Comments on: Parking ‘Tard or Not? You Make the Call

By: Matt Mason

Matt Mason — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:22:07 +0000

Since the engine wasn’t running, the vehicle was in a parking lot as opposed to the street or in front of an entrance, and the driver didn’t appear to be picking up or dropping off passengers, then I think it would be considered parking. He should get a parking violation and a maggot on his sleeve. He’s a loser baby.

By: kfreyla

kfreyla — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:31:11 +0000

Tard? Most definitely. But parking, there’s the rub. Wouldn’t want to let the douchebag off on a technicality. If the car is running but he’s sitting there taking up two spaces…Idling Tard? Linger Tard? Hm, just doesn’t have the ring. Oh F it. Total parking tard.

By: lucindamichele

lucindamichele — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:18:58 +0000

http://www.last.fm/music/Black+Eyed+Peas/_/Lets+Get+Retarded

By: Matt Mason

Matt Mason — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:54:36 +0000

After this “avalanche” of comments, the verdict is in: a unanimous “guilty.” You can add my vote to the tally.

As for using the term “parking douchebag” (or “douche” for short), that’s something we discussed in the comments to an earlier post, and it sounds good to me. As I mentioned, that term reflects the deliberate nature of the behavior. However, “parking ‘tard” is now so embedded in our collective consciousness, a veritable brand name, that it might be difficult to change at this point.

But to commenter Retard, you don’t really think that, if the goal was to be PC, we’d be using the term “‘tard,” do you? Seriously? And then wouldn’t users of douche products (indeed, douche bags) consider the newly proposed term politically incorrect as well?

By: Griffith Park Wayist

Griffith Park Wayist — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:55:05 +0000

A third for arking douchbag.

Please report them to: http://www.YouParkLikeAnAsshole.com right away. Seriously.

By: Will Campbell

Will Campbell — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:26:57 +0000

I was all set to grant some minor level of leniency, claiming a true parking tard must not be touching any part of his or her vehicle, but Dave Share’s absolutely right.

By: Roberta

Roberta — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:12:27 +0000

i second the parking douchebag

By: Retard

Retard — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:10:33 +0000

Why don’t you guys just drop the apostrophe and call them retards? Oh wait, that wouldn’t be nice or PC, but the apostrophe makes it all nicey-nice.

By: Jodi

Jodi — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:21:53 +0000

How about Parking Douchebag?

By: Lynn

Lynn — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:59:46 +0000

Total ‘tard. No excuse to park like that. EVER.