995-2000 i had a jetta, from 2000-2006 a subaru outback, and now a prius with a lovely obama bumper sticker.
Ahh this entry is too funny. I drive the Honda Civic hybrid because my primary goal was to save fuel and it looks like a normal car. But I suppose part of that rationale is that we all know an annoying, self-righteous Prius owner or two.
The lost commenter (Bob) said exactly what bothers me about Prius owners – while Prius sales are doing well, aren’t all other hybrids struggling to move units? And the problem seems to stem from the unique and noticeable body design. Why have a normal looking hybrid (like the Camry) when you can have an obvious hybrid to tool around in? And, as someone else noted earlier, if fuel economy were the #1 issue, the Geo Metro would have been moving more units all these years. However, after having driven a Prius a year or so ago, I’ll admit – this is a far superior car to the base model Ford Escorts and Geo Metros that got 40 mpg 15 years ago. But still – I would like to see strong sales of hybrids that look normal, like the Camry or Accord hybrids.
This is the ugliest car up along with every other subcompact vehicle made to date.
The reason that I and most people I know out in Arizona bought a Prius is to get access to the HOV lanes. There is nothing like blowing by the other cars on the way to work!
I do believe that some things are more white than others. But there are always exception to these rules.
Driving cars is the best way to waste energy, FAST.
I am a very good example for it. Coal fired power plants come right on it’s heels.
Fact is, if we don’t get our butts up and do something about the incredible damage we do every day to this world, our kids surely will have a miserable time surviving the mess we left them. I am serious. read the book Plan B 3.0 and things become pretty clear, pretty fast.
We need a mini revolution here in the USA and in the rest of this world to prevent this climate to go out of control. The Prius does a good starting effort in that. What about the Aptera which is getting 300MpG and will be released to production end of this year?? We need efforts like this and many more to get us out of the trouble we are in right now. Do not stick your head in the sand, it does not help us and gets your eyes and nose all clogged up.
With a perspective to a unified effort.
Stefan
i’m white, and drive a beat nine year old honda civic. if i could afford a prius, i’d spend the money instead on a 69 camaro.
yer blog isn’t that funny. it’s sort of like the onion, where the headline is the only thing worth reading.
You’re not talking about white people, you’re talking about yankees and Jews. Ain’t no white folks in my state that would drive a goddamn Prius!
The Prius is definitely a WPC (white people’s car). And Marin County, where I live, the [un]official Prius capitol of the universe. We have about one prius for every two residents, or so it seems. My husband and I once owned 3 Priui at the same time. At present we are 2 for 2.
I wonder what the new models will look like?
The Prius is how I know I’m not white (even though I received a BA in English Lit from a top tier American universty).
The Prius is the car God would make if God were a pussy. Thankfully, the Lord is more of a Ferrari kind of God.
If I had to drive a Prius, I know my penis would shrink until I got out of the car, probably it would stay shrunk for a little while longer. So hopefully, I wouldn’t be one my way to the beach or to the local pool to swim with my kids, because then they would think, daddy’s pee pee is small.
This one only applies to Democrats. Republicans wouldn’t been seen in a Prius, they enjoy their SUV’s way to much.
I bet not one of you f’ing Prius owners sent your existing car to the car shredder (or “metal recycler” as you would like to call it) when you bought your Prius. You either bought the Prius in addition to your current car, you sold your current car or traded it in. You’re not helping the environment. It’s called displacing the problem you idiots! But it makes you feel better so I guess it’s alright. My apologies. Go back to posting what great gas mileage you get in every internet forum you can find.
I can’t wait to see you counter-balance white people ‘like’ for Harley-Davidson motorcycles with their love for the Prius.
Seriously!
“South Park” had it right: the stuff Prius’es (Priusi?) is not smog but “smug”
Damn I’m brain dead tonight: the stuff Prius’es (Priusi?) leave behind is not smog but “smug”
What about a non-Prius hybrid? My Honda Civic Hybrid gets 40-45 mpg.
I got it instead of the Prius because it came with stick shift. Priuses don’t.
OMG … the VW Jetta? Got to be kidding. That epitome of an utterly uncool, look-at-me-I-got-neither-money-nor-style-vehicle that nobody ever wanted to be seen dead in over here? I always wondered where those went … now you´re telling me they shipped that one over to `merica and they liked it? Crazy world.
“I will never for the life of me understand the hostility this innocent little car arouses among so many Americans. You cranks can’t all be secretly on King Abdullah’s payroll, can you?”
So, your 25%-better-mileage-than-a-conventional-compact makes you King Abdullah’s mortal nemesis?
THIS is why people hate the car. Its cluelessly smug owners.
My Scion xA gets 40 mpg. Damn, if only I got 50 mpg, I could be a Saudi-independent maverick, too!
#58 – “you decide Jebus doesn’t exist anymore so you have to latch onto something else just as stupid like self-flagellation over fake global warming crap… Do me a favor: go to church. It’s retarded but at least those retards don’t try to tax me.”
Best. Comment. EVER.
Just a thought here…but if you do not have the option to use public transport (ie, it’s limited to nonexistent) and need to travel, isn’t it better to use a more fuel efficient car? Obvioulsy, there are other status symbol cars that are far less fuel efficient.
I don’t think environmental concern is necessarily fake; it’s just highly suspect in the holier-than-thou crowd. ;^D
Amusingly, my brother has a (non-Prius) hybrid SUV that he bought for use as both a daily commuter and for camping trips with the scouts. He’s intensely irritated by being lumped in with the moral superiority brigade because he got the car for its practical value (going 45 miles on a gallon can be quite useful in the middle of nowhere).
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I drive an 06′ Prius.
I’m also active-duty military, who lives 35 miles away from my installation.
Concerned about emissions ? In love with the push-screen inside ? Hate foreign oil, and moving ‘greener’ via my choice of car ? Care more about ‘Gaia’ ? No.
Laughing at the extended-cab, dual-axled pickups, and larger-than-a-house SUVs, lined up at the gas-station ? Not cringing when I fill up, the second or third time in a week, paying $3-plus per gallon ?
YES.
Gotta luv the prius wiggers going down the fast lane at 80+ mph with just the driver, no car pool blissed out in a holier than thou state of mind, biatch!
I agree with a couple other posters. Your blog is more directed toward liberal yuppies more than “whites”, but I can see where you are coming from. Most liberal yuppies are white, but not all whites are liberal yuppies.
I love it. You are characterizing everything that annoys the eff out of me in this world.
This one literally made me LOL.
so funny. love it. BTW I found the link to this blog on a blog called dallaspenn.com under the title “stuff black people like”
P.S Cheers to “sam” — Public Transit all the way baby!
This blog is absolutely hysterical…and totally on point. I live 3 blocks from Whole Foods and everything you say here about these liberal yuppies is true. So great.
I love that some here say the Prius is wasteful in its production…huh? ALL cars are wasteful in their production: they’re big f’ing hunks of metal…please. And to those listing gas engine cars that get 45 mpg or better: yea, but when you’re stuck in traffic for, like, two hours every day, going 3 miles an hour, a Prius (or other hybrid) engine shuts off and wastes no gas and produces no emissions: try to beat that with a BMW 335d. I love people spinning this stuff like there’s MORE negatives to driving a hybrid. Yea, let’s start shitting and pissing in the street, cause waste plumbing pollutes the environment anyway, so how is it better?
Oh, who the f cares, anyway, I’ll drive what I want and you drive what you want, it’s the American way.
well said confusius.
Prius?? Fugly auto. And most of the people I know who have them either dont drive them properly , or overkill and are slow a a turtle with 1 leg.
I say a good Honda Civic or Accord driven normally can [not lead foot though] can reap just about as good as the average Prius driver actually gets, not what they tell you they get.
And besides, most white folk drive minivans or suvs. You just cant pack in all the things you buy at the big box discount clubs, 3 or more kids and the into a Prius.
So… how exactly is a car that starts at under $22k considered “expensive?” Just wondering…
hey dad, yo dad, dad, it’s not just about mileage but emissions too…oh, forget it, just keep breathing.
What if you’re white and you have a white Prius, a white iBook G4, a white iPod classic and truly believe that Obama is white on the inside?
this was fuckin halarious….but i hate the whole concept of a prius. plus it looks like a scrunched aztec…which the only way that car could have gotten any uglier is if it was smaller. oops, such a car exists!!
I hate the Prius. It’s one of the most ugly cars ever. Epic fail on Toyota’s part in my opinion
Priuses are worse for the environment than Hummers… too bad for everyone who’s bought into the lie.
http://www.thecarconnection.com/Auto_News/Green_Car_News/Prius_Versus_HUMMER_Exploding_the_Myth.S196.A12220.html
Also, white people (females in general) like knitting/being crafty. And knitting clubs that meet in coffee shops. I know I do!!
Right on, blanquita….
It’s so funny that people pay $30K+ for their Prius, then at 100K miles they get hit with a $10,000 bill for a new battery, dumping the old one in a landfill and doing more damage than all the emissions they saved us commoners from.
I’ll stick with my little 4-banger low-emission honda, thanks.
I’m not white, but I want to buy a Prius. Why? cus it’s the only hybrid car that looks decent, still has an okay price, and is from a good company like Toyota. I don’t care much for the environment, but gas prices aren’t getting any cheaper. And Yes I know the extra price for a hybrid may offset whatever savings I may get from gas…but I can say f*ck one time knowing I spent an extra $2k on my car cus it’s a “hybrid” rather than say f*ck every two weeks when I have to gas my car now (which still gets 30 mpg, but I’d much rather get 40-50+)
~G
This goes way beyond cars. White people like buy anything that is significantly more expensive and marginally more efficient, especially appliances.
G-Spin2k1-
After reading your response I concur that you indeed aren’t white.
haha tedt. who needs the environment anyway.
~G
I’m white. I drive a blue Prius. No Obama sticker, just a couple of Hawaiian stickers.
I didn’t spend $30k for it. I spent $22K for it, cheaper than if I had replaced the old minivan with a new minivan. The minivan would have been $32K, so right off the bat I’m $10K better off. Now that gas is $3/gallon, I’m happy to drive something that gets 50mpg (the van got 20mpg on a really good day). My 3 kids, husband and dog fit into it just fine.
I’m also not worried about the battery going out. I’ve got a 100,000 warranty on it and it doesn’t cost $10K.
Considering the POS Dodge we used to drive only went 60K miles before needing a new transmission, I’m not worried at all.
I don’t really care too much about saving the environment. I’m just cheap and don’t like paying $60/week for gas.
Most white people can’t afford a prius. On top of that you should have said. Nascar or does the white people who like nascar prone not to read this blog or apply to any of these ideas or not really white.
I drive a Saturn hybrid, I can fit all my dogs in it, and I can listen to Belle and Sebastion, it rocks whitey style
#60 is one of the best yet on this site. Love it! I wish I had a Prius with a “Rockin with Barack” sticker but I am hispanic female. Hopefully that doesn’t make me a coconut.
My friend summed it up best: “If I had to choose between driving the Prius for the rest of my life or driving the Oscar Myer wienermobile, I wouldn’t be able to choose.”
people hate the Prius cuz they’re poor and can’t afford one. even if it didnt get the best gas mileage it’s still the best car on Earth, beautiful, fast, huge inside, full of awesome gadgets and you get to sneak up on people. i’m a conservative and wouldnt drive anything else. it was about $35k though so i guess poor slobs who cant save up can pretend they dont want one when theyre soooo jealous.
whats wrong with being white? I’ve been white almost all of my life (I was born blue), and I’ve enjoyed it. (not to knock folks of other colors). I’m buying a prius, not because of the environment, but because I dont want to buy any more camel jockey oil than I have too.
Just wanted to share my very white car. Late 80s volvo sedan with a vintage(!) apple logo on the back (came with the car), an ironic bumper sticker that just says “America” and another vintage “I *heart* skiing* sticker. Also a sticker proclaiming my small, white, liberal arts college I attended (where I majored in art AND Asian studies). Jesus.
But I have spent hours in the engine and under the car making the thing run, in my drive way. White people don’t like to know how their car works, thats the wrong kind of white. It also leaks oil and is a general piece of shit.
But my next car? Subaru. Fuck.
I am not white, only part white. Which means not white in America.
I think Prii are great cars. But not because they help the environment. Helping the environment is not driving a gas powered vehicle of any sort.
As for whitey loving Prii. Oh hell, yeah! But most of my white friends (I keep them as a buffer from non-white haters) who own Prii, do so because of the gas savings (inflated by whitey).
Admittedly, these gas savings allow them to drink, eat, and consume more whitey things but at least it’s not gas.
Currently, you can get an Obama sticker for less than a gallon of gas. Once that changes, well, revolution baby, revolution!
Oh, and one more thing (I love it when anyone starts with that phrase).
Fuck Prius! Try VW Golf diesel-hybrid(2009). That’s right! Our friends from Germany and V-Dub (two super white things) have put Toyota and it’s capitalist Prius up against the wall with a new form of hybrid car.
Costing $2500 more than the regular Golf, the new VW Diesel-hybrid claims a whopping 69mpg (and if you know engines, it can do it).
Now, you can be seen as loving the environment but also as supporting the whitest country there has ever been. Sig Heil the environment! Ja! (German is my favorite kind of white, it’s so…white, with no excuses).
So, I am waiting until 2010 to wear my half-whiteness like a friggin consumer product badge with my new diesel-hybrid car!
I was reading an article awhile back about the Prius being the favourite of Hollywood celebrities. It also mentioned that most of them charter private jets. The fuel used by a trip to LA from New York on one of these things is the equivalent of what a Hummer would use for a year.
To George Clooney:
Please trade the Prius for a Hummer and fly on Delta.
Hey, #141 blanquita, that article also puts into doubt the CNW study:
“This study has been completely contradicted by studies from MIT, Argonne National Labs and Carnegie Mellon’s Lifecycle Assessment Group. The reality is hybrids can significantly cut global warming pollution, reduce energy use, and save drivers thousands at the pump.”
It makes me laugh that people get so enraged with hybrid hatred that they can even justify a f’in hummer as environmentally conscious…give me a motherf’ing break. Hey, whoever is writing this blog, start one up called “people suck”.
“CNW’s figures, for example, show that the Civic Hybrid can cost nearly $165,000 more over its lifetime, “dust to dust,” than the standard Civic, which is a difficult figure to swallow, even considering the extra development, materials, and disposal of the Hybrid variant. Honda’s Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) system is a mild hybrid system and many engineers have admired its elegant and simple design and function, considering the efficiency gains.”
and this
“Toyota concedes that there is more energy required in the materials production stage for its hybrids, but says that it is overwhelmingly made up by less energy used during its driving lifetime.”
so if you’re going to talk about a big lie make sure you read the f’ing article first.
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My roommate wants on when she graduates… I, personally, think that they are fugly. But that is my opinion.
hahahhaa
wow. there are a bunch of goofs leaving comments, taking it WAY too seriously. this is the best blog i have ever read. so funny. great sense of humor!!!
Great site. It is funny and engaging and makes those of us with a smart ass sense of humor realize that our attempts to be helpful can be shown to be vacuous when viewed from a different viewpoint.
The whole Prius phenomenon reminds me of the time I worked for a company in Austin Texas that pushed the employees to use the dozens of recycling bins that they placed throughout the office. Everybody felt great (clappy cheerleader happiness) about helping the environment but nobody bothered to tell the cleaning crews who just poured the contents in with the regular garbage.
The Prius is just a car and right now it is as much of a fashion accessory/fad as a pair of Crocs.
I think it’s funny that you say that white people and their prius’ are going to the Obama rally….when in reality, most black people are only voting for him because he’s half black. At least I know what he stands for and what his policies are….
I’m sure someone has mentioned this, but I’m too lazy to scroll through all responses. You were right — it’s 48/45 mpg after the new EPA testing.
Awesome site, btw.
I can’t stand fashion-statement cars. The Prius, the BMWs, the Mercedes. They may be very nice cars, but people always look like total jerk offs in those cars. You know they’re thinking that they’re better than you. Those smug, self-righteous asshats. They’re looking down at you like you’re nothing. I’ll take a good ‘ole Civic or a Focus any day.
OK, I am convinced…
People really are Stupid and this is a Funny Blog.
When white people undertake graduate studies, they jettison the undergraduate expression,“helping the environment” in favor of the more scientifically hip, “reducing our carbon footprint.” Since the release of the blockbuster documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth” white people have suffered a form of mass hysteria called algorephobia – an excessive and irrational fear of global warming. Sales of the Toyota Prius have soared along with the rising fear that unless white people act now to cut carbon emissions they are in danger of leaving “our” children with a flooded and parched planet. White people are mortally terrified of this scenario because they envision a day when their bilingual children will come to hate them even more than they hate their own parents.
Mandatory accessories for the Prius calculated to maximize envy and superiority will include a bumper sticker, “My Other Car is a Range Rover” and, if the white couple is retro-hip and fertile enough, a “Baby on Board” sign affixed to the rear window.
At social gatherings, white people are known to work themselves into a lather over resolutions to send strong signals to incorrigible corporations about global warming. They flatter each other for supporting enlightened politicians who promise to express deep concern in stalled legislation that will come to the floor as early as next year.
After imbibing one too many glasses of merlot at a wine and cheese party some irate white people will blubber that unless “something” is done in the next couple of years (or decades) they’ll be damned if they don’t pack the Range Rover to the gills and, with the Prius in tow, head for the Canadian border. Not to worry. It’s only the liquor speaking.
Jeff (honky)
I TOTALLY hear that. Worst drivers around. Worse than any BMW driver (sorry, but it’s true: you guys are self-entitled cocklords) or rice-burner with 4 spoilers.
“Some white people decide to pull the ultimate move. Prius, Apple Sticker on the back, iPod rocking, and Democratic Candidate bumper sticker. Unstoppable!”
I take it by this statement that the author would prefer to see more Ford pickups with country music blaring on the FM radio and a Confederate flag proudly displayed in the rear window? (Also a shameless stereotype, I know–sorry).
Let’s face it, your Prius driving, iPod listening, politically liberal white American is hardly the norm in this country. We get the joke, though. “Affluent white liberals are douche bags.” It’s very funny. Really. But I’d rather be surrounded by a thousand affluent white liberal douche bags than one close minded, hate mongering, right wing bigot.
This site is pointless.
Curt, baby. Satire has no more to say about its target than a smart missile. Satire is conceived in sadism and born in hostility. It’s all about boom and burn upon impact. Think of it as a video game played with the vicious, subversive and witty weapons of intellect.
I’m not sure where you found your definition of “satire,” CLURT, but it seems to be fairly off the mark. If this site has nothing to say about its target, then it’s quite simply not satire. The great satirical works by writers such as Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, Jonathan Swift and George Orwell are politically and socially relevant in many ways… unlike this site.
What is satire if it is not social or political commentary, coated with humor in an attempt to make it easier to swallow.
“Stuff White People Like” is in no way satire, although it seems to try to be employing a satirical “voice.” There’s no actual substance behind it, though, which is why it fails on nearly every level. “Stuff White People Like” is lowest common-denominator entertainment, playing off of stereotypes and misconceptions.
Not to be curt with you, my definition of satire is pragmatic and not metaphysical. I am not trying to settle once and for all what satire “really is” but rather trying to frame metaphors which try to convey a sense of how it functions. If the satirist, the Master of this blog for example, finds a receptive, affirmative (LOL) audience for his exaggerated, stereotypical and, yes, sometimes mean-spirited observations of (“white”) human pretension, vanity and dysfunction, then voila, there you will find satire at work.
If you must have socio-political commentary then you may (or may not) be consoled by the urban legend that the Master delivers a “serious message” that whites belong to an ethnic group as much as any “minority.” You are not required under penalty of law to find anything on this blog either true or funny.
Oddly enough I tend to agree with you on what you say about “great” satire though I am also inclined to believe that the quality of satirical masterpieces is far removed from the the intention of this blog. “White stuff” is humorously written but largely derivative fluff. For tuned-in white fans, it’s like taking a bath in Cool Whip. It is so cool and white and afterwards, giggling white folks can lick themselves off saying things like, “Yum, this is so totally ME!
Not to be curt with you, but my “definition” of satire is pragmatic and not metaphysical. I am not trying to settle once and for all what satire “really is” but rather trying to frame metaphors which get at a sense of how it functions. If the satirist, the Master of this blog for example, finds a receptive, affirmative (LOL) audience for his exaggerated, stereotypical,sometimes mean-spirited and definitely contrived observations of “white” human pretension, vanity and dysfunction, then voila, there you will find satire at work.
If you must have socio-political commentary then you may (or may not) be consoled by the urban legend that the Master delivers a “serious message” to the effect that whites belong to an ethnic group as much as any “minority.” You are not required under penalty of law to find anything on this blog either true or funny.
Oddly enough I tend to agree with you on what you say about “great” satire though I am also inclined to believe that the quality of satirical masterpieces is far removed from the the intention of this blog. “White stuff” is humorously written but largely derivative fluff. For tuned-in white fans, it’s like taking a bath in Cool Whip. It is so cool and white and afterwards, white folks can lick themselves off giggling things like, “Yum, this is so totally ME!
Sorry for the repetition. System malfunction not pilot error.
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okay okay, so i have the prius, the barack sticker, and the ipod… but i don’t have an apple sticker..
god i’m so white:)
😛
Curt you’re a moron and need to get over yourself. Every post of yours indicates the kind of pretentiousness and self righteousness that makes this list both possible and funny.
And your little bigoted, cliche-ridden diatribe also shows your huge hypocrisy in calling ANYONE “close minded” or “hate mongering”. But the fun is you can’t see past yourself to get it!
And if the site is pointless and for lowest common denominator….what does that make YOU for posting numerous times on it?! Keep up the unintentional comedy!
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Another thing that WHITE PEOPLE like: CHEESE
that is WHY the Toyota Prius is designed to look like a cheese wedge!!!
Sacramento: You will be surprised to learn that Laboratory experiments using mice, show that these creatures are also inexplicably attracted to the shape of the Prius.
My financial advisor (yes, that makes me white) brags that he currently owns 4 Prii. I guess that makes him at least 4 times more environmentally friendly. Can anyone else appreciate the irony?
I’ve been making and driving on biodiesel exclusively for the last 6 years. I drive about 10 miles per week. And I ride my bicycle to work. And I have an iPhone.
That’s why I hate the Prius.
“The better question might be why are only white people driving them?”
I’m not white and I drive one.
hehe. lemme see: a new Prius is what $25,000. I can buy, say, a used Corolla or Civic, stick, 4cyl, that might get “only” 30mpg for $5000 or less. I can buy a small ocean of gas for the difference in price.
people who pay a premium for hybrid or diesel under the delusion they’ll save money on fuel need to go back to 5th grade and re-do their math lessons so they can figure out that they’ll have to drive that greenwagen for 4-5-6 years before they break even on the cost over that of a non-hybrid/diesel version.
of course the ones who buy these things out of concern for the environment 4UEARTH (snort) blah blah blah and not to save on fuel costs have too much money and need to give it to me.
Prius is an acronym for Prior-to-Us. What the fuck does that mean?
you spelled “Barack Obama” wrong.
“Unstoppable!”
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
This post is true, so true and while “the truth shall set ye free”; it also hurts like hell which is why the Curts of the world are too bitter to acknowledge it, and seek, instead, to dissemble and deceive; themselves, mostly, since they are fooling no one else. This blog is humorous in the extreme, what subset of humor it can be categorized under is irrelevant. It just plain fun and I’m sorry I didn’t discover it sooner.
BTW, I don’t drive at all; not because I am concerned with my carbon footprint but because I’m…. “a Native New Yorker….. New York City girl…..” (anybody old enough to remember that song?)
I live in San Francisco now where the Prius is definitely a status symbol and I love the look of shock & disbelief on people’s faces when I say I have never driven, never considered driving and will never drive anything other than a golf ball off the tee. They of the carbon print-o-phobe set think I’m kidding them; they could never imagine actually walking somewhere or using public transportation. Too funny!
Oops! meant carbon FOOTprint-o-phobes, of course. I guess I should edit before I submit! Anyway, a great post among the many here on SWPL, thanks for the laughs.
lemme see, a used Corolla or Civic was bought by somebody when it was new. A new Civic base model is $15,000 and even new it got 30 mpg: a new Prius base model is $21,500 and gets 45-50 mpg. In four or five years people will be able to buy a used Prius for the $5,000 you quoted above and still get 40-50 miles…plus not put out any emissions when they are in rush hour traffic going 3 or 4 mph. The little extra money is well worth it…and the next model Prius will probably get 60-70 mpg (or more) and probably have even less emissions, so you do the f’ing math when gas is $4 or more a gallon (which will be pretty soon). But if you enjoy using more gas, paying more $, and breathing in more shit, knock yourself out.
Well, I am trying to decide which fuel efficient car to buy. I am concidering a hybrid. The cost difference between a civic H and prius are not much different but the prius gets better mpg. I had rather have the normal looking car. The gas civic is not that much cheaper either and with even less mpg. I commute 100 miles round trip each day so saving at the pump is my biggest concern. I test drove a gas civic and a prius, the prius actually seemed to have more get up and go. I have also noticed that people some say the battery replacement is 12000-10000 dollars, it is only 2400. I know people who bought the first prius’s and have still not had to replace the batteries.
I would like to know what is the predudice against the prius all about? They have had so far shown to be very dependable, great mileage, they are toyota (from Japan) just like Honda. So what is the problem? If any of the American companies had the same to offer I would definitly buy American. Besides my car I ride a Harley and we own a diesel Ford which we use only when needed.
SO WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?
“I would like to know what is the predudice against the prius all about?”
some people are assholes…
Toyota was way off with the MPG. paying 25 grand+ for a car that has no design or style, not thanks. The Prius gets is around 44-45 MPG. Not 60
Diesel’s remain the best way to go.
Hard to find but the VW Jetta TDI, Golf TDI, or Passat TDI is a great car. Wit ha manual one can easily get 50 – 55 MPG.
[Diesel’s last a lot longer then typical gas engines]
For the upper class people: Mercedes Diesel or Audi A6 or A8 Diesel cars are amazing on gas mileage and comfort.
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Look here…
This site is mediocre at best. It is mildly entertaining. Half of the items on this list are garbage. The effort and thought put into this list is pretty embarrassing.
if you want some actual funny entertainment/blog/writing/insightful/great stuff
http://www.garbarrassing.com
go for it.
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“It’s very funny. Really. But I’d rather be surrounded by a thousand affluent white liberal douche bags than one close minded, hate mongering, right wing bigot.”
What you don’t get is that these affluent white “liberal” douche bags aren’t really liberals, they ARE closed minded, snobbish and hate mongering right-wingers.
Funny Prius blog post my buddy wrote a few years back:
http://passionweiss.com/2006/01/24/im-a-good-person-i-drive-a-prius/
Why hasn’t Ikea made the list yet?
hey #193, seen the price of diesel fuel lately?
and I love how people here just make up their own figures on the Prius to prove a point and they’re usually bullshit.
As in:
It’s NOT $25K plus: a base Prius averages $21,500 in this country.
It gets 45-50 mpg, not 44-45: it varies on how you drive it and what time of year it is – more like 45 in the winter (I have one and know of a couple of people that also do, and they confirm the figure of 45-50 mpg).
But, you know, in the blogoshpere, if you write it then it must be the truth.
After reading this, I am definitely buying a Prius. That way I am that much farther from the ignorant and maladjusted wankers who are casting their judgements around like candy while feeling superior for wasting money that could be used better. Family money responsibilities? Who cares? That’s for white delusional chumps. At the same time I’m not supposed to notice the completely offensive and in your face Cadillac or large Chevy sedan bumping bass that can interupt any conversation within a quarter mile. Grow up, go home and face your kids, losers.
[…] (78 percent more likely) and “less dogmatic” than the rest of the population. Also see Stuff White People Like blog to further prove this […]
sorry, but this whitey drive a 15mpg landcruiser. Prius’ are for libs.
This whitey drives a 600hp diesel smoke belting Dodge 4×4 on 41×14.50-20’s (and yeah, I still get 20mpg). Prius’s are for liberal fags who like to pat themselves on the back. They say they do it for the environment, but anyone who knows can tell you the batteries in hybrids cause REAL enviro damage, not the fase CO2 damage that we hear about from the Church of Catastrophic Man Made Global Warming. Furthermore, if these liberal dipshits actually wanted to save the environment they would go buy a used car (already built so no added resources needed) like a geo or better yet a diesel Volkeswagon Rabbit or Jetta converted to veg oil. But your typical lib doesn’t know sh*t outside of their academic psuedo-intellectual world. It makes them feel good right? There is a reason you don’t meet many liberal engineers, construction workers, farmers, fabricators or any other profession that actually creates things. They’d rather create liberal policy to tell those of us that DO, how to DO it. “Those who can do, those who can’t teach.”
