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Giant Banana Pulled Over in Montana: Driver Says Cops Have Stopped Him 100s Of Times (cowboystatedaily.com)

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For 15 years, Steve Braithwaite has driven a 23-foot banana across the country and, on Wednesday, just like hundreds of times before, he was pulled over…

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[–] otterpop@lemmy.world 46 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (3 children)

I like his slogan: "The world needs more whimsy". You see it even here in this thread where half the comments can't focus on how amazing and hilarious the banana car is and instead make it about their disdain for police.

It would be awesome if more people did this and the world looked more like Richard Scarry's books!

[–] hakase@lemmy.zip 44 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

There's always room for more disdain for police!

[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 15 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

And disdain for colonial plantations! Let's leave no fun unspoiled!

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 7 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Bananas themselves use cHeMiCaLs to grow. Some of those chemicals have been found in kids' snacks.

[–] tomiant@piefed.social 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I'm hearing bananas are evil and gay. Except for the chemicals, those are cool.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

i mean what kind of evil? i'm always down for a little evil.

gay chemicals? we need those siloed off for my personal use. but evil needs to be shared for public consumption

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

And disdain for plantains!

[–] LincolnsDogFido@lemmy.zip 4 points 15 hours ago

You mean shitty bananas?

[–] LincolnsDogFido@lemmy.zip 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

The reason it is whimsical and fun is because it's unique. I'm sure its also a huge pain in the ass when it comes to just owning it. Parking. Painting, Maintenance, etc. Then there's safety to consider when it comes to things like accidents. I'm sure most of these custom cars are death traps for the occupants in any situation other than just fender benders.

Do I love seeing them on the road, yes. Would I drive one myself or enjoy living in a world full of them? No.

[–] BagOfHeavyStones@piefed.social 2 points 14 hours ago

Bender benders.

[–] QuandaleDingle@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago

Well said. Someone needs to come out with a Burger car now. XD