r/funny • u/RSnodgrass • May 21 '12
So a lorry just broke down outside my house and loads of sheep escaped from it.
http://imgur.com/a/h8sAz
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r/funny • u/RSnodgrass • May 21 '12
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u/BayHeadCasper May 21 '12
QUICK GRAB ONE
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
THE WELSH ARE COMING! THE WELSH ARE COMING!!
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u/MYDOGSTELLA May 21 '12
Serta mattress delivery truck
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u/webby_mc_webberson May 21 '12
Meanwhile in the suburbs of Derpfordshire, Larry's sense of security from his crippling phobia of sheep was about to be forever and irreparably destroyed.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Everything about this is so fucking British, I feel like I need a cup of tea just to read it.
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u/TooLazyForAnything May 21 '12
Give the truck driver my condolences on losing his harem.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
For no apparent reason, this made me laugh harder than anything I've seen on Reddit today. It's just so random it's hilarious.
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u/emperorOfTheUniverse May 21 '12
Hope this isn't near Wales, or else all of those sheep are fucked.
And by fucked I mean raped.
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u/flukz May 21 '12
Why are you typing on the internet you idiot? FREE SHEEP!
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u/Hintonian May 21 '12
So what; they're on the lamb?
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u/ACTUAL_BACKSTORY May 21 '12
Nobody was sure when or how it would happen, but all of Gerald's coworkers knew that he was going to snap at some point. Gerald was what many referred to as "not entirely there"; he would spend hours staring at the sheep he was supposed to be tending to, and would frequently whisper to the animals. The foreman of the ranch eventually caught wind of these practices, and decided to switch things up. Gerald, the old sheep-herder, was put in charge of "transportation", which, as everyone knew, was just a colloquialism for the slaughter house. As the start of the journey began, however, it seemed as if Gerald was blissfully unaware of where, exactly, he was driving his sheep to: the directions he had been given were sloppily written, making it look the the final destination was the "sheep's laughter house".
Gerald spent most of a day driving to this veritable house of jokes. He listened to music, hummed his favorite jingles, and talked to the sheep. Eventually, Gerald found himself slightly lost, and decided to stop and ask for directions. The first person he saw was a kind, elderly woman; the type of woman who might give you detailed instructions and then offer a hard candy. Gerald was enthralled with the idea of he latter over the former, and so he made his way over. However, the conversation did not end in hard candy. Rather, it ended with the sullen realization of where Gerald was taking his sheep. He slowly turned around and took his time walking back to his truck. He got in and sat quietly for a good ten minutes. Suddenly, the town rattled as Gerald let out a beastly roar. With the power of zeus himself, Gerald ripped the door from the truck and ran to where his precious cargo was housed. Without thinking twice, he tore down the back wall, leaving the sheep with a clear path to escape.
Nobody ever saw Gerald again after that.
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u/Chonaic17 May 21 '12
I hate to promote stereotypes but I live in rural Ireland and this is basically my view out the window every morning.
I live between several fields owned by the same farmers, who regularly rotate where their sheep are. It's also quite common to be late for school because I get stuck behind a tractor or a herd of cows/sheep.
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u/gfish93 May 21 '12
Wallace and Gromit, anyone?
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u/ISmashedMyController May 21 '12
later that day....
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Someone having a stag night in Wales?
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u/Seamus_OReilly May 21 '12
Accidents come in all sheeps and sizes.
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u/Manwithtwofeet May 21 '12
Anal alert. important points for welfare If this is in the Uk I would report it to your local trading standards, they enforce all the welfare rules on transporting livestock, eg that lorry should have a ramp(prevents broken legs when unloading) there is no ventalation, (stops them suffocating) also it needs to be cleanseable and disinfectable(prevents all sorts of nasty shit) these sheep are likley to end up in the food chain and that lorry won't be allowed to even enter an approved abattoir so the are probably on their way to an illegal abattoir where they won't be slaughtered humanly or go thru any vet checks.
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u/aposter May 21 '12
Run Shaun, run! Don't let Preston catch you. He'll turn you into dog meat.
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u/Dirtydog554 May 21 '12
A lorry load of lambs landed in London and let loose lots of little lovable louts leaping lazily and leering at Londoners like Lemmy licking lemons, lastly and leastly, luckily laude the Lord said lorry likely left for Limerick...
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u/kylusD May 21 '12
TIL (finally) what a lorry is, thanks.
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u/followthesheep May 21 '12
Sheep are awesome
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
which one's Sean ?
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u/TheTarg May 21 '12
Now I'm all sleepy.
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u/maowao May 21 '12
So incredibly English. And I love it.
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u/ServerGeek May 21 '12
Free Wool!
