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Caption This for 03/28/14

Posted March 27, 2014 4:45 PM by Kaplin

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03/27/2014 5:38 PM

Even those at the top of the ladder can get the chop.

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03/27/2014 5:42 PM

Working for one of those green corporations…

... the guy at the bottom of the ladder looks up and only sees an a$$ at the top.

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03/27/2014 5:43 PM

Climbing the ladder of success is never easy......... It down right dangerous.......

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03/27/2014 5:56 PM

We also do electrical wiring.

Sorry, link from photo (http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB124885874162589595) is no longer available.

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Re: Caption This for 03/28/14

03/27/2014 8:08 PM

Meanwhile, at the other end of the hedge....

Don't worry about the top Fred , I got it....

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03/27/2014 8:13 PM

Price of extended hedge trimmer....$479.00

Hiding it from the guys,,, priceless.....

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03/27/2014 9:15 PM

Good thing there's a phone to call the ambulance.

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03/27/2014 10:06 PM

Hey, you know that step-stool we lost last year? Found it!

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03/27/2014 11:03 PM

Hey Bubba, that ain't what the boss meant by incorporating "vertical integration".

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03/27/2014 11:56 PM

Two ladders = one snake or chute.

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03/28/2014 1:27 AM

Look it dis way Pedro, Our plan can keel you, but Mrs Granma,

she keel us both slow iffa we donna breeng kitty back!

'Dis safer 'dan going back to Granma w'out de kitty! IT all

dat mutt Rover fault, but No, de beetch, she blame us! ?we join cartel,

'ees safer, no Granma beetch, no B'stard Rover mutt ,

an' no more crazy kitty !

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03/28/2014 6:47 AM

Man top of steps: "The times I've told them, we don't need a bloody hedge this high!"

Man holding steps: "Don't worry about it, there's only another 200 yards for you to cut."
and, it's easier than stilts. "Careful now, watch out for the elderly neighbours,
they're liable to keep you there and talk about the weather for hours."

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03/28/2014 7:31 AM

With the collapse of the sub prime CDO markets, some financial structuring 'wizards' have employment helping new businesses reach their goals:

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"...Relax. Of course it is safe. Don't tell me you've never heard of the precarious double ladder straddle! It's a classic stand-by used for a hedge against low gasoline prices...."

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03/28/2014 7:36 AM

...and all this time I'm thinking....where the heck is this place, so I can fill up my gas tank!

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03/28/2014 7:54 AM

OSHA testing facility!

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03/28/2014 8:03 AM

That's Harvey up there.......... he's our best 'Chutes and Ladders' guy........... He always wins.

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03/28/2014 8:27 AM

Hey look! Gas for 9/10 of a cent per gallon!!

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03/28/2014 9:35 AM

That high voltage line is in here somewhere. I hope nobody's pumping gas when I short it.

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03/28/2014 9:40 AM

Where these 2 geniuses get their inspiration from:

"Rudy Rudy Rudy..!!"

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03/28/2014 9:40 AM

OMG!

Someone get him off of there, he doesn't have his safety glasses on.

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03/29/2014 7:24 AM

He's taking steps to trim the hedge - or get hurt.

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Re: Caption This for 03/28/14

03/30/2014 12:45 PM

"A ladder can be to success ... or failure."

or

"This is what some people's ladder logic looks like."

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03/30/2014 6:40 PM

Ladder to eternity.

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03/30/2014 8:48 PM

A stairway to hedgin'.

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03/30/2014 10:15 PM

Gets my vote!

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03/31/2014 9:57 AM

Unless he falls!

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03/31/2014 10:06 AM

Jake, I almost got it,........ go get me that 6 foot step ladder in the truck.

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03/31/2014 10:09 AM

These are what the Wallendas do that didn't make the cut.

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04/09/2014 8:11 AM

What some guys will do to peak over the hedge at that nucist camp!

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04/10/2014 5:34 AM

"...I might need the stilts as well..."

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04/28/2014 11:23 PM

''Ya know, back when I first started out as a trainee shrub trimmer, I didn't even need the little ladder to trim this shrub line. But now that I'm a senior supervisor shrub trimmer, the two ladders together are not enough for me to reach the top of the shrub any more. My PhD in early Greek philosophy just doesn't tell me why that is?...''

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