Tim, Honza, Ewan Bachell at Train Wreck - Function Junction in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada - photo by johnnyvoris

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nnorrcoo (Dec 11, 2010 at 11:26)

POD maybe?

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wlsn-rider (Dec 11, 2010 at 19:17)

ʎɐp ǝɥʇ ɟo ǝɹnʇɔıd

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crowe (Dec 11, 2010 at 19:20)

how the hell did you do that^^^!

oh yeah, pod!

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masterbailer (Jan 4, 2011 at 0:01)

RIP Winter break 2010/2011

beluga-whale (Jan 4, 2011 at 0:02)

Alex Carins is a PRO

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Downhill-Christy (Jan 4, 2011 at 0:03)

@Crowe, turn your keyboard around!

nsmb (Jan 4, 2011 at 0:04)

Ghetto

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Rattsl (Jan 4, 2011 at 0:07)

Like a crazy train.

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tom-cuthbert (Jan 4, 2011 at 0:07)

Downhill-christy....

I lol'd

Nice pic. Wonder how a train got in the middle of some forest.

Filipei7 (Jan 4, 2011 at 0:10)

yet another incredibly dope spot for a hangout

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tonyradcliffe (Jan 4, 2011 at 0:24)

....how did that end up in a forest?

GnU-pArK-pIcKlE (Jan 4, 2011 at 0:25)

U never no where ur bus will end up when ur that high lol

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Rattsl (Jan 4, 2011 at 0:27)

GnU....it's a cargo train car.

GnU-pArK-pIcKlE (Jan 4, 2011 at 0:35)

Shit my bad

alexnash (Jan 4, 2011 at 0:37)

ǝǝɹʇ ƃuıʞooן ǝƃuɐɹʇs ɐ s,ʇɐɥʇ

that's cool i want to see that in person

Axemen30 (Jan 4, 2011 at 1:10)

thats so sick! i wanna ride that. looks so sick , great shot

sebs-i-think Plus (Jan 4, 2011 at 2:39)

thats sweet guys Big Grin

SHARK555 Plus (Jan 4, 2011 at 2:59)

sick POD! but again, how the hell did that get there? has to be a "my bad" moment

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theskidkid (Jan 4, 2011 at 3:28)

i can smell the tetnis

bbakus (Jan 4, 2011 at 5:13)

Where is it exactly in Whistler?

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jbike101 (Jan 4, 2011 at 5:33)

Sick POD, their doing a train... off of a train

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madm3chanic (Jan 4, 2011 at 5:36)

that woulda been a great comment if you'd spelt "they're" correctly haha Wink

jizsplatt (Jan 4, 2011 at 6:19)

Sick pod. Awesome spot
Like most i am wondering how the train got there. Mystery that needs solving.
Where r those peaky kids?

jizsplatt (Jan 4, 2011 at 6:19)

Sick pod. Awesome spot
Like most i am wondering how the train got there. Mystery that needs solving.
Where r those peaky kids?

cyberhawk Plus (Jan 4, 2011 at 6:21)

how do you type up side down is more to my interest.. ?

jizsplatt (Jan 4, 2011 at 6:25)

Whoopsie. Excuse the double post. I gots a bit a trigger happy with ma phone.

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lucas-tilston (Jan 4, 2011 at 7:24) (Below Threshold) show comment

ǝɹʇnɔıd ʎʇılɐnb

D1RTbmxjump3r (Jan 4, 2011 at 7:55)

" Follow me! "

DJQMCBonez (Jan 4, 2011 at 9:26)

OK! where you heading ?

jetanthony (Jan 4, 2011 at 9:31)

@ lucas-tilston.... it gets old after the first couple time

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357media Plus (Jan 4, 2011 at 9:40) (Below Threshold) show comment

ʎɐp ǝɥʇ ɟo ǝɹnʇɔıd POD

rorywood (Jan 4, 2011 at 9:49)

the train got there cos it was derailed from the track up ontop od the valley side then it fell lots down into the valley bootom and it couldnt be moved so locals made a track - i think lol

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Matt-W (Jan 4, 2011 at 11:08) (Below Threshold) show comment

G to the power of Y?

musclemilk (Jan 4, 2011 at 11:17)

pikeys are even nicking trains these days :L
i think its to blury for pod but a sick photo none the less

maiaproductions (Jan 4, 2011 at 12:27)

Sick picture! Nice POD!

knobzy (Jan 4, 2011 at 15:43)

just to clear it all up. Way back in the day before heli logging and such. Logging was done VIA rail road. So a temp rail line was made. Forest was logged, when they left they took what ever they could. Chances are this rail car broke down and it wasn't worth the effort to move, so they just left it. This is what i think. I've seen similar structures before. A lot of forest on Van Island is littered with old rail lines and such.

