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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 04:48 PM
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Cool VIDEO: Watch your height...



Originally Posted by AutoBlog
Miraculously, the driver of the '08 Dodge Ram in the video above escaped unharmed, along with his ten-year-old son. Apparently, he had miscalculated his position when pulling past the drive-thru station at his Dallas-area bank. Disaster quickly ensues after his tall camper trailer impacts the awning covering the entire area. Fortunately, no other cars were having transactions processed at the time. While the bank's going to remain open, the drive-thru area's going to be out of commission for a bit...

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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 04:52 PM
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This one is funny also:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_fEM...eature=related
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 05:03 PM
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Watch it, the same video got banned in another thread yest.
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 05:31 PM
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and why would that happen???
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 05:37 PM
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NO idea, but it did. No replies, no text with the video, thread was closed and shut down right away.
look:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/western-members/955522-worlds-biggest-f-up.html
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by nordy racer
and why would that happen???
I don't know, because when I first posted it, it didn't get deleted.

Second time around, it did.
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 06:17 PM
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MODS gone wild?
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by djsanchez2
MODS gone wild?
Or perhaps a constant barrage of "lounge" type threads (in case you didn't know this section is not a lounge)...
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someone posted this yesterday, and it got immediately locked.
i think it got deleted eventually.
i was wondering if the driver got killed.
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 06:37 PM
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I think it was b/c of the title. Something about "f'd up".
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by shoemike
someone posted this yesterday, and it got immediately locked.
i think it got deleted eventually.
i was wondering if the driver got killed.
I think it was b/c of the title. Something about "f'd up".

I thought so to, but nope, driver and his son in the passenger seat lived.

Another angle:
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