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soothsayer

(38,601 posts) Tue Mar 30, 2021, 04:43 PM Mar 2021

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Police are searching for the person that painted this tunnel 😬

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Police are searching for the person that painted this tunnel 😬

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Police are searching for the person that painted this tunnel 😬 (Original Post) soothsayer Mar 2021 OP

Hahahaha. That is so great. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2021 #1

Same here! Ouch soothsayer Mar 2021 #2

to give them an award for a job well done? come on man! (in my best joe accent) bullimiami Mar 2021 #3

Does seem a tad dangerous soothsayer Mar 2021 #6

Beep beep.... magicarpet Mar 2021 #4

Watch out for trucks coming out of the tunnel. Girard442 Mar 2021 #5

In the art world it's called trompe l'oeil (fool the eye). This was a dirty trick... brush Mar 2021 #7

... 2naSalit Mar 2021 #8

Sorry, it's too good to be true, darn it. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2021 #9

I'm actually relieved soothsayer Mar 2021 #10

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,393 posts)

1. Hahahaha. That is so great.

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Tue Mar 30, 2021, 04:46 PM

Mar 2021

As soon as I read "painted this tunnel," I knew where this was headed. Unlike the driver.

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

2. Same here! Ouch

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 30, 2021, 04:46 PM

Mar 2021

bullimiami

(13,084 posts)

3. to give them an award for a job well done? come on man! (in my best joe accent)

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Tue Mar 30, 2021, 04:47 PM

Mar 2021

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

6. Does seem a tad dangerous

Reply to bullimiami (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 30, 2021, 04:53 PM

Mar 2021

magicarpet

(14,144 posts)

4. Beep beep....

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Tue Mar 30, 2021, 04:48 PM

Mar 2021

Girard442

(6,070 posts)

5. Watch out for trucks coming out of the tunnel.

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Tue Mar 30, 2021, 04:51 PM

Mar 2021

Seen it happen.

brush

(53,764 posts)

7. In the art world it's called trompe l'oeil (fool the eye). This was a dirty trick...

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Tue Mar 30, 2021, 04:59 PM

Mar 2021

for the driver who was fooled. No way his/her insurance company is not going to believe alcohol wasn't involved.

The artist did do a nice job though, and the Roadrunner's shadow on it is a nice touch.

2naSalit

(86,534 posts)

8. ...

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Tue Mar 30, 2021, 06:06 PM

Mar 2021

Got one!

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,393 posts)

9. Sorry, it's too good to be true, darn it.

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Tue Mar 30, 2021, 11:21 PM

Mar 2021

Last edited Wed Mar 31, 2021, 06:53 AM - Edit history (1)

Road Runner Tunnel Crash

A viral story about a car crashing into a Road Runner cartoon-style painted tunnel seemed too humorous to ruin with fact-checking.

Kim LaCapria
Published 25 March 2016

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soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

10. I'm actually relieved

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #9)

Tue Mar 30, 2021, 11:26 PM

Mar 2021

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