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Caption This for 10/12/12

Posted October 11, 2012 4:45 PM by Kaplin
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Re: Caption This for 10/12/12

10/11/2012 5:37 PM

You never know when you'll need it, or if you'll ever need it; same as your smart-ass phone's apps.

You might be eating the corn raw, but at least not from the cob.

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10/11/2012 5:53 PM

LynDoor's™ COB-N-GO® portable corn cobbing station, with stand option.

$149.99 USD on the Ride-Away plan, from the factory, in BFE, China.

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10/11/2012 9:36 PM
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10/11/2012 10:31 PM

Its a thingymawhatsit
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10/11/2012 10:54 PM

That's the USB Industries Launch-Able Dog Muzzle* in the stowed position. At the bike rider's voice command it rotates into position and launches itself to clamp onto the snout of annoying, bike-chasing dogs.

*Reg US Pat Off.

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10/12/2012 12:05 AM

Steampunk bicycle lance holder?

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10/12/2012 4:27 AM

The Rio Olympic Committee were disappointed at finding there was a leak at their training camp. Now they had to decide whether to keep the Map of the World in Flags Bicycle Display Team in the opening ceremony.

Thank heavens the photo was taken before the jet packs had been fitted to the wheeel chairs.

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10/12/2012 7:34 AM

As the Bicycle Cop locks your legs into this thing, you KNOW what you did wrong!

Then as he pedals away and hits every pothole he can find, so will your A$$....
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10/12/2012 7:52 AM

I had one of those when I was a kid. It was the hand held model and launched balls.
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10/12/2012 7:04 PM

Really cool - pictures?

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10/13/2012 3:33 PM

They still make them, in plastic. Little flick trigger in the bottom to launch ball, aim is to catch it again...I think SITMWY2 was kinda joking...

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10/16/2012 4:56 AM

I remember them.
Will Santa bring me one for Chrissie if I a good kitty?
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10/16/2012 5:55 AM

I'm sure he will. I'll nip down Poundland later ...

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10/12/2012 8:07 AM

Caption This???

This should be in "What Is It?"

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10/17/2012 4:43 AM

Quite.

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10/12/2012 8:26 AM

Ronco's Port-a Cobber on sale now just 3 easy payments of $9.99 .......but wait if you order in the next 30 seconds we will send you two, that's right not one but two Port-a-Cobbers for you and your date.........

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10/12/2012 8:50 AM

the original bio-fuel process. eat a bit, pedal a bit. eat a bit, pedal a bit.
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10/12/2012 8:51 AM

Looks like someone figured out to make pee pee a viable fuel so as to run that motor! I like the improvised urinal attached to the top of the engine!!!

Aim well my friends, aim well!!!!

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10/12/2012 9:03 AM

One manpower stationary engine with attachments.

That is interesting, there is a big chain wheel on the far side but I haven't figured the nearside. Needs more imagination on my part.

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10/12/2012 9:40 AM

The new "greener" version of a pavement line painting system.

(Paint reservoir currently uninstalled.)
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10/12/2012 12:20 PM

The early prototype of Mr. Fusion later featured in Back to the Future.

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10/12/2012 5:54 PM

Agree with Phys, this would make a better What IS It? image.

Well, I know what it is:

It is a Bicycle Maize Grinder, distributed by a guy called Global Cycle Solutions.

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10/12/2012 7:07 PM

Now we all know.

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10/15/2012 1:56 PM

Hey - it's a damn GOOD idea for the impoverished places all around this rock.

Good luck to him, and all the best wishes to that gentleman who is at least really trying to make life's daily grinds (pun intended), at least a little bit easier, for those too many unfortunate poor souls

Many Kudos to him and his family fellowship!

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10/13/2012 4:28 PM

A bouquet of corn holes....

[Credits/apologies to P.J. O'Rourke]

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