Just had the pleasure of telling a car dealer, they didn't get the sale because

[Ballygrl]

In A Yugo - Paul Shanklin

As the snow flies

At a used car lot on the edge of town
A liberal guy and a liberal gal
Buy a Yugo

And they drive with pride

Cause if there's one thing that this world needs
It's environmental friends who'll take the lead
In a Yugo

They say, "people don't you understand
Those suburbans are ruining the land"
But they'll wish they had a full size van one day
They point fingers at you and me
They say we're too blind to see
But do we simply use our heads
And choose another way?

As those small wheels turn
Fifty miles to the gallon
And their knees on their chest
They're gonna save enough gas
For all of the rest
In a Yugo

Then one day on the interstate
They suddenly lose control
They swerve to miss a baby duck
They're squashed beneath a produce truck

But they drove with pride...

And as the crowds drive past a little flat car
You know they saved a lot of gas
But they didnt get far
In a Yugo

And as they're trapped inside
At a used car lot on the other side of town
A liberal guy and a liberal gal
Buy a Yugo....

And they drive with pride...[/quote

I love Rush's parodies.

[NHSparky]

Hmmmmm...the only time a car dealer has ever lost a sale from me is when they tried to ridiculously lowball me on my tradein (by like $8000.)

Granted, there have been a few places I wouldn't go BACK to as a repeat customer, but their choice of television programming had jack to do with my decision to provide additional business to them.

[JohnnyReb]

Thank god for stupid dealers and car salesmen. A few years back I thought I'd buy just one more diesel 4-door dually and then let that be the last "BIG" truck. Told the salemen to give me a price, tags, tax, "everything". The price was right and I told them I'd be back in a couple of hours to write them a check and pick up the truck. When I got back they wanted me to write a check for a couple thou more than the stated price....origination fees, $300 for some kind of paper work, warranties, blah-blah-blah...all quite normal according to them.....I walked.

They don't seem to understand plain English anymore.

[Ballygrl]

greytdemocrat  (154 posts)      
Wed Sep-22-10 10:01 PM
Response to Reply #219
228. And...
   
That has what exactly to do with my post???

The person I answered said they were just imposing their will and turning off TV's if they saw Fox on. Did if ever occur to them that people watching said TV didn't have a problem with Fox on??? Apparently not.

I fail to see how doing childish things like this has any effect on anything other than giving certain people here an excuse to post "feel good" rubbish.

The entire concept is just silly.

Obamanaut  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)
Thu Sep-23-10 08:01 AM
Response to Reply #213
253. People will watch what you approve of, or else they'll watch nothing at
   
all.

How tolerant.

DollyM  Donating Member  (668 posts)  
Wed Sep-22-10 11:53 PM
Response to Original message
232. I wish our local VA hospital that we have to use would not have Fox playing . . .
   
I have written complaint letters twice (to the VA Hospital) after having to sit in the prescription waiting area with Fox News blaring on the TV above. Next time I am going to buy one of those automatic channel changers and take it with us.

Obamanaut  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)
Thu Sep-23-10 02:50 AM
Response to Reply #232
240. Take a magazine, or headphones. Or become more tolerant of
   
what someone else might be actually wanting to see. It isn't necessary to agree with them, but there is that choice thingy.

DollyM  Donating Member  (668 posts)
Thu Sep-23-10 11:38 AM
Response to Reply #240
284. that's the point, we have no choice as it is up so loud!
   
If it were background noise or even had captions set up on it, that would be one thing. But it is right in our faces and it just incites the repub radicals that come to the waiting room with their Glen Beck books and and start a little rally of their own and start preaching to anyone else in the waiting room about the evils of those Democrats and our evil Socialist leader Obama. Trust me, we have heard it all! I have had to get up and leave the waiting room because the noise level of those "preaching" and getting excited by FOX propaganda, gets downright unbearable. I think the VA needs to be more respectful that there are those of us who do not want FOX propaganda shoved in our faces without anywhere else to go.

Obamanaut  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)
Thu Sep-23-10 07:58 AM
Response to Reply #238
252. Whatever higher power is being prayed to is no doubt looking around saying
   
"Oh look, there's someone asking for food for their hungry kids, and over here someone is asking for relief from the constant abuse, and now one is seeking assistance for ailing uncle. But wait! Bobbers needs a car - let's get right on this."

People pray for the darndest things.

SmileyRose  (1000+ posts)
Thu Sep-23-10 07:14 AM
Response to Original message
244. hey, you got a two fer
   
you stuck it to Fox and union slobs in one move. Congratulations.

NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts)    
Thu Sep-23-10 07:34 AM
Response to Original message
248. Don't forget to tell us what company you work for so us American union workers don't ...
   
... make the mistake of supporting you by accidentally spending our money on whatever goods or services you provide.