Unless 20 feet to the right is like a major highway, or rail yard. HAHA

jetanthony (Jan 4, 2011 at 18:37)

/\/\ thanks for the history lesson Smile

cmacdougall (Jan 4, 2011 at 22:17)

There's a few cars i think they went off the rails at some point, hence the name "Train Wreck", best guess like knobzy said is that they re-pulled their tracks and abandoned the wrecked cars behind

alibrann (Jan 6, 2011 at 1:41)

yeah, i read an article on it some time ago which said there was a train crash/derailment and some of the cars rolled down the hill, to the right there is a working rail track up a banking.

esstinkay (Feb 12, 2011 at 9:30)

here is a great present day story about the trail http://throughmycanadianeyes.blogspot.com/2010/06/train-wreck.html

T-Newt (May 20, 2011 at 12:55)

too bad they woke up the homeless guy sleeping inside!! haha

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islandjumper (Jan 4, 2011 at 11:39)

Sweet pic...this trail looks like alot of fun.

I work for a railway, and it is actually quite common for them to just leave cars after a derailment. I know of 5 or 6 different spots where this has happened.

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tamvi (Jan 4, 2011 at 8:03)

ΟΚ, i think this is the train that is in the back country of Whistler, OUTSIDE the bike park. Whistler community has built hundrends of trails around the park and they have managed to fit in the trails this train that went off the tracks, a few hundrends feet above, many years ago. I read an article about this in "Mountain Biking UK" magazine..

SpruceRipper (Aug 9, 2011 at 12:01)

thanks tips

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TdeskO (Jan 4, 2011 at 9:25)

The train car had derailed on the way from Vancouver to whistler and slid into a gully(so they could not get the cars out and they were left on a forest incline). There are 3 train cars made into jump lines, the first is the biggest.

tacky (Jan 4, 2011 at 10:24)

This intel is correct and oddly it is posted from an Ontario rider. The trail entrance is located SE from the function junction crossroad to the hwy.

ellsworthdare (Jan 4, 2011 at 12:22)

It was too difficult to remove the cars so they actually dragged them deeper into the woods. When you go there they seem odly plced and far from the tracks.

tacky (Jan 4, 2011 at 12:28)

The rail track line was moved, not the train cars. I've been riding in this area for 20 years.

redrook (Jan 4, 2011 at 14:57)

There are more than 3 cars, and there were only jumps off two of them when we shot this. It's a Canadian Pacific freight that derailed in the 1960s. Theres a whole trail loop that ends/begins at the traincars called "runaway train" and it's a pretty awesome xc trail.

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kona-rider97 (Feb 9, 2011 at 7:26)

Now, this is a story all about how
My life got flipped-turned upside down
And I liked to take a minute
Just sit right there
I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel Air

In west Philadelphia born and raised
On the playground is where I spent most of my days
Chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool
And all shootin some b-ball outside of the school
When a couple of guys
Who were up to no good
Startin making trouble in my neighborhood
I got in one little fight and my mom got scared
She said 'You're movin' with your auntie and uncle in Bel Air'

I whistled for a cab and when it came near
The license plate said fresh and it had dice in the mirror
If anything I can say this cab is rare
But I thought 'Now forget it' - 'Yo homes to Bel Air'

I pulled up to the house about 7 or 8
And I yelled to the cabbie 'Yo homes smell ya later'
I looked at my kingdom
I was finally there
To sit on my throne as the Prince of Bel Air

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benjamin69 (Jan 4, 2011 at 16:42)

Nice ! for some reason I laughed while visualizing Bigfoot doing a heel clicker over the whole thing !

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superherotim (Jan 4, 2011 at 16:36)

Its me!!! Such a good day, Props to our photographer, some decent photos came out of it!!

redrook (Jan 5, 2011 at 17:11)

Was good times! You did hit it better than any of us.

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bonewizard (Jan 4, 2011 at 5:18)

I was wondering what happened to the 'Drop In' bus........

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lilbmxharo (Jan 4, 2011 at 5:23)

YEOOWWWWWWW the train wreck in Whistlaaaaaa!

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lil-laner (Jan 4, 2011 at 1:14)

there was a pod at this place b4,still good photo

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jonty4 (Jan 4, 2011 at 7:11)

I believe a train crashed and fell down a bank into the forest where people started building on it? Sweet pic too.

sixty8chev (Jan 4, 2011 at 7:58)

Not quite, But close.

