Failure IS an option

[vascott99]

Still, isn't that repair obvious evidence of prior water damage, and isn't that supposed to be disclosed when selling a house? Did you ask the if there was a history of water or other damage? If so I hope the response documented?


We can't tell from the pics but was this repair visible from the ground at any angle?

The situation sucks either way, I hope you can get some compensation.

I will provide interior photo's showing that this was happening for awhile...

It is not visible from the ground as it is on the second story.

No mention at closing of any water damage. This guy worked for a developer and was separated from his wife for the last 3 years...The only person living in the house for the last 6 months was the son...

Mom acted like she had a prior stroke and was not to coherent..

Waiting for the lawyers take on this as he is looking over the documentation.

I do not believe the man of the house knew of of this as the whole house was in prime condition and was very thorough with receipts etc...So `who knows

[SilverStreak]

This blows but disclosing prior damage is not required for most repairs. Given enough time every structure will need some kind of repair. A repair is not necessarily a bad thing. Usually it means a conscientious homeowner has taken care of the house. Looks like in this disjointed occupancy someone thought they had gotten a repair job and never looked.

The best you can probably expect is a return of the inspection fee and/or the PO paying a nominal fee for a repair. If the PO is smart they'll put a cap on it. After all, it's your house now with no warranties. I'd get the agent to lean on the inspector since he/she is referring them business. You'll probably get nothing. Lawyering up isn't cheap and it's hard to tell if spending lawyer money vs spending money on the repair is worth it.

Best of luck. Decent folks will make it right.

[Dr K]

Give the inspector my card...

[APKhaos]

This blows but disclosing prior damage is not required for most repairs.

That's not correct. The standard Virgina contract requires the seller to disclose any 'material defect'. This example apprears to meet that test; its an obvious defect, the seller was obviously aware of it, the continued leaking would need to be proven but its clear that its still leaking and I'll bet it looks a lot worse inside the attic space than in these pics.

That said, VA is a 'buyer beware' state. You would need to show that the defect was known but not disclosed by the seller, and by the agent if the seller had told the agent.

If you wanted to act, sue everyone is the best approach; the seller, the agent, the agent's broker, the inspector. It might only take a couple of letters to spring a settlement offer.

[Vicegrip]

...Then spend an afternoon and add a flashing dam to correct the stupid build method. Pull the roofing back in a long angle up the wall and flash up and angle in towards the siding cut the siding back with a box knife and slide the flashing under it. Use good flashing cement to caulk and be done with it. both the roofing and siding get angled back and the flashing covers the area where the water or snow and ice gathers and sits.

[BlackTalon]

...Then spend an afternoon and add a flashing dam to correct the stupid build method. Pull the roofing back in a long angle up the wall and flash up and angle in towards the siding cut the siding back with a box knife and slide the flashing under it. Use good flashing cement to caulk and be done with it. both the roofing and siding get angled back and the flashing covers the area where the water or snow and ice gathers and sits.That's the solution -- a new metal flashing/ cricket. If you are good with sheet metal soldering, installing a stainless steel or copper cricket is the way to go, as it won't rely on sealant (which has a limited service life) in the seams to keep out the water. My guess is the old flashing was removed by the painters (may have been in poor condiiton) and replaced with the expanding foam/ sealant...

[roundel]

My guess is the old flashing was removed by the painters

Why do the painters always get blamed? :grrr::grrr:

[Trak Ratt]

Why do the painters always get blamed? :grrr::grrr:most drive BMWs or Corvettes???

[SilverStreak]

That's not correct. The standard Virgina contract requires the seller to disclose any 'material defect'.

Not if it has been repaired. It's a fine point in the language but if it leaked and the leak has been fixed it no longer needs to be disclosed. It makes sense because you aren't going to keep a list of repairs over 10, 20, 30 or 40 years.

It does sound like the seller may not have been fully aware of everything going on in the house. Doesn't make it right but to elevate to a lawsuit would cost more than the repair maybe?

[joep]

Depends on the severity and cost of the repairs, and the principal of it I suppose, do you want to pursue it?

I wonder if there was ever a claim of water damage on the title or insurance. I was of the understanding those types of claims stayed on the record forever even after a repair.

The point about repairs not needing to be disclosed only makes sense IF it was permanent. From what's been described this repair wasn't and hasn't been.

[SilverStreak]

Depends on the severity and cost of the repairs, and the principal of it I suppose, do you want to pursue it?

I wonder if there was ever a claim of water damage on the title or insurance. I was of the understanding those types of claims stayed on the record forever even after a repair.

The point about repairs not needing to be disclosed only makes sense IF it was permanent. From what's been described this repair wasn't and hasn't been.

I don't know specific title insurance parameters but I would think that would have to be catastrophic water damage like a major flood or katrina type damage. Every house has or will have roof leaks so every title would have issues.

If the seller thought it was or was told by the hack painter that it was (jk roundy) then no disclosure. For sure this is a crap repair but the seller hadn't lived there in a while so he may not have known that the leak was ongoing. That foam could have been the "window and door" variety for all we know :)

Not defending the seller I just doubt how far this would go. Spending $300 for an attorney to send a letter may shake some money loose but a full blown lawsuit will only spend everyone's money IMHO.

Nothing is permanent.

[APKhaos]

Not if it has been repaired. It's a fine point in the language but if it leaked and the leak has been fixed it no longer needs to be disclosed.

An old repair that has failed is a new defect. Lots of case law in VA to support that holding.
Its not something you would litigate, but a few letters might spring a offer to settle. Given the heavy rain we've had since March, its hard to make the case that nobody knew about this [very] active leak.

[SilverStreak]

An old repair that has failed is a new defect. Lots of case law in VA to support that holding.
Its not something you would litigate, but a few letters might spring a offer to settle. Given the heavy rain we've had since March, its hard to make the case that nobody knew about this [very] active leak.

What if they are a bunch of stoners and never left the basement? :lol:

Their word against yours, the age old story. Send a letter and see what happens. Give the agent/inspector some real crap though regardless.

[vascott99]

A old close friend of mine who is a realestate attorney is looking at the paperwork...We will see what he says...

They knew about this...if anything Bad karma will follow...Hopefully my estimate that comes in today will not cost an arm and a leg...

Thanks all

[MBuck951]

Curiosity Fail . . they were just about to get good :?

[Lupin..the..3rd]

Curiosity Fail . . they were just about to get good :?
Looks like someone took a box cutter to that tire. :shock:

[APKhaos]

Its from a Rennlist thread. Guy has been throwing out his RA1s when they get to this stage, and was 'surprised' to find that when he cut this section out of his trash tires they appeared to have some rubber left.

Anyone who has run RA1s knows that this is just when they are starting to get good! He was told this in no uncertain terms.

[Dr K]

Better than telling him that this is when they get good would have been telling ME where his trash was!

[APKhaos]

Too late. Lots of posts about free recycling services that will even pay him for shipping. Amazing generosity.