True geeky whites drive the Honda Insight. The Prius is so…..common
:: wrinkles nose at the thought ::
I see 20 or 30 yuppie salarypersons driving a BMW for every Prius I see.
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Tried the low end Poor White Boy Matrix in Super White and found that the seats were to narrow to accomodate our ample butts on long trips to the country club. Would it be in poor taste to warn others that the Prius has the same seating qualities?
hey, individual: go fuck yourself with your Dodge (I’m sure it fits).
LOL
But my Prius gets 50 (winter) and 57 (summer) mpg; and the only reason I would vote for Clinton is to participate in Rush Limbaugh’s Operation Chaos.
But I do love Apple products.
This blog should called things white liberals like. Do the research a prius poisons the environment where it is built and costs more to run over 5 years than a Hummer H2.
I got a Prius …..love it and fuck yes, it has a bumper sticker one that says 1.20.09 Bush’s last day… now that gas is about $3.25 per gallon all you Prius hating people can kiss my ass.. I can fill the thing for a lot less than what it costs you…..the higher the price of gas the smarter a Prius driver looks…….
I have a Prius and a Tahoe, the best of both worlds! And I live in the Midwest, in a mixed neighborhood and in a small house. I listen to rap, alt rock, hard rock, 70s music, and jazz pretty much sucks along with 80s music. We all don’t fit into any one category. But this is about the funniest stuff I’ve read in a long long time, i was laughing so hard at work today, i started crying. I sent it to everyone I know, including my black friends. If I had any gay friends I woulda sent it to them too. If you are taking this all seriously, you need to go outside more.
I doubt the whole battery on the Prius will go out at once, it is made of like 12 separate cells, and it is most likely only one cell will go bad at a time and can be replaced fairly cheaply.
Praise God for Obama!
Obama’s a racist
I drive an XTerra because we get a lot of snow here in the foothills of the Rockies and I actually go offroad. If somebody wants to make one that gets 50 mpg i’ll be the first in line to get one but until then urban Prius commies stop telling me how big a carbon footprint i’m leaving because frankly I don’t give a damn.
I thought only white fags drove the prius. All the other white ppl drive Mustang gt’s or jacked up 4×4’s. I guess I might feel differantly about the high milage of the prius, But I’m a white guy and don’t really care how much gas costs.
Heck, I saw a bus load of orfans crash into a prius the other day, Dang lil toyota crinckled up like a salted slug. Untill the fire started, the bus looked good to go. MAN that fire moved fast. Friendly orfans though, they kept waving to us as we drove by.
Ghengis Hahn, meet me. My Prius has no stickers (except my parking permit for work) and I live in a 1,000 square foot apartment.
I bought a Prius because I freaking love how they look. I drove a crap car all through college, graduated, now I have my dream car. I LOVE my Prius!
All you Prius people should move to San Francisco, bend over, blow a fart in your face and suck it all in, because that’s how ridiculous you are. Fuck the cost of gas and your stupid car.
It is a soul-less Jap piece of shit; buy German!
BTW, catch the new season of South Park (another Whitey show) on Comedy Central every Wednesday at 10/9C. This is not an ad.
Sincerely,
Radiohead listening, NY Times reading, non-American Idol watching, racist white dude.
Most Pirus owners then proceed to double their driving mileage, so they can be seen by al ltheir friends.
But for me, when the weather cooperates I all my travelling on an electric version of a cheap plastic chinese motor scooter (often erroneously called a “moped”) , or i ride the bus – even the 86B to Home(slice)wood! Yes, I assure you, I am white. Needless to say, the white urban hipsters on their expensive Vespas avoid even looking at me.
btw, thants Tony, for telling me about this site. I’ts hilarious, although I suspect it’s run by a friend of Clarence Thomas or Alan Keyes.
Except, Mr. Swoggle 211, that the reasearch that conclusion is based on is biased crap, as pointed out by others in this post…but you’ll continue to quote it.
Let’s see, we (human beings, but mostly those in “developed” countries) have so far dumped shitloads of chemicals and metals in land and rivers; atomic waste where we can get away with it; landfills full of crap the size of small states; pouring tons and tons of crap into the air from coal burning power plants, factories, and millions of cars; the parts from the computer I’m typing this on and you’re reading it on will probably poison some poor guy in India or China; and I’m leaving out a bunch of other stuff……..but the batteries from the Prius are the most heinous damage we’ll ever do to the environment: give me a royal fucking break.
Oh and if I buy a Prius, I’m supposed preaching to Hummer owners and they get all upset: yea, well, EAT ME.
And as far as some people here saying that Prius owners should buy used cars: yea, we should buy used cars while you plunk down thousands of dollars for fucking hunk of crap Hummers, Explorers, and piece-of-shit Dodges….EAT ME twice.
VW Jetta TDI cost $21,000 at base.
You can get Civic DX 1.8L for $11,000 at base.
There is no way to save enough gas to make up $10,000 difference.
Yes, Prius is a lot of money for sub-compact four door car. Prius isn’t Hyundai Azera (not Alera). Azera is a Big Sedan and Prius isn’t. In fact, you could probably get Azera cheaper than Prius that’s better equipped and cost lower than owing Prius.
You can get Civics/Corolla/Sentra/Elantra/Mazda3.
If you really wanted to save gas, you start peddling your expensive bicycle. Whites already like bicycles anyway. So, car is unnecessary.
And those who are all giddy over paying less for the gas.. listen up.. .You pre-paid for the gas, idiots! you paid premium to spend less money on gas. Fools. The gas price will go down to $2.50 in 1 year.
Prius is very slow and annoying. I rented it when I traveled to san frainbow. It took forever to get up and go. I didn’t get 45mpgs. I got like 35mpg in the city.
You should go to a website that doesn’t offend your white sensibilities. Take your Prius and shove it up your effete, sanctimonious asshole. My Hummer has a big American flag decal on it, I bet that makes your little Marxist goatee quiver. hahahahahahaha
yea, but it’s still a piece of crap
and offend this right here
And what’s wrong with being a Marxist? Harpo was my favorite. And I’m a Lennonist too, liked him better than McCartney.
I heard this somewhere and it’s so true: Ever notice liberals and celeb-types always pick the Prius as their eco-freindly car of choice even though there are tons of other hybrids out there to choose from. If you see a big grown-up 60’s hippie wanna-be out there in a hybrid it’s never a Ford escape or something like that…it’s a Prius. Why? Because the Prius shouts “Hey everybody!!!! Look at me! I drive a PRIUS! Look how much I help the earth. LOOK AT ME! Now go hate yourself in your stupid Hummer.” You just don’t get the same effect in the other hybrids.
IMHO, Living in Cupertino, CA and having worked at the Apple Corp. campus as a temp, I guess it wouldn’t shock anyone about all the Priuses you’ll find in the parking lot. It was the first thing I noticed on my first day to work. I got such a laugh out of it. Also, not to knock Apple because I think they make OK products, they are the most NON-diverse company I’ve ever worked in. They all hire people like themselves, they all look like sixty’s hippy wannabes.
This site is so damn funny.
hey, 226, it couldn’t be you’re seeing more Priuses because out of all the listed hybrids they get the best mileage, could it?
see for yourself:
http://www.hybridcars.com/shop-for-cars/sedan
(yea, I know it’s only 46mpg, but it’s still at the top of the list, and contrary to what people keep repeating here, not the most expensive)
and that Toyota made it the first mass-produced hybrid that people actually like?
“Because the Prius shouts “Hey everybody!!!! Look at me! I drive a PRIUS! Look how much I help the earth. LOOK AT ME! Now go hate yourself in your stupid Hummer.” ”
Man, you must be hittin’ the bottle, cause I never heard a car talk.
All this nonsense about if somebody drive a Prius then they’re saying this or that is utter bullshit. Simply stated: you don’t like the car I choose, choose another one, but leave me the fuck alone, asshole.
and on that website there’s only four hybrid sedans listed as being in production, and the Prius is the cheapest at an MSRP of $20,800, so maybe that’s why more people go with that one…….oh but wait, no, they’re trying to put other people down by buying it, I forgot….
eat me
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[…] child will then take a bite and realize that nothing in the store can be trusted.”#60 Toyota Prius: “The Prius might be the most perfect white product ever. It’s expensive, gives the idea that […]
“Some white people decide to pull the ultimate move. Prius, Apple Sticker on the back, iPod rocking, and Democratic Candidate bumper sticker. Unstoppable!”
HAHAHA I drove by a car matching this EXACT description today
Prius? nope… i have my own hybrid though…i burn gas and rubber! i drive a 10 mpg 350hp Chevy Nova, and i can almost see the air being damaged as it meets the exhaust coming out my pipe…. =)
11 Jeff:
“White conservatives hate Prii, and don’t tend to recycle, or care about poor people, or use natural medicine.”
I’m actually a libertarian, but since you lefties tend to lump everybody not lefty together I’ll take a crack at this:
1. The Prius. Yeah, nothing says social responsibility and, “I love the environment more than you” quite like several hundred pounds of lead-acid battery pack.
2. Recycling. I recycle. I reuse my brass casing to make more cartridges and I sell my aluminum cans to a scrap yard. Rather than replacing my vehicles with a newer trendier model every 3-5 years, I drive a 30-year-old truck and a 32-year-old car.
3. “Natural Medicine.” I’m willing to use anything that works based on scientific results. “Natural medicine” is noticeably lacking in the scientifically-quantifiable results arena. Funny how folks who bash Christians for having “faith” in an invisibile, unknowable entity will so willfully buy snake oil masquerading as “medicine,” is it not? Hint: if it isn’t FDA-approved and the makers are unwilling to submit it for FDA testing it’s probably bullshit.
From 234,
“1. The Prius. Yeah, nothing says social responsibility and, “I love the environment more than you” quite like several hundred pounds of lead-acid battery pack.”
Hybrid car batteries are NOT lead-acid type, they are “nickel metal hydride” batteries..
“The auto industry uses over one million metric tons of lead every year, with 90% going to conventional lead-acid vehicle batteries.”
so how are hybrids the main problem?
“While batteries like lead acid or nickel cadmium are incredibly bad for the environment, the toxicity levels and environmental impact of nickel metal hydride batteries—the type currently used in hybrids—are much lower.”
and the companies have a plan for the end life of the batteries:
“Toyota’s pays $200 to get a dead battery back and “every part of the battery, from the precious metals to the plastic, plates, steel case and the wiring, is recycled.” Honda collects the battery and transfers it to a preferred recycler to follow their prescribed process: disassembling and sorting the materials; shredding the plastic material; recovering and processing the metal; and neutralizing the alkaline material before sending it to a landfill.”
Plus, the battery technology is still being developed:
“Honda, Toyota and the entire auto industry are pumping millions of dollars into research regarding lithium ion batteries for tomorrow’s cars. Their primary motivation is to reduce the cost and increase the potency of hybrid batteries. Fortunately, supplanting lead and nickel batteries with rechargeable lithium batteries is also promising from an environmental perspective. Instead of clogging landfills with more toxic chemicals, hybrids—especially future hybrids powered by lithium ion batteries—may represent greener pastures for car batteries.”
I mean, WTF, hybrids have been on the market for just a few years, they’re going to get better and better, no one is saying they have been perfected yet.
On the one hand if you drive a Prius, you are the right kind of white person. On the other hand if paying $3.25 or even $4.00 a gallon really hurts you, you are the wrong kind of white person.
Actually, not anymore. It’s more like 45/48
“Yum, this is so totally ME!”
I never really felt like I was generally better than other people for driving my prius, but instead thought that I was being responsible to the global community by making personal choices regarding my consumerism and its impact on the environment (A NECESSITY FOR LIFE). Then, I read this blogs comments and after seeing some of the naysaying arguments, I do feel I am better than some. I see myself as more informed, better educated, and with strong character. I didn’t buy my prius for sex appeal but don’t get me wrong, I love sex. I can get that with my personality easily enough though. Regarding the many purported shriveling dicks after contact with compact and hybrid cars, good luck with that. But if you’re blaming your size on the car that you drive you are, probably, seriously delusional. I’d suggest penis pumps and lots of pornography, maybe even a shrink to discuss your inferiority complex of being offended by and hating the drivers of inanimate vehicles.
If you don’t like the environment nobody is asking you to stay and enjoy its benefits.
I love the blogs by the way, very funny. And I’ll have to admit that, “YUM, this is totally ME!”
Better than driving an Escalade.
One thing I’d like to say is that when a white person buys a new Prius, they don’t completely decommission their old car or ‘recycle’ it. They sell it to someone else who will drive it. Thus- one more car on the road. Most of the pollution that comes from a car is in mining the ore, transporting materials, manufacturing, and transporting the finished car. So, you should probably punch anyone in the face if they say that their car is good for the environment. Cars are a necessity in large part with today’s infrastructure. I mean, even if you are a traveling tramp, and have no more than the clothes on your back and a bag full of supplies, you still get rides from people who do have cars.
I was bought a new car by my parents upon graduating from my liberal arts college. I had a ’91 Honda Accord that was really an incredible car. Now I have a 03 Subaru Forester, right up there with top white car contender status (at least it is not the LL Bean edition, but I make up with it with the kayak racks on top). Hopefully, I can drive it forever and some of the whiteness will eventually be smudged off, although I believe that a Subaru has a 50-year supply of whiteness somewhere in its horizontal engine that is periodically transmitted to all parts of the car. I didn’t really realize what sort of white person stereotypes I would be setting myself up for when I got the car. I just thought it was a good sturdy car with decent mileage and the most incredible transmission I have ever felt. Its good at getting me to the kayak launch or the rock climbing crag.
I live down South in lower Alabama. Here, we have a somewhat confused white people culture. Conservative types try to maintain a palpable aura of ‘toughness’- I have heard of it referred to as ‘cool n’ tough.’ This involves giant F-250 King Ranch trucks, but they often can be found wearing high performance outdoor clothes. The difference is that instead of buying their stuff at REI they buy it at the BASS Pro Shop. They like to maintain the same state of white guy readiness for the outdoors, but they prefer to have more, and larger, motorized equipment at the ready.
I do know that they have very little in common, other than that they like to use the same spaces. During the winter, the first type, my type-the ‘athletes’, feel grieved that some of their favorite outdoors spots are overrun by the second type, the ‘outdoorsmen.’ The outdoorsmen are in large part ridiculous, untrained poachers and trigger happy hunters, likely to blast you like you were a deer. There are some who can bridge the gap with a classy approach to multi-use lands and safe hunting practices. I am trying to become one of these. This way I can be a hunter- a hunter who rides his bicycle to the deerstand. I will have the cred on both sides of the Southern white person’s camp.
Damn! I’m 10 years too late. I drive a Jetta.
This is so true its not even funny……….. Hey if you want to really be white and listen to some indie folk check out
http://www.myspace.com/15keys….. Listen and enjoy the whiteness.
“One thing I’d like to say is that when a white person buys a new Prius, they don’t completely decommission their old car or ‘recycle’ it. They sell it to someone else who will drive it. Thus- one more car on the road.”
This is the dumbest argument of all against hybrids – or against anything. No shit hybrids still pollute: they have to be made and transported and still use gas. They just pollute a little LESS: and each generation of hybrids – or electric cars – should pollute less and be more efficient than the one before, that’s the whole idea of developing them.
But by that logic of the above argument, we shouldn’t develop better or more efficient anything, because we should just use the old stuff. There’s a place where development of cars stopped in one era and people just do their best to fix the falling apart hunks that remain: it’s called Cuba.
COLORADO = snowboarding = environmentally friendly = an Obama state = plenty of gay people = everyone wears outdoor performance clothing
mark- you’re my hero! I had to give up my muscle car when I got a “commuter car” but now I have a corvette to make up for it. AND a sequoia AND a ski boat AND an old Dodge Pick up AND on old Toyota pick up. YES, I am white and I HATE prii. 8o)
if it was available where I live I would! Currently I use a gallon each way for work daily. Hmm…. pretty soon my check will just go to the gas station and skip my account.
[…] #60 Toyota Prius […]
“The Prius might be the most perfect white product ever. It’s expensive, gives the idea that you are helping the environment, and requires no commitment/changes other than money.”
Wow! Sick burn.
I guess the Prius is pretty white but i bet alot of asian in california drive them as well. I think a distinction needs to be made betweeen “new whitness” and “old whiteness”.
The Subaru is still the whitest car in the world, and there is no need to make a distinction between Forester – Outback – Legacy – Impreza or Brat, as you have had to do between Toyotas – You wouldn’t call the Camry a completely white car. Sidenote: Roofracks just look better on Subarus.
The Subaru is the white persons car in its purest form!
[…] #60: Toyota Prius It’s a pretty sweet deal for white people. You can buy a car, continue to drive to work and Barak Obama rallies and feel like you are helping the environment! […]
Didn’t anyone buy a Prius to save money? I’m saving a bundle at the gas pump with mine, and being a Toyota, it will probably last me 15 years and cost me very little in repairs. And I’m no yuppie – I’m an ostener (old small town educator nearing retirement).
apparently, becky, according to many people who posted here, no, you didn’t buy it to save some money at the pump or to spew slighly less exhaust into the air, or hell, just because it’s a free country and you can buy what you wish: no, you bought it to feel superior and look down people’s nose……god, the world is fucked.
Sorry, but you missed this one. The real choice car for white people is the Hybrid Honda Civic. My mother in law drives one, and she should know. She’s white, a member of the Sierra Club, a devout Democrat, and “An Inconvenient Truth” is her bible.
I’m not going to lie I’m pretty down with getting good gas mileage and polluting less. I don’t see why it should be seen as negative to drive a prius. They do do something….
I love the idea of a Prius, but unfortunately was born with improper genetics and have way to much testosterone.
I am trying to institute my own form of gene therapy by converting my Jeep with 35 inch tires to a diesel so I can run BioDiesel I make at home from free McDonalds cooking oil and get 30 mpg.
But knowing myself, I will most likely convert it to a HEMI instead or simply buy regular middle eastern originating Diesel because it’s so much less effort.
Honestly, I just feel better now that I’ve posted this and may keep what I got, getting about 12 pmg.
Really though, I think this should be a “white people from San Francisco” site. White people in Texas would be a very different list since we know our state would be better off as it’s own country.
That’s funny…I thought this was a post about Seattle. You mean white people all over the US do this too?!
The Jetta and Prius are top Gay guy cars, while the Saab is a top Lez car. While that can fall in the white people category, it’s dominated by Gay guys
I saw a brand new Prius today in Ferrari red. It was striking.
Imagine the thrill of a white people car made in Japan calling to you in fluent Italian. Cool.
Oh, you dick-head!
lol
I pooped my pants
[…] #60 Toyota Prius […]
You’re being yotally sarcastic here, right?
The whole thing behind the Prius is that you can spend $6,000.00 less on a hybrid Civic that gets the same mileage, accelerates the same and handles much better.
In fact, while hybrid sales have been flat for the last 5 years, only the Prius has shown growth. Why? Because it is the only hybrid-only platform. Civics and Altimas only have a little badge to distinguish the hybrid versions. Buy a Prius and spend six grand more just so that EVERYONE KNOWS YOU DRIVE A HYBRID. It’s the Liberal version of the POS H2 Hummer (which I might add was made with outdated and left over Chevy Suburban parts.)
You want to help the environment? Carpool, take public transit, ride your bike…
BTW, do you know how much toxicity lies within the Prius or any other hybrid’s battery systems?
Okay, I’ll compare your Prius to the VW Passat Diesel that I drove for 4 weeks in the UK where I got between 70 – 80mpg while bombing down the M at 90-95 (mph) and accelerating as fast as I could all of the time because, well, it was a rental and my company pays for the gas. I put about 4000 miles on that car so it’s not as if it’s some sort of fluke. Wish I could say the same for the BMW 135d I had in Switzerland, but…
This is either funny as hell, or else the only other things you’ve driven have been riding lawnmowers. In case it’s not a joke, well… I can’t sleep and I’m bored so…
Fast?? Let’s see, what DOESN’T go faster than a Prius? Ooo, I know, 18 Wheelers… and… oh, golf carts… and… hmm… well… maybe a 26 foot box truck, unless you have a load and are driving it downhill.
Per Road and Track Magazine (might be Motortrend, the magazines are at my other place right now.)
Toyota Prius 0-60 10.2 seconds
Nissan Altima Hybrid 0-60 6.8 seconds
Per C & D
GMC Yukon Denali (Chevy Tahoe) 0-60 6.2 seconds.
And yeah, the rated mileage on the Altima is within 1 or 2 mpg. Oh, and a comparably equipped Altima costs about $3-4k less.
I realize this site is a joke and some people are TRYING to be funny, but come on, the Prius is FAST? Wow.
And of course I’m jealous because I’m poor. Yeah, well, let’s just say that I’m not and keep it at that.
well, you summarized the several arguments made by myself and other posters here very well, but man, destroyer, you’re not going to gain many converts or change people’s minds about Prius drivers looking down their nose at others (which IS bullshit) with that last part of your post…pretty extreme.
[…] #60 Toyota Prius […]
Sosueme is soooo right! $30k for a car you waited six months to buy so you can get the same mileage as a ’93 GEO, beautiful!
your an idiot, right?
If we owned one of them Kias
I’d never let anyone see us.
It isn’t a bummer
our owning a Hummer
Cuz only the GAYS drive a Prius.
“White liberals have no sense of humor though”
Then why is this site so popular with all of my white friends, most of whom are liberal? Most of the “conservatives” I personally know don’t have the cultural literacy required to get the jokes, thought it didn’t really seem necessary to point that out until now. I think it’s terribly moderate of y’all conservatives to even be reading this site … are you sure it’s ok with your party chiefs, religious leaders, big daddies, etc.?
Someone should start a blog “stuffwhiteconservativeslike” — the first post could be “Calling anything you don’t like or understand ‘liberal’ in order to mask your fear of latent homosexual tendencies.” (You can take a little dig, right? Y’all are the ones with the senses of humor, after all.)
I remember that the Saab was the white person’s dream car in the 80s (along with the Porsche, of course). There just weren’t that many white people who could afford them due to the long recession.
Damn, it feels good to be a white liberal and so correct and enlightened.
“There are some who can bridge the gap with a classy approach to multi-use lands and safe hunting practices. I am trying to become one of these. This way I can be a hunter- a hunter who rides his bicycle to the deerstand. I will have the cred on both sides of the Southern white person’s camp.”
To sum up: a real man doesn’t need a giant truck to prove that a) he has a dick and b) he could kill an animal if hungry. Rock on.
I used to drive a primer grey `86 Oldsmobile Cutlass until it started to be an embarrassment to my clients … I donated it to public radio after the guys who mow my grass declined to buy it. I now drive a 96 Ford Taurus, which I guess counts as recycling. On the upside, it only cost me $3100, and I get stopped by the cops a lot less. I can’t begin to imagine spending $20,000+ on a car, even though I know that is what they cost…
more proof that conservatives are obsessed with gayness
I THINK PRIUS ARE THE BISOMBA
IF I COULD AFFORD ONE I WOULD LICK MY BALLS BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS
THEN I WOULD WRITE TO THE CONSTITUTION AND TELL THEM HOW COOL THEY ALL ARE
THAT IS MY MESSAGE
[…] STUFF WHITE PEOPLE LIKE: THE TOYOTA PIOUS […]
(you’re). way to look like a stupid third grader while calling someone else an idiot.
So true, my feelings exactly.
Where *else* but in USA can I get ridiculed for the kind of car I drive? So what, I drive a Prius. I ride a bike to work when there’s not snow on the road. The Prius sits at home.
Pretty pathetic arguments to ridicule someone about.
After 14 years of doing the ‘right thing’ and driving a POS American car, I wanted back to Japanese engineering. I chose Prius because I have had good luck with Toyotas in the past. I chose Prius because I can park free in my city. I don’t have to have a smog check. It costs me $25 to fill up the tank.
I *fortunate* enough to still have a job in the US that pays well enough to afford me this one luxury.
All you naysayers, go find something else to battle about … like torturing people or Imperialist violence for a lie.
OH, but you are still damaging the environment. I think that is what everyone here is saying. You’re only damaging the environment a teeny bit less than other people who drive normal cars with 25-30 mpg, and then when you factor in the environmental damage you’re doing with all the batteries in these things, your net environmental impact is only very very slightly less than a normal car that gets good gas mileage (if not equal or in some opinions slightly worse).
Who I really hate are the dirty mullet-wearing, cousin-humping, cow-tipping, raised pick-up driving neanderthals who don’t comingle with urbanites and don’t know what a skyscraper looks like (but they sure is perty tull).
they stopped making it, dude
I aim for them.
I agree. You should see the look of horror I get from Prius drivers as I pull up to the next to them at the intersection in my Big, Bad, Mercury Marauder (think big cop car with a Mustang Cobra engine.) I swear, the icy gaze I get from those people can frost the windows on MY car, from the outside…!
Which usually gets a vicious, forest-fire grade burnout from me in return. The Prius owners almost wanna crucify me to the Burning Man and set me on fire, but as I roll down the windows to try and scrape off some the frost, they hear me bumpin some Mos Def when he was a part of Blackstar (which white people tend not to know about.)
They recognize Mos Def vocals, and in a flash I leave them in awe, as unbridled disgust turns into grudging respect.
I am a true southern cracker who has a strong prefrence for american made vehicles that consume gas at the rate that Prius “dippy car” Owners consume starbucks lattes. I would have a Chrysler 500, Mustang, Charger or Magnum any day over a prius.
Its not about white people snobbery, its snobbery in general, snobbery taken so far as to choose style over substance.
I walk to work and spend less than $10 a week on gas!
Prius owners- I’ll ice u in my monte carlo
Still Waiting on my flex fuel corvette baby
Support Detroit Auto workers!!!!!!!!!!!!Drive american
I’m pretty sure that it was “Barcelona Red” and not “Ferrari Red”.
Actually, if you could find a good circa 1981 VW Rabbit, manual transmission, you’d probably be getting even better mileage.
Of course, the car is little more than an engine surrounded on four sides by compressed rust, but when you’re pimping something that only weighs as much as your Mac laptop, you’re going to get great returns (just don’t add weight by putting in a radio or air conditioning.).
The media does, on occasion, get it wrong. Public perceptions can be hard to change though. Did you know that during each year of the Vietnam war, more people enlisted to fight than were drafted? Not something you’d think was true.
With diesel at $4/gallon is it even worth it? As for Germany being that white, last time I was there (admittedly, that was ’92) it was probably a good 45% Turkish.
You need to bike to work dude.
Dude, go back on your meds – stat.
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This is all true. I look at those people with pitty. Wasting their lives driving a tiny piece of crap. All for the big Al Core hoax.
Its a “feel good” purchase for those jerks who think they will be noticed in a good way. Most of the smart, logcial, common sense people laugh their butts off at those idiots.
All your doing is buying in to Al Gore’s angry “I lost the Presidency” stab at the world.
Whatever I’m getting off on a tangent. Sorry.
Yeah, I’m totally behind in the whole pretending to be green thing. I still have a Camry because of that irritating bit of logic that says that plugging in your car ALSO requires fossil fuels. I feel so unhip because of my ever-uncool intolerance for bullshit.
I’m a white person with a prius, and you are the funniest person on earth!
God! it’s brilliance! it’s so freaking true!
Ha!
I’m unbelievably white, I love Barak Obama, I’m pro-mac, and I’m super democrat in a democrat city, and I drive this brand new prius which is like this styrofoam car which handles llike a packing peanut and I’m totally listening to Sufjan Stevens (cause I coughed up just enough dough for the nice speaker system) and talking to my mom on the car bluetooth system (which is crap) while i drive from my apartment to my job where I work as a receptionist, which pays just barely enough to support this vehicle.
And it doesn’t even stop there.
my Prius is beige.
Ha!
God. it’s so true and funny.
So much love for you, blogger guy.
So much love for you.
guilty! i’m so white.
but i do love my prius.
wow, now YOU’RE an idiot.
I think the update to this would be the ‘smart car’. My chiropractor is uber-white and she just got one. She’s very excited about it because it’s good for the environment (compact and gets great gas mileage).
Unless of course you are a conservative who chooses to drive a Prius to decrease dependence on foreign oil. But, regardless, you are probably white.
I agree. The prius is not the most user friendly car out there and the Civic perfomrs better, is more user friendly and white or not, if you drive alot, it makes sense. BUT, the hybrid Tahoe, Yukon, Vue, Escape, HIghlander, Lexus, Altima and soon to be VOLT are all reasonable replacements for 15mpg. http://www.mycarlady.com
bumper stickers are for assholes that think other people care about what they care about.
so you use your car as a yard stick to messure your penis worth?
It takes me twenty to fill my tank for two weeks which is great cause then I can buy more weed.
You might want to actually research how much electric power a fully battery powered electric car will use when plugged in to recharge as compared to the gallons of fossil fuel used by standard gas engines, before you talk about bullshit. It’s less by huge amounts.
