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sharkytm posted:Could you find a It's the border between Seabrook and Salisbury so short of say Lawrence and Salem, no, probably not. Edit: Alright as I originally stated, if no one came up with anything over the weekend I would allow a stationary train as well. So... Post edited. Disgruntled Bovine fucked around with this message at 01:31 on Apr 24, 2017 |
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:
  2 images to show its moving. Does "OMG its a freight train grab a picture for the challenge!" out the window picture count? If so...  Find something interesting more than 20 miles away from both home and work/school (aka something you went out of your daily path to get to)
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ilkhan posted:
Yes! I love Atlas Obscura type poo poo! Entertain me!
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ilkhan posted:
 I went to Fannin, Texas to visit the site where Colonel James Fannin got his poo poo kicked in because he made a series of really bad decisions that led to a brutal massacre at the Battle of Coleto Creek. If you're reading this, Colonel, next time I advise camping in the woods and not in plain sight on even, dry terrain when you're being pursued by enemies. Just sayin'.  NEXT CHALLENGE: Take us a photo of your vehicle next to a public library (or your local equivalent). There must be a book in the photo and it CANNOT be the user's manual for the car or a Chilton's/teardown/etc. guide. Show us your favorite novel or maybe a dictionary? The sky's the limit--it just needs to be a book.
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GOTTA STAY FAI posted:
 Featuring a copy of Gaiman's American Gods that I actually purchased from a library sale. NEXT CHALLENGE: Let's get real juvenile with it. Take a photo outside of a place that has a suggestive or double entendre-type name (Dicks, Hooters, etc). BONUS CHALLENGE: if the person to win this challenge does so by taking a photo outside of a KUM & GO convenience store, I will buy you a forums upgrade certificate of your choice or an avatar certificate (sorry non-midwesterners, but you can still win the main challenge)
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Eat This Glob posted:
I was honestly expecting either that or House of Leaves. You chose well.
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Eat This Glob posted:
non submission:  There's a dicks around the corner, I just don't have time to go grab a picture.  Was gonna go back to my previous challenge, because interesting things are interesting.
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Wish I still worked by one of the greatest lunch bar and grill ever. It was named Big Richard's on the outside but all the waitresses wore black t-shirts that said "I love big Dick's". The owner was named Richard but went by Dick, and he was about 6'7" and 280.
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GOTTA STAY FAI posted:
I was already on my way when you posted this so I'm sharing anyway, you son of a bitch. <3 Obviously not a submission. The beetle and I played hooky from work and took a mini road trip to get a drat fine cup of coffee and a slice of cherry pie at the diner featured in cult-classic Twin Peaks. You can read about the place here. The coffee is good, can report back on the pie.   (Phone posting so I hope this formats right)
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Eat This Glob posted:
Easy peasy, one trip to the Ejaculate and Evacuate later.  Found a bonus Volvo as well! NEXT CHALLENGE : Show me your ride next to a real antique, a vehicle older than 1950!
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Liquid Communism posted:
Winner winner! You even take the bonus prize. Anything you want? e: Check your email. vvvvv e2: And Plat is back! Eat This Glob fucked around with this message at 00:16 on Apr 25, 2017 |
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Apr 24, 2017 23:34
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Having Plat back would be nice. My email is my username without the space @gmail.
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Liquid Communism posted:
 Not sure if rebuilt "art" cars count but if they don't I also have this:  NEXT CHALLENGE: WE NEED A PHOTO OF YOUR CAR IN FRONT OF A MATTRESS STORE. IF THERE IS MORE THAN ONE INDEPENDENT MATTRESS STORE IN THE PHOTO I WILL DONATE $10 TO CHARITY FOR EACH ADDITIONAL ONE.
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GOTTA STAY FAI posted:
Works for me!
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There's an intersection on my way to work with *3* mattress stores in one block but my car's in at the dealership 
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GOTTA STAY FAI posted:
Someone get on it!  https://www.google.com.au/search?rf...JOIeW0gSF4LXYDg
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 Post a picture of your car reflected majestically in the windows of a building (WHOLE REFLECTED CAR MUST BE IN FRAME) (unlike me, who apparently CAN'T get the whole drat car in the frame...)