[jbailey930]

Thread fail:

http://sls-gb15p4.dca2.superb.net/~dorkiphu/porsche/showthread.php?t=20605

[joep]

I don't get it, is it a fail fail for posting back to dorkiphus via superb.net??

[jbailey930]

My bad -- it was supposed to link to the gay movie thread.....

Here is something to make up for that:

MVI_1778.flv video by Tactical_Resp - Photobucket

photog could have used remote on a tripod, but see for yourself.

[}{arlequin]

http://s3.amazonaws.com/0SAJ7JN5VFAWT249NNR2.anigifdel/3ccd908bbf56f6f274200b176ff18b66

[Redroc]

That boy needs to drink more milk. His femur snapped like a chicken neck!

[LPM911]

he should've been wearing a helmet. then he would've been safe... oh wait. :)

[HoodPin]

Painful to watch......but his closing expression makes me think of "Did I do that?" :p

[}{arlequin]

.

[Trak Ratt]

My bad -- it was supposed to link to the gay movie thread.....No need to link you can go there :D

[BlackTalon]

.That's cool -- especially if in Euros!

(BTW, much cheaper to buy at a liquor/ wine shop...)

[HoodPin]

.

That's our }{......shoes & booze.....:p

[markwemple]

}{ did you really blow over 7500 US on booze in Monte? Damn, that is about 3/4 what I spent in 3 weeks in france!

[Mike W]

.

TD}{?

I hope that's billable to the client ;)

[Trak Ratt]

}{ did you really blow over 7500 US on booze in Monte? Damn, that is about 3/4 what I spent in 3 weeks in france!
The difference between First Class and Steerage!

[Fritz]

No wonder he can't afford DEs. :)

[}{arlequin]

if you don't do something different, all the trips there are gonna start looking the same... :oops:

[roundel]

if you don't do something different, all the trips there are gonna start looking the same... :oops:

Can you send me pics of the snatch that pricey booze lured to your love lair?

[Lupin..the..3rd]

My bar tab last night was $32. Clizzle Dizzle!

[Ryan]

I hope the hangover was really worth $7,500!

[pjalexandre]

That's exactly what I thought !

Can you send me pics of the snatch that pricey booze lured to your love lair?

[}{arlequin]

http://www.gakworld.co.uk/Pictures/Funny/2megafucks.jpg

[QuicChic]

Can you send me pics of the snatch that pricey booze lured to your love lair?

"Snatch?" Really? How classy. :roll:

[roundel]

Terrible F1 Button accident! Graphic pics below:

















http://www.orangepeels.nildram.co.uk/junk/images/F1_accident.jpg

[Trak Ratt]

"Snatch?" Really? How classy. :roll:
U have to consider the source and geography (baltimer is the murder capital)! Man/boys often respond favorably to replacement terms. You should start another thread with suggestions for the Neanderthals amongst us :D

[VaSteve]

Photoshop fail:

http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/toronto/archive/2009/06/10/city-digitally-adds-black-guy-to-fun-guide-cover-to-make-it-more-inclusive.aspx?bunfingers

[HoodPin]

Governor FAIL. :roll:

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=104&sid=1702098

[LPM911]

Governor FAIL. :roll:

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=104&sid=1702098


i dunno, not necessarily. it depends on what the girlfriend looks like... :lol:

[racer]

the governor spent "5 days in argentina crying about it [the affair] " - that is a FAIL! Pussy!

[LPM911]

the governor spent "5 days in argentina crying about it [the affair] " - that is a FAIL! Pussy!

haha. guess i should've read the article first.

[}{arlequin]

the governor spent "5 days in argentina crying about it [the affair] " - that is a FAIL! Pussy!
don't cry for me aaaaargentinaaa!!!!!



When news first broke about his mysterious disappearance, first lady Jenny Sanford told The Associated Press she did not know where her husband had gone for the Father's Day weekend.

what a tard. couldn't he pick a better weekend to make more babies?

[Potomac-Greg]

Mrs. Sanford was one of my wife's housemates in college. She was all the buzz last month at the 25th Reunion. She has a future in reality TV.

[Jazzbass]

Clean up on aisle 9...

[roundel]

I was nailed today driving in Baltimore. I was in the rightmost of two lanes that turn left. As I turn left, the car to my left tries to go straight from her "turn only" lane...into me. She hit me in the left rear side of my pickemup truck which rotated nicely with howling tires. A big correction kept me from smacking some bollards backwards. I pull over after catching it, she follows and jumps from her car to apologize and see if I am OK. I was fine, the truck has a teeny dent, but it is a 13 year old Tacoma so Jimmy Crack Corn. Now it matches the other side. Her Jeep seemed fine so we parted ways without any issue made. The pedestrians that witnessed it gave her more crap than I did. It was funny.

Her driving: fail. Admitting it was her fault: win. Getting hit while driving the beater: win.

[Redroc]

I hate being on the outside of a two-lane turn. More often than not you have some idiot on the inside coming over to visit you in your lane. :roll:

[HoodPin]

I hate being on the outside of a two-lane turn. More often than not you have some idiot on the inside coming over to visit you in your lane. :roll:

Ditto. During rush hour 2 lanes turn left onto Canal Road (which is now 1-way outbound, too) from M St. Invariably, some tourist, dumbass, etc. tries crossing from the left to right, despite the fact that others ahead are going into each each. I guess more of a problem when their the #1 car at the light. If I'm #1 at the light, and in the right turning lane, I try to make my intentions as obvious as possible. But someone still hits the "Fail" button occasionally......

[Potomac-Greg]

Ditto. During rush hour 2 lanes turn left onto Canal Road (which is now 1-way outbound, too) from M St. Invariably, some tourist, dumbass, etc. tries crossing from the left to right, despite the fact that others ahead are going into each each. I guess more of a problem when their the #1 car at the light. If I'm #1 at the light, and in the right turning lane, I try to make my intentions as obvious as possible. But someone still hits the "Fail" button occasionally......

I do that route once a week or so. You have to pity the tourist/noob who finds himself in that situation.

I'm going to Scotland in August and to make it fun, I'm renting a car WITH a manual transmission. That should be interesting.

[roundel]

I'm going to Scotland in August and to make it fun, I'm renting a car WITH a manual transmission. That should be interesting.

I rented a manual in Ireland several years ago. I drove it around the airport roads for a few minutes to get used to shifting with my left hand and driving on the left. It feels natural after a surprisingly short amount of time. Then I felt screwed up when I got home!

[HoodPin]

I rented a manual in Ireland several years ago. I drove it around the airport roads for a few minutes to get used to shifting with my left hand and driving on the left. It feels natural after a surprisingly short amount of time. Then I felt screwed up when I got home!

Forgive my ignorance (attributable to the DAG.......) but I'm curious. In a RH drive manual, is 1st gear still closest to you?

[roundel]

Forgive my ignorance (attributable to the DAG.......) but I'm curious. In a RH drive manual, is 1st gear still closest to you?


No. The peddle arrangement and gear positions are the same at least in the little Fiat I was beating.