Again, what none of the bashers acknowledge is that NO ONE is saying that hybrids or electrics don’t pollute: they just pollute a lot less than gas cars, and isn’t that a step in the right direction?
I’m a college student. Drunk people busted out the windows in my 1997 Cadillac El Dorado. So, my white dad thought it was time for me to have a new car anyways knowing that my birthday was just around the corner. Being overprotective (a very white person characteristic) he wanted to buy a Hummer 3. “Dad,” I said, “that is not what I’m all about.” Instead, I encouraged the Prius. I have it now…I love it now…and girls really do dig the back up camera.
The worst thing about the Prius is that its so damn ugly, i would never ever buy one, if someone gave me a Prius i would sell it really cheap just to get rid of it.
Is it impossible to build a flexi-fuel car that looks good? probably yes.
i will continue drive petrol powered cars until the oil sources of the world is empty or i die (what ever occurs first)
🙂
U-Turn, the gang leader on Weeds, outfitted his whole crew with Priuses because “they’re quiet so you can sneak up on bitches.”
I love your stuff. I am white and some how u teaCH me About whIte peOple . ha ur obsessed bUt it’s funny !!!
ToyOta Prius, white PPl Do like them huh.. I never tripped on this.. Ima get one i guess???
this blog is hilarious! i can’t get enough, every white person with a prius and a mac that i know loves this stuff… hahhahaaa
Nice! You’re the kind of person I want to take home and show to my white mom.
I’m white and I take a bus to work.
So take your Prius and shove it.
What? What’s an American car? I am pretty sure ALL AMERICAN car companies have factories in other countries, like Mexico. Furthermore, if they are assembled here, not all the parts are made here. Look at the details of your car. Where did the stereo come from? How about the interior? What about anything under the hood? Your mustang was probably made in Mexico. Quite with the ‘american’ made bull and try to understand that our companies are as much about the bottom line and the Benjamin as are any other multinational company.
It’s great that you hate prius and walk to work, however. Prius is overrated as it is.
This blog is very funny.
Best. Comment. Yet. Brilliant!
As a white owner of two Prius’s (priusi ?) I take great pride in being as much of a prick to the gas guzzling Hummer drivers out there as they are to us. I also like to drive around the gas station in circles and make the attendant cry.
I’ve mastered the glide and coast and I average 58 MPG on my drive to work.
The only thing better would be if I could actually run the thing on Latte’s poured directly into the tank. ;–)
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BTW… I don’t drive a prius & ya’ll have wayyyyyyy to much time on your hands… especially you dp for not calling the other dp.
dude, this is funny and true. White folks (colorado) love the enviornment, outdoor stuff so much that they’ll do anything to protect it. And then drive in their trucks, SUVs, hybrid, 4wd to the (portected) mountains 3-4 times a week for biking, hiking, camping, etc. And if bears, foxes, racoons… raoming in their natural home happens to find campers’ trash and start diggin, chances are they will be shot dead- because they’re bothering the earth saving folks.
well, i find prius people to be smug assholes. if they were really serious they’d ride bikes and work in the renewable energy industry.
well, that’s a smug, assholish comment.
“your an idiot” is one of my favorite phrases of all time! i can’t say i feel the same way about “you’re an idiot” though….
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No, this is me.
While funny, actually a Prius IS good for the environment and takes out some of the harmful gases in the air. Do a little Googling and find out.
Awwww… I like my prius!
Good post. I think soon you should step it up and mention car sharing. This excellent invention allows people-to-whom-your-blog-applies, like me, to drive a Prius, yet not take on the responsibility of owning one. We have advanced our guilt towards global warming, oil wars we don’t fight in, and urban parking, to the extreme that we like to be able to say, “Well, I don’t actually own a car, but when I really need one, I drive a Prius from Zipcar.” There’s even a suggested anti-corparate subtext in the idea of ‘sharing’.
I’ll leave it to you to figure out how your readers can use this information to their advantage. Thanks for the laughs.
Conservatives aren’t “culturally literate?”
Try reading from Bill Buckley. Keep a dictionary handy.
I actually considered a Prius, but the damned thing is too small for the occasions when I need more room, and once you add a bicycle rack to it, the mileage goes into the toilet.
So I bought an ’08 WRX. 🙂
As surprising as it may be to some, you’re dead-on right about a small, fuel-efficient car being cheaper to operate (and requiring less energy) than a bicycle, once you account for the increased food intake of the bicyclist, tires, chains, cassettes, chainrings, brake pads, etc.
I ran the numbers once: my bicycle against a Toyota Yaris. The Yaris won by a few pennies per mile. But then, I don’t ride my bike to save the environment. I ride my bike to be Walter Mitty, er, Lance Armstrong, er, a pushing-40 wannabe.
Something like that.
And yes, a decent turbodiesel makes so much more sense than a hybrid on so many levels. Thank you so much, California (and copycat states) for keeping them out of the U.S., and thank you so much, Bill Clinton, for the BTU tax that increased the price of road diesel by nearly 50%.
This whole green thing is a just a way for Big Business to sell everybody new crap. And it’s working because many people love to think they’re doing something beneficial when buying consumer products.
Green also has the benefit of channeling a worthwhile urge to improve the world into an area that makes Big Business money rather than into an area that threatens Big Business, you like, like single payer health care or trade unionism.
I made bushel-baskets of dough from anti-pollution equipment, green has been very good to me. Long-green is the only goddam green I care about.
As a prius owner I laughed as well. The article is funny. However, so many of you miss the point on why we “white people” drive a prius. I drive one simply for the gas mileage based on how many miles I drive daily for kids/work/commute. At 4.00 a gallon gas prices, the Big Man is screwing me at the pump. I paid cash for my car, so I am still debt free and saving on gas. And I average about 42 miles a gallon.
This single dad of two could not afford the gas companies screwing anymore.
As for green…I prefer my green in the bank.
EPA has ALWAYS used flawed methods of testing MPG and their estimates are ALWAYS off by about 10% their old method was even worse on Hybrids and gave ridiculous figures that the car could never achieve In reality the Prius gets up to 45 MPG all-around
as for performance… well there isint any. hop in one find the longest onramp and try to get up to highway speed. you can’t the car is trash. Not to mention the fact your spending $21,000 (base) on a compact car that has an average lifespan of 100,000 miles. If you want a real car that gets awesome mileage buy a 1.4L TDI VW Polo it actually gets over 50MPG its also faster, safer, cheaper, better looking and more reliable than the Prius of course its only available in Europe right now.
haha I drive a 1997 Infiniti I30 with a big V6 and a missing cat-converter and do a ‘fuel dump’ anytime I see a Prius. thats either revving my engine in Traffic, leaving a huge track of rubber across an intersection or a 65-100 on the interstate, of course blaring Lynyrd Skynyrd won’t get me the grudging respect but hey, I never wanted it in the 1st place
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Does the kind of Stuff White People Like include things like
Truth, Equality, and Justice?
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Please note: A properly tricked-out Prius would look sick!
Okay, for all yall who bought a Prius to ‘save the enviroment’, there’s a cheaper way. Go grow algae. No matter what foolish white tree-huggers tell you, algae is responsible for 90% of the world’s oxygen through photosynthesis. So instead of spending $21,100 on a Prius, fill a hole with water. Beats the hell out of buying another car.
Some of you folks are far too image conscious. (What will people think?…That I’m a sissy?…That I have a little… you know…That I’m…gasp… liberal… and have a little… you know) You need to be less emotional and more practical, and by practical, I also mean pay attention to your emissions.
I need a new car. I drive 2 suburban miles to work, so I’m hoping to buy a hybrid. Let’s see…save money, pollute less, brag to my friends and family about when the last time was I had to fill up. It’s a no-brainer to me. I could care less about any false quick impressions someone makes about me based on the car I drive. If there wasn’t such a huge uphill climb on the way home I’d just ride my bike (we live in mountainous terrain and my knees suck).
Love the idea about the algae.
FYI, My experience with all my cars has been that when I measure highway miles my car gets far better than the estimate. I have asked the dealer why they underestimate mpgs (they do with Subarus, by a lot). He told me it’s so they don’t get the person mad who gets the ocassional car that doesn’t get the real mpg. So, the true mpg number should come from an owner who has measured it several times.
As the owner of a Prius I can definitely say it is NOT overrated. If I were still driving my 4-runner I would be paying the same amount in gas every month that I now make in car payments, and I don’t have the repair issues. Definitely saves me a LOT of money.
If Not A Republican had my job he would have to start very early in the morning to walk the 40 miles to work…and yes, most of what you call American is only put together here out of foreign parts.
You obviously never owned a Prius. I drive 80 MPH to work and get up to speed far quicker than any other car I’ve ever owned. Most people don’t even realize that the electric engine assists the gas engine, which gives it extra power.
Doesn’ t anyone do their research anymore?
You guys sound so jealous! I can certainly understand why when I pull up to the pump and leave while you are still standing there pouring your paycheck into your tank.
Really smart use of your money…
I also had a car salesman try to feed me the line about how you can spend less on a Civic and get the same mileage. The Civic does not get 45 MPH, even on its best days (the Prius never gets less) and it couldn’t handle better because I’ve never had a car that handled as well as the Prius.
But wouldn’t you be saving the environment and gas payments by moving closer than 40 miles to your job?
And just think of all the raw materials used and the size of the carbon footprint in producing that dear Prius. Surely the extra gas mileage will offset that in the three years, after the lease is up.
You are so right – my white sister and grandfather both drive these. Yeesh.
Yes, but see, as hardworking individuals who don’t spend their time thinking of ways to make themselves feel superior to everyone by trying to self-righteously impose their environmental bullshit on the world (probably because we have a JOB, you know, instead freelance work or money from parents) our paycheck is larger, and when poured out into gas, makes us about even with the prius owners.
Get your Toyota Pri(tentio)us today!
It never gets less? How do you stop?
“Some white people decide to pull the ultimate move. Prius, Apple Sticker on the back, iPod rocking, and Democratic Candidate bumper sticker. Unstoppable!”
Someone has visited Boulder recently…haha.
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You’re so stupid!!!! American Cars!!!… The ford mustang has 65% American made whereas the Toytoa Sienna is 90% American made. Toytoa employees many, many Americans… Educate yourself, moron. BTW, I am a southern white person as well.
I know a black guy who drives a prius, but if you were blind, you might not know the difference. He’s about as black as Brian Gumble.
I have an Obama sticker on the back of mine, right under the I take it in the ass sticker.
Ah yes, when I slip behind the wheel of my prius, it means I’m better than you, and thats what all this bullshit means to the no soul, wanna life experience white people. From coffee to the grad school, to Obama to gays, I’m better than you. Whites are some sad, suffering fools.
I only paid $21K for my ’08 Prius.
I considered the Civic, but the Prius has more space for baby seats and can haul a lot if you put down the seats. It also sits up higher than sedans.
Ah, the only thing sweeter than the 49 mpg I get in my Prius is my incredibly hot Japanese girlfriend. Talk about the White People Daily Double — dating a hot Asian babe while driving a fuel efficient MADE IN JAPAN car!
I say: Buy a Prius and put a few more ignorant rednecks out of work.
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Does the Prius really come with a gerbil holder? You people are some sickos.
Thanks for your insights. I have routinely gotten 50MPG in my Prius. I drive carefully and accelerate and brake gradually, and I monitor my fuel consumption closely. Looking forward to more hybrid subcompacts coming to the US!
Thanks for funding Middle East terrorism!
Yeah I test-drove the Civic Hybrid, but ended up choosing the Prius because I could actually sit in the driver’s seat without craning my neck downward.
Jesus was the substance in the pooped pants.
I have a brand new Dodge diesel 3/4 ton pickup and love it to death. Speaking of death, watch out Prius my survival rate is 100 times yours if we have a collision.
Okay, so you have a fast Prius. Now put some money on that Prius (lots of money) and we’ll have a little race. Warning…my car has a battery,also.
Gee, look at the fun you’re having, wow!
You’re a fuckin Arab, too.
Does “big P” stand for pussy?
The Prius is for leftists wracked with white guilt over their own success. They look so miserable when they drive this ugly piece of you-know-what, yet adorn the back of it with their favorite little smug saying, usually about how we must all be tolerant (directly over the F*** Bush sticker).
Please see Stuff White People Like #99.
You must be white!
I think it only makes good economic sense to buy a hybrid. I prefer my mac over pc any day. That doesn’t make me an ecocentric democratic liberal. When a good thing comes along, it makes more sense to go for it than sit idolly and wait for sh** to happen. Set your eyes on the priis.
I think you have a confidence problem pal.. get a life!!!
Now thats funny!!!
I bet your cock is huge too, right dickbag???
Hey Mike.. Why don’t you put your mouth on the talipipe of that piece of shit you drive and inhale real hard. probably wouldn’t matter anyway. your’e already braindead…
Around here most of the Prius’s I see are driven by people with higher amounts of melanin in their skin. I have a neighbor three houses down who is a damn good fellow who happens to be a retired Air Force officer who is supporting McCain. Sorry to dampen your stereotyping. Please keep in mind people that some of the Fox News and NPR insightful humor is neither insightful nor humorous.
You are now free to denigrate people who drive F-150’s as being rednecks.
..and my Air Force neighbor is an African American.
..an African American who drives a Prius and supports McCain (~:
Friday May 16th 2008 – Oil trading at 126.90 up 2.79.. I’m loving my ugly little Prius more and more every day….
lmao i love being white
My young white male Doctor wants a Prius. Now, I’d like one but not at the price they sell for. Give me a break. If it costs more than 10,000. it’s highway robbery. The Gas is highway robbery, we won’t have a highway to drive on if no one can afford the gasoline anymore.
I can’t wait to see the Pruis driver (whitey) throw a cigarette butt out the window. I know a Prius driver that doesn’t even recycle.
What’s up with that?
I think this is great. I love things that are sarcastic and it is so freaking true!!! BTW I am white and I own a Scion xB not a prius 🙂
Replace all the words “white” with “black” and see how fast you can be a racist. 😉
About me:
Young, definitely not gay, non-white (Indian), ex-Marine, Obama supporter living in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Why do I drive the Prius?
Cuz the trunk is big enough to hold my RPG-7!!
Favorite thing to do?
Watch as some tobacco-chewing, beef jerkey-eating, bud-drinking, cousin-humping, global-warming-denying, bible-thumping, hypocrite-flag-waving, conservative redneck-redstate soldier-wanna-be dipsh@*t try to run me off the road in his super-hemi-Powersmoke jacked-up F350 POS.
Step 1: Speed up, pull over a mile ahead
Step 2: Open Trunk, remove RPG-7
Step 3: Aim, pull trigger, and watch it go thru vehicle at supersonic speeds (sorry Sherlock – mine has the tandem warhead, so it’ll go through your M1A1 too!)
Step 4: If said vehicle contains any of the following individuals:
Jorge,
Not-A-Republican,
Sherlock,
Mike,
Bunch of Prius Homos,
Individual,
Mark,
Rag4u,
WhiteConservativeRepublican
Then, proceed to pull them out of burning vehicle, and string
corpse (or what’s left) up on a bridge, Fallujah-style!!
Step 5: Make sure to carry at steps 1-4 above with the a smug, snooty, snobby Prius smile!
Spoken like a true jiggaboo.
Every comment you made is wrong, and you have just shown your stupidity. Why even mention a car sold only in Europe? Get a grip, stupid.
No it’s not.
How many carseats do you have installed? I have 3 children…one infant seat, and 2 boosters. Currently drive a Tahoe but was wondering if the seats would all fit in a Prius.
Is it a Tesla Roadster?
drooling over the tesla…… wish I could afford one! I DESPISE the Prii, my inlaws just bought not 1 but 2 of them! UGH! I’ll have to ride in one this weekend for our brewfest fun! ICK!!!
love this: “Get your Toyota Pri(tentio)us today!” PRICELESS! Can I get this in a bumpersticker?
Prius’ piss me off!!!
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FUCK YOU!
Motorbike motherfucker!
Who cares how “cool” you think you are. Your bike is more gay than the faggoty, politically-correct, Obama-loving, environmentally aware Prius!
Yeah. Prius’ make sense as long as ” the Man” has us by our working-class, multi-cultural/melting-pot balls.
Happy Memorial Day!
$4.++ a gallon. Drive those old white boy trucks…ha ha
I love grammar and correcting other people! You misspelled Barack.
Amazing what difference a few months and the price of gas make. The only color that matters now is green. Not being environmentally green, but having the bucks green. Make fun of the Prius all you want, but you’ll wish you had one and that the other car makers had the foresight Toyota did.
As someone who works 60 hours / week & commutes over 50 miles each way, I probably have a little more insight into this situation than most people… Those who buy foreign cars, yet still have the audacity to bitch & whine about our economy are complete morons… (Just like the last elections in ’04, if you didn’t vote, you have no right to bitch) I own a ’94 saturn sw2 with over 238,000 miles… Its an american car (GM product) that is very well made, helped the US economy at the time of purchase, AND STILL GETS 30MPG… by the way, the replacement parts for my car are less expensive, it will survive a crash better, will last longer, and will still smoke your gutless wonder prius in the quarter mile… If anyone wants to save money or help the environment (or our economy), buy something domestic (Ford, GM, or Chrysler). A toyota, honda, kia/hyundai, etc. that is “made in the USA” is still a foreign car because the money you’ve spent still goes to another country. Would you rather give some other country your money… or spend it where you live and work so that it may eventually make its way back to you?
I am sure showing people are wrong is something white people love, but you should know that you have to drive your Prius for over 10 years for it to be more efficient than a Hummer. The nickel-cadmium battery that makes the Prius so “fuel efficient” is so awful for the environment that the 5 mile radius around the factory contains no plant life, or other life for that matter.
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Not only White guys love Toyota Prius but Black men also love these cars. That is a cool car.
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No matter what color you are, the Prius is a smart car. It’s no more expensive than any other midsize car (if you don’t get all the toys on it) and mine gets 50 mpg on a daily basis without me trying. It’s comfy, roomy and good transportation. If it’s good for the environment.. that’s ok too I guess, but that’s not why I bought it. I’m a working musician (yes, I make a living at it and it’s work) and the only way I can pay the bills is to drive to gigs all over the place hauling equipment. This car is a great gigging car…
I didn’t buy this car for any other reason but gas mileage. The car I traded in for it was a red Mazda 3 hatchback. SO CUTE!!! but only 28 mpg. I hated the Prius at first (dorky looking car) but I have learned to love it.
Oh.. and I am white.. and you spell it STATION WAGON not stastion wagon.
I love people who own Hummers. Actually, I love people who own Hummers and Escalades, especially older Hummers and Escalades bought from wholesale lots that have tons of shiny, aftermarket crap on them and booming stereos.
Anyone tried to sell one of those POS’s recently? I imagine that it’s about like selling a house in Pheonix these days. Fucking impossible.
Once gas is $1/gallon again, I guess the joke will be on those stupid Prius owners.
Be strong, be cool, be upside down in your car payments, but whatever you do, don’t be white or liberal. White liberals are stoopid.
You forgot the fact that the Prius is a Japanese car — extra Asian points — but it’s built in America — extra labor movement points.
Just on the lack of reasonable research, yes it runs clean but it seems the battery element of the wretched thing goes through (yes that’s how we spell it here) a 9 stage manufacturing process involving no fewer than 7 trips by those other ultra clean carbon efficient transpotation mechanisms, aeroplanes.
Don’t know it to be true but it’s said while it’s the cleanest to run, it is, by a country mile the dirtiest to produce.
Rey,
Eat an ass bitch boy!!! You don’t want us ‘Motorbike Motherfuckers’ as your enemy. We’ll anally rape your mother and make her beg us for more.
I don’t care how cool I look while I’m splitting lanes in So-Cal while you stopped dead rush hour Cagers sweat it out with your touch screen distraction bullshit.
Does your mom know you’re a racist? Shit she probably raised you to be a bigot, racist, and a necrobeastial-sodomite. Don’t get me wrong a man’s hang up with road kill is his own business.
They’re taking over!! Look what they plan to do to the Hummer!!
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Not yet….
I’ll buy a Prius anytime…but I’ve been everywhere and none is available. Back-order and you have to wait for 8 weeks. This car is so popular right now.
But if I have to wait8 weeks for a car that I like…then….it’s all worth it.
If the gas price comes down to $1 to a gallon again… Prius will still save money and the environment will still benefit. The joke will never be on the owners.
I hope you get it.
I agree with you.
I have seen real black people and I think some other colors too in these cars….I don’t understand.
…it is funny…but then again farts are too…you know what I mean?
my good friend drives a prius and bikes to work too…
go figure!
Driving for Fun is different from driving to work and back home. Prius owners do not drive for fun, they drive prius to save money.
If you want to drive for fun, go ride a bump car.
Disagree. I own a prius primarily because I want to save money on gas and not to let people know that I drive a hybrid.
I can get a Civic Hybrid but I didn’t because I life the Prius better. It’s a matter of personal preference. If you drive something else, you don’t see people berating you for driving that kind of car…so why all the hate with Prius owners?
You compared driving a Prius to beating up a kid? What’s wrong with you?
True. I think the worst kind of racist are the people who constantly think and bring about the issue of skin color.
Racism is suppose to be over a long time ago. But if you keep on bringing it back then it will always be here. Nobody is trampling down on you because of your skin color. The reason why people stereotype is because of reality. You do that to yourselves.
And you know who these people are?
Some people have disdained Toyota Prius just because somebody termed it as something preferred by whites.
Are you all Jeremiah Wrights???? Come on… you gotta rise above this and see how stupid this argument is.
Are you insinuating that people who do have a back up camera does not know how to back up? I wonder if you’d accept the same logic if you’re car came with a back up camera when you bought it.
You see the fallacy in your logic?
I bought a 2008 Prius because…gas is expensive. It also looks cool, handles nicely (very little body roll, good acceleration at higher speeds, nimble steering, extreme braking ability), is extremely quiet, has lots of space, has amazing electronics inside (backup camera, push button start, touchscreen, drive-by-wire, etc.), has an excellent sound system, has good resale value (the waiting list is three months for a 2008 Prius!), is easy to manoeuver on downtown streets, has received many awards for engineering, popularity and reliability, comes with a very attractive warranty and the Canadian government offers a rebate of up to $4000 on it! The people who single out Prius owners (or any other car owner) are either jealous, idiotic, really enjoy buying fuel, or all of the above.
We drive a Prius during the week so we save enough $ in fuel costs to enjoy our Suburban on the week-ends and vacations towing a 7,000 lb. trailer.Republicans and loving our right to do what we want. Oh, that’s our Chevy’s White version of the Escalade…yo!
Burn, toyota builds more vehicles in america then all of the american manufactures combined. now whos talkin about american made?
Wait until you hit my tundra ; ),
Screw the envrionment and saving the world…. I’m doing Prius because I refuse to be raped by the oil barons!!
I went from paying over $400 a month to gas up my Chevy Astro, to $100 a month.
Even first grader math will tell you that the savings makes most of my car payment!
If you let the man continually rape you financially, they will keep doing it!!!
OK who gave John Allen Muhammed the internet access????
A prius is more “efficient” than a Hummer from day 1. If you are talking about recouping the cost, then yes, you have to have a prius for several years to offset the extra cost in fuel savings. What’s wrong with that? People should be taking care of their vehicles and making them last 8-10 years anyway.
The battery comment is just nuts. First of all, the prius uses a nickel-metal hydride battery (not a NiCad) that doesn’t contain cadmium. This makes it much less toxic if some idiot just throws it in a ladfill. Second, NiMH batteries are about 100% recyclable, which is where mine will be going if it ever finally poops out (10+ years from now).
A last comment for “Sceptic” Yes, it would be great if everybody lived a couple miles from work and we could bike there. So basially you want to regress society back to the middle ages where we didn’t ever leave our villages or travel more than 20 miles from our birth place? Be real. A car is just a tool of modern society. We can make it a lot better, the prius is just a (small) step it the right direction. But looking back, it a a giant leap forward from the gas-guzzling cars of the past. Lets not sneer at it simply because it is a transition piece and not the “answer” to all our problems. Oh, and just about everything it is made of can be recycled (plastic, steel, rubber). You just have to have an open mind.
Responsible white person……..I have a fixed rate mortgage, I never had Kids (love ribbed condoms thank you trojan man !) Never bought more car then I needed. I pay all my bills on time every time. I have a 780 Issac score (thats a credit rating for all the non white people) I Drive a 2003 Prius that gets 55 MPG ( ai also have a very nice 2003 P71 Crown Vic that I drive to vegas whenever I want because I can afford to (see comment #2 about never having kids that one saved me like 500 grand) I dont care what people think of the type of car I drive ( I also have a 1973 Charger SE 440 with a 4 speed. A 1958 Chevrolet BelAir and a 1969 Buick Electra convertible black on black) I choose any one of these cars to drive when I want to piss off the Non-Whites in their 60 Grand Escalades that are about to be Repo’d)…No one ever remembers those when they see Old White boy in his classic car, I sit on my fat ass (well not fat I bike 5 miles a dat and look Fab in my Zoot Suit when I go to Vegas whenever I want (no Kids lots of money and Fantastic Credit remember). Whats the Point of all this. No one cares about the “Look at Me Generation” because they are all busy losing their ass’s because of Stupid Choices made in the past 10 years of their young Lives….Foolish Spending just to have people look at them, Sad indeed…..Oh well time to go watch another episode of Will and Grace, Go suck on my wifes firm White Tits, Go swim naked in my Pool (I live in Arizona I can swim naked all day and night) and maybe later Ill drive my Prius to Starbucks for a Latte. (no one on the road nowadays because all the Non-Whites are like “Merry go Round Broke Down) Stay cool all you crazy Kids !
sounds expensive wow wow wow how do you sleep at night knowing your pissing away more money every month than you care to share ? I drive my Prius about 800 miles a month, I fill the tank 1 1/2 times for a cost of about 100 dollars, You fill your tank maybe 4 times a month at about Im guessing ……………..500 dollars a month? Holy White man Batman ! If you bought a used Prius for say 18K and had Great Credit and got say 6% rate you would pay about 325 a month for 60 months, Hmmmm ? (this does not include your car payment of Im Guessing…….300 to 600 dollars a month, Lets See that would be a grand total of say (low ball) 800 bucks a month not including your Car Insurance for a landcruiser (lets say 200 dollars a month) so thats about a Grand a month X 60 months……Hmmm lets see that would be about 60 Thousand Dollars to drive your “Look at me Landcruiser” for 5 years. Wow Math reallly makes you want to go Load your Shotgun and buy a gallon of Vodka huh !!!!! See you in Hell Broke Boy (if you want to kick my ass im the White asshole in the Prius gettting 55 MPG listening to my Micheal Bolton CD while kicking back a 5 dollar Latte that I got for free from my best friends wife because I know shes been Porking the guy who drives the 15 MPG landcruiser and if she does not buy me a Starbucks every day Ill rat her Whore ass out and she will be sent back to her home on Whore Island (lets see 5 dollar Lattes every day for 30 days thats 150 dollars I save on my favorite White Persons Drink) Damn aint I a Shit !
dont be a hater because your Broke !
man suck one dick and buy a prius and your labled for life !
You failed math huh, I fill my Prius 2 times a month at 4 bucks a gallon I pay roughly $85 bucks a month, The average American or Jap SUV costs about 4 times that amount. ( $340 american) X 12 =$4080 a year and thats at 4 bucks a gallon, It should cost about 6 bucks come next year or if another hurricane hits the gulf coast. I pay about $1200 a year for fuel, You spend almost 3 grand more than me. Holy bat shit Great White Pope thats about over $15,000 more in just Fuel in only 5 years ! Math sucks huh. ( at 6 dollars a gallon you will spend enough money to send a boy to disneyland 375 times) Thats quite a bit of Micky and goofy ( see how saving money and learning math can make people happy at the Happiest Place on Earth !)
Ill drive my prius under your hummer and get shade in the summer, at about 3 grand less in fuel a year. I love Summertime and all the Giant Hummers that give me shade for my Quivering Prius !
Your right about the Nerds in the Prius’s at the computer place ! You know the old saying, Dont piss off a Geek because someday he will be your boss ! (ill take a Prius please and hold the hummer thanks !
sounds expensive wow wow wow how do you sleep at night knowing your pissing away more money every month than you care to share ? I drive my Prius about 800 miles a month, I fill the tank 1 1/2 times for a cost of about 100 dollars, You fill your tank maybe 4 times a month at about Im guessing ……………..500 dollars a month? Holy White man Batman ! If you bought a used Prius for say 18K and had Great Credit and got say 6% rate you would pay about 325 a month for 60 months, Hmmmm ? (this does not include your car payment of Im Guessing…….300 to 600 dollars a month, Lets See that would be a grand total of say (low ball) 800 bucks a month not including your Car Insurance for a landcruiser (lets say 200 dollars a month) so thats about a Grand a month X 60 months……Hmmm lets see that would be about 60 Thousand Dollars to drive your “Look at me Landcruiser” for 5 years. Wow Math reallly makes you want to go Load your Shotgun and buy a gallon of Vodka huh !!!!! See you in Hell Broke Boy (if you want to kick my ass im the White asshole in the Prius gettting 55 MPG listening to my Micheal Bolton CD while kicking back a 5 dollar Latte that I got for free from my best friends wife because I know shes been Porking the guy who drives the 15 MPG landcruiser and if she does not buy me a Starbucks every day Ill rat her Whore ass out and she will be sent back to her home on Whore Island (lets see 5 dollar Lattes every day for 30 days thats 150 dollars I save on my favorite White Persons Drink) Damn aint I a Shit !