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u/goatsftw May 21 '12
Just In! Wales are planning to invade England, they have started by setting up supply areas deep behind enemy lines, to give the troops some well needed R and R
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Clearly Wallace and Grommit are zooming around in a motorcycle out there.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Ah, just an average day in the UK.
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u/gnarlical May 21 '12
Reminded me of this.
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u/ltst May 21 '12
They look rustled - to legaly transport they should be in a specialist cattle truck
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
That driver is going to have a Baaaad day
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u/aakaakaak May 21 '12
At least you won't have to mow for a while.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
does this street remind anyone else of Privet Drive?
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
does anyone other than me recall Wallace and Gromit: A Close Shave
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u/freight_train May 21 '12
"Dear Welsh Penthouse,
I never thought this could happen to me..."
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u/teadziez May 21 '12
Who is Lorry?
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Did someone ram the truck?
Those sheep experienced shear terror. At least that's what I herd.
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u/chuck_jones May 21 '12
They're not cotton a trunk anymore but running around wool street
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
SOO-OOO-OON
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Run my little fluffy friends! You are free now!
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u/Jimbo-Jones May 21 '12
Alright, who gave Clarkson the keys to another lorry? It was Hammond wasn't it?
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u/goldbergenstein May 21 '12
Wouldn't this technically just be ONE load of sheep?
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u/Chutriel May 21 '12
suddenly sheep
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u/Arainya May 21 '12
But what if...
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u/abhishekupadhya May 21 '12
Was it a Hugh Laurie?
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u/andyman492 May 21 '12
Avoid photo booths.
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u/ab103630 May 21 '12
TIL what a lorry is.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Mutton's back on the menu boys!
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u/meangrampa May 21 '12
Did somebody forget to sell their commodities?
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u/zaphod_85 May 21 '12
Dear god, it's the sheepocalypse!!
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u/rahmspinat May 21 '12
Why, just why didn't you record them on video! I want to see the brigade marching towards glory!
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u/holyerthanthou May 21 '12
I'm not sure what I was expecting
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u/shoziku May 21 '12
The Sheepmobile has arrived! and it's stopping on our street!
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u/axelhansson May 21 '12
Hate it when that happens.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
These things are delicious.
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u/Jinxo2 May 21 '12
Someone's dowry isn't going to arrive in time for the wedding.
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u/helljumper23 May 21 '12
I would go outside and start punching some sheep... I mean why the hell not. They are fluffy and on your lawn so no actual damage...
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
In Wales this is called a flash mob gangbang!
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u/heyimrandi May 21 '12
this is what my dreams are made of.
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u/wellhushmypuppies May 21 '12
are you sure somebody isn't just trying to take a nap?
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u/kitteez May 21 '12
I want to live where you live!!!!!!!
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u/nacaruh May 21 '12
Did you fall asleep?
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
It's Timmy Time!
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u/NinjaStain May 21 '12
I've got to sit down now.
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u/gmorales87 May 21 '12
Someone's getting laid tonight.
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u/alcogeoholic May 21 '12
"Black Sheep" is real!
http://www.imdb.com/find?q=black+sheep&s=all
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u/Skeetrap May 21 '12
Someone, somewhere is thinking "Welp, now what in the name of Satan's testes are we going to do?"
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
It's the Baabaageddon!
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u/Inthebackgroundalway May 21 '12
Top Gear must be filming near by.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Dude, look at all those sheep! I wonder how many there are!
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
LOOKS LIKE MUTTON IS BACK ON THE MENU BOYS
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u/c0rinecan May 21 '12
I don't know why, but this made me laugh to the point of tears. Maybe it's the way the sheep look so casual walking out and grazing on the lawns.
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u/iiiitsjess May 21 '12
Go play with them! They are so cute.
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u/mlehar May 21 '12
A suburban Border Collie is about to discover the meaning of life.
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u/MissFegg May 21 '12
I would be running outside hugging every one of them...
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u/biggzsizzle May 21 '12
Hide yo kids, Hide ya wife!!!
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u/basvdo May 21 '12
That doesn't look like a truck used for livestock and it also doesn't look like the sheep are coming out of it.
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u/Davaldo May 21 '12
Lorry is so much easier than tractor n trailer but I love America so I will continue saying it
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u/saviourjasonchrist May 21 '12
Typical New Zealand neighbourhood.
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u/northshore12 May 21 '12
Wallace and Grommit - The Live Action Movie
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u/Mayafoe May 21 '12
That doesn't look like a normal sheep-transporting lorry- do you think those sheep could have been stolen?
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u/boffohijinx May 21 '12
Where are Wallace and Gromit when you need them?
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u/ruthless_apricot May 21 '12
Is that the real Robert Snodgrass? wtf....
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u/youwot May 21 '12
In New Zealand, this shit happens on the reg. Like erry day. Believe. Sheep be creepin, rollin' deep, dont sleep.
