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How To Flick Off A Hummer

Hamilton Nolan — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:36:41 EST

"My brother did 3 tours in Iraq so someone could drive around in this!?!?!!?" That's what Rebecca from Minneapolis wants to know about this stupid Hummer. So she flipped the bastard off! Luckily for her, there's a website called FUH2.com, devoted exclusively to pictures of people flipping off Hummers (H2 version only). We judge this to be a good thing. After the jump, five pictures illustrating the different styles that patriotic Americans have used to give the gas-guzzling monsters the one-finger salute. May this be the first step towards justice in the world!

A double!

A cyber!

A showroom!

A moonshot!

A Happy Meal!

[via Kottke]

Fergie Auctions Off Her Hummer H2 To, You Know, Save The Environment

Ray Wert — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:00:00 EDT

The owner of the trademark on lovely lady lumps is auctioning off her lump of an SUV — a DUB Edition Hummer H2 for charity. That's totally so special of her! So what's the charity, you ask? Global Green USA. Umm, yeah. But wait, wait all you cynics of the world — she answers your question your question already. The answer, just below the jump:

The cynic may say that this is just transferring the negative effects of the vehicle to someone else, but in supporting Global Green USA, the charity is donating carbon emission credits for 10 years to offset the impact and in addition it is using the money to work on the important issue of climate change.

Oh, well, carbon emission credits — sure, we'll buy that. What about the carbon emissions credits you'll need to offset the ten gallon jugs of disinfectant you'll need to cleanse this vehicle of whatever Fergaliciousness may have gone on in the back? (Hat tip to Joe!) [via eBay]

Transformers Movie Update: We Have An Exclusive Robogasm With Ironhide, Bumblebee, Jazz And Ratchet

Ray Wert — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:55:00 EDT

The General took four robots in disguise to the GM Riverwalk this afternoon to show them off in all their vehicular glory and gave us the exclusive look at all of them — before they're sent out west to californicate with the stars at the premiere. Although we weren't allowed to drive or even touch the GMC TopKick (Ironhide), Camaro concept car (Bumblebee), Solstice (Jazz) and Hummer (Ratchet) making up the four Autobot alt-vehicle modes owned by GM, we did find a way to make sure Jalopnik got a chance to sorta touch at least one of them. Check out our galleries of the hot car-robot action in our four galleries below. – Ray Wert

Transformers Toys For Tots: Ratchet's A Whore Of A Hummer

Ray Wert — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:01:00 EST

One of the biggest reasons for the General to be involved in this upcoming summer's blockbuster movie about the cars that disguise themselves as robots (yes, we know it's "robots in disguise" but maybe we're projecting our allegiances here) is the merchandising. The folks in the RenCen's phallic towers of power are going to be able to get millions of kids across this great nation — nay, across this heckuva world — to play with products that share some remarkable visual similarities to products and brand names they currently sell. Although they're not looking for the children of the world to rise up and buy a GMC TopKick en masse, but they are hoping they'll leave the theaters and the toy stores with a warm and fuzzy feeling deep down in their sub-cockle area, and then maybe twenty years from now they'll all buy GMC's en masse. For instance, here we've got the Autobot automotive medic, Ratchet — all rip-roarin' and ready to suture — in his vehicular form that despite some heavy modifications, still bears that Schwarzenegger-loved brand name plastered on the front end. Because to us, nothing says safe, secure and well-oiled to us like an H1 H2. Full gallery below courtesy of the folks at TFW2005.com — and as always, feel free to keep up with all of our Transformers pics at our full gallery here. – Ray Wert

New Images of Transformers Movie Toys Ratchet and Longview [TFW2005.com]

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