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A Stock Phrase that sometimes appears on T-shirts or bumper stickers. This started around 1980 with stickers and license-plate frames reading, "My Other Car Is a Porsche". The others are takeoffs, directly or indirectly, on that cliche of the times. |
A [[Stock Phrase]] that sometimes appears on T-shirts or bumper stickers. This started around 1980 with stickers and license-plate frames reading, "My Other Car Is a Porsche". The others are takeoffs, directly or indirectly, on that cliche of the times. |
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* [[Ur Example]]: "My Other Car is a Porsche." |
* [[Ur Example]]: "My Other Car is a Porsche." |
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* In an early episode of ''[[King of the Hill]]'', Bill wears a shirt that says "my other car is a lawnmower." |
* In an early episode of ''[[King of the Hill]]'', Bill wears a shirt that says "my other car is a lawnmower." |
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* [[The Simpsons ( |
* [[The Simpsons (animation)|Comic Book Guy]] had a bumper sticker which said "My other car is [[Star Wars|the Millenium Falcon]]" given to him by a [[Harrison Ford]] lookalike, until it was removed by a car wash attendant. |
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* [[Kingdom of Loathing|My other car is made of meat]]. |
* [[Kingdom of Loathing|My other car is made of meat]]. |
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* In ''[[The Sandman]]'', the Fashion Thing's broom has a bumper sticker reading, "My other broom is a Porsche." |
* In ''[[The Sandman]]'', the Fashion Thing's broom has a bumper sticker reading, "My other broom is a Porsche." |
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* Famously from ''[[The |
* Famously from ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'': |
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{{quote|"My other car is also a Porsche"}} |
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* Several variants in [[Real Life]]: |
* Several variants in [[Real Life]]: |
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** My Other Car is Also a Piece of Junk |
** My Other Car is Also a Piece of Junk |
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** My Other Car is a Mercedes |
** My Other Car is a Mercedes |
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** My Other Car is a [[Tank Goodness|Tank]] |
** My Other Car is a [[Tank Goodness|Tank]] |
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** My Other Car is a [[Babylon |
** My Other Car is a [[Babylon 5|Starfury]] |
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** My Other Car is in the shop |
** My Other Car is in the shop |
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** My Other Car is an [[Star Wars|X-Wing]] |
** My Other Car is an [[Star Wars|X-Wing]] |
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** My Other Car is a [[Cool Plane|Stealth Bomber]] |
** My Other Car is a [[Cool Plane|Stealth Bomber]] |
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** My Other Vehicle is in Orbit |
** My Other Vehicle is in Orbit |
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** My Other Car is a Broom |
** My Other Car is a [[Flying Broomstick|Broom]] |
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** My Other Car was won in the divorce *teardrop* |
** My Other Car was won in the divorce *teardrop* |
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** My Other Car is a [[Doctor Who |
** My Other Car is a [[Doctor Who|TARDIS]] |
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** My Other Car is a Bicycle |
** My Other Car is a Bicycle |
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** My Other Car is a [[Final Fantasy|Chocobo]] |
** My Other Car is a [[Final Fantasy|Chocobo]] |
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** My Other Bumper Sticker is Funny |
** My Other Bumper Sticker is Funny |
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** My Other Ride Is [[Your Mom]] |
** My Other Ride Is [[Your Mom]] |
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** My Other Ride is a [[Supernatural|67 Impala]] |
** My Other Ride is a [[Supernatural (TV series)|67 Impala]] |
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** And so on, and so on... |
** And so on, and so on... |
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* Parodied in the ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode "I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar": |
* Parodied in the ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode "I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar": |
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* My Other Car is a [[Transformers|12 foot transforming robot.]] |
* My Other Car is a [[Transformers|12 foot transforming robot.]] |
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** There's also "My other car is an [Autobot symbol here]" and there's a Decepticon variant. And sometimes the word is written out. |
** There's also "My other car is an [Autobot symbol here]" and there's a Decepticon variant. And sometimes the word is written out. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Xkcd]]'': This is my other car. |
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* The amusement park on the Moon in ''[[Futurama]]'' sold bumper stickers reading "My other car is a Porsche On The Moon!" |
* The amusement park on the Moon in ''[[Futurama]]'' sold bumper stickers reading "My other car is a Porsche On The Moon!" |
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* "My other ride is a striped frostsaber." |
* "My other ride is a striped frostsaber." |
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* "[[Every Car Is a Pinto|My Other Car Is a Pinto]]". |
