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Caption This for 4/21/2017

Posted April 21, 2017 4:45 PM by MaggieMc

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Thanks to Lo_Volt for the submission. Apparently this unusual arrangement was found on the farm where he grew up!

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04/21/2017 4:56 PM

sign on tree -

Pier Pilings

made to order

30 lead time

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04/22/2017 7:23 AM

Oh.. 30 year lead time....

Better? Hello?

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04/22/2017 8:39 AM

Tires do grow on trees...

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04/23/2017 8:38 AM

If you plant a tire, you get a rubber tree.

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08/04/2017 9:26 AM

Cuz ya gotta have HIGH hopes!

HIGH hopes!

Whoops there goes...
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04/23/2017 1:13 PM

ya know there's still a rim on that tire. I'm gonna go grab my pry bar and persuader to get it out of there for $scrap money dude. I'm savin' up.

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04/24/2017 6:50 AM

Why does it look like someone used Armor-All™ on that tire?

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04/24/2017 6:49 PM

It's part of a long term infomercial to attest to it's protective properties. ?

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Miracle-Gro
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04/24/2017 7:34 AM

Polish tire swing

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04/24/2017 8:06 AM

"Now that there tree, that one represents my re-tire-ment savings."

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04/25/2017 8:08 AM

Nothing? Not a single comment? Not a single GA or OT?

Was I being too obvious? I would have thought this was worth at least a chuckle.

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04/25/2017 9:05 AM

This is how it's done....

You care nothing for the tree, you're just looking for a chainsaw to cut down that tree so you could put the tire on your Cavalier because that tire is in better shape.

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04/26/2017 8:33 AM

Nyuk nyuk nyuk

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04/24/2017 10:23 AM

Now tree rings come with their own date code
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04/24/2017 10:31 AM

"Tcmtech's Dilemma"

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04/24/2017 10:40 AM

"Well, sir, I checked and your tyre looks fine. It's the axle I'm worried about"
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04/24/2017 6:46 PM

Call me Fred.

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04/24/2017 10:43 AM

Goodyear's first and only attempt at branching out into wood products.
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04/24/2017 12:46 PM

Cool, I like this kind of puzzles....

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09/12/2017 9:25 PM

Not to be a spoiler, but you don't see all of the tree. I'm betting it's sawed off about shoulder high...

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