• GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    160
    arrow-down
    7
    ·
    2 years ago

    Yank tanks truly are the peakest of cringe. I’d be embarrassed to show up in one of those things

        • datsritebussy@lemmy.wtf
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          2 years ago

          my cringe compilation

          INT. SMITH FAMILY LIVING ROOM - DAY

          Morty is sitting on the couch, engrossed in his smartphone, while Rick is tinkering with one of his inventions.

          Morty: (excitedly) Hey, Rick, you gotta check this out! There’s this new thing called “Cringe Compilations” on the internet. It’s like, people doing really awkward stuff and everyone makes fun of them!

          Rick: (glances over) Cringe compilations, Morty? Seriously? The internet’s been around for decades, and that’s what you’re excited about?

          Morty: (nervously) Well, I just thought it’s kinda funny, you know, watching people act all weird and stuff.

          Rick: (rolls eyes) Morty, it’s called the internet. It’s a vast wasteland of cringe and chaos. (pauses) But you know what? Maybe it’s time I enlighten you about the wonders of the multiverse.

          Rick pulls out his portal gun and creates a portal.

          INT. MULTIVERSE - INTERGALACTIC INTERNET CAFE - DAY

          Rick and Morty step out of the portal and find themselves in a futuristic internet cafe filled with all sorts of bizarre creatures from different dimensions.

          Morty: (looking a round) Whoa, Rick, this place is insane!

          Rick: (smirking) Welcome to the Intergalactic Internet Cafe, Morty. Here, you’ll find cringe beyond your wildest nightmares.

          They sit down at a terminal, and Rick starts typing away.

          Rick: (typing) You see, Morty, cringe is a universal constant. No matter where you go, there’s always gonna be something that makes you cringe.

          On the screen, we see a bizarre video titled “Zogork’s Awkward Dance-Off.”

          Morty: (watching) Uh, Rick, what’s that?

          Rick: (grinning) That’s Zogork, the three-headed space alien trying to dance. Now that’s what I call cringe!

          Morty: (cringing) Oh, geez, Rick. That’s… something else.

          They browse through various cringe videos from different dimensions, including a segment where people are trying to speak backwards, a cat that thinks it’s a parrot, and a sentient jello mold attempting stand-up comedy.

          Morty: (laughs) This is insane, Rick! I’ve never seen anything like it.

          Rick: (chuckles) Morty, the multiverse is a treasure trove of cringe. But here’s the thing, it’s all relative. What’s cringe in one dimension might be considered cool in another. It’s all a matter of perspective.

          Morty: (still laughing) Yeah, I guess you’re right, Rick. Cringe is in the eye of the beholder.

          They both continue to watch cringe videos, sharing a laugh and learning a valuable lesson about embracing the quirks of different realities.

          FADE OUT.

  • Capt. Wolf@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    49
    arrow-down
    16
    ·
    2 years ago

    Either way, around here I almost always see both end up doing stupid shit on the road. I don’t give a fuck what you’re driving. Obey the rules of the road, follow the flow of traffic, be aware of your surroundings, and for fucks sake, signal properly and clearly! Nobody’s in a race. We can all get where we’re going safely and timely if y’all just stop acting like you’re escaping a war zone!

    • Yerbouti@lemmy.ml
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      6
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      2 years ago

      The difference is that one of the two can be use has a lethal weapon. I’ll let you guess wich one.

  • Mr_nutter_butter@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    31
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    2 years ago

    I’ve seen 4 rams around my town drivers all look the same, they’re all very clean, never seen it parked as they can’t fit it anywhere one guy did get stuck and laughed at in his big yellow truck by a lot of people last time I’ve seen him

    • SARGEx117@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      20
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      2 years ago

      I have an ancient tiny pickup (don’t get me started on EVs or how a van is better, I’m aware but poor and I don’t live/work in a city) and I’d say about 1-2 times a week when daily driving I’ll get mocked by someone with a giant, lifted, accent-lighted, chrome-trimmed, perfectly-unscathed monstrosity. Usually some form of homophoplbic slur to describe my vehicle choice.

