Jun 2 2008Emoticons For Driving Are A Horrible Idea
Drivemocions are animated LED emoticons for your car. You just stick the suction cup to your back window, and presto -- you become a dangerous hazard and reason enough for me to road rage on that ass like a tank. The faces are controlled via wireless controller, so you can pay even less attention to the road and more attention making sure you picked just the right emoticon to let others know you're a douchnozzle. They can be bought here for $50-$70, but I will go ballistic if anyone says they want one or thinks they're a good idea. Shit, phone.
That was the wife. Said she just bought the coolest car accessory ever. She wouldn't say what it was, but I have a bad feeling. So if you'll excuse me I need to plant a few landmines in the driveway.
UPDATE: Turns out she got one of those dancing hula girls for the dashboard! Unfortunately her grass skirt got charred a bit in the explosion.
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Thanks Shannon, you didn't send me that because you liked them, right?
Reader Comments
1. Sev - June 2, 2008 5:11 PM
FRISST! OLDD! I love thinkgeek. ^_^
2. damn luddites - June 2, 2008 5:14 PM
I want one. I think they're a good idea.
3. Sev - June 2, 2008 5:23 PM
OH! And I want one of these! It's a great idea. No longer will the naughty finger be needed when we have cute angry smileys to flash at the motorist in our rear! (Haha, in our rear...)
4. commercialphree - June 2, 2008 5:30 PM
OH GEEZ! This has to be an European thing because there is no way in hell anyone who used that "anger" face in America wouldn't plowed by some shit-ass redneck driver. Trust me, drivers are getting crazier and crazier and it's the awful driver who are the ones who will flip there shit in a heart beat. There was some guy who got out of his car at an exit one time and told me to get out of the car. This guy wanted to fight me because I blew my horn at him after HE cut ME off.. WTF!!!!
5. Popadopolis - June 2, 2008 5:31 PM
Sev, you are incorrect. This will never replace the most univeral sign in the world. Besides, why do I need to let the guy tailgating me that I'm "excited" when all he cares about is the thumb I'm throwing his way?
That's how you give someone "the bird" right? Your thumb pointed up in the air? Yeah, that sounds right.
6. feckless - June 2, 2008 5:43 PM
I'm not a good driver and I know it. Please do not use Emoticons on me.
7. pdrunk - June 2, 2008 6:00 PM
Why don't we skip the bullcrap, and just put in one of those LED signs you can get at Costco and say what you want...directly. Nothing gets your point across like seeing the words "NICE TURN SIGNAL DOUCHEBAG" in glowing red letters that everyone can see.
8. ErikHK - June 2, 2008 6:07 PM
Amazingly lame. Extremely cheesy and not-the-good-kind-of-geeky. On top of that: all of the faces looked pretty terrible (why not emulate :) ;) etc?), and the flirting face looked angry.
9. dan - June 2, 2008 6:32 PM
why do i see use of the cheeky emoticon triggering mass genocide?
10. me - June 2, 2008 6:35 PM
Um..I want one and have wanted something like this for a while haha The only problem is that I am from Houston,TX and someone here would follow me home and kill my entire family after I gave them the angry face.
11. Annearchist - June 2, 2008 8:30 PM
I got my sister one of these as a gag gift, because she's tiny little girl with massive road rage.
She's never installed it, but considering we live in New Jersey, it's probably for the best.
12. Annearchist - June 2, 2008 8:35 PM
Correction:
I got her the "original" non-animated one. The one in the video is cringe-inducing.
13. Anexio - June 2, 2008 8:42 PM
This is the gayest gadget since the invention of the Ricky Martin signature dildoe.
Just sayin'
14. guate6 - June 2, 2008 8:47 PM
The "cheeky" one looks like someone's getting the tongue...you know, pleasure...with the tongue.
I must say, I agree with #7
15. Elmo - June 2, 2008 9:15 PM
I wanna electronically B.A. people
16. Genghis Khunt - June 2, 2008 10:46 PM
Is there an emoticon for throwing up in your mouth a little? If so "insert throwing up in mouth alittle emoticon here".
17. BrokeRichKid - June 2, 2008 11:05 PM
I think text would be better.
"F*ck you" or "Thank you" depending on the situation
18. Fred - June 2, 2008 11:31 PM
I swear it looked like the angery face said "asshole"
19. Stuey - June 3, 2008 8:54 AM
Ive always wanted a scrolling marqee <<is that spelled right? Oh well.
I want a scrolling marqee to have preprogrammed messages, like
"Get off my ass douchbag"
"Nice usage of a blinker asshat"
"honk if your a slutty gal that loves to give road head"
you know, the important messages.
20. greg - June 3, 2008 9:29 AM
I think the angry face say fuck you. Im right?
I´dnt use a think like this or I´d dead less than a mile after
21. Eirc - June 3, 2008 10:36 AM
i think its well good
i want one
22. Erica - June 4, 2008 1:26 AM
I've wanted one of these since before emoticons even existed!!
Also, I wish to mount a rocket launcher on top of the hood of my car.