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You had a bad day...

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Perry White, Jul 10, 2007.

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  1. Perry White

    Perry White Active Member

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    Alex Habay was in his Ford Taurus, stopped at a traffic light in downtown Meadville, Crawford County, yesterday morning, thinking about nothing, idly listening to a radio commercial while on his way to his summer job at the YMCA.

    That's when a 1,500-pound wrecking ball smashed into the rear of his car.

    http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07191/800583-85.stm
     
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    Perry White, Jul 10, 2007
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  2. Flash

    Flash Guest

    God hates the Ford Taurus.
     
    Flash, Jul 10, 2007
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  3. Simon_Cowbell

    Simon_Cowbell Active Member

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    Simon_Cowbell, Jul 10, 2007
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  4. Pastor

    Pastor Active Member


    Just look at the bright side, the kid is no longer driving a Ford.
     
    Pastor, Jul 10, 2007
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  5. Fenian_Bastard

    Fenian_Bastard Guest

    That cop is milliseconds away from cracking up.
     
    Fenian_Bastard, Jul 10, 2007
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  6. Rosie

    Rosie Active Member

    I've had a couple vehicles I wished that would have happened to.
     
    Rosie, Jul 10, 2007
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  7. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    My favorite parts of the story...

    Police said crane operator Robby L. Boring, 28, of Meadville, was injured when he tried to stop the wrecking ball by throwing bricks in front of it.

    He hadn't thought much about it before, but he'd been carrying eight soccer balls in the back seat of his car for a while. He said a police officer told him the balls likely lessened the impact of the wrecking ball, saving him from more severe injuries.
     
    Inky_Wretch, Jul 10, 2007
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  8. Flash

    Flash Guest

    Speechless ...
     
    Flash, Jul 10, 2007
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  9. Simon_Cowbell

    Simon_Cowbell Active Member

    Are we trying to merge the Antoine Walker thread with this one somehow?
     
    Simon_Cowbell, Jul 10, 2007
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  10. Claws for Concern

    Claws for Concern Active Member

    FORD -- Fix or repair daily.

    I can only imagine what's next for that car.
     
    Claws for Concern, Jul 10, 2007
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  11. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Soccer balls helped prevent more serious injury, huh? What will a couple hundred scuffed Titleists in the trunk of my Taurus do for me?
     
    playthrough, Jul 10, 2007
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  12. write then drink

    write then drink Guest

    who does that song, "You had a bad day?"

    catastrophically wretched song

    played, naturally, constantly at my gym, along with vomit-inducing pieces of bat guano by Hoobastank, John Mayer, Avril Lavigne and Maroon 5
     
    write then drink, Jul 10, 2007
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