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Caption This for 11/27/09

Posted November 26, 2009 4:45 PM
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11/26/2009 6:21 PM

British football hooligans visiting Amsterdam, drank so much beer and got so worked up that they actually dissolved as they came out of the pub after England posted a 1-0 loss in World Cup qualifying against Azerbaijan.

Dutch toxic spill response teams spent the next several days trying to soak the beer dissolved remains out of the Amsterdam street corner.
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11/26/2009 10:46 PM

Brand X: pedestrian safety & vehicle anti-theft bollards

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11/27/2009 12:01 AM

How big did you say the hole needed to be to fit the van?
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11/27/2009 3:14 AM

"So Bill, we're not allowed to leave the truck unattended?"

"No, Joey not for a moment!"

"So tell me Bill, how much overtime did you say we will earn by the time we retire?"
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11/27/2009 3:36 AM

"So we've nearly finished, just tell me again,how do we get the van out?"
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11/27/2009 9:54 AM

but...

quiet down.. just watch and learn..

but...

what did I just say?

but...

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11/27/2009 11:54 AM

"You know in that James Bond film how he gets the car up on two wheels?
We use the ladder to make the ramp...not much of a run up tho... and it'll have to be in reverse."
"Yeah, easy peasy.... no prob"
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11/27/2009 11:55 AM

One of these is a removeable one right?

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11/27/2009 12:58 PM

Yes we thought of that!

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11/27/2009 2:33 PM

doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose?

my money says that one is removable or can be folder over.

..perhaps not..

protection from 'most' out of control cars and trucks?

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I've installed some bollards that also automatically recess into the ground, or have an automatic chain raise between them.

expensive

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11/27/2009 4:55 PM

Have you got the bollards?
No I always walk like this.

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11/27/2009 8:59 PM

Three Stooges Construction, Ltd.

Just wait until Moe gets back from lunch, he'll figure it out.

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11/28/2009 7:14 AM

Hey Bill did I ever tell you of the time my stupid brother in law was painting his floor and painted himself into a corner and couldn't get out?

Is he an idiot or what?

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11/28/2009 9:33 PM

Hey Ralph, tell me again why we had to use the cones for the barrier tape?

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11/29/2009 10:13 PM

After being surrounded by the King's pawns, the Bollard twins decided to clean up their act.

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12/04/2009 6:52 AM

On a sad note, Jack the window washer died today. After falling from over 36 stories to his death crews are still trying to clean-up the site in time for holiday shopping.
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12/04/2009 9:23 AM

Bernie: Ah Ralph, I think we forgot something.

Ralph: What now Bernie. We just spent the whole day putting in this new brick sidewalk and the cement protection pillars.

Bernie: Yeah Ralph I know, but something...

Ralph: Bernie can we please just finish cleaning up and go back to the shop. I'm tired.

Bernie: I know Ralph but I was just wondering, how do we get the truck out?

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