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chrisgt posted:
Excellent work. That's a big store, so let's call it two adjacent ones. As promised, $10 has gone to the Houston Children's Charity, where it will be used to provide children with comfortable places to sleep (I'm not making that up). 
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Apr 25, 2017 16:08
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A good goon indeed
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Safety Dance posted:Yes! I love Atlas Obscura type poo poo! Entertain me! Well, let me tell you about Colonel Fannin and the Battle of Coleto Creek. If you ask a southeast Texan, he or she will swear he was a hero and a brilliant man. If you ask anyone else, though, you'll get the real story: the guy was a goob. Notorious in the military for hesitation as well as strategical and tactical blunders, his last engagement ended in the deaths of all his men at the hands of Santa Anna's forces. Santa Anna and his dudes were huge dicks, but we'll get to that shortly. Fannin and his men were fleeing from Santa Anna's men after a failed engagement toward Victoria, when Fannin--for some strange reason--decided to have his tired, dehydrated men set up camp in a clearing. The clearing was (being a clearing) surrounded by woods, giving the enemy a ridiculous advantage, and Fannin's men were shortly not only surrounded by trees, but by angry guys with guns and cover to hide behind. Fannin knew that there was a source of fresh water and perfect forest cover no more than two miles away. gently caress, I jogged three miles on the same terrain this morning and it took less than an hour. There was no excuse for this mistake. It was a guddamn bloodbath. They were surrounded, crushed into a circle, and had nowhere to hide. Right there where I took the photo with the tiny red Aveo5 is where it happened. Believe it or not, there were survivors. Fannin himself and a few men were tied up and forced to march to Goliad, where Santa Anna's men said they'd be prisoners of war. When they arrived, they were executed on their knees one by one. Fannin was among the last to go, and asked for three things before they pulled the trigger: Don't shoot me in the face, give me a Christian burial, and send my pocketwatch home to my family. Santa Anna's men obliged...by pocketing the watch, shooting him in the face, and dumping him into a mass grave. It's not all tragic, though--someone came across the watch years later and made sure it made it to its rightful place. As they say, one out of three ain't bad, I guess.
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I appreciate that history lesson!
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chrisgt posted:
 Mrs. Fai had to dodge traffic to get this photo so please accept it even though a tiny bit of the front is missing in the reflection 
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Apr 25, 2017 22:42
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I'm pretty sure that it's not possible for a Smart to have a "majestic" reflection. 
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The Locator posted:I'm pretty sure that it's not possible for a Smart to have a "majestic" reflection.
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The Locator posted:I'm pretty sure that it's not possible for a Smart to have a "majestic" reflection. You're just not looking hard enough. Try looking closer: 
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GOTTA STAY FAI posted:You're just not looking hard enough. Try looking closer: ahahahahahha, post the next challenge.
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I'll admit it... I can't figure out what the reflection is supposed to be. I'm sure it's amazing though.
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Apr 26, 2017 03:29
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NEXT CHALLENGE: You and your vehicle are going on a date! We need a photo of your vehicle in a romantic setting. Use your imagination here, guys and gals. And seriously, if the first photo is of someone's car with a table with candles and glasses of wine and poo poo I will need a new pair of pants, but I will also donate to charity because holy mackerel. Get creative--don't let us down! the reflection is the cover art for the Jim Carrey film The Majestic GOTTA STAY FAI fucked around with this message at 13:05 on Apr 26, 2017 |
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Apr 26, 2017 04:10
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GOTTA STAY FAI posted:the reflection is the cover art for the Jim Carrey film The Majestic Excellent. Probably would be easier for me to recognize if I'd ever seen that, but well done.
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Matt Criibabi posted:The beetle and I played hooky from work and took a mini road trip to get a drat fine cup of coffee and a slice of cherry pie at the diner featured in cult-classic Twin Peaks. You can read about the place here. The coffee is good, can report back on the pie. I totally missed this in my haste to get photos and get back but I gotta say this is cool as hell (both your car and the fact that you went to the diner).
