A Valiant Effort, YouTube

What happens when people who aren't heavily involved in the car community attempt to discuss cars?

Well, if you have a sense of humor, the result is often hilarious. A brilliant place to see this happening is the world's favorite website for video sharing. YouTube comments are definitely among some of the most entertaining reading material freely available. I've gotten to the point where it's nearly impossible for me to watch a video without spending 10 additional minutes scrolling through the comments section. There never fails to be at least one comment that has me wondering if there is an undiscovered animal species, very similar to humans, but with much less brain power.

Today's example comes from a Simple Misfits video where the usual host uses fake spray paint to paint lines on vehicles who are double parked. The prank is a little hit and miss, but the comments are beautiful. In the video, one of the prankster's victims is the owner of a white FR-S. Now, here's the kicker: the FR-S has been debadged and then re-badged with Toyota badges to give it that "JDM AS F*CK" look (I assume). I know this must be the case because the setting of the video is in the US, specifically California, and we all know that in the US, the new line of 86's is sold as either a Scion or a Subaru. I'm going ahead and chucking any chances that this person imported an 86 from either Japan or Europe out the window because no one would do that. Anyway, I also know this is an FR-S rather than the Subaru BRZ because the front end is clearly that of an FR-S.

Here is a comparison of the three:

And here is the car in question:

Now, here comes the great part. I will post the entire comment thread for your enjoyment. I did not edit out any names or anything because all of it is completely public on YouTube, anyway. Also, ignore the obvious troll. I only left him because there's at least one guy who takes him seriously and it's worth a couple chuckles.

I encourage you to take to time to read through every comment, as their struggles to grasp the concept of swapping badges is so sad, but so beautiful:

Yes, I responded. And yes, I come off as a bit of an ass, but I just couldn't help myself. Usually, I just laugh these kinds of things off, mostly because at least ONE person in the thread gets it, but this time I felt I needed to come to the rescue for the sake of the car community.

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed that cringefest as much as I did! Feel free to share any links or photos you might have to similar instances.