It's official - I shoot my finger at every behometh SUV I pass

[LynneSin]

I'm not anti-SUV. I know that there are smaller SUVs out there that get decent gas mileage and that there are some people who need SUV for a reason.

But in the state of Delaware, I cannot think of one reason someone needs a behometh SUV other than small brain and/or small penis. Our weather is pretty average and it's not like we have alot of farmland in our small state. These cars are guzzling a finite resource and polluting our air. I have no shame in shooting the finger at these vehicles when I pass them ESPECIALLY if they have a yellow ribbon magnet on their back.

And yes, twice yesterday I passed a hummer. One had a couple who must have been really short because their heads barely cleared the dashboard. The other was in a parking lot and the Hummer was trying to cram its behometh body into a normal size parking space.

I'm not normally a rude person like this, but I think its about time we starting to shame those who drive these assinine vehicles

[Maddy McCall]

1. See? How could someone like you do a boring...

power point presentation? You are a riot! :toast:

[Mizmoon]

2. she shoots em all the finger, before and after

still, she's a multi-millionaire.

There is a method to her madness ...

[LynneSin]

3. I'm not normally this angry

I'm just venting at the idiocracy of these behometh vehicles and the small brain/small penis owners who drive them.

[leftofthedial]

4. I have tendinitis in both middle fingers

due to the large number of SUV's on the orad.

[Jamison]

6. I just laugh at 'em

at the pump when they get all flustered about having to pay $60+ to fill their gas tank. It's even better when they see me fill up for only $25.

[callous taoboy]

5. Be careful!

You never know when:
1)The person you are saluting has just been fired or dumped and is a bit pissed...

2)You are saluting a fellow Dem who actually may need such vehicle for job duties. My friend and I had to rent an Excursion to carry the equipment we needed for an archeological survey in South Texas.

Just a friendly reminder and a story here-
A friend of mine was chased down by a guy he had flipped off. They ended up in a cul-de-sac with my friend running from this guy who looked like he was going to rip his lungs out. They ended up talking it out, lucky for my friend.

Be careful. As Ed Abbey says, "The irritability level in the U.S., as elsewhere, continues to rise."

[Kingshakabobo]

7. Why bother with reason and common sense?

Didn't you get the memo? All SUV drivers are evil and deserve to get harassed on the street and have their personal property vandalized.

Note: this post isn't about vandalizing SUVs but there have been others.

[LynneSin]

8. Remember, I've specified a group of SUV - the Behomeths

I respect the normal size ones that get 20+ MPG. I mean, if I had kids, I would rather own an SUV than a Minivan.

[callous taoboy]

9. Like when I lived in Eugene, Oregon:

Spray-painted on the back of the concert hall: "Fascist Hippies."

[Kingshakabobo]

20. It might be more like passive aggressive.

Fascism might be a little strong.

I have yet to see anyone post about actually confronting an SUV owner in person. So far, it's been mostly flipping off from a safe distance, cutting off and vandalism when the driver isn't around.

It always amazes me how ignorant people can get when behind the wheel of their car. Most people would never think of doing some of the things they do while driving. I mean, like cutting people off or flipping them off. Could you imagine if people started acting like that in line for a bank teller on a regular basis?

[ContraBass Black]

22. Isn't that oxymoronic?

[ret5hd]

11. Let's explore your feelings of irritation...

Do you feel evil? Guilty?

Share your feelings with us.

[Orsino]

24. Ah, yes. The same memo...

...that identified all anti-SUV posts as advocating vandalism.

I declare Monday Paint-With-A-Broad-Brush Day! Anyone who disagrees with me is a terrorist.

[Kingshakabobo]

27. I guess you need to re-read my post.

"this post isn't about vandalizing SUVs but there have been others."

and then read some of the replies to this post that just popped up:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=3028481&mesg_id=3028481

I declare Monday "Quit playing dumb day". Or, "Reading is Fundamental Day". Remember the old R.I.F public service announcements?

[Orsino]

28. Oh. Just replied to the wrong post? n/t

[GOPisEvil]

10. Do they drive behomeths in Rehoboth?

Behemoths. :-)

[LynneSin]

12. Well, since I live 90 minutes from Rehoboth, I don't knoweth

I had a butterscotch krimpet this past weekend

[GOPisEvil]

13. Why must you mock me with your Krimpets?

I need to order some more.

[LynneSin]

14. Because I know it bugs the hell out of you that I'm surrounded by krimpets

and you live in a world without them

[GOPisEvil]

15. I used to be able to get them.

Then the grocery store stopped. There was a place called Philly Connection that had them too, but they closed their store here.

:cry:

[LynneSin]

16. Open up a business in your Garage

Wait, I forgot - that door is for looks only!

[MissMillie]

17. true story

I was driving on Storrow Drive one day maybe about 9 or 10 years ago, in my old Toyota Tercel. This thing had so many liberal bumper stickers on it that you could hardly see any of the paint job on the back half of the car.

It's a beautiful day and I have my windows down.

I'm in the right lane, minding my own business. To my left, one car passes me, then another. In the second car, a man starts screaming out his window about what a "Fucking Liberal" I am, and how "Slick Willie" is going to get his.... yadda yadda yadda.

What he failed to notice is that someone had pulled out in front of the car that was in front of him. The car in front of him put their brakes on. This guy plowed right into the back of that car because he was so busy giving me a piece of his mind.

It's nice to have passions. Just don't let them divert your attention from driving safely.

[LynneSin]

18. That's why I stick with the simply act of shooting the finger

I can do that while keeping my eye on the car in front of me

[Brewman_Jax]

19. That's good

and they're purchsed by the ton. The damned things are status symbols; I've never seen a Cadillac, Lexus, or Mercedes mini-van. :freak:

[tigereye]

26. oh the Mercedes and Lexi minivans are pretty common

in a neighborhood I frequent, and oddly enough, most of them are driven by liberals/Dems.

My husband hates SUV's, he hates to get stuck behind them on the road, since they all have tinted windows. Needless to say, he is always stuck behind one, since there are so many. I just try to ignore them.

I reserve the middle finger for really blatant tailgaters.

[johnnie]

21. Now I feel bad

I have a Wrangler, and the gas mileage sucks. I didn't know they were that bad, but I have it for four more years.
I guess I deserve to be shot the finger.

[LynneSin]

23. I don't consider a Wrangler as a Behometh

I'm talking Hummers, Escalades, Expeditions and the other giant size SUVs that get single digit gas mileage.

Your Wrangler may have crappy gas mileage but I'm sure it's better than 8-12 MPG

[fishnfla]

25. I think people who foment road rage have small minds

inciting road rage is foolish, IMO