Anyone who can name a site like this must be racially biased.
I have friends around the world who are black(African and Amercian) and coloured: Indian, South African, Cypriot, Greek and Turk. Some are very rich and some are quite poor and could not afford a Prius but when I sent some of them the name of this site the comment was :Where is this person coming from has he never heard of racial bias???
Get real man this 2008 the 21C not 19C.
I own a Prius and drive it because the mileage is great. Their being expensive is a myth. The base Prius is about $23,700 and has a backup camera, ipod jack, side airbags, stability control, digital climate control, and a smart key system with a pushbutton ignition. People foolishly compare its price to base compacts and subcompacts, while the Prius is an extremely well equipped roomy midsize car. Seriously its just a car. I truly dont think that most Prius buyers’ spines are tingling about how cool everyone else is gonna think they are. Get it right folks. I sell cars and gays and lesbians usually buy coupes because they don’t have to be bothered by kid space. Its crazy how many homophobic hybrid haters are out there. Its just butt-sex and its just a car.
P.S. I’m a man married to a woman and have no stickers on my Prius. Hoorah for generalizations!
P.P.S. Find something to love rather than hating everything.
Not if I see you first. The bigger they are, the faster they sink!
Barcelona Red, Ferrari Red, whatever. Like they used to say- “Better Red, than dead!”
American-made? What is that anymore? A Chevrolet Equinox – assembled in Canada, with a Japanese engine, and a Chinese transmission.
Go figure!
The last time I saw an American-made item, it was my daughter being born.
If you are writing about a Prius, then 60mpg is a bit pretentious. It MIGHT have been that in ’07, but no longer in ’08. The method of figuring the mileage is now more life-like. For one thing, they actually drive the cars – no dyno like before. Wind resistance comes into play then. And they use the AC now too. And they drive more than 55mph, unlike before.
The whole new method is more like the so-called real world.
But who is going to care if gas is $5gal? I will park my Prius, and bike it.
Screw Prius
Toyota Hilux or nothin’
“Continue to drive to Barack Obama rallies” HA!!!
http://death-sentences.blogspot.com/
YES! thank you for pointing that out. i was just about to do so…
Kind of hard to support Detroit Auto Workers when the Silverado is built in Canada, the Ford 150 is built in Mexico and the Toyota Tundra is built in Indiana. Last GM car I bought was a 1985 Pontiac Grand Lemon. It was A POS.
GM Sucks
Dang… were all the parts put in to making your daughter 100% American? Because I alone am made up of parts from four different countries. I’m much like robocop in many ways… Robocop and the Prius.
I drive a Prius. I would still drive over it if I had a massive 4wd Pick me up truck (or Johnny Deere for that matter). But I don’t have a truck… and that’s a good thing because I’m chock fll of bad choices…
You is wrong. the things has som giddy-up… enough to get up to drivin speed on the ol’ highway with no problem…
well let’s all buy hummers so we can work on making the “death zone” that much bigger, perhaps let’s just make the earth a big shit box, or lets all drive a truck that we have to fill up every 200 miles (or less), for $80+ a tank, instead of a mere ~$36 bucks it costs me to fill this Toyotee out back once every two weeks OR every 500+ miles… I’d love to bike or walk to work… or public transportation would be fantastic… but I live in the sticks. and there isn’t one thing wrong with driving a car that financially makes this gas craziness not quite so hard on my wallet. the car wasn’t extremely expensive. it’s extremely comfortable though. so go on and put me down for how I decided to spend my money. by driving this car I’m not saying anything about the environment, flowers don’t grow when I drive down the street. but it’s definately not bad to drive. and that price i pay to fill it up makes me smile every time. not to mention the Curb Your Enthusiasm episode… it’s a great car damn it!!!
TORQUE! TORQUE! TORQUE! TORQUE! YAHOO TORQUE! GOTTA HAVE TORQUE!
LOL that battery pack aint gonna give you ten years. Try six if yer lucky. By the way the replacement cost on that battery is more expensive than a decent used econo box car that is six years old. I aint talking ford here either. Im talking honda and toyota used car.
A prius is an econmic joke jsut like ethanol. Buy one if you got money to burn. I will take my little ole simple subaru imprezza with a 4 banger any day.
fugggg-it
Even funnier than the post itself are all the comments from Prius owners who are COMPLETELY OFFENDED that you would dare criticize their automobile! I’m particularly partial to the, “It’s just a car,” post that veers off into something about gay people and what is so great about Priuses. It’s almost like they missed the part about how Prius owners love to make themselves feel better by bragging about their car.
Oh, and to the doofus who said that they’re cheap: $23,000+ is not cheap for a new car when Toyota makes several that get 30-35 mpg for much less. Face it: the Prius is a status symbol and an instrument of white guilt.
Ugh. I hate the Toyota Prius! It looks like the aborted baby between a Camry and a Saturn. I don’t care how good the gas mileage is or if it runs on sunshine and ferry dust – the thing is hideous.
http://www.twowhiteboys.com/2008
The Prius is only a status symbol for people who can’t afford a Lexus. They make Hybrid cars too.
http://www.twowhiteboys.com/2008
2 months w/ my 08 Prius.. Love the car, hate that piece of shit package 6 JBL stereo system. Toyota and JBL should be ashamed of this sorry excuse for a stereo. I’d get better sound from a 40 dollar ghetto blaster sitting on the back seat!!! It’s like sticking your head in a fucking garbage can…….(with that new car smell of course.) If your considering a Prius, go for the base model and skip the extras. Thats where you’ll get burned…
seriously? i love that jbl stereo. i’ve had it over two years now.
This list is definitely the stuffwhiteliberalslike 🙂 I have a Mustang GT and a Ducati…
Ha, ha!
Although one guy up there made a comment about having a Mustang GT…and a Ducati.
The Mustang GT should be somewhere on the list, seriously.
I have one. I love it. I am a total cracker and I admit it, and even if I didn’t admit it my Mustang shouts it like an effing bullhorn.
Yes, yes. It is sad.
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I love how this website generally paints being a liberal hippie as a predominantly white activity. I don’t even have to explain how assbackwards that is.
it only really applies to a small percentage of white people but that hasn’t stopped anyone else before!
Yep, right up there with the Pontiac Aztek for “Ugliest Car On The Road” honors.
Better than Guitar Hero….
My new Prius is awesome.
But the best is watching the Energy screen and learning how to drive it so you’re getting the 99.9 mpg show as much as possible. Told my daughter this was the best hands-on “video” game I’ve played since Guitar Hero. Even better, I get cash-back rewards for winning the game. yeah baby.
It’s like driving a freakin’ spaceship. Totally futuristic. But then again, I’ve always liked things that were ahead of their time.
Other cars have snouts… Drooling dogs… Lapping gas. HAHAHA
Or should I say: What you talkin’ about Betty?
The Prius isn’t ugly. Unless, of course, you’re behind the times. Beam me up Scotty… this car has fashion-forward style that visionaries appreciate.
Get it… or envy it.
I have an Obama sticker on mine too! But I take it between the tits.
Does that mean we’re compatible?
Nicolas,
Will you fill my hole? Let’s save the world.
Big business will sell you anything that makes them a buck, dear oldwhitegrouch. In fact, most Big Business crap is made in China for a buck-a-day wages. Big Business pays no insurance, no taxes, or affiliated USA payroll expenses.
Since “green” is cool right now, they’re trying that too, it’s called Green-Washing by the way…. cashing-in on most consumers’ ignorance for what is truly “green”.
As far as CARS go, there aren’t many that can beat the Prius, which I hope sets the standard for even better things to come. The almighty consumer BUCK is more powerful than any ballot vote. Send a message to the manufacturers with your spending power and they WILL change the way they make things… and that includes vehicles that get better mileage.
If you do your research, most real “green” items offer a great ROI (return on investment). So those eco-green products produce extra green in your bank account. Even a fool should appreciate that.
… and I’m a gal … in front of a big ol’ Hummer.
I even showed him some tongue. He didn’t seem to mind. The satisfaction was divine. Being mischievous with a mission. You catch more flies with honey.
Lovin’ my Prius and playing with the big guys ;-)~
and sometimes I walk to work. But in the meantime, bend over baby, my Prius is comin’ in.
We’re happy to oblige. Enjoy the ride!
With the resale value I can make some serious money, while you, on the other hand, contribute to middle-east “petro” dependency.
Ruff, ruff.
Keep driving your ugly snout car. HAHAHA.
I’m a smart, logical, common sense, blonde bitch (yeah baby sorry to disappoint you) and my Prius can probably get me hotter than your little white conservative republic mind could even imagine.
Dream on. Get wet. And try to ride me.
But…. I’m already there.
===========================
I’m hot. I’m better than good.
And I save the best for last.
I’m a Prius…. and she loves me.
ride me….
in my Prius
We’ll last L-O-N-G-E-R
than your hum-dinger.
ummmm. hmmmmm.
Do you get that?
You make your own sizzle.
That’s hotter than my Prius. So you’re pretty HOT.
But when your pan is cold and doesn’t meet expectations, you can ride with me in my “so-hot-you’re-cool-car”… we can spark the universe.
You, me and my Prius. Let’s enjoy the ride.
ohh aren’t we testy? Or is that testosterone?
Fuck me and fuck my prius. yum yum.
You’ll feel so much better “read some of the posts” person.
Lighten your load.
Drive a Prius.
Be happy.
Enjoy sex.
Save a buck.
Conserve oil.
Enjoy sex.
Lighten you load.
Drive a Prius.
Can you handle that?
I don’t own a car anymore (14 months and counting)but ride my bike or take the bus or bum a ride.
How d’ya like THEM APPLES?
p.s.- I have a lot more money now for hookers and cocaine!
Uhhh…anyone ever heard of diesel? (I wouldn’t know if you did, because I am too self centered to read the other posts)
Anyhoo, my ole Diesel Merc gets over 35mph (that’s an S-class bitches…which means it’s a tank) oh, and BTW I can run off veg oil. Take that Prius!
I have a Prius. My hubby has the veggie oil diesel contraption (set up in our huge backyard shed). It’s totally cool and quite a turn-on that the car (hubby included) can be so independent. I just didn’t want to deal with the mess or the smell, so I went Prius and he went Veggie Oil.
I’ll certainly “take that” as you say, however I don’t want to take it with fries.
Man, I feel like a woman. And I want to smell like one too ;-)~
Agree 100% . I love driving behind those obnoxious huge vehicles like Hummers. They are SO YESTERDAY 🙂 Good for shading tho… I like that!!
Terry the Great White Pope… you are incredibly sexy simply because you know how to crunch your numbers. There’s nothing more sexy than a smart guy who drives a smart car, like the Prius.
Actually, I’ve been to Disneyland already, so think I’ll plan a trip to Japan (or perhaps somewhere more exotic like Fiji) with the savings on my Prius. Wanna cum?
I’m American-German five times over — even married an “American German”. But guess what? I’m Japanese Prius all-the-way.
Hamete chodai (Japanese)
Fick dich (German)
Hell, I got ours because I didn’t want to declare bankruptcy to the oil barrons.
95% of all the taxis in this town are prius and the drivers aren’t usually white for what ever that matters.
I heard that veggie oil converted vehicles tend to plug up the lines and pistons prematurly unlike the prius has a halo around it!
Well done!
I am so happy for all of the lovely people who ride their bikes to work and where ever. They smell awesome when they get across town, and better yet they look great too! All pitted out with their underwear wedged so far up their crack they can barely walk. I wounder how they would do with three kids on a bike in a rain storm 40 mile an hour wind carrying a couple bags of groceries and some dry cleaning.
I guess the smell would be washed away by the pounding rain. Shucks.
Like expensive sandwiches, can’t afford this either.
I just bought a prius and I love it. The quasi-racist who wrote this article fails to recognize that a lot of us regardless of race, are concerned about reducing our expenses.
It is past time for Americans to dump their big SUV’s and trucks and start being more responsible. How many times have you seen a big Ford F150 or an Escalade or a Yukon lumber around in traffic with only one person inside, the driver? Although I’m not ready to ride my bike to work, etc., if each one of us can reduce the amount of gas we consume every day, including diesel, we might just be able to bring down the high price of gasoline.
Obama is white on the inside. He’s a half-Brother and was raised by white folks.
I drive a Prius because I like to drive around and I’d rather get 50MPG in the middle of nowhere than 20MPG. It is a good car, but I’m still driving too much. I’d rather drive to see my friends or different places than fly. Airlines and airports suck! The open road means freedom (at least as long as I can afford the gas–part of why I drive my hybrid jalopy…)
Yeah, I’m white, but since I am from California that makes me an “Anglo dude”..,
A friend of mine recently told me (and I haven’t actually seen this study, so he may have just been blowing smoke) that he read a study by the University of Michigan that did a dust-to-dust analysis of the Prius and the Hummer H3, and the energy cost of manufacture, transport to user location (I guess since the Prius has to cross the ocean), and de-manufacture/junking made the Prius’ carbon footprint three times the size of the Hummer. He said that both cars were analyzed to 200,000 miles of driving, and the actual driving was the only section of the analysis in which the Prius bested the Hummer. I guess the ‘yota has a lot of electrical and battery components that are pretty difficult to get rid of. And I can attest to the fact that a major problem with the soils around landfills is presented by battery leakages.
Again, I can’t speak to the veracity of this study (or if it even exists) since a friend just mentioned it, but it is something to think about. Personally, I’ve always kind of chuckled at the notion that a car with better gas mileage is really doing something for the global greenhouse gas situation. The solution to the emissions problem is going to be driving less.
Uh, your sour grapes are dangling.
Except, Pontiac Aztek, designed and built by General Motors. What else needs to be said?
Prius owners and white people have no need to offer a rationale. Stop it now.
Gratuitous exclamation mark.
You know what’s ugly? Escalade, Hummer, most Pontiacs. What is the common theme here?
Did Buckaroo get the wrong first letter in his name?
First of all, we’re not “White”. We are European Americans. Don’t devalue your cultural identity by referring to yourselves using “quasi-racist” terms like “White”. We have a wonderful cultural heritage that needs to be preserved, or it will be lost.
Second, we have a serious energy (oil) and environmental crisis (carbon dioxide) going on here – and it’s here to stay. Dump the SUV and go with the Prius, for your kid’s sake.
Third, it’s sad, frustrating and angering that no US auto maker has even attempted a car like the Prius, other than a few “me-too” hybrid fakes.
Wonderful troll
First, I’m so glad to meet someone else that says: “European-American”
When we have to fill out those dreaded forms (for health or the kid’s school or camp, whatever), we always cross out “Caucasian” or “White” and write “European-American”.
Heck, if everyone else can be: “insert-race-American”, well then… so can I damn it”.
Second, oversized trucks/SUVs are just plain obnoxious, ridiculous, and show that the driver is totally oblivious and uneducated on our energy crisis (agreeing with you).
Third, if we send a message with our purchasing power — that is, our almighty BUCK — the auto makers WILL listen and they WILL begin to give us what we want.
That’s one of the main reasons I bought a Prius. To send my message to change mileage consumption. They can do it. They just need to KNOW we DEMAND them to do it.
Good reply. Suck it Mike!
I drive a Prius too.
And I would vote for Clinton simply because she’s one smart blonde bitch… just like me. We need to break stereotypes… blonde, black, Prius, and so many more.
Obama/Clinton ticket.
Bumper sticker? … doubtful
Vote? … definitely
The notion that you’re actually helping the global environment or combatting global climate change by buying a Prius might be just a little bit misguided.
Aside from the gas mileage, do you know the impact the manufacture, transport/delivery, demanufacture processes have as compared with other cars? I definitely don’t know the numbers, but before you adopt the sanctimonious attitude poked fun at by the post, maybe you should check. It has been suggested that the Prius might actually be more harmful over the course of its life (dust-to-dust) than many SUVs. Couldn’t tell you for sure if that is so, but it makes you stop and think a little bit.
The batteries that are in those cars are extremely difficult and expensive to dispose of properly. I’m working on a huge soils analysis project in south Florida right now and we’ve seen that a huge contributer to wildland-urban interface soil degradation is battery acid seepage from landfills and car cemeteries.
I said this a few posts down, but really, until every car on the road is getting 50 mpg or better, the way to stay your emissions impact is to ride a bike or walk as much as possible (ultimately, bite the bullet and drive MUCH less). The 20 mpg better that your Priuses get over your buddies’ SUVs have a pretty negligible emissions decrease on a global scale. Cars aren’t the big emissions offenders, anyway. It is the process of manufacturing those cars that really dumps a lot into the air and water.
Sounds like you have been successfully confused by mis-information put out by SUV manufacturers that have no product to compete with their fuel efficient competitors. Pound for pound, they probably take about the same resources to manufacture/recycle. But over it’s lifetime, a Prius/hybrid probably uses less. They are more reliable, use less fuel, have smaller tires, make less wear & tear on the roads.
Unlike our brethren in Europe, our communities, transportation and industrial infrastructure have evolved around the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE). So it is not always practical to just drop our cars and pick up a bicycle. Must be nice to live close enough to where you work to do that, and I would if I could. No doubt, as oil runs out, things will evolve the other way, but until then, a Prius like hybrid or non-ICE vehicles seem like a good bridge to the future.
“battery acid seepage” you are concerned with is from lead acid batteries used by SUVs and other ICE cars. The type used in Prius and other hybrids are not lead acid.
It’s just the first time I’ve run across this blog (searching for Prius info). Like others have, I feel compelled to comment on the title “stuffwhitepeoplelike”. It seems demeaning to people of European descent. More importantly, it (innocently) devalues an entire body of cultures. Some people of European descent tend to advocate for and promote other cultures, while devaluing (even hating) their own. It’s even being integrated into our children’s educational curricula. It’s time we stand up and be counted. Be “European American” and not “white”.
Sorry about being off topic…
Actually, “we” ARE white. Leave it up to ethnocentric “Americans” to assume that they are the only white people reading this blog.
PS. I love my Prius.
Hmmm…. I wonder if all indigenous Europeans refer to themselves as “white”… Please forgive my political incorrectness, but you need to watch yours as well. I am not “white”, I am of European descent. White is a color, devoid of cultural identity. For the same reason people descended from African/Asian/Native American lines no longer wish to be referred to as black/yellow/red. “I” am offended. 😉
First of all, the Prius has an internal combustion engine. The “hybrid synergy drive” moniker is a marketing scheme for an internal combustion engine that is supplemented by an electrical motor/generator.
Second, please don’t pretend to know about the type of batteries our research is concerned with. There are four types of batteries which are rechargeable: other than lead acid, there is nickel-cadmium, lithium-ion, and nickel-metal hydride. I’m not sure what is in the Prius, but unless the car costs upwards of 60 or $70,000, I doubt it is lithium-ion. It doesn’t matter, anyway, since all of the electrolytes from those battery types are deadly to the microorganisms in soil and most organisms in general. I’m actually concerned with all types of battery seepage, since all rechargeable batteries contain chemicals that are harmful to carbon-containing life. Not to mention that hybrid cars contain whole banks of these batteries, where conventional vehicles have one or two.
I’m glad that you think “Pound for pound, they probably take about the same resources to manufacture/recycle. But over it’s lifetime, a Prius/hybrid probably uses less. They are more reliable, use less fuel, have smaller tires, make less wear & tear on the roads.” I suggested that I had heard that manufacturing the Prius might be a more wasteful process than say, a Ford escape, but since you think I’m probably wrong, I guess we’ll listen to your obviously researched and documented opinion.
The Prius came out what, 5 or 6 years ago? Who can make any comment on its reliability? I doubt those electrical systems are much fun to fix if they short out or get overloaded, either. What if that battery bank overheats? People complain about BMW’s…
Oh, and finally, you might not realize it, but your Prius is actually made by an “SUV manufacturer.” Toyota has no less than 8 SUV or truck models for sale in the U.S. right now, and under the Lexus marque there are another 3 SUV’s (two of which are powered by ≥4 litre V8’s). The Land Cruiser is one of the best-selling trucks world wide. Car manufacturers are out to make money, and barring government sanctions, they’ll keep selling SUV’s, trucks, hybrids, sportscars and whatever else as long as there are enough consumers to make it profitable. Don’t lend morality to your machine.
I believe that we need to all be thinking about this impending global crisis. We just don’t need to stop short at driving a hybrid and eating organic food. We need to critically examine ever notion we have to see if we can tune it to better serve our world and its constituent ecology.
Sorry, I wasn’t meaning to offend you – I’m just cynical of “studies” which may be commissioned from universities by money grubbing corporations. Your original posting compared a Prius to a Hummer H3, not a Ford Escape. Also, you yourself stated you “haven’t actually seen this study”, so pound for pound, my opinion is as good as your hearsay.
I only drew information based on your posts (“battery acid” – highly likely to be predominantly from lead acid batteries, since the newer ones are not as widespread or found in significant numbers in junk yards yet) – I have no idea about the extent of your research, or anything else you haven’t posted.
The first Prius went on pubilc sale in 1997, first sold in the US in 2001 (roughly eight years ago). I read that customer satisfaction is generally very high, even with high mileage ones (I also know some people that have had them that long). Most reliability statistics (something we persons of European descent like :-)) for cars don’t extend beyond that duration. Looking at my 2008 Consumer Reports Buying Guide, the reliability track record of the Prius is impressive.
Agreed. Maybe the Prius is a feel-good non-solution to the worlds energy/environmental problems. Hopefully it’s part of the evolution towards one though.
I agree that “white” is devoid of cultural identity. That’s the point. It’s a racial identity that racially defines LOTS of people from different cultures: Europeans, Australians, South Africans, Americans, Scandinavians, Canadians… I am sure that if white Europeans are forced to identify their race, they would chose white or Caucasian and most likely not think twice about it because to them, it’s just their race not their ethnicity.
How do you pick up a hooker on a bike?
I’ve noticed that Prius owners don’t think they are saving the world. They think they own it. Look at the way they drive: They sit in front of Whole Foods, engine running, until the space right by the front door becomes vacant.
Somebody please tell Bigfoot that the Prius Engine does not run while the car is sitting, in front of Whole Foods or elsewhere.
Call me a proud Native American who loves his Prius, not to save the environment, not to make a statement, but to park the 5.7L pickup truck (yes, I drive it when I take the horses to the rodeo) and save a little gas.
How anyone could get this worked up over a car is beyond me.
I will say that there are two cars available today which make sense for the average driver: Toyota Prius & Ford Escape Hybrid.
The funniest thing about this string of comments is the extent to which you are all playing into the stereotypes detailed on this website. (i.e. being offended, speaking with authority on issues which you know very little about, etc.) I have to say, it’s quite amusing.
I wasn’t offended, just a little indignant.
Saw this and thought it was funny, given this conversation:
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/hot_lists/car_shopping/latest_news_reviews/among_hybrids_the_toyota_camry_and_chevrolet_malibu_offer_the_best_overall_value_car_news
Eww. Annoying talk. Silence windbags.
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Haha, I have a Prius.
you need to read this article…
http://clubs.ccsu.edu/recorder/editorial/editorial_item.asp?NewsID=188
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“Real” black people?
What’s fake?
They need to change their reputation.
No offense to “American Cars”, but I rather spend a bit more for the quality I deserve.
But if GM brings back the EV1, I might reconsider 🙂
thanks, you hit the nail right on the coffin. White power!
Man, I’m native and drive a prius cause i save $$ at the pump.
You people are unbelievable.
Part of my interest is fuel economy, but some of it is the fact that (I was just a kid, but) I remember the fuel shortages of the 1970s and the long lines at the gas stations. With impending fuel supply problems due to world demand and limited oil production capabilities, my personal belief is that the writing is on the wall, the lines are coming back, and I want to sit in as few lines as possible.
I’m willing to pay a premium for that, regardless of any long term investment return on the car. Investment return on a car… that’s an interesting concept…
That article is so obviously slanted, it’s almost laughable. The origin of the information in this from a “non-technical” article written by a marketting company (CNW), based on unrealistic assumptions and faulty analysis techniques by incapable people with questionable credentials.
I’ll tell you what, you go buy your Hummer.
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i drive an SUV. three gallons to the mile
Guess what – that nickel is the main hardener for all steel ball bearings for all equipment around the world. And let’s talk about the steel that builds all cities and higways around the world.
Go buy your hummer, rechrome it in 20,000 miles, rebuild it in 70,000 miles then maybe it won’t rattle and rust apart by 100,000 miles!
YOU’RE SO WHITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Darned proud of it too!
WHITE MAN
Your day’s never over,
Your work’s never through!
Though you’ve tamed most of the heathen and the barbarians too!
‘Massa, thanks for ‘lectricity and the (Ah So!) internet too!
WHITEMAN, THE WHOLE WORLD’S DEPENDING ON YOU!
They tried to say that ‘you can’t jump’.
But, you made it to the moon without having to dunk.
You might not have much rhythm,
But you can (steal) carry a good tune,
WHITEMAN, THE WHOLE WORLD’S DEPENDING ON YOU!
You made it through civil rights and women’s lib too,
You’ve been through a lot, good buddy, no wonder you can sing the blues!
If the world’d open their eyes, they’d see that in the past you’re not really stuck,
Even though you still fly a rebel flag, at least it’s on a Japanese pickup truck!
Black may be beautiful, and tan may be grand,
But white’s still the color of the BIG BOSS MAN!
’Ask not’ (J.F.K.) whether it’s true,
WHITEMAN, THE WHOLE WORLD’S DEPENDING ON YOU!
The world doesn’t understand your level of stress,
Every minute’s a Malox moment, but that’s the price of success!
You watch your laptop for the first sign of loss,
Well, it’s time you paid the cost to be the boss!
Don’t drop the ball now and lose the home court advantage,
Or we’ll all have to say the pledge of allegiance in Spanish!(‘Press Uno for English’)
Only you can straighten out the world’s condition,
‘Cause you were properly conceived in the missionary position!
Stand up like a white man and do your white duty,
Or we’ll all be blown to hell by sheik your booty!
ASK NOT whether, Hillary or Obama can rule,
WHITE MAN, THE WHOLE WORLD’S DEPENDING ON YOU!
Sincerely,
Uncle Sambone
(The love-child of Uncle Sam & one
Of his female slaves)
In memory of Col. Paul Tibbets, Pilot of the Enola Gay, and all the faithful sidekicks of
‘Bwana’ …..(next page)
Jimmy Olson (Superman)
Lightning (Amos & Andy)
Poncho (Cisco Kid)
Tonto (Lone Ranger)
Robin (Batman)
Pepina (The Real McCoys)
Cheetah (Tarzan)
Trigger (Roy Rangers)
Birmingham (Charlie Chan…A whiteman in disguise)
Mingo (Daniel Boone)
Kato (The Green Horne)
Rin-Tin-Tin (If Custer had had him, he might have won!)
Rochester (Jack Benny)
Timmy (Lassie, was a ‘white’ dog!)
Uncle Ben/Aunt Jemima (Betty Crocker)
Chester & Festus (Mat Dillion, a protégé’ of John Wayne, who didn’t need a sidekick!)
Barnie Fife (Andy Griffin)
‘Condor’leeza Rice (W.)
Yeah- this article bears the hallmark of BS. If many of the facts are true- it would be surprising considering how poorly they were explained or substantiated. As for the conclusions we are led to by the trail of facts? Little early for that don’t you think?
Besides the poor quality writing, park a Prius next to a hummer- and tell anybody who will listen that the Prius is 50% more costly to drive and see if you find any one to believe you. Sorry but some things are just too ridiculous to even enter into a discussion over.
[ Yes I’m white, no I do not own, nor do I intend to own a Prius. 🙂 If I had to choose between these two options- I’d go for the Prius- poorly written article not-withstanding ]
BLESS YOUR POINTED LITTLE HEAD!
