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Man hit by car in Newport Very Funny

  • 07-01-2009 1:23pm
    #1
    Berty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,155 ✭✭✭✭


    I thought this was funny because nobody was hurt.

    I came out of the shop earlier and a guy was across the road looking into my car and at the alloys.

    I was crossing the road and unlocked the doors. He got a shock and was really embarassed. He was a middle aged well dressed man so I knew nothing was wrong as though he might want to break in.

    He asked me a few questions whilst walking backwards away from me and the car across the road to his car. He said he was interested in upgrading from his 04 passat to that model Audi. I kept trying to interrupt him to tell him "Stop, there is a car coming" but he would not listen and possibly due to his embarassment he kept backing up into the middle of the road without listening to me. I was half expecting the car or him to stop but neither did.

    It hit him in the side but only lightly he only got a fright but his bag of chips exploded all over the bonnett of the car and the ketchup and mayonaisse with chips went all over the bonnett and windscreen.

    The driver hops out mad as hell but didnt know whether to shout at him or ask him was he ok.

    His wife came over from the shop shouting at him and dragged him off the ground and nearly threw him into his own car and then scowled at me and the other driver.

    Oh funny times. :D


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  • #2
    Voodoomelon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,661 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    Ah no. What a waste of a good bag of chips... :(


  • #3
    Owenw
    Closed Accounts Posts: 578 ✭✭✭Owenw


    Ha ha ha! Wish I'd seen that. Was it a white car? the ketchup explosion would look nice and gruesome :D

    One thing puzzles me: why didn't the driver stop?! If i saw someone walking backwards in the street I'd have twigged that he mightn't see/hear me.


  • #4
    Berty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,155 ✭✭✭✭Berty


    It was near a corner so they both had little time to react or should I say the driver. The driver would have seen me pointing at the car saying "mind the car" so probably expected the guy to stop walking backwards.

    It was a semi white car. An old corolla that was once white but is now a strange white colour.

    It was the highlight of my day.

    Yesterday I saw a crashed 09 Yaris with two old people looking at the mysterious kerb that was magically placed in their path. LOL @ You old folks!!


  • #5
    minxie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,064 ✭✭✭minxie


    brought a smile to my face that did. cheers!:pac:


  • #6
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,822 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    what ? Did he not offer to wash the mayo off the car? :p:p


    heh, heh, new SIMI campaign: "Do you want fries with that ?? :p:p:p:D:D:D

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  • #7
    h3000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭h3000


    If you want to see really funny parking and driving in general you have got to take a trip to Newport, Co. Tipp. I can picture exactly what Berty described. People park everywhere and anywhere there, which makes it an obstacle course at the best of times. Most people don't look out there windscreen when driving through there either. Too busy being nosy trying to find out what all the neighbours are up to.

    I have seen people(farmers) arrive at the square in Newport, turn off the engine while the car/jeep is still on gear and get out before the vehicle has come to a stop.

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  • #8
    Berty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,155 ✭✭✭✭Berty


    h3000 wrote: »
    If you want to see really funny parking and driving in general you have got to take a trip to Newport, Co. Tipp. I can picture exactly what Berty described. People park everywhere and anywhere there, which makes it an obstacle course at the best of times. Most people don't look out there windscreen when driving through there either. Too busy being nosy trying to find out what all the neighbours are up to.

    I have seen people(farmers) arrive at the square in Newport, turn off the engine while the car/jeep is still on gear and get out before the vehicle has come to a stop.

    Well. You know the square so. We were driving home from Limerick and there was a DHL articulated lorry in front of us. He did a full 180 turn in the square and headed back towards Limerick. I could not believe he could have even made the turn. No 3 point turn, just a full wheel lock and he turned.

    The town is a funny place to be for parking. Abandoment is a way of life outside Gullys shop and the hardware shop.

    The worst parking I saw was this morning outside the Bank of Ireland next to the Castletroy Park hotel. I was waiting for the bank to open and they have BOI spaces for customers. This woman was parked in two spaces for 20 minutes waiting for the bank to open. I parked in the next free one. She was sitting their with her indicator on reading her book whilst intermitantly turning to shout at her child in the back. I went into the bank and when I was coming out she was walking past me with her child. Normal yes but her indicator was still flashing on her Scenic. The engine was still running and the other baby( i didnt see earlier ) was in the baby seat asleep.

    I could not believe it. Had the child not being in the car I would have taken the keys of the car and handed them to her when she came out telling her that I could have been anybody and she is lucky I took her keys and not some scumbag.

    Dozy bint!


  • #9
    L-M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    Berty wrote: »
    I thought this...

    Oh funny times. :D

    I read the title, and was like,"WTF", then i saw the poster and was laughing as it loaded. Nice to laugh once in a while haha

    Lazy so and so driving to the chipper when it 100 yards away from your house:P


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