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Caption This for 12/27/2019

Posted December 27, 2019 4:45 PM by lmno24

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12/27/2019 4:48 PM

The outcome of a Yugo after getting passed on a highway.

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12/27/2019 8:17 PM

The outcome of asking a literalist to design a space vehicle.

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12/27/2019 8:33 PM

The local shade tree mechanic,.... shade tree Jim was so proud of the extra parts that was left over when he was done, that he took it out for a ride...

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12/27/2019 8:51 PM

Good news: You got a new car for Christmas.

Bad news: "Some assembly required"
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12/27/2019 8:57 PM

What's left after ICE "searches" a car for contraband.

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12/27/2019 9:15 PM

Observed "red shift" assembly-line problem consistent with increasing rate of universe expansion.

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12/27/2019 9:16 PM

I got it one piece at a time and it didn’t cost me a dime...
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12/27/2019 9:17 PM

A car that can be bought on flexible credit, piece by piece.
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12/27/2019 9:25 PM

Your new car is here sir.....assembly will be extra...

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12/27/2019 10:04 PM

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12/27/2019 10:28 PM

Breaking news....

IKEA has decided to start selling cars!
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12/27/2019 10:39 PM

Wow, somebody rounded up all the parts I lost on Boston's old Central Artery. Pre-big dig of course.
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12/27/2019 10:44 PM

You asked for an exploded view of the car. Here it is!

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12/28/2019 11:03 AM

I wanted an "exploded view of the assembly", not, "a view of the exploded assembly".

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12/28/2019 12:54 AM

In suspended animation......

Waiting for permission to proceed

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12/28/2019 2:03 AM

A committee assembled pickup!

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12/28/2019 2:20 AM

Transformers in Space.

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12/28/2019 2:30 AM

Assembly required, batteries not included!

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12/28/2019 4:06 AM

The new design is all up in the air at the moment!

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12/28/2019 11:37 AM

This is what happens when Mayday investigates car crashes.

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12/28/2019 6:31 PM

Who farted?

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12/28/2019 11:55 PM

Damn it Merlin, stop fooling around with that toy wand and find me that assembly manual!

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12/29/2019 1:25 AM

Another blowout
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12/29/2019 7:18 AM

".......when I said I wanted my car tuned to go like a bomb, I was speaking metaphorically...."

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12/30/2019 10:17 AM

Build your dream car with 2018 Toyota Corolla LE Model Kit. This kit includes an accurate and authentic motor, interior and chassis parts. Display your model with pride.

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  • Scale: 1:1
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12/30/2019 2:14 PM

Finally, they came out with a grown-up "crash-em car"!

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12/30/2019 2:37 PM

The new Toyota Supra did more than just blow the doors off of this Camry!

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01/03/2020 4:50 AM

"Do not cement this part" - with apologies to the Airfix brand.

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01/06/2020 3:15 PM

Plant engineers for the moon-based vehicle assembly facility forgot the gravity of the situation...

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01/06/2020 4:35 PM

From the instruction manual on what to do if you step on a mine:

"Leap 100 feet up into the air and scatter yourself over several dozen square yards."
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