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May 9, 2008, 08:14 AM
 
Originally Posted by ctt1wbw View Post
If I could put about 700 newspapers in a Honda Civic Hybrid, I would. But that would be very very hard to do.
There are lots of smaller, more efficient cars than a 5.7L Durango that could do that - minivans, wagons, hell, even a Ford Escape Hybrid - many that would easily get 2-3 times the mileage. The choice you made and your rationalization of it says a lot about you.
     
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May 9, 2008, 08:17 AM
 
Originally Posted by ctt1wbw View Post
Well, someone already said I was impotent because I drove a Durango. And I never bragged about my income, just the fact that I have to use a big vehicle to accomplish it. If I could put about 700 newspapers in a Honda Civic Hybrid, I would. But that would be very very hard to do.
there's three numbers in front of the comma
Sounds like bragging to me.

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May 9, 2008, 08:45 AM
 
Originally Posted by CreepDogg View Post
We are ALL driving up gas prices by collectively continuing to demand more and more of the stuff. You're contributing more to the rise in prices than I am. You're free to do so if you can afford it, and I'm free to not like it and express my disdain.

I'm not driving up the prices, the speculators and traders on the markets are. And like I said earlier, there are many many many more cars than suv's on the roads, so a majority of people are pushing the prices up than the minority are.
     
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May 9, 2008, 08:48 AM
 
Originally Posted by CreepDogg View Post
There are lots of smaller, more efficient cars than a 5.7L Durango that could do that - minivans, wagons, hell, even a Ford Escape Hybrid - many that would easily get 2-3 times the mileage. The choice you made and your rationalization of it says a lot about you.
Well, here's another dude who can't read. I NEVER said I delivered papers in the Hemi Durango. It has leather. I use my 4.7L V-8 base model without leather to do that. And I bet I can pack twice the amount of papers in my Durango than I could in an Escape Hybrid. But a Sunday paper anywhere and imagine about 500 in your car, plus another two publications.
     
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May 9, 2008, 08:49 AM
 
Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth View Post
Sounds like bragging to me.
Not bragging, just a statement of fact.
     
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May 9, 2008, 08:52 AM
 
Originally Posted by ctt1wbw View Post
I'm not driving up the prices, the speculators and traders on the markets are. And like I said earlier, there are many many many more cars than suv's on the roads, so a majority of people are pushing the prices up than the minority are.
And why do you think speculators and traders are betting on prices going up?
     
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May 9, 2008, 08:53 AM
 
Originally Posted by ctt1wbw View Post
Well, here's another dude who can't read. I NEVER said I delivered papers in the Hemi Durango. It has leather. I use my 4.7L V-8 base model without leather to do that. And I bet I can pack twice the amount of papers in my Durango than I could in an Escape Hybrid. But a Sunday paper anywhere and imagine about 500 in your car, plus another two publications.
Well, hey, 2 big gas-guzzlers are better than 1!

So what do you do with the 5.7L one then? Get groceries?
     
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May 9, 2008, 09:04 AM
 
Originally Posted by ctt1wbw View Post
Not bragging, just a statement of fact.
I've got a 37" penis. Not bragging, just stating a fact.

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May 9, 2008, 09:17 AM
 
Originally Posted by ctt1wbw View Post
Well, here's another dude who can't read. I NEVER said I delivered papers in the Hemi Durango. It has leather. I use my 4.7L V-8 base model without leather to do that.
ZOMFG!1 I can't use my fricken huge SUV for anything useful because it has leather. I'd hate to work over that 350 small block.
     
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May 9, 2008, 10:35 AM
 
Originally Posted by ctt1wbw View Post
Well, here's another dude who can't read. I NEVER said I delivered papers in the Hemi Durango. It has leather. I use my 4.7L V-8 base model without leather to do that. And I bet I can pack twice the amount of papers in my Durango than I could in an Escape Hybrid. But a Sunday paper anywhere and imagine about 500 in your car, plus another two publications.
No problem at all.

In fact, I believe that's precisely what they invented the VAN for!

     
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May 9, 2008, 11:25 AM
 
Originally Posted by imitchellg5 View Post
ZOMFG!1 I can't use my fricken huge SUV for anything useful because it has leather. I'd hate to work over that 350 small block.

It's called INK. Newspapers use it to put words and pictures on the paper. It rubs off. If you've ever read, you'll see it on your hands. I didn't buy that to deliver papers in. My GOD, you guys are ****ing retards or something. I thought the Navy was full of ****ing retards, but I guess not.
     
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May 9, 2008, 11:25 AM
 
Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth View Post
I've got a 37" penis. Not bragging, just stating a fact.
Is that with a macro lens or something? Or are you drunk?
     
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May 9, 2008, 11:27 AM
 
Originally Posted by analogika View Post
No problem at all.

In fact, I believe that's precisely what they invented the VAN for!

I know. We have a business van as well. We just got the contract to pick up the papers at the printing press and deliver them to where everyone else picks them up to deliver.
     
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May 9, 2008, 11:31 AM
 
Originally Posted by ctt1wbw View Post
Is that with a macro lens or something? Or are you drunk?
Naw man, thought I'd just join in on stating facts and not bragging. I mean, just like your income, it's totally relevant to the conversation, right?

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May 9, 2008, 11:39 AM
 
Hmmmm....my paperboy just rides a bike.
     
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May 9, 2008, 11:54 AM
 
Originally Posted by villalobos View Post
well at least you fit the cliché of big bad-ass truck buyers perfectly....
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May 9, 2008, 11:58 AM
 
It's funny when someone ends up proving my point for me better than I could have.

2 giant, ugly, gas suckers in garage - check
Bragging about income - check
Defensive posts where I get called both a faggot AND pussy - check

Yep, we've got an SUV owner folks!

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May 9, 2008, 12:12 PM
 
Originally Posted by ctt1wbw View Post
It's called INK. Newspapers use it to put words and pictures on the paper. It rubs off. If you've ever read, you'll see it on your hands. I didn't buy that to deliver papers in. My GOD, you guys are ****ing retards or something. I thought the Navy was full of ****ing retards, but I guess not.
Cleetus? is that you? i haven't heard from you since the war...it's me, Whitey...
     
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May 9, 2008, 12:53 PM
 
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May 9, 2008, 12:56 PM
 
Originally Posted by ctt1wbw View Post
Or are you just jealous that I can afford a 38k truck ... but lets say my wife and I own a business, using SUV's of this size, and there's three numbers in front of the comma.
I've put off buying a nice vehicle even though I could put it down as a business expense. The taxes you pay on a 6 figure income from a business generally equates to a free vehicle (or 3 or 4.)

Just hope you don't get audited.
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