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A guy parked in the bike lane in Vilnius, Lithuania, so the mayor ran over the car with a tank

Jefff — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:20:26 +0000

That’s the mayor, joyfully destroying an illegally parked Mercedes. I guess there’s a real problem of luxury cars parking wherever the hell they want in Vilnius.

”I wanted to send a clear message that people with big and expensive cars can’t park wherever they feel like and ignore the rights of pedestrians and bike riders.”

From Small World News Service, via OMG Facts.

Silhouettes of cars

Jefff — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:05:25 +0000

From Always With Honor, via Ffffound.

Hmmm, I wonder what a Cherokee is…

Jefff — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:21:20 +0000

From Reddit.

E. Honda in the real world

Jefff — Tue, 24 May 2011 16:32:53 +0000

Other video games in real life on Fubiz, via Ffffound.

Cars parked in Optimus Prime formation

Jefff — Thu, 05 May 2011 16:48:38 +0000

From That Will Buff Out.

Mazda recalls a car because spiders like to build webs in it

Jefff — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 23:53:24 +0000

Mazda is recalling the 4-cylinder Mazda6 because some of the cars are infested with Yellow Sac spiders that can cause problems with their webs.

Via The Hairpin.

Highway bear

Jefff — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:06:26 +0000

Via Epic Ponyz.

China has a big old traffic jam

Jefff — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:34:15 +0000

Construction has caused a 60-mile, 10-day (and counting) traffic jam in northern China. Some people have been stuck for 5 days, and locals are taking advantage of the situation.

Though there were no reports of road rage violence, drivers complained about price-gouging by villagers who were their only source of food and water. A bottle of water that normally costs 1 yuan (15 cents) was selling for 10 yuan ($1.50), while the price of a 3 yuan- (45 cent-) cup of instant noodles had more than tripled, media reports said.

Useless hit-and-run note

Jefff — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:06:19 +0000

From Buzz Feed.

The Hofmeister Kink

Jefff — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:03:42 +0000

The circled element in the above image is the Hofmeister Kink, a signature design element of BMWs. Other carmakers have adopted the Kink when they want to signify luxury — as opposed to economy.

via Kottke