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Prius bullied on Urban Dictionary...need your help

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by bshef, Feb 11, 2012.

  1. bshef

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    Prius bullied on Urban Dictionary...

    I am trying to rally the troops for a noble Cause in defense of our lil mpg war-pony the Prius.[​IMG]
    Someone over at Urban Dictionary has a "not-so-nice" definition of our beloved Prius that is proudly being displayed as the #2 most-liked definition!

    However........if enough of us........ hop on over there WE CAN make it less popular and push it further down off the page................ by Voting "thumbs-up" to the definition directly below it....I've provided the link and a little picture of the offending entry for ease of use!
    Urban Dictionary: prius

    [​IMG]
     
  2. TonyPSchaefer

    TonyPSchaefer Your Friendly Moderator
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    H8trs gonna h8
     
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    Sigh... from glancing thru many of the other "definitions", it's disheartening to see the ridiculous amount of misplaced hate and misinformation that's still out there. :(:mad:

    The current #25 and #26 need to be voted up.
     
  4. xs650

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    If you are that easily offended, why are you looking at Urban Dictionary?

    A bunch of Prii owners with their panties in a wad will just be entertainment and encouragement for the regular Urban Dictionary contributors. You will be reinforcing the stereotype of Prius owners as a bunch of pissy little girls (of both genders).
     
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    What is the stereotype of an urban dictionary devotee? Or the definition, for that matter.

    I'll take a wild guess they have VERY thin skin.
     
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    +1

    Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast
    ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them
    under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
    (Matthew 7:6... if that matters)

    And:

    Never pick a fight with someone who buys bytes by the billions.

    [This updates the original “Never get into a fight with someone
    who buys ink by the barrel and paper by the ton,†usually
    attributed to Mark Twain, but sometimes to H.L. Mencken and others.]

    Open Salon
     
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    Looks to me as though ALL six definitions are hate-filled anti-environmental rants.
     
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    Here's a popular game: look up your name in Urban Dictionary. Then you'll see what kind of folks you're dealing with. Personally, I'd be worried if they LIKE something I like.
     
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    agreed........sigh..!
     
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    FWIW, last year there was this amusing Facebook/Urban Dictionary meme: Facebook Urban Dictionary Trend Becomes Massively Viral.
    It was pretty funny.

    I have friends on FB named Winnie and Roger. They looked up their definitions and some of the top ones were pretty amusing.
     
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    Errrmmm...

    Daniel
     
  12. ETC(SS)

    ETC(SS) The OTHER One Percenter.....

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    Shake it off.
    If you're that worried about what devotees of TUD think about you, sell your Prius and get yerself a $500 wallowed out Chevy four door with $10K worth of stereo and rims installed, or you could be really original and get a pimped out second hand Honda Civic.

    I've no need for an Urban dic.
    I don't live in "urban", so I really don't care what they say about Prius drivers, and to be candid I didn't bother to read what they said after I read this post. However (comma) I do drive a G3, so I do have a dog in this fight.

    The last thing we need is a buncha whiney-assed Prius prudes getting their knickers in a knot because somebody said (or even thought) something unflattering about their dainty little cars.
    Like I said......

    Shake it off.
     
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    I could care less what these knuckleheads think.
     
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    That's a perfect description of the Daniel we know and love.:cheer2:
     
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    Then obviously you care what they think. How much do you care?:D
     
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    I need some girls to read that entry. :rolleyes:
     
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    I get being thicker-skinned, but I'm concerned about:
    • their reckless driving
    • hostility on the road
    • their lead feet driving up the price of gas that I've got to pay - also screws up the economy
     
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    I don't give a crap
     
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    If space travel was as easy as catching a SouthWest airlines flight, there would be an easy solution.

    For all us people sincerely green, just relocate to that environmentally-friendly world, then let the gearheads left on Earth pollute as much as they want and observe the nest they make from afar. As they ruined the environment on Earth I'd fully expect them to blame the people that left, yet were not available to screw it up.
     
  20. bshef

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    Perspective.......
    some who drive small econo vehicles ....scoff at those driving solo in their super-sized 4-wheel lifted "look-at-my-hugeass-not towing or hauling anything under utilized 10mpg truck....... and have those thoughts of wow, what a waste......
    While still others who ride bicycles scoff at those driving "anything" that uses energy and have the exact same "wow-what a waste" thought.
     
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