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Thursday, September 15, 2011

For Those Who Value Quantity Over Quality

Here's something you may have never thought about: what if your love for something could be expressed merely by the number of times you demonstrate love for it? As an example, what if you could demonstrate that you love the United States (By the way, I searched Google recently for "pickup nation" and it said "best guess for 'pickup nation' is USA. Is this correct?" I clicked yes. Hell yes.) merely by flying a large number of American flags from your pickup truck? This guy is trying it out:




I count four flags in the bed and two or three in the cab (plus a steel Army helmet on the dash). This is a great low-cost alternative to the patriotic S-10, and no one will ever accuse this man of not loving his country - even if the would-be accusers' reluctance is out of fear rather than certainty (the fear being inspired, of course, by the combat helmet and black tube-shaped object in the front seat).

How many NRA stickers do you need to demonstrate your commitment to the organization? Well, if you can't muster the $1000 to become a lifetime member, it may take quite a few to keep your fellow gun-lovers from doubting your allegiance:



Assuming this guy has one on the other side window too, the magic number is five. And four of the five are exactly the same! Maybe each person in the family is a member and all chose to display their stickers on the same truck. Whatever the case, nobody's going to mess with this guy! Imagine how many firearms he could fit under that tonneau cover (...and how difficult it would be to get to the ones in the front of the bed)!

Finally, we have a show truck that embodies what Jake and I appreciate about its species - the unending hunger for more accessories:




I have tried several times to count the number of accessories added to this truck, but I lose count at twenty when I run out of fingers and toes. Just look at the number of bulbs on this truck as an example: it looks like there are an extra five LED's on each headlight, two pairs of fog lights mounted to the bull bar (don't miss those tiny ones), one pair of lights on the front bumper, and an extra pair of yellow lights on the rear bumper! That's eighteen extra bulbs! He's definitely making a statement, although both the intended statement and its intended recipient are less clear than in the previous examples.