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Al G
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Overload is an understatement
The Mexicans in Baja have nothing on this Guy.....
The materials were loaded at Home Depot. Their store manager said they made the customer sign a waiver. While the plywood and 2X4's are fairly
obvious, what you can't see is the back seat, which contains - are you ready for this? - 10 bags of concrete @ 80 lbs. each. They estimated the load
weight at 3000 lbs. Both back tires exploded, the wheels bent and the rear shocks were driven through the floorboard.
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Albert G
Remember, if you haven\'t got a smile on your face and laughter in your heart, then you are just a sour old fart!....
The most precious thing we have is life, yet it has absolutely no trade-in value.
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DENNIS
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This had to be a joke or something. Nobody could be this stupid. Looks like the engine is still running.
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CaboRon
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
This had to be a joke or something. Nobody could be this stupid. Looks like the engine is still running. |
 Oh, Yes,
people can be that stupid !
I'm on the floor laughing !!!
Thanks Al !! -CaboRon
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Al G
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This is not a joke....
Albert G
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The most precious thing we have is life, yet it has absolutely no trade-in value.
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BirdDog
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Well at least it looks like he used good rope.
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DENNIS
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Well...If it wasn't a joke, it was a borrowed car.
Albert.......Did you take this shot?
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Lee
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Glass half full?
| Quote: | Originally posted by Al G
This is not a joke.... |
The guy underestimated the strength of his car. I'd say he's motivated to work -- but underpowered in transportation.
Don't think stoopid is a factor here. Just my take.
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Mexitron
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Nah...can't believe anyone would do that...
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DENNIS
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Lee............... Big time factor, for sure. I can't stop looking at this. It appears, from the rear ties, that the load was centered on top.
Looks like they tied it down with twine. The driver appears to still be in the car, probably in shock.
Oh well, can't say he didn't try.
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Dave
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Gotta be a joke
Examine the picture closely. 
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DENNIS
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Was that pile of wood loaded on that car with a computer?
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DENNIS
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Dave....
What are you seeing? I would imagine all the windows to be blown out but, I don't know.
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Dave
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Was that pile of wood loaded on that car with a computer? |
Or tied with Spectra line.
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BMG
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At least he has a line tied to the windshield wiper so the load doesn't slide off the back.
I think the world is run by C- students.
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Dave
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Snopes says it's REAL!
Still don't believe it. Don't see how the load could stay up there.
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Lee
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Daddy didn't teach him right
| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Lee............... Big time factor, for sure. I can't stop looking at this. It appears, from the rear ties, that the load was centered on top.
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Think the cement would have done him in.
Not everybody has a Daddy to teach him right.
Oh, and I think the guy inside is asleep. Si?
[Edited on 8-2-2007 by Lee]
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vgabndo
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That's nuts...if it is Photo Shop its a darn good job. I blew the thing way up, and I don't see how the strings going across the sign on the store in
the background could have been superimposed on there. What I don't get is why the plywood didn't slide like a deck of cards. That's what happens to
me every time I do that.
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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Don Alley
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This photo was famous/infamous on a Volkswagon message board about six years ago. Much speculation and research into the authenticiy of the photo,
where it was shot, etc. If I remember correctly it was all inconclusive.
There was a huge thread that spun off featuring the same load of lumber taken off that photo and photoshopped on every conceivable yype of vehicle
ever made...airlines, space shuttles, Abrams Tanks, etc. Funny stuff.
It's now part of VW web folklore...here's a current VW dealer advertisement:
http://ads2.vortexmediagroup.com/advertpro/servlet/file?id=4...
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Russ
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I still think it was taken in Mexico
Bahia Concepcion where life starts...given a chance!
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Al G
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Albert G
Remember, if you haven\'t got a smile on your face and laughter in your heart, then you are just a sour old fart!....
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