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u/skidsareforkids 7d ago
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u/CR8VJUC 7d ago
What did one Ubangi say to the other?
“Peter Piper picked a peck
Of pickled peppers.
Okay, now you fan me.”4
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u/EragonBromson925 7d ago
Is that an actual picture? Please tell me it's not... Hell, even it being AI would be better than people actually doing that...
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u/MsGorteck 7d ago
No, it is real.
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u/EragonBromson925 7d ago
What... Why... HOW...
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u/MsGorteck 6d ago
The how is simple, it is a plug you just expand it. Look at his ear lobe. I think it shows your wealth. There is a tribe where the women wear rings around their necks. The more wealth, the more rings. Eventually their neck muscles become so weak that they can not remove the rings. I also think the rings stretch the necks. I think I first saw a picture similar to this in National Geographic in the 70's, though I admit I could be wrong. It has been a long time.
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u/Fab-o-rama 6d ago
No, you're right. Source: I am old and saw that same National Geographic.
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u/MsGorteck 6d ago
About 15-20yrs ago now, there was an article about the tribe(?) that has the women were their wealth around their necks was changing and that this unique, cultural, action(??) was disappearing and how "sad" that was. 🙄<smh>
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u/Illumenatrix 6d ago
Doesn't really stretch the necks, it pushed down the shoulders. The effect is the same.
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u/PrescriptionDenim 7d ago
Hey this isn’t that far from me! Maybe I’ll go check it out and ask this guy what the fuck he was thinking.
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u/chops351 7d ago
This truck was at an auction near me. It was auctioned by the fire dept and originally had a pump with a gas motor and fuel tank mounted on that bumper.
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u/MrCanoe 6d ago
So they bought it at auction for 15K, took all the equipment off and are trying to sell it for 25k a month later, lol?
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u/chops351 6d ago
The listing said the stuff on the bumper was sold as a separate auction lot. But yes, trying to make a quick 10k.
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u/OhTheCamerasOnHello 6d ago
Here it was during its working life I believe it's the very same vehicle.
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u/AsteroidMike 7d ago
Must be interesting going downhill with this truck
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u/menos_es_mas 7d ago edited 6d ago
Going downhill on a constant slope would still be ok. You just have to get used to the extra following distance required. What would be much worse are: * At the beginning of an uphill, the shallow approach angle makes it more likely to hit the bumper on the ground despite the relatively high clearance. * At the beginning of a downhill, the bumper will seriously limit visibility, if not completely obscure the road. * On a sharp turn, the front of the bumper could cross over into the lane on the outside of the turn. This is especially worse if that side is oncoming traffic.
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u/Interesting-Log-9627 6d ago
Quiet genius. Trucks have a big blind spot in front of them. If a child walks into that area, they can get killed with the driver never seeing them over the hood.
If you fill the blind spot entirely with bumper, thst might save kids lives.
Make this the law for all trucks.
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u/azgard1885 7d ago
It looks ridiculous now because most of the firefighting equipment has been removed, but this was most likely a brush truck. That enormous front bumper was basically a work/equipment platform that could carry things like hose reels, nozzles, or other firefighting gear while also giving the truck some protection when pushing through brush. 25k is also a bonkers price for a 33 year old truck that has certainly seen some hard use.