[Potomac-Greg]

No. The peddle arrangement and gear positions are the same at least in the little Fiat I was beating.

Should be. More importantly, the pedals are NOT mirror image to US.

[roundel]

Should be. More importantly, the pedals are NOT mirror image to US.

Just to be clear, iirc, clutch and 1st gear remain on the left despite the driver moving to the right. No mirror images.

[smdubovsky]

Just to be clear, iirc, clutch and 1st gear remain on the left despite the driver moving to the right. No mirror images.

Correct. The transmission & pedal clusters are the exact same (as LHD) on every RHD I've driven. Just on the wrong side of the car.

The tranny part really makes sense because that would be quite expensive to re-engineer for no real gain.

[dweymer]

Fail:

[HoodPin]

:shock: Are these your neighbors? :roll:

[}{arlequin]

Correct. The transmission & pedal clusters are the exact same (as LHD) on every RHD I've driven. Just on the wrong side of the car.

The tranny part really makes sense because that would be quite expensive to re-engineer for no real gain.
cool! i was always wondering about it

[John Clay]

But the matching white/gold colors look great.

[smdubovsky]

Fail:

It obviouslly wasn't even driven yet:) As soon as it turns, even a little, the camper is going to hit the top of the suv.

[call911]

Police officer/anniversary FAIL:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31504030/

PhillyBurbs.com
updated 2:16 a.m. ET, Wed., June 24, 2009

Levittown - A third man has died in the wake of a sports car crash in Southwest Philadelphia.Police say 41-year-old Bruce Hunter, of West Philadelphia, died Monday at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.Hunter was driving a minivan that was struck around 6 p.m. Friday by a speeding 2005 Lamborghini that crossed into the oncoming lane and collided with the minivan and another car.Police say Adam Brown, a 29-year-old former Brookhaven, Pa. police officer, had rented the high-powered red sports car to take his wife out for their fifth wedding anniversary.Brown's passenger, 60-year-old Geoffrey Kleiman, of Broomall, was also killed.Police say the driver of the third vehicle was in stable condition at the hospital Monday night.

[OldTee]

:shock: Are these your neighbors? :roll:

Plate says Utah. I would have guessed West Virginia.
ARF

[BlackTalon]

On way to WG Thursday, we saw a camper that got stuck pulling into a Dunkin Donuts driveway. Driveway was too steep, and rear bumper hit the pavement. Looked like is was going to screw up business for a while! :lol:

[Dr K]

Hmmmm.... (Ben showed me this).

18772

The whole site is good: http://thereifixedit.com/ (scroll down to "And People Ask Why I'm Scared To Fly").

Peter

[Jase007]

Those are hilarious !!! :lol:

[vascott99]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529571,00.html?test=latestnews

[Trak Ratt]

Police officer/anniversary FAIL:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31504030/

PhillyBurbs.com
updated 2:16 a.m. ET, Wed., June 24, 2009

Levittown - A third man has died in the wake of a sports car crash in Southwest Philadelphia.Police say 41-year-old Bruce Hunter, of West Philadelphia, died Monday at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.Hunter was driving a minivan that was struck around 6 p.m. Friday by a speeding 2005 Lamborghini that crossed into the oncoming lane and collided with the minivan and another car.Police say Adam Brown, a 29-year-old former Brookhaven, Pa. police officer, had rented the high-powered red sports car to take his wife out for their fifth wedding anniversary.Brown's passenger, 60-year-old Geoffrey Kleiman, of Broomall, was also killed.Police say the driver of the third vehicle was in stable condition at the hospital Monday night.Shit, I went to HS with Jeff! Good friends, but haven't seen him in many years. Prolly to late now... :(

[dweymer]

did I doooo that? (in an erkel voice)

http://www.in.honda.com/Rjanisis/pubs/SB/A09-035.pdf

[roundel]

On Monday there was a Caddy event on the main. Some douche was somehow solo'd despite being an asshat from what I have heard. He managed to get on track with his buddy riding shotgun in the forced induction CTS-V. To remove any doubt that he is/was a total fucknozzle, he proceeded to take a pass without a point through turn 10, but failed. He clipped the car he was trying to pass and then proceeded to cartwheel and barrel roll several times. The passenger broke his collar bone and the douche/asshat/fucknozzle sustained a concussion. The grazed car was not totaled, but the fucknozzle ride was. This is all second hand account so correct me if I'm wrong.

[VaSteve]

Nice use of the word of the week. :)

[Potomac-Greg]

a total fucknozzle

And I thought I had heard all the good words.

[VaSteve]

http://cache-foo.jalopnik.com/gawker/assets/images/12/2009/06/504x_doing_it_wrong_v4_jalopnik_11.jpg

[Potomac-Greg]

On Monday there was a Caddy event on the main. Some douche was somehow solo'd despite being an asshat from what I have heard. He managed to get on track with his buddy riding shotgun in the forced induction CTS-V. To remove any doubt that he is/was a total fucknozzle, he proceeded to take a pass without a point through turn 10, but failed. He clipped the car he was trying to pass and then proceeded to cartwheel and barrel roll several times. The passenger broke his collar bone and the douche/asshat/fucknozzle sustained a concussion. The grazed car was not totaled, but the fucknozzle ride was. This is all second hand account so correct me if I'm wrong.

No doubt he'll be back in a few weeks with more horsepower, bigger brakes, a bag of excuses and exactly the same (fucknozzle) attitude. I enjoy running in other makes' track days, but I'm not sure I'd seek out a Cadillac event! Unless they group me with the Cimmaron run group.

[pjalexandre]

I was trying to figure out if actually having a Cadillac event was a fail in of itself. No doubt the CTS-V is a serious machine but I just can't see the rest of the lineup on the track.

[Rick V]

http://cache-foo.jalopnik.com/gawker/assets/images/12/2009/06/504x_doing_it_wrong_v4_jalopnik_11.jpg
Steve why did you decide to go with yellow?:shock:

[call911]

No doubt he'll be back in a few weeks with more horsepower, bigger brakes, a bag of excuses and exactly the same (fucknozzle) attitude. I enjoy running in other makes' track days, but I'm not sure I'd seek out a Cadillac event! Unless they group me with the Cimmaron run group.

How did he manage to get out on track after being solo'd - with a passenger? I didn't think that was allowed.

I'll do FATT, and it is great to run with a mix of cars. The usual stereotypes apply with the 'Vette and Shelby Mustang drivers. They open 6 car lengths down the front straight, then you're on their bumper by T3......they don't seem to like that! ;)

I was at a party last night and saw a ruby red CTS-V. It looked like a flying brick to me, but pretty mean looking front end. It had some kind of camera in the grille - nightvision maybe? I guess if you had to buy an 'Mericun 4 door, not a bad choice.

Now if Furd can step up the SHO to match.

[dweymer]

I have to say, all the cts-v drovers I have seen on track have been tools except one, here in raleigh a guy has a silver one and is not a fucknozzle.

