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words cannot describe.

Absolutely terrific. Thanks so much.

Funny/scary/sad. I