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Detroit, 3:26 PM
Wed Nov 25
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Dang. I'm too tired to make that work. I was going for the old, "He got busted for smuggling books into ______ (insert name of state here)--but he was acquitted because nobody could prove it was a book."
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True that! He does have to pay for it now, after all. Then again, I doubt there is much monster left anymore (disassembled). Would be hilarious to see if its inside a DOT garage as a souvenir though.
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I was reminded of an animated larger than life worker holding a lamp ahead of a construction site in Switzerland. As a kid that was the second coolest thing ever, after the construction equipment, of course.
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I'd suspect the charges were more inline with "theft, vandalism and destruction of state property"
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My group of friends started "permanently borrowing" cones every year for birthday gifts, and it culminated in getting a pylon with a blinking light on top, but we never got a barrel. I bet a barrel would make an interesting conversation-starter/end-table for a couch if you cut off the top flange.
A trip down I-40 may be in order.
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Also, I'm pretty sure that was the same night I unscrewed every christmas light they had and stuffed them into the mailbox and a couple of planters.
Ah yes, I was, clearly, quite the rapscallion.
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It's all aluminum, so it's surprisingly light.
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My greatest night of mischief involved 48 rolls of toilet paper and 3000 post-it notes. We covered a VW Beetle so thoroughly with post-its that you couldn't tell what color it was.
06/12/09
Technically Im a Benny myself, but my buddy blessed me as a transplant instead since 80% of my family is from Brick with another 10% about to move down in another 1-2 years.
I used to deliver mail down there though, you want to be pissed off at bennys, trying bringing the mail around while dealing with two of the ONLY 3 major ways of getting into point/seaside being mail routes you might have.
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Most irritating prank ever pulled on me: prank "wash-off" car spray paint. It looks like your car's paint is ruined, then your friend tells you it's just a joke. No matter how easily they claim it washes off, red faux-graffiti on a white car gives it a pink tint for a couple weeks. I think he reads Jalopnik, too.
I'm still planning my revenge.
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So if you're hoping to add to your collection, you may want to get out there soon, before they all get gathered back up.
Just so you know, a lot got abandoned for months and months in parking lots below the work, so look around down there after a while for orphans. Drive a big white pickup, nobody'll even notice you.
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I threw it back into the road (two houses down from me) the next day.
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Nice statue, however.
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...Yeah, we don't need additional distractions.
06/12/09
Good work guys.