a vehicle,silly.
2007-05-15 05:28:21
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answer #1
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answered by stormy 6
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A Hummer is slang for three things:
1. Oral sex given to a man
2. A large SUV type vehicle called a HMMV (High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle). All HMMWVs are designed for use over all types of roads, in all weather conditions and are extremely effective in the most difficult terrain. The HMMV’s high power-to-weight ratio, four-wheel drive and high ground clearance combine to give it outstanding cross-country mobility.
3.There is also a type of HMMV (Hummer) available to civilians. It's basically a pretty version of the Army's HMMV.
I got this off the website: Few vehicles are as instantly recognizable as a Hummer SUV. Unapologetically boxy and impossibly wide, these rugged vehicles were originally built for military use, and it shows. For Hummer aficionados, the fact that these mammoth rock-crawlers are tank-like both in appearance and nature is a selling point, not a flaw. Go to a Hummer dealer and all you'll see are SUVs. There is no such thing as a Hummer car, at least not yet.
The Hummer brand can actually trace its roots back to another military icon -- the Jeep. Designed by the Willys-Overland company in the 1940s, the Jeep became so popular that when Henry J. Kaiser purchased the Willys-Overland company in 1953, the name was changed to Kaiser-Jeep. In 1970, American Motors bought Kaiser-Jeep and renamed it the Jeep Corporation. At that point, Jeep was producing vehicles through two divisions: the Commercial Products division in Toledo, Ohio, and the Government Products division in South Bend, Indiana.
A year later, the Government Products division was spun off as a wholly owned subsidiary known as AM General. In the early 1980s, the company, now owned by the LTV Corporation, designed a vehicle to compete for a contract offered by the U.S. Army. Called the High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV, or Humvee, as it came to be known), it was designed to serve as the military's main light tactical vehicle. AM General won a 1983 production contract (the first of many with the U.S. Army) that required the delivery of 55,000 vehicles over a five-year period.
AM General's Humvees distinguished themselves in active duty during the Persian Gulf War in the early '90s. The vehicle's wartime prowess garnered a great deal of positive publicity, and not just within military circles. As a result, AM General (now under the ownership of the Renco Group) decided to introduce a civilian version of the Humvee, dubbed the Hummer, in 1992. In 1999, General Motors bought the rights to the Hummer brand name and became responsible for the development, marketing and distribution of future Hummer SUVs.
The original Hummer, now called the H1, is still very much a niche offering and only a small number are produced each year. This exclusivity has played a part in making the pricey SUV a rather conspicuous status symbol. Under GM's guidance, the brand has expanded to include additional vehicles that still possess the Hummer bravado but with civilized road matters better suited for general public consumption.
2007-05-15 05:36:39
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answer #2
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answered by Anonymous
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a hummer can be a large gas guzzling tin can of a vehicle, or a *******, or someone at work who drives you nuts with there chipper humming of elvis presly songs.
2007-05-15 05:38:00
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answer #3
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answered by Anonymous
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A big SUV that takes a parking slot in a half, and costs close to $80.000
2007-05-15 06:46:47
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answer #4
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answered by Pauly W 7
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A thing us guys like
2007-05-15 05:31:02
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answer #5
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answered by Sheriff of Yahoo! 7
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only the best car ever big n square like its so tight
2007-05-15 05:29:03
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answer #6
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answered by P&S Thuggin 5
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it's a wee bird that eats flower nectar
2007-05-15 05:30:47
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answer #7
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answered by Antoine J 5
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a gas guzzling SUV truck type vehicle. its huge....
2007-05-15 05:29:12
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answer #8
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answered by *80z babi* 2
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a big car that takes all your money
2007-05-15 05:28:03
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answer #9
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answered by Kyla 3
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something his wife never does
2007-05-15 05:33:37
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answer #10
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answered by katie b 2
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