So, my brother pulls up to the gas pump in his Ford Focus and a guy

[rateyes]

in a huge SUV with a "W" sticker on it was pumping gas on the other side. My brother looks at him and says, "I bet you have fun gassing up that big sonofabitch vehicle."

The guy retorts, "Fuck you."

My brother laughs, and says, "No. Apparently, fuck YOU!"

:rofl:

[still_one]

Did he have an American Flag on his antenna? Great story /nt

[WA98070]

1. A "W" sticker? Man a collector's item on a dinosaur.

[CoffeeCat]

5. Well this is a story...

...about fossil fuels.

[rateyes]

12. Clever.

:o

[MindMatter]

42. A "W" sticker. Might as well have a sticker that says "I'm a complete moran"

[DesertRat]

102. I still see at least one W sticker a day

here in McBush land. :puke:

[roguevalley]

82. your brother is my new hero. hug him for me.

[SCantiGOP]

89. once saw a Hummer

with a vanity lisence tag that read " 0 MPG " I wonder how funny he thinks that is now?

[shireen]

2. LOL! Residual idioticy, still a few bone-heads left out there...

Quite a contrast from a gas station story i read here at DU a few weeks ago, where a guy with a Bush bumper sticker actually apologized to the OP and said he had not gotten around to tearing the sticker off his car.

[rateyes]

3. God. That had to be one lazy human being. nt

[WA98070]

4. I'd have helped remove it.

[CoffeeCat]

8. No kidding...

...if I couldn't pull off that "W", I'd chisel it off with a screwdriver. If the
screwdriver couldn't chisel off the "W", I'm smash my bumper with a tire iron. And if
the tire iron left any remaining bits of "W", I'd set the car on fire and drive it
over a cliff into the ocean.

And if that mocking bird don't sing...

[mamalone]

18. :-D thanks................

for the chuckle:D

[reflection]

70. This was quite funny. Thanks. n/t

[shireen]

113. lol! love that!

i'll be glad to slap some W stickers on cars belonging to some of those moroms, and point you in their direction.

[redqueen]

99. A few? Crap... down here

they're still pretty ubiquitous. Sadly. But... this is Texas. *sigh*

[OwnedByFerrets]

107. They used to be quite popular

here in Mobile AL, but even here, they are ashamed to show them anymore. I see about one a week now.

[matt007]

6. All of us with 4cyl. should have a massive grin when going to the gas pump

:) I know i do

[Hardrada]

9. All of us bicycling to work will wear garlands of sweet Victory!

[rateyes]

11. I do, too. nt

[JVS]

19. I don't. It's still too fucking expensive. I used to be able to drive 500 miles with a...

for less than $20, then $26, then $39, and now it's up to $52. I wish there were a tiered system where your first 10 gallons in a month cost $2. and it went up from there.

[demokatgurrl]

65. Actually it's still too fucking cheap

if people are still driving around in Hummers. We have probably the cheapest gas in the world outside the Middle East. Europe has paid much more for many years, and what do they drive? Small, fuel efficient cars.

[wvbygod]

79. Bollocks

The people driving hummers can afford it. Most of us hard working (don't go there) people
that need to drive are getting hammered. The cost of transporting goods is going to eat our lunch real soon too.

No, we do not need gas to be higher prices than it is now. It needs to go back down and the
Democrat that wins in November will need to get it back down.

[matt007]

81. It will never go below the $120's

even with the fearmonger speculators cut out of the bizz. The worldwide demand is here to stay.

[formercia]

23. It still hurts

My 4cyl gets good mileage but $20. won't even half-fill the tank. It wasn't too long ago that I could fill it for $15.

[Clark2008]

32. I have a 6-cyl., but, since mine is a manual transmission,

which gets far better gas mileage than any automatic, I'm right there with you grinning.

Seriously, my little Ford Mustang gets fantastic gas mileage.

Maybe that's why everyone in Europe drives a stick. For the gas mileage. :shrug:

[JVS]

34. What year and what kind of mileage?

I've been considering a mustang and would like to know how it stacks up

[Roark]

112. 20ish MPG in city

I lost my Ford Mustang last year, a 2003 V6. It got about 20-25 mpg in city.

