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Old 11-02-2009, 06:57 AM
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Default Mattress on the highway

A Person Ran Over A Mattress On The
Highway And Decided Not To Worry And
Kept Driving.
The Ensuing Jumble Finally Whipped
Around Enough to Tear A Hole In The
Fuel Tank.
The Subsequent Lack Of Fuel Is What
Finally Brought The Vehicle To It's Knees.
The Car Still Managed To Drive 30 More
Miles With A 60 Pound Tangle of Stuff
Wrapped Around The Driveshaft.
It Was Towed To A Dealership And They
Complained That The Vehicle Had A
"Sort Of Shimmy" When It Was Driven
At High Speeds.
Below Are The Photo's Of What They
Found At The Dealership.
The Last Photo Is By Far The Best.
"Sort Of A Shimmy", I'll Bet It Did!



Is This Just The Best Or What.
They Still Can't Believe Their Eyes.
And Still Wondering How To Remove It.
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Old 11-02-2009, 07:04 AM
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Roflmao!
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Old 11-02-2009, 08:00 AM
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When I run something or someone over, I usually look in the mirror to make sure it/he/she came out the other side and I'm not dragging evidence. WTF
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Old 11-02-2009, 08:51 AM
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I have seen that before. Never does it say if it was a woman or old person driving. My guess is it was a woman.

I know the sound of zip ties to the drive shaft I couldn't imagine how loud that had to be
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Old 11-02-2009, 01:00 PM
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When I got it, it said "Blond", so I cleaned it up to keep from offending anyone.
I used to be blond, now just gray.
I can't imagine not stopping to see why it "shimmied", that had to make one helluva noise.

Ray
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Old 11-02-2009, 02:19 PM
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I have seen that before. Never does it say if it was a woman or old person driving. My guess is it was a woman.

I know the sound of zip ties to the drive shaft I couldn't imagine how loud that had to be
ROFLMAO!!!!!!!
i would say a old blonde lady with blue hair now! man thats got to be the best thing i have seen in awhile . oh my sides heart
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Old 11-03-2009, 05:11 AM
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Bolt cutters? One snip at a time. I hope they have a tub to put all the metal pieces in.
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Old 11-03-2009, 05:22 AM
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Ford's next sale slogan. "It can climb any mountain, it can cross any river, it can pull a heavy load, but it can't run over a mattress."
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Old 11-03-2009, 05:34 AM
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I wonder if those metal mattress springs were shooting sparks everywhere...
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Old 11-03-2009, 06:59 AM
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I would imagine they would.
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Old 11-03-2009, 07:46 AM
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I have seen that before. Never does it say if it was a woman or old person driving. My guess is it was a woman.

I know the sound of zip ties to the drive shaft I couldn't imagine how loud that had to be
no shit, i know 2 zipties makes so much noise, that much junk hanging below had to have made some loud bangs
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Old 11-06-2009, 11:29 PM
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Holy crap,
how do you drive for 30 miles and not notice anything wrong with that wrapped around your drive shaft.
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Old 11-07-2009, 07:40 AM
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Holy crap,
how do you drive for 30 miles and not notice anything wrong with that wrapped around your drive shaft.
Jammin' the tunes?
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