How would you describe this truck?

Kerosene · May 12, 2013

Yes I could.

EDT: Well now you've changed the thread title.

It's up to you how you'd like to describe it.

triceretops · May 12, 2013

Uh, a raised, (possibly) 4-WD (can't see the hubs) long bed, short cab pickup?

lolchemist · May 12, 2013

An old and rusty red Year + brand + model pick-up truck.

SomethingOrOther · May 12, 2013

An old, stoic dragon, the last of its kind, red and ragged and covered in the foul dirt of the untamable wilderness, wise beyond its years with the secrets of its ancestors, converted by a vengeful sorcerer into a pick-up truck.

dawinsor · May 12, 2013

Surely that depends on who's doing the describing. IOW, it's a POV issue.

Liralen · May 12, 2013

It's going to depend on what properties it has that are important to the story. For instance, is it significant that it's not a full-size pickup? Or that the driver's front quarterpanel appears to be covered in rust? That it has no front bumper? How long the bed is?

bulldoggerel · May 12, 2013

In a story? A million different ways depending on the plot.
If I were walking it by today- Bondo Bomb.

buz · May 12, 2013

"truck."

or:

SomethingOrOther said:
An old, stoic dragon, the last of its kind, red and ragged and covered in the foul dirt of the untamable wilderness, wise beyond its years with the secrets of its ancestors, converted by a vengeful sorcerer into a pick-up truck.

works pretty well for the opposite end of the description spectrum...

DanielaTorre · May 12, 2013

Uh... is this a writing exercise for all of us, or are you trying to get us to write description that you as a writer should be coming up with yourself?

ironmikezero · May 12, 2013

Pickup truck, no front plate, faded red, standard cab, open bed, last seen parked in driveway... approach with caution - back up advised...

benbradley · May 12, 2013

Redneck dream machine.

jjdebenedictis · May 12, 2013

DanielaTorre said:
Uh... is this a writing exercise for all of us, or are you trying to get us to write description that you as a writer should be coming up with yourself?

Yeah, I kinda wonder what the point of this is too. I neither want to jump through hoops for you nor do your work for you.

Sagana · May 13, 2013

Generally I wouldn't. I only describe things when forced by the needs of the story.

evilrooster · May 13, 2013

It was a curious equipage composed almost entirely of metal. Its four wheels were shod in Vulcanized caoutchouc and attached to the body by a complex system of rods and levers. The upper portion had been painted red at some point in the distant past, but was much disfigured by rust. It was roughly box-shaped, with a glassed-in interior cabin approximately one-third of the way along the body. Behind that sat an open-topped space that I surmised was intended for luggage or servants. Its front sported a crude filigree of dark metal ornamented on either side by intricate glass disks.

Oddly, the vehicle had no place for the attachment of horses, nor a coachman's seat at the top. I could only conclude that it was a whimsical fancy, a kind of mechanical folly left to corrode where it sat. Did the creator intend to inspire in the viewer a melancholy awareness that even the incomprehensible must someday decline and decay? I do not know, but that was my final thought as I turned from it and spurred my mare onward. The skywhale would be departing within the hour, and my musings would not get me to the port on time.

Diem_Allen · May 13, 2013

"well loved"

allenparker · May 13, 2013

A truck that belongs in my front yard.

Bufty · May 13, 2013

Jed's wheels. :Shrug:

What's the point of the question?

WeaselFire · May 13, 2013

It's a technical. Google it.

Jeff

veinglory · May 13, 2013

Um, for whom? Back home I would call it a grody ute. But I doubt that will help you.

Susan Coffin · May 13, 2013

But, as well all know, this story is not really about the truck......

littleone12b.

Bufty · May 13, 2013

If it's for e-bay - Caveat Emptor might be a good description. :snoopy:

thothguard51 · May 13, 2013

Susan Littlefield said:
But, as well all know, this story is not really about the truck......

littleone12b.

Susan got it...

The story is about the oil stain on the other wise perfectly clean driveway in front of the truck and what it says about the neighborhood in which driveways are spotless and lawns are always well manicured...

angeliz2k · May 13, 2013

...the kind of truck where you aren't sure whether it's meant to move or just act as a lawn ornament.

But, mostly, I wouldn't describe it unless it was important to do so.

BTW, it reminds me of my brother's red '78 Ford F-150.

Susan Coffin · May 13, 2013

thothguard51 said:
Susan got it...

The story is about the oil stain on the other wise perfectly clean driveway in front of the truck and what it says about the neighborhood in which driveways are spotless and lawns are always well manicured...

I suggest the real story is about what happened in the truck.

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How would you describe this truck?

Your Pixie Queen

Shooting stars.

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Dorothy A. Winsor

Miss Conceived

Let Them Eat Crow

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practical experience, FTW

It's a doggy dog world

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Wicked chicken

"Jane, get me off this crazy thing!

Naked Futon Guy

Where have the last ten years gone?

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Tell it like it Is

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A Gentleman of a refined age...

never mind the shorty

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