the Butterfly Six, from Brewster Wisconsin... in Harold Lloyd's "Hot Water"

an elaborate gag, since they had to make the radiator grill badge, and an owners manual

from the 22 minute start point to 31:30 in the below movie

your coffee and donuts movie... skip to the 2:40 minute mark to begin

it even has the obligatory steam locomotive crashing into a car stuck on the tracks scene

then skip to 23:20 for a terrific gag of how he got his girlfriends audience to show up, it's a seriously brilliant bit of comedy

Or just for that bit, see this video instead:



at the very end is an out of control double decker Fageol bus scene that starts around the 48:25 minute

Harold Lloyd, silent film era slapstick star

If you have speed parts laying around... well, see if they'll bolt together! Why not?

https://www.facebook.com/groups/617321618289389/permalink/1409145112440365/

just another day at the office

https://swarfs.tumblr.com/

If you need to convince your kids to put their toys away, or maybe you want to show them what happens if they don't park their toy car where they are supposed to, show them this

https://swarfs.tumblr.com/

if you thought your day at work sucked... consider this work site.

At least they have a dozer and excavator to get it out of there. No croc or gator is going to damage on of those, right?

http://mysterion-23-.tumblr.com/

I hereby start the slow clap for this kid.

http://mysterion-23-.tumblr.com/

plates that got past the censors

http://www.ranker.com/list/funny-license-plates/samantha-dillinger

when things get tense at the office, and in the parking lot

http://www.ranker.com/list/funny-license-plates/samantha-dillinger

if you must stage an event, have a great half time race for fun and laughs ( the first half of the video)

a moment to show appreciation for horse power. Keep your cooling system full.

The ASPCA, founded in 1866 spread to many American cities, and lobbied on behalf of draft horses. Photo of a downtown fountain for thirsty horses c.1922

https://www.facebook.com/neatoldphotos.m.lucas2/photos/a.400823796751664.1073741829.400758923424818/699017866932254/?type=3

Not where you thought that was going I bet. But I like horses, and appreciate that most of the human history of moving things until about 1830, was done by horses, donkey, mule, camel, etc. The 4 legged, broom tailed, straw burner. (As Louis L'Amour called them) 

time to pause and reply... and let you all be the judge. I hearby open the People's Court, and you readers can be Judge Wapner and decide the case

someone who registered as Concerned Fan, only just now, to make the following statement, commented on the Blue Hotel Penske race car hauler post from earlier today and said:

Why is there No mention of the Two main guys who did the restoration? They work so many long hard hours to do this fabulous job with no extra incentives or now even the recognition they so rightly deserve!

So, I replied:

Wait... just reach down, and pull those knickers out of the knots and twisted mass... because you've gone and bunched them all up over nothing. As you might not realize I JUST GAVE THEM THAT RECOGNITION! You outraged person you. You went and created a profile, registered with Google, and left a comment, all so that you could point out that I'm not doing a good job at recognizing effort, work, and achievement.
Ahem. Take a deep breath. Now, one more for good measure, and slowly exhale, then read on.

I have this blog thing / website, and all I do it give recognition for things I find wonderful, (and I want to point out... I do not put my car on this site, nor my bike, nor my resume, nor advertising, and I do not make money in return for the time and effort) to post all the things I share with you, and everyone else that reads along with here.
Did you write me to mention my long work? In view of the fabulous (in my mind) job I'm doing with no extra incentives, and not much recognition from YOU?
NOPE
SO, calm down, take a sip of something cool and tasty, and reflect on the 10 years and 27000 posts of stuff before you, on my site, that only I have created. You, didn't realize that I've put more hours by at least a factor of 10, and 5 times as many years, into this site, ALONE as they did restoring that hauler.
And you didn't realize that all it is, it's only function, is to SHARE THE COOL STUFF I FIND. That means, simply, I think it's cool, or it wouldn't be here.
I did my part to recognize the achievement of restoring that hauler, or you wouldn't have a gripe with me.
Maybe I don't appreciate the guys work in restoring that truck, maybe it didn't occur to me, maybe I was sorta putting that post up kinda fast to get them some recognition by people who will CLICK THROUGH to read the entire article, as I have A LOT OF SHIT going on. Not much of it pleasant.

SO, be kind, rewind. Click though, then YOU GIVE THEM SOME APPRECIATION like Bruce Willis or R Lee Ermey was screaming in your face! DO IT! DO It NOW! Sam Jackson is pissed as a motherfucker, and you know he is, that YOU AREN'T RECOGNIZING it! And you know Samuel Jackson, he will say motherfucking, a lot. And mean it.

YOU make a blog, and then write up an appreciation article. Or, you know what? I'll make it easier. You can use MY BLOG. You write up an article showing the appreciation and recognition about that hauler restoration, and if it's good, and well done, and original, I'll post it. Yes, yes indeed. Use the force Luke, don't go to the dark side where it's easy to hate, be the good guy, do the right thing. I dare ya. I double dog dare you!

AND IT TOOK 4 GUYS, not 2, 8000 hours, in two years. Says so right there in the article. "With assistance from Morgan Corporation and a dedicated group led by Penske Truck Leasing’s James Svaasand, Michael Klotz, and David Hall - along with Team Penske Historian Bernie King - it took over 8,000 man-hours to complete the Blue Hilton restoration process. '


Enjoy the retort! If I get way outta line, let me know. I'm just trying to use the situation for a bit of fun, and point out subtly the irony of telling me I'm not recognizing 2 years and 8000 hours by 4 guys, when I'm a solo act of 10 years and I can't begin to guess how many thousands of hours which this complaint failed to see as they told me I should do better. 

Who is a better driver than Dom Terretto? Dopinder!

it was inevitable that someone would think of this

I love when artists get imaginative on photos, and change up a boring scene to a funny cool piece of art

http://empidog-empidog.blogspot.com

Reminds me of those hilarious stop motion animations from Marty Cooper http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2016/10/marty-cooper-was-hired-by-opel-corsa-to.html

the weatherman, Shane Spencer, put on a bikini, and rode a four wheeler while plowing. I can not make this up. Those Canadians Eh?!

this is new, a call to action for motorcycle riders

motorcycle jousting

if you want peoples attention, make it simple.

http://swarfs.tumblr.com/

Cherriot

the cutesy name for the busses in the "Cherry City" - Salem Oregon, the capital city of the state

Salem was nicknamed the "Cherry City", because of the past importance of the local cherry-growing industry. The first cherry festival in Salem was held in 1903 and was an annual event, with parades and the election of a cherry queen, until sometime after World War I.

The event was briefly revived as the Salem Cherryland Festival for several years in the late 1940s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem,_Oregon