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[–] slurpinderpin@lemmy.world 38 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Whenever I see some jackass driving these I comment to them how nice and clean it is. Usually they don't get it but sometimes I go a step further and say "wow you must really never do any work with this work truck!" Fucking pussies

[–] Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I looked inside a parked one yesterday and saw eyelash curlers.

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I see them a lot at Starbucks driven by women.

[–] daltotron@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Part of that is soccer mom-ing, part of that is "urban jungle" brainworm fearmongering, I bet. It's the transition from station wagons to minivans to SUVs to crew cab trucks. You need a big cool truck that can protect you from the elements, and from the potholes when you go somewhere worthwhile, and also from the crime, even! woah, so cool! kinda shit. Just like, basic fuck you get mine style stuff, there, no questions asked, contextually devoid vacuum "I need to protect my family" mind. People being taken advantage of, by marketing.

[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

I mean... I have worked for contractors that don't even drive their truck off work hours who kept it very clean as a point of professionalism, but then again, they had obvious signs of it being specifically a work trick. So. Your still completely right.

[–] olafurp@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You could try making them paranoid. "Wow, that's big! How do you make sure you're not driving over a kid in it?"

[–] slurpinderpin@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Lol I'll probably try this out next time

[–] olafurp@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Hahaha, if you try it you'll get an answer that will be some bullshit justification and then put in "Ah, I see, you can limit it but there's no way to be 100% sure."