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alexkona (Jan 4, 2011 at 4:38)

there probably used to be an old railway there or something..
looks fun to ride though Smile

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jumpbikejames (Jan 4, 2011 at 5:33)

riding like that would be sweet! but i really wanna learn how u guys write upside down like that :O

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mtbflow135 (Jan 4, 2011 at 9:02)

lmao we have something like that over a car in our woods but i wish we had a traincar that would be sickkk

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DJQMCBonez (Jan 4, 2011 at 9:28)

SO THATS WHERE THE ARMED ROBBERS LEFT MY TRAIN CARRYING GOLD BRICKS !

rompemonster (Feb 9, 2011 at 9:31)

lol comment pod or not, upside or straight

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thelostboy (Jan 4, 2011 at 14:12)

Awesome photo Big Grin

Stuff that shouldn't be in a forest but is, is always cool, but made into a freeride jump is even cooler!!

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getsomesy (Jan 4, 2011 at 11:45)

that looks janky as it gets.
it would be cool if the riders back were manueling or something

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trailchef (Jan 4, 2011 at 0:15)

the graffiti needs some work

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bigjerry Plus (Jan 4, 2011 at 15:09)

http://www.trailpeak.com/trail-Train-Wreck-near-Whistler-BC-3011

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pedalmetal (Jan 4, 2011 at 8:12)

Off the rails dope!!!

DJQMCBonez (Jan 4, 2011 at 9:27)

hahah i get it Smile

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feketaboutit (Jan 4, 2011 at 20:40)

great inspiration, there's a wrecked train car in the woods near here...

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mrfitz424 (Jan 4, 2011 at 20:45)

coolie oolie o

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tristan123456789 (Jan 4, 2011 at 15:34)

thats the lamest photo ever

LucBenoit (Jan 4, 2011 at 15:57)

:-)¡qoɾ ʇuıɐd ǝɔıu 'ǝɹnʇɔıd ʇɐǝɹƃ

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redrook (Jan 4, 2011 at 8:24)

Nice one Tim! That was an awesome day.

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djbruno (Jan 4, 2011 at 11:14)

really nice place and cool pic! pod 4 sure

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ryanreishripper (Jan 4, 2011 at 20:11)

SICK TRAIL!!!!!!!! I'm wondering how the bus got their back in its day??

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davinpena (Jan 4, 2011 at 11:52)

its freight trains grandpa

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kingkiy0 (Jan 4, 2011 at 18:35)

http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/6028351/

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phantommtb (Jan 4, 2011 at 7:17)

thats sick... I wish we had stuff like that around here

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Luki3 (Jan 4, 2011 at 19:48)

why dont i have sweet trails like this where im at?!

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STOKEDINAIR (Jan 4, 2011 at 6:38)

isn't that the old drop-in tour bus???

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dre18 (Jan 4, 2011 at 7:10)

i love ghetto sh*t like this!

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NorcoRyder09 (Jan 4, 2011 at 2:10)

Awesome POD, it's a train on a train Smile

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CharlieeDh (Jan 4, 2011 at 2:19)

YES TIM POD! keep up the photos man

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eBike (Jan 4, 2011 at 1:17)

Good pic what Santa cruz is on the road trip ad at the top

Bjammin (Jan 4, 2011 at 8:51)

its jamie goldman's slopestyle rig. (Kinda like a blur LT but not)

eBike (Jan 4, 2011 at 12:44)

Thanks

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wetspotjay (Jan 4, 2011 at 0:37)

where is this i must go there !!!

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WhiteBlast (Jan 4, 2011 at 0:09)

SICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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tntracing (Feb 8, 2011 at 18:17)

fu%$ ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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DAREDEVIL007 (Feb 11, 2011 at 4:49)

I could do that in my sleep!!!!!!!!!!! lol

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electrfiedride (May 11, 2011 at 17:48)

looks soooooooooooooo fun

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santacruz54 (Jan 4, 2011 at 16:12)

the van is a wee bit rusty

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MadMax883 (Jan 4, 2011 at 21:08)

i'd do that... great angles and scenery

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markunit10 (Jan 5, 2011 at 22:59)

its the train from the rugrats movie

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Lazyty (Jan 4, 2011 at 21:34)

noiceee !!!! that pic is a very very sexy pic .. better picture than my gf nude >_

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msarri24 (Jan 4, 2011 at 2:56)

seems a cool track to ridee Wink

¡¡¡¡

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dylansageyo (May 5, 2012 at 10:27)

We clam bake the inside of her after every run

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awn847 (Jan 4, 2011 at 20:57)

WAAAAAAAAY SIIIIKKKK!!!!!!