The money you SAVE at the pump was already spent Financing that car.
i like tittties no matter what color they r
Hey! im white! but i drive a jeep wrangler, and have never regretted it. Honestly though, i can see how some form of alternative fuel or a new engine design can be important someday, but i cant stand how people who drive these hybrids think they are so much better than everyone else. “I want to be a part of the solution?, not part of the problem?” just shut up! I’m getting 18 miles to the gallon with my jeep, and am more than happy to pay a little extra at the pump to not look like a pussy hippie.
and whats with this NEOPRIUS guy? European American?? are you kidding me? NEOPRUIS is trying to call us white people european american! I thought caucasian was bad enough!!! whites are whites, blacks are blacks, mexicans are mexicans, and asians are asians. Heck i don’t even get offended when i hear cracker. i’ve never been a racist, and respect every race out there, but honestly, i’m not going to make an effort to make everyone who has sand up their chooches happy. Black and white might be old terms, but i really don’t see anything offensive in them, and they have been generally accepted terms for a long time!! some things really just don’t need to be “progressive”
Who wants to make a bet that NEOPRIUS lives in San Francisco, drinks shiraz, and believes that every modern man should be in touch with his feminine side.
When detroit stops cranking out garbage, they will be more successful. BTW, my Subaru Outback was made in INDIANA. Quality, cool super white vehicle! Death to GM and Ford!
Peter, I couldn’t agree with your comments more! I too have a Prius and not at all subject to the stupid comments in the Prius article. I bought it to save gas! Period! And, I’ll tell you another myth. The up front additional cost comes back at trade-in time. There are many dealerships in the SE that will buy your 2006 or 2007 Prius back at what you paid for it! Thanks for your comments. Dan PS I’m a Republican and don’t plan on attending any Barrack events. (But I may actually vote for him)
Yeah, it’s supposed to be amusing, einstein… you are quick.
Why is it European-American & not Irish-American or Polish-American or German-American, etc.? Do you not know exactly where your ancestors come from? Kinda sad…
The site is meant to be funny, a joke; why are people taking this so seriously? p.s. Europe is a huge place. Can you not narrow down your ethnicity? Is it Germany, Ireland, Sweden, what?
I pooped in a Prius once, and I’ll poop in every one I get in to.
3/4 ton Dodge diesel Ram 6.7 — I love it — Only $160 a fill up. Poop on your Prius, in your Prius, and up your Prius.
Who was the idiot who wrote this article and misspelled “Barack?” I mean really, “Barak?”
$21,000 is a pretty reasonable price. At $23,000 I got smart key and skid control and stability whatever. Didn’t get all the speakers, GPS or leather
To quote Penn & Teller (okay, technically Penn Jillette):
“It looks like a possum f**ked a dustbuster.”
You (and, from what I have read in other comments on this blog, many other people) are missing the point.
It’s not about people who are white, but rather “white people”…kind of a left-handed way of saying “liberal”.
There are many black and asian people here in the US who fit the “white people” profile.
Did anyone ever consider the amount of pollution created and the raw materials used to build a Prius? Probably a lot more than would be emitted by simply driving your older car into the ground. Or why not buy a used Corolla rather than using precious raw materials to build a new Prius?
Some organization should do a study on this. They’d probably find that you’re creating more pollution buying a new Prius than by continuing to drive your current vehicle.
White people also really like the Subaru Legacy Outback. In forest green. It makes them look environmentally conscious while still getting bad gas mileage.
F/U Buckaroo – you don’t need to poop in your Arab loving 3/4 ton Dodge diesel Ram 6.7. It’s already a piece of shit!!!
i love my prius
LOL! 😀 You big burly brute you! how’d you guess?
That “I call a spade a spade” B.S. followed by “I’ve never been a racist, and respect every race out there” just doesn’t cut it any more. No one believes it. Forget about all that. Stand up and be counted for who you are, or be dominated by those who do.
Why do a study, you seem to have all the facts on your own. Perhaps when you assume full dictatorial control over the United States you can issue a decree declaring that no one can purchase a new car, they must drive their car for a minimum of 10 years.
Something tells me these are the words of a former straight A student.
Clarkson tells it straight: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=oOvp69lnZbA&feature=related
white people also like to keep up with their car maintenance so that they don’t break down on the highway. oh – white people also like to keep their cars ‘stock’ and not mess them up with spinny rims and tinted windows.
Wow. Weird blog. Anyway…
I agree about car companies marketing the angle that driving a hybrid is actually healing the environment, but you make just as convincing of an implication that cutting down on carbon emissions DOES hurt the environment.
I guess if you replaced “white people” with “rich, ignorant people” and dropped the rhetoric, I would basically agree with you.
Oh well… I gave up trying to understand racism like this years ago. Good luck with your complex! 🙂
You can talk bad about me, but nobody speaks ill of my truck. Ugly, I’m a looking for you, and when I find you you’ll be covered with the poop of a thousand poopers.
Take that Jap junk and try hitting me head on, dumb ass. I’d rather be save than sorry.
Love those Arabs, who else is there for Bush and Chenny to have for a friend.
Hang on, bitch, this oil (gas) price thing is another Enron shell game and gas will be cheap again. Hang on to that ugly Jap uneco piece of shit. Call me when it’s time for new batteries, I need a laugh.
Your a smug little fuck, aren’t you?
If all that is true, why do you call Orientals, Asian?
why so defensive
So just curious but if there was a “stuff black people like” blog that listed things like #10 eating watermelon, #203 bustin a cap in peoples asses or #1 expecting something for nothing ie reparations for slavery, free college educations, or favoritism in hiring because some company has to be an “equal-opportunity employer”…. how long would it take the ACLU and Al Sharpton to make it a public issue?
Racism is discriminating against someone solely based on race and it works both ways. But I’m sure you’re the first one to get fired up when you feel slighted. Nice views buddy, do the sane people a favor and don’t reproduce.
Racism is acceptable in comedic situations ex: Dave Chappell.
Google on “peak oil” pooperoo. This time there ain’t no friggin arab oil reserve to save us. My neighbor just bought himself a big huge diesel truck like yours – what a stupid sh*t. Maybe you did the same thing, but you didn’t do your home work. You think the car companies are selling trucks cheap and cutting back big truck production because they think gas is going back down? All they wanna do is unload their worthless inventory on suckers like you before things really get bad. Forget about resale value, you’ll be driving that POS to the scrap metal yard in a few years. I can get rid of my truck fast enough. Got my Prius on order – taking delivery at the end of the month. We’ll see who has the last laugh! Sucker.
Prius I DO NOT THINK SO. Me and my white friends (ranging from 19-32 yrs old male and female) do not like the Prius. Personally I will take my turbo charged Subaru WRX any day of the week.
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Tundra, jap crap, right in the same league as Prius. I know, there is an ad on TV with a deep voiced announcer bragging the merits of a Tundra, but it isn’t close to my Dodge. Go look for yourself and get your facts first hand.
When I drive anywhere I drive in something that is fun. Why is it, not having fun to save gas is a goal of anyone? What the hell are you on this planet for? I enjoy myself in life and particularly when I’m driving.
You’re getting right up there.
I didn’t know you cared.
We aren’t going to run out of oil. There is evidence of oil for hundreds of years at the rate of increase we are now using it. It is so plentiful that the price should be at ten cents a gallon. The price is artificially maintained and these spikes in price are from greedy little bastards trying to make their life fortune in two months. Spell it Enron. There will be many more spikes in price and wars fought over oil but the truth is there is ample resource only a control on supply. Spell it Bush/Chenny
You’re going at it all wrong. Nuke the arabs and take their oil. Now, we can drive nice big cars with no worry. Just like way back when we took the land from the indians and used it the right way for ourselves. NUKE the arabs. White is right!
“Defensive” I get it, satire. You’re offensive to show me I’m defensive when I was being offensive. You gotta be a chick, and white, too.
Okay, dumb ass, I was around in the seventies waiting in line to buy gas during the Arab oil embargo, and I was around in the eighties when gas prices spiked again. All the shit you talk about that is happening or going to happen happened back then. People talked up a storm and the world was all a flutter. Big deal, it all went away. The same will happen again after the big profits are taken and we dumb fucks pay. I love my Dodge diesel and I have the money to buy the fuel, screw you and the Prius you rode in on.
Even whiter than a Prius?
A vespa. Seriously, have you ever seen anyone but a white person ride a moped?
attaley – You are my hero for that comment. So well stated. Exactly what I was thinking when I came across this ridiculous posting.
I don’t know, but I’ve seen a bunch of Italians ride them. I don’t think they’re white; are they?
Junk it. Get a one ton diesel pickup.
Talk about white bullshit, folks; you have just read a bunch of it in the above postings. Put these a-holes in a Prius and bury the whole damn conglomeration.
A part of the ACLU’s missions statement
The mission of the ACLU is to preserve all of these protections and guarantees:
– Your First Amendment rights – freedom of speech, association and assembly; freedom of the press, and freedom of religion.
— snip —
So, they probably wouldn’t have anything against you stating that.
I was around in the 70s too. US Oil peaked in the 70’s and arab imports saved us, now they own our butts. Now that arab oil is peaking, who’s got the cheap, easy-to-get oil to save us now? Forget about drilling here, what’s left is just a drop in the bucket. Glad you have the money and the time to wait in line. You’ll need it.
As a white 20 something… i laughed my ass off at this little posting. you forgot to mention, however, that most Prius owners of the post Baby Boomer era, likely have some type of SUV still parked on the other side of their two car garage. And usually the wife drives that SUV to work solo- while 5 other seats remain empty- and hubby drives the Prius on his 45 hour commute to the city office job.
Dan and Peter,
You guys are right on the button! I just put a deposit on a new Prius. After checking out the car I had to swallow my “Eurocentric” pride and admit this is one hell of a car and easy on the pocketbook allowing me to keep my other “white” toys..Vespa GT, ’55 Porsche Spyder replica, Breitling Watches, wild gambling sprees here in Las Vegas etc. etc….
Alles beste
hans
are u honestly saying that calling black people black, and white people white is racist??
toyota prius is the best hybrid cars ….
anyone out there?
Matter of fact yes….this website is so stereotypical…lmao
Im in the Navy and a majority of my career has been on the Westcoast so i see alot of the Pacific Rim….Asian ride the hell out of mopeds and Bicycles.
exactly…….this BLOG is a stain on society.
anyways…..I’m off to the store to get myself some “collard greens”, “watermelon” and some “fried chicken” lmao….
it would be different if this blog was doing this for laughs but it comes off as a serious…..Steroetypes……This blog is ridiculous.
It is not racism in comedic situations, by definition it has to be intended cruelty; and the comedian is going in the opposite direction, making light of a bad situation.
Hehe, this blog is hitting close to the mark to get this poster all riled up like that! Keep it up, White People blogger. The satire is brilliant!
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The Canadians have all the oil we will ever need for 200 years, and at today’s prices they can process it and make a profit. They are doing that as I speak. One problem, it is kind of fucking up the landscape and ego systems. So what, it is nothing but frozen tundra, flat as a Jap’s ass, and it’s in Canada. If they bitch, we’ll invade them.
“people who drive a prius are telling the world they can’t get it up anymore”
fuck you
fuck you twice
and they never could
So getting good gas mileage doesnt help burn less fuel and pollute less? Maybe I should just get a 84 monte carlo all covered in primer spots and throw on a nice set of five thousand dollar rims that I get from rent a center, oh ya then I would be stylin, hey biatches check out my hoopti ya thats right I put earings on a pig. LOL all kidding aside have you watched the Olympics in China and wondered why you cant see the sun through the smog? Maybe its because a billion people are driving cars and the factories are burning toxic fossil fuels and they air is so stank that some of our athletes wouldnt even compete in fear of getting sick and harming their health. Stereo types are always fun, as long as you do it with a sense of humor, wheres the real humor here?
You do that.
you are right…i do not see any black people in a prius…everybody needs a hybrid car
The Prius looks like an egg with the ends chopped off.
White Men Like To Have Sex With Black Women.
Does this have something to do with a Prius?
You’re an idiot. If you burn 1 gallon, it’s still damage. Just b/c it’s not as bad for the enviroment doesn’t mean it’s good for it. And there are only 4 cars to every 1000 people in China. It’s the governments shitty enviroment policies.
Also, that was meant to be a reply to Pablo Cruise, I don’t know why it didn’t show as one.
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This is SO funny. I don’t drive A Prius though. I drive a ’92 Ford Explorer. GASP!!!! But I do have an Obama sticker on the back of it and an Apple sticker!!! LMFAO!!!
White people are fatties. Get out of your Prius and ride a bike. Save the environment.
Wow, “White people are fatties”; have you ever seen a New Orleans evacuation?
I’ve seen several.
god. they could’ve at least made those things aesthetically pleasing. >.<
love it! http://www.SHOP-LUSCIOUS.com
I stand by my comment.
As I walked from my local Portland farmer’s market laden with re-usable shopping bags toward my “Women for Obama”-adorned Prius I thought, “Wow. I never thought I’d be such a stereotype.” And that’s before I found this site. (Insert self-deprecating humor here).
Buying many copies of your book…
Kristin,
We will pray for you.
Funny site, and great post.
However, I think I should get crazy on yo’ ass for the following statement:
“So somehow, through marketing or perception, the Prius lets people think that driving their car is GOOD for the environment.”
I don’t need fools buying this logic.
The car is far BETTER than the alternatives. While it’s not positively helping the environment, it’s a move in the right direction. It’s a transition car between shitty gas-guzzlers and vehicles that don’t harm the environment and economy at all (if that’s possible).
(And gas-guzzlers do harm the economy.)
Still–a funny post.
P.S. White people love parentheses. Chew on that, fuckers.
No, the Prius is a net negative for the environment because of the zinc batteries, which need replacing every few years. Plus the car overall has a shorter operational life than almost all other cars; a lot of this has to do with its being super complex.
Another thing white people like: Believing cool marketing and not knowing a goddamn thing about how anything really works.
I stumbled across this URL from a search. Interesting title, but offensive. The title was not what got my attention to explore your site.
We are ready to purchase a newer cehicle and we are investigating which is the best, ecomomically (life of vehicle, cost of operations, MPG, etc.).
We challenge; however, that just “white people” enjoy the Prius. Possible there is not response from other races due to the title…they aren’t interested in “Stuff White People Want”.
Skimming through earlier posts, searching for informative comments, I am humored that one is sterotyped to being a middle class “white person”. who will vote for Obama. I pose to break that sterotype. Although I am a “white”, middle-class citizen, I will not vote for Obama (because of his stance…or non-stance on important economic, both foreign and domestic, issues). Yet, I am beguiled by the features of the Prius.
My question to present and previous owners of the Prius: What are the pros and cons of this vehicle?
You are incredibly stupid. First, Prius batteries have no zinc at all. Second, I know more than one taxi driver running their Prius more than 300,000 Kms without replacing batteries. And, in case of replacement was required it costs less than 3000$.
BTW, I think running a car more than 300k Kms is not a short operational life. Moron…
Actually, most WP prefer VW Jetta’s (both sedans & wagons) to Prius’s
SOMEBODYS JEALOUS…what gives anybody the right to call white people white if they have white skin…every race gives their self a name and every person dose too when you get to know a person no matter what color,race,ect…so get over it and work 2 and 3 jobs and go to school and be like a white person…
That’s gay white people.
I think you missed your dose.
You do realize that you are citing a taxi driver, don’t you?
Zinc batteries are the newest technology. They will be in hybrids very soon. You are very, very wrong. Regardless, what kind of idiot thinks proliferating any kind of batteries is good for the environment?
$3000 is like replacing your car’s engine every 180,000. With normal care, it is not unusual for a regular car to run 3-4 times as long on the same engine. This does not even begin to include repair and maintenance on all the additional systems a hybrid has. We will spend more maintaining or repairing your hybrid as you would buying a regular car, running it until it dies, and buying a new one. Smart!
The data on total energy usage to operate AND build AND maintain various cars came out two years ago, and hybrids were among the biggest energy users (measured in $ per mile). As expected, regular, dinky, efficient cars topped the list of using the least amount of energy. This will have changed with gas prices going up, but the manufacture and maintenance is what sunk them, and that has not changed.
Most importantly, Priuses look faggy. Why make yourself miserable for nothing?
Chock full of statistics, this was.
“No, the Prius is a net negative for the environment because of the zinc batteries, which need replacing every few years….”
Yep, the ignorant are out… I bought my Prius in Feb, 2003. Over 100k miles on it now. Same battery. Original battery. Not a single problem with the mechanical or hybrid mechanical parts of this car. Have had to replace tires & windshield. My husband is Asian and has an NRA bumper sticker on his Prius – go figure.
[…] Luv my Prius wrote an interesting post today onComment on #60 Toyota Prius by Luv my PriusHere’s a quick excerpt“No, the Prius is a net negative for the environment because of the zinc batteries, which need replacing every few years….” Yep, the ignorant are out… I bought my Prius in Feb, 2003. Over 100k miles on it now. Same battery. b…/b […]
The Prius is bad for the enviroment urban legend has already been debunked. http://www.slate.com/id/2186786/?from=rss
Being offended at this website is a classic example of what white people like to do: be politically correct as much as possible and offended by anything that doesn’t take race too seriously. Hey, if the site offends you, exercise your American right–don’t visit it!
Meantime, I’m a Prius driver and pretty smug about it. In fact, not long ago, some guy in a Dodge Ram pick up was tailgating me all the way down the road for no reason. When we got to the light, he pulled up and said, “Want to race?” and he laughed. I said, “Sure, we’ll just keep going until you run out of gas, which should be pretty soon.” I felt so self-satisfied! Did the guy know that I once owned a Dodge Ram pick up myself? Hell no!
Ah, then you’re just about due! (6 years, and wait ’til you find out the cost). ENJOY!
Actually, white folks prefer Nissans. Ever see a black guy in an Altima? Me neither.
Wow, what’s it like to have farts that don’t smell bad?
PKG#6
Pros:
Raucous Gas Mileage
Cool Electronics
Bluetooth Cellular Phone Interface(voice activated)
GPS System (voice activated)
Climate Control System
Smart Key System
Tons of Space
Tons of Storage
8 year battery warranty
Leather Interior
Toyota quality
Suprising acceleration for a dustbuster.
Cons:
Ugly as sin (try window tinting and aftermarket wheels)
Shitty JBL Stereo. (XM Satellite capable)
Seats uncomforatble on long trips.
No sunroof option
No electric/heated seats.
But I do love my prius. BTW my other car is a 2005 Grand Cherokee (go figure)…
Thats so cool!!!
You da fuckin man B!!!
Well… I’m white and I love cars. Therefore I hate the Prius. It’s like smugness on wheels.
I hate people driving a Prius as a political statement. I could however see owning a Prius just to save money on gas. In that case however I’d make sure it had a McCain bumper sticker on the back just to show I’m not driving one as a political statement but because I’m cheap.
I honestly think Toyota would sell a lot more of them if they offered some redneck regalia as options, such as a gun rack, or a confederate flag painted on the roof. “F*ck the oil sheiks, drive a Prius”.
I’m black and if I had to buy a car I’d def chose this or the MINI Cooper…
So suck my big floppy dick…
http://andthisismyamerica.com/2008/10/15/a-tree-growsanywhere/
[…] course, being a conscientious, liberally-educated white person, I am of course concerned with the environment and also putting more money into the coffers […]
Great idea, Han. How about four exhaust tips out the back under the rear bumper. Maybe a hood scoop would look keen.
Did you forget your medication?
buying a prius is a smart choice ,i think aits more about gas mileage than anything else in a world when gas is so expensive how can you be mad about 45 miles to the gallon. my girlfriend has a 07 prius , and i drive a 08 camry se , and yes im black. many today are buying them to fit in the tree hugging gronola head starbucks drinking set, but if you can get one buy it.
I hate prius’. I am very liberal and only drive cars from before 1980. Any true car lover knows that pre-1970’s were the best. It takes more energy to build this shit boxes and the parts to fix them after they break down every 10 miles. Driving older cars is actually better for the environment than driving new ones. I am white, but I thought jackass conservatives thought blacks supported Obama and women supported Palin. It only seems RIGHT to them. After all women and blacks don’t have brains, oh wait that’s right Obama’s ahead in the polls. I hate prius drivers. They are pompous jerks. They think they are the best and the hell with the rest. I will continue driving my old cars that are better for the environment and cheaper to run. With a new car you have emissions from building the car, shipping the car and burning the gas, cars are only built once. It also is less cost effective. You have to make payments on the new car and pay for gas and repairs. Used cars have NO payments. Thanks to drivers of new cars that suck there is true AMERICAN IRON left for me. You people all suck.
Visit this website for the true most “environmentally friendly car”. Hint: It’s not the Prius!
http://www.velvetron.com/blog/cars_and_transportation/the-toyota-prius-sucks/
The pieces of shit still suck. Piss on Prius.
Can you mention one site that states driving older cars is better for the environment? I see how your “cheaper to run, cheaper to repair” logic works because you’re talking about “American iron”. But I’d be interested to see where it states that they’re better for the environment.
I just bought a Yaris, which runs about 30K less than the Prius. I get 37 mpg. I doubt 8 miles more per gallon even over the life of the car will add up to the more than 30K (if you add in financing) that I saved on the vehicle itself. I hope not, anyway 🙂
Oh, and Volvo’s are still mad cool- almost retro.
Might I suggest the Fiat 500? Much cooler than the MINI.
liberal hummer driver your rediculous and a true american
moron.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1128945/thanksgiving_layouts_for_myspace_heres.html?cat=15
buy what you like , the only person paying the gas bill is the person that bough the car
1. Racism only survives because black people won’t let it
go. If you run across a white person that seems racist
it’s only because the black people keep wanting that
person to be. I guess the black people don’t want the
freebies to go away. You know like being advanced in
a job even though he/she is less experienced/qualified.
Being able to pull the race card to keep from being
rightfully fired. So stop this racist crap, grow up
and less make this world a better place for all of us.
2. My nephew manages a Toyota dealer ship. There is
a high mileage leasing company near by that leases out a
fleet of Priuses. There average mileage is 300K to 400K
miles and they’re still on the original batteries. They
require less maintenance then an average car. Look at it
this way GM pulled their electric car of the marker
because it could potentially go a million miles with minimal
maintenance.
3. The biggest problem with the Prius is that you might have
to change the break pads say after 75+ thousand miles
and maybe give it a set of new tires.
4. Oh one other thing the batteries are installed in cells so
you will most likely only have to change one or two of
the bad ones. Not the whole thing.
5. Prius batteries are 100% recyclable
6. To all of you Prius haters; Yes its ugly and it takes sales
away from American care companies. (That’s only
because American car companies put profits “part sales”
over what our country needs to move forward in this
world). The Hybrid and eventually fully electric cars and
cars that run on renewable resources is the way to go.
Last tidbit: I work in Detroit and I see more Black people driving Prius’s then White. I my self am looking into buying a Prius. If an American car company made a “reel” Hybrid that can compete with the Priuses quality, mileage and price I would prefer to buy it.
Let racism go, let go of past gas guzzling and polluting technology and let this world move forward to a better future.
It’s a good thing, Really!
On the political side I will vote for Obama not because he’s black or because he’s a Democrat (I’m a Republican). I will vote for him because he’s a step in the right direction. Just remember this; if you vote for Obama because he’s black you’re a Racist; if you vote for Obama because you think he’s the right person for the job you’re an American. I’ll have to admit I don’t get his middle name ” Hussein” but I guess that’s because of all the Terrorism troubles of the world.
[…] we can see from the above graph, white people have saved the earth by buying Toyota Priuses (Prii?). Either that, or maybe climate change […]
please.. not everyone that hates prius’s drive hummers. prius just suck for what they are. they don’t even save the environment.
[…] I am a diehard automobile enthusiast either. It’s also not because it’s a stereotypical white person yuppie car. What I truly can’t stand is that fact that people buy into the hype that […]
check out what obama said about himself in illinois on the 28th.. he admits he is not the best choice and innexperienced. i was undecided but his lack of ability to lead and speak without a teleprompter makes me think of the latter of the two. I dont trust him.period
The election just showed that you aren’t normal.
White people driving a Prius?
Your head is so far up your rear end that maybe you should be a HumVee.
I beg to differ on your article and your statements….
I’m a young BLACK college student who is a big Prius fan. In fact, I’m in the process of trying to own a Prius myself. They get awesome gas mileage and its perfect for me given how much I drive each day between school, sports, church, scouts, and other activities. On Sundays I have to drive well over 50 miles from my house to church and the vehicle I’m driving now just doesn’t cut it for me. So if you have your head stuck up your behind so far to the point that you believe that things are only “black and white” if you will, then how can you appreciate all the work done by MLK, Malcolm X, and anyone else who fought for racial equality?
What would MLK drive?
I’ll stick with my gas guzzling, air polluting, luxury sedan
The ignorance of the Yaris comment finally set me over the top. I paid less than 30K for my prius, so where did you find someone to pay you to get a Yaris?
Yes, I am white; No, I am not a liberal; and BTW I am a heavy-footed aggresive driver and still love my Prius. Slow? I know mine is governed at 109 mph; which is the only part that really pisses me off.
I don’t really care about how much it saves the environment, I like the 45-50 mpg for a car that I can truly fit in at 6’3″ without having to cut off my kids’ legs to get them in the back seat. Not Civic, Yaris, Focus, or any other car that get mileage even close has this much room.
I also have a 3/4 ton Ram and feel absolutely no guilt getting 6-7 mpg when I am towing my camper.
Yes, there are some liberal faggots that drive Priuses to make a statement, usually en-route to fund raisers asking my to give them money for starving people in 3rd world nations while wearing outfits that cost more than my annual salary.
Bottom line, some of us just drive the Prius because it is a really good daily driver that meets our needs for a reasonable investment. If you just need a commuter for yourself, go ahead and buy your favorite econobox go-cart; I’ll keep my Prius for my family and thoroughly enjoy all the creature comforts (and gadgets) it comes with. If you hate me for it, that sounds like a problem you need to deal with because I really don’t care.
This comparison works great, as long as you start with biased assumptions that have no merit. How many Subburbans/Hummers do you know of with 300K+ mileage?
As far as replacing the batteries every 60-70K miles in the prius, I have almost 85K with no problems and know of at least 2 other Prius drivers pushing 90K and 1 over 150K that have not had any significant maintenance costs … not even battery replacement.
BTW, I like Hummers too, and don’t see any reason to hate you for your choice of vehicle.
Prius Haters … GET OVER IT!
well you’re a dick.
I have a Mercedes-Benz E320 CDI and not only is it better looking, more powerful, and overall a much better car than the Prius, it is also extremely fuel efficient and quiet. The Prius is a joke! It has like 20 horses! Everyone should get diesels, especially Mercedes-Benz diesels because their awesome! My E320 CDI gets over 780 miles on one tank! The Prius can’t do that! Plus I can at least make it up a steep incline in my Mercedes (unlike with a Prius) Down with the Prius and down with Hybrids!
Well, Hank, I can top that. I drive 3/4 ton Dodge Ram pickup with a 6.7 liter diesel engine with enough power and torque to pull you and 100 more of those Maytag Meserschitts up Pikes Peak; all with your brakes on. Plus, it is what good looks are about. One more thing, safety. Who is the last driver to die? Prius, Meserschitt, or Dodge driver?
I have a prius, but I certainly didn’t get it to save the environment. Screw that. The battery in the prius will cause FAR more harm to the environment when it is recycled (or thrown away) than would have been caused by all the gas I will save. I got the prius to spite people like Hugo Chavez who think that capitalism is evil and that economic progress is evil. The prius represents a technological accomplishment that would (and has) only be made possible by free market capitalism. And I like that it gets great gas mileage; but I also have a Dodge that gets about 6 miles to the gallon.
“Some white people decide to pull the ultimate move. Prius, Apple Sticker on the back, iPod rocking, and Democratic Candidate bumper sticker. Unstoppable!”
LMFAO! I’ve seen TONS of those in my town. Pisses me the hell off. I’m thinking about putting a McCain sticker and a gun rack on my prius hahaha
In the words of Immortal Technique, “Universal truth is not measured in mass appeal.” Normality does not imply intelligence – quite the opposite, in fact. It is a fact that rational ignorance applies to all Americans. Just because there are millions of ignorant morons who jumped at the chance to vote for a black democrat while knowing absolutely nothing about him or about ANY of his foreign, public, or economic policies does not mean that he was good choice. Even most democrats (specifically those who worked on the Obama campaign) agree that, had people voted on issues, McCain would have blown Obama away. Ironically enough, although having a black president represents the utmost in freedom and equality, Obama is one of the most anti-liberal (especially with regard to the economy and public policy) Presidents this country has ever had.
Kyle, Kyle, Kyle. What the hell are we going to do with you? Babble is normal. Why do you do it?
I’m trying to wrap my head around you quoting Immortal Technique to attack Barack Obama.
Yeah…if they can make a Mercedes E63 get the fuel economy of a Prius, I’m in…otherwise, I’ll stick to burning copious amounts of premium.
another black person, getting all bent out of shape over a website written from a satirical point of view…typical.
Go read the article on “Being Offended” – I think that applies to more blacks than whites anyways.
I have a Yaris too, which even after financing will be $18k total (and that’s including gap insurance on the financing — the car itself will be less than that). The Prius costs at least $22-25k, and that’s sticker price, before financing is taken into account! (I imagine a financed Prius runs at about $30-33k or so, lower if you have excellent credit.)