That would only be fair, wouldn't it?

Don

mod mom  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)
Thu Sep-23-10 08:07 AM
Response to Original message
254. To union workers who who disagree w my purchase...
   
First off, I respect your ability to organize labor and have worked side by side on GOTV activities with many union folks who I greatly admired. We all have our priorities that are important to us and meet within the big tent of the Democratic Party. My biggest concern is Climate Crisis/environmental issues. My purchase of the Prius was not the main issue I wished to convey in my post, just a detail, but I defend it as sticking to my priorities. Had there been a comparable American car made by union workers, we would have purchased that vehicle, but unfortunately there is NO other car on the market that gets 51 around town (99% of my driving). I didn't mean to offend anyone with my purchase only wish to leave less of a footprint on this planet and depend less on foreign oil.

This post was a feel good post to encourage others to make a stand against putting up with the airing propaganda on FAUX in public places. If we all did this we could make a difference. The party is a big tent. I hope we can see the need to lessen the propaganda machine of News Corp as a priority that we can all agree on. Peace. Sorry this turned into such a divisive thread.

Thank You! you just summed up progressivism, it's a feel good ideology where reality and common sense doesn't fit into the equation!

Barack_America  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)
Thu Sep-23-10 10:12 AM
Response to Reply #259
267. Same. If the savings had been greater, the poster would have bought the car.
   
This is hardly a triumph for principle. I would have had more respect for the action if they had told the dealer outright they weren't going to buy from them. But negotiating one's principles to a value of "close to $100"? Not particularly admirable.

   

mod mom Donating Member (1000+ posts)
Thu Sep-23-10 10:17 AM
Response to Reply #267
270. You don't speak for me. I had NO intention of giving the sale to the dealer.
   
After the second incident of seeing Fox in their waiting room, I never went back to that dealership. In negotiation, the contact was internet & phone. The point in contact was to inform them their airing had lost a former customer (which they could tell by their records. Maybe you should stick to speaking about what you know, which in this case is nothing.

Barack_America Donating Member (1000+ posts)
Thu Sep-23-10 10:20 AM
Response to Reply #270
272. Then it was petty to have wasted their time.
   
A strongly worded letter without wasting their time negotiating a price would have been sufficient.

Why negotiate if you have no intention of giving them the sale? Just to be spiteful?

otohara  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)       
Thu Sep-23-10 10:50 AM
Response to Original message
281. I Walked Out of a Head Shop - FOX News Was On
   
I went to this place because it was close - I walk in and immediately see this gigantic LDC TV w/ FOX on and I say "WTF, why on earth would a head shop have FOX on"? and this kid starts telling me that FOX is the only truth teller on the tube....at that point I tell this kid I feel sorry for him and I leave. He starts yelling about how the "left" isn't as tolerable as they think....blah, blah, blah...

I had to google "head shop" and it's a place that sells drug paraphernalia

[Ralph Wiggum]

I had to google "head shop" and it's a place that sells drug paraphernalia

Wow, you had never heard of a "head shop"?

I can't believe that a "head shop" had Fox News on anyway, that's freaking hilarious, I don't care who you are.

[Chris_]

You mean it's not a place that offers grilled cheese sandwiches?

[Ballygrl]

Wow, you had never heard of a "head shop"?

I can't believe that a "head shop" had Fox News on anyway, that's freaking hilarious, I don't care who you are.

I never heard of it before at all. I think the person was totally being sarcastic though in that post.

[Ballygrl]

You mean it's not a place that offers grilled cheese sandwiches?

I'm embarrassed to say it but I thought it was a sex shop LOL.

[Chris_]

There was a head shop in Nashville about 15 years ago with a restaurant on the first floor.  They sold the only good vegetarian burger I've ever had.

[Ralph Wiggum]

You mean it's not a place that offers grilled cheese sandwiches?

[NHSparky]

I.  HATE.  YOU.  ALL.

[Chris_]

 

[Ballygrl]

I.  HATE.  YOU.  ALL.

OMG! I just googled "grilled cheese sandwiches" and all that came up was sandwiches, so I googled "sexual" after it and WOW!

[Chris_]

http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/relationships/blog/2009/06/allergic_to_grilled_cheese.html

[Ballygrl]

http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/relationships/blog/2009/06/allergic_to_grilled_cheese.html

I really feel naive, what the heck happened to the missionary position? and a few other non-extreme things thrown in once in a while?

[delilahmused]

In A Yugo - Paul Shanklin

As the snow flies

At a used car lot on the edge of town
A liberal guy and a liberal gal
Buy a Yugo

And they drive with pride

Cause if there's one thing that this world needs
It's environmental friends who'll take the lead
In a Yugo

They say, "people don't you understand
Those suburbans are ruining the land"
But they'll wish they had a full size van one day
They point fingers at you and me
They say we're too blind to see
But do we simply use our heads
And choose another way?

