# SUV Jerks who are changing the climate: Justify yourselves **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 4, 2008, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suv-jerks-who-are-changing-the-climate-justify-yourselves/455265 "2008-07-04T04:15:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![scrambledeggs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@scrambledeggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scrambledeggs)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2008, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suv-jerks-who-are-changing-the-climate-justify-yourselves/455265/1 "2008-07-04T04:15:04Z")
What is with the overflow of SUV-tards who just keep changing the climate with their overpolluting truck, which they ridiculously never take off-road? Why get a truck? Why do you need to endanger other drivers, pedestrians, and bystanders with your giant unnecessary vehicle? Do you not realize that you BLOCK our vision? Yeah you can see over the cars and you feel like a big boy, but WE CANT SEE AROUND YOU. Junk it and get a bicycle you squares. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2008, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suv-jerks-who-are-changing-the-climate-justify-yourselves/455265/2 "2008-07-04T04:22:51Z")
Do a tipping thread next! That way you’ll have the trifecta! ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2008, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suv-jerks-who-are-changing-the-climate-justify-yourselves/455265/3 "2008-07-04T04:25:20Z")
For the love of all that’s holy and right with the world will somebody PLEASE ban this troll? Please? Or at least just suspend him for a month to give us all a rest? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2008, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suv-jerks-who-are-changing-the-climate-justify-yourselves/455265/4 "2008-07-04T04:25:52Z")
No, no. You have to rail against fat women who drive SUVs barefoot while taking their cats to be declawed and their sons to be circumsized while drinking Starbucks lattes and talking on a cellphone. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2008, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suv-jerks-who-are-changing-the-climate-justify-yourselves/455265/5 "2008-07-04T04:27:53Z")
Do you feel the same way about Semi trucks? They block the view a hell of a lot more, and they also pollute a hell of a lot more. Sure, the guys who drive them are just doing their job, but they didn’t _have_ to become truck drivers - that was a choice they made. Why do people get so worked up over SUVs? I think they’ve become a scapegoat and an easy target while people ignore the larger issues of our dependence on petroleum for everything, not just fuel but to make plastic and a lot of other shit, and act like SUV owners are singlehandedly causing global warming. I don’t even drive a 4x4 anymore, but I used to, and it was badass. I drove it because it was fucking badass. That’s my justification, and if you don’t like it, well, you can just go fuck off. Enough with the pussification of society. Oooh, big bad evil SUVs! Grow a dick, why don’t you. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2008, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suv-jerks-who-are-changing-the-climate-justify-yourselves/455265/6 "2008-07-04T04:40:40Z")
[QUOTE=scrambledeggs] What is with the overflow of SUV-tards who just keep changing the climate with their overpolluting truck, which they ridiculously never take off-road? Why get a truck? Why do you need to endanger other drivers, pedestrians, and bystanders with your giant unnecessary vehicle? Do you not realize that you BLOCK our vision? Yeah you can see over the cars and you feel like a big boy, but WE CANT SEE AROUND YOU. Junk it and get a bicycle you squares. [/QUOTE] Are you honestly demanding that everyone scrap their motor vehicles and get byicycles? If so, good luck with that. BTW, do you own a motor vehicle of some kind? ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2008, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suv-jerks-who-are-changing-the-climate-justify-yourselves/455265/7 "2008-07-04T05:04:54Z")
**pssssst** **Towers!** [Troll alert!](http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/smartaleq/mouthrh5.gif) You can tell because they post a lot of [this stuff,](http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/smartaleq/onoz_omg2.gif) then stir up a bunch of shit, then sit back and get all [“who, me? Shit disturb?”](http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/smartaleq/cat-fighting-paper-towels.jpg) They mostly need [this.](http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/smartaleq/bigcupSTFU.jpg) On account of they act like [this](http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/smartaleq/gummy-fail.jpg) and even more like [this,](http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/smartaleq/FlyingWeenie.jpg) which leads inexorably to [a whole lotta this.](http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/smartaleq/easterbunny.jpg) So really, if your mental image of the writer of an OP is something [along these lines,](http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/smartaleq/bd_bobtheknob-1.jpg) it’s a pretty good guess that his mental landscape is [pretty much just like this.](http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/smartaleq/dumb2.jpg) Answering trolls in anything like a serious or thoughtful manner is guaranteed to set you [on this course.](http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/smartaleq/failboat-1.jpg) Eventually