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this is really fail
Maybe if I wouldn’t have been on the phone while driving, I could have come up with something snappy, too.
maybe my mum couldve taught me except i was with urs everynite
don’t you wear mums to high school dances? how do those things teach anybody anything?
Mum’s the word!
I can’t understand, with all this MUMbling going on around here
what do you call a midget mummy? just mum
women should get a mumagram each year
i get bored when lots of mumdane tasks are involved
so far everyone has been pretty mum to the fact that guns DO kill people, not just cellphones.
I seen one o’ them guns get right up on its own little feet one day and kill people. Yessir, ’twas a sight ta behold!
The horror… the horror…
Having fun playing with yourself?
More than four, he’s playing with other people too.
That’s what she said! (also, that’s more than half!)
Don’t stop, was just getting into that
That’s what she said.
i bet u were u sick perv.
Now that’s what she said
Statistically speaking, more bullets kill people than guns. Cell phones kill more people than guns but less than bullets. Crap, I just went cross-eyed.
Comment nesting, NOW!
i think it says guts not guns
I think you may be dyslexic: that’s an ‘n’, not a ‘t’.
Guns kill cellphones?
Toilets kill cellphones, swimmig pools kill cellphones, a friend of mine dropped hers in a glass of iced tea…
My friend nearly dropped his phone in his drink. The funny part was when he came to demonstrate what he had done, and actually dropped his phone in the drink. He was less than impressed that all I could do was laugh.
That cola will destroy your phone within seconds.
Is it pee cola?
Obviously
Kinda reminds me of that MUMchuck FAIL the other day…
Indeed.
no… bird’s the word
Please check your lolcat spelling.
lolcatz beast so ill take that as a compliment
Check your pocket, there is a surprise there.
Moomin, did you put his mother in his pocket, or is he just happy to see us?
Pssst, that’s not me.
That cleverly mustached disguise doesn’t fool me
It’s my nemesis. He’s here to destroy us all!
Stop spreading your lies, we all know what you did to Alpha Centauri.
I left the gas on, it was an accident.
I must admit, he does look somewhat dastardly.
Don’t listen to him! I am your true nemesis! And stop mocking my moustache!
Hahaa! The false nemesis has fled!
*checks own pocket for suprise*
rrrrrrrrrrr, I’m a pirate.
*hands b2f a 4 leaf clover*
Sorry, wrong day Blue
Damn, Damn, Damn! I always get those two confused. (After March 14th I’m pretty much useless)
(Giant purple sucker for anyone who gets that)
I get it!
Did a little Birdsey tell you?
The ides get you on the 15th?
What good is it if only the men observe it?
I know plenty of women that observe it, unfortunalty none of them are married to me.
If you let something like wedding vows stand in your way, you have only yourself to blame.
??? I don’t remember anything about March 14th in my wedding vows. Curse the woman who ever starts that.
Mookie, you may need to Google March 14th, you may be on the wrong page and/or book.
Nevermind, I get it….I’m a idiot…sorry. You and your wit Mookie.
b2th, I’ll cook you a steak, but that’s as far as I go.
Not even for a dollar?
I am totally clueless… Somebody throw me a hint?
Google March 14
…Google March 14 urban dictionary (didn’t realize there’d be so many March 14 possibilities)
Now taking applications… No pushing ladies!
*listens for crickets*
*picks up spare hint lying on the ground*
*serves hint to aikiwaza, volleyball-style*
I think that is the nicest rejection I have ever had.
Steak and kidney π day?
No, it’s a Steak and Bowl’o Jelly day
It’s steak and I ain’t doing that for a dollar day.
So it was a peg leg in his pocket all along!
yaaaarrrrr!
Press Ctrl + Alt + Avast! to abort this operation.
Weird… all that did was shut down my anti-virus program. Well I’ll be.
That’s why I made that video:cweb.tv/video/How_to_text_on_your_cellphone_while_driving
is this a cell becuse it looks like a cup!!!!
not really, both stickers are anti-cellphone useage while driving a car, van ,or other vehicle
this is fake
actully its a hat u retard
How do you know that’s not his deformed ear?
hee!
How do you know that’s not what was dragon behind the speedo fire guy yesterday?