(bonus points for ending the sentence with it)

[FTS]

Apparently, he lost his brakes coming into T10 and t-boned the other CTS-V.

http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums/cadillac-cts-v-series-forum-2009/173344-live-summit-point-v3-day.html

[call911]

In that case, I would like to congratulate the Cadillac driver and make a motion that his be classified as a "WIN" !!!

[roundel]

Apparently, he lost his brakes coming into T10 and t-boned the other CTS-V.


I call BS! Blaming brake failure for a wreck in 10 is like blaming the tatoo artist for all the extra facial stars he did while you slept.

[Trak Ratt]

I call BS! Blaming brake failure for a wreck in 10 is like blaming the tatoo artist for all the extra facial stars he did while you slept.X2. T-1 maybe, but T-10 ain't so much as to cause "failure." Likely was having issues long before. Or simply told his bud he could make it from T-9 to T-1 without lifting.

[dweymer]

my guess is the heavy ass car boiled them and he did not recognize it before BLAMO

[call911]

"I trashed my famous uncle's car because I can't use a clutch pedal FAIL...."


http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/090705093705.shtml

[Lupin..the..3rd]

=

[edevinney]

=

Whoa, K&N knockoff + innercooler has to be worth 150hp EASY.

[Lupin..the..3rd]

I bet this made some interesting noises when it happened...

[Iccy928]

wow... that's impressive.

[Trak Ratt]

I bet this made some interesting noises when it happened...
Shoot, done worst and drove home with a friend looks like the piston pins are reusable, but I'd mike them first ;)

[APKhaos]

That second shot of NOS is always tricky.

[Mike W]

I bet this made some interesting noises when it happened...

Is it bad when you know what you are looking at, but you still can't recognize it? :|

[Rick K]

Reply fails...

http://www.dontevenreply.com/

[Rick K]

Read Part out Honda and Father and Son on the right...

[chapstic951]

Those are great....I am crying from laughing so hard!!!!

[Dr K]

Do you think he writes both sides of those email conversations? The replies he gets are awfully similar...but this is one of the funniest things I've seen on the internet and sure to breed imitators.

[savowood]

I feel like this or something remarkably similar has been posted here before, but I can't find it. Enjoy (again?)...


http://newmedia.funnyjunk.com/pictures/opijkpojk.jpg

[SpeedBump]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/07/07/article-1198156-059FAAF0000005DC-217_634x501.jpg

As he began his daring overtaking manoeuvre, Arthur Manning wondered if he was sailing a little close to the wind.

In fact, he was too close to the rocks. His yacht, the Jersey-registered Knight Star, ended up grounded and then wobbling in mid-air on its 6ft keel as the tide went out near Saint-Quay-Portrieux, north-west France.

Mr Manning, who was trying to speed ahead of 19 rivals in a Royal Channel Islands Yacht Club race, described it as 'an embarrassing misjudgment'.

[Trak Ratt]

.

[Mike W]

.

I hope the Disco is rebuildable.... not sure I care about the BM

[}{arlequin]

http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/fail-owned-news-name-win.jpg?w=400&h=300

[jbailey930]

http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/fail-owned-news-name-win.jpg?w=400&h=300

Sal and Richard strike again :)

[Lupin..the..3rd]

Chevy? or Mercedes? YOU decide!!

[call911]

dup

[call911]

Looks like he needs to go back to SP for more training..............good luck catching a sports bike. ;)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31922638/ns/local_news-hagerstown_md/


FREDERICK COUNTY, MD - Drivers may experience delays on Route 75, near the Interstate 70 interchange in Frederick County, after a state trooper crashed his car duringa chase.

Witnesses say he struck an embankment after swerving to miss another car.

They believe the trooper was chasing a speeding suspect, who was driving a motorcycle.

Route 75 remains open, but drivers are being directed around the crash site.

No one was hurt, and officials say the suspect has not yet been caught.

[dweymer]

yup, to make it clear he can't catch a motorcycle, no matter how many times ChiPs do it on TV.

[HateDCRoads]

Bwahahahaha! :D

[joep]

School Board over reacts...
http://withleather.lg1x8.simplecdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/softball_beer.jpg

http://withleather.uproxx.com/2009/07/beaking-school-board-overreacts

[MyDeathByNapalm]

As to the ST crashing up in MD...idiot. Unfortunately a having badge does not mean having brains or common sense. If the bike had tags, video? How my friend got nailed back in the day after rollin 140 plus up in PA... Cops came to arrest him at his house after running the plates... No chase involved.

[call911]

Import cruise night fail:

[}{arlequin]

,

[HoodPin]

.....but I like veal......:p

[}{arlequin]

clearly this person is suffering from some kind of deficiency

[Fritz]

They are definitely in need of a good hobbling. Or beaten to a pulp with a kielbasa.

[Trak Ratt]

Now boyz don't be mean. Prolly a friend of Whimple anyway....

[Jazzbass]

Now boyz don't be mean. Prolly a friend of Whimple anyway....
I was going to ask }{ why he was taking pics of Mark's car. Then I realized "hey! that car looks like it runs" so I figured it couldn't be Mark's car :lol:

[roundel]

I wonder if the owner believes everything he/she thinks. They must if they feel the need to wear their opinions on their vehicle.

[dweymer]

they should be rear ended by an excursion, who's driver is eating a burger, watching videos of a slaughterhouse....

[roundel]

they should be rear ended by an excursion, who's driver is eating a burger, watching videos of a slaughterhouse....

Wearing a leather jacket, with a confederate flag in the rear window, and of course a gun rack. A deer carcass strapped to the roof completes the ideal ideological opposite of the Prius owner. :D

[Potomac-Greg]

Wearing a leather jacket, with a confederate flag in the rear window, and of course a gun rack. A deer carcass strapped to the roof completes the ideal ideological opposite of the Prius owner. :D

But would we mock that anti-Prius person? :roll:

Personally, my rear bumper is and always has been clear of any sociological or other statements; but you have to give the Prius owner credit for being consistent and true to the mission!

[joep]

you forgot the steer's horns on the front of the hood, and the rubber balls hanging from the trailer hitch, the bush '08, Prolife, & NRA bumper stickers too.

[BlackTalon]

C'mon guys -- I though we were supposed to avoid picking on Dr. K while he's on vacation :lol:

[Trak Ratt]

:bang:Wearing a leather jacket, with a confederate flag in the rear window, and of course a gun rack. A deer carcass strapped to the roof completes the ideal ideological opposite of the Prius owner. :DSh*t outed again and by skid mark bob of all people...
C'mon guys -- I though we were supposed to avoid picking on Dr. K while he's on vacation :lol:I'm going to need the link on where everyone agreed to that boy-o!

[BlackTalon]

:bang:Sh*t outed again and by skid mark bob of all people...So are you saying we have an SMD and a SMB on this forum?

[Dr K]

C'mon guys -- I though we were supposed to avoid picking on Dr. K while he's on vacation :lol:Thanks. And for once, FU everyone BUT Dave!! :D

[}{arlequin]

thanks dr. k!

[Trak Ratt]

thanks dr. k!X2, Pete U da man (boy-o)!!

