If there were any doubt left that the gas-guzzling truck market was laying an egg, we have proof that it's ready to hatch two. A truck market-savvy bird has declared a lifted, red 2008 F-150 as its new home, and the feathered creature left two eggs on the truck's cowl as proof of residence. The avianic animal likely chose to put its nest at the base of the windshield of a jacked-up pickup to keep said offspring away from predators, but little did it know that the pickup will probably not be leaving the lot anytime soon. Ford of Orange County has roped off the truck, and the environmentally friendly dealership isn't accepting any orders for the pickup until the eggs have hatched and the youngins have flown the coup. There you have it, the full-size truck market is officially for the birds (rim shot). Check out more pics at the source below. Thanks for the tip, Kevin!
[Source: OCRegister, Photo: JOSHUA SUDOCK]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Flashpoint @ Jun 9th 2008 5:41PM
Omlets anyone?
Shipey @ Jun 9th 2008 5:44PM
Flown the coup, huh?
Damn rebellious birds... always after the government.
Seoultrain @ Jun 9th 2008 5:55PM
Dumb bird. Lots of animals can jump up and gobble up those eggs. What environmentalists protect today, Natural selection will kill tomorrow.
BUBBA @ Jun 9th 2008 5:58PM
I will be "nesting" on the front lawn of an elected member of Congress. Their boneheaded decisions are killing any opportunity I will have to retire, so I am going to live with someone who can just vote a pay increase whenever needed. I expect to have many neighbors on the front lawn, so I am going to get there early.
vwboyaf1 @ Jun 9th 2008 7:08PM
Don't blame your own piss poor planning on anybody but yourself, pal. This is the United States of America and you had more opportunitiy than anybody else in the world, but you squandered it since your adulthood began. Google "external locusts of control" to see exactly who you are.
3cubed (4squared plus 2squared) @ Jun 9th 2008 8:18PM
Looks like someone never started an IRA.
Kotse @ Jun 9th 2008 6:06PM
Here Birdie, Birdie....
SPG @ Jun 9th 2008 9:19PM
"Look honey, it's Toonces... And he can drive".
Kotse @ Jun 10th 2008 2:48PM
Meowww...wanna see me drivin' idee?
http://www.toonces.net/images/TOONCE10.jpg
Meowww...wanna see me drivin'?
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6649425647190160549
Xcountryflyer @ Jun 9th 2008 6:08PM
Worth it for the free publicity. F150 sales are so slow it doesn't really matter that it isn't for sale till after they crapped all over the car.
TwinTurbo3000GT @ Jun 9th 2008 6:16PM
I'm getting pretty tired of the term 'gas-guzzling'. It makes me realize what stupid lemmings the media turns people into.
Kiiks @ Jun 9th 2008 6:40PM
Shock and Awe
CrimsonO2 @ Jun 9th 2008 6:52PM
Calling a lifted Ford F-150 in Orange County a "gas guzzler" makes me a lemming ?
hmmm...
Lemming - def The act of following the crowd into an investment that will inevitably head for disaster.
No, seems like that definition would be for someone who thought they could purchase and maintain a lifted F-150 in a metropolitan area.
Glad at least some living thing found a use for that F-150.
TwinTurbo3000GT @ Jun 9th 2008 7:49PM
the media tries to make out trucks and SUV's as somehow 'Bad' vehicles. I garantee that lots of people who can afford to live in orange county can afford to maintain that truck.
Let people buy whatever they want to buy without judging them or trying to disuade them. Thats all the media is doing, trying to make everyone think like they do. Thank god everyone isn't so weak-minded. It's their money, and if they want to spend it on gas, that's their perogative.
People dont need 'gas-guzzling' sports cars, but that's what some people like, so that's what they get. Some people are into big trucks.
Everyone knows that children are brutally honest. Ask a 5-year old what they think of a big lifted truck, and i bet they will tell you it's cool. If your answer's any different, you're not being honest with yourself.
BTW, buying a lifted truck in Orange County if about as far away from the definition of a lemming as you can get. Buying a Hybrid, however, much more suits the definition you gave.
CrimsonO2 @ Jun 9th 2008 6:17PM
Damn tree-hugging hippies can't get anything right. This isn't what I meant when I told them we should egg those gas-guzzling SUV's!
Rick @ Jun 9th 2008 6:19PM
If these things sit on the lot long enough, I'm sure everything under the hood will be chewed apart by rodents. Scrape value!
Johnny @ Jun 9th 2008 6:25PM
Say what you will and crack all the jokes you want, but when a dealership ropes off a truck and waits for the eggs to hatch before selling it, it shows their character. This is not about global warming, being a hippie, a tree hugger or what have you. It shows the decency of these people and the owner and sales manager of the dealership. If I wanted a Ford I would buy from this place than any other place. Im sure their etiquette and character trickles down to all the staff and serice guys and receptionist.
apu @ Jun 9th 2008 6:32PM
You go on right ahead and buy that pooped-on truck.
Steve @ Jun 9th 2008 6:36PM
Once I was sitting in the lobby of a local dealership getting my car serviced. While reading a magazine a ladybug came in the door and sat on the counter. The service manager said "hay look there is a effing lady bug here". He picked it up and with two hands dewinged the poor creature. He threw it back on the counter and laughed it off while the lady bug moved around in pain. His partner gave him a look and squashed it with a pile of paper and put it out of its misery.
Now Im no environmentalist but the asshole could have just picked up the lady bug with a piece of paper and walked to the door and put it outside.
Anyways I never went there again because this action further explained to me why the service work was always crappy and the employees rude and the service bays disorganized.
steveo391 @ Jun 9th 2008 11:16PM
I'm with apu, that paint is gonna be ruined if they leave all the crap on it for long enough.