Or maybe it’s one of those driver’s ed trucks with two steering wheels, brakes, and gas pedals. And the guy on the right is actually driving. Hmm?
I suspect that the space alien in the back seat is driving.
It seems you’re draggin’ this morning.
*hands WhoaNellie some coffee*
Be careful; it’s hot.
*sips remarkably hot coffee with caution and aplomb*
*salutes*
Lemme know if that coffee needs a warm-up.
GUYS SERIOUSLY..LOOK AT THE MIRROR..THIS IS IN AMERICA/ UK, SO THE GUY ON THE PHONE IS NOT DRIVING, BUT THE MAN ON THE RIGHT IS
dengmamm
1. Don’t shout.
2. Don’t sign your comment.
3. If you feel like signing anyway, spell your own name correctly.
4. In the UK they drive on the left side of the road, in the US they drive on the right.
How can it be in America and the UK?
This is in America, or possibly Canada. The traffic light is a clue there. If we assume that to be true then the car is on the right side of the road and the driver is in the left seat.
Well at least we know it’s not in Japan.
penner
DENGMAMM
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oh yes 2*m
Na, immerhin hast Du Punkt 1 berücksichtigt. Weiter so!
Maybe the driver’s seat is on the right, like in a UK or Australian car?
There is green lights, then no.
Angle of wing mirror suggests right-hand drive. Very ambiguous fail.
Err.. no!
Australians don’t say “cellphone”. ‘States, sure. The Brits?
You mean facing to the left….I could see how this means right-hand drive.
Not to mention that there are no wing mirrors in the picture!
Damn you’re right! I didn’t see the “wing” part. You are the wind beneath my fail.
I pondered Ponder’s comment rather too long methinks.
So did I. I still can’t figure out what an “angel of wing” mirror is!
Angle of right person’s head suggests sexual pleasure.
Or ducking to avoid being stabbed by giant red arrows.
And that’s not sexual pleasure?
Some people enjoy being stabbed by giant red arrows. Although there is a certain joy in not being stabbed.
Makes you miss the hospital fun though.
mmmmmmmmm catheterization!
Pain and disgusting food. And boredom. And assholes in the other bed. What more could you ask for?
An enema from a fat nurse with cold hands and a five-o-clock shadow?
Ooooh yes, now we’re getting there! How about a horrible stench emitted by the asshole in the other bed (who also happens to have a lot of loud visitors)?
Only ever went to hospital the once, and that was when I was so young I can’t remember.
Is the first part of your sentence correct or is it Yorkshire again?
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I was in a hospital last year for over two weeks in total. First time for me, and I hope I have at least another 34 years before I have to be in one again.
It’s correct in my head, not entirely sure what the outside world would make of it. I guess that means it’s Yorkshire?
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Was that what put you out of football for 9 months? You avoided a hospital stay this time so let’s hope your luck continues!
Then watch out for Christopher…
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Yep, it was. I thought my “luck” continued when the doc told me about one year without football. Maybe the tide has turned?
*knocks on wood*
0.0
*hides inside tophat*
All that ankle grabbing must have strengthened it
the rear-view mirror seems to be pointing to the guy on the right though. He’s much closer than he appears
Nah, it’s pointing to the left.
Granny, your glasses slipped.
your left or mine?
Stage Right.
Note the position of the “attachment thingie” that holds the mirror to the window…
That’s what did it for me.
Heavens to Mergatroid! Exit stage right!
Murgatroyd’s is alright, wouldn’t call it heaven though.
(clicky)
Ya made me laugh, snagglepob!
“Can you hear me now?”
“Hold on lemme crash into this parked car, I might be able to hear you there”
Also, don’t take pictures while driving!!!!! (I am excluded from that though. just FYI)
Ooooooooo, I LOVE taking pictures while driving, it’s amazing what ya can catch when people don’t think they’re being watched…
Nose pickers at the wheel FTW.
Uggg I see soooooooooo many of them!!! Not even trying to be subtle at all.
Shooting video at 70 MPH on winding country roads is kinda fun.
Though kinda short-lived?
*shoots video of Moomin picking his friend’s nose*
*chases B2th with the booger on the end of his finger*
My finger or yours?
