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Caption This for 05/06/11

Posted May 05, 2011 4:45 PM by Sharkles

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05/05/2011 5:56 PM

Hey, check out our hats.

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05/05/2011 7:48 PM

The Munsters downsized their ride after the kids moved out.

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05/05/2011 7:53 PM

Search party hunting for the 4" pothole or speed bump that will stop the ride?

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05/05/2011 10:49 PM

Take a picture! It'll last longer!

Honestly?.. Why do people stare so much?

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05/05/2011 11:11 PM

We have power, we have a big bike and we still not happy (could it be because the back tyre is going flat or we ran over something -)

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05/06/2011 12:13 AM

Okay; there are three spelling errors in that tagline.

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05/06/2011 1:33 AM

I get six

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05/06/2011 1:43 AM

There are some artificial words that in context are spelled correctly; the spell checker is mistaken in trying to correct those.

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05/06/2011 11:58 AM

I memorized that poem in Jr. High or so. "Wabe" is singular.

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05/06/2011 12:23 AM

A sneak peek at 'The Black Widows' from Clint Eastwood's latest remake entitled "Any Which Way Possible"

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05/06/2011 1:21 AM

A visual display of a scooter designed and built by a committee of safety experts and preparedness fanatics. "We can carry it all!"

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05/06/2011 1:44 AM

The result of Googling "Australian Redneck"

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05/06/2011 2:32 AM

Just did it from here and this is what I get at #1

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=14641229030

Is that not the flag of Libya? Can't make it out from here.

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05/06/2011 3:53 AM

Nah the Libyan flag is green on a green background.

[edit] there's also a green, black and red option, with crescent and star

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05/06/2011 2:36 AM

careful some us may reresent that comment

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05/06/2011 1:56 AM

They must have scored a good deal off some Jawas.

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05/06/2011 3:53 AM

At the recent CR4 Engineering Convention, Kris and Del turned up with something rather unusual......

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05/06/2011 4:03 AM

The cut backs had hit fundraising for the Welsh Nationalist Party very hard. Campaigning from the Brecon Beacons to Anglesey called for a revised transportation and accommodation strategy. Unfortunately, their efforts went unrewarded in the polls*.

For non-UK residents and non-vexillologists, that flag is the national flag of Wales...red dragon passant on a green and white field

*See BBC News for details...Topical captions, whatever next!! LOL

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05/06/2011 6:11 AM

Oh, good flag spotting skills.
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05/06/2011 9:41 AM

Darn it! I've been spotted!

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05/06/2011 8:14 AM

But Elly, Mr. Drysdale said it would make me look tough!

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05/06/2011 8:40 AM

And we all thought Mad Max was a fictional story.

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05/06/2011 8:41 AM

MAD MAX THE RETURN OF THUNDER DOME !

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05/06/2011 8:52 AM

The trouble with cars is that they have too many wheels, and they are entirely too comfortable to sit in.

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05/06/2011 9:06 AM

Van Morrison, arriving for a concert with the Grateful Dead.

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05/06/2011 9:33 AM

Even with the addition of elegant top hats, the old saying still rings true: "You can't polish a turd!"

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05/06/2011 9:38 AM

When 'E comes 'longside I'll give 'im a nudge & teach the Bugger not to laugh @ me trike....

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05/06/2011 9:51 AM

Coming soon, to a theatre near you, THE WILD ONE 2011, starring Marlon Boyimold

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild_One

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"I built it one piece at a time, and it didn't cost me a dime..."

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05/06/2011 12:42 PM

Hey Paw, right after me and Bobbi Sue say I do, remember to tie the soup cans on the back.

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Un insurable.

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05/06/2011 7:09 PM

can we get any more awesome!

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05/07/2011 2:25 AM

Are they Spanish Inquisition?
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I'm reminded more of Tweedledum and Tweedledee--on wheels.

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05/09/2011 9:50 AM

Looks like they've got the comfy chair...how's your threbble?

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05/07/2011 2:26 AM

Our chief weapon is surprise... and fear. Fear and surprise
Our two chief weapons are fear, surprise... and ruthless efficiency...
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05/09/2011 9:52 AM

Oh dear, we need to distract him, he's all over CR4 with this...who's been giving him catnip?

Del...De-el...look here! Whaaais then...feathers...fluffy feathers on a string....fluttering in the air....here kitty.....

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pounce.... pat...pat...pat

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05/07/2011 6:20 PM

Yes, Mr. Sulu, I did say "warp 9!" Now, ENGAGE!...

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05/08/2011 10:33 AM

I have no caption for these fine gentlemen of independence and confidence. They remind me of the late Buster Keaton. The link is to one of his last short movies (25 minutes). The man to his last days knew how to tell a story & make you laugh without saying a single word.

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"...these fine gentlemen of independence and confidence."

As well as ingenuity and creativity.

Please, someone tell me they did not get ANY advice from CR4!

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I'm afraid they did...
They scrapped the HHO over unity motor and put in that lump you see the in picture, which at least means it now runs.
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You are prolly right Del. Several of the parts of the vehicle seem to be re-purposed from a Chevrolet Cavalier! This project resembles some of the advice we have given to the unfortunate souls who posses one.

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I take those are different from a Vauxhal Cavalier, which was a workhorse (bigger bruvver to the Shuvit Chevette). So...do we think those are Welsh Americans or Welshmen who got hold of an American car...or did they pick the Welsh flag coz it looks purty? Prolly!

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Ya no ur a rednek wen yuz kan stor yur kritr traps in yur smokur. Luk ma! Mor roadkil up thar.

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Cletus and Billy-Bob invent the cure to auto thefts....the thing nobody would want to steal.

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Looks like the Beverly Hillbillies have been watching Mad Max again.

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The twins attempt to economize on their ride.

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Nobody ever suspected Will and Kate were hiding in the Rumble Seat.

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05/11/2011 10:42 AM

Sh***y sh***y bang bang episode 1

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05/12/2011 9:35 AM

The New Adventures of Mad Max and Maxie on Thunder Road

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05/20/2011 12:31 AM

The official limousine of Punxsutawney Phil.

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brakes???? i thought you knew where they were oh darn

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