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Old 08 March 2007, 08:51 AM
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Some of the blue and pink bits look too smooth to me, but maybe that's just the resolution of the pic.
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Old 08 March 2007, 11:05 AM
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Real or not I like it. It looks like a pinata.

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Old 08 March 2007, 11:13 AM
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Old 08 March 2007, 11:23 AM
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Reminds me of the book "How to get a better life by stealing office supplies".

This photo made me want to do my car like that when it's time for the annual safety inspection (but I would keep windows and lights clear, of course). It would be quite amusing to see them try to come up with some rule that I'm breaking...
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Old 08 March 2007, 12:06 PM
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Real or not I like it. It looks like a pinata.

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Try smashing it to get the candy out! Good times.
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Old 08 March 2007, 12:10 PM
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Try smashing it to get the candy out! Good times.
Yeah, but think how hard it would be to suspend it in the first place...

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Old 08 March 2007, 12:46 PM
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This photo made me want to do my car like that when it's time for the annual safety inspection (but I would keep windows and lights clear, of course). It would be quite amusing to see them try to come up with some rule that I'm breaking...
Let's see...
  • Post-its could be blown off during travel and stick to another car's windscreen, obstructing the driver's view?
  • Post-its from the hood could be blown on your windscreen, obstructing your view?
  • Littering due to post-its falling off?
  • Fallen off post-its pose health hazard to moose and other species?
  • Bright dayglow colours could distract other drivers? The car could be mistaken for a traffic sign?
  • Driving a car with a covering not approved by Vägverket?

Can you tell I work in gouvernment?



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Old 08 March 2007, 12:50 PM
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It's real, I saw it on America's Funniest Home Videos. (What? My grandmother was watching it and I was in the same room!)
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Old 08 March 2007, 03:33 PM
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Me too, Hyper! I don't know if this is the same car as on AFV, but it was post-it notes just the same. Definitely real.
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Old 08 March 2007, 03:36 PM
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It's real, I saw it on America's Funniest Home Videos. (What? My grandmother was watching it and I was in the same room!)
I saw that as well. This is the kind of practical joke I don't mind. It's cute and no one gets hurt or humiliated and nothing is damaged.

At college one day my friends and I walked out to the parking lot and saw a car that appeared to be covered in black polka dots. When we got close enough we realized someone had taken Oreos, split them and stuck them all over the car!
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Old 08 March 2007, 05:13 PM
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I think the only one of those that might work is the littering, but even so, that's not part of the checklist they are required to stick to (no pun intended).

I could probably argue that it's cargo, thereby putting it completely outside their jurisdiction.
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Old 08 March 2007, 05:22 PM
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I wonder how many post-its that took.
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Old 08 March 2007, 05:59 PM
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Or how long that would have taken...
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Old 08 March 2007, 06:06 PM
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Or how long that would have taken...
It took 13 of them two hours, according to one of the people who did it, in the news report in Jay Tea's link.
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Old 09 March 2007, 04:36 AM
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That looks sooooo cool! I want to try that now... hehe
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Old 09 March 2007, 12:26 PM
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Yeah, me too.
Unfortunately, none of my friends have a car...you think my friend will mind if I do it to her horse, instead?
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Old 09 March 2007, 12:41 PM
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Yeah, me too.
Unfortunately, none of my friends have a car...you think my friend will mind if I do it to her horse, instead?
I think the horse would mind.
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Old 09 March 2007, 12:48 PM
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At college one day my friends and I walked out to the parking lot and saw a car that appeared to be covered in black polka dots. When we got close enough we realized someone had taken Oreos, split them and stuck them all over the car!
I actually DID this one! When my cousin got married my friend and I decorated the "getaway car" with Oreos.

Word to the wise... don't do this in Texas, in July. The cream melts and the Oreos slide around and fall off. At least my cousin saw it all before they fell off.
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Old 09 March 2007, 06:19 PM
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The link to You Tube says 14,000 post-its. This is one pricey prank.
A cube of neon post-its is $6.79. That's 470 pieces of paper. Dividing 14,000 by 470 is rounded to 30, for a total of $203.70

I can think of better ways to spend $200. And if those came from the company supply cabinet, I'm sure the comapny could think of a better way to spend $200.
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Old 09 March 2007, 06:22 PM
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I think the horse would mind.
Actually, I think that would be a really cool idea for the costume class at our winter horse show.

ETA: And in the winter, the horses are usually clipped, so less hair, and they would probably stick better.
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