Well, if you’d chase yourself around with your own finger it would save me a lot of effort.
You can pick your friends,
Or you can pick your nose,
(You can even pick your friend’s nose)
But you can’t wipe your friends on the sofa.
It helps when you don’t have to look through the camera.
Anyway, I thought videos were a protected species now that DVD is so prevalent. You shouldn’t be shooting them. Bad admiral.
*wags finger disapprovingly*
*warns Admiral concerning booger on Moomin finger*
*squeezes Moomin’s finger with tissue*
Thankyou.
*squeeze*
*hands over cinema ticket in thanks*
The footage was captured for a very special occasion and released. The camera will be mounted for in-car recording at the track.
Do you race professionally?
Nah. Track days consist of a bunch of amateurs of varying skill levels out to have fun and thrills in a relatively safe environment. Some of the events are timed, but it’s not racing. At my level, passing is only permitted by invitation of the driver being overtaken, and only on designated areas of the track.
I can tell you this–I was most definitely overtaken by your incredibly special catch-and-release program.
*smooch*
I’ll tell you this for certain–I was most definitely overtaken by your incredibly special catch-and-release program.
*smoooch*
I always aim for 88…
Reel to reel is still the best when driving.
Featuring the mad stuntman?
Hee!
When I drive I like to move it, so we’ll SQUEEZE him in.
Where we’re going, we do need…roads.
Yes, it would be a colossal mistake to forget Rhodes.
He laid some amazing synth lines that really tied Duran Duran tunes together.
And he did some pretty good work for Ozzy too!
Oh, snap! That was supposed to say, “We don’t need roads.” Ref: BTTF, Part III.
I like watching dvds playing for children in the back of passing minivans…
Could be a really ugly earring
Or he’s rubbing his sore head.
You can relate to that if you’ve ever driven around Eastbourne.
“Honestly Officer, I don’t know how my cellphone got there. But since it’s already there, do you mind if I quickly call my lawyer? …. Great, thank you Officer! …. Hey Bob, listen, I’m gonna have to call you back later…..”
“Hello? Yes… can you please tell me how I can properly remove the previous owner’s lame bumper stickers from my cool new truck?”
All operators are standing by.
Except the ones that aren’t.
And even some of the ones that are.
All operators don’t really care.
Could we possibly, POSSIBLY, tie this to the hospitalization thread ^ ?
Just sayin’…
No seatbelt either…
How awesome would it be if a cop pulled him over and he tried to talk the officer into giving him a warning?
Would be even more awesome if he tried to talk the officer into giving him a warming.
Would be even more awesome if the officer morphed into Pickle Surprise!
Wow, 2 bumper stickers I agree 100% with!
RT
http://www.online-privacy.pro.tc
Guns don’t kill people, drivers enraged at cars stopped at green lights kill people.
Driver enraged at cars stopped at green light don’t kill people, guns kill people.
Red light green light one two BANG!
Guns don’t kill people, arrogant ex-superheroes with morally ambiguous plans to save the world kill people.
DEEP!
In fact he is standing still with the car at the traffic lights, he isn’t driving. Although the lights have switched to green, but you got to wait for him to finish the call.
Tell him: hang up and drive (ffs)! =)
Guns don’t kill people… I do!
Are you a cereal killer?
Chez not getting my Weetabix!
There’s a bunch of Fruit Loops on this board I’d like to kill (or maybe just maim a little)
Cheerio, mate!
I see how you bran with that, good job!
Could this be how Chez gets his Kix?
Psycho killer.
Cest que chez?
Better run run run run run run far from chez.
Tracy Chapman reference?
FISRT !
Hahahah! You almost did it!! Bwahahahah!!! That was greaaaat!!!!
*applauds profusely*
*swears profusely*
*screams obtusely*
*treks tolousely*
Ha! I’m going to absinthe from trying to top that one!
*Praises conversely*
One could argue that this fail is actually a win.
Your name is my question to your comment. Plus: Why?
I believe if you’re a fan of irony, then it’s TOTALLY an win.
That great. Doesn’t he realize that he’s got those stickers on his car?
That great. Don’t you realize it’s shooped?