      I fill up for less than half the price, and I fit right next to most regular cars. I still park out in the empties because I don’t like being next to other vehicles, but I don’t have to.

      Honestly I’d love an EV with a minivan size profile, truck clearance, and the enclosed rear is all cargo space. Literally all of my hobbies and work things would fit in it, and since I live on a hill in the middle of fields, I get a lot of wind and solar.

      Of course, I’d love it even more if I could take a nap on a train with space for an equipment cart while I travel half an hour to work, but the next ice age will happen before passenger trains become that widespread.

      • LucyLastic@sh.itjust.works
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        10
        ·
        2 years ago

        A Nissan e-NV200 is what you want … I’m in Spain, there’s a few about. They’re basic work vans, good amount of space in them, easily fixable, etc.

          • LucyLastic@sh.itjust.works
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            1
            ·
            2 years ago

            Makes sense, European crash testing looks for different things and the e-NV200 was only ever passed as a commercial vehicle here so you couldn’t use one as a taxi.

            They are well handy, it’s a shame.

          • Tar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.works
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            2
            ·
            2 years ago

            That seems great for the “we go from fancy campground to fancy campground and stay for half a week” crowd, but most camper van owners are not in that group, right?

      • Mr_nutter_butter@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        6
        ·
        edit-2
        2 years ago

        Proper working man’s pickups those unlike the new ones that have all this fancy shite that you wouldn’t want in a work vehicle

        I’ve had people argue that all the fancy stuff is needed in a work vehicle

        • Omgpwnies@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          3
          ·
          2 years ago

          Out of all the recent innovations in trucks, the only ones I’d really consider useful is having 120V power plugs in the bed and reversing cameras. Neither is required, but they do make things much easier.

          But also, I am far more likely to assume that someone driving a Tacoma or Ranger is using it to do work than I am someone driving a ‘full size’ pickup.

      • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        6
        ·
        2 years ago

        Nobody’s mad at someone using a reasonably sized pickup when they need the functionality. The goal is the least polluting vehicle you can reasonably get for your use case.

    • Yerbouti@lemmy.ml
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      11
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      2 years ago

      So…? Do you NEED a car? I didnt had a car until 34 because I didnt need one. The only reason I got one was because I moved in a different city and kind of had no choice. But I had many many bikes.

  • Yerbouti@lemmy.ml
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    19
    ·
    edit-2
    2 years ago

    The thing I hate the most about my province (Quebec), the passion people have for pickup trucks. It’s a fucking obsession, and it’s a subject that cant even be discussed, the right of owning one of those is almost the first article of our constitution.

    • SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      12
      ·
      edit-2
      2 years ago

      I don’t mind passion from a hobby perspective. Some people are passionate about sports, coding, radios, plants, stamps etc. It’s okay to be passionate about cars and trucks, just don’t daily drive these if you want people to respect you. Same with stanced cars.

      The problem as I see it is that these modded ones are pushed as still being practical when they are really only big toys. Have you ever noticed that jacked up trucks rarely have caps or toolboxes on the beds? The extra height takes away the utility of the bed and loading/unloading anything is a pain in the ass. They pour all this money into making their truck less useful.

      I’ve driven big F-250s for work. They have a time, a place and a purpose. And that is not as a daily driver for most people.

  • xeekei@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    15
    arrow-down
    3
    ·
    2 years ago

    My car is closer in size to the bicycle than the truck.

    Also, most of these trucks around here have an orange triangle at the back and are driven by teenagers.

  • Catsrules@lemmy.ml
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    11
    ·
    2 years ago

    Is this a trick question?

    The obvious choice is the truck. Take the truck and sell it. And then buy a bike, car and down payment on a house.

  • SwedishFool@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    8
    arrow-down
    4
    ·
    edit-2
    2 years ago

    Well I’m 30 and I have 3, I’m really happy for everyone that doesn’t need and therefore just dont own cars, must be enormous savings per month on top of the lesser impact on the climate.

    Edit: Aaaand there comes the car hate- ya’ll are talking about not imposing shit upon others, yet here you are judging me and my wife for not making it by without cars because of specific circumstances 🤷‍♂️ aight hypocrites.