Friday Funny: How Americans Use Their Hummers
30 April 2004 - 2:00pm
A website parodies the civilian version of the Humvee.
"A civilian Humvee. It makes about as much sense as a civilian nuclear submarine. Nevertheless, they're popular devils...Although the Hummer gets only around 10 miles to the gallon, compared to 25 in the original Model T, General Motors insists that it has not fallen behind on the technology curve." [Don't miss the movie and the quiz]
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Source:
Sierra Club, April 25, 2004
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