Why would anyone use a cell phone? That’s stupid.
*universe collapses*
That made no sense whatsoever
*universe implodes*
That’s not a cellphone, it’s a gun. He’s just checking if it still sounds ok.
The SEGA Light Gun bandit is making a get away!
As I head out to get my learner’s permit, this picture certainly makes me feel safe.
I’ll let my girlfriend take a photo the next time I drive, make a call and eat a burger simultaneously.
One time, no joke, I saw a woman drive down our street eating a bowl of noodles. One hand on the bowl, one on the fork. 0 on the wheel.
1. Bowl
2. Fork
3. Safety
She did it right.
(P.S.: I wasn’t joking…)
I drive with my elbows while I apply makeup.
I drive with my knees when I roll a cigarette.
I drive into shit when I’m high.
I drive with my hands while writing a letter to Santa Claus.
I drive with my mouth when driving my friends crazy.
I have a midget under my seat who does the driving when I clip my toenails. He also holds my eyelids apart when I sneeze.
The Moomin is under your seat?
And smoke the cigarette when you’ve rolled your car?
Well I have to do something while waiting for help, don’t I?
When people tell you to prepare for a disaster, they don’t mean set everything in motion so a disaster occurs.
Not? Uh-oh.
*runs off to stop planned disaster*
Planned disaster = Next G20 meeting?
I’m pretty sure that isn’t a cell a phone. I think he’s drink coffee. The angle of the bottom of the “phone” is more consistent with that of a coffee cup, also his hand looks like its supporting the weight of a cup not a phone.
I agree. It’s well-known that pouring coffee in your ear is very healthy.
I think it is actually a coffee cup attached to a piece of string. A much safer way of communicating when on the move.
The only difficulty is that the person you’re talking to has to drive parallel with you.
2 green lights means 2 parallel lanes.
The new java-enabled can-and-string phones have finally hit the market.
Still no bluetooth?
And how do I use bluetooth to use the computer’s internet in my cellphone?
No, but it does feature the latest in browntooth technology!
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(What are we doing?)
I was wondering…
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You’ve fallen over!
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Eeek! It’s New Zealand Story all over again!
*surrenders and hands over half the tickets*
OGC
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I have to ask – what is the New Zealand Story? (vested interest
)
It’s a classic computer game in which you play a kiwi bird that has had all his friends kidnapped by a walrus.
Zurack’s ascii art made me think of it. It wasn’t a completely random explanation.
Gah! And my 8:06am post has a link to the wiki entry on the game, I just kept forgetting to say clicky.
They’re still scraping the surface of this technology.
I have an itooth, in fact I have two as one is filling.
*waves*
*sends smoke signals*
*sends a carrier pigeon*
*sends Hermes*
*receives Herpes*
Here, have this nice cake I made!
*sends a telegram*
* mails a cellphone with a voicemail message on it*
“Excuse me, but my ear is full of milk”
Do you want some sugar?
Would’ve been more enticing with a comma:
“Do you want some, sugar?”
Well, when you put it like that!
Then what?
Do you want some, sugar?
Of course! But I can’t stay afterwards, tho’ I promise to call you from my pickup truck on the way home.
What? No snuggles?
*is dejected*
Looks really photoshopped.
Yeah, it really does.
Well, at least the 2 red arrows do…
But the red FAIL doesn’t.
Uh oh. Fred’s got a new celphone! He’s going on another rampage! Run!
*l. Slightly related: In Germany the marketing guys for the cellphone industry thought it was a good idea to give that thing a cool, modern and short name. Therefore don’t think that the German you’re talking to is a moron just because he calls his cellphone “handy”.
Both the cellphone and not wearing seat belts would get both people a ticket in California. Way to be safe.
What to go and see?
Free cinema tickets! Where, where?
MINE! ALL MINE! You’ll never have them!
*runs off with a hand crammed with tickets*
Ok, now I’m REALLY pissed off, why can’t you give me just ONE ticket? Why??!
It’s funnier this way?
No, it’s NOT funny, why can’t you be friendly to me? Let’s just watch me movie together! What’s wrong with that?
Because I can’t see past that damned ridiculous tophat of yours!
Never, but NEVER mock my hat! You will pay for that!