It was a nice car. If you can, do it. :)

[stevenleser]

75. Not to mention those of us whose only transportation costs are an $80 monthly metrocard

;-)

[wvbygod]

78. Yes and zero to 175 mph in a couple of eye blinks

1051 ccs and averages 45 mpg when staying below 80 mph. Except in the winter....

[XemaSab]

7. I was at the gas station in Redding, California

(Which is North FReeperville) and this dude pulled up in a MASSIVE SUV... I think a Suburban or something comparable.

There was a little picture of W on the back and in BIG words it said "LIKE A ROCK."

I was so appalled I leaned in closer, only to see the words, in small lettering, "only dumber."

:D

[rateyes]

10. Great bumper sticker!

[Piperay]

14. LOL

I like that! :D

[MidwestTransplant]

13. Too bad he didn't comment on his bumper sticker. Maybe he didn't want to risk getting shot!

[WA98070]

15. I LOVE MY PRIUS!!!!!!! With its Air America and Obama bumper stickers.

[Abacus]

71. I wanted one

but it was out of our price range. We went with an '07 Honda Fit

http://image.automobilemag.com/f/auto_shows/naias_2006/6671824/0602_naias_02+2007_honda_fit+rear_side_view.jpg

[fedupinBushcountry]

90. I love my Prius too

also with an Obama sticker and of course a Kerryvision (as is in my sigline if it was showing)too.

One day last week I looked at my mileage and I was getting 61 mpg, I almost drove off the road I was so excited.

[FrenchieCat]

16. But the ultimate question is; was he wearing his flagpins?

[AtomicKitten]

20. the piece de resistance would have been for him to demand to see his flag pin

and berate him if he wasn't wearing one ...

hey, I think the GE is going to be fun!

[Clark2008]

35. You're all worthless and weak!

Now drop and give me twenty!

Dorfman! What kind of man hits a defenseless animal? I've got a good mind to smash your fat face. Listen up, you nauseating pile of blubber. Your days are numbered at Faber. You and all your sick Delta buddies. Meantime, your ass belongs to me. Now, drop and give me 20.
What is that? A FLAG PIN! On your uniform?



LOL. Sorry. When you said flagpins, it made me thing of pledge pins on uniforms. :D

[crankychatter]

17. People in the heartland drive their gas hogs with pride

...it's weird

They say their sale is slowing down, but it doesn't look that way on the road

[AllentownJake]

26. They can't get rid of them

Seriously can you imagine trying to sell one of those things. Laws of Supply and Demand their choice is to keep driving it or practically give it away.

[JeanGrey]

21. That wasn't a smart thing for him to do. People are crazy

nowdays if you go around asking for it you might get it.

[JI7]

40. yeah, what if the guy had a gun

it's funny the guy STILL had the bush sticker on.

[faithfulcitizen]

72. I see W and W04 stickers ALL THE TIME here in Indiana (of course)

These people are the 19%'ers- true idiots.

[JeanGrey]

93. No kidding.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

48. Word

How many times have you read about someone getting a cap in them over road rage...

[JeanGrey]

95. Yeah and saying something nasty to somebody at a pump

is a good way to start it.

[indimuse]

22. lol!

yep!

[tabasco]

24. Your brother was rude.

The response from the other idiot was inappropriate but predictable.

[Tesha]

29. Sometimes, it takes *ASSERTIVENESS* to get a message through.

No, he wasn't rude.

Tesha

[JeanGrey]

96. I'm sure the guy is totally convinced now. Yes, it was rude,

and dangerous.

[psychopomp]

33. Agreed

He got the response he engendered.

[roguevalley]

83. his brother was a hoot. rudeness be damned.

[JeanGrey]

98. Yes, rudeness be damned as I am awaiting the removal of that

bullet or the repair of my teeth.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

25. Your brother sounds like an ass

throwing "superior, elitist" comments at strangers?

Not real bright. I hope he has a good health plan.

[eridani]

28. Only elitists can afford to fill an SUV tank these days n/t

[Ikonoklast]

38. Really.

Dumbest post ever.

