I love the direction these cheezburger sites are taking. The idiots who say “First” but end up being second, third, or even fourth now outnumber the people who actually are first 200:1
This IS Egypt, they don’t use headlights at night because they believe it messes up their night vision. I believe this is in Cairo. ALL traffic in Egypt gets a fail.
mm where did u get your information about the believe it messes up our night vision. BTW we do, but not all the way because all our streets have lights not like america or some other countries streets are dark
“Which way to the airport?”
“Straight on for a mile, then you turn right, turn right, turn right, turn right, turn right, turn right, turn right and you’re there.”
I just had an anatomy fail! But I’m all straightened out now! Or perhaps a dyslexia fail… Not sure, either way, the way I read that, it was almost dirty AND impossible all at the same time!
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There are more than enough lanes in Cairo traffic. In fact, that’s part of the problem: the lines dividing the lanes are used as lanes, too, so what looks like a 3-lane road to the naive tourist is really 5 or 6 lanes of intermingling traffic. And they carry on whole conversations with their horns. It’s insane.
♪ Need a ride, I can Range you up, money, I can change you up
You can ride your own, no longer be the passenger
Swag low, I build you up, knees, we stand you up
Red lips, red dress, like ‘em like a fire truck ♪
The mall? Excellent. We could purchase some yarn and fashion it into some socks, which we could then fold as we shop for clothing and count the threads in each stitch. Oh, we can also look for the most inexperienced cashiers and watch with bated breath as they get their bearings. Wonderful idea, ladies. This should make for a great day.
Oh my, all this going around in circles is a bit dazing. Perhaps some calculations are in order to figure out the circumference of our path… Say, anyone got any socks down there?
This reminds me of a time I did a soil survey for the state of Virginia. Seems there’s quite a large amount of iron and limestone lying about there. The iron is what makes the clay so red.
Egypt doesn’t have too many traffic lights, and the first ones showed up in the late ’80s. This picture is a little old, because to alleviate problems like this, Egypt now has specific places where you can make U-turns (and then a right turn), instead of making left turns anywhere and causing traffic jams like this.
Yeah definitely Cairo, and definitely normal there. Believe it or not, there isn’t a single thing out of the ordinary there, except I don’t see the traffic police…
Oh man, cairo. im egyptian so i member that, man i miss those days, getting hit at least once per ride then them screaming at you and them not paying for it
Wow, this is Egypt for sure (taxis are a giveaway). I even know exactly where the photo was taken because I have been gridlocked there exactly as shown! Almost all intersections are managed by traffic police but for whatever reason they kept forgetting to post someone at this particular spot. The location is New Maadi (Maadi Gedida) near the Autostrade on and off ramps.
Dude! Where’s my car?
Over there, next to that other car.
This car?
*points*
*doesn’t say where*
You can drive it, but although it will get you going, you won’t travel very far.
I see Arthur’s head in one of the cars.
*points*
Isn’t that ZA’s car?
Do you also see Arthur’s body?
Uuuuh…
i thought that it was a parking lot for like 45 sec, then i realized all the headlights that were on lol
but it is a parking lot isnt it???? i dont get wat the fail is.
its not a parking lot lol. that is the fail. it is just a crap load of traffic
It can’t be Egypt, too many people have their headlights on.
no its just a reflection
I guess this all started with an idiot who parked in the middle of the street!
THis is normal over in Ryhad Saudi Arabia, every night at teh market its literally bumper tight… crazy.
first
No thats a fail. Thanks for coming out and playing our home game but we award you no points.
I love the direction these cheezburger sites are taking. The idiots who say “First” but end up being second, third, or even fourth now outnumber the people who actually are first 200:1
Thats known as a FAIL.. and its very appropriate for a failblog.. to actually say FIRST in the first comment, now thats not okay on here!!
I think that is a parking lot.
An eternal parking lot. You park, you never get out.
7th circle of hell.
I think it could easily be the parking lot of a stadium after a sporting event, or a concert venue.
The parking lot of the Hotel California?
You can get in your car any time you like….
But you can never leave!
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely place.
The point is they’re all trying to drive. I see many headlights.