Only a lunatic would wear a hat like that!
Indeed. Come on, what kind of weirdo wears a tophat?
Only the classiest lunatics wear tophats
The funny part is that you are looking at a mirror.
You’re a mirror.
Yes, now you know my secret identity, you will have to die now.
Have a nice death.
The funny part is that a mirror is looking at you.
Success! The scanner worked!
No, it’s not funny. Am tired of dying on this blog.
Ticket is to see the Judge. I know, I know it’s an old one but it still gets a lot of play with captive audiences.
zoom out to see jesus fish on bumper
The third sticker, the dark circle, is his organ donor notification.
At least he wasn’t looking down at a text message coming into the red light!
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DB
That’s not a cellphone, it’s an iron.
Cellphones don’t kill people, irons do. Don’t iron and drive.
..use a wood.
Unless you see the word “UROclub” printed on it.
Hypocrite Fail.
Needs to be shot.
Stoned to death with cell phones.
But that would kill him. The gun wouldn’t, it would only…errr.. stun him, I guess.
I think the title should be Hypocrisy win.
The title is Hypocrisy Win.
Then I think it should be Hypocrisy Fail. Just because.
I think the title should be “Portrait of a Nude in Black & White”, but somehow it ended up as Hypocrisy Win.
He’s probably just calling the 3 kids in the bed of the pickup to make sure they’re OK.
‘Sorry Ol’ Chaps. I don’t see wot the fail is. Wot’s wrong with a passenger talking on his mobile?
Well. . .when the wrong word
goes in the right ear. . .
Beg ya pardon, guv’na? Cheers.
Crying parents tell their children,
“If you survive don’t do as we did.”
Blimey, wot an odd reply. I must return to me pint now. Cheerio, good lads.
Please. One more word and you’ll find the entire EastEnder population at your door, pitchforks and torches in hand.
seatbeltless?
Why pray tell, is this a fail? The owner of the truck is making a point. People that are distracted by talking on cellphones are often the cause of accidents on the road. That would be the “Guns don’t kill people, people talking on cellphones kill people” bumper sticker. The other bumper sticker also makes sense when you read it. “Hang up and drive” (which ties in very nicely with the whole idea of drivers that are distracted by talking on the cellphone). The only fail that I see on this page, are the comments from people not intelligent enough to realize what the bumper stickers mean.
I will assume that you didn’t notice…
If you look at the driver he is on a cell phone while driving. That is the fail. In case it is hard to see there is a red arrow pointing to the driver with his cell phone.
That’s assuming he or she IS the driver. Which assumes this photo is American.
If this was taken in a country where folk drive on the left hand side (and the driver sits on the right), then the passenger is on the phone, not the driver.
I know it’s hard to remember that there are places outside of America, but it’s true …
That might be true. I base my statement on the traffic lights. You can see the pole get thicker to the right, suggesting that the vertical part is on the right side. I would guess that this indicates that traffic is on the right side of the road, thus probably indicating North America. Since a great bit of Mexico’s light are sideways, it is unlikely that it was taken there, leaving America and Canada. Both of which that would be the driver. My guess is that this is an intersection that has 2 straight lanes and one right turn lane. This would mean that there might be a light on the vertical part of the pole for the right hand lane and that the 2 seen are for the other lanes, hence why they are to the left.
But I’ve been wrong before.
I’m also looking at the lights, but noticing that they tend to be on the left side, suggesting that they’re aimed at those driving on the left.
I’ve seen lights like this in Adelaide, where the post is in the dividing island between the two sides of the dual-lane highway, with one branch going left and one going right, coming from a central post.
Also, look at the rear-view mirror; it seems to be tilted to the right, suggesting the driver is on the right.
Ultimately, we won’t know for sure unless the person who submitted the photo tells us. All I’m saying is that we shouldn’t assume it’s the driver on the phone (that’s assuming he or she IS on the phone, and not just scratching their ear … I’ve been caught out with that before when following behind someone).
It’s also possible that he’s not holding a phone at all, but simply pressing the call button on his bluetooth.
I know that talking on the phone at all (including bluetooth) while driving is illegal in some places, but in others, it’s legal to use a bluetooth or car kit.