[tdatk]

Wiener FAIL....

[edevinney]

Probably will make for a strange insurance report, but not the first time a runaway wiener has gotten someone in trouble.

[roundel]

First time you try to park your wiener in a new spot, your bound to tear things up a bit.

[Noah]

apparently that guy doesn't realize how big his wiener is.

[call911]

http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSTRE56H1AM20090718?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews&rpc=76

VW to pay $11.28 billion for all of Porsche: report
Sat Jul 18, 2009 7:43am EDT

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Porsche SE's controlling families will agree on Thursday to accept an offer by Volkswagen to buy its sports car business Porsche AG for roughly 8 billion euros ($11.28 billion), Der Spiegel reported on Saturday.

Germany's leading weekly magazine wrote that the rival Porsche and Piech clans, which own 100 percent of Porsche SE votes, will approve the two-stage takeover at a supervisory board meeting on July 23.

Volkswagen would purchase a 49.9 percent stake in Porsche AG and at a later date acquire the rest, in a deal that would create an integrated automotive group with 10 brands under the leadership of the Wolfsburg-based carmaker.

The sale would help Porsche SE pay off most of its debt, which two sources told Reuters has ballooned to considerably more than 10 billion euros.

Der Spiegel also said embattled Porsche SE and Porsche AG Chief Executive Wendelin Wiedeking is negotiating over a severance package that could total more than 100 million euros. In the meantime, production chief Michael Macht will replace him as head of Porsche AG, the magazine reported.

On Thursday, Wiedeking rejected speculation he was about to leave the group.

Asked on Saturday whether the two families have reached a decision for the July 23 board meeting, Porsche spokesman Anton Hunger said "we have not been informed of one," adding that the Spiegel report was speculation that the company would not comment on.

Separately rival German weekly magazine Focus reported that Volkswagen's powerful chairman and part-owner of Porsche, Ferdinand Piech, plans to remove Wiedeking on Thursday from the influential six-man steering committee on the VW supervisory board.

The vacancy could open up the opportunity for Piech's cousin and rival, Wolfgang Porsche, VW supervisory board member and Porsche SE chairman, to replace Wiedeking in the committee as a representative of his side of the family.

The grandfather of Wolfgang Porsche and Ferdinand Piech was Ferdinand Porsche, designer of the Beetle and founder of Volkswagen.

(Reporting by Christiaan Hetzner; Editing by Victoria Main

[jsaindc]

Taken from another forum, but funny.




YouTube - Taliban Snuff Video

[Potomac-Greg]

Wiener FAIL....

One of my neighbor's kids "won" the job of weiner driver. You basically get a year to drive around the country. The drivers tend to be new-ish college grads, so they're not necessarily the best drivers.

That is not going to be an easy repair job.

[Rick K]

These are technically fails, but not in my book...

http://www.asylum.com/2009/06/26/best-man-speeches-the-best-of-the-worst/

[edevinney]

One of my neighbor's kids "won" the job of weiner driver. You basically get a year to drive around the country. The drivers tend to be new-ish college grads, so they're not necessarily the best drivers.

That is not going to be an easy repair job.

Broken wiener repair is never easy.

[tdatk]

Saw this on the way home tonight on a used car lot. These two guys were lovin it up........FAIL

[Trak Ratt]

Broken wiener repair is never easy.Guess my ‘Ol Man was wrong after all. He used to tell me you could get your wiener into anything if your drove it hard enough :p

[joep]

These could be failures or wins, depending on your point of view ;)
15-great-moments-in-caught-ya-lookin (http://www.bannedinhollywood.com/15-great-moments-in-caught-ya-lookin/)

[markwemple]

That's a failure simply for the gullwing doors!

[Roxtar]

sudden grinding noise on my drive home last night fail
http://www.roxtaronline.com/score2.jpg
http://www.roxtaronline.com/score3.jpg

[HoodPin]

sudden grinding noise on my drive home last night fail



Shame on you.....brake pads should be replaced when they are the thickness of the backing plate........not when they ARE the backing plate. Dohh.....:p

[Roxtar]

this is on the daily (05 toyota matrix xrs). i still have about 1/2 - 2/3 of the backing plate thickness of actual pad material left. you can kinda see the thickness of the pad material in the second pic near the wheel spoke (backing plate, tiny glimpse of pad material, worn rotor surface). you can also see the reflection of the backing plate in the rotor surface in that second pic. definitely time to replace them, but i was hoping i could put it off for a little while. going back to blank rotors but switching from hawk hps to ebc redstuff pads.

[HoodPin]

this is on the daily (05 toyota matrix xrs). i still have about 1/2 - 2/3 of the backing plate thickness of actual pad material left. you can kinda see the thickness of the pad material in the second pic near the wheel spoke (backing plate, tiny glimpse of pad material, worn rotor surface). you can also see the reflection of the backing plate in the rotor surface in that second pic. definitely time to replace them, but i was hoping i could put it off for a little while. going back to blank rotors but switching from hawk hps to ebc redstuff pads.

Then what caused the "extra" grooves in the rotor?

[Roxtar]

dunno... haven't taken it apart yet. i'm guessing a piece of something (perhaps a piece of the leading edge of the pad) got stuck between the pad and the rotor for a bit before it worked itself out in one of the slots. parts should be here tomorrow or friday, so i'll update this weekend with what actually happened.

[}{arlequin]

... the daily is a 2005 Toyota Matrix XRS... lightly modified (simple bolt-ons).
lol, it sure is modified now!

[roundel]

dunno... haven't taken it apart yet. i'm guessing a piece of something (perhaps a piece of the leading edge of the pad) got stuck between the pad and the rotor for a bit before it worked itself out in one of the slots. parts should be here tomorrow or friday, so i'll update this weekend with what actually happened.

Open it up to verify that the offending debris is gone and then put it back together. Those grooves wont hurt anything once the pebble or whatever is removed.

[Roxtar]

update: the pad was a little too worn on one side. toyota says 1mm minimum, and i had more than that, but it seems that hawk wants you to have more like 3mm minimum. i threw on a freshly machined OEM rotor i had lying around to hold me over until my new pads/rotors arrive. it of course is getting some nice scores of its own now.

unfortunately, perfectbrakes.com hasn't shipped my order yet and nobody was answering the phone past noon on friday and therefore suck balls. the outgoing message stated that the owner was going to be out of the office until wednesday. :grrr:

[joep]

http://regretfulmorning.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/truck-driver.jpg

[Trak Ratt]

Science Shows...
The Free Credit Report guy is right.
A British insurance company called Hiscox (seriously?) conducted the study (http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/09/weve-got-some-b.html). They found when female subjects heard the roar of a Maserati's engine, they went to their happy place down south. Out of the 40 women who participated in the study, every last woman reported getting that tingly sensation from the sports car.
http://cdn-www.cracked.com/articleimages/dan/sex_myths/cars3a.jpg
So maybe you're thinking that being "green" and "economically responsible" might turn some women on, right? After all, chicks dig a guy who cares about the earth! Well, not so much. The study also concluded that not only were both guys and chicks turned completely off by the sound of a VW Polo, but it actually lowered everyone's testosterone level.
http://cdn-www.cracked.com/articleimages/dan/sex_myths/cars4.jpg
So when you're rolling around in the Volkswagon or Prius and some frat boy named Tyler calls you a pussy, sadly he's actually got science on his side.