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matletoutpuissant (Feb 11, 2011 at 17:58)

Very nice!

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Wochowski (Jan 4, 2011 at 16:41)

Quality..

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transitionextreme (Jan 12, 2011 at 6:54)

looks sick

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Ollie-J (Jan 4, 2011 at 22:29)

honestly, i dont think it deserves pod

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Pety092 (Jan 9, 2011 at 11:13)

style (Y)

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bryanmiller (Jan 4, 2011 at 18:45)

ʎɐp ǝɥʇ ɟo ǝɹnʇɔıd

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this-is-why (Feb 8, 2011 at 12:32)

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mtbiker165 (Jan 4, 2011 at 17:42)

that's pretty cool!!!

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shredrider07 (Jan 4, 2011 at 9:10)

thats so sick!

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guy-coulton (Jan 4, 2011 at 2:53)

over edited...

nice pic though...

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Banan94 (Jan 4, 2011 at 5:51)

great photo ! Smile

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ilikebikes1 (Jan 4, 2011 at 0:04)

thats pretty dope

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louis118118 (Jan 4, 2011 at 2:52)

POD!!

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lukegriffiths (Jan 4, 2011 at 1:51)

Yeah cool.

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ian303 (Jan 4, 2011 at 0:11)

nice

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KrisZtiaN (Jan 4, 2011 at 0:20)

is POM !

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zelmer (Jan 4, 2011 at 1:01)

nice one !!!

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RicardoBica (Jan 4, 2011 at 7:31)

God Gap
it's sick man

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will100 (Jan 4, 2011 at 5:53)

oh eah nice pic

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lakeyboy1234 (Jan 4, 2011 at 12:01)

i wanna go there

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specializedp2kevin (Jan 4, 2011 at 13:12)

sketchy but so sick!

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mgm1 Plus (Jan 4, 2011 at 14:38)

thats a sick piece

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QQdownhiller Plus (Jan 4, 2011 at 11:54)

my favorite pos so far

QQdownhiller Plus (Jan 4, 2011 at 11:54)

*POD

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ItaniConnor (Jan 4, 2011 at 0:02)

SICK POD!

lodonnell243 (Jan 4, 2011 at 6:03)

http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/5637040/ another angle. Smile

ItaniConnor (Jan 4, 2011 at 10:56)

dope!

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konasam101 (Jan 4, 2011 at 8:28)

Train drop... nice! Wink

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TAridingMTB (Jan 4, 2011 at 7:43)

so want to ride that!

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Karpiu (Jan 4, 2011 at 8:43)

AMAZING !

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joeesnouf (Jan 4, 2011 at 0:12)

shits dece

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hugslyh (Jan 4, 2011 at 3:09)

cool

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will100 (Jan 4, 2011 at 5:53)

ʎɐp ǝɥʇ ɟo ǝɹnʇɔıd

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aptsdirtjmpr12 (Jan 4, 2011 at 11:43)

¡SOℲOW ¡¡⅄∀p ƎH┴ ℲO Ǝɹ∩┴ƆIԀ

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CharlieReade (Jan 4, 2011 at 14:40)

ʎɐp ǝɥʇ ɟo ǝɹnʇɔıd
I copyed and pasted

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insertbabymonkeyhere (Jan 4, 2011 at 0:08)

As VOD s go that is one of the best VODs iv seen for a while! Definately VOM.
VODTASTIC

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Da-Moose (Jan 4, 2011 at 0:11)

VOD? kind sir i think you ment to type the letters POD, seeing that VOD stands for video of the day, and POD stands for picture of the day. upon further investigation i realized that this is in fact a picture, so the title of POD whould fit it better. I realized your humble mistake and thought i might correct it.

nofootcanman (Jan 4, 2011 at 2:40)

I think he was taking the piss

Matt-W (Jan 4, 2011 at 4:52)

sssshh, don't feed the trolls.

troymanessis (Jan 4, 2011 at 10:46) (Below Threshold) show comment

ʎɐp ǝɥʇ ɟo ǝɹnʇɔıd

bikeracer28 (Jan 4, 2011 at 13:43)

@Da-Moose. lol. great comment. haha.

insertbabymonkeyhere (Jan 4, 2011 at 14:30)

feed me FEED ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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