Then again, it’s possible that he or she IS talking on the phone while driving. There’s just not enough information in this picture to know for sure.
NOT FUNNY. Beside, it could be photoshoped
If it is “photoshoped”, then will you admit it’s funny?
No, thats why I wrote beside… beside that the picture is not funny, it could easily been photoshoped.
this looks photoshopped
Every occur to anyone that this was taken in Europe or Australia, in which case it’s the passenger holding the phone?
Just wondered, because the green lights are on the left, which suggest they’re driving on the left.
Note the thicker end of the pole. That’s a pretty long stretch.
jam, you are such a good detective! If there’s ever a CSI London, you should be the star!
Damn… she beat to my log winded explanation above. ^^^
And did it better.
Well, you can star in a (US) Public TV documentary! They’re usually more detailed and a slower pace.
Scotland Yard wouldn’t know what to make of me.
*blushes*
*is hoping this makes up for giving away the punchline before making the binary joke*
See my comment above re: pole thickness. That alone proves nothing.
You’re right, pole thickness alone proves nothing – it’s what you do with it…
You’re an idiot.
The rear view mirror does look like its angled more to the right… and there seems to be a sticker on the front left windshield that would probably inhibit the drivers vision if he were on the left…. hmmmmm
I have to agree with the other guy – the internal mirror does look very much like it’s angled towards the person sitting on the left. Also, the style of those lights – they LOOK American too. Also, ‘Cellphone’ is a word that I associate with Americans too, dunno if Aussies call them cellphones or mobile phones.
Also, ‘Europe’ doesn’t drive on the left, the UK does. Afaik, almost all of Europe apart from the UK drives on the right, same as the Americans.
Apart from all that, good thinking caghs!
Guns don’t kill people! Sega Light Guns do
I think this would be redundant if it wasn’t repeating itself.
Hello, Pot? It’s me Kettle. You’re black.
HypoCRISPY
Tasty win
I think this is North American.
Take note of the rearview mirror, closer to the left side (driver side). Also, the man on the left seems to be leaning slightly right as if he was holding a steering wheel in his left hand. Plus, there are power lines on right hand side, could indicate there would be no traffic on the right, meaning other traffic is coming from their left, meaning they are on the right side of the road. Don’t forget this is a Ford Super Duty, as posted on the windsheild, which are very popular in North America.
That deerstalker suits you well.
And the pipe.
Puff… Puff
*exhales smoke rings*
Thank you.
Guns don’t kill people.
People holding guns kill people.
LOL!!!!!!!
I took a similar picture ones (before I knew about failblog) except it was a small car with the sticker and someone on the phone.
*swipes ‘es’ and tosses up a ‘ce’*
Thank goodness I remembered how to reply to a comment.
*blush*
looks shooped to me >_>
(8) shoop shoopity shoop shoopity shoop shoop shooroo (8)
Kathy is excited about who give birth without knowing their pregnant.
Where I live, they’re apparently banning cell phones in cars. That is perfectly fine with me, as I have neither a cell phone nor a car.
lol
They’re missing the best one I’ve ever seen. “Would you drive any better if I shoved that cell phone up your ass?”
this isn’t actually a fail in my country.
the left side is the passenger seat over here, the steering wheel is on the right.
Huh why is this hypocrisy because the passenger is the one on the mobile phone?
This really shows how idiotic Americans really are. It really illustrates how we seem to not care at all what other people think, and that we have no trouble being hypocrites.
Well, d’uh! He’s obviously a hitman on a job.
I once drove behind a minivan with a bumper sticker that read “God is Pro-Life”.
In said minivan were three kids…NONE of them were belted in. I couldn’t help but laugh at that.
Delicious irony!
In my opinion, the strongest proof for this being a valid “hypocrisy fail/win” is simply the fact that the photo was taken and put on the internet. (With or without the arrows and caption.)
If you see a person driving a vehicle with a bumper sticker that says “SEAT BELTS SAVE LIVES” and they’re… wearing their seatbelt, are you going to give that a second thought? If the person with “I BRAKE FOR WILDLIFE” comes to a stop to let the turtle/duckling/armadillo cross the road, is that noteworthy? Of course not. (Annoying, in the latter case, maybe.) They’re doing exactly what they said they believe in.