[John]

Blatantly stolen from Jalopnik.com

[Trak Ratt]

Ah so that's what all the flack was about

[HoodPin]

^^ OMG.....I don't think Lady Liberty is holding a torch in her hand...:p

[Lupin..the..3rd]

You're doing it wrong:

[tdatk]

Third world country FAIL
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8179857.stm

[joep]

Looks like a builder's win!

[94teener]

I know every one has seen or heard this one, but I thought I'd post it anyway.

YouTube - Seven-Year-Old Utah Boy Makes His Getaway From Church

[HoodPin]

Building implosion FAIL.

YouTube - Demolition Turkish way - implosion gone wrong, way wrong

I guess they don't build them like they used to.....:p

[}{arlequin]

HAHAHAHAHA how ironical:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/5957741/Illegal-immigrant-stows-away-under-bus-filled-with-immigration-officers.html

"Illegal immigrant stows away under bus filled with immigration officers"


The man hid between the chassis and fuel tank of the vehicle as it passed through the Channel Tunnel from Calais on Wednesday then fled when it arrived in Folkestone.
Moments after delivering the officers at their depot, the migrant dropped down from his hiding place and ran.

[Lupin..the..3rd]

ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- A driver, now identified as an Asheville firefighter, shot a bicycle rider because he was angry the man was riding with his child on a busy road, Asheville police said.

http://www.wyff4.com/news/20187786/detail.html

[LPM911]

http://www.wyff4.com/news/20187786/detail.html

paid leave. sweet!!!

[Dr K]

Sure is lucky anyone can own a gun in Virginia. No permit needed for a handgun so long as it's not concealed. This one was, apparently, in plain site (at least for a little while). Obviously no requirement for training either - misses at point-blank range...(thank goodness)

[BlackTalon]

Sure is lucky anyone can own a gun in Virginia. No permit needed for a handgun so long as it's not concealed. This one was, apparently, in plain site (at least for a little while). Obviously no requirement for training either - misses at point-blank range...(thank goodness)WFT are you talking about?

[Trak Ratt]

WFT are you talking about?He's right on the first part but his ass must still be in china!!

[LPM911]

what kind of bicycle helmet was he wearing? and do they advertise its bullet stopping ability? :)

[HoodPin]

WFT are you talking about?

I guess you were (once again....) too distracted by George's avatar, to notice the post & link.

http://www.wyff4.com/news/20187786/detail.html (http://www.wyff4.com/news/20187786/detail.html)

:roll:

[roundel]

I guess you were (once again....) too distracted by George's avatar, to notice the post & link.

http://www.wyff4.com/news/20187786/detail.html (http://www.wyff4.com/news/20187786/detail.html)

:roll:


I think Talon's point is that the shooting did not take place in Virginia. He may also be commenting on the lunacy of believing that a crazy person would somehow not be able to posses a gun unless they were legal. :roll:

[smdubovsky]

Im w/ David (at least the first part). Last time I checked, Asheville NC still isn't part of VA:)

[HoodPin]

I think Talon's point is that the shooting did not take place in Virginia. He may also be commenting on the lunacy of believing that a crazy person would somehow not be able to posses a gun unless they were legal. :roll:

Im w/ David (at least the first part). Last time I checked, Asheville NC still isn't part of VA:)

OK...fine. I'm a DumbAss.....:oops:

[BlackTalon]

OK...fine. I'm a DumbAss.....:oops:That's exactly what I was thinking (seemingly on par w/ Dr. K!!!!!), but I'm glad I'm not the one who had to say it. Roundel and SMD to the rescue -- thanks, guys! :lol:

[Trak Ratt]

That's exactly what I was thinking (seemingly on par w/ Dr. K!!!!!), but I'm glad I'm not the one who had to say it. Roundel and SMD to the rescue -- thanks, guys! :lol:Hey how about me?? I don't even like you and I backed your play...

[HoodPin]

That's exactly what I was thinking (seemingly on par w/ Dr. K!!!!!), but I'm glad I'm not the one who had to say it. Roundel and SMD to the rescue -- thanks, guys! :lol:

Ouch......excuse while I go clean the sand out of my eyes.......:|

[BlackTalon]

Tony -- sadly, you deflected the crosshairs from the good doctor :lol: But I'm sure he appreciates you being his wingman! (now where is that ghey Top Gun photo...)

[HoodPin]

Tony -- sadly, you deflected the crosshairs from the good doctor :lol: But I'm sure he appreciates you being his wingman! (now where is that ghey Top Gun photo...)

Lt. Pete "The Doc": You can be my wingman any time.

Lt. Tony "The DumbAss": Bullsh**. And watch where you put that hand, dammit!

[Dr K]

I've spent time in both Virginia and Ashville, NC, and they ARE the same! Except for the Biltmore, which is not in Virginia, but there IS a Biltmore, VA near Richmond. It was really nice in China.

[Trak Ratt]

I've spent time in both Virginia and Ashville, NC...What were the charges?? It couldn't have been speeding :lol:

[Redroc]

I've spent time in both Virginia and Ashville, NC, and they ARE the same! Except for the Biltmore, which is not in Virginia, but there IS a Biltmore, VA near Richmond. It was really nice in China.

Are you prescribing medicine to yourself???? This is like some sort of "stream of conciousness" rant.

[Dr K]

What were the charges?? It couldn't have been speeding :lol:
At the time I had an '82 911 SC, but my friend had a '79 930 which he let me drive (he would drive his M6 and we'd drive the mountain roads together). The 930 was rather a lot of fun. An even I could get it over the speed limit. :D

[turbo23dog]

I really like Lupin and DRs avatars. Nothing like a good dose of side boob, ya know?

Whats with this China crap anyways...;);):cool:

[Fairfax 944]

Fail not driving cautiously in view of the waiving yellow flag. Excitement happens at time 0:35 seconds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlHfGGgTVsc

[Lupin..the..3rd]

Fail not driving cautiously in view of the waiving yellow flag. Excitement happens at time 0:35 seconds.

Oh crap that's a hard hit!! :shock:

[pjalexandre]

Yeah saw that one on RL. Pretty bad hit. Not one car in that pack slowed down and it almost seemed like the one SM that moved off line did so due to the flag and hit the lotus.

On another note... Is it me or is RL in general a great big Fail lately?


Fail not driving cautiously in view of the waiving yellow flag. Excitement happens at time 0:35 seconds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlHfGGgTVsc

[HateDCRoads]

That's awful. I really feel for the guy who got hit.

[VaSteve]

wtf???

[Potomac-Greg]

On another note... Is it me or is RL in general a great big Fail lately?

