Romney Just Drove By Me - Thanks DU for Helping Me Make This Sign

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

Last edited Sat Aug 4, 2012, 03:56 AM - Edit history (1)

Romney and 12 GOP governors just passed me on the way to the local high school in Basalt, CO. for a campaign stop.
Hat tip to all the people in this thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021044216 who helped me with the words for this sign.

**NOTE: I retroactively fixed the spelling error on the sign.


Photo by: Hinton Harrison

[Skinner]

1. Love it.

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

2. Thanks, Boss! NT

[Panasonic]

3. That cab yours?

Looks nice!

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

22. Yes it is. Here's what it looks like at night inside the taxi.

http://www.ultimatetaxi.com

[Panasonic]

24. Awesome - and you're based in Basalt?

Might have to come and look at the taxi - I'm in Denver....

And would you give DU'ers a discount or a free ride?

[Hoyt]

26. Now that's a fine ride, and sign too.

[nashville_brook]

36. okay, that's the coolest ride EVER!

[freshwest]

43. I love it! It would be worth the trip pay to ride in the cab and talk to a DUer!

[Kablooie]

44. Wow! And you even have a muffin pan!

[progressoid]

49. So, you have had George Lucas AND the Pope in your car?

Lucas wins.

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

54. George Lucas, yes, but Pope John Paul II was just a parody.

[Bjorn Against]

50. I am not a big fan of cars, but I must say you have the coolest car ever.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

51. I think I was in a cab like that after a Dead show in Chicago.

At least that is how I remember it.

[Care Acutely]

73. Holy distracted driver Batman!

That looks like way too much fun in a car . . with your clothes on.

[niyad]

4. he is in CO? no WONDER I have a headache

[earthside]

5. He's been here all day.

He started out with a speech at the Jeffco fairgrounds this morning.

[Panasonic]

12. Ugh.

No wonder why gold was down this morning here...

Hopefully when his ass leaves here, the gold goes back up and Rmoney gets indicted for tax evasion soon.

[Gregorian]

6. Haha. That's got to hurt.

Keyboard cabby. That's cool.

[ailsagirl]

7. LOL-- that's great!!

A CLASSIC PHOTO!!!

[blondie58]

8. awesome!!

And so true. I live by the fairgrounds, so i am glad to be up in Greeley today.

[pinboy3niner]

9. Wonderful job, No DUplicitous DUpe!

[HarveyDarkey]

10. Other than misspelling narcissistic, it's a damn good sign.

Of course, you''ll still have to explain it to teabaggers (it's over two syllables).

[dixiegrrrrl]

19. I am sure he mis spelled that word SO teabaggers could read it.

[rocktivity]

32. DUzy candidate!

rocktivity

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

20. Oops, I had it spelled correctly on the sheet of paper my artist friend used as a guide...

I guess he missed a letter. Oh well. I'm a moran for not spotting it.

[HarveyDarkey]

40. No you're not

If you were a Moran (AKA teabagger) you wouldn't even have used that word, let alone knew what it meant.

[chieftain]

11. Wonderful !!! n/t

[Laura PourMeADrink]

13. wow..you're cute

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

41. That's nice of you to say, Laura...

I showed my wife the photo I posted here, and she said that photo made me look better and thinner than I really was.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

65. LOL...you can always count on a spouse for ego building.

[Doc Holliday]

66. One may hope.

Depends on the spouse, of course.

I'm lucky.... I've got a good one. My little brother had one of the "let me validate your every inadequacy as bitchily as possible" variety. She was a hell of a housekeeper, though. (Translation: She got the house in the divorce.)

[mckara]

14. I Wonder if He Got Your Message?

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

23. I don't know. But I know Gov. Christie saw it as he drove by in the front seat of an SUV.

He looked right at me.

[mckara]

46. Very Good! Great Job!!!!

[JNelson6563]

15. Awesome. Well done!

[amuse bouche]

16. Bravo Sir

[cheriemedium59]

17. BRILLIANT!!!!

[beveeheart]

18. President Obama will be in Colorado

next Wednesday - in Denver, Pueblo, Grand Junction and one other location over 2 days.

[Marrah_G]

21. Is that your taxi?

That is cool!

[hootinholler]

25. OMG is that an actual Checker?

Oh, cool sign too.

[Chemisse]

62. I drove a Checker cab years ago. Loved those old tanks.

[MissMarple]

27. Way to go, sweetheart!

Yes we can!

[likesmountains 52]

28. I'm in Colorado and had no idea he was in the state. Guess

the press just wasn't that excited about it here in the SW corner.

[progressivebydesign]

29. Awesome sign! But man.. your taxi is beyond cool. Just looked at your site...

that is just wild... if I'm ever in Colorado, I'm totally going to check it out.

[NS2012]

30. Nice

But it's "passed" not "past."

Fuck.
Almost.

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

53. Yes, you are correct. I just fixed that...Thanks!

Sloppy on my part.

[geckosfeet]

31. More like he was driven by - but that's ok - he probably saw your sign.

[Shankapotomus]

33. That cab is unreal

You rock, literally.

[dreampunk]

34. GOOD ON YA N DU DU

[Berserker]

35. Outstanding Job

And by the way where the hell were you in the 60s when I needed you with that taxi.

[Snarkoleptic]

37. Hunter S. Thompson would be proud!

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

38. Here is Hunter S. Thompson in the taxi

Photo of Hunter in the Ultimate Taxi from 1991

And here is a little video clip of hunter in the taxi saying, ""Yesterday's Weirdness Is Tomorrow's Reason Why":

[Nostradammit]

61. I was gonna ask if Hunter had ever been in your cab!

If you're in Basalt with a cab like that, HST is probably one of your regulars.

"WHERE'S THE MOTHER-FUCKIN' SMOKE?!!"

[Chorophyll]

39. Awesome! nt

[freshwest]

42. I love it! Thanks!

[B Calm]

45. K&R

[stevenleser]

47. Love it!

Awesome. And posted on my Facebook page

[Swede Atlanta]

48. Thanks goodness.....

[DesertRat]

52. You rock!

[onestepforward]

55. Awesome!

[Roverticus]

56. Robot hair

[JDPriestly]

57. Great sign, and the Taxi logo looks good too.

[valerief]

58. Nailed him! nt

[midnight]

59. I like the rainbow colors....

[JohnnyRingo]

60. Awesome car!!!

"Big yellow taxi came and took away my old man". -Joanie Mitchell.

On edit: Nice sign too.

[MineralMan]

64. Perfect!

The sign and the Ultimate Taxi, too!

[MADem]

67. Wow, after looking through this thread, I can only conclude that you are one the most

interesting people in the whole, wide world!!!!!!!!


You've got a surplus of "cool!" Good on ya! I salute you!

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

70. Thank you, MADem...

I don't know how interesting I am, but I do like to think that I am pretty funny, and very memorable. As I say to all of my customers, whether you like the ride or not, you will be stuck with the memory.

Click on the photo to see Jimmy Buffett Sing "Brown Eyed Girl" in the Taxi.

[MADem]

71. If I ever get within two hundred miles of you, I'm reserving a ride!

That looks like some serious FUN!!!!

[warrprayer]

68. Awesome sign!

Thanks for sharing!

[aquart]

69. Wonderful!

[nc4bo]

72. I've got a silly question.

How did you find out the route the caravan would take?

Morning local news announced he'll be coming to NC but the campaign did not disclose the locations and I'd really want to do something similar to what you've done but can't if I don't know where.

Hopefully will find out more as we approach Sunday but it'd be nice to know now so I can prepare.

Thanks.