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<p>216.52.175.81: </p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 437<br /> | date = June 16, 2008<br /> | title = SUV<br /> | image = suv.png<br /> | titletext = Electric skateboards, by cost, get the equivalent of about 300 miles per gallon. Lithium batteries just need to get cheaper.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> This comic is one of a series of &quot;My Hobby&quot; comics. Here [[Randall]] describes a &quot;hobby&quot; of confusing self-righteous hybrid car drivers by creating situational irony. <br /> <br /> There are many anecdotal instances of drivers of &quot;green&quot; vehicles both criticizing owners of less fuel-efficient vehicles (such as SUVs) and for taunting them about how much more they are paying for fuel. Randall is reversing this by taunting/criticizing the owner of a Prius hybrid vehicle as though their roles were reversed. The owner of the hybrid car begins to reflexively explain that they're driving a hybrid car before fully understanding what is being said. The driver of the SUV then drives off leaving the driver of the Prius confused. <br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :My Hobby:<br /> :Renting an SUV and confusing the hell out of hybrid owners<br /> :[A man is pumping gas into a Prius at a gas station. The prices can be seen in the background, and read:]<br /> :$4.08<br /> :M: $4.38<br /> :P: $4.51<br /> :D: $4.85<br /> :[Another man drives up alongside in an SUV and leans out the window]<br /> :SUV Driver: Check out those prices! Your Prius ain't looking so smart now, huh?<br /> :Prius Driver: It's ... wait, what?<br /> :SUV Driver: Maybe you'll go green next time, asshole!<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> &lt;!-- Include any categories below this line. --&gt;</div>

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<p>216.52.175.81: Created page with &quot;{{comic | number = 437 | date = June 16, 2008] | title = SUV | image = suv.png | titletext = Electric skateboards, by cost, get the equivalent of about 300 mil...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 437<br /> | date = June 16, 2008]<br /> | title = SUV<br /> | image = suv.png<br /> | titletext = Electric skateboards, by cost, get the equivalent of about 300 miles per gallon. Lithium batteries just need to get cheaper.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> This comic is one of a series of &quot;My Hobby&quot; comics. Here [[Randall]] describes a &quot;hobby&quot; of confusing self-righteous hybrid car drivers by creating situational irony. <br /> <br /> There are many anecdotal instances of drivers of &quot;green&quot; vehicles both criticizing owners of less fuel-efficient vehicles (such as SUVs) and for taunting them about how much more they are paying for fuel. Randall is reversing this by taunting/criticizing the owner of a Prius hybrid vehicle as though their roles were reversed. The owner of the hybrid car begins to reflexively explain that they're driving a hybrid car before fully understanding what is being said. The driver of the SUV then drives off leaving the driver of the Prius confused. <br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :My Hobby:<br /> :Renting an SUV and confusing the hell out of hybrid owners<br /> :[A man is pumping gas into a Prius at a gas station. The prices can be seen in the background, and read:]<br /> :$4.08<br /> :M: $4.38<br /> :P: $4.51<br /> :D: $4.85<br /> :[Another man drives up alongside in an SUV and leans out the window]<br /> :SUV Driver: Check out those prices! Your Prius ain't looking so smart now, huh?<br /> :Prius Driver: It's ... wait, what?<br /> :SUV Driver: Maybe you'll go green next time, asshole!<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> &lt;!-- Include any categories below this line. --&gt;</div>

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