March 30, 2006
Prius/Pious.
Is driving your hybrid car causing you to talk with your eyes closed? The new "South Park" episode -- "Smug Alert" -- had lots of great details. I loved George Clooney's Oscar speech as a cloud of smugness that became part of a weather system, leading to a Perfect Storm. But my favorite thing on the show was the depiction of the San Francisco kids, who had such a precise reason for feeling aggrieved.
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you can have my Civic Hybrid when you pry it from my cold dead hands.
LOL. And you can have my Prius at about the same time. What a fun car to drive!
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I actually grew bored with the show years ago, but started watching again last week because of all the Chef chatter.
Boy am I glad I did. I loved Cartman wandering SF in the hazard suit.
I liked the episode, too-especially the clouds of "smug" that is emitted from us hybrid owners instead of smog.
Actually, it's OK if driving your hybrid car causes you to talk with your eyes closed. On the other hand, if talking about your hybrid car causes you to drive with your eyes closed, well that could be a problem.
Considering it's spring break, and my wife took the kids all week to visit their grandmother, you'd think I'd have some time for the television. Only I had one of my friends come over and we raised the house a few inches, built a wall downstairs, rebuilt a bathroom, and we still want to put a new floor and tile in a hall. Then we get to clean up the sawdust and leftover bits and pieces, and go to the dump. I've finally figured it out: spring break: it's for construction projects.
So what am I doing on Ann's blog? Good question. See ya.
I don't own a hybrid and think of them exactly as every other car. I have the same attitude about SUVs. What is it about people who constantly scold others about how they choose to spend their money? Trying to calibrate one's purchases to account for how you'd be viewed by others seems like a pretty shallow way to live too.
"What is it about people who constantly scold others about how they choose to spend their money?"
I agree, but that assumes purchasing a car is as insular an activity as purchasing a new couch. The vehicles Americans choose to drive, as a whole,do have an effect on the world. Should hybrid owners be smug? I shouldn't be because I put lots of miles on commuting.
Trying to calibrate one's purchases to account for how you'd be viewed by others seems like a pretty shallow way to live too.
Is that what you project on to me for buying a Prius? My.
Of course, I only actually drive about once a week (I'm usually biking or riding the bus) so people normally don't see me in my car at all!
For people who don't actually watch the episode, hybrid cars are recommended in the end, but you are advised to can the sanctimony about it.
Excellent show! "Pious" and "smug"-- priceless. I now am officially a fan.
We have reached the breaking point-driving hybrids unquestionably causes global laming.
I swear they wrote that episode just for me (that's my story, and I'm sticking to it).
That aside, I'm thinking Prof. Althouse may have heard a few lectures about choosing Silvio over a more green friendly PIOUS, herself.
Also, remind me to make sure my eyes stay open whenever I speak to anyone about anything.
One other thing, both Parker and Stone must be in solid long term relationships, cause an episode like that really makes it impossible to pick up on any hippie chicks at a Hollywood party for the rest of time.
They won't be looking so smug when their hybrid is just a grease spot on my giant SUV's front bumper.
watched this last night, thanks for the heads-up, Ann.
The Clooney storm cloud muttering snippets of his speech really was the best. Sheesh what a windbag.
I also loved the styling of the people in San Fran, it was really spot-on.
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