My Yaris has more than enough space for luggage (as I don’t have children, thank God) , so we’ll always have the option to fold the seat down unless friends are with us, and we won’t need room for tons of luggage then, because we don’t go on week-long road trips with friends. It also has an aux port so I can plug in my mp3 player. Add in three cup holders and four bottle holders, which is more than enough, and you get the Yaris. How’s that for creature comforts? Oh, and by the way, my remote-entry locks and power windows won’t ever break because they don’t exist — everything’s manual, just the way I like it. Have fun, though, when your electronic/power “creature comforts” become “creature nightmares” after they stop working, just like they did on my mom’s power-everything Celica. 😛
I also get between 35-40 mpg, probably closer to 40 because I drive slow, and driving slower is a LOT more relaxing, and even funny sometimes, because I get to screw with the tree-hugger Prius drivers and everyone else behind me and raise their blood pressure that stems from their “gotta get there now” mentality that’s endemic in America. Not to mention that my Yaris’ gas mileage probably equals or beats your Prius on the highway because you drive 100 mph and I drive 60. And before you say, “Raise my blood pressure and I’ll ram you off the road!!!!11”, yeah, sure, go ahead… My Yaris also has dual airbags. I’ll survive, and I’ll see your ass in jail on my hospital room TV and laugh, laugh, laugh. XD
“Us” refers to my girlfriend and I, which I accidentally deleted from the post earlier on. We hate kids, by the way. 😛
Kyle, you are a douche bag. such a douche bag. go kill yrself.
you f-cking douchebag. not everyone is rich like yr gayass and can afford a mercedes
harsh words from someone who cannot validate their response or provide feedback that challenges the other person to respond.
Prius?! A Prius?! Are you kidding me? Who the hell writes these articles? Sounds like a personal diary to me. Damn I would like nothing more than to pile all these hybrid, hippie, bunny-hugging, “progressive”, wannabe Euro-trash, neo-socialist, elitist, bigots in an enormous pit and light it ablaze so that I can enjoy the slow-burn of a bad era of world history. Then roast marshmellows over the flames and revel in the screams of thousands of men, women and children that have this warped sense of how the world should be. It’s a sick world and it’s made worse by this infestation of filth that has evolved over the years by solving one problem only to create many more. I’m sure this will get some insane comments, but hey, it’s just a blog. Death is always certain.
you dont even know what your saying. do you even know what the words you are saying mean? nah ya dont. white people also love saying elitist. its the new cool word. and this is true: da blog i mean.
look whos offended now^^
You aren’t familiar with satire, are you? If you are, then you’re just a moron, because this blog is a blatant example of it.
It’s a common misconception about Pruis drivers.
A lot of us Prius drivers are not “hippie, bunny-hugging, “progressive”, wannabe Euro-trash, neo-socialist, elitist” yada yada yada.
Yeah, you might fantasize about toasting some helpless middle aged woman driving a Prius full of little kids… like you say, “It’s a sick world”.
But some of us aren’t helpless or weak.
I have a real grudge against Toyota. Eight years ago my wife bought an Echo for half the cost of a Prius. It gets almost the exact same gas mileage as the Prius, and it has more trunk space and has less gee-wiz techno crap to break. It has run like a top all these years and you know what? Toyota doesn’t make the Echo any more! It was competing with the Prius so they dropped the car that average people can afford to buy. AAAAAGH!
I live in Evergreen, Colorado where the white folks feel good about themselves for driving their Prii and using the same ziplock bag seven times. Then they get on a plane and fly to Cabo to take the kids on a Disney cruise. Oh yeah… we all do what we can, don’t we?
You bet, I’m off to Puerto Vallarta next week.
stuffwhitepeoplelike is the lulziest blog ever. mega lulz at people not getting the joke –
why would i like a toyota? try a ford or chevrolet. what a dumbass.
“marshmellows”? I believe they’re “marshmallows.”
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so sue me I miss-dis-pronunciated a word. that was ironical. I miss-dis-pronounciated a word.
I’m not saying ALL Prius drivers are, just stating my opinion about all these “yada yada yada” people that piss me off. That’s why we can post comments, to state our opinion. You have your’s I have mine. Most of all I was hoping to garner a few negative comments about mine as is so blatant by Mr. Sean Strife below: “You aren’t familiar with satire, are you? If you are, then you’re just a moron, because this blog is a blatant example of it.” Haw I can play people like that like a violin (and I don’t even have musical talent!).
Sigh. So easy. So simple, yet you missed the very concept you attempted to point out to me. This is a blog. Anybody can say anything they want, however they want and yet you assume that my comment is not satirical either? Haw, joke’s on you! If you think anything posted on the web is worth the time it takes to read (other than for amusement) then you my friend are in for a terrible awakening. by the way thanks for making my above statement true: “I’m sure this will get some insane comments, but hey, it’s just a blog.”
heh, hehe, ha HAHA AAAAHHHH HAAAAAHAAAA HAAAAAA! You need to read #107 Self Aware Hip Hop References. Tragic. You also assume I’m white. Well now that you’ve made an ass of yourself look up those words and give me a lamen’s translation.
I’ll even help you out –
Progressive: Promoting or favoring progress toward better conditions or new policies, ideas, or methods.
Neo: The Greek prefix denoting new.
Socialist: Of, promoting, practicing, or characteristic of socialism.
Def. Socialism: Any of various political philosophies that support social and economic equality, collective decision-making, and public control of productive capital and natural resources, as advocated by socialists.
Bigot: one who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices.
And your favorite – elitist: Of or relating to elitism.
Def. Elitism: The superior attitude or behaviour associated with an elite.
Now tell me that does all make sense in the context of my rant. Next time, THINK before you comment.
We got our Prius only so that people would look when we drive down the street, really. But I got tired of feeling smug, and now I feel so bad about how little money I spend on gas that I make it a point to slosh some gas around at the gas stations, and every now and then I fill-up my neighbor’s SUV.
Oh, and I’m gonna toss my used battery into a creek, even though the shop will take the trade-in.
Gee, just trying to fit in,
john_john
Paradoxical name
ya know i made it a point to read through most of the posts and i rather enjoy how some get into a hilarious huff about the comments made. i found this to site be a wonderful way to get a laugh and make my day a little better, come on people smile! it increases you face value (oh yeah, i’m a BIG steel mag fan) besides my friend kel just bought a prius (she’s picking it up at lunch time) and i cant wait til she give me a ride to the local burgery for some tasty fries and a shake!
oh and john john your post made me shoot diet coke through my nose!!! It was a kodaky kinda moment!
Is this the first time you’ve ever heard of a car manufacturer updating older models for newer ones? The Echo is now the Yaris in Canada. Looks better too.
Important Announcement
I have been freed of the shackles of my whiteness – Yipeee!! – I sold our 2006 Prius yesterday and all I have now is a 7.2 litre 1973 Cadillac – God bless America!
All I have to do now is try and stop my wife composting and go back to using plastic bags at the supermarket and I am FREE & presumambly no longer white?
One question is does this make me black (including throwing out all humus in our fridge) and will my manhood get bigger?!
You want to make a white person feel really awkward–
Try explaining that a Toyota Prius actually has a greater carbon footprint than a Jeep Grand Cherokee because of the intense process of mining nickel, then shipping that nickel to Europe so it can be turned into what they use for the batteries, then shipping that to Japan where the batteries are assembled, then shipping that back to the US to be put into cars…
Not to mention the super-lightweight alloys used in the body to give that car 45 mpg which are also incredibly bad for the environment to produce…
…unless they plan on driving their Prius for 15 years they would actually be doing something better for the environment by driving a huge American SUV.
Try that one on for size.
I love it when these clearly hit some people a bit too close to home…
If I had bought a Prius instead of my equally-equipped Honda Civic, the gas savings would’ve paid off the extra cost of the car in a mere 115,000 miles.
You’re not saving the planet with a Prius. It’s pretty well-accepted that hybrids are a sham in terms of environmental consciousness, at least with current battery materials and manufacturing being what they are. You’re spending less on gas, sure, but there’s nothing “green” about it.
Your complete lack of a sense of humor on the topic is evidence enough that you discovered this AFTER buying the car… Oopsie.
You missed the mark on this Prius owner. I am a republican, I did not buy my car to feel better about my carbon footprint or to fit into any group. I bought it because I like it. The gas milage is nice too.
http://www.autobloggreen.com/photos/well-at-least-he-drives-a-prius/673794/
This may have already been posted here. I apologize if so. See above site for a great satirical affirmation of the morality of the Prius.
“…the white folks feel good about themselves for driving their Prii and using the same ziplock bag seven times. Then they get on a plane and fly to Cabo to take the kids on a Disney cruise….”
Word!
For many years now the president has been a puppet of big oil. Now that Obama is in office hopefully we will see more money going into alternative fuels. For example, he should provide government rebates to anyone that buys a hybrid vehicle like the Prius because they are helping the environment. The government could raise the money for this rebate by raising the federal tax Americans pay for gasoline. If anyone doesn’t like this plan, tell them they are causing global warming and then blame Exxon Mobil for the high cost of fuel.
I’m not sure Dick; I couldn’t answer your question, but why don’t you go straight to the source? Ask one of your black friends if you can compare penis sizes. I’m sure he’ll be cool with it.
These pieces of shit need to be recalled.
Hi All,
Being in the midwest, we did not have allot of Gen 2 Prius around here. I bought my Prius in February 2006, and I am white. But, in my hometown the first Gen 2 Prius I came across while driving my new Prius, was being driven by, you guesed it, an African American.
Oh Dr. Pete you forgot about brake maintenance. But maybe you only drive highways and always coast down to a stop without using brakes?
Its pretty well accepted in engineering and scientific circles that the Prius is well worth the extra energy of production. Standard cars only use 15 % of the total energy consumption in production, and the rest is fuel energy. Your saying the opposite is just so much marketing blah blah. The Prius has recovered the extra energy of production by approximately 30K miles or operation.
The Toyota Hybrid system reduces the gear-train manufacturing costs, and the drive train motors are multifunctional, also providing starter and alternator functions. This is truely elegant, and BTW the original concept was invented by Americans at TRW.
Allot of people bought the Prius for non-enviormental reasons too. Like 9-11 and doing something about fueling the terrorists’ economy with our fuel purchases. Why send money to the middle east, when one can support the american spirit of inovation present in the Toyota car? And since 2006 there have been two periods of gas more than $4/ga here, and much of the time it was above $3/ga. Only in the last three fillups has gas been below $2.50 here since I have owned my Prius.
As to battery materials, there is more nickel in the average stainless-steel kitchen (including the stainless steel butter knifes and forks), than in a Prius battery. If one bought an enamelled dishwasher and stove and plastic lined refrigerator, that Nickel could be used in hybrid cars to save emissions.
And certainly many cities benefit from the reduced brake dust alergen floating around too.
You’re a regular friggen scientist. One problem, your facts are just your facts. Could we see some citations so I can see your ‘facts’.
I actually know four Prius owners and all four have doctorates and teach at the college level. Not a damn one of them have seen a battery or could change a tire, but boy can they yack up a Prius. When I ask them about real gas milage they seem to want to change the subject. When I mention that all of the big three have models which do better than their Prius they want me gone.
What’s the point? Hell, there are many, but certainly the Prius is a piece of shit and way over priced.
I think I know some of those people. Career students we call em in Texas.
I guess word hasn’t got out down here because the 4×4 truck, preferably diesel, preferably lifted, still seems to be king. Even in University Park Cadillac Escalades are a dime a dozen. Mercedes is still strong however.
Austin on the other hand…..
I will consider myself appropriately chastised. I bought the hype (thought I do like the gas mileage). If someone here will post a non-white person car I’d be happy to look at it. I fear, however, that whatever car I buy will be dubbed a “white person car” because, alas, I am a white person. Is that a bad thing? And if it is, what can I possibly do about that?
Purchase a 1988 Chevy Monte Carlo SS for $2000. Buy 22″ Rims and tires for $2500, a stero for $4000, and a custom pleather interior for $5000. Just to be safe, put a $2500 hydraulics system in the rig.
Embrace your blinding whiteness. Now go listen to NPR and simultaniously watch HGTV.
And then throw everyone off by putting a Jimmy Johnson #48 sticker in the rear window.
Miley just got one. ha!
Aint it cute… It can fit in the back of my Truck when the batteries run out.
If you think a Prius is cute; my asshole is a masterpiece of art.
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The ugliest car ever..LMAO! Why did they have to make such an ugly car.. Every time I see one, I would like to crush them, Well – not literally, but they just look annoying and most prius drivers are worse than asians walking in chinatown.. No hate to asians as I am asian, but they just get in the way and act oblivious or something and prius drivers either do aggressive things or drive really slow and block you. It’s weird, maybe they put mind control devices in these cars, as I have seen prius drivers do some strange things..
They seem to have some go green environmental chip on their shoulders.. Strange behavior in most cases.. I am sure not everyone, but many are weird characters.
Just goes to show how the media influences people – all this go green BS.. Give me a break! One ridiculous economic trend after another.. People just have to be part of some click in the world to have a purpose.. How sad:(
But the prius is just as bad and stupid looking as the Plymouth Pacer back in the 70’s.. They really need to change the exterior design.. All prius cars look really stupid.. Just terrible – awful.. Eye sores at best..
Sorry folks, they are the most annoying since the Pacer..LOL!
White liberals are a very strange breed….LOL!
Global warming and going green is just an economic scam.. “Anyone who can think for themselves knows that industry trends have controlled planet earths commerce for decades. Sad but true.
Buying a prius does nothing for the environment. It’s an invention, and the people making these vehicles will be the next billionaires as a result of mass brainwashing via the media once again.
Wow, I should start a movement if people are that darn stupid.. Just creat a product and tell people they are saving the world…Wow, it works, just look at the ugly prius..
Most people must have about 3 braincells.. I am now seriously convinced..
They have got to stop making these cars. At least if they could change the style…Hec, if someone could design something so ugly, a 3 year old could make a stick drawing for production a probably make something much more appealing to the eye at least..
Damn.. That is the ugliest car in the world.. Ewwww!
Praying for CHANGE! LOL! LOL!
Is it just me – because I have noticed that many prius drivers act like the world is theirs when they are driving these ugly pieces of crap..
It’s funny how people’s behavior changes based on something the own or have..
Humanity is dispappointing sometimes.. Really pathetic too:(
I feel bad for saying this, but those cars make me wish I could tranform into a giant with a huge foot and just step on those cars until they are twisted metal and then take them to the nearest scrap metal company for a cash refund..
That is how bad and ugly these cars look.. What a horrible design..
This is funny especially the apple ipod sticker on the back because I actually saw this today everything described here i witnessed HILARIOUS
And how do you compare the Prius with such ugly cars as the Pontiac Aztec?
I give up – I must embrace my utter and complete whiteness
I’ve got the Prius, Obama ‘HOPE’ Sticker and Ipod (for when there’s nothing good on NPR)…
Looking to purchase the required Apple Sticker
If loving my Prius is wrong, I don’t wanna be right 🙂
Bow to my mighty ///M3
14/20 mpg, 0-60 in 4.1 sec, 12.5 sec 1/4 miles
Environmentalists can kiss my shiny chromed tailpipes 🙂
At least the Prius and the Element are good (reliable) cars.
Saabs are just awful cars. I bought a new one on ’03 and managed to keep it for just two years. During that time, the car needed about a dozen repairs: leaky radiator, power windows (twice), battery, headlights, transmission, etc. All covered under warranty, but what a hassle!! There aren’t a lot of Saab dealers around either. The dealership I bought mine from was about 45 minutes from my house. I spent A LOT of time there duting those two years.
Now I drive an ACCORD- no worries at all.
I don’t agree that the Prius is ugly. The car is designed to be extremely fuel efficient. The aerodynamic design and those tiny narrow tires are designed to cheat the wind.
Once when I was driving on the interstate, I noticed two vehicles quickly approaching in my rear view mirror. The second vehicle was riding the bumper of the vehicle in the lead at about 80 MPH. Probably road rage, I thought. The guy in front must have done something to piss off the guy in the second car. As they passed me on the left, I noticed that the second car was a PRIUS. I laughed out loud! Why?
YOU JUST CAN’T ‘BREAK BAD’ IN A PRIUS! PRIUS drivers cannot be threatening under ANY circumstances.
Black Prius. Beat that! With Democratic & rainbow Pride bumper stickers. But, also an In-n-Out Burger sticker just to piss off the vegetarians. Try to make myself look an approachable cool level of less-than-fully-leftist.
I’m so lame! 🙂
Its ironic how liberals love Priuses because of their marginally improved gas mileage, but they have no qualms about buying a foreign car. Interesting how leftism has abandoned the labor movement in favor of environmentalism.
In the midwest, especially Michigan, if you have a foreign car you are a pariah.
Soooo true. A souped up Toyota Prius doesn’t look right. Can you see a Toyota Prius with some rims on it? Subwoofers in the trunk? No? I didn’t think so. Maybe this is why everytime I am in San Jose, Oakland, and Richmond there isn’t a single Prius in sight?
As soon as I drive to San Francisco or Danville the place is cluttered with them.
So very true. Classic liberal – do something to make you feel good instead of doing something that actually produces results.
Classic conservative…complain without offering up alternatives. 🙂
We have a silver Prius, with HOPE Obama sticker, Women for Obama, Vote for Change, and Vote for Obama stickers! And we listen to NPR…and our son works for the GAP, daughter-in-law works for a NGO in San Francisco. My God, we have hit the jackpot!
How about some classic liberal alternatives? US auto makers have to compete with car companies in countries that pay for worker’s health costs. Pensioners are the single largest liability for GM, Ford, and Chrysler. Its a myth that auto workers get paid $70 per hour.
Also the environmentalists crippled the car companies with the CAFE standards, which actually exacerbated the problem because it made making fuel efficient cars unprofitable for the Big 3. They had to compensate by focusing on their highly profitable SUVs and Pickups.
American consumers wanted these vehicles because gas prices were so low. If the government was serious about weening itself off foreign oil, they would instituted a gas tax to artificially inflate the cost of gas, thus making more fuel efficient cars more in demand.
Well its too late now anyway. GM is going bankrupt and now even more people will lose their jobs and health insurance. Its all because the globalisation people thought they were so clever they believed they could make money without actually MAKING anything, just exchanging “information” in the “information” economy. What a fucking crock. The stock market has lost a decade of value. It was all a bunch hot air.
dont say liberals like this piece of shit car!!!! if i could i would put them all on a little island and bomb them all!!! same for PT cruisers!!
btw im very liberal… but there are some cars that dont look right no matter how u look @ them…(my sis owns a PT cruiser and i h8 it… >.> but the 1999 chevy lumina is my fav of all time!)
and no h8in on me cuz im a kid..
You didn’t need to say you were a youngster; it was likely by your reply. As you age you’ll see that appearances matter very little, in all things. All through the gas prices rising, I could care less about looks. Just spending $20 a fill-up was worth it all.
Oh wow, I can’t believe this is a topic. I’m so excited because I HATE Prius’s and I’m a white person. I live in a central California coastal community and everyone here drives subarus, prius’s, and now even those horrible, unsafe tiny ‘smart’ cars. I stand out in the crowd in my small snobby town but I don’t care. I drive a Tahoe, an F250 4×4 truck, a ’67 Camaro and my husband has a big Ford van for his job. Until we are all forced to drive smaller cars, I will continue to drive a big vehicle simply due to safety and better visability. You wouldn’t catch me dead in one of those tin can death traps. I drove my mom’s Corolla the other day and couldn’t see a darn thing coming out of a simple store driveway. No ones pays my gas bill but me and if anyone complains, they should be riding a bike not driving a Prius – they still use gas.
why didn’t they give the prius a cooler name.
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Toyota Prius suck
The results are in my bank account…
Well then you’re just the worng kind of white person.
I rather have a car that drives well, and ca handle anything you throw at it than an ugly piece of engineering failure.
NO SELF RESPECTING WHITE PERSON WOULD BE CAUGHT DEAD DRIVING THE PRIUS.
THE PRIUS IS A FAG CAR,ONLY FAGS AND LIBERAL PUSSYS WHO TREMBLE AT THE SOUND OF AL WHORES VOICE DRIVE THIS SICK LITTLE TURD CAR.
MEN….REAL MEN LIKE CLINT EASTWOOD DRIVE TRANS AM’S,CORVETTES,PORSCHES AND FERRARIS.
I AM SICK OF THESE LITTLE FAGOTMOBILES WITH THEIR APPLE STICKERS AND OBAMA WORSHIP DECALS…PULL ALONGSIDE ONE AT A LIGHT AND YOU’LL BE GREETED BY THE MOST LIMP WRISTED QUEER BUTT PIRATES IMAGINABLE.
THE BULL DYKES ALSO LOVE THE PRIUS,WHEN THE ARENT SHOVING THEIR FIST UP THEIR FLAT CHESTED GIRLFRIENDS CUNT,THEY CAN BE SEEN DRIVING THIER PRIUS TO THE NEAREST DYKE RALLY.
yup, your white. the inbreed kind, but still white.
Whoa! Off your meds this week I see…
Wow…the Prius is no more a reflection of my lifestyle than your truck is a reflection of the size of your penis.
“Prius” synonymous with “Politically correct”
The mistaken belief that you can pick up a turd by the clean end.
Okay look whilst writing that seems ‘really’ funny what is real funny is that your gay bashing ‘red neck’ comment has done nothing but open a serious investigation, into the fact that you Father may well have been your brother.
Plus the whilst the Prius is not great, it’s a good ‘white’ car, and on that note a fine replacement for the Saab. I have also noticed that you seem to be taking a keen interest in the car’s that the “MEN” in your town drive….. need I say more?
It’s also important that white people refer to it only as “The Prius” and NEVER a “Toyoto”.
awwwww, its assholes like you who make me all the more happy that i’m a dyke! a cute 20 year old one too, not a bull dyke. Funny that you mention fisting, I’m just going to assume that your fixation means that you have always secretly wanted to be fisted by your [father/brother] as it has already been speculated. Happy Fisting!
ps- Homophobia is usually only expressed by repressed gays themselves who are too weak to face themselves.
Perhaps you should seek professional help.
In fact, for the sake of humanity, please do [or else nobody will ever like you. ever]
ALL YOU’ALL HATING FAGGOTZ CAN GO SUCK THE DIKZ. PRIUS RULES, FUCK YEAH!!!!!!
lol its like how white people need to show they have a gay friend lol wow
…said the Wrong King Of White Person.
I think you have all forgotten that this is a fun and funny website. It’s a joke. Go join a hate or activist group with these tirades. Leave the comments for more jokes, not seriousness. In short, lighten the FUCK up.. all of you.
He’s prob da general kind (aka-Kroger’s or No Thrill) that shops @ Wholefoods for things to shove up his man-ginal so he can feel better about himself.
I love white people
Our company cars are Prius. I can honestly say that they are the most awful cars ever designed! What were Toyota thinking… Nonetheless, I never pass up a chance to drive it :b
It’s funny that a car incites such hatred and loathing. How exactly does a driver act like the world is theirs? Are they issuing you tickets for driving on their world? Are Prius drivers scolding you for using more than twice as many fossil fuels per mile or something?
The car’s looks are subjectively appealing to some, but certainly objectively quite aerodynamically efficient.
Perhaps the problem isn’t this car, but your attitude, Boom?
Actually, Boom, going green isn’t JUST an economic scam, even if it is in some cases.
The reality is that if you drive a car that gets 50 miles to the gallon versus one that gets 20, you do in fact pollute the earth less than half as much. Your environmental impact is not negated, but it is significantly minimized.
Nobody seriously thinks that driving a Prius means that they are emitting sunshine and daffodils out of the tailpipe. Your entire argument is what is called a Strawman by people with more that 3 braincells- it is a purposeful distortion of the actual beliefs or arguments of a certain party or parties (namely, hybrid owners).
In fact, most of your comments seem to display a marked lack of critical reasoning and sound argumentation. The average 19 year-old college freshman should be able to see that.
Lots of community colleges and local universities offer Logic or Critical Thinking classes, perhaps you’d be well-served to enroll!
“Just goes to show how the media influences people – all this go green BS.. Give me a break! One ridiculous economic trend after another.. People just have to be part of some click in the world to have a purpose.. How sad:(”
Fallacy of Tendentiousness, Hasty Generalization, Hasty Conclusion.
Fallacy hunting is fun!
Last year, I was a design student at an obscure art college. One of my instructors was this typical, fixie-riding, aging hipster. In one of our classes, we were talking about demographics, imagining the typical clients we were designing for. One of the characters we imagined was the typical cellphone-toting Yuppie, male, early 30’s, graduated with a business degree, lives in a snazzy part of town, and so on. Basically, the kind of guy that typical white hipsters would rather not be, because they’re too “creative”. Anyway, the discussion turned to, “WHAT KIND OF VEHICLE WOULD HE DRIVE?”
Stupid me, thinking I could be candid enough with these people, said, “He probably drives a Prius. You know, the type of guy who makes a lot of money but fancies himself a liberal idealist type. He probably thinks, Oh by driving this car, I’m making a difference.”
And then there was silence. My partner in this project, a white guy, was giving me the dirtiest look. The instructor was obviously irritated.
“Actually,” he huffed, “Now that you mentioned he drives a Prius, that gives me an entirely different image of this guy. He probably wouldn’t have a business degree. No, this guy wouldn’t drive a Prius.”
Then White Guy Classmate comes to the rescue. “He probably drives a sports car, like a Lambourghini. Ha ha ha.”
“Yes,” says Instructor, “That’s more like it. Ha ha ha.” Then they go on to describe more stereotypes about The Yuppie, stereotypes that typical “creative” people like to fantasize and make fun of, being their complete opposite. “He’s probably a lawyer now. OR AN ACCOUNTANT. Ha ha ha.”
After that day in class, my instructor was visibly cold towards me. Discussions now seemed to be solely between him and my partner, with me relegated to the background taking notes. Any comments or contributions I made to any discussion or brainstorming session were just met with empty stares. AND, despite being a consistent student throughout the semester, I was given an undeserved “C” for that class.
I noticed that at the end of every post in this blog, there are tips, presumably for non-whites like me, on how to use their knowledge of Stuff White People Like to their advantage in building relationships with white people. There are also notes on what to NEVER say or do, lest I be alienated. I learned the hard way that these pieces of advice should be taken quite seriously.
Check out the music video for IN MY PRIUS, an original “rap” by the Casual Mafia!!!
caps lock is not cruise control for awesome, contrary to popular belief
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HAHA! I like that. Will use.
Ugly looking car for the bunch of brainwashed SUCKERS.
Your blog just awful.
You’re retarded.
GO TO HELL!
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Any time a white person brags to me about their Prius, I just tell them, “I drive a 1994 Geo Metro XFi which gets FIFTY-ONE miles per gallon and it’s carbon debt was paid off a long time ago. You’ll need to drive your Prius 46,000 miles just to pay off it’s own carbon debt and can never catch up to my Geo Metro.”
“Some white people decide to pull the ultimate move. Prius, Apple Sticker on the back, iPod rocking, and Democratic Candidate bumper sticker. Unstoppable!”
*Dies laughing* You’ve just described the German teacher at my college to a perfect ‘T!’
I love this site!!
I WANT A MILLION DOLLARS!!! Can one million RICH WHITE PEOPLE send me one dollar apiece, puh-lease????
I don’t want money from any Asians, or Blacks or Hispanics. You guys NEED your money. I only want one dollar apiece from RICH WHITE PEOPLE who seem to WASTE their money by purchasing a pretentious Toyota Prius.
Waste it on me instead. Thanks so much! (First person who comments “You ARE a waste.” is a rotten egg. You thought it. I know you did. Stop lying. See? I knew it.)
http://thepighasacurlytail.wordpress.com/million-dollar-fund/
I think you need to add a new one to the list of what white people like “going off the grid”.
While visiting my sister (in a VERY white vacation spot) she was talking on the phone to a friend and I heard her say. “No she won’t beable to make tennis, She’s having a bit of a crisis. She’s off the grid and her house was hit by lightening and now she has to wait for a repair person to fix her solar panels.”
The Prius brainwash…
You probably don’t get it. Prius has the most modern UI. So if you are a professional computer user, it is only natural to use Prius; the UI of any other car, including all those mercedeses just sucks, really. I bought mine for the UI, not for gas saving (what you save, you give to Toyota anyway).
Thats not a car, thats a lunchbox with a computer in it.
I proudly drive a Ford Expedtion with a Triton V8 with 450 horsepower and on good days 15MPG. But at least if I get into an accident my car wont be my grave, and the person in my way wont live to sue me.
“Carbon debt” aside.. I drive a 1984 Mercedes Turbo Deisel. I get 30mpg, and I blow an assload of black smoke out if I gun the engine too much… but hey I look good (better than your souped up golf-cart)
Duuuuuhhh
Who cares?
