New pole at Wal Mart struck 10 times in first week

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2018/05/31/new-pole-at-wal-mart-struck-10.html

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He has really good radio sitcom too.

That kid is going to catch so much shit for that “pole expert” lower third.

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There are no plans to relocate it.

Simple decency demands Patrick be retired to the Pole Farm, where it can run free and play with its brethren.

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Don’t understand why the pole should relocate - the Walmart is causing all of the problems.

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∴ the pole is not of order zero.

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maybe it’s polarised

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Meanwhile our democracy hangs by a thread, our health care is a shambles. the so-called president is a half-witted miscreant and this fucking pole is poorly located.

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The balloon and card are a really nice touch.

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Oh sure. Blame the pole.

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Yeah, man. What did that pole ever do to you?

(That it hasn’t already done to nine other bad drivers?)

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Meanwhile Target has a much nicer rock that people keep running over.

https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/next/drivers-cant-stop-running-over-this-rock-by-the-colorado-mills-target/412803465

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That pole is doing yeoman’s work, teaching drivers a hard lesson in paying attention to their surroundings.

Really: how hard can it be to not hit a pole with your car?

Update: corrected spelling of “yeoman’s”.

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On the bright side, this is probably the only time those SUVs have ever been driven “off road”.

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A body shop’s best friend.

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Placing the pole is a complex problem. The mistake was that the pole was in the right half of the parking lot.

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Not a single Polish joke yet?

/I’ll show myself out

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Go! Get out! Don’t come back until you’ve learned how to behave in polite society.

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What about that one pole in Ellicott City MD?
In 2016, it caught two cars:

Then, two more last week:

I’ve examined the photos, and determined by the wood grain, that it’s the same pole.

If any pole should be honored, it’s this one.

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