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Caption This for 09/17/10

Posted September 16, 2010 4:45 PM
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09/16/2010 5:04 PM

See I told you I could park it in the garage.

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09/16/2010 5:24 PM

This is our Ninja model.

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09/16/2010 5:38 PM

Mam, could you stop texting for a minute while I ask you a question.

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09/16/2010 10:42 PM

Yes lady, I know it is 4 wheel drive but you are supposed to wait until it is snowing or when you drive in mud off the road.
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09/16/2010 11:08 PM

Yeah, keep going, you're clear of the garage door!
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09/16/2010 11:24 PM

Redneck 1 to Redneck 2:

I got me the moon roof model. Hold my Keystone and watch this.

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09/16/2010 11:47 PM

Well if it isn't Mr. boat trailer tank driver guy..

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09/17/2010 1:22 AM

You only need to pass this last test, climb the wall in reverse gear ...
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09/17/2010 1:40 AM

Ferris, I just won't take it anymore... Oh No not again!!
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09/17/2010 1:55 AM

Extreme Stability Control System Failure.

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09/17/2010 1:59 AM

Yeah, come on back...you got it...'lil more...easy now...about there...just a 'lil bit...PERFECT! Ok, put her in "Park"! GOOD JOB, BABY! Knew that driver education course would come in handy!

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09/17/2010 1:59 AM

Now, you're sure the hitch on this camper is THAT high up?

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09/17/2010 2:01 AM

Damn!!! Told you 'bout buying them air springs for the back of th' truck! Got her lifted way too high in th' rear! Let some pressure out and see if that brings her down!

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09/17/2010 2:03 AM

Jest hang on a minute, I gotta grease the balljoints and driveshaft while you got her on th' lift.

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09/17/2010 2:03 AM

Only In America.

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09/17/2010 2:28 AM

''Long-Arms'' position. Where has Gym Instructor gone?
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09/17/2010 3:37 AM

"OK, PlbMak. If you don't like it I'll give you your Capri back!"

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Nah, that'll buff right out, easy!

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09/17/2010 6:02 AM

The all new 4 x 4 has got a really strong reverse gear as you can see!

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09/17/2010 7:28 AM

Hello? DUI Mike?(Lawyer) There's a cop standing out my door, what do I do?
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09/17/2010 7:46 AM

Sorry gals

I'll go OT, that's a little bit naughty .

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09/17/2010 1:44 PM

I had never heard of Kevin before.. I feel like I just went down the rabbit hole...
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09/17/2010 2:46 PM

Oh man........

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09/17/2010 8:49 AM

Is that a Golf club poking out of the back window ?
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09/17/2010 9:07 AM

I thought Toyota fixed my stuck gravity switch recall? Luckily my stuck gas peddle helped balance things out or I would have been on the roof.

Rock Crawling is for girls, Urban climbing is where its at!!

Hello Allstate, umm, is this covered? But you said I was in good hands??

But officer, I was just trying to make an inverted pendulum for my Physics class homework...
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09/17/2010 10:15 AM

"This is it! This is the answer. It says here... that a bolt of lightning is going to strike the clock tower at precisely 10:04pm, next Saturday night! If... If we could somehow... *harness* this lightning... *channel* it... into the flux capacitor... it just might work. Next Saturday night, we're sending you back to the future!"
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09/17/2010 10:56 AM

OK so, NOW which way does the helium balloon go?

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09/17/2010 11:18 AM

Parking a flying car is not as easy as you would think.
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09/17/2010 11:25 AM

You got good height on that last one. I think you're ready for the low rider jump off competition.

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09/17/2010 12:33 PM

"It's really a flying car, officer, It's just my landings are still a little rough."
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09/17/2010 12:56 PM

Little birdy in the sky

Why'd you do that in my eye?

Gee, I'm glad SUV's can't fly

DOH!

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09/17/2010 2:24 PM

I see my ex is inflicting her garage parking skills on some other poor sucker nowadays.
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09/17/2010 3:31 PM

A spokesperson for the manufacturer was quoted as saying "We still have a few bugs to work out on the self parking system"

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09/17/2010 7:21 PM

The GPS needs to be calibrated from a starting off position.

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09/17/2010 8:55 PM

Is cr4 responsible for this? You guys put up the pic of a similarly horizontally challenged tank a few weeks ago. Someone just HAD to outdo the tank, didnt they.

"Rubber side Down, lady. You got that?"

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09/17/2010 10:31 PM

These new prototype hydrogen powered vehicles need a little more ballast.

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09/17/2010 10:39 PM

Yeah, that's right officer. The dealership told me to drop ship the car to the new owner.

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09/18/2010 7:57 AM

Bob thought he'd save himself some bucks by installing the new aluminum siding by himself. Unfortunately, he misunderstood exactly what type of "brake" is supposed to be used for doing the job.

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09/18/2010 3:02 PM

Ok, now close your eyes, turn around and balance on your tail pipe........

ok,.....well,...so you can balance on your tail pipe......ah.... I am still going to have to give you a breath analyzer,...... because, frankly I still don't believe it.

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09/19/2010 11:07 PM

Ma'am, I'll need to see your drivers license and registration.

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09/19/2010 11:09 PM

I said to parallel park it, not vertical park it!

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09/19/2010 11:21 PM

Mary Poppins had forgotten to take her umbrella out of the back seat.

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09/20/2010 2:34 PM

Another successful graduate of the Ace Ventura Driving School. "Like a glove!"
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09/20/2010 7:50 PM

This latest auto-bot, specifically designed for vinyl siding abatement, features a built-in recycler that is quite noisy. Since it was loud enough to draw the attention of neighbors, this officer is investigating nearby PETA member's concern that this destruction of habitat could have serious repercussions on the Brown Recluse population.
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09/21/2010 5:09 AM

"Yes, I understand that you had to get it down off the roof somehow: what I don't understand, is how you got it up there in the first place!"

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09/24/2010 9:32 AM

Look what you did! Now I have to call the contractor to fix the siding!
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09/26/2010 2:41 PM

But officer, the sign on the wall says "SUV parking only".

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I'm sorry, it's clearly Dr J Robertson Justice' fault!

(Terribly English refrence there! )

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