# Never take a Dragon Ball Z addict to NAPA Auto Parts **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 23, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-take-a-dragon-ball-z-addict-to-napa-auto-parts/693851 "2014-07-23T16:53:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-take-a-dragon-ball-z-addict-to-napa-auto-parts/693851/1 "2014-07-23T16:53:37Z")
I was with my friend who is completely obsessed with DBZ when I realized I needed oil and wiper blades. We were coming back from the lake when I realized I needed wipers and I figured I’d grab some spare oil while I was there. So we stop at NAPA, and it takes forever! He had to keep making bad jokes about Dragon Ball Z. After a while, I had to say to him “Stop calling me Vegeta, and help me find a 19” beam blade" ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-take-a-dragon-ball-z-addict-to-napa-auto-parts/693851/2 "2014-07-23T22:02:43Z")
Was your bill over $9000? ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-take-a-dragon-ball-z-addict-to-napa-auto-parts/693851/3 "2014-07-23T22:23:03Z")
Somebody recently accused me in another thread of blaming the victim, so I just won’t say anything. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-take-a-dragon-ball-z-addict-to-napa-auto-parts/693851/4 "2014-07-23T22:58:13Z")
But other auto parts stores are okay, right? ---
**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-take-a-dragon-ball-z-addict-to-napa-auto-parts/693851/5 "2014-07-23T23:40:41Z")
They should be. I don’t think there are characters in DBZ named Car quest, Advance, VIP, Auto Zone, or O’Reilly ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-take-a-dragon-ball-z-addict-to-napa-auto-parts/693851/6 "2014-07-24T00:34:10Z")
There is a whole area of Northern California you may want to avoid. ---
**Author:** ![steadierfooting](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@steadierfooting](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steadierfooting)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-take-a-dragon-ball-z-addict-to-napa-auto-parts/693851/7 "2014-07-24T19:56:26Z")
I barely know what dragon ball z is (i’m 32) . Some cartoon, possibly japanese? Is it still around or was that just something from the late 90s early 2000s when I might have noticed something for it? And I had to read 3 times to understand that NAPA was the thing in reference to dragon ball z, not a certain product at the store. I feel proud of myself for knowing these things. ---
**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-take-a-dragon-ball-z-addict-to-napa-auto-parts/693851/8 "2014-07-24T22:22:36Z")
NAPA is the name of the store. He was making these jokes because there is also a character in Dragon Ball Z named Napa. ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-take-a-dragon-ball-z-addict-to-napa-auto-parts/693851/9 "2014-07-24T22:24:32Z")
> [@steadierfooting](#): > > I barely know what dragon ball z is (i’m 32) . Some cartoon, possibly japanese? Is it still around or was that just something from the late 90s early 2000s when I might have noticed something for it? No, you’re right about the same age, but if you weren’t in a particular subculture, you wouldn’t know about it. It’s a somewhat famous/infamous anime series. Not exactly good, but it created an entire genre and was created by a very noteworthy manga artist/writer. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2014, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-take-a-dragon-ball-z-addict-to-napa-auto-parts/693851/10 "2014-07-25T01:42:16Z")
Obligatory link to the best parody of DragonBall: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Myz1Gn-sjUc) Team 4 star, best of Napa. (NSFW language) Ghost Napa!