The other day, I happened to find myself behind two such vehicles, and I had the presence of mind to snap some pictures for your enjoyment*. What did I do before I had a camera phone? Just remember things and describe them with words?
Offender # 1: Cowboy Vanity
I would be interested to know the percentage of full-sized trucks on the road that are actually used as work vehicles as opposed to those that are only meant to make the owner feel more like a big strapping cowboy, even though he works in an air conditioned environment, buys all his clothes from the mall, and he hasn't ridden a horse since he was six years old. 40-60? 30-70? The specimen pictured above, what with its dual chrome sphincters, squeaky clean mudflaps, and dent-free exterior, appears to be the latter. Granted, it may have just come from getting detailed and unloaded, but from where I was sitting, the only functions it was fulfilling were the taking up of excess space and increasing Austin's obnoxia** quotient.Offender # 2: Burnt Orange Nightmare
They say everything comes with a price, and one of the prices I pay for living in this city that I love is that I have to put up with the sight of burnt orange everywhere, especially during football season. For those that don't know, burnt orange and white are the colors of The University of Texas. The clothing, bumper stickers, and flags are one thing, but I'm still amazed at the number of burnt orange vehicles in this town. It's one of the most putrid colors imaginable. In the case of the truck you see above, the owner not only selected burnt orange for the its color, but has also adorned it with multiple UT-related burnt orange decorations so as to create an even greater burnt orange impact. This is the vehicle that I imagine driving me to my own personal hell. It'll be blasting Toby Keith, the passengers will be serving near beer, and everyone will be talking about how Obama is a Muslim.*Yes, I was at a full and complete stop when I took each of these. I was not driving through the phone's viewfinder. That would be dumb.
**So I made up a word. What of it?
4 comments:
As bad as the Burnt Orange Nightmare is, Jeff pointed out, "At least it doesn't have truck-nuts". Every time we see a truck with its junk swaying down the road Jeff gets irate, and wants to follow them so that when they stop he can sneak up and castrate the vehicle.
tara stole my comment.
I think the decals and flags may be a bit of overkill on the UT truck, but I totally want a burnt orange car! I've seen orange Xb's, which would be awesome, and an orange Mustang which is even cooler. Can't help it, I bleed orange as a 3rd generation Longhorn and orange is just one of my favorite colors (not related to my alma mater).
I rest my case.
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