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The Hummer Death Watch Begins

That’s what I’m taking away from this WSJ piece.

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4 Responses to “The Hummer Death Watch Begins”

  1. Brent Says:
    June 4th, 2009 at 5:49 pm

    Didn’t The Onion just do a piece on a Chinese worker wondering why Americans buy the crap he makes? Is turnabout fair play?

  2. 2fs Says:
    June 4th, 2009 at 6:40 pm

    But what will men with lesser endowments drive if the Hummer disappears?

  3. Graham Says:
    June 5th, 2009 at 6:06 am

    I have always thought it inevitable that the Hummers would die. Like the dinosaur, afro, and hammer pants, they were too big and unwieldy to survive for long!

  4. Beany Says:
    June 5th, 2009 at 11:19 am

    OT: Thought you would like the “Watch out for Flying Monkey” signs created by one blogger,

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