Jalopnik: fresno

Senator Feinstein to Toyota: Stop Making Fun of Fresno

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:15:00 EST

Toyota has decided to pull and re-edit the above the "farting cows" commercial we showed you last week after California Senator Dianne Feinstein complained that it made unfair fun of Fresno (it didn't). The advertisement for the Prius indicated in the future "gas stations will become nothing more than low-budget tourist stops. Like ghost towns... or Fresno." A councilman said he'd forgive Toyota if they opened up a Prius plant in Fresno, to which Toyota replied: "God, no one from our company would want to live in Fresno... it's a ghost town." [via Modesto Bee]

Why Not Buy a Hearse?

Davey G. Johnson — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 22:30:00 EDT

An early myspace pal we haven't talked to in two or three years or so (we're largely retainers, not deleters) posted a bulletin about one of her myspace pal's need to sell a hearse. Said multi-degree myspacester is asking $3k and is apparently known as "Maverick Cadaverick," which brings to mind Steve Miller, Tom Cruise and um, er, uh...45 Grave? Plus, it's in Fresno, which ensures its Valley-Goth credentials. Formaldehyde and crystal meth? What a heritage one could inherit with this machine! It's a '76 Cad, which makes it the perfect cover for busting Murdock out of the VA hospital, and as a bonus to Professional Car collectors, it actually looks pretty-well stock. [MaverickCadaverick]

Self-Righteous Fresno-Area Man Opposed to Lawn Parking

Davey G. Johnson — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 17:00:00 EST

Eddie Jimenez of the Fresno Bee doesn't like it when people park their vehicles on their front lawns. He lives in Reedley, California, which is another one of those Central Valley towns that may as well not be in California. But the thing that cheesed us off the most is that Fresnans (Fresnoites? Fresnenians?) have apparently had the temerity to pass legislation banning lawn-parking. People. You live in Fresno. It's a rite of passage the first time you park your vehicle on the grass, break out the cinder blocks and remove the wheels. There's no point in trying to make the Central Valley highfalutin'. In your heart of hearts, Eddie you know this. So quit yer bitchin'. – Davey G. Johnson

Park cars where they belong, not on lawn [Fresno Bee]