I am the farthest thing from a so-called 'elitist' that you can find, but I can still fill the tank on my Suburban.

Kinda hard to get to work with all my stuff without it.

Work.

Blue-collar type work.

Truck driving kind of work.

Don't meet too many of those 'elitists' out here on the road, though, we're all scratching and clawing just trying to earn enough money to stay in business.

And compared to spending $1480.00 to fill up my tanks with diesel every third day, putting in $120 of gas once a month in my 11 year-old Suburban is a screaming bargain.

[TornadoTN]

44. It's funny how all of us who drive "big" vehicles get lumped into the same class

I drive a new Toyota pickup which admittedly doesn't get stellar gas mileage, but it's a necessity where I live and the work that I do aside from a day job.

You see, I try to drive my wifes car when I can to my office - its a Camry Hybrid and gets excellent gas mileage. But with her being a working professional as well, it's not always feasible. So I have to drive pickup to the office for the 15 mile journey. I have to drive a pickup because we also farm on the side - organic, natural farming - cattle, corn, and other assorted vegetables. It would be tough to get anything done on the farm with a Prius or even my wife's Camry.

But for some people, they just assume that since I drive a pickup that I must be some kind of knuckle-dragging Republican and get a kick out of how much it costs for me to fill-up. I assume if they want to keep buying their all-natural foods at the local or chain natural foods market, they had better get off of their high horse and stop assuming things that they have no clue about.

[Ikonoklast]

45. Tell me about it.....

I'm one of those uneducated, smelly, dirty, ignorant mouth-breathing, knuckle-dragging evuuuul truckers everyone loves to hate.

But if all of us sat home for say, just ten days, the economy of this nation wouldn't grind to a halt.

It would come to a dead stop, instantly.



But it's always nice to be painted with a broad brush. You can almost see the 'smug'.

That's how you win over people.

You know, the people that disagree with you.

The ones whose votes Obama would dearly love to have.

[rateyes]

49. My father was a Teamster in the trucking industry, blue collar...

the kind of guy you describe yourself to be. Have you ever heard of a a Cadillac Escalade? Tell me you use that kind of SUV on your blue-collar job. That's what the prick in the story was driving.

[Ikonoklast]

54. Your brother ever yell at a Vette driver filling his tank?

What about a Mustang GT, or Mazda RX-8? Or any high performance two-seat sports car or sedan? Beemers get crappy mileage, so do the high-end Mercedes.

Many of those not only get crappy mileage, and have a lousy passenger-mile to fuel economy ratio because of limited seatig capacity.

Why limit himself to SUV's? There are lots of strangers driving all kinds of vehicles that have poor fuel economy to yell at.

And, at the time, my Suburban was probably the largest passenger vehicle GM made, leather interior, the works, so, yeah, it probably compares to the Escalade.

But if a stranger tells to me to go fuck myself, he better take two steps back first.

[rateyes]

59. I don't know if he has or not. He lives 1200 miles from me,

and I only talk with him every other week. The point of the damned story was that the guy had a "W" sticker on his gasguzzler, and he was making the point that he had "W" to thank for the high price of filling the tank. Guess that part went right over your head.

[Ikonoklast]

64. You guessed wrong.

Yelling at strangers, for whatever reason, is not adding to rational discourse or winning over adversaries.


It's what children do.


That part went over your head.

[harun]

66. How do you know he yelled? You're a dick (n/t)

[Ikonoklast]

74. Put me on 'ignore'.

Make your life dickless.







But it already may be.

[rateyes]

67. He wasn't "yelling."

Just pull that out of your ass?

Have a nice day. You can have the last word if you want it.

:hi: (That's a wave to say "bye.")

[roguevalley]

85. you are defending a W mouth breather. amazing.

[Ikonoklast]

105. What's amazing is people that think it's perfectly fine

To publicly insult strangers.

That is NO WAY to win people over to our side; it only makes them dig in their heels.


Look at the obverse side of this, the guy in the SUV is telling his friends, family, and co-workers that some lefty commie creep told him to go fuck himself, while he was minding his own business.

He might be a thoughtful guy, ready to change sides, re-thinking his political position, and something like this happens.