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GOTTA STAY FAI posted:
Okay, I'm an impatient guy. Let's sweeten the deal. Ten bucks to charity for the first winning submission featuring an elaborate romantic dinner for your lovely vehicle. Ten more bucks to charity if there is spaghetti on at least one plate in the photo. A further ten bucks to charity if in addition to the spaghetti being on the table there is also a tiny toy/model airplane in the photo. DON'T LET US DOWN!
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GOTTA STAY FAI posted:Okay, I'm an impatient guy.  The paper airplane is the best I could do for a toy airplane. Up to you if you accept it. I'll have you know that I made that sauce completely from scratch, specifically for this challenge. NEXT CHALLENGE: Show us your vehicle being used as it was meant! Minivan filled with kids, Ducati at Starbucks, Jeep on a 4x4 trail, sports car at the track.
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GOTTA STAY FAI posted:Okay, I'm an impatient guy. I WAS going to do my hair and makeup all pretty. I WAS going to drive to a romantic spot where there would be more light and less rain. I WAS going to try to get pictures that weren't blurry... but then you went and added this and you forced my hand. I'm sorry the pictures are blurry, it was getting dark. On a very romantic and drizzly evening, during the most romantic portion of the day (sunset) I met my date with a polite kiss, and we shared a drink and laugh. People looked at us with envy (was it envy? it was probably envy) as they walked and drove by, but we had eyes only for each other.   We posed for a couple photos as a memento of this special night. (Please to be zooming in to see the Kindersurprise A330 airplane)   All in all, we had a lovely date and look forward to many more. Aaaaaaand, come to think about it, it's good that we didn't leave the driveway, because I drank the hell out of that bubbly, and I 100% refuse to driver her with any amount of alcohol in my system. So there. GOTTA STAY FAI posted:I totally missed this in my haste to get photos and get back but I gotta say this is cool as hell (both your car and the fact that you went to the diner). Edit: Oh god drat it. That's ok, I'll save my challenge for later. snail goat fucked around with this message at 05:18 on Apr 28, 2017 |
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HandlingByJebus posted:
Kudos.
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Matt Criibabi posted:I WAS going to do my hair and makeup all pretty. I WAS going to drive to a romantic spot where there would be more light and less rain. I WAS going to try to get pictures that weren't blurry... but then you went and added this and you forced my hand. I'm sorry the pictures are blurry, it was getting dark. loving hell, I'm not happy to have beaten this beautiful, amazing entry by a literal minute. But I did spend nearly 3 hours on the sauce, so gently caress it.  to you, though, Matt Criibabi.
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Matt Criibabi posted:I WAS going to do my hair and makeup all pretty. I WAS going to drive to a romantic spot where there would be more light and less rain. I WAS going to try to get pictures that weren't blurry... but then you went and added this and you forced my hand. I'm sorry the pictures are blurry, it was getting dark. This is an amazing entry. Thank you, even if it was beaten by 1 minute it should totally count.
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ilkhan posted:I've been wanting to do the same challenge, but excluding boring commuter type categories. I think I'd get in trouble for pulling someone over...
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HandlingByJebus posted:. What could possibly be more used for intended purpose other than a Subaru Liberty wagon hauling poo poo, other than a Forester hauling lesbians? Sorry, aint got no lesbians so the Liberty hauling poo poo has to do It's own engine with a blown headgasket. How Subaru is that?  CHALLENGE : Matt Criibabi response was so loving good that I had to think of a logical progression. Find a romantic spot and propose marriage to your car in the most romantic way possible over dinner / lunch / picnic / grease and oil change / whatever sick and twisted manner you can come up with CAT INTERCEPTOR fucked around with this message at 09:01 on Apr 28, 2017 |
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Liquid Communism posted:I think I'd get in trouble for pulling someone over... I think I'd be in jail for the vehicular manslaught charges
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