you get to [this point,](http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/smartaleq/fail23.jpg) after which it [really goes to shit.](http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/smartaleq/fail-blue-screen-1.jpg) Back away slowly from the bridge, son, no good can come of it… ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2008, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suv-jerks-who-are-changing-the-climate-justify-yourselves/455265/8 "2008-07-04T05:39:57Z")
[QUOTE=Argent Towers] Do you feel the same way about Semi trucks? They block the view a hell of a lot more, and they also pollute a hell of a lot more. Sure, the guys who drive them are just doing their job, but they didn’t _have_ to become truck drivers - that was a choice they made. Why do people get so worked up over SUVs? I think they’ve become a scapegoat and an easy target while people ignore the larger issues of our dependence on petroleum for everything, not just fuel but to make plastic and a lot of other shit, and act like SUV owners are singlehandedly causing global warming. I don’t even drive a 4x4 anymore, but I used to, and it was badass. I drove it because it was fucking badass. That’s my justification, and if you don’t like it, well, you can just go fuck off. Enough with the pussification of society. Oooh, big bad evil SUVs! Grow a dick, why don’t you. [/QUOTE] You are going to be especially badass in my book if you tell me that your 4WD has twin mounted .50 cals for the “people that get in the way”. And I am serious. How else are you going to tote that drinking water to your fallout shelter? I am not kidding. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2008, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suv-jerks-who-are-changing-the-climate-justify-yourselves/455265/9 "2008-07-04T05:49:49Z")
Well, unfortunately I don’t have it anymore, but [here’s](https://oncourse.iu.edu/access/content/user/akentisa/Filemanager_Public_Files/4runner2.jpg) what it looked like. No machine gun, but a frame-mounted brushguard that’s just meant for smashing Priuses. It also had a roof rack, a rear-mounted spare tire (very rare,) a grill that just said “TOYOTA” and not that goofy circular symbol, also very rare (1990 and '91 only,) fog lamps, and a 2" lift with Rancho shocks. God DAMN do I miss that thing!!! ---
**Author:** ![LVgeogeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b19c9b/32.png) [@LVgeogeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVgeogeek)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2008, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suv-jerks-who-are-changing-the-climate-justify-yourselves/455265/10 "2008-07-04T05:52:50Z")
[QUOTE=SmartAleq] **pssssst** **Towers!** [Troll alert!](http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/smartaleq/mouthrh5.gif) You can tell because they post a lot of [this stuff,](http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/smartaleq/onoz_omg2.gif) then stir up a bunch of shit, then sit back and get all [“who, me? Shit disturb?”](http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/smartaleq/cat-fighting-paper-towels.jpg) They mostly need [this.](http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/smartaleq/bigcupSTFU.jpg) On account of they act like [this](http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/smartaleq/gummy-fail.jpg) and even more like [this,](http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/smartaleq/FlyingWeenie.jpg) which leads inexorably to [a whole lotta this.](http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/smartaleq/easterbunny.jpg) So really, if your mental image of the writer of an OP is something [along these lines,](http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/smartaleq/bd_bobtheknob-1.jpg) it’s a pretty good guess that his mental landscape is [pretty much just like this.](http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/smartaleq/dumb2.jpg) Answering trolls in anything like a serious or thoughtful manner is guaranteed to set you [on this course.](http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/smartaleq/failboat-1.jpg) Eventually you get to [this point,](http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/smartaleq/fail23.jpg) after which it [really goes to shit.](http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/smartaleq/fail-blue-screen-1.jpg) Back away slowly from the bridge, son, no good can come of it… [/QUOTE] +1 This is the funniest thing I have seen all week 😃 No comment for _scrambledabortedchickenembryos_ retarded tirade against SUVs or anything else s/he has to ramble on about. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2008, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suv-jerks-who-are-changing-the-climate-justify-yourselves/455265/11 "2008-07-04T06:20:00Z")
**scrambledeggs** , you’re trolling, and [not for the first time](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=474150). Knock it off or your stay here is going to be a short one. And like I told you earlier, [your](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=474224) [habit](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=474211) [of](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=474226) [shotgunning](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=474210) [threads](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=474225) [is](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=474157) [getting](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=474155) [old](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=474207).