Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Utah man drops 1,917-pound pumpkin onto his Geo Metro
UPI ^ | 10/30/25 | Ben Hooper

Posted on 10/30/2025 1:21:30 PM PDT by DallasBiff

Oct. 30 (UPI) -- A Utah man said a final farewell to the Geo Metro he drove for 35 years by dropping a 1,917-pound pumpkin on it from a height of nearly 14 stories.

Millville resident Alan Gebert said his 1991 Geo Metro finally stopped running this year, so he decided to send the vehicle off in style by destroying it with a giant pumpkin.

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


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: geometro; pumpkin
Message from Jim Robinson:

Dear FRiends,

We need your continuing support to keep FR funded. Your donations are our sole source of funding. No sugar daddies, no advertisers, no paid memberships, no commercial sales, no gimmicks, no tax subsidies. No spam, no pop-ups, no ad trackers.

If you enjoy using FR and agree it's a worthwhile endeavor, please consider making a contribution today:

Click here: to donate by Credit Card

Or here: to donate by PayPal

Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA 93794

Thank you very much and God bless you,

Jim


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-53 next last
The poor pumpkin.
1 posted on 10/30/2025 1:21:30 PM PDT by DallasBiff
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: DallasBiff

Awesome.


2 posted on 10/30/2025 1:22:07 PM PDT by packrat35 (“When discourse ends, violence begins.” – Charlie Kirk, and they killed him anyway)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: DallasBiff

Apparently the permitting process was not a hurdle.


3 posted on 10/30/2025 1:23:00 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: DallasBiff

If I had a Geo Metro I would have burned it after week one.


4 posted on 10/30/2025 1:23:12 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: DallasBiff

5 posted on 10/30/2025 1:24:02 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: packrat35

Impressive


6 posted on 10/30/2025 1:25:31 PM PDT by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: DallasBiff

Good aim.


7 posted on 10/30/2025 1:26:00 PM PDT by Blueflag (To not carry is to choose to be defenseless.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: DallasBiff

I love that they made it a community event with bleachers and stuff. Very American.


8 posted on 10/30/2025 1:28:34 PM PDT by Yardstick
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: MtnClimber

I loved my geo metro ...


9 posted on 10/30/2025 1:28:56 PM PDT by bankwalker (Feminists, like all Marxists, are ungrateful parasites.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: DallasBiff
Thats one way to do it...


10 posted on 10/30/2025 1:29:10 PM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: dfwgator

The Great Pumpkin arises from the pumpkin patch every Halloween and brings presents to children.


11 posted on 10/30/2025 1:31:34 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: DallasBiff

Somethings tells me the only thing orginal on the Geo Metro was the gas cap.


12 posted on 10/30/2025 1:33:08 PM PDT by Steven Scharf
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: DallasBiff

Somethings tells me the only thing orginal on the Geo Metro was the gas cap.


13 posted on 10/30/2025 1:33:08 PM PDT by Steven Scharf
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: DallasBiff

The Geo couldn’t get away if it wanted to.


14 posted on 10/30/2025 1:35:53 PM PDT by Jonty30 (Socialism's promises, like a Djinn's wishes to the greedy, lead to punishment when due. )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: bankwalker
I loved my geo metro ...

Different tastes. If a pumpkin can crush that car, imagine what would happen if you were in an accident with a Ford Explorer....or even a Toyota Camry.

15 posted on 10/30/2025 1:36:43 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 9 | View Replies]

To: DallasBiff
> The poor pumpkin.

True, but not many pumpkins get to end their life by smashing a car. It was one of the lucky ones.

16 posted on 10/30/2025 1:37:47 PM PDT by dayglored (This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalms 118:24)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: DallasBiff
I call Shotgun!


17 posted on 10/30/2025 1:38:17 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: All

18 posted on 10/30/2025 1:38:21 PM PDT by Liz (To make a conservative mad, lie to him. To make a leftist mad, tell him the truth.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies]

To: DallasBiff

People will do anything for attention.

But at least this guy isn’t hurting anyone else, wasting tax money, or saying something stupid...

So sure, let’s watch the show and have some pumpkin pie too.

BTW, a 2,000 pound pumpkin is a spectacle in its own right.


19 posted on 10/30/2025 1:39:02 PM PDT by Red6
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: DallasBiff

Florida man has competition.


20 posted on 10/30/2025 1:41:24 PM PDT by ObozoMustGo2012
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-53 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson