"Nothing Says Prick Like a Prius:" Free Bumpersticker for the Sane

I have an even better one. My wife bought (via Glenn Beck's website) this very green-and-official-looking "Hydrocarbon Powered Eco-Vehicle" bumper sticker, which I promptly put on the back of our big-ass Ford Expedition (Eddie Bauer edition). I've had the pleasure of watching people walk past our car and do a double-take, looking at the sticker and then looking at the car. Heh. ..bruce..

Posted by bfwebster at November 12, 2007 8:27 AM

I agree with the sentiment but think that actually putting a bumper sticker on my car like that would put me in the same looney-bin as the "No Blood for Oil!" bumpersticker crowd.

Posted by StephenB at November 12, 2007 9:26 AM

Aw, what cruel humor! My wife loves her Prius - cheap as heck to operate. She was persuaded to buy it by a friend in Israel, who told her that her Explorer was just feeding the Arabs. I told her she needs a bumper sticker reading "Drive a Hybrid - Starve an Arab." I was afraid people would think that we were sanctimonious Greenie types - which we are not.

Posted by Bird Dog at November 12, 2007 10:07 AM

Stephen,
Should you shy away from putting a sticker on your car, just put one on a Prius.

They'll be miles away before they notice. Probably at the next fill up.

Posted by vanderleun at November 12, 2007 10:32 AM

Don' chu go disrespecting my Prius, Bro!

Bought on several months ago -- great car. I call it my Toyota Priapus ("Its hard, to get better mileage!"). No question the Greenies think they're Better People™ when they drive one, saving the planet and all that. Me? I'm with Bird Dog -- I love keeping my money out of the Arabs' pockets. And when oil hits $300 a barrel after they blow up a Saudi oil field or sink a few supertankers, I really will be feeling smug when I drive by those stranded F350's. When that happens, Gerard, give me a call, and I'll give you a ride to the grocery store...

Posted by Dr Bob at November 13, 2007 10:43 AM

Don' chu be disrespectin' my Prius, Bro! Bought one this summer -- great car. I call it my Toyota Priapus ("It's hard, to get better mileage!"). To be sure, the Greenies are Superior People™ when they drive one, saving the planet and all that BS. Me? I'm with Bird Dog on this one -- I love stickin' it to the Arabs. And when oil hits $300 a barrel after they blow up a Saudi oil field or sink a few supertankers, I'll be feelin' pretty smug myself as I drive by those stranded F350s. When that happens, Gerard, give me call, and I'll give you a ride to the grocery store...

Posted by Dr Bob at November 13, 2007 11:04 AM

Don' chu be disrespectin' my Prius, Bro! Bought one this summer -- great car. I call it my Toyota Priapus ("It's hard, to get better mileage!"). To be sure, the Greenies are Superior People™ when they drive one, saving the planet and all that BS. Me? I'm with Bird Dog on this one -- I love stickin' it to the Arabs. And when oil hits $300 a barrel after they blow up a Saudi oil field or sink a few supertankers, I'll be feelin' pretty smug myself as I drive by those stranded F350s. When that happens, Gerard, give me call, and I'll happily give you a ride to the grocery store...

Posted by Dr Bob at November 13, 2007 4:26 PM

What a co-inky-dink! I'm looking to buy a dually (duelie? doolie?) F350 right now. Air-conditioning, king-cab, the works! Made in 'Murkuh by 'Murkuhns! (Or was that in Mexico by Morrocans... whatever.)

Posted by StephenB at November 14, 2007 8:21 PM

OK. Maybe the Prius doesn't look all that good - although that's a matter of opinion and I happen to think it does.

However, does a two-ton monstrosity look good? Maybe to Americans (and wannabe Americans) it does. Big, flashy, impractical toys look nice to children.

Also, the point about cutting down the income of the neck-choppers is a valid one.

Posted by Fletcher Christian at November 16, 2007 4:12 AM

Love MY Prius...laughing " at the SUV owners " all the way to bank.

Posted by Mikey Mouse at November 29, 2007 12:54 PM

Yes, my two-ton pickup looks great and it's anything but impractical. I use it to haul stuff you'll never be able to put in your Prius plus I haul out tree stumps and fence post footings. Do that with your econ-o-box. Oh, and FC, that bumper sticker was made for you.

Posted by david at March 28, 2008 7:34 PM

Priuses (Prii?) are a waste of money. If you want to "stick it to the arabs" ride a bike.

A prentious asshat prius driver hit my car today. My car is a large SUV, I use it to haul my family and large pets around. I have more than enough money to weather even $8/gallon gas if it comes to that. I also have a Mini I drive when it's just me (42mpg, which is just fine and a lot of fun to drive). Anyhow, the prius driver hit and ran, so I contacted the police and gave them his personalized (how full of yourself can you be?) license plate. I'm definitely going to press charges. It's a felony in this state with a 6 mo minimum prison sentence.

Posted by Steve at June 18, 2008 8:23 PM

Got get em and crush em!

Posted by vanderleun at June 18, 2008 8:43 PM

How about another sticker? "Nothing says 'arrogant fuckwit' like a Hummer".

Posted by Fletcher Christian at July 5, 2008 4:32 PM

Terrorism prevention vehicle? Odds are one hundred to one that the pissant behind the wheel is loudly opposed to any anti-terrorism policy you care to name, whether it be shutting down terror funding or merely pointing out that CAIR is a terrorist front.

Posted by pst314 at February 28, 2011 6:34 PM

How 'bout just callin it a Toyota Pious?

Posted by Rob De Witt at February 28, 2011 7:01 PM

I like the idea of putting them on unguarded priuae(?what is the plural of prius?). Even if I get caught, I have diplomatic immunity.

I'm going to carry a big sack of them in my personal Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland, mit Hemi. It must get at least 10 mpg average. Or, maybe not.

Posted by MOTUS at February 28, 2011 8:00 PM

Priuae are better than those ridiculous "smart cars"... I think we'd look more respectable on foot than in a smart car. Why don't the sanctimonious prius drivers just take public transportation and/or bikes and get the hell off the road altogether? Nothing worse than witnessing our iconic car industry reduced to Al Gore ass-wipes and Obama whores.

Posted by RedCarolina at March 1, 2011 8:55 AM

Yeah, God forbid a car should be energy efficient and actually get better mileage than some piece of s%*t SUV. That's socialist talk.

Posted by Lou_Sarah at March 1, 2011 2:25 PM

(what is the plural of prius?)

Prii.

Posted by rickl at March 1, 2011 9:14 PM

prius,priuses,prii. See hippopotamus.

Posted by bluebird at March 1, 2011 9:31 PM

I love blasting by Priuses in my 412hp 2011 Mustang convertible.
Hey, someone's got to put that CO2 back into the air. It's for the trees, SAVE THE RAINFORESTS!

Posted by Larry at March 16, 2011 6:20 PM

Every Prius comes equipped with a standard dirtbag directly in front the driver's side airbag.

Love MY Prius...laughing " at the SUV owners " all the way to bank.

Crying every time you make a car payment on a vehicle that costs more than twice as much as a conventional, fuel-efficient Versa or Scion.

Crying when you realize that your Prius is made with rare earth metals, of which China has a 95% monopoly, and they rape their environment to get it.

Crying when you realize that the CO2 released into the atmosphere from your previous gas guzzler was a SUNK COST, and your new Prius won't recover it's own cost of emissions and production. You would have been better off driving the guzzler until it died, and then get a bus pass.

Crying when your battery needs to be replaced at a cost of $3000, and you consider all the Earth-damaging materials it took to build that battery and dispose of your old one.

Crying when the next new expensive green thing comes out, and the resale value on your Prius sucks.

Crying when you crash into the back of a Hummer because neither you nor your regenerative braking system ever heard of the Law of Conservation of Energy.

Crying if you were a Volvo or Subaru dealer in Berkeley.

The smugness of a Prius owner is equaled only by his ignorance.

BTW, in San Francisco which is 80% liberal, about 50% of the cars are SUVs or other gas guzzlers. But they have beautiful Obama bumperstickers on them.

Posted by POWinCA at March 18, 2011 10:00 PM