It's still the biggest base of owners for technical questions. But the race forum is basically two unknown racers pissing on each other about who is less unknown, and a handful of sidekicks doing the proverbial, "Yeah, boss. You're the greatest."

[pjalexandre]

LOL... too true. At least if I post my car for sale here. Everyone won't immediately think it is a Nigerian scam.

Fail not driving cautiously in view of the waiving yellow flag. Excitement happens at time 0:35 seconds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlHfGGgTVsc

It's still the biggest base of owners for technical questions. But the race forum is basically two unknown racers pissing on each other about who is less unknown, and a handful of sidekicks doing the proverbial, "Yeah, boss. You're the greatest."

[chapstic951]

.....geezus, hopefully everyone walked away.

I was thinking about this upgrade to improve my braking distance. Any experiences? I would also thinking the Bremfaux's would give me a good 10WHP.

I'm not kidding, people are buying these: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Brake-Caliper-Cover-For-VW-Golf-gti-MK1-MK2-MK3-MK5-MK6_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZalgoQ3dSIQ26itsQ3d IQ252BCQ26ituQ3dUCIQ252BUAQ252BFICSQ26otnQ3d15Q26p oQ3dLVIQ26psQ3d54QQ_trksidZp3907Q2em263QQcategoryZ 33563QQitemZ320408053340#ht_11091wt_1025

[Trak Ratt]

I would also thinking the Bremfaux's would give me a good 10WHP.

I'm not kidding, people are buying these: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Brake-Caliper-Cover-For-VW-Golf-gti-MK1-MK2-MK3-MK5-MK6_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZalgoQ3dSIQ26itsQ3d IQ252BCQ26ituQ3dUCIQ252BUAQ252BFICSQ26otnQ3d15Q26p oQ3dLVIQ26psQ3d54QQ_trksidZp3907Q2em263QQcategoryZ 33563QQitemZ320408053340#ht_11091wt_1025
Don't think brake upgrades add RWP... but could be wrong :lol:

[HoodPin]

Horsepower FAIL

YouTube - Raw Video: Horse Tramples Car on Israeli Highway

[Jase007]

That was a hard hit at LRP. Looks more like the crasher had the red mist and was gonna get by on the inside .. regardless of the yellow. Bet he/she didn't expect to see that car there when he popped out. :shock:

RL Racing Forum:

But the race forum is basically two unknown racers pissing on each other about who is less unknown, and a handful of sidekicks doing the proverbial, "Yeah, boss. You're the greatest."

It is to bad. Used to be good but ...

[Potomac-Greg]

.....geezus, hopefully everyone walked away.

I was thinking about this upgrade to improve my braking distance. Any experiences? I would also thinking the Bremfaux's would give me a good 10WHP.

I'm not kidding, people are buying these: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Brake-Caliper-Cover-For-VW-Golf-gti-MK1-MK2-MK3-MK5-MK6_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZalgoQ3dSIQ26itsQ3d IQ252BCQ26ituQ3dUCIQ252BUAQ252BFICSQ26otnQ3d15Q26p oQ3dLVIQ26psQ3d54QQ_trksidZp3907Q2em263QQcategoryZ 33563QQitemZ320408053340#ht_11091wt_1025

Given that most big brake upgrades are unnecessary, I can respect someone for getting what they want (the big brake look) without paying for the actual hardware!

[Lupin..the..3rd]

I can respect someone for getting what they want (the big brake look) without paying for the actual hardware!
I can't. Whether it's fake boobs on a woman, a fake rolex on your wrist, or fake brembo calipers, it's all equally laughable.

[Potomac-Greg]

I can't. Whether it's fake boobs on a woman, a fake rolex on your wrist, or fake brembo calipers, it's all equally laughable.

Not to burst your bubble, but I'm pretty sure the woman in your avatar has a fake Rolex.

[Trak Ratt]

I can't. Whether it's fake boobs on a woman, a fake rolex on your wrist, or fake brembo calipers, it's all equally laughable.Fake calipers, watch, OK, not so much the facade :p

Not to burst your bubble, but I'm pretty sure the woman in your avatar has a fake Rolex.If she does she needs to rethink her investment in the inplants :roll:

[joep]

Another parenting fail...
http://www.sojones.com/news/1409-parents-have-public-brawl-over-which-gang-toddler-should-join/

[VaSteve]

I guess 59 other people thought of it first....

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/7228/img000601181385.jpg (http://img32.imageshack.us/i/img000601181385.jpg/)

[}{arlequin]

I guess 59 other people thought of it first....

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/7228/img000601181385.jpg (http://img32.imageshack.us/i/img000601181385.jpg/)

the lulz is on you.

before the vr6 came to existence, corrado's were powered by a surpercharged 4-cyl designated "g60"

[VaSteve]

Lol wtf?

[VaSteve]

NASCAR testing day fail....grrrrr!

[smdubovsky]

WTF!? A wolf?

[VaSteve]

Coyote. It was a testing day in AZ.

[Dr K]

For Dog's sake, warn about photos like that Steve.

Peter

[BlackTalon]

For Dog's sake, warn about photos like that Steve.

Peter??? There was no sexual content there.

At least not for normal people...

What are you trying to say, Doc? :lol:

[Trak Ratt]

??? There was no sexual content there.

At least not for normal people...

What are you trying to say, Doc? :lol:His life is seeing ASS all day, looking at faces is different :p

[call911]

Nice hood ornament! =:O

[APKhaos]

Coyote burger.
My car was chock full of Bambi burger at the 2004 SP club race, remember??

[call911]

Amazon.com: Manifold Destiny: The One! The Only! Guide to Cooking on Your Car Engine! (9780375751400): Chris Maynard, Bill Scheller: Books

[jbailey930]

I've had snowmobile roast---throw rump roast in foil over motor, run trails over Yellowstone for 3 hours, eat, repeat...yum

[Lupin..the..3rd]

I've had snowmobile roast---throw rump roast in foil over motor, run trails over Yellowstone for 3 hours, eat, repeat...yum
I bet a few bratwursts would fit in the 911 heat exchangers.

[Trak Ratt]

Amazon.com: Manifold Destiny: The One! The Only! Guide to Cooking on Your Car Engine! (9780375751400): Chris Maynard, Bill Scheller: Books (http://www.amazon.com/Manifold-Destiny-Guide-Cooking-Engine/dp/0375751408)
WE have a copy of this! Very good, though works better on older cars...

[smdubovsky]

I bet a few bratwursts would fit in the 911 heat exchangers.

<- 'Insert' weiners in the tail pipe jokes here.

