I don't always post stuff about "The most interesting man in the world" But when I do, I find them...interesting ;-/
Posted on 03/25/2015 11:29:56 AM PDT by Impala64ssa
If you're going to circumvent HOV-lane rules, go interesting or go home. That was apparently the goal of one driver in Fife, Wash., who was pulled over by a trooper Monday afternoon after the officer noticed the guy's passenger seemed a little stiff, KOMO reports. "The trooper immediately recognized it was a prop and not a passenger," fellow trooper Guy Gill tells the New York Daily News. "As the trooper approached, the driver was actually laughing." That's because the serenely smug-looking passenger was a cardboard cutout of "The Most Interesting Man in the World," the Dos Equis mascot portrayed by actor Jonathan Goldsmith.
"He's my best friend," the driver reportedly told the trooper, per the Daily News. "He just sits here and doesn't talk." Gill says his team has seen unusual HOV passengers before (sleeping bags seem to be popular, per KOMO), but he advises the Daily News that the driver "could have picked a less recognizable face to put on his prop." For his violation, the driver got a $124 fine and a warning not to transport Mr. Goldsmith (whom he got to keep) around anymore, but it's clear Gill and his colleagues probably had a good laugh about it afterward: After the incident he tweeted a photo of the two partners in petty crime and some reluctant praise: "I don't always violate the HOV lane law...but when I do, I get a $124 ticket! We'll give him an A for creativity!" (Sometimes HOV-lane stops can even lead to kidnapping victims.)
Posted one hour ago
Let the memes begin!
Pardon my ignorance, what is an HOV?
High occupancy vehicle.
I used to have a Trini Lopez full-sized cutout. But I sold it to a Gibson collector.
Wonder if Disney has any old animatronics for sale? Like Ben Franklin, or Abe Lincoln?
Pardon my ignorance, what is an HOV?
One of the things I love about Kentucky (where I have lived for 4 years) is that they have NO HOV lanes. They also have as many freeway lanes entering the city as Seattle does, but with a fraction of the traffic.
It’s also yet another failed liberal social planning idea.
I’ve lived in the Seattle area since 1989 and can vouch for all the HOV lanes and the inevitable, widespread traffic snarls. Seattle has long had some of the worst traffic backups in the country.
BTW, I moved there from Kentucky!
In hindsight, I should have stayed, but was a lib back then and just followed my politics.
The driver is set to appear on all the late night talk shows. Just a hunch.
I used to commute from Redondo to Harbor Island in 30 minutes back in the 70’s. I wouldn’t want to try it now.
A full side doll would be even funnier, especially if it was one with the mouth open.
HOV lanes are government employee only carpool lanes.
I bought a 6 Pack of that stuff to try it, and couldn’t drink more than a couple. I thought it sucked!
This is coming from someone who’s favorite beer is Guinness Extra Stout. The Dos Equis had a crappy bland flavor to me. You probably couldn’t get intoxicated by it, because you’d likely throw up before you could drink enough of it....
What normal people call “the carpool lane”.
In hindsight, I should have stayed, but was a lib back then and just followed my politics.
And the traffic was the main reason I left. I had just had it. Beautiful area. I like KY more, though.
Or the Diamond Lane.
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