* "[[Every Car Is a Pinto|My Other Car Is a Pinto]]". |
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* In ''Team Fortress 2'''s game assets available to players, a bumper sticker can be seen on the front of the Sniper's camper van stating "My other camper is a SWORD VAN!", a reference to [http://secretoptionf.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/swordcc-tf2.gif?w=500&h=663 one of KC Green's comics]. |
* In ''Team Fortress 2'''s game assets available to players, a bumper sticker can be seen on the front of the Sniper's camper van stating "My other camper is a SWORD VAN!", a reference to [http://secretoptionf.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/swordcc-tf2.gif?w=500&h=663 one of KC Green's comics]. |
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* My other CAR is a CDR. |
* My other CAR is a CDR.<ref>The joke is that in the Lisp programming language, CAR and CDR are two iconic list operations.</ref> |
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* ''[[Top Gear]]'' has had... |
* ''[[Top Gear]]'' has had... |
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** "My other car is a Porsche. (But unfortunately it's a 924 with flames up the side.)" |
** "My other car is a Porsche. (But unfortunately it's a 924 with flames up the side.)" |
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* There's a Subaru commercial with a car sporting the bumper sticker "My Other Car is a Bike". |
* There's a Subaru commercial with a car sporting the bumper sticker "My Other Car is a Bike". |
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* Not actually a sticker, but in ''[[Batman]] Begins''; |
* Not actually a sticker, but in ''[[Batman]] Begins''; |
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{{quote|Some Guy: Nice car. |
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Bruce Wayne/Batman: You should see my other one. }} |
Bruce Wayne/Batman: You should see my other one. }} |
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* One issue of Nintendo Power magazine came with cards featuring the characters from ''[[ |
* One issue of Nintendo Power magazine came with cards featuring the characters from ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', each with a message on their license plate. Mario's said "My other car is a dinosaur". |
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* Dave Lavery, who makes rovers for NASA, has you all beat: |
* Dave Lavery, who makes rovers for NASA, has you all beat: |
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** "My Other Car Is ''Still'' On Mars." |
** "My Other Car Is ''Still'' On Mars." |
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** It probably disturbed The Witch too, didn't it? DIDN'T IT?!?!?!?!?! |
** It probably disturbed The Witch too, didn't it? DIDN'T IT?!?!?!?!?! |
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* My other car is the [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|EVA-01]] |
* My other car is the [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|EVA-01]] |
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* Made for a tank-crazy [[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers ( |
* Made for a tank-crazy [[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (animation)|Rangerphile]]: "My other car is a Sherman". |
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* Parodied in [[Young Wizards]] [[ |
* Parodied in [[Young Wizards]] [[LiveJournal]] icons; specifically, "My other Mac is a Manual" (since many modern wizard's manuals are manifesting as computers similar to Macs). |
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* Parodied, again, in Terry Pratchett's ''[[Johnny Maxwell Trilogy]]''. The kids are in a graveyard, looking at someone's very showy grave, and Yo-Less comments, more or less, that the dead guy therein should have a sign up that says "My other grave is a porch." The dead guy in question, having died quite a while back, reveals in a conversation with Johnny that he doesn't understand this. |
* Parodied, again, in Terry Pratchett's ''[[Johnny Maxwell Trilogy]]''. The kids are in a graveyard, looking at someone's very showy grave, and Yo-Less comments, more or less, that the dead guy therein should have a sign up that says "My other grave is a porch." The dead guy in question, having died quite a while back, reveals in a conversation with Johnny that he doesn't understand this. |
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* My other car [[Flintstones|runs on feet.]] |
* My other car [[Flintstones|runs on feet.]] |
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* My other car is a [[Halo|Warthog]]. |
* My other car is a [[Halo|Warthog]]. |
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* A [[Dragon |
* A [[Dragon (magazine)|Dragonmirth]] cartoon has "[http://www.reocities.com/nevyn_74/mythsteed.JPG My other steed]{{Dead link}}..." version. |
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* My other car is a [[Warhammer 40 |
* My other car is a [[Warhammer 40,000|Bane]][[Tank Goodness|blade]]. |
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* [[George Carlin]] suggested a sticker reading, "My other car is a [[The Alleged Car|piece of shit]] too. |
* [[George Carlin]] suggested a sticker reading, "My other car is a [[The Alleged Car|piece of shit]] too. |
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* ''[[Mummies Alive]]'' - "My Other Car is a Chariot" |
* ''[[Mummies Alive]]'' - "My Other Car is a Chariot" |
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Latest revision as of 17:15, 8 November 2020
A Stock Phrase that sometimes appears on T-shirts or bumper stickers. This started around 1980 with stickers and license-plate frames reading, "My Other Car Is a Porsche". The others are takeoffs, directly or indirectly, on that cliche of the times.
