• Chip_Rat@lemmy.world
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          8 days ago

          I have jokingly threatened to sneak a pair onto my partner’s truck just to see how long it takes him to figure it out. But I’m not a monster. Even as a joke. I wouldn’t put him through that.

          Also I’m terrified of retribution. If my beautiful truck were to be so sullied…

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            8 days ago

            I want to say, ‘put a 3d printed or injection molded vagina or pair of tits on the truck’, but at this point, I fear that would probably get the driver arrested for indecent exposure, violating some kind of pornography law of some kind in many US states.

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      9 days ago

      The other common term is ‘pavement princess’.

      Your 145k luxury heavy duty crewcab truck that spends most of its time sitting on the pavement in your driveway, because gas mileage is terrible, and you’re also terrified of using your truck… as a truck, ie, hauling loads, going a bit offroad or into a construction site… because that could superficially damage your princess.

      There are actually a good number of ‘car guys’ who fucking hate these things, and also even advocate for trains/public transit/bike lanes etc. … because they will actually reduce traffic, which will make driving more enjoyable overall, and also lessen the amount of people on the road who cannot afford to maintain their dangerous shitboxes, that are more likely to be in an accident because of their state of disrepair.