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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsCardboard Most Interesting Man fails as carpool-lane ruse
Cardboard Most Interesting Man fails as carpool-lane ruse
By Associated Press March 25, 2015
Washington State Patrol Trooper Tony Brock wasn't fooled by the "Most Interesting Man In The World" cutout. AP
FIFE, Wash. A Washington State Patrol trooper says its by far the best carpool scam hes seen, but it didnt work. ... As KOMO-TV put it, Troopers dont always stop people in the HOV lanes, but when they do, they prefer dos passengers.
A motorcycle trooper parked along Interstate 5 near Tacoma on Monday afternoon spotted a driver and a rather unusual passenger pass by him in the carpool lane. When the trooper stopped the car, he discovered the passenger was a cardboard cutout of the actor who portrays The Most Interesting Man in the World in Dos Equis beer ads.
The drivers response? Hes my best friend. ... The Most Interesting Man was not confiscated, but the driver was told not to use him again.
Channeling the cardboard cutout, the State Patrol tweeted: I dont always violate the HOV lane law but when I do, I get a $124 ticket.
By Associated Press March 25, 2015
Washington State Patrol Trooper Tony Brock wasn't fooled by the "Most Interesting Man In The World" cutout. AP
FIFE, Wash. A Washington State Patrol trooper says its by far the best carpool scam hes seen, but it didnt work. ... As KOMO-TV put it, Troopers dont always stop people in the HOV lanes, but when they do, they prefer dos passengers.
A motorcycle trooper parked along Interstate 5 near Tacoma on Monday afternoon spotted a driver and a rather unusual passenger pass by him in the carpool lane. When the trooper stopped the car, he discovered the passenger was a cardboard cutout of the actor who portrays The Most Interesting Man in the World in Dos Equis beer ads.
The drivers response? Hes my best friend. ... The Most Interesting Man was not confiscated, but the driver was told not to use him again.
Channeling the cardboard cutout, the State Patrol tweeted: I dont always violate the HOV lane law but when I do, I get a $124 ticket.
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Cardboard Most Interesting Man fails as carpool-lane ruse (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Sep 2017
OP
The driver's blow-up doll probably sprang a leak and this was a last-minute substitution
Fritz Walter
Sep 2017
#3
longship
(40,416 posts)1. Driver thought it read "cardboard pool lane"
Hulk
(6,699 posts)2. ...and the driver thinks it's funny...
He should have gotten the ticket...AND a damn stiff fine.
Nothing funny about this in my opinion. These POV lanes have a purpose, and for the most part they encourage the one passenger car to consider pooling with another person. Doesn't always work; isn't always possible. But this crap is beyond just breaking a law. It goes into obstruction and spitting in the face of the law.
Just curious if a person of color would have gotten off after snarking at a cop when breaking a law like this. I'm fed up with this shit.
Fritz Walter
(4,292 posts)3. The driver's blow-up doll probably sprang a leak and this was a last-minute substitution
Even so, the shocked look on its (her?) face probably only seemed appropriate during extreme rush hour conditions.