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Caption This for 10/21/11

Posted October 20, 2011 4:45 PM by Kaplin
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10/20/2011 4:55 PM

That guy from the Learning Channel with all the kids needs the DELUXE BIKE RACK when he takes all the kids on a bicycling vacation.

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10/20/2011 4:57 PM

Doorman's 'Chick Magnet' is finally perfected...

Well, the attraction discriminator need a little fine tuning, but I'm getting there!

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10/20/2011 5:01 PM

Gelletti and Spaghetti the would-be bicycle thieves could not believe they were pulled over and arrested as they attempted their getaway out of NYC on the 278.

They were sure they had all their bases covered.

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10/20/2011 6:02 PM

That's my van - Fool!

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10/20/2011 6:11 PM

If I told those kids once, I told 'em a hundred times: Stay off my driveway or I'm confiscating your bike.

/Dang well better stay off my lawn, too!

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10/20/2011 8:33 PM

I tell ya its a conspiracy. Every time I haul scrap metal the patrol pulls me over regardless of what I am hauling even if its just some bicycles.

(A good friend of mine has this same issue with the Minnesota highway patrol. Every time he hauls scrap in the state they pull him over. I keep telling him its not what you haul but how you haul it that brings their attention to you every time, and yes his loads almost always look like this too when he gets pulled over.)
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10/20/2011 8:46 PM

Sensing it would put a dent in profits, the auto and oil industries team up to respond to New York City's new "bike rental" program.

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10/20/2011 11:06 PM

Sorry officer I didn't see that bicyclist, or that bicyclist, or that bicyclist......

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10/21/2011 12:22 AM

No, No, No. 26 miles on one bike, not 26 bikes for one mile.

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10/21/2011 12:25 AM

No, no, the lyrics are "in Beijing"

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10/21/2011 12:48 AM

Thank you for the link. What a lovely song, voice and girl.

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10/21/2011 1:09 AM

OK, everybody out and make sure you only take your bike.

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10/21/2011 1:11 AM

The All Africa Tour de France Team gets on the road.

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10/21/2011 2:04 AM

"Bike only" lane be damned!!

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10/21/2011 3:16 AM

I'm telling you man - We'll make millions once we get to Holland.

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10/21/2011 3:16 AM

Like the new hairstyle on the van? It's a bit 50s... maybe I should go more Afro?
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10/21/2011 4:39 AM

"Boris bikes". Boris' hair. Whatever....

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10/21/2011 4:57 AM

Maybe someone with photoshop and some time on their hands will graft the bikes onto his head...
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10/21/2011 8:15 AM

Hey - what a good idea!

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10/21/2011 8:35 AM

Didn't I see this guy on Top Gear?

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10/21/2011 9:36 AM

It's all Del's fault....

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10/21/2011 11:29 AM

Boris Johnson, Mayor of London.

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10/24/2011 9:26 AM

That's ridiculous!

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10/21/2011 6:27 PM

Just WHOM is this "Boris" face supposed to be, ANYWAY?

I'm so sorry, but I don't connect the face to anyone in the media's propaganda machine - should I?

Looks like a Donald Trumpphhhheting (his own horn) wannabee to me. (maybe I should get out more)

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10/21/2011 5:08 AM

This is what happens when you ignore the signs warning "Road closed due to Tour De France"

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10/21/2011 6:29 AM

After reading about EMPs and the end of the world on CR4, I got worried that the tinfoil hats I crafted for the family wouldn't be effective, so I quit my my job and got to work on this awesome Faraday cage.

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10/21/2011 8:28 AM

Bubba tries his hand at "re-cycling".......

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10/21/2011 8:40 AM

Where's that damm whistling noise coming from!?

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Buck LaHoof, Director of Product Dismemberment, proudly introduced the next and obvious iteration of the Flip-A-Flip Tractor. "We are the only North American manufacturer to bring what we learn from the track into our mainstream consumer products", he said earlier today. "This amazing product was discovered quite by accident", he said, noting that accidents have created many products that benefit so many people. "This is what happens when you think outside the box!" he beamed. "We are developing products that our customers will never know they need until they see them. Our goal is to create a global mania, similar to what BrApple has done with consumer electronics", he said and adding, with a wink, "keep your eyes peeled, you ain't see nothing yet!"

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10/21/2011 9:27 AM

The neighborhood bike thief could be a little less obvious...

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10/21/2011 9:33 AM

I heard it was bike to work day and I really wanted to impress everyone.

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10/21/2011 9:33 AM

The other side of the van says, "FREE CANDY."

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You think she innocent?
That's not what I heard.... she stopped me and asked for a double entendre... so I gave her one
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10/21/2011 9:38 AM

Updated version of, "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas".

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10/21/2011 10:24 AM

He's probably going to hook all of these bikes up to a generator and use migrant workers to pedal them for less than minimum wage.

And you all thought he was dumb!

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10/21/2011 10:24 AM

Re. Re-Cycling: 4726 scrap 'bikes = One Super-de-Luxe 4WD GAS-GUZZLER!
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10/21/2011 11:04 AM

You know Ethel one more kid and were going to need a bigger van!

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10/21/2011 11:08 AM

Nonsense, we'll get under that overpass just fine, I'll just put the "petal to the metal".

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10/21/2011 3:41 PM

Re-cycled Van

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10/21/2011 4:12 PM

In the day of extreme bike specialization - -

Let's see now - I have a road bike for flat lands, a road bike for climbing, a road bike for time trials, a road bike for casual group rides, a bike for commuting, a bike for.... and so on for ten minutes, then - oh no, I forgot the mountain bike for muddy rides!

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10/21/2011 6:39 PM

Bikes do wear out eventually when used for purposes they weren't designed for.

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it's nice that he bought his bike from a real brick and mortar store.

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10/22/2011 3:21 AM

See I told you that big electromagnet on the roof would take out that high school bike gang!

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