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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 19 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 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 20 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

There's always room for more disdain for police!

[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

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

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 4 points 1 hour ago

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