Reader Poll: Was This Done By a Hybrid Hater, or An Angry Ex?

 
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Toyota Prius with keyed hood, via Twitter account of @peterpham

Toyota Prius with keyed hood, via Twitter account of @peterpham

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It's Friday, the day when we round up the random items we've received all week and decide what to do with them.

This one, we decided, deserves a reader poll. What do you think, was this innocent grey second-generation Toyota Prius keyed by someone who hates the fuel efficiency and green image of Toyota's quintessential hybrid?

Or was it an angry ex, bitter and frustrated, who took out his or her resentments at the end of a relationship on an innocent car?

2008 Toyota Prius

2008 Toyota Prius

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Hey, maybe it was just some random jerk.

The photo comes to us via the Twitter account of @peterpham, who posted it with the caption, "Ouch! Prius hater or ex-girlfriend?"

(Or boyfriend, we might add. Hey, women drive Priuses too.)

So: Hater, ex, jerk ... or something else entirely? Tell us what you think in the Comments below.





 
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Comments (3)
  1. I say neither. It was an engineer trying to figure out if Prius hoods are made of steel or aluminum. Since he didn't have a magnet, he decided to scratch the paint off to see if it rusts.
    But the real question is, why did the bird crap all over the hood. Was the bird trying to deter the engineer from scratching the hood?
     
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  2. I'd say neither...
    I reckon the driver of this car (which incidentally is also a Prius) upset someone!
     
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  3. @ Cellulite Solution
    You're probably the first to comment because many peope tried to post something BUT THE VERFICATION WAS SO DAMN DIFFICULT TO READ, that they couldn't, or just didn't bother after three attempts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
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