You make no sense.
idiot
It sure does get 51mpg. That’s because it weighs nothing.
Please explain. Does the Prius not get 45mpg? Does it not produce 75 per cent less emissions than a regular car? How have I been brainwashed? Idiots.
putz
Hey genius- you’re much safer in a small nimble car that can actually avoid things rather than plowing through them. News flash- you’d be safer in a Prius then in your piece of shit Tahoe or Ford truck. (check out crash test videos of Ford pickups). And if you think you’d be better off in an accident in a ’67 Camaro then in your mom’s Corolla, you really are a moron.
Where do you think most Accords are made? How about a Chevy Aveo?
Amen
I’m sorry, but my Prius actually does get 45mpg. How am I doing nothing for the environment? Please explain.
At least there’ll be something in the back of your truck other than air. When the batteries run out your truck will have been rusting in the junkyard for years.
1. The Prius is a mid size car according to the EPA
2. The Polo is a tiny subcompact not sold here
3. Average lifespan of 100K?- are you crazy?
4. If you think a VW is more reliable than a Toyota, then you truly are as dumb as you sound.
It also contributes an extra 57,000 batteries to the environment AND you get to look like a total knob while driving it. It’s a win-win!
LMAO!
triton v8 with 450 horsepower, in your dreams pal.
I hate a prius with a passion
^best car ever. lol
Someone at my college has all that and vanity plates that say “NO CO2.”
Talk about trying too hard…
To own a Prius doesn’t make one better than the other who drives a SUV to work and back home to his family, the Toyota Prius still requires a level of gas to operate and to be trendy having an electric car. If you do want to purchase and own an electric, good luck finding the rare electrical recharge station in your area: hardly can be found in the Palm Springs area, for instance…and electric car dealers can’t make money in the recession. Sure, to save fuel and the cost of gas per gallon is a trade-off, but in hard times, nobody is making a buck like they used to. +
Sorry mike (forgot the “i”), you’re in the wrong place to find potential gay singles. Please go to a gay single web site and I’m American, therefore you have little rights compared to Gay men in Europe. My home state Cal. is notably liberal, except a majority of voters approved an anti-gay marriage bill. +
I thought white people LOVE public transit, the urban areas are running with buses, trains and taxis. They expect poor or non-white people to take them or ride a bicycle (the new way to get around). Don’t live in Southern Cal. then, you’re gonna complain about how HOT and smoggy it is. +
Same is true not to see a Mercedes in Indio/Coachella, but just about every second car is in Palm Desert and Indian Wells. The Prius fad is in Palm Springs, as well in downtown Cathedral city right by Rancho Mirage…and guess who fixes them in auto repair shops? Yeah, Hispanics and rednecks. Good money, and mechancis can buy/own a Ford F-150. +
Classic conservative alternative: lay off the unionized worker, ship his job down to Mexico, China or wherever else, and hire those from the very countries to work (as in clean or mow lawns) in the corporate bosses’ mansions, second homes or condos. You thought liberalism, leftism and labor unions are the “evils” destroying the US economy (NOT), be thankful you have employer health insurance and retirement plans for now. +
New version of a popular race joke on car ownership:
A white man in a Toyota Prius – WHITE POWER.
A black man in a Toyota Prius – BLACK POWER.
A Mexican or Puerto Rican in a Toyota Prius – GRAND THEFT AUTO.
And my little addition to relate with the Toyota company: Built by Chinese or Japanese people. NEW SUPERPOWER. +
The Pontiac Aztec was so successful, they want to create a new model: the Chicano. The El Caminos from 1970 won’t last forever, but the Hispanic consumer base kept on low-riding them. “Nice and slow, in the barrio”. xD
Luckily, we drive safer cars after the infamous ’59 Corvair deemed “unsafe in any speed” by a then-young lawyer turned consumer rights advocate Ralph Nader. Older cars made before 1980 has a whiplash risk, models built after have them and seat belts are a common feature, followed by airbags and Anti-lock brakes. Children growing up now aren’t too afraid of playing on a street by a car hitting them. +
Whenever Indian car makers created cars everyone can afford in India, whenever China uses 5 times more gas per day than America and the last non-Japanese auto maker in Detroit shuts down…we’re all gonna go nuts for Prius the same way French cars (i.e. Peugeot, Renault and FIAT) aren’t used as often like motorbikes are in older towns made for walking or horse carriages many centuries ago. +
Kyle (get ready for an Eric Cartman shtick), Obama has the best qualities for president compared to the other (McPain) candidate to carry on Bush’s economic disaster policies onto the next decade. Obama wasn’t elected by his race either and in the political party (Democrats) which done more to civil rights than Republicans. No wonder a high percentage of African-Americans registered to vote are Democrats. +
On your last tidbit: It’s like the local police (Indio, Cal.) have more Hispanics in custody than whites, because over 70% of the population is Hispanic and the media’s claim of “racial profiling” of Hispanics by law enforcement are debunked. My Mom was in the police force as a dispatcher in the late 70s/early 80s, and she assumes there’s no way the cops purposely targeted Black people, because that would be wrong or illegal, as well a “fascistic/nazistic trait” for white cops to deliberately arrest/detain Black people or Hispanics solely due to skin color and perceived stereotypes of racial groups are more “criminal”. Police racial profiling came from the theory blacks and Hispanics are more likely to commit crimes than whites, though I believe by age or gender: young males aged 14 to 29 are profiled and stopped more often. +
LoL, Buck-aroo. You know you’re not white when someone calls you a buck, a racial slur directed at Blacks and Indians. The local Indian tribal casinos have priuses in a parking lot structure inside a 8-story hotel…and turns out to be the tribal council. I thought “maybe they are Arab oil sheiks” after Americans of all races are duped and gullible to pay $4-5 per gallon on our cars. The white men are having tough times, huh? Oprah must own more than a Prius. +
Californians in the 1990s & 2000s got an extended “gas price spike” version, and one reason other than having a mental disability affecting focus on the road…is the high cost of car ownership, registration fees, auto insurance, etc. other than a walk into an used car lot for a “starter” may be my only car I ever own. No matter what your class, annual income and credit scores are, you’re gonna have a helluva problem paying for car ownership in this state. +
You proved to us white people (or fellow Native Americans like me, despite I AM WHITE as well), they have cars and not ride in backs of pick-up trucks on reservation dirt roads. My Mom was 40 years ahead of the “I’m white but have an Injun princess” genealogy claim nonsense, and her father (my grandpa) had to get an official US government birth certificate to prove his citizenship (the 1925 American Indian citizenship act) when he joined the Marines right after the attack on Pearl Harbor. An American Indian moving in L.A. then would be mistaken for an east Asian, Mexican or a “light skinned Negro” in those days. Oh great, I sound like I’m Jewish…to move in an Irish, Italian or Polish section of N.Y. City, the ones who don’t go to sunday mass. +
Neo-Prius (for racial unity, unlike neo-Nazis), you should invent a new term for your racial identity like Tiger Woods did to his college admission forms: CauBlaSian. He’s part-white and Choctaw Indian from what I heard on his father’s side, and his mother is Thai of Chinese descent, therefore Tiger Woods is the leading Asian-American in pro sports in addition to being claimed among the Black community. +
The blogger is from Canada, though speaks well mostly to Americans of the “ugly” kind depicted throughout the world. StuffWhiteAmericanYankeeYuppiesofthebothCoastsLike? That would be cool, but alot of room taken up in the search engines to type in.+
One fry short of a happy meal…you should read this: There is a grease oil recycling facility in Coachella, Cal. where the used fast food grease is sent to and becomes motor oil in a form of diesel used for farm tractor equipment. Hopefully, the corn oil can be our version of ethanol (sugar beet fuel) in Brazil and other countries totally no longer dependent on foreign oil. +
Amen.
You do know asians are richer than whites in the US right?
its a sad day when i sit here to comment on a comment about a little anicdote some homo thought was fun enough to jarble. In this day of excess any effort to push the equation is welcomed by your senior, just a steward you watch with telephone eyes as the earth burns up around you, fuck you suv, fuck you me, cars, and cinder, ciggarettess and lcd screens only the primal will survive, we are all part of the problem, stop fooling your self, and suck a monkey
Hey bis…
Not to mention that the battery used in the prius is made with Ni-MH (Nickel-Metal Halide), which to me leaves an even BIGGER impact on the environment. Talk about “make money now, forget our future”, Toyota has this down pat! Ni-MH batteries contain Mercury! Thats right folks, the same stuff everyone is worried about contaminating the environment and causing that “mad as a hatter” thing to come back, Toyota uses to load their batteries with. Lets do some math;… Each battery weighs in at a hefty 57 Kg, and each of the 240 cells containing as much as 24% MH, each prius battery pack that hits the ground contributes 13-14 Kg of MH to the environment. Hope this opens someones eyes.
Oh really? I knew about flourescent light bulbs are toxic and you need a hazmat team to remove them safely. The advocating of one “clean” thing that pollutes over another allegedly polluting element is … hypocritical. +
The richest nation on earth is Nauru, due to phosphate mining in an island 8 sq. miles wide and home to 9,000 inhabitants, smack at the equator in the western Pacific. Each adult in Nauru gets a $65,000 annual check from the government, but the phosphate deposits will run out in a few years, and the rising sea level promote relocation plans of the whole island-nation, most likely to purchase land in Australia. +
homesexuals, metrosexuals, and liberals love these “cars” they are trying to make the statement, and then they go back to their affluent lilly white neighborhoods whereby they overconsume, and drink wine, and fornicate since jim braski will go to work and penetrate.
I’m sure you realize a Prius will blow your doors off like you’re standing still.
Plymouth Pacer???
I’ve owned a Prius for the last four years and it’s the best car I’ve ever owned. My Ford Taurus and VW New Beetle were junk heaps. Toyota makes the best cars by far. And, by the way, there’s nothing wrong with doing something for the environment. By the way, I regularly get in excess of 50 mpg on a tank of gas. The best was 56.7 mpgs. It’s nice not giving extra dough to the Islamofascists.
You must be a Republican. How ignorant.
I’ve owned a Prius for the last four years and it’s the most reliable car I’ve ever owned. And it was nice when gas was nearly four dollars to be able to go close to 500 miles on ten gallons of gas.
That was great. Touchee.
You’ve obviously never owned a Prius. It’s the best car I’ve ever owned. And I can go over 500 miles on less than 10 gallons of gas.
As a conservative, I personally hate the earth and am Pro- Nuclear War. However, I recently bought a 2010 Toyota Prius. I didn’t do it for Gaia, but rather for the cost savings when Peak Oil kicks in and Gas hits $25/Gal. At which point my Prius will be sexier than a sports car.
Prius = Money Saved + Sex Appeal = 🙂
The 2010 Toyota Prius is an IIHS Safety Pick of 2009:
http://www.iihs.org/ratings/default.aspx
I hope Zach feels superior to Prius-driving weaklings like us when Gas costs > $5/Gal next year and he can’t afford to drive. Hey maybe you can hitchhike to work. 🙂
Actually, I’ve gotten as high as 56.7 mpg’s on my Prius. During spring and summer, I regularly get over 50 mpg’s. Plus my Prius is about as reliable a car as you can get and it’s packed with safety features like stability control, antilock brakes, etc. I’ll never buy anything but a Toyota or Honda in the future. Geo? Thanks, but no thanks.
Actually, the weight of the car has little to do with it. On the dash of the Prius is a computer screen that lets you see how many mpg’s you’re getting at any given time. Before I had a Prius, I drove like everybody else and was oblivious to how much gas I was wasting by driving with a lead foot and making jackrabbit starts. With this screen, I began to change my habits. With each trip, I get progressively better at figuring out how to get the best mpg’s I could at any given moment. And you know what? I regularly beat the mpg estimates that the industry rates the Prius at. Not only that, you have to learn to have a delicate touch with the accelerator, because Toyota hybrids drive and ride differently than standard gasoline cars. If I’m in a rush and I revert to my old habits, I get in the mid 40’s and pay the price. But if I use the speed limit as a ceiling instead of as a floor, I get unbelievable gas mileage. Not only that, but I’m a safer driver to boot and I don’t have to worry about tickets or losing my good driver discount on my insurance.
Finally, if the auto industry required all cars and trucks to have these computer screens installed, everyone would be getting better gas mileage because they would see first-hand how wasteful their driving habits are. You don’t have to drive a Prius to get better gas mileage. But you do have to own one if you want to go well over 500 miles on ten gallons of gas.
The King of Saudi Arabia, the President of Iran, Hugo Chavez, and as Qaeda thank you for driving the way you do and are tickled pink that you look better than I do driving my Prius.
Osama bin Laden thanks you, too. But the men and women fighting and dying in Iraq and Afghanistan wish you would get a tune up and start driving differently.
Tell that to Bill Gates.
On my last tank of gas I went over 510 miles on just over 9.1 gallons. Thank you Toyota!
Whoever buys a Prius should be shot out of a cannon into the sun.
Pruis=white dork+baby boomer work addiction+hypocrite a–hole
It is not that your Prius is great, is that you used to drive to terrible cars. Driving a hybrid compared to driving a normal car (let’s say one that gets over 25 mpg on the street and 30 on the highway) for “helping the enviroment” is like taking an aspirine to cure cancer. At the end, billions of gallons of oil is use for electric plants, the making of plastic materials and heating. Plus to make your “Prius” lot of gas is needed for extracting the metals that goes into your car’s batterie, plus of course the destruction that mining itself does to the eviroment.
If you want to be a true eco-hero drive a used 1994 Geo Metro XFE that gets 42 MPG. You know, reduce, reuse, recycle.
You are exactly the person they are talking about in this. You just made my day a little better by taking this website seriously.
Except your Prius will last half as long as his car does. Oh wait your dealer didn’t tell you that did he?
Hey, I’m a Republican and I own a Prius so screw you.
i am a loser with too many names and too much time. i think the reason why i’m skrewd up is cuz my dad rapes me… Whte pwr
damn. thats alot of hate. were you abused as a child?
The Prius is actually better for the environment because its a low emissions vehicle meaning there is is about 4 times less pollution when driving any distance when compared to what would be produced by a normal 25 to 30 mpg vehicle when driven that same distance. This is because the electric system makes the 11.9 gallon tank last longer than even a 30 gallon tank and allows you to go further on less gas causing less pollution. So you not only fill up for cheaper but you fill up less often and therefore the emissions you produce are at a safer/lower level than any other car and even though it still produces the emissions its better for the environment than any other vehicle as well because as long as you have the car it will produce less emissions than other vehicle.
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“So somehow, through marketing or perception, the Prius lets people think that driving their car is GOOD for the environment.”
I thought this comment was very clever, and very true.
by the time that happens, medicare will not exist to support your baby boomer senior citizen ass, youll be dead. no 20yr old ass for you grandpa!
Bullshit. When the fucking Prius goes down the road at a snail’s pace holding back cars that non gays drive, the efficiency of those normal cars is decreased, and fuel is wasted many times over. Park the gay prius and let real people drive efficiently down the road. Any questions?
it still takes 5 to 7 years of driving the car to make up for all the environmental damage the carbon footprint the battery leaves.
The prius in the END will be worse for the environment well all the prius owners have to dump their VERY toxic Nickle batteries into landfills therefore poisioning the earth all over again for what.. for the few years they thought they were saving the environment but really were killing it in the end because of their arrogance.
I don’t buy into all that global warming, hysterical enviromentalist crap. This whole green economy sham isn’t worth a damn either. All you have to do is look at the nutbags pushing that idiotic agenda to see that it doesn’t hold water.
Actually, driving slower makes your car more efficient. It burns gas at a higher rate to drive at higher speeds, you ignorant boob.
i dont have a car at all. i take the bus everywhere. all those liberal yuppies feel guilty when i tell them that and then envious when i mention that my saved gas money is spent on pot…
I wonder why the MSM isn’t reporting on the debunking of the Global warming myth? Where is the outrage from all the fruitcakes that bought into that, and paid good money for stupid bulbs, and hybrid cars?
I’m inclined to believe that the problem with global warming is that politics got involved.
My understanding is that most scientists agree that climate change is occuring but at what level and what severity remains controversial.
To unequivocally dismiss global warming as a fabrication is irresponsible and nonsensical. While I do believe the global warming conceptions can be ambiguous, I don’t think we can deny the potential subversive effects of climate change caused by both nature and people.
I’m not a kid, and not prone to buy into any nonsense. Even as widely spread, and wildy publicized as the current batch of enviromental hysterical dogma.
The Drudgereport.com has links to a lot of stories and news you might want to see. I don’t ever check any websites some fruitbats refer me too. I won’t blame you if you don’t either.
I remember the comming Ice age, no more oil, and no more birds because of ddt in the 70’s. All hoaxes.
I remember Oprah announcing Aids was going to kill 1 in 5 in the United states in the 90’s and many many more. All hoaxes.
Just like this hysterical global warming conspiracy now, which is the biggest hoax every perpetrated on mankind.
What is irresponsible and nonsensicle is to “lose” the data, so that peer review isn’t possible. Thats exactly what has happened and more, email’s from the very place everybody is using as their “source” for proof, show clear intention to misrepresent the data, and to cover it up by losing the “data”, making peer review impossible.
Real science is verified by their peers, not a group of jokers calling themselves the “consensus”, and not even allowing a question to be asked, or a review of their “data”.
I have found the moon to be made entirely cheese. Everybody on earth now has to send me 10% of your gross net earnings so that I can save the world and end world hunger, makes as much “scientific” sense as the global warming conspiracy.
Knock, knock………. is stoopid home?
20 year olds sell their ass to anybody on the internet all day long, everyday. By the way, its overrated.
More than 2 weeks have passed since the ominous debunking of the global warming myth, and the Lame stream media has yet to report on it.
Until we are all forced to drive the same size and style of vehicle, I for one will keep driving my full sized Ford F-250 pick-up and/or my Chevrolet Tahoe. I would not want to be in a Prius, a smart car, a Geo, a Civic, a Carolla or any other sub-compact type car and get into an accident with a large truck or SUV. The studies have been done and in the end, size does matter. I’ll gladly pay the extra money in gas to keep me and my family safe on the road. Plus, what do people do that have more than 4 or 5 people in their family? Leave someone at home? How do you bring a sheet of plywood home from Home Depot or a tree from the garden shop? Oh that’s right, people that drive the Prius probably don’t get their hands dirty and/or do any type of home improvement projects. I’m a woman and laugh hysterically when I see any man over the age of 30 driving one. They really are one of the ugliest vehicles on the road.
You can drive a full sized vehicle at a slower pace if you want to save on fuel. The Prius is a death trap and ugly as hell.
I’m glad you like your Prius. I sure wouldn’t want to be you in a car accident at 60+mph on the highway with a larger vehicle.
Amen to that. Size does matter. Plus it’s not a practical car for a larger family or to carry anything in. If anything (and I hate the Prius with a passion), it may be practical to run simple errands where you won’t be getting on the freeway, but all those small cars just freak me out. Talk about death traps. Personally, I don’t think children should be allowed to ride in them on the freeway. I wouldn’t be caught dead in one. I actually cringe when I see them driving around my Central California Coastal town where every other person has one. I love driving my 4 wheel drive full-sized truck through town where they all try to get out of my way.
I’m so glad that you love your car and saving gas. But design wise, they really are a very ugly vehicle and dangerous. They are so quiet many people have actually walked out in front of them and been hit. I’m sorry, I still would never be caught driving one or even riding in one.
I’m a woman, a mother and a wife. I drive a full sized Ford F250 4×4 truck and a ’67 Chevrolet Camaro RS on the weekends, both with V-8’s and both American made. I don’t have a penis and I don’t have to show off for anyone. I drive what I like just like you do, but I’m just safer in my truck than in a Prius. It’s a personal choice and until you pay my gas bill then it shouldn’t matter to you. Why make a comment about a man’s appendage based on what he drives? Personally to me, it seems like a guy with a small penis would drive the extremely effeminate looking Prius. Just saying…
Because global warming hasn’t been debunked at ALL, you f’ing moron. Stop reading what you think are science proofs at Fox News.
Envious? I would say most liberals would be giving you a high five. Cyber five right here!
I hear that Lexus came out with some nice hybrids. Expensive, but they are quite nice. After the winter, gas prices will be going up substantially, so it will be nice to have a high-mpg car. I personally don’t believe anything about global warming, however, I do believe gas prices are going up and a Hybrid will be nice to have so I don’t have to keep filling up my tank.
RE: Wat’s comment of Sept. 5:
I laughed my ass off when I read this! You said it all in just a few words.
The Prius is an ugly-ass (not a metaphor, REALLY) gay car. The front end is too small, as are the tires, and the rear is way to big, it’s unattractive from every angle. I would feel pity and no doubt some other negitive feelings to encounter a woman of similar proportions. Since the whole idea was to produce an energy-efficient vehicle, the question for me is “Why does it have to be so damn butt-ugly?” There are, after all, “hybrid” vehicles that cannot be identified as such unless you happen to see some kind of reference to “hybrid” on the rear of of the car.
The clever Toyota people knew just what they were doing. They were able to figure out that there were people who would by a car that would be easily identifiable, and that would allow it’s owner to be able to think something like, “I care. I am doing my bit for the environment. I am sacrificing sex appeal and style for a greater cause than myself. When you see me on the road, you will see the depth of my commitment.” You may, if you know a Prius driver, get to hear them say all this, just in case you did not get the point or know that they own one. I DO know a guy like that, and have heard his “I’m saving the world” speech, several times.
Ever seen the “South Park” episode about the self-satisfied hybrid owners, and the resulting cloud of environmentally-endangering “Smug” they caused? One character asked at the end, “Couldn’t we just drive the hybrids without the need to feel so smug about it?” Maybe, but then that would miss much of the point.
Now what about the Scion box cars and the other similar vehicles that several other auto companies now offer? Standard engine, and really ugly………I don’t begin to understand any of that one.
A true standard in comedy blogging.
Another great site is http://www.SomethingYouShouldRead.com
This site needs a spam button. Bean here is pissing me off and it’s not for being a little Ender clone.
listen to this dipshit call somebody an “f’ing moron”. You might want to tune in to some fox news dumbass. It wouldn’t kill you to learn something.
I think you may have hit on something there. Fruitbats that never had any sex appeal suddenly get to feel superior to everybody else for their feeeelings about the environment.
Far too seldom do I get the opportunity in life that I get on these boards to ridicule fascist leftwingnuts. Even though I live in a rainbow\sanctuary state.
If you think that’s a nice car, why don’t you mosey on down to the dealership and slip in behind the wheel of a pre ObaMao Chevy Silverado Z-71. I pull into the gas station and fill up with Iraqi oil that burns just fine, and drive away knowing I’m doing my part to support global warming.
I can almost feel the gnashing of teeth and the pissing of pants of all the liberals around me, in my rainbow sanctuary state, as I ease onto the freeway without a single passenger. When I hear their wails of protest as I drive over the meridian to pass all the carpool butt buddies, I swear I get a chubby everytime.
LOL, nice !
I agree, go to fox news, that’s also one of my top comedy sites. Man the stuff they say is hilarious, and sometimes makes me shed a tear, I kid you not.
Seriously, this is a great site, very funny. For real news I recommend reading the actual science reports, not watching news shows. If you truly understand the science, the huge amount of data, we can have a discussion about that, rather than about people’s opinion about the science. Deal?
Well why don’t you share some of that data lil’ buddy and quote your source.
Amen to that! I am trying to read through some old posts and I start reading comments… “‘Great post, haha, I do this all the time’, ‘A true standar–‘ NOOO I’VE SEEN THIS TEN TIMES ALREADY”
White people also like maintaining their cars so they don’t break down on the road. White people also like to avoid stopping right in the middle of the road to let someone out.
Hey genius, oh yeah I just “plow through” people and other cars on the road. What an idiot you are. I never said I’d be safer getting in an accident in the ’67 Camaro but it’s a heck of a lot cooler to drive than a Prius or a Corolla. To each his or her own. I happen to like my Ford truck. What can you haul in a Prius? 2 bags of groceries? I actually use my truck to haul things to work on my house and garden. You probably don’t own a house, live in a condo or worse, live with your mother still. Grow up.
The Prius is a tiny tin can. I don’t care what the safety ratings say. I’ve read many articles that still state size does matter. There is NO WAY I’d want to be in a Prius and get in an accident with a large truck or suv – no way. So go ahead Prius owners; go ahead and drive your ugly little stupid cars and hope that you get in an accident with another Prius. That’s the only way you’ll survive. No real man would be caught dead in one. I could maybe see a woman driving one, although not this woman. They are just hideous beyond belief.
Well a Republican just won the senate in Mass, so I guess times they are a changing. Ha ha.
Jep. Ban the ba*tard.
The site’s author doesn’t read comments, so they are unmoderated. Sadly, Bean’s stupid spam will likely be here forever 😦
And it was recently voted one of the 10 ugliest cars ever made…I thought that was pretty accurate.
Yeah Toyota makes the best cars…that’s why they are ceasing production of 8 cars as we speak. Yeah they are great….just fantastic. ha ha. What a joke.
Well Toyota just suspended sales of 8 of it’s cars due to “safety issues”. Ummm. isn’t the Prius a Toyota? Oh yeah, it is. It’s still in production but it was recently voted one of the 10 ugliest cars of all time and I wouldn’t trust driving one if it was the last car on earth. I’m sure it’s next on the list of unsafe cars. I’m happy – I hate that disgusting little car. Ha ha.
I drive a big ass gas guzzling, 13MPG highway, 130 MPH Crown Victoria with no catalytic converters and loud ass mufflers.
I’m also black.
How funny that hardly anyone has posted after Mary noted (on 1/26) that Toyota has suspended production and sales of 8 of their models. Now they supposedly have a postage stamp sized “part” that will remedy the sticking accelerator pedal. I sure hope you Prius lovers don’t end up with that problem too. This is a huge embarrassment for Toyota and it’s also been noted that they knew about this problem for several years but didn’t want to admit it. Makes me glad I drive a big Ford truck.
Ha Ha Ha!! Now Toyota is saying that the Prius has brake problems!! Where are all of you fugly Prius lovers now?? Come out come out wherever you are!! Toyota is in deep shit now. This will affect that car company for years and possibly decades to come. Oh I’m so glad I drive my big Ford Truck, Chevrolet Tahoe and yes my ’67 Chevy Camaro. Where are you now “ag”? Wasn’t it you who a few posts ago dissed what I drove? Well I hate to “brake” the news to you but I’m feeling pretty great about what I drive. My brakes work great and my gas pedals don’t stick. Who’s safer now sucker???? Guess I won’t be “plowing through” you on the highway becasue your little faggy car will be either parked or at the shop in a long line waiting to get fixed. Seriously, I love this. No one could make this stuff up. Good luck Toyota lovers….ha ha
Where are you guys?!?! This Prius post misses you. What, don’t you have anything to say about your cars?? It’s been well over a week since a Prius lover has posted. Don’t you love your Prius any longer?? Did the Toyota recall get your panties in a knot? I only say this because anyone who buys one of these hideous little cars is either a woman or very effeminate man who probably wears panties. You have to admit, for a large V8 driving gal like myself, I’m finding this very enjoyable. C’mon people, I miss you. It’s so boring without you toting the gas savings and how great these cars are, how you’re single handedly saving our planet. Wow, you sure give up quick. One little recall about sticking accelerators and brakes not working sends you running for the hills. Frankly I’m a little disappointed in you. I thought you’d still be standing strong behind Toyota. Now us American car and truck owners will always stand proud behind what we drive. We aren’t afraid and we aren’t traitors. Where’s your Prius now, huh???
you’re not black! otherwise you would have spelled it “cadallidic converters”, sort of of like “cadillac”.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHA, I’m guessing their changing their “collectivist panties” right about now.
http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/158214
Fascist leftwingnut reasoning behind buying the prius in the first place, fruitcake fantasy world view takes another hit. It must suck to be a liberal pretending to be intelligent when the facts keep biting you on the ass.
wow. yall are great. I really wish there were more people like you.
im white and own a 03 full sized suv and truck so wtf
You have to wonder how fascist leftwingnut envirowhacko’s can stand to look at themselves in the mirror after all the ridiculouse nonsense they have been forcing on us since the clinton/gore fiasco
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/feb/21/sea-level-geoscience-retract-siddall
We need to start exporting fascist leftwingnut environutjobs, to China. With a communist government already in place, they are needed to stem the rising tide of capitalism and funding for worldwide terrorism. Why don’t they grasp the obviouse instead of the obtuse, in the causes they choose to freak out about?
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ba370018-1f19-11df-9584-00144feab49a.html
it’s a known fact that all white women love big black cocks. they can’t get enough of these.
it is the reason why white men have always been trying to hold the brothers down.
white women paying for sex with black males:
Wow, all I can say is Toyota is so screwed right about now.