[roguevalley]

84. unless you are plastered with W stickers, no one in this OP would

have said a word. They may have thought silently it was lunacy to drive big rigs but they wouldn't have spoken to you. relax. W. Remember?

[kmla]

55. Then, if you only wish to throw the idiot blanket over those who drive Escalades, and not

other working people who need larger vehicles and pickup trucks to perform their work, why did it take you 48 responses to differentiate between them?

Just askin'...

[rateyes]

60. The point of the damned story was that the guy still had a W

sticker, and that he had W to thank for the gas prices. I didn't really think it mattered to the story what kind of fucking SUV he was driving. Apparently, I was mistaken.

How many blue-collar people who need their gasguzzlers for work drive around with a W sticker on the back of the vehicle? It was more a point of who the guy voted for, and what he got for his vote than about why he needed his fucking Cadillac.

[TornadoTN]

58. I, for one, appreciate all that you do

I can appreciate the work that you do. I also know that you get very little recognition for the time and hard work that goes into keeping our economy functioning and providing everyone with their necessities and even "whims".

I spent 6 years in college and came out with two degrees, but I still farm on the side because its something that's been in my family for generations. It isn't a great source of income and sometimes you operate at a loss, but it's rewarding in its own way and provides an abundance of healthy foods to our region.

I get a few looks on occasion from others when they see my Obama sticker on my truck, but more often than not, I get a lot of good feedback and a few "that's my guy too" from other pickup driving people around town, at the co-op, or at the stockyard. So word of warning to those who like to paint with broad strokes - be careful who you want to judge with your smug sense of superiority. A lot of these people are first time Democratic voters or people who haven't voted in a long while.

[roguevalley]

86. At NO POINT in the OP did he slam people who drive big ass cars.

He SLAMMED a BUSHBOT and his W sticker. Jeez. Defensive much?

RV, whose dad and brother drove/drive trucks FOREVER and knows about hauling shit (logging business as well as a wrecker service too) so don't jump on my ass about my 'elitist' ways. W. WWWWWWWWW sticker was the point of this OP.

[reflection]

73. Very well said.

My business depends on truckers just like you, and I raise a glass to you guys. Everyone loves to slam the truckers. But if they stayed home, we would be in a *real* bad way. Stuff has to get moved around.

[JeanGrey]

100. Just overlook them - it is narrow minded.

[quakerboy]

101. Throw a W sticker in

Then reconsider rant.

[eridani]

111. Moat SUVs aren't used for anything more blue collar than a trip to the mall n/t

[rateyes]

36. I'll tell him of your concerns for his health, but

if you ever meet him, with one look you will know that he can take care of himself with just about anybody.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

41. Ok, if he's that big and manly,

then it's perfectly fine to be an ass.

The world needs more bullies.

[rateyes]

47. Whatever.

My brother is actually quite compassionate toward the poor. Works with AIDS hospice, works with emotionally disturbed children who have been taken from their homes by Social Services, etc.

Way to judge a whole person by one story when you weren't there, and don't know him.

Have a nice day.

[roguevalley]

87. It astonishes me that you have to defend your brother for stepping

up to to a bushbot. You have my support. Jeez, what a bunch of crap this has turned into. If you are offended about manners, so what? It was a funny story about someone sticking it to a bushbot. IS THAT NOW TABOO SOMEHOW?

[OwnedByFerrets]

109. He had a fucking W sticker....fuck um all.

[AllentownJake]

27. I saw the wierdest thing yesterday

A car with a Ron Paul sticker and Obama sticker side by side. I didn't know what to make of that?

[Tesha]

30. A "mixed marriage"?

Libertarian asshole husband, sane wife?

(Although the opposite arrangement isn't unheard of.)

Tesha

[AllentownJake]

31. I was thinking that

or a sign the Paultards might vote against McCain.

The Obama sticker was fresher and had less wear.

[JI7]

39. i know of a guy who teaches Yoga with a bunch of Ron Paul crap on his car

and a bunch of signs and other crap inside .

i remember seeing the car regularly near where i worked. i didn't know it was his at first but one day i saw him pull up and get out. i was kind of surprised.

