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 Stories About: celebrity AND education AND electric vehicles AND hybrids AND Prius
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White and nerdy
Weird Al rocks my socks off |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
28 Sep 2006 |
Gristmill |
| This video has nothing to do with the environment but my white and nerdy husband is insisting that I blog it perpetuates the stereotype that Priuses are white and nerdy. Sigh. The same implication is made for the Segway, but I can't say I disagree. Like him or not, there's no denying that Weird Al is a genius. |
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| Topics: cars, celebrity, education, electric vehicles, hybrids, Prius (all these topics) |
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Have Some Class: Curbing global warming
UCLA student wins Larry David's hybrid in surprise giveaway |
Sarah van Schagen |
04 May 2006 |
Gristmill |
| UCLA students in Prof. Sherman's 'ENVIRON 188: Effective Methods of Social Change' class got quite a surprise yesterday when Larry and Laurie David showed up to lecture about the climate crisis. One student in particular, Erick Tarula (pictured at left with Larry David; photo: Getty Images, courtesy mtvU), was even more surprised when he was handed the keys to the Prius Larry drives on Curb Your Enthusiasm. The lucky med student is the winner of the Curb Global Wa ... |
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