[Trak Ratt]

<- 'Insert' weiners in the tail pipe jokes here.:shock: Ops wrong hole boy-o!! Heat exchanges are a little more forward (when looking at it from behind)

[BlackTalon]

:shock: Ops wrong hole boy-o!! Heat exchanges are a little more forward (when looking at it from behind)Ah, the voice of experience! :shock: :lol:

[Trak Ratt]

ah, the voice of experience! :shock: :lol:
Ah yes :D

[}{arlequin]

http://www.yoimg.com/i/75ae9f181f5f6bf63284ac7f93c46b58-rmingallovermebynow.jpg (http://www.yoimg.com/h/75ae9f181f5f6bf63284ac7f93c46b58-rmingallovermebynow.jpg.html)

[Fritz]

Yeah, he's a dimwitted douche, but I ain't saying it to his face. ;)

http://www.yoimg.com/i/75ae9f181f5f6bf63284ac7f93c46b58-rmingallovermebynow.jpg (http://www.yoimg.com/h/75ae9f181f5f6bf63284ac7f93c46b58-rmingallovermebynow.jpg.html)

[}{arlequin]

http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/fail-owned-spelling-fail.jpg?w=500&h=667

[Lupin..the..3rd]

http://www.wcpo.com/mostpopular/story/Man-Trying-To-Stop-Drunk-Driver-Gets-OVI/Wm9oY-_rDkiDEXDW5CMjrQ.cspx?iref=werecommend

CINCINNATI -- A Price Hill man is facing OVI charges and possible deportation after police say he tried to pull over a woman for driving drunk, when actually he was the one under the influence.

According to court records, a woman driving flagged down a Cincinnati police officer claiming a man was following her and flashing his SUV’s lights acting like a police officer trying to get her to stop in the 4500 block of West 8th Street early Saturday morning.

The man, who allegedly gave police a fake name but was later identified as 23-year-old Jose Lopez, originally from Guatemala, told police he thought the woman was drunk and just wanted to stop her.

After investigating, the officer realized that Lopez was actually drunk and the woman he was following was sober.

Lopez is charged with OVI, driving without a license and is awaiting action from Immigration and Customs Enforcement that could lead to deportation.

[joep]

Don't make fun of the Bushs.
http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/fail-owned-spelling-fail.jpg?w=500&h=667

[VaSteve]

http://www.yoimg.com/i/75ae9f181f5f6bf63284ac7f93c46b58-rmingallovermebynow.jpg (http://www.yoimg.com/h/75ae9f181f5f6bf63284ac7f93c46b58-rmingallovermebynow.jpg.html)

There's more fail in that photo that almost this whole thread. :)

[}{arlequin]

wtf is he wearing, moon boots??

[Parenn911]

wtf is he wearing, moon boots??

nah, they're just ski boots

[}{arlequin]

he looks like he strapped two black bricks to his feet. like the frankenstein's monster's shoes

[roundel]

he looks like he strapped two black bricks to his feet. like the frankenstein's monster's shoes

His shoes? That is what seems out of kilter to you?

[KevinOyler]

wtf is he wearing, moon boots??

His shoes? That is what seems out of kilter to you?

Its }{. He can't help it. Shoes are his world.

[chapstic951]

Facebook fail!

[Rick K]

Hah!

Censorship fail:

YouTube - Unnecessary Censorship "Come and Play Edition" Jimmy Kimmel Live 6-27-08

[}{arlequin]

His shoes? That is what seems out of kilter to you?
i started w/ the least important aspect and he can't get even past that measly threshold. no point going anywhere further, ESPECIALLY not to the midriff sleeveless tied-in-a-knot thing...

[good hands]

Staging fail ( FF to about 2:30 mark )

YouTube - Big HPDE Crash at Pocono East Course Driving School on 5/5/06

[Fairfax 944]

Staging fail ( FF to about 2:30 mark )

Not a fun way to have your car wrecked. What club was running that event?

[Lupin..the..3rd]

Staging fail ( FF to about 2:30 mark )
Good thing that guy standing there was quick on his feet!

[good hands]

Not a fun way to have your car wrecked. What club was running that event?


Don't know. Sure was a dangerous place to stage cars though.

[roundel]

Staging fail ( FF to about 2:30 mark )

YouTube - Big HPDE Crash at Pocono East Course Driving School on 5/5/06 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1RohRau9Hg)

So the Marshmallow and the NSX were tangled and slid off into the Infinity. That video is a massive win for the worker!

[Potomac-Greg]

IIRC, there is another video of this incident taken from behind by a buddy of the Mitsubishi driver, and he ghoulishly pulls over to run video while his instructor is yelling at him to keep moving. I believe the guy got banned. (Or maybe I'm combining two stories.)

[Roxtar]

^^^ this one?
Happens to the best of us. - Car Videos on StreetFire

[Potomac-Greg]

That's it! Note how the video sound is overwritten after he pulls over to collect video of the incident. Basically, she's yelling at him telling him to move past the incident. They guy was a huge tool. The video also shows that the Acura was not tangling with the Mitsu. It was in line ahead of the Infiniti.

Here's a forum thread discussing the video-guy. http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f100/reminder-what-can-happen-22812/index4.html

He was subsequently banned for recklessness at a Watkins Glen event. Audi drivers! Sheesh.

[Roxtar]

haha, i'd just found that thread through some googling and a bimmer forum. good to hear the instructor's side of the story.

[LPM911]

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[Dr K]

Kind of reminds me of PT Barnum's quote... Do you think they bought it thinking it was a 911 (the new "Boxster" version)? Interesting how all the photos but one have the "Boxster" badge covered. It's not even an "S" :roll:

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[HoodPin]

I'd like to see how its described in the "Certified Carfax Report". If it says "Porsche 911 Carrera" then something is REALLY stinking up the place. :roll:

[Fairfax 944]

craigslist ad fail:

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Buy @ Whole Sale Price $$ 2001 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet (Auto Quest, Stafford VA (Rt.1-Aquia))

Maybe I'm missing something. I thought a 996 and Boxter were the same thing. ;)

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[HoodPin]

^^
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That's not FAIL. That's just a sad reminder to those of us old enough to have actually seen (or used...) one of those things. :p

[OldTee]

Amen!

Arf

[Dr K]

I have a Sony TV that looks just like that (but 12" screen) in my office waiting to get thrown out (it was my grandfather's) and my parents have (had?) an almost-identical Betamax to that one sitting in their attic. Wired remote. But it recorded better than any "Super-VHS" I ever saw.

Anyone want the TV?

[Lucky]

The adverts are the only time those things didn't blink "12:00"... :roll:

~~~~~

How about this device... anyone remember these? Not a fail, really, but darn crude compared to today's technology.

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The Zenith Space Command remote control was introduced in 1956. A simple handheld unit, it was similar to the ones we know today. Inside were four small aluminum rods cut to different lengths which, when struck, would emit a specific sound frequency. The striking was accomplished by small hammers connected to springs, which were triggered by four control buttons. The buttons controlled the power, volume on and off, and channel up and down. It did have one drawback. It was occasionally known to respond to other metallic sounds, like jingling keys, or dog tags.

The sound made by the tiny hammers striking the rods gave birth to the nickname that would endure for generations. Perhaps you are one of the millions of people that refer to your remote as the "clicker".

This was an expensive feature, as it required a special receiver to be added to the tv. Adding as much as 30 percent to the price of a set, it still sold like crazy. It perservered in various forms for 25 years, until the early eighties, when ifrared came on the scene.