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Old 07-25-2008, 05:26 PM   #61
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hm. interesting. makes me chuckle how a person pointing out how extensively the article has been debunked is clearly troll-like behavior and they must be banished. clearly, as long as nobody says it's a lie must mean that it's true.
As a gesture of friendship and detente, I think we should invite them over to FHOP for a lively discussion. Or might be fun if we just go trolling en masse over there.
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Old 07-25-2008, 05:47 PM   #62
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OK, I went over to the other camp at the Hummer board, after I got out of the "Hummer vs Prius" thread, this was the first posting I came upon. No education, probably drunk, bragging how his hummer almost killed a mother and child but his Hummer wasn't hurt badly. Are these really humans over there???? Don't think I'll go back.

"so I was in an accident yesterday afternoon I guess a lady with her toddler in the car seat in her oldsmobile alero thought she would be brave and cross the highway right in front of a big black hummer and her car was tore up her axel was twisted her car was crunched like a piece of paper her glass was knocked out and her airbags were deployed and I broadsided her which spun her around and she ended up in the parking lot I just turned on the highway and wasnt up to 45 mph in the 45 mph zone i barely hit 40 when this occurred i pulled over and got out and pulled her and her son out of the smoking car through the back seat window. But my damage isnt that bad on the hummer the police were like man these things are so tough they were like man if it were any other vehicle that hood would of crumpled my radiator and major components are fine. But the police and tow truck driver were like this is a damn good vehicle and they called it a tank the whole time"
Hummer accident obviously the hummer won
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Old 07-27-2008, 05:50 AM   #63
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Good lord! The amount of ignorance on hummerforums.com about our dependence on foreign oil (the US consumes 20 million barrels/day and imports 60% of it) is just astounding.

Although the guy who started the thread Unamerican hummer drivers can arguably be seen as a troll over there, the "rebuttals" there are just astounding. Those guys (not surprisingly) just really don't get it.

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Good lord! The amount of ignorance on hummerforums.com about our dependence on foreign oil (the US consumes 20 million barrels/day and imports 60% of it) is just astounding.
I appreciate your attempt to educate and dispel myth and misinformation, but some people can't be saved from themselves. The Hummer people appear to be in that group.

Hummerforum.com =
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Oh, you mean like the hillbilly crowd at the Dodge Ram Cummins forum, a few of which we had trolling here?

Like how that one troll bragged he almost ran over a woman on a bicycle. I guess in Texas that somehow makes you a "real man"

A complete waste of time to explain things to idiots. The reason why the US is in such a mess is because bottom-feeders were given unwarranted access to easy credit and allowed to buy homes, vehicles, toys, etc they didn't have a hope in hell of ever paying off

As far as the guy bragging about how he almost killed a woman and kid in a small car, while his manly tough H2 was barely damaged, let's see what happens if he ignores a train crossing. I guarantee the choo-choo will win
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The reason why the US is in such a mess is because bottom-feeders were given unwarranted access to easy credit and allowed to...
... procreate.
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Old 07-27-2008, 04:32 PM   #67
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Oh, you mean like the hillbilly crowd at the Dodge Ram Cummins forum, a few of which we had trolling here?

Like how that one troll bragged he almost ran over a woman on a bicycle. I guess in Texas that somehow makes you a "real man"

A complete waste of time to explain things to idiots. The reason why the US is in such a mess is because bottom-feeders were given unwarranted access to easy credit and allowed to buy homes, vehicles, toys, etc they didn't have a hope in hell of ever paying off

As far as the guy bragging about how he almost killed a woman and kid in a small car, while his manly tough H2 was barely damaged, let's see what happens if he ignores a train crossing. I guarantee the choo-choo will win
it would be pretty funny if some train engineers started a forum about how badass they were and how they had the ultimate vehicle. 400+ mpg AND raw power that can't be touched. let's see the Hummer owners deal with that...
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"What is a Toyota Prius good for?" asked a headline in the popular Web site fark.com. "Target practice."

... And then there is the secret dream of Hummer owners: The mini-tank that gets 50 miles to the gallon -- the cross between the Hummer and the Prius.

Hummus, anyone?

It would certainly get their attention in the Middle East.

On the social highway, it's Hummer vs. Prius
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Ooof. Reading the comments posted for that article confirms my belief in the coming downfall of Western Civilization. We are too stupid (as a people) to save ourselves from destruction. I hope the planet recovers when we are gone.
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