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Caption This for 06/28/13

Posted June 27, 2013 4:45 PM by Kaplin


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06/27/2013 4:56 PM

Told you I can freakin parallel park!!!!

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06/27/2013 5:18 PM

No one's stealing my ride.

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06/27/2013 5:33 PM

(I'll eat crap for this one)

Darn women drivers......

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06/27/2013 5:54 PM

Told you I could do 180 drift into a parking spot!

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06/27/2013 6:22 PM

Looks like Austin Powers work....

http://youtu.be/iLKR9tCiwvA

Project Vulcan is about to begin......

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06/27/2013 7:16 PM

I'm sorry, that's not a Chevy Cavalier.

This is CR4. You'll have to post that photo on a different 'Caption This" website.

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06/27/2013 7:27 PM

Dear Gurus,

I have problem with SUV. I put in drive-no go forward. I put in reverse-no go backward. WHAT COULD BE WRONG?

Waiting for quick response please....

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06/28/2013 2:44 AM

Gearbox is No Good.

Remove & replace No. 2 & No.4 seals on the reversinator.

Also replace circlip on main shaft.

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06/27/2013 7:28 PM

Minutes before...." Hey, is that what they call black ice? "

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06/27/2013 8:18 PM

When I was 20 years old I came home on New Year's Eve (day). When i looked out the window, my car was in our drive way in similar way.

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06/27/2013 9:01 PM

WTF? This bridge wasn't here when i parked it.

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06/27/2013 9:54 PM

This is one of those moving walls in those old spy movies...

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06/27/2013 11:05 PM

Liiiiiike a glllooooove!!!

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06/27/2013 11:39 PM

HO. Now I have full rest.! No one can force me to run.

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06/27/2013 11:51 PM

Damn Photoshop again. Can't tell if anything is real.

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06/28/2013 8:28 AM

No need for Photoshop, check the gender of the person besides the windshield.

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06/27/2013 11:55 PM

I hope, the ice is as slick pushing out,

as it was sliding in!

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06/28/2013 8:26 AM

No way ! Murphy's laws

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06/28/2013 4:37 AM

And then the Police Officer said, "Sir, Uh Sir, would you please move your car immediately, you're blocking traffic."

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06/28/2013 4:37 AM

Things some people will do to take a leak in private!

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06/28/2013 8:32 AM

I don't think so, check the haircut and feet size

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06/28/2013 4:49 AM

Damn tough, these Tonka toys.

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06/28/2013 5:25 AM

OK so you can parallel park - now just get the cases out of the back.

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Re: Caption This for 06/28/13

06/28/2013 6:48 AM

Instead of saying "Billions and Billions Served" on the Scruffy's car wash sign it said "Served One since 2002."

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06/28/2013 7:37 AM

Why do Americans park their cars on the driveway and drive it on the parkway?

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06/28/2013 7:57 AM

Most congested cities with rush hour traffic it is the other way around.

So parkway is aptly named after all.

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06/28/2013 8:03 AM

Why do you keep on posting pics of my ex's (mis)adventures?????

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06/28/2013 8:37 AM

No, no, just focus on the way she parked.

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06/28/2013 8:50 AM

Unfortunately, I always ended up focusing on getting her OUT of these things...

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06/28/2013 8:15 AM

"They may think it's a drive-by, but we've put a stop to that!" or,

"Told you, - we can park 4 cars in here, not one, and charge far more."

Engineer - "Couple of trolly jacks and I'll have you out in a jiffy."

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06/28/2013 8:37 AM

Or... a small team of college students will have it dismantled and reassembled in someone else's dorm in no time flat.

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06/28/2013 8:43 AM

I don't find this humorous after being in that situation once. Many years ago when I was a well analyst in the oilfield, one of my truck drivers lost control and spun the truck and ended up like this under a railroad under pass, built in the early 1900's for a horse and buggy size road. The road was of course a very busy 2 lane highway, and, I almost shouldn't have to say this, the underpass was of course not visible until a few hundred feet away from one side. As the engineer in charge I had some very anxious moments until the driver could do the 30 or so see-saw motions to work the truck out.

Yep - not funny - definitely not funny.

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06/28/2013 9:33 AM

See, I told you the right headlight was angled lower than the left!

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06/28/2013 10:03 AM

In order to reduce traffic accidents by inexperienced drivers, they have made the driver's exam more difficult.

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06/28/2013 11:00 AM

The construction supervisor told the engineer to move his car before lunch!

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06/28/2013 11:47 AM

Well shoot, they remodelled the parking lot. How long did you say I was parked?

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06/28/2013 11:53 AM

C3PO, C3PO, WILL YOU SHUT UP AND LISTEN TO ME!!! SHUT DOWN ALL THE GARBAGE MASHERS ON THE DETENTION LEVEL!! DO YOU COPY?? SHUT DOWN ALL THE GARBAGE MASHERS ON THE DETENTION LEVEL!!!

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06/28/2013 12:12 PM

Yeah, but just because you can do it... don't mean it's a good idea.
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06/28/2013 12:13 PM

Jim, just get the block & tackle out of the back.... errr
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06/30/2013 9:11 PM

Our Truck is on the way

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06/28/2013 1:08 PM

Lets see the repo truck grab this one.

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06/28/2013 9:35 PM

In some cases even the light at the end of the tunnel doesn't help.

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06/28/2013 10:52 PM

The sign says 'Car Wash"!! I followed the sign...whadayamean it's not the car wash!!

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06/28/2013 11:22 PM

The boss said I didn't know how to drive a forklift so now lets see what he has to say about my skills when it's time to go home!

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Michael Knight: ''KITT, where are you? I don't see you anywhere?''

KITT: ''Well Michael, I'm right here, in front of you. Apparently, you haven't been reading the recent memos. If you had, you would know that Google(R) owns all of ''Knight Enterprises'' now, and provided me with two of their most recent apps. One allows me to completely change by body-type, color, and wheel base. And the other enables me to rotate all four wheels a little more than 90 degrees, so I can easily get in and out of openings like this. Oh, and by the way, your contract was not extended... You've been replaced by Doogie Howard...''

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06/29/2013 7:28 PM

Lets see how the Google driverless car solves this one!

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06/29/2013 10:11 PM

Another driver reportedly listening to their GPS instructions implicitly.

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06/30/2013 5:31 AM

Never say " hey buddie! I got the parking space first so I don't care if it's yours, today it's mine." to a guy who drives a big fork lift.

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07/01/2013 4:28 AM

"Get us out of here, Mr. Scott!"

"Och, the engines cannae handle it, Captain!"

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07/01/2013 11:59 AM

Ma'am, you can stop texting now.

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07/01/2013 5:56 PM

And that text read...

"Hun, there is something wrong with the car... I think it is the battery."

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07/01/2013 6:03 PM

"Now what?"

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