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Caption This for 3/23/2018

Posted March 23, 2018 4:45 PM by lmno24

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03/23/2018 5:06 PM

She's great on the road, but a little sluggish in the water.
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03/23/2018 5:25 PM

If a motorcycle and a jetski had a baby...
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03/24/2018 7:06 PM

In case anyone asks, it's called a "boatercycle"...
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03/23/2018 5:33 PM

https://newatlas.com/gibbs-sports-amphibians-concept-vehicles/39912/

It looks like fun, but I think I'll hold out until they come up with one that will also fly!

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03/23/2018 5:47 PM

The Blue Nazi Jet ski biker gang ....a gang of one....

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03/24/2018 10:27 AM

Damn you beat me to it!

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03/23/2018 5:51 PM
  • Jet ski that identifies itself as a scooter
  • motorcycle that identifies itself as a jet ski
  • Boys that identifies itself as a girl
  • girl who identifies itself as a boy
  • Senator who identifies herself as a Indian Higgs Boson particle.

just wait when the internet/mail order catalogs begins this with its products.

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03/27/2018 4:51 AM

"Hey, Sugar. Take a walk on the wild side." - with apologies to Lou Reed.

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03/23/2018 9:13 PM

It was actually his wife's idea.

She said paying insurance on his jet ski AND his motorcycle was getting to be a bit much and that he should compromise.

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03/23/2018 10:59 PM

Nouveau George Jones.

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03/23/2018 11:06 PM

Neo Noah is prepared.
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03/24/2018 1:48 AM

WE have been advised, if we manufacture this model, the company will stay afloat?
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03/24/2018 1:56 AM

Brrm Brrm

Glug Glug

Brrm

Glug

brm

glg

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03/24/2018 3:28 AM

Amphicar’s little sister.

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03/24/2018 4:46 AM

This guy's spare.

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03/24/2018 5:44 AM

Where are the wings?

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03/24/2018 7:24 AM

just right for floods
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03/24/2018 7:57 AM

...but is the engine non-polluting eco-friendly hydro-electric......?

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03/24/2018 9:15 AM

At the beach is just a state of mind. I think he's heading to Margaritaville.

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03/24/2018 9:19 AM

Adult Kiddie Car!!
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03/24/2018 9:23 AM

Aawww.......Come on, Guys................it belongs to my wife!!!
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03/24/2018 10:30 AM

...And here we have a specimen of a rare creature who came out of the water and began to go on land. Proof that evolution can repeat itself.

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03/24/2018 10:39 AM

His "Blue Heaven"!!
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03/24/2018 2:27 PM

The spec. called for a fabulous bike.

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03/24/2018 3:43 PM

Jesse James admitted that his 'ultimate "getaway" chopper' turned out to be a lot dorkier than he could have imagined.

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03/24/2018 11:07 PM

A very different Blue Angel parade float.

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03/26/2018 10:21 AM

When you'd rather be at the lake...

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03/26/2018 10:50 AM

Shape of Water meets Hells Angels
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03/26/2018 2:32 PM

Thanks for ruining the movie for me!

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03/26/2018 3:08 PM

Ya never know what those 'phib gangs are gonna do.....
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03/26/2018 3:11 PM

I suppose...."Their kid liked Wagner a lot and eventually became a green supremacist....."
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03/26/2018 10:52 AM

Its reported that the mother states that he looks a lot like his father....

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03/26/2018 10:13 PM

I wonder if his jetski floats?

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03/30/2018 10:51 PM

The Houston Harvey Hog.

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04/09/2018 3:31 PM

No life vest?

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