This IS Egypt, they don’t use headlights at night because they believe it messes up their night vision. I believe this is in Cairo. ALL traffic in Egypt gets a fail.
mm where did u get your information about the believe it messes up our night vision. BTW we do, but not all the way because all our streets have lights not like america or some other countries streets are dark
That’s what you get when you forget to tip the parking attendant.
Also, when you forget to actually make a parking lot.
i guess people just park a lot
Marco! Marco!
Polio! Polio!
Wanna polio my finger?
*
*
Hey, no public cropdusting please.
*snicker*
Gridlock in the traffic circle from hell?
I’ve had nightmares like this.
The problem is that they should be going clockwise.
From the style of cars I am guessing this is in Europe.
They play “Ring around the rosie” pretty well actually.
The black plague will do that to you.
No, they’re muslims and they’re supposed to go round seven times.
Is this the new Mecca?
The Mecca-Noo as it were.
Mecca-Gnu?
Who gnu?
What’s nu?
Oh yeah, c/lambda
“Which way to the airport?”
“Straight on for a mile, then you turn right, turn right, turn right, turn right, turn right, turn right, turn right and you’re there.”
How many rights?
All of them.
My right, or your right?
Both are right.
Actually you’d need to make seven lefts.
Wouldn’t that be a ‘u’?
Right.
Write.
Left
Wrong.
Lift
Loft
Laughed
*reads leila her rights*
What’s left after that?
Straight jackets.
How retro!
How hetero!
Of course. We only don our gay apparel at Christmastime.
I am edumacated and I can read my own rights thank you!!
*takes rights and turns them into lefts*
*leaves a shiny for the cute kitteh*
*dexterously grabs the shiny*
*sinister laughter*
*Noms shiny and possibly lolcat’s entire hand*
*tickles TV’s uvula*
How?
Like this!
*tickles Leila’s uvula*
I just had an anatomy fail! But I’m all straightened out now! Or perhaps a dyslexia fail… Not sure, either way, the way I read that, it was almost dirty AND impossible all at the same time!
*innocent look*
I’m sure I don’t know what you thought I said.
UVULA, Leila, not…
Here, take a look at this diagram…
*points*
And this is the…
*gestures*
And here is where the…
*demonstrates*
Understand now?
Probably the same thing Leila thought! Vulvas=fun! lol And also non-existant on guys
Have you met our Granny?
I believe I know the difference between a uvula and Volvo.
I still want to know what LCB used to tickle the uvula. I may regret knowing however.
*giggles uncontrollably at this thread*
If ONLY Granny had shown up for it!!!!
So unfotunatly I have to spam… How do I get my pic to show up and/or post from my actal profile?
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Ok thanks, lol now im just waiting on my confirm e-mail.
So what exactly IS a shiny LCB? And would it in fact tickle a uvula? Or a Vulva for that matter?
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Ah, I remember the times when we sent the newcomers on impossible quests for their avatar.
Did you misdirect them on purpose, czuhc?
I like sending them to failpeeps, to get a healthy dose of HOW and WHY we do things around here. Gives them fair warning for when we thwack the crap outta them.
How many government buildings would they have to break into and how much candy from babies would they steal?
I’m actualy impressed. It takes quite a group effort to end up failing that hard.
Actually, it only takes a few key people to mess up royally to get this kind of result.
What does the sign say? I think it caused the gridlock. All the drivers are trying to take a peek.
It’s a live feed from the web camera in your house.
*won’t say where*
*crosses legs*
Dude!
What say I say I have a thing for smart witty women.
♪ What say I say
By the dawn’s early light…♫
I didn’t have the ♥ …
I didn’t either, but I had the ○○s.
It’s a huge “T”.
That’s better than a huge “P”
Local traffic only.
Business or Residence?
Realy? *shifty eyes*
I’ll be back, just have to run to the super market.
Wow, your right! All you have to do is run out in the middle of a busy street.
My right, or your right?
Umm… Your right I belive
You’re right.
Your right.
Believe.
Really?
*runs away*
We need more cowbells and more lanes.
There are more than enough lanes in Cairo traffic. In fact, that’s part of the problem: the lines dividing the lanes are used as lanes, too, so what looks like a 3-lane road to the naive tourist is really 5 or 6 lanes of intermingling traffic. And they carry on whole conversations with their horns. It’s insane.
