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Police: Man dressed as tree arrested for blocking traffic in Maine
cbs/ap ^ | 10/24/2016

Posted on 10/25/2016 12:53:02 PM PDT by BenLurkin

They say the man didn’t respond to officers when they warned him against obstructing traffic in a busy intersection in downtown Portland.

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The man was charged with obstructing the public way. Police removed the tree outfit and gave it to Public Works to take care of, CBS affiliate WGME reported.

A friend of the man says he was trying to study the city’s traffic patterns.

(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...


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1 posted on 10/25/2016 12:53:02 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Bush’s fault.


2 posted on 10/25/2016 12:54:12 PM PDT by CrazyIvan (Socialists are just communists in their larval stage.)
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To: BenLurkin

He “Wood-n’t” move?


3 posted on 10/25/2016 12:58:15 PM PDT by YouPosting2Me
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To: BenLurkin

Cut him down and take him to the sawmill!


4 posted on 10/25/2016 1:01:13 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: BenLurkin

linking to previous thread only because the comments bark!

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3484612/posts


5 posted on 10/25/2016 1:02:08 PM PDT by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: CrazyIvan

LOL! Very good.


6 posted on 10/25/2016 1:03:44 PM PDT by Flick Lives (Voting Trump. It is not just a vote, it is a chance to burn down the rotten Uniparty.)
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To: BenLurkin
He is lucky the squirrels didn't try to harvest his nuts.


7 posted on 10/25/2016 1:04:06 PM PDT by capt. norm (Capt norm)
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To: BenLurkin

He thinks he’s an Ent?


8 posted on 10/25/2016 1:10:07 PM PDT by FroggyTheGremlim (Hillary Clinton: the official candidate of the National Sleep Foundation)
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To: BenLurkin

someone asked him to leaf.


9 posted on 10/25/2016 1:24:46 PM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
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To: BenLurkin

He was branching out.


10 posted on 10/25/2016 1:31:42 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: BenLurkin

Maybe he identifies as a tree. Who are we to judge?


11 posted on 10/25/2016 1:32:18 PM PDT by OldNewYork (Operation Wetback II, now with computers)
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To: BenLurkin

That’s not a tree.


12 posted on 10/25/2016 1:48:17 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: OldNewYork

http://youtu.be/uZx7u_EveoI

How many times did they axe him to leaf?


13 posted on 10/25/2016 1:53:37 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: BenLurkin

Was he dressed as a sap or just a weeping willow?


14 posted on 10/25/2016 1:59:17 PM PDT by V K Lee (U TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP to TRIUMPH Follow the lead MAKE AMERICA GREAT)
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To: smokingfrog

Those were some nice cops. I’d have gave him some wood in the back of his legs, second time. GREEN LIVES MATTER!!!. Demand restitution from the idiot for taxpayers money.


15 posted on 10/25/2016 2:00:48 PM PDT by Safetgiver (Islam makes barbarism look genteel.)
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To: BenLurkin

Reliving his glory days from the school play?


16 posted on 10/25/2016 2:30:18 PM PDT by SIDENET (Tagline free is no way to go through life, son.)
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To: BenLurkin

Why didn’t he just make like a tree and leave?


17 posted on 10/25/2016 2:41:09 PM PDT by VRWCmember
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To: smokingfrog

He was pining for attention.


18 posted on 10/25/2016 4:29:16 PM PDT by OldNewYork (Operation Wetback II, now with computers)
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