March 30, 2006
South Park
Even K-Lo at the Corner can't stop watching. She links to GOP Vixen's description of the Second Episode:
In the episode, Kyle's dad buys a hybrid car (called a "Pious") and starts getting environmentalist ego, putting fake tickets on all the gas guzzlers. When the rest of the town gets angry at him, he decides South Park just isn't enlightened enough and moves the family to San Francisco. Stan misses Kyle and tries to lure the Braflovskis back by encouraging everyone to buy hybrids. After Stan writes and performs a "gay little song" about ecofriendliness, everybody buys hybrids. Then local weather officials freak out because South Park is becoming covered in smug generated by smug eco do-gooders. This combined with the No. 1 smug region in the nation -- San Francisco -- will soon be combining with the smug front generated by George Clooney's Oscar acceptance speech and forming a destructive smug storm.
I haven't seen it yet but have it on TiVo. I have some extremely smug relatives with a new Hybrid. I can't wait...
Posted by jk at March 30, 2006 10:19 AM
This is why I'm getting a DVR next month!
BTW - at my job (As a medic, BTW) we're getting three new hybrid Ford Escapes for responder and supervisor vehicles. Should I be looking for a job as a medic with the SFFD yet? ;)
Posted by: TrekMedic251 at March 30, 2006 8:48 PMI bet those get driven a lot. I wonder if the hybrids might actually make economic sense? Do you know an average mileage figure?
You will love the DVR. One of those "how did I live without it?" devices.
Posted by: jk at March 30, 2006 9:12 PMI saw it last night. This is the funniest South Park ever. Holler if anybody nneeds a DVD.
Posted by: jk at March 31, 2006 8:56 AMThis month's Scientific American has a table that lists the hybrids and their mileage, plus how many tons of CO2 it release per 15,000 miles.
Posted by: AlexC at March 31, 2006 4:39 PM | What do you think? [4]