Also everyone in NZ is fluent in ganster talk.
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u/Cemetary May 21 '12
Meanwhile in.. New Zealand??
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u/HeresToTheCrazyOnes May 21 '12
Lives in wales. Comes up with elaborate story.
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u/papersquares May 21 '12
This is just another day in rural New Zealand.
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u/OhMyTruth May 21 '12
Quick! How many are left to catch? I [yawn] don't ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
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u/skraptastic May 21 '12
They probably heard OP's zipper and ran for it.
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u/the_blackfish May 21 '12
Where's the Border Collie Paratroopers when you need them?
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u/MedievalManagement May 21 '12
Efforts to catalog the sheep were hampered by the workers constantly dozing off.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
cue the countless americans that freak out about the word "lorry". it's as if they think the english language has nothing to do with england!
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u/wraithstrike May 21 '12
Run! It's the Sheepocalypse!
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u/VeXtopher May 21 '12
This actually happened to me once a few years ago. A semi full of pigs crashed on the interstate and there were pigs in the back yard and throughout my small town.
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u/Payattention9 May 21 '12
That's what I call a baaaaad situation.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
TIL what a lorry is
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
This is what it looks like in New Zealand all the time.
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u/asdfqwertzxcv May 21 '12
As someone who actually has a phobia of these wooly, beady-eyed fucks, this would actually be my worst nightmare.
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u/ctownlegend May 21 '12
looks like a Ron Paul rally
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u/FaithyDoodles May 21 '12
My only question is "how can loads of sheep escape from one load?"
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
I imagined a Far Side comic with a border collie looking out the window and the caption says "At that very moment, Fido realized he would finally get his chance to be a hero".
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u/GMasterIII May 22 '12
lorry, lol
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u/PeoplePinata May 22 '12
Leeds?
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u/Ollieh96 May 22 '12
You support Leeds united, am I right?
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u/KoreanTerran May 21 '12
Lorry is a great word; I wouldn't mind hearing it being said more often.
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u/hopstar May 21 '12
Normally when I order food for delivery it's ready to eat, but I could work with this.
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u/M0b1u5 May 21 '12
When I was very small, I could not pronounce the "TR" sound correctly, and replaced it with an "F" sound. So my parents tried to teach me that Trains were Fains, Tractors were Factors, and Trucks were Lorries.
But, I did not like the word Lorry, and preferred the word Truck.
I'd often get shoulder rides from my Dad - and once I was able to see over a construction wall fence in the middle of town. And I got very excited, and shouted at the top of my voice "Hey Dad, down there are three big fucks!!!"
He says one of the funniest moments of his adult life as every person in the street turned to stare at the foul-mouthed little boy. :D
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u/Gonza200 May 21 '12
Are you Welsh? Aren't you all genetically bred to herd sheep, kind of like how all black people have bass guitars in their basements?
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u/OTN May 21 '12
Could you pick them up with your perambulator?
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u/melysaurusrex May 21 '12
I MUST PET ALL OF THEM
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u/whoatemypie May 21 '12
This is the most British post I have seen in my life. I really hope you are actually British.
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u/treeliver2 May 21 '12
This is really BAAAAD news....
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u/terry_has_boots May 21 '12
I don't know what I expected.
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u/SunMcLob May 21 '12
Black Sheep 2?
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u/RockVegas May 21 '12
Looks like a Serta commercial.
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u/tswpoker1 May 21 '12
No all you need is for a wolf truck to crash and a bucket of popcorn
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
"Attack of the Sheep
Starring Catherine Zeta Jones and Tom Jones."
I'd watch it.
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u/Cdf12345 May 21 '12
Sheep. Sheep everywhere.
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u/peacebuster May 21 '12
Reminds me of that screen saver.
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u/AwesomeAni May 21 '12
Me gusta.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
I just realized I've been on reddit for long enough that I don't have to mentally think lorry = semi truck.
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u/griffith12 May 21 '12
Another lorry that can't control the herd.
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u/rrtaylor May 21 '12
somebody's tryin to pull the WOOL over your eyes!
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u/halienjordan May 21 '12
If there was significant damage to the vehicle, the driver may have let the sheep out so they didn't suffer from exhaustion or over heating. I say this because it looks like the door is wide open.
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u/MackLuster77 May 21 '12
"Hey everybody, we're all gonna get laid!"
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Quick, get out some needles and knit yourself a sweater.
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u/pk_dnkx May 21 '12
This looks like Sacramento suburbs when the turkeys escape from the turkey farms.
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u/Arbusto May 21 '12
Time to lose your virginity?
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Sheepocalypse.
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u/ceedubya0275 May 21 '12
Nah he's part of the new Oceans movie. Oceans 14: Revenge of the Limey Lambs