# The Jeep of things to come. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 8, 2003, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeep-of-things-to-come/147326 "2003-01-08T16:45:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeep-of-things-to-come/147326/1 "2003-01-08T16:45:49Z")
[http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/01/07/army.truck.reut/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/01/07/army.truck.reut/index.html) Hmmm… interesting idea. Somebody in the Pentagon has been watching _Thunderbirds_ again. But this “nodules” idea–would this work better on a _large scale_? Like, on a small warship? One that could be re-designed to meet each new mission? ---
**Author:** ![HomeSlice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9d8465/32.png) [@HomeSlice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HomeSlice)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeep-of-things-to-come/147326/2 "2003-01-08T16:47:44Z")
I’ll never buy another DC product again. They ruined Jeep - for me anyway. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeep-of-things-to-come/147326/3 "2003-01-08T17:05:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by HomeSlice \* > \*\*I’ll never buy another DC product again. > > They ruined Jeep - for me anyway. \*\* The thread states that it is built on a modified Chevrolet Silverado frame. I don’t beleive DC has it’s fingers in on this one. By “Jeep”, I venture to guess the OP meant All Terrain Vehicle. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeep-of-things-to-come/147326/4 "2003-01-08T17:08:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor \* > **Somebody in the Pentagon has been watching _Thunderbirds_ again.** F.A.B. It is just hideous enough to be in _Thunderbirds_. If it could fly. Just what the hell did F.A.B. mean anyway? The Thunderbirds said that every ten seconds, yet never explained what the hell it meant. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeep-of-things-to-come/147326/5 "2003-01-08T17:28:12Z")
**Mr. Balowski:** I think they are F-A-B! That’s English for ‘stupid’, yeah! _The Young Ones_, “Demolition” F-A-B = “Fab.” = “Fabulous”. ---
**Author:** ![HomeSlice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9d8465/32.png) [@HomeSlice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HomeSlice)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeep-of-things-to-come/147326/6 "2003-01-08T18:03:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NurseCarmen \* > \*\*The thread states that it is built on a modified Chevrolet Silverado frame. I don’t beleive DC has it’s fingers in on this one. By “Jeep”, I venture to guess the OP meant All Terrain Vehicle. \*\* Thats what i get for not reading the article. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mamapotomus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@Mamapotomus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mamapotomus)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeep-of-things-to-come/147326/7 "2003-01-08T18:14:36Z")
Ahh… my eyes… it’s hideous. How long before it hits my freeway with a pissed-off soccer mom behind the wheel? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![TheOtherOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dbc845/32.png) [@TheOtherOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheOtherOne)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeep-of-things-to-come/147326/8 "2003-01-08T18:29:56Z")
Canyonero!!! I want one! ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeep-of-things-to-come/147326/9 "2003-01-08T18:46:17Z")
Wow, they’ve actually managed to design something uglier than the A-10. I’m impressed. ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeep-of-things-to-come/147326/10 "2003-01-08T19:59:42Z")
They’re called omnimechs.