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Caption This for 09/23/11

Posted September 22, 2011 4:45 PM by Kaplin
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Re: Caption This for 09/23/11

09/22/2011 5:35 PM

Three more hours of charging, then Al will be able to light his cigarette when he starts the drive home after work.

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09/22/2011 5:46 PM

Awesome ! and it allows far more freedom than the previous corded model.

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09/22/2011 7:34 PM

The perfect car for the person who lives where its eternaly sunny and only needs to drive 3 miles month!
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09/22/2011 7:37 PM

If you ever wondered about what the salesmen for the portable solar powered roadside reader boards drove...

its kinda obvious once you see one.
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09/22/2011 7:40 PM

I only had two choices:

Save the planet or replace my cracked windshield.

DUH!!!!

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09/22/2011 9:08 PM

Personally I think it would have been cheaper to get the second power port installed in the dash.
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09/22/2011 10:12 PM

It's really hard to park these days for maximum efficiency!
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09/22/2011 10:58 PM

Gee honey! I stopped for a beer with the guys cause my car was still charging!!! Ya got to love a new alibi.

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09/22/2011 11:26 PM

...and imagine his surprize when he got back to his car and discovered that the PV Installers had got the wrong house...car.

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09/23/2011 12:41 AM

And, at speeds over 140MPH, this baby stays glued to the road.
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09/23/2011 12:49 AM

Go south, young man!

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09/23/2011 12:59 AM

There are often subtle signs that a person is unable to do simple maths.

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09/23/2011 1:03 AM

Go north, young man!

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09/23/2011 1:04 AM

The focus group results for the new "COULOMB" concept car were not universally positive.

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09/23/2011 1:51 AM

buy an aftermarket nokia charger.

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09/23/2011 3:50 AM

--and on a dull day the panels can use wind power - if the wind is behind you.
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09/23/2011 4:13 AM

Bubba found a double benefit to his AirCon - the extra shade kept the temperature down and the panels provided enough power for his fan.

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09/23/2011 5:48 AM

No, it's not for the car, they're for my Smart-Phone!

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09/23/2011 6:43 AM

One of the Kinzers, of World of Outlaws winged sprint car fame, customizes his daily ride to suit his cornering style.

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09/23/2011 7:30 AM

He asked the near deaf Used Car Salesman if he had a good car "for his son".

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09/23/2011 9:22 AM

I'm so brite my father calls me son

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09/23/2011 8:03 AM

Polish perpetual sun collector. Panels have 24 exposure to the sun by circumnavigating the globe in, none other than, a Sunfire.

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09/23/2011 8:09 AM

Sure beats driving a Yugo! LOL

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09/23/2011 8:07 AM

Is THIS the new high-tech Sprint Car of tomorrow?

putt putt putt.........

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09/23/2011 8:26 AM

The new Dodge Charger?
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09/23/2011 8:30 AM

Welcome to the "panel wagon" of the new century!

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09/23/2011 8:35 AM

Introducing the 2012 Dodge charger.......

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09/23/2011 8:44 AM

The Chevy volt gets a none-to-flattering upgrade to improve it's range............

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09/23/2011 8:51 AM

The George Foreman Grill at the end of its lifecycle.

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09/23/2011 9:16 AM

After Solyndra deemed American made solar panels too expensive to compete with the Chinese they developed a prototype EV and got another five hundred million dollar loan from the government.

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09/23/2011 9:43 AM

OK as long as you're not driving along below a flock of Canadian geese, flying above. (for two reasons).

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09/23/2011 9:43 AM

Power companies are now paying Top Dollar for Solar Power Installation sites. Sign up now to help produce Green Power.

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09/23/2011 10:35 AM

The panels, providing just enough power for the tracking system to constantly reposition themselves toward the sun while the vehicle was in motion, had no power left for the vehicle.
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09/23/2011 11:07 AM

I wonder if this guy has glass coverage on his insurance policy.

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09/23/2011 11:12 AM

People did laugh at first, but Jim's durability test for the new panels was very cost effective.

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09/23/2011 11:14 AM

There was a slight mistranslation on the requirement of a "sun roof" for the new model.
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09/23/2011 11:57 AM

SEEING THE ERROR OF HIS WAYS, RUPERT CONVERTED HIS SEV TO A HYBRED CONFIGURATION.

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09/23/2011 12:53 PM

Greg tried everything to impress the cute new cashier at Whole Foods.

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09/23/2011 2:34 PM

Bubba and Cletus decide they can build their own solar powered car.
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09/23/2011 5:14 PM

KFSPS

The new Kevlar Falling Satellite Protection System to avoid scratches during satellite showers.

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09/23/2011 6:07 PM

"I'm goin' where the weather fits my clo-o-o-othes,

I'm goin' where the sun fits my slo-o-o-ope"

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09/23/2011 6:19 PM

Just another FAILED U.S. Dept. of Energy (USDOE) Grant-funded project that wasted Millions of US Taxpayer Buckeroos!

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09/23/2011 6:25 PM

Form the Prez' latest speech:

"I have a VISION........"

If you buy into that line of bull, I have a certain bridge that links Manhattan to Brooklyn I can sell ya........

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09/23/2011 6:28 PM

It's the Presidents' new lean GREEN limo ordered bu the Secret Service......the "BEAST 2".....built in China at US Taxpayer expense!

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09/24/2011 4:01 AM

wife to husband "take your stupid idea and stick it where the sun don't shine"
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09/24/2011 6:11 AM

"We'll drive off into the sunset, and park."

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09/25/2011 1:59 PM

Reminds me of the Disney movie 'Condorman' where the hero's car converted into a similar-looking ramp.

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09/26/2011 2:12 AM

Anti bird poo layer costs extra

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09/26/2011 11:46 AM

Gasoline?! I don't need no Steenking gasoline!

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Chevy Cavalier electric prototype on camouflage ? S.M.
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