You Prius owners have literally dropped off the face of the planet and this blog. I actually feel sorry for anyone that owns a Toyota now that it’s all coming out that the company only cared about profits and it’s been documented in letters investigators have found. It’s really time for the American car makers to finally step it up and have their day and make our country proud. Heck, China makes toys and other items that are poisoned with lead and other toxic ingredients and sends them to the U.S., why would Japan care about us? I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I’m so glad I drive my big Ford F250 4×4 truck. I’ll survive an accident and my gas pedal works, my brakes work and my power steering works. You Prius owners trying to be green? Who the f&^% cares about being green if the car is going to kill you and the company who made it doesn’t care about your safety? Heaven help any of you that actually carry your children in those disgusting little pieces of unsafe crap. Time to come down off your tree-hugging high horse and face reality. YOUR CAR SUCKS!!
Toyota is crap. Buy a Ford. I love my Mustang Convertible!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/christopherbooker/7332803/A-perfect-storm-is-brewing-for-the-IPCC.html
IPCC in even more hot water over their ridiculouse global warming fanatacism.
Where are all the tree hugging enviro nutjobs???
We’ve been telling them this whole global warming bullshit was nonsense for years, now that it has become completely indefensible, they’ve crawled back under the rock they came from???
liberal fruitcakes of every stripe are getting harder and harder to find now that they can see for their own eyes just what a disaster liberal policies are in every respect. What a freakin’ surprise.
I do miss kicking the shit out of their idiotic idea’s though. guess I’ll have to get over it.
Toyota is losing their credibility!
http://www.stuffpeoplehate.com
Has anyone else noticed that Priuses seem to breed like rabits?
What get’s me about enviromentalists is that they will stand around in malls telling you about rainforest being destroyed in the DRC instead of going there and doing something about it and if you can’t do anything about stop whinning
Right here. I do drive a prius but it was never for the environmental crap. My family keeps cars until they are 20 so in the long run the savings on gas make it worthwhile.
Find me proof that Global Warming is not happening.
I live in Maryland. We normally get around 6 inches of snow in a year. This year we got around 3 feet. Climate change! When the earth is hotter there is more evaporation, then when it travels to areas where it is cooler because its winter, BAM, Huge freakin’ blizzards. Also, this past summer was the rainiest summer we had in a very very long time, again, climate change perhaps?
There ya go, “they’ve” changed it to suit “their” “needs” again…
It’s now called “Climate Change” when will we the hardheaded get it into our collective hard heads.
There ya go, give the same old BS a new name so you can let the elitists try to control more of our freedoms while making the treehuggers feel better about themselves…
and by the way…
I am white and I do NOT drive or ever want to drive a PRIUS.
and power steering shuts off in a 20lbs car?
dude, a 12 year old could safely navigate it to a stop!
I used to drive an old 60’s car in my teens and twenties it was a TANK with the power steering BLOWN!!!
Get it over 20mph and it’s cake to drive!
itty bitty prius @ 90? Dude looks in his 50’s – he should know how to turn off the ignition.
He also looked in pretty decent health – but – who am I to judge!
I’m not psychic but I’m willing to bet that if you press both pedals at the same time – even a Prius will melt its own brakes… and I bet the onboard computer that monitors the complex charge/drain system can also tell when both pedals are floored….
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Nice shout out to the Subaru. I was going to say that white people love Subarus nearly as much as Priuses, but I see it was mentioned in the text.
Well done!
I’d submit that Volvo is still very much in play for white people. And Jeep should at least get an honorable mention.
The Toyota Prius is now passe. With the man-made global warming hoax being exposed, the status of cars like the Prius have become that much more of a fad.
Frankly, the car is hideous, underpowered, and saturated in do-gooder backlash. I laugh at Prius drivers.
i believe that if the toyota priuse is the white flagship car, then whites all over need to up their game. you would think it would be a chevy, jeep, or at least a ford
The prius is retarded.
the whole hysterical climate change nonsense just got its death nell with liberals, the no longer support a carbon tax. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1b000010-3686-11df-8151-00144feabdc0.html
I typed it why didn’t it post, the prior post was supposed to read, “the french no longer support a carbon tax”.
Whatta ya mean the North Pole isn’t “melting”!!!! Shriek!!!
http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/climate_change_happening_before_your_eyes
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YOU drive a Prius with all the stuff that’s happening with Toyota?! That right there is just nuts. So now not only is it an ugly car it’s been proven to be a piece of crap along with most of the other Toyota models. Didn’t you read that Toyota knew for a long time about all the problems with their cars and just didn’t want to say anything? How can you drive that thing??
Subarus are definitely popular but I still drive a big Ford truck and I love it. Oh that’s right, I live in America, not somewhere in Asia. I have a ’67 Camaro too. Now is the time for American auto makers to really up their game.
Show me some “proof” global warming is happening ding dong. All the “proof” invented by al gore and like minded fruitcakes dependent on that myth for funding have been outed as liars??
Yet you are gonna stand here with your fingers in your ears, and pretend it hasn’t be debunked and dissmissed. How can you look at the REAL facts and still pretend they aren’t?
I gave up trying to talk sense you fruitcakes drunk on stupid juice back during the clintoon/gore fiasco. You can believe the moon is made of cheese for all I care, just don’t think because you want it to be so bad, you are gonna convince me. Dipshit.
i’m white.
and actually white people like cars made in AMERICA.
all my family has ever owned is chevy and ford TRUCKS
not those stupid little economy cars
you are the wrong kind of white people.
@alexa: I think a lot of you have problems understanding these are just broad funny stereotypes that apply to the current (young 20-30′s) white population of the USA. OF COURSE black people, and Asian, and Latino people do some of these things. YOU DO NOT NEED TO SAY YOU ARE BLACK AND YOU DO THIS TOO (no one cares! these are just funny WHITE stereotypes). and Of course all white people don’t do all these things. These are just FUNNY STEREOTYPES that are oddly and recently very prevalent in American White culture. I am very guilty (and not guilty) of a lot of these. I think it is really funny. I live in Japan, have an Asian girlfriend, like mos def, used to make movies, wanted to be a writer, like to camp, etc, etc. No I don’t do yoga and don’t really like tea… and I am NOT going to be all defensive and complain that this list is stupid and I guess I am not white cause I don’t drink wine. Just enjoy this for what it is. BROAD STEREOTYPES. one more thing. Stop being so defensive. You don’t need to post on every thing that you DON’T do, “I don’t do …..” whatever. good for you.
here is an idea for the next item. Stuff white people like: not having a sense of humor or being remotely opened minded.
just FYI: You know all those Toyota lawsuits ( I think it is over 1000 now) and all the recalls in the USA. In japan they have had exactly zero cars recalled and zero lawsuits. The problem with the cars are only in the USA. In fact last year in Japan the Toyota Prius was the number 1 selling car.
@alexa
Ford sucks, big time. Get off your AMURICA horse and brush up on your communication skills.
“not those stupid little economy cars”
Are you for real? The thing about foreign vehicles is that they are built to last. In Europe or Japan they don’t have acres and acres and whole STATES of land that they can fill up with trash. If you buy a car, it better goddamn well last you! You can’t say the same for American made cars at all. What’s the problem with a small engine? If you’re not racing or hauling stuff all day an economy car might be a good idea.
Putting that aside, if you are really that offended at this blog and the author’s posts, you might want to find something else to read. Find the humor in it, good luck.
I would have titled the Prius the car CHEAP People Like. 45 miles on only 1 gallon of gas I’d think every cheap SOB on the planet would want one. Besides they look like a huge Cheese Wedge instead of a car. White people like Big, Powerful, Flashy, Opulent Looking Cars, not tiny little weird looking ones that have no power.
Driving up and down the 101 every day, I couldn’t tell you how many of these stupid things I see with their Obama/Biden, Co-Exist and Apple stickers. Do these people realize how trendy and lame they are?
with the obaMao take over of GM and the dismal failure of cash for clunkers sending Toyota sales through the roof…..
With the lawsuits aimed at Toyota widely and wildly reported in the media here, fueling anti-Toyota propaganda….
Most of those lawsuits turning out to be little more than get rich quick schemes by ppl trying to cash in on the propaganda…..
I’ve been very happy with my wifes Camry, and with my Current ’03’ Silverado being the last GM I’ll ever own. I may look at a ford before I buy a Tundra.
Even more *proof* that “global warming” isn’t when another of thier idiotic claims of evidence prove otherwise
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20627633.700-shapeshifting-islands-defy-sealevel-rise.html
XD oh damn, not another blow to the hysterical envirowhacko’s global warming theology……….
http://www.omaha.com/article/20100617/NEWS01/100619733
If its too screwy for even the fascist leftwingnut teachers union to force on kids, what next!!??
I guess the french backing out of that fruitcake cap and tax agenda really was the death knell of that fruitcake nonsense… XD))))
Greg mate, go easy on the coffee
I still can’t understand what these people think powers the outlets they plug these cars into. Coal? Is that a fossil fuel? My favorite is the marathon one though.
Great work here!
uh-oh more proof that global warming…. isn’t???
http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/07/july_snow_falls.html
XDDDDDDDDD
I’m wondering why producing, *good, clean, envirowhacko friendly energy*, has never proposed this as an obviouse solution to our dependence on foriegn oil…..
large hamster wheels for ppl to run on, connected to a generator that charges the batteries in your electric car, house, appliances, ect… ect… ect….
With unemployment at record lvls, illigal immigration unabated, and human hamster wheels almost an entirely unregulated….. this IS the future of the green wave….
get entirely off the grid, or sell your extra energy back to the grid….
Its also the answer to the fat ass epidemic, and will dramatically reduce healthcare costs by guaranteeing energy demands are met with actual physical excercise……
or for the most green fruitcakes among us, they can get special cards allowing them to barter the extra energy they produce for the gov’t cheese they recieve!!!!
*WIN WIN WIN* xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
This one is for any of you fruitcakes left that are still genuflecting at the altar of ‘global warming’ XDDDDD
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/geraldwarner/100046524/climategate-reinstating-phil-jones-is-good-news-the-cru-brand-remains-toxic/
The funniest thing about it is, we’ve been telling you fruitcakes since al gore came out of the closet with this nonsense that it was full of shi*….
What a shocker to nobody, fascist leftwingnuts charged with perpetuating the myth of global warming wanna keep their distance from the media for fear of being caught in more lies and deceptions, xDDDD
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/11/climate-panel-urges-distance-from-reporters/
I doubt global warming, but there are plenty of other reasons to drive a Prius. Like defunding the Islamists.
What a shocker to nobody but libtard nut huggers, the facts disprove their ridiculouse assumptions yet again… XDDDD
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703834604575364871534435744.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_LEFTTopStories
the fascist leftwingnut propaganda designed to pretend success for one of that feckless, incompetent, in over his head negro, ass clown, squatting in the White House’s fruitcake policies, (cash for clunkers)….. delivers an epic fail… xDDDDD
these fruitcakes that support that incompetent boob, still think just saying something stupid, makes it so… unfortunately the “facts” keep disproving everything they desperately wish to be true…XDDDDDD
Now that they have stopped using “global warming” because, well…. its obviousely bullshit…. now they say “climate change” in order to draw attention to and make policy that determentally effects every tax paying person to explain this…
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/travel/July+snow+torrential+rains+pound+province/3275110/story.html
what they don’t tell you is this sham is designed to appeal to a certain percentage of noisy loons they can count on to be useful fools for their idiotic agenda…..
Does anyone know if “Greg” is taking his medication? Seems not…
Forgive me, but isn’t this blog intended ironically? I think it’s very funny.
Here is some *real* news about electric cars that fascist leftwingnuts desperately wish wasn’t so…
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-07-29/electric-cars-subsidized-by-harry-reid-and-the-senate/?cid=bfs:topnav:innovation
the funniest part about sticking your fingers in your ears and singing LA-LA-LA-LA at the top of your lungs to avoid hearing contradictions to your point of view is, it doesn’t render your opinions any less bullshit… xDDDD
@ the douchebag calling himself Ironyisfunny… well fruitcake, I don’t take nor do I need medication… the irony of the blog isn’t lost on me and I was amused in the beggining as well.
over time I’ve tried to engage in meaningful debates with far left loons that frequent this site who’s irony was totally lost in racism and every other ism their idiotic ideology demands of its ‘believers’…
making them wet their collectivist panties with non-apologetic disdain for their politically correct craziness, humors me now.. xDDD
Now here is a car that has some potential.. especially in heavily democratic area’s where shit for brains prevails…
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/7929191/Bio-Bug-Car-run-on-human-waste-is-launched.html
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What a buffoon.. xDDDD did gore not get the memo that global warming has been debated, debunked, and dismissed already…. xDDDDDD
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/114717-al-gore-calls-for-us-protests-on-climate-change-inaction
He should probably release his sex tape to try to catch some public attention now…. XDDDDDDDDDDDD doubtful, but who knows what appeals to libtard fruitcakes these days…. xDDDDDDDDD
i love this car… simple.. but modern style
i always love Toyota
thanks
the prius is a rolling death machine. they are the slowest, ugly cars i have ever seen. im a white guy with a 92 integra rs. you know why i drive? its a stick, and its a dependable car.
Just in case any of you envirowhacko’s and libtard pickle smoochers still didn’t know…..
http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/196642
can’t wait to see what you fruitcakes make up, to wet your collectivist panties over next time……
xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Another delusional fascist leftwingnut envirowhacko bites the dust…. .xDDDDDDD
http://www.ketknbc.com/news/discovery-channel-gunman-mad-over-global-warming
Another blow to the glowball warming myth…. xDDDDD
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20100908/tts-climate-warming-science-ice-c1b2fc3.html
no matter the race, Toyota is a great brand and I stand by them!
Love Toyota – they are fantastic still and I would never consider switching brands
Another blow to envirowhackos and the libtards that invented them…. xDDDDDDD
http://radio.woai.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=119078&article=7606198
Oh, good Lord, no! I realize most Priss (not a typo) owners are probably white tree huggers, but give this white boy a Chevrolet or a Ford Mustang any day. I enjoy cars and driving too much to force myself into one of Toyota’s mechanical abortions.
I am a middle age white guy who sold his Dodge Durango for a Prius. I cut my gas bill from $300 to $80 a month. It’s actually kinda fun to drive and much easier to park than the old Dodge.
CAR drivers are burning the ancient sunlight that has been stolen from the ARABS and the blood is still on the handle of the gas pump.
Are you fucking serious! This site is meant to be a joke and most comments are taken so seriously. You are the whitest motherfuckers on the planet!
Japanese people make this car and use it a lot in Japan. You sound like a sorry loser who takes advantage of what the white people have given you, like democracy, science, medicine, technology, computers, you name it. But you are a no count useless complainer. Without white people you’d be eating bugs from your mate’s hair and dying at 23. Loser.
Just by reading the comments that people leave on this post (and the rest of this blog), Lander has truly struck the narcissistic nerve which ‘white people’ deny they have. It’s kinda like wisdom teeth, everyone has em, but we don’t need em. And if you don’t get rid of your ‘wisdom teeth’ (this is ‘white people’ mentality which includes but is not limited to: being convinced you’re unique, vulgar display of ego boosting grandstanding, self-serving concern for the poor; to name a few), then you will miserably embarrass yourself because your crooked teeth (your speech, figuratively speaking) will clearly show you haven’t removed the narcissist nerve that we all suffer from.
What Lander was getting across in this post is the ridiculous self-righteous pump-me-up feeling ‘white people’ get from doing something as ‘grand’ as buying/driving a dumb car. Do people really think that this ‘grand’ gesture is doing anyone any good? What is this world coming to….probably the only good the prius brought is less noise pollution, as it’s really quite, but then again pedestrians can’t hear the thing so it’s even more hazardous to humans because they can easily step in it’s path while crossing the street/parking lot, because they can’t hear it coming.
Speaking of ‘better mileage’, the prius does not get that much more gas mileage than most oldies. My 1999 ford escort gets 34 mpg, just 11 miles shy of the prius….from 1999 to 2010 it took 11 years to get 11 more miles out of a gallon…that…is…sad….and the one who believes that this a superb development is…well…as Chris, who commented on this post put it, someone who “eat[s] bugs from your mate’s hair and dying at 23. Loser.”
So, Christian Lander is not attacking the ‘good things’ that ‘white people have given you’, but rather, he is attacking their fickle and self-justifying mindset that dupes them into buying these overpriced not-that-much-more-environmentally-friendly trinkets. It appears you still have your ‘wisdom teeth’ as you did not see the essence of his blog.
Just by reading the comments that people leave on this post (and the rest of this blog), Lander has truly struck the narcissistic nerve which ‘white people’ deny they have. It’s kinda like wisdom teeth, everyone has em, but we don’t need em. And if you don’t get rid of your ‘wisdom teeth’ (this is ‘white people’ mentality which includes but is not limited to: being convinced you’re unique, vulgar display of ego boosting grandstanding, self-serving concern for the poor; to name a few), then you will miserably embarrass yourself because your crooked teeth (your speech, figuratively speaking) will clearly show you haven’t removed the narcissist nerve that we all suffer from.
What Lander was getting across in this post is the ridiculous self-righteous pump-me-up feeling ‘white people’ get from doing something as ‘grand’ as buying/driving a dumb car. Do people really think that this ‘grand’ gesture is doing anyone any good? What is this world coming to….probably the only good the prius brought is less noise pollution, as it’s really quite, but then again pedestrians can’t hear the thing so it’s even more hazardous to humans because they can easily step in it’s path while crossing the street/parking lot, because they can’t hear it coming.
Speaking of ‘better mileage’, the prius does not get that much more gas mileage than most oldies. My 1999 ford escort gets 34 mpg, just 11 miles shy of the prius….from 1999 to 2010 it took 11 years to get 11 more miles out of a gallon…that…is…sad….and the one who believes that this a superb development is…well…as Chris, who commented on this post put it, someone who “eat[s] bugs from your mate’s hair and dying at 23. Loser.”
So, Christian Lander is not attacking the ‘good things’ that ‘white people have given you’, but rather, he is attacking their fickle and self-justifying mindset that dupes them into buying these overpriced not-that-much-more-environmentally-friendly trinkets. It appears you still have your ‘wisdom teeth’ as you did not see the essence of his blog.
LOL I saw this blog on http://www.DanielDickey.com (The MTV VJ) and must admit it’s just as funny!!!
Totally agreed. People think that car is spectacular and they neglect to look at things like the Volkswagen Jetta Tdi that gets…. 55 MPG and isn’t a fucking dull drive. Fuck the Toyota prius anyone who drives them is purely uneducated.
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@Gary Atrocious
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lets all drive a truck that we have to fill up every 200 miles (or less), for $80+ a tank, instead of a mere ~$36 bucks it costs me to fill this Toyotee out back once every two weeks OR every 500+ miles.
Sorry pal. But what you fail to realize is that while Trucks/SUV’s do infact cost more money to fill up…They also go greater distance’s. Most fullsize trucks and suvs come with a gas tank between the size’s of 25 and 35 gallons, ”About the size of your Hybrids backseating area” Yes 80-100$ fill ups are common…But most modern V8 engine Trucks can achive 700-800miles per tank. How? I’ve done it! Many times infact.
People like you are just to ignorant to realize that your ”Prius” is nothing more than a feel good car.
Just cuz Brian Griffin drives one…
I like good cars not that shit
overpriced, boring, Chevy volt, or Nissan leaf mayby?
The Prius is such a ridiculous car…no comment ….Electric cars are crap, but ok if you drive ONLY in the City than it’s ok…anyway if you want to “save the environment”, then you should buy a Diesel and not a Prius…preferaably a Mercedes ML 350 CDI! (Or E 350 CDI)…but until their’s oil-and that’s gonna be for a long time, I will always prefer petrol (“gasoline” for you Americans) cars!
http://www.magicnissanspecials.com/ I would like to see a volt compared with these…
more bad news for the glowbull warmmongerers….
http://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2011/04/18/nissan-to-fix-5300-leaf-electric-cars/
please. if people really wanted to help the environment they’d use the bus.
ITS NOT THAT A BIG A DEAL, PEOPLE. BUSES ARE NOT MONSTERS.
[…] Once we get Lemon Squad’s report on the Prius, we’ll make an official offer and head back up to Austin to buy the car and get the title switched over to us. Alex and I both feel much more at peace and confident about this car, but it’s not over ’til it’s over! In the meantime, please enjoy this uncannily accurate article from the “Stuff White People Like” blog: […]
I’m white. I drive a 1990 Ford F250. It has a bumper sticker that says “Protected by 2nd Amendment Security” (see bumper sticker post).
Oh, and I’m a girl. 😛
I haven’t ridden the bus anywhere since high school, just to avoid the dipshits that do ride them…
somebody said once, “to find the who’s who in mental illness, all you have to do is ride the bus”, was absolutely correct.
these days, especially if you have kids, riding a fucking bus with a bunch of mental midgets, is a time consuming, frustrating, expensive, pain in the ass… where I live it rains all the damn time so its extra aggravating and inconvenient..
If you are such a toad stool as to tailor your life around just going to work and going home, and cutting everything else out of your life, or are a shit for brains liberal, the bus ‘might’ make sense for you, otherwise, its just a tax payer subsidized, fascist leftwingnut pipe dream that doesn’t do shit for anybody but the dumbass who’s job it is to drive the damn thing.
here is some really amusing stuff on how environmentally “friendly” recycled stuff, and electric cars really are…
http://michellemalkin.com/2011/06/13/british-study-electric-cars-not-so-green/
how do you self-absorbed lunatic lefties justify your idiotic existences now???
And your a Poor 😦
[…] out Stuff White People Like wasn’t make that shit up. (They wrote, “The Prius might be the most perfect white […]
Eat me skank!!!
My husband just bought a TDI Passat & it gets over 40 mi/gal and the new VW plant is in TN.
I guess I’m old-school white b/c I drive a Volvo xc-90 and I love it.
On a sad note, Chevy reported that a full 13% of Chevy owners have NEVER been on the internet!
Well, I’m a WASP, a Lifetime member of the NRA, I have a concealed carry permit and I’m a pro-choice conservative. Not many of us pro-choice consrvatives, basically don’t care for Liberals, but I do like my Prius v.
Japanese cars that are OK for white people to like:
takethelocalglobal.com/?p=1373
more bad news for obozo’s gov’t motors boondoggle the Chev. volt catches fire…
so much for the flagship of obozo’s green energy economic recovery….
like obozo needed more attention to his collosal waste of tax payer money on his “green economy” bullshit…
his solar energy boondoggle (solyndra) coupled with his natural gas boondoggle, and now his car company are all disasters of biblical proportions… gov’t takeovers of the private sector have always been and will always be fucking disasters because gov’t workers aren’t hired for their expertise or qualifications, they are hired per quota, and are always the most inefficient, over paid, under worked, poorest managed, and most ineffective workforce in the history of mankind. Especially under liberal leadership.
[…] of bike paths, farmer’s markets, microbreweries, tea shops, yoga classes, dispensaries, and Priuses, all of which are great to make fun of while being generally good […]
[…] the world. If you must drive, economy cars are in fashion because you can still drive but can rid yourself of the guilt of destroying the environment or of selling our country out to the Middle East by driving gas […]
white people are all just trying to rationalize the guilt they get from everywhere
Response to the blogger’s assertion that by driving a Prius, we think we’re helping the environment:
Wrong. We’re just damaging it less than you are.
[…] there you have it. My plan makes me a stereotype. No. As a TV-less, Prius driving girl with bangs and a liberal arts degree who could live on sushi and wine, I already was one. […]
[…] Snow on the Mountain”), which is a concern that’s no less real or acute for being very Stuff White People Like. What about jobs, wages, and working conditions? As I type I realize I’m projecting my […]
get out your negro dialect translators again fruitcakes, you’re gonna need ‘em. xDDD
thanks to obozo’s feckless incompetence by manipulating gas prices to their highest ever at this time of year in an effort to force you to buy a gov’t motors volt, one of the consequences of that stupidity is… higher inflation…
that means the cost of everything has gone up, food prices are skyrocketing, peanut butter alone is up 36.6% over a year ago.. 36.6%!! in just one fucking year!! how is that helping out poor people? I suppose liberal politicians think its a 2fer because they are handling obozo’s wifes dillema on obesity at the same time… by making gas too expensive to buy, they make food to expensive to purchase healing the planet and conquering obesity at the same time???
some dumbasses think that a minimum wage should be a living wage? thats an oxymoron… everytime the minimum wage goes up the cost of everything goes up that much plus a bit more to implement it, making the need for another raise in the minimum wage to make up the difference causing the prices to go up again outpacing whatever they raise the minimum wage too.
ppl too stupid to see the cycle and how it can’t possibly work in reality, keep voting for the next guy that promises something they don’t have only to find out it isn’t enough and can never be enough. The only answer is to enhance your own skill set and earn more than the minimum wage that will out pace the next fruitcakes push to raise it.
In plain English this is called, chasing your tail. You keep running in circles doing the minimum expecting the maximum and never breaking even let alone getting ahead.
Enter one feckless, incompetent, in over his head, queer hugging negro, ass clown deluded by illusions of granduer and you have a recipe for disaster.
Spending more money than our GDP, while simultaneousely doing everything he can to lower our GDP puts in a position of fiscal collapse like Greece…
No amount of liberal wishful thinking, and/or drug induced daydreaming can change reality one bit. liberal tax and spend policies don’t work, have never worked anywhere they’ve ever been tried and simply can’t…
The sooner you dumbfucks stop sticking your hands out to gov’t to feed your dumbasses, and either put them to work or starve to death the better off all of us will be.
Um, while I feel strongly that everyone should be free to comment on web fora like this one, and while I don’t think that being racist, homophobic and semi-literate should necessarily stop anyone commenting, I’d just like to ask – what does all that have to do with the Toyota Prius?
Just asking… ;
I kind of agree what Mike brought up, according to a recent report I read, the electricity that used by all hybrid vehicle, including the award winning Lexus CT hybrids, are actually causing more damages as well, but many people don’t realize it.
Ugh, (pushes up thick-framed glasses) Priuses are so mainstream. i only dive around in my all electric Nissan Leaf. It produces 0 emissions.
but in all seriousness, im a huge car buff and does anyone else think that the Prius looks like a scrotum.
Also, the nissan leaf and its all electric kin can only squeeze about 80 miles per charge. so if you travel anywhere outside of town or more than an 30 min away, you are screwed. Unless you’re talking about the new Tesla Model S which with an 85 kw/hr battery pack can go 250 miles on a charge. my nissan frontier can barely do that, but it doesnt take 10+ hours to fill up.
If y’all (yes im from AL) have read up on the Chevy Volt, that is a neat concept for saving gas!
Or just tap into that trust fund your father gave you and buy a Bugatti. Whatever floats your yacht
Amen, lets go to motor trend forums and chat. I honestly dont like them very much. they have their perks but they just dont work for me. i think the chevy volt is a lot cooler and its drive train, i think, is a more practical than all electric cars
Wait, you’re pro-choice, drive a Prius and identify as a conservative. I would take you’re conservative in finances, other than that the first two is liking putting a square peg into a round hole (the conservative).
BWAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAAA hows this for obozo’s flagship disaster for his green energy debacle…
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/seton-motley/2012/07/17/media-fail-chevy-volt-makes-gm-no-money-costs-taxpayers-hundreds-thous
any of you obozo fluffing douchebags starting to realize everything obozo touches turns to shit yet??? xDDDD
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120725/AUTO0103/207250447/1361/GM-stock-falls-to-new-low-on-Europe-woes
[…] and being the only white person around also like indie music, graduate school, modern furniture, Priuses, and microbrews, all of which are very, very white. If they actually hated white people, would they […]
and just how would have letting Chevy go bankrupt and stay a private company and comming back re-organized been worse than the gov’t buyout that is going bankrupt anyway?????
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/aug/02/gm-profits-slip-european-struggles
I’m divorcing my husband, our children are within the right age range 7-10 and he left me the Toyota Prius. Not a huge fan of the vehicle but I’ll probably put a bumper sticker on the back of my car to let the world know how I obtained it. I’m not completely white; I’m half Hispanic with pretty pale skin. I know a lot about my culture have bangs and enjoy indie music. While half of me is amused, the other half is slightly offended. Now off to keeping my white side happy with Twitter and blogging.
EXACTLY!!!! Thank you for writing this article! The obscure things that Caucasians like are very very ponderous to me! But Can you tell WHY they like these cars, ESPECIALLY the SUBARU?
1) Why do white people begin to post (anonymous) rants about Our PRESIDENT? When this article had morning to do with him?
2) To address the comment about Not Leaving Your Prius Parked On Any Street Named MLK, NO ONE IN LOS ANGELES CA. ON MLK BLVD WOULD TOUCH A PRIUS except for parking enforcement.
3) Black people can spell catalytic converter & not confuse it with Cadillac, btw, Cadillac is a very fine American Product. 😉
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