As those small wheels turn
Fifty miles to the gallon
And their knees on their chest
They're gonna save enough gas
For all of the rest
In a Yugo

Then one day on the interstate
They suddenly lose control
They swerve to miss a baby duck
They're squashed beneath a produce truck

But they drove with pride...

And as the crowds drive past a little flat car
You know they saved a lot of gas
But they didnt get far
In a Yugo

And as they're trapped inside
At a used car lot on the other side of town
A liberal guy and a liberal gal
Buy a Yugo....

And they drive with pride...

That's one of my favorites! The real song isn't so bad either. A bit of trivia: none of Elvis' handlers wanted him to do that song because it wasn't his "style". He insisted and it ended up being a big hit.

Cindie

[IassaFTots]

Wow, you had never heard of a "head shop"?

I can't believe that a "head shop" had Fox News on anyway, that's freaking hilarious, I don't care who you are.

Must be an independently owned Head Shop.  Guess the owner is a capitalist???

That is freaking hilarious.  I concur.   

[AllosaursRus]

There was a head shop in Nashville about 15 years ago with a restaurant on the first floor.  They sold the only good vegetarian burger I've ever had.

Just eatin' the thing will cost ya 5 demerits and ya lose a stripe! VRWC Headquarters doesn't take kindly to this sort of heresy!

Oh, and ya get 3 swats!

BEEF! It's what's for dinner!

[franksolich]

It didn't happen.

Remember, the first rule of primitivity: DUmmies lie, all the time, DUmmies lie.

And then there's another rule, not numbered because I haven't yet worded it succinctly.

Remember, primitives try to cloak base motives in a facade of nobility, of principle.

The primitive just got an easier deal (not necessarily better, but easier) on a motor vehicle from the other place, and since the first place broadcast Fox News in its waiting room, the primitive used that as an excuse to the other primitives, for not buying a car at the first place.

Primitives do that all the time.

One classic example is the drunken old sot the "NanceGreggs" primitive, who alleged she left the United States for Canada because of George Bush.  She actually left the United States for Canada because Canada's where her wimp of a husband's job is at, and so she had to tag along with him.

Primitives do that all the time.

[Ballygrl]

It didn't happen.

Remember, the first rule of primitivity: DUmmies lie, all the time, DUmmies lie.

And then there's another rule, not numbered because I haven't yet worded it succinctly.

Remember, primitives try to cloak base motives in a facade of nobility, of principle.

The primitive just got an easier deal (not necessarily better, but easier) on a motor vehicle from the other place, and since the first place broadcast Fox News in its waiting room, the primitive used that as an excuse to the other primitives, for not buying a car at the first place.

Primitives do that all the time.

One classic example is the drunken old sot the "NanceGreggs" primitive, who alleged she left the United States for Canada because of George Bush.  She actually left the United States for Canada because Canada's where her wimp of a husband's job is at, and so she had to tag along with him.

Primitives do that all the time.

Thank You!

[AllosaursRus]

You're right of course, frank, but it's still their theology! These asshats sure as hell hope and pray everything they post to be true!

It makes them sub-human in my book! Hence, the handle "primitive" suits them just fine!

[PatriotGame]

It didn't happen.

Remember, the first rule of primitivity: DUmmies lie, all the time, DUmmies lie.

And then there's another rule, not numbered because I haven't yet worded it succinctly.

Remember, primitives try to cloak base motives in a facade of nobility, of principle.

The primitive just got an easier deal (not necessarily better, but easier) on a motor vehicle from the other place, and since the first place broadcast Fox News in its waiting room, the primitive used that as an excuse to the other primitives, for not buying a car at the first place.

Primitives do that all the time.

One classic example is the drunken old sot the "NanceGreggs" primitive, who alleged she left the United States for Canada because of George Bush.  She actually left the United States for Canada because Canada's where her wimp of a husband's job is at, and so she had to tag along with him.

Primitives do that all the time.

We must remember above all else, a DUmmy is in distress and full of (horseshit) self-imposed angst. Regardless of the bouncy situation, when a DUmmy is angry, miserable, crying, the world is a better place.

Carry on...

[true_blood]

We must remember above all else, a DUmmy is in distress and full of (horseshit) self-imposed angst. Regardless of the bouncy situation, when a DUmmy is angry, miserable, crying, the world is a better place.

Carry on...

That deserves a H5!!

[Evil_Conservative]

I'm embarrassed to say it but I thought it was a sex shop LOL.

I did too.  Never heard of a head shop.

[NHSparky]

I did too.  Never heard of a head shop.

"Aw, shit--not ANOTHER breathalyzer!"

I'll be here all week.