♪ Don’t it always seem to go,
That you don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone.
They paved paradise, put up a parking lot. ♪
♪ She drives me crazy. ♪
♪ I’m a bug on the windshield of life ♫
♪ We’re jammin’, hope you like jammin’ too. ♪
♪ Life is a parking lot ♫
I’m gonna sit here all night long ♫
♪ Who’s gonna drive you home tonight? ♪
♪ Jump in my car, I wanna take you home ♪
Or perhaps you’d prefer the bus of dreams?!?
♪ Get out of my dream. Get into my car. ♪
♪ Slow ride, take it easy. . . ♪
Is that the Smut Bus, Jam?
♪ Shut up and drive! ♪
Apparently, it’s the bus of burgers and booze. Probably a little smut too.
♪ Here in my car
I feel safest of all
I can lock all my doors
It’s the only way to live
In cars. ♪
In that case . . . All aboard! Hahahahahahahahah!
♪ You got a fast car
But is it fast enough so we can fly away
We gotta make a decision
We leave tonight or live and die this way ♪
♪ Need a ride, I can Range you up, money, I can change you up
You can ride your own, no longer be the passenger
Swag low, I build you up, knees, we stand you up
Red lips, red dress, like ‘em like a fire truck ♪
♪ Let’s waste time
Chasing cars
Around our heads
I need your grace
To remind me
To find my own ♪
I guess I should’ve known
by the way U parked your car sideways
That it wouldn’t last
What are those springy, net-type things on the tops of three (possibly 4) cars? Like in case you roll over it will bounce you back right-side up?
These are slatted frames. In case it takes a little longer you put a mattress on and sleep right there.
So, they’re roll-away beds?
Now, that’s thinking! Sleeping behind the wheel is so uncomfortable.
It’s a picture so we don’t know that they have stopped. These cars could be going 40MPH and it could be a stunt driver win.
Alternatively, it could be a live traffic cam.
Touché.
But… but… the traffic is not very lively.
Are you saying this is ZA’s hoarded horde?
Brra-a-a-a-a-a-kes!
Is that a McDonald delivery scooter in the bottom right? Why don’t they have that in Amsterdam?? grr…
the classic DeadLock example!!!
Add some guns and it’s a Mexican Standoff.
Wow. This fails even more than traffic jams in Indian cities.
This is your average University at 8 am, 12 pm, and 5 pm.
So true. Which is why I come in at 8:15, go to lunch at 11:30, and leave at 4:45!
I wish I had lunch breaks of more than 5 hours
Don’t feel too bad. The pay is about right for the amount of effort I put into this place.
Imagine amongst all that, it started raining money, and everyone got out of their cars
O noes! Did they idle?
Hahahaha
*breaks down laughing*
Calls AAA for AA.
*continues cries of laughter on LCB’s soft shoulder*
*yields*
Convenience store trip
Just up the street from my house
Turned inconvenient.
…and that’s the truth!!!
Full-video ads now?! Failblog Epic Fail
Two words: Ad Muncher.
flash mob?
Flashy thingy.
*flashes LGB*
*doesn’t say how or with what*
Hey, I still have the credit card. Who is going to the mall with me today? I will drive!!!
Should be a quick trip.
Woohoo! Shotgun!
*jumps into passenger seat*
Drive, quick before he catches us!
*hobbles up to car*
Hey! Can I go too?
The mall? Excellent. We could purchase some yarn and fashion it into some socks, which we could then fold as we shop for clothing and count the threads in each stitch. Oh, we can also look for the most inexperienced cashiers and watch with bated breath as they get their bearings. Wonderful idea, ladies. This should make for a great day.
*looks at Boring Qwaz skeptically*
No…no. You just have to sit on these crates. Sorry, car is a bit old.
*straps Boring Qwaz to crates*
*straps crates to roof*
Oh my, all this going around in circles is a bit dazing. Perhaps some calculations are in order to figure out the circumference of our path… Say, anyone got any socks down there?
This reminds me of a time I did a soil survey for the state of Virginia. Seems there’s quite a large amount of iron and limestone lying about there. The iron is what makes the clay so red.
Virginia is a commonwealth, not a state. STN.
A Socitety of Trauma Nurses conducted the survey?
*Ahem*
That extra ‘t’ could come in handy later.
