The Thiccctionary

To: The Editor-in-Chief

From: The Senior Cataloguer

Re: Entry for Liebherr T 282B, Mining Haul Truck, Federal Republic of Germany

Recommendation: Publish, Without Amendment

Summary

The subject is a haul truck of original manufacture, intended for service in open-pit mining operations. The undersigned has reviewed the materials submitted by Liebherr-Werk Biberach GmbH and has determined that the subject meets all girth criteria as currently understood by the publication. The undersigned recommends publication in the next available issue, without amendment.

Specifications

Editorial Reasoning

The subject demonstrates girth at every observed metric. The width exceeds that of a standard residential street. The wheels, individually, exceed the height of most adult human beings, which is a metric the publication does not catalogue, but which provides useful comparison. The engine displacement, ninety litres, exceeds the entire fuel capacity of the cataloguer's first automobile.

More importantly, the subject is not merely large. It is engineered for largeness. The subject was designed by people who understood the assignment. Per Style Guide § II.4, engineered girth is eligible. The subject is engineered. The subject is eligible.

A Note on Precedent

The undersigned wishes to record, for the editorial record, that this entry will establish the boundary of the publication's ambition. It is unlikely that a future subject will materially exceed the dimensions of the T 282B. The undersigned does not wish this to be interpreted as cynicism. It is merely an observation.

The undersigned has, for nineteen years, sought a subject of this scale, designed with this clarity of purpose, and documented with this fidelity. The publication has been fortunate. The publication should publish.

Respectfully filed,
The Senior Cataloguer