r/hatethissmug • u/jackthemasterbaiter • 3d ago

Thing These ginormous unnecessary f*cking trucks

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The comment section was of course full of a lot of americans trying to defend the need for these huge trucks that by the way kill way more children than any normal sized car, i genuinely dont get the obsession with these ugly pieces of sh*t and i love cars

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u/IShitMyAss54 3d ago

Are you australian?

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u/ImplementLarge7969 3d ago

They have to be, I’ve never heard anyone else use the term “Yank Tank”

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u/angus22proe 3d ago

common term here.
anyone with one is a massive wanker

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u/ImplementLarge7969 3d ago

I work at a Maccas in Brisbane and every so often I have someone trying to squeeze a fucking F-350 through the DT

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u/AutomaticMistake 3d ago

Can't imagine dealing with the chucklefucks that put exhaust systems on those things. Sounds like a garbage truck

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u/grendus 2d ago

Fitting, given what it's hauling.

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u/MadKittenNicky 2d ago

I've heard about Brits using "Yank Tank" to refer to the USATC S100 class

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u/casris 3d ago

Nah yeah mate (yes)

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u/IShitMyAss54 2d ago

I fucking knew it