*Yanks ‘t’ down*
Yes you can.
*puts car in gear*
*gets in the circle*
Are we there yet?
*realizes it might have been faster to hobble to the mall*
I am getting nauseated from going around and around. Are you?
OT- How the Heck did I come back to 15,000 files?
*headdesk*
C U all when I make my way though the paperwork.
*dons waders*
*sigh
*squeeze* to make it better, k@.
If I ever vacation…I plan to never return.
Vacation is when you go somewhere… and you don’t ever come back.
~ Mama Gump
There should be a half way home sorta thing for when you are finished with vacation. This way you can ease your way into work and not be buried.
France?
flash car mob! one car does it they all do it! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
“Look, kids! Parliament! Big Ben!”
The Griswolds are back!
OR there was a party with
beer
)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
drugs
strippers
Well that’s just epic!
well on the bright side they’re really getting to know each other..
It’s a friendship circle on wheels.
looks more like a scrap yard to me.
Looks like they’re going in a circle.
Musical cars, anyone?
Flashmob
*flashes*
*Straps strobe lights to self*
*Begins dancing*
*clicks*
Gesundheit!
*offers hankie*
In a perfect world there would be no traffic lights. Myth busted.
Is this one of those round abouts thingies?
flashmob party with beer drugs and strippers :’)
they must be singing “you spin me right round baby right round like a circus baby round round round round!”
lol noobs this is cairo
It just seems like they’ve been waiting a thousand minarets.
Definitely.
Wait – do I see a guy with a McDonalds coat on a moped? McDonalds do deliveries in.. wherever the hell this is?! I wants!
# Drive like an Egyptian #
♫ just another manic pun day ♫
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SOMEONE MAKE THIS A FAIL!
wheres walldo?
They’re dancing, er, driving around the May Pole
“Look kids…”
“We know… Big Ben. Parliament.”
was this after last nights jeff dunham show in loveland co?
WELCOME TO MARDI GRAS, 2010! parking: $15.
This is a fail. You need ribbons to do a proper Maypole dance.
Gas prices dropped 20 cents!
Honey,
you get the car this time ok?
now its time for MONSTER JAM!!!!!!
Thousands of Chevys converge on Mecca for the week of the Hajj, where they will drive counter-clockwise seven times about the Ka’bah…
Now how did those vehicles get hoarded up like that?
(Are the traffic lights not working or behaving erratically?)
Egypt doesn’t have too many traffic lights, and the first ones showed up in the late ’80s. This picture is a little old, because to alleviate problems like this, Egypt now has specific places where you can make U-turns (and then a right turn), instead of making left turns anywhere and causing traffic jams like this.
Wow, and I thought American Rush Hour was horrible….
Oh My God..!!
It was horrible
thats what she said
Howie
plz help me spam this mailadress, is an African malpractice:
rosemarycampbell15(at)mcom(dot)com
Uhhhhh…No.
Not going anywhere for a while? Grab a snickers
haha LOL…. XD
i’m still searching where is my friend’s car… XD
DUDE , WHERE IS MY CAR?
Is that a McDonalds Delivery Scooter in the bottom-right corner of the picture?
Yes everyone delivers there
Oh look, it’s your average day in Jakarta.
Can you say, Rush Hour? Now, where’s the open spot where I start?
Man, talk about a gridlock.
FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is definitely Egypt. I can recognize those cabs from anywhere.
Yeah definitely Cairo, and definitely normal there. Believe it or not, there isn’t a single thing out of the ordinary there, except I don’t see the traffic police…
lol what police, you can bribe them with like 10 EGP
I think its a parking lot after some big show, thats why you leave 30 minutes BEFORE! LOL
Oh man, cairo. im egyptian so i member that, man i miss those days, getting hit at least once per ride then them screaming at you and them not paying for it
This is what you call “Lack of Urban Planning.”
Wow, this is Egypt for sure (taxis are a giveaway). I even know exactly where the photo was taken because I have been gridlocked there exactly as shown! Almost all intersections are managed by traffic police but for whatever reason they kept forgetting to post someone at this particular spot. The location is New Maadi (Maadi Gedida) near the Autostrade on and off ramps.
it looks like a parking lot
)
Looks like any street in Seoul