Examples of My Other Car Is an X include:
- Ur Example: "My Other Car is a Porsche."
- In an early episode of King of the Hill, Bill wears a shirt that says "my other car is a lawnmower."
- Comic Book Guy had a bumper sticker which said "My other car is the Millenium Falcon" given to him by a Harrison Ford lookalike, until it was removed by a car wash attendant.
- My other car is made of meat.
- In The Sandman, the Fashion Thing's broom has a bumper sticker reading, "My other broom is a Porsche."
- Famously from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
"My other car is also a Porsche" |
- Several variants in Real Life:
- My Other Car is Also a Piece of Junk
- My Other Car is a Mercedes
- My Other Car is a Tank
- My Other Car is a Starfury
- My Other Car is in the shop
- My Other Car is an X-Wing
- My Other Car is Also Stolen
- My Other Car is a Stealth Bomber
- My Other Vehicle is in Orbit
- My Other Car is a Broom
- My Other Car was won in the divorce *teardrop*
- My Other Car is a TARDIS
- My Other Car is a Bicycle
- My Other Car is a Chocobo
- My Other Bumper Sticker is Funny
- My Other Ride Is Your Mom
- My Other Ride is a 67 Impala
- And so on, and so on...
- Parodied in the Family Guy episode "I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar":
- My Other Penis Is A Vagina
- My Other Car is a 12 foot transforming robot.
- There's also "My other car is an [Autobot symbol here]" and there's a Decepticon variant. And sometimes the word is written out.
- Xkcd: This is my other car.
- The amusement park on the Moon in Futurama sold bumper stickers reading "My other car is a Porsche On The Moon!"
- "My other ride is a striped frostsaber."
- "My Other Car Is a Pinto".
- In Team Fortress 2's game assets available to players, a bumper sticker can be seen on the front of the Sniper's camper van stating "My other camper is a SWORD VAN!", a reference to one of KC Green's comics.
- My other CAR is a CDR.[1]
- Top Gear has had...
- "My other car is a Porsche. (But unfortunately it's a 924 with flames up the side.)"
- "This car isn't mine! (I just bought it for a challenge on a popular Sunday night television programme.)"
- "Honk if you're also involved in an inexplicable race against some canoeists or something."
- There's a Subaru commercial with a car sporting the bumper sticker "My Other Car is a Bike".
- Not actually a sticker, but in Batman Begins;
Some Guy: Nice car. |
- One issue of Nintendo Power magazine came with cards featuring the characters from Mario Kart 64, each with a message on their license plate. Mario's said "My other car is a dinosaur".
- Dave Lavery, who makes rovers for NASA, has you all beat:
- "My Other Car Is Still On Mars."
- John Grunsfeld can compete on this, too. He called Car Talk for advice about a cargo van he sometimes drives. He was in the van at the time. It is the Space Shuttle.
- Not as spectacular, but still space-related: Some of the people that worked on the New Horizons mission got bumper stickers reading, "My other vehicle is on its way to Pluto."
- My other car has alerted the horde.
- It probably disturbed The Witch too, didn't it? DIDN'T IT?!?!?!?!?!
- My other car is the EVA-01
- Made for a tank-crazy Rangerphile: "My other car is a Sherman".
- Parodied in Young Wizards LiveJournal icons; specifically, "My other Mac is a Manual" (since many modern wizard's manuals are manifesting as computers similar to Macs).
- Parodied, again, in Terry Pratchett's Johnny Maxwell Trilogy. The kids are in a graveyard, looking at someone's very showy grave, and Yo-Less comments, more or less, that the dead guy therein should have a sign up that says "My other grave is a porch." The dead guy in question, having died quite a while back, reveals in a conversation with Johnny that he doesn't understand this.
- My other car runs on feet.
- My other car is a Warthog.
- A Dragonmirth cartoon has "My other steed [dead link]..." version.
- My other car is a Baneblade.
- George Carlin suggested a sticker reading, "My other car is a piece of shit too.
- Mummies Alive - "My Other Car is a Chariot"
- ↑ The joke is that in the Lisp programming language, CAR and CDR are two iconic list operations.