Putting lipstick on a pig - Democratic Underground

midnight armadillo

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Wed Aug-11-04 12:42 PM
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Putting lipstick on a pig

"For Hummer, a 10 Percent Leap in Fuel Economy"

http://motortrend.com/features/news/112_news29/

The new ones will get 11 mpg instead of 10. Be still my beating heart.

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hatrack

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Wed Aug-11-04 01:56 PM
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1. "Unimpressive, young Skywalker. Most Unimpressive!"

Well whoop-de-fucking-doo.

The current Hummer H2 is a hulking, pretentious pantsload of a car with really fucking horrible gas mileage.

The new Hummer Alpha will be a hulking, pretentious pantsload of a car with fucking horrible gas mileage.

See the difference?

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bemildred

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Wed Aug-11-04 03:38 PM
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2. Just can't figure out why they named a SUV after blowjobs. nt

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