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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by parson0@startrek.website to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
 

Headline: Land Rover driver mortified after finding mocking note saying 4x4 owners are 'entitled to free NHS penis enlargement therapy on his vehicle'

And the picture shows a man sitting in the driver seat of his 4x4 holding up the note.

cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/31860675

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[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 67 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

To piss them off, I would add fake breasts to a small sedan and tell them it's the same thing.

[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Ooh I live near cowboys. You do NOT want to piss them off.

That's why I told YOU his truck is trans, NOT him.

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I live near cowboys too, and pissing them off is basically a local pastime. They get red in the face if you refer to their lifted pickup Pavement Princess as “gender-affirming care”. They’ll balk at first. Then you drop the “you drive it cuz that’s what real men drive, right? Because it makes you feel manly? Yeah buddy, that’s gender-affirming care.” They’ll piss and moan about how it’s not true, but they’ll remember it going forwards. Every time they start to drop the “real men drive trucks” BS, they’ll remember that conversation.

[–] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yup exactly. And then you point out they love to ride around inside a trans.........

[–] underisk@lemmy.ml 65 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I know if I got so utterly owned by a completely anonymous stranger the very first thing I would do is run to the news and tell them all about it.

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I have a Jeep.

Kind of a useless on-road or urban vehicle and so it's only used for my frequent trips requiring 4×4.

Range Rovers are a weird one because they too are pretty useless on-road while also being notoriously useless off-road. Really highlights insecurity, stupidity, ora combination of the two.

[–] Tiresia@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The card does specify "in the city"

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Exactly right, Joe.

[–] psud@aussie.zone 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Funny, in Australia Jeep is not respected as an of road vehicle, we don't do much rock crawling which is where they shine.

LandCruiser is the off-road vehicle here. Isuzu off-road trucks are also respected

Jeeps are not sufficiently reliable

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They're very reliable because of their mechanical simplicity (intentional) which also makes them very easy to work on in the wilderness with a minimalist tool kit by design. Have never had a "failure" in 130,000 and that thing gets mechanically pushed so hard. Granted I maintain it very well due to the role is has.

But compared to Toyota reliability, that's kind of their whole reputation. And I guess outside of the few major cities, Australians aren't exactly surrounded by towns and workshops, so it makes sense they want the most reliable. The LandCruiser is, after all, an agriculture vehicle first, but with fairly good off-road capability as part of that design. They've been designed to be in the middle of no where farming for years and be able to limp for months if a part fails and can't be repaired any time soon.

Not sure why you'd pick one as a recreation vehicle, though, unless touring extreme remote is your main 4×4ing. I don't imagine every Australian is into that though. And even then, I'dprobably take an Ineos or a classic Unimog for the lols.

[–] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

If that's the way they are in America, I'm surprised. In Australia and the UK they are famous for being one of very few vehicles where you come out ahead if you buy extended warranty

[–] vodka@feddit.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

Jimny > all others

[–] homes@piefed.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

Until manboy tears become nuclear material, I’m not worried

[–] jasoman@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Remember if your not as thick as a soda can you need enlargement.

[–] Stupidmanager@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

American soda can or UK? Asking for a friend.

[–] jasoman@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Which ever is 7inch girth lol

[–] Stupidmanager@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Probably a Red Bull can then, because uk and USA cans are like 8” and 10” in circumference. Red Bulls are something like 6.5”.

Don’t ask why I know this useless info unless you like to know more about geek night trivia, and beer.

[–] jasoman@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

First thing i thought of was that Japanese f1 fan with the redbull engine

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Why is this picture muted? That’s not helping accessibility.

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

It was taken by a Land Rover driver.

[–] parson0@startrek.website 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Apologies that was an oversight. I added text, hope it's done right now

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That’s great. But I was just making a joke about the fact this is a screenshot that includes a mute icon.

[–] parson0@startrek.website 2 points 2 weeks ago

Ah lol, didn't even notice that

[–] Klear@quokk.au 1 points 2 weeks ago

The colours were screaming before that.

[–] FundMECFS@piefed.zip 6 points 2 weeks ago

Eternal Repost, I think I’ve seen this 20 times, still makes me chuckle though

[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Mortified seems like a strong reaction. Somewhere between annoyed and reflective should be the response.

[–] BreakerSwitch@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

He was mortified to find out it was a joke. Imagine how disappointing that would be after calling that number!

[–] czarcasm@kbin.earth 4 points 2 weeks ago

Cybertrukkk!

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] parson0@startrek.website 4 points 2 weeks ago

Step 1 - make healthcare accessible

[–] aim_at_me@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 weeks ago

Does lemmy have a compo face? Lemmy should have a compo face.

[–] Strider@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Ah dang with my car having a length of 2,7m (8,7ft) I get a penis shrinkage treatment??