[quakerboy]

104. Perhaps

"anybody but McCain"?

[The Doctor.]

37. Love it...

I actually say "thanks for the gas prices!" to people with "W" stickers. Most of them ignore it, but I've had the opportunity to educate a couple of folks. (usually not the 'W' folks though)

[shadowknows69]

43. I'd like to buy your brother a beer

[raccoon]

46. Rec'd! nt

[rucky]

50. Funny, I had a similar exchange with a conservative friend recently:

He was bragging about his new Lincoln Navagator, and saying how it probably wasn't the best choice of gas mileage, but he didn't care... I told him that next time I see him filling up at the gas station, I'll wave as I drive by in my Prius. He told me he'd wave back - with one finger.

[graywarrior]

51. I'm more subtle.

I flip the bird at every W sticker I see. And every McFuck sticker.

Your brother is cool. But then, your his brother.

[rateyes]

61. You do that, too, huh?

:hi:

[graywarrior]

68. Yes.

Mr Gray hates it. I flipped a bird at a truck in Lowe's parking lot yesterday. He pretended to not know me.

[rateyes]

77. LOL.

I like your style. :evilgrin:

[graywarrior]

80. I like yours.

Together we'd be in jail

[Apollo11]

52. In Europe, Ford sells cars that do 50 mpg on the highway

Like this European Ford Fusion (not to be confused with the US Ford Fusion)



This car is smaller than you think. Only 161 inches long from bumper to bumper.

The most economical engine is the 90 HP common-rail diesel with manual transmission.

But then again, in Europe diesel costs as much as $8.50 per gallon. Gasoline $9.30 (with tax).

Read all about it: www.ford.co.uk/ie/fusion

[matt007]

115. I've always been envious of Euro Fords

Mondeos, Focuses, Fiestas......Higher quality and kick ass gas mileage.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

53. I love your brother

I am not one of those rabid anti SUV people. I am one of those rabid anti Dubya people.

I hope that Neanderthal with his dumb ass bumper sticker LOVES paying for every penny of his bloody fuel.

Oh, and fuck him.

[rateyes]

62. Thank you for getting the point.

Every damned time I have a conversation with a W voter who drives their big ass SUV to their "sit on their butt in front of a computer job" about gas, and they bring up the "supply and demand" bullshit, I ask them, "And, why the hell is demand so high? Could it be because of assholes like you that think you deserve to use more gas than you need?"

[LiberalAndProud]

56. I saw a Bush/Cheney bumper sticker

on the back of a bicycle passenger cart at the library. (True story.)

The small print:
should be arrested

[rateyes]

94. Love it.

:rofl:

[Marie26]

57. That's sooo 2003.

Those W-adorned SUV's will be nostalgia items soon, like pet rocks & mood rings.

[rox63]

63. I've got a 4-cylinder (Saturn Ion), but it costs about $40 to fill the tank

Still, I had to drive 200 miles yesterday, and it only used half a tank. That's not too bad. Personally, I think SUV's are useless unless you have to haul a lot of stuff or a lot of people.

[Kablooie]

69. Is your brother out of intensive care yet?

[rateyes]

76. Never broke a sweat, but the doctors are

worried about the other guy.

[roguevalley]

88. BWAHAHAHAHA! I love your brother. :)

[Captain Angry]

91. I drive an Escape Hybrid. Non-hybrid Escape drivers that see me at the gas station always ask...

Them: How's the mileage?

Me: 28-35, depending on the time of year.

Them: Oh. That's a lot higher than me.

Me: Yep. I had to save up longer, but it's been more than worth it.

[ORDem]

92. Not the way to win friends and influence people, however. He might've instead

just asked what MPG the guy was getting and start a conversation. There's a fair chance the guy wants to do the right thing (at least for his pocket book). :dem:

[Writer]

103. You attract more flies with honey.

[rateyes]

106. Who the hell wants to attract flies?

:shrug:

[Writer]

108. Change "flies" with "wiggling tongues."

Better?

[Seabiscuit]

97. hahahaha ... cheers for your brother! nt

[wiggs]

110. 4.59 for regular in Orange County today. We're all fucked. nt

[NashVegas]

114. delete