But – when people are acting in ways that directly contradict the views they choose to post all over their vehicles, THEN we take notice. THEN we say, “Man, I wish I’d gotten a video of that ‘CALM DRIVING SAVES LIVES’ idiot careening through traffic at 90 mph and running red lights.”
*Someone* found this scene significant enough to take a picture of it. There is nothing remarkable or particularly attractive about the composition, so unless there was some interesting event that got cropped out, we can reasonably assume that the items in the picture indicate what the photographer found noteworthy. It’s positioned so that the cab of the truck, and its messages and contents, are the focal point of the photo – that’s what we’re supposed to look at.
None of us were present when the photo was taken, but the photographer was. The photographer would know if the person on the phone was the driver or the passenger, and, possessing that knowledge, the photographer clearly thought this scene was noteworthy – significant enough to not only take a photo of it, but then to load it up on the internet for others to see.
Which photo are YOU going to spend the time on to upload it to the net:
A rather crappy picture of two barely-visible people in a boring truck on an overcast day?
vs.
An amusingly ironic photo showing the hypocrisy of the truck owner, who’s clearly belligerent enough to think that everyone should obey his/her opinions yet doesn’t follow his/her own rules?
Having said all that, the bumper stickers don’t necessarily reflect the beliefs of the person driving the vehicle… just the person who put them there. The driver could be a friend, coworker, relative – hell, it could even be a mechanic from the shop who’s taking the car for a test drive to see if it still makes that noise. The driver could be taking it off the used-car lot, and removing the bumper stickers will be Job 1 when s/he gets home.
I won’t pass judgment on the driver/talker, but it seems obvious to me that the proof of the irony is in the existence of the photo itself.
Oh my.
I took this after following the guy for about a half a mile thinking this is way too good not to photo. It is in Tennessee, so the driver is on the left. He was clearly talking on the phone and using hand gestures to boot. I grabbed my SLR from the backseat and zoomed in just as the light turned green again. He continued to talk on the phone while driving and I exited the freeway. No photoshop work. Your points are well founded. Why post a photo of someone not driving and talking on the phone? Failblog admin. titled the posting and put in the arrows and “FAIL”.
Thank you for clarifying this.
My earlier arguments were to point out that we shouldn’t make assumptions without knowing all the facts. Okay, so we have the facts now that you have provided them; earlier, however, we didn’t.
Dude thats so my dad. Seriously.
Haha
It looks to me like the car is parked up. The definition in the photo is too clear to be taken of a moving object.. unless the driver behind has a very fast shutter speed, a steadicam and no windshield.. Is it legal to drive and take photos?
he was scratching her face ¬¬
Wish we could see better maybe he’s just scratching his ear…
If you look closely all it is is a guy with his hand to the side of his head. There is no cellphone in his hand.
fake
He’s Telling his hicmens to kill people
I don’t get it. The passenger is using the mobile phone, right?
Also is that a ute?
i don’t get it…
its 2 bumper stickers saying the same thing basically…
:S
This is NOT A FAIL.
You ARE a fail.
idk if any1 noticed, but he’s not using a cell phone, his hand is just near his head
Great job with the info. How did you find it? Please let me know.
Thats not fail, thats win!! The reason i said this is because when it said ‘Hipocrisy win’ it said fail on the picture!
Things like this give me a headache.
#181
Clearly on the phone, idoits.
Its people like this, that allow the lulz to ensue
remember, jews did 9/11
the guy is right!! He says you should hang up and drive, and then he says that people who use the cellphone while driving kill people, I don’t get what’s wrong
hahaha. redneck fail.
FAIL
So old, but the discussion about wheter the uy is the driver or not was so lame I had to say.
The rear-view mirror is positioned to the driver. The driver is the one on the phone. If someone argues the rear-view mirror might be positioned wrongly, then the driver is even worse.
And the car can not be parked. It is obviously on the road. And no, the time you wait for the grren light is not enough to try making a phone call.
And this is no photoshop. What gives even the impression this would be photoshopped. It’s to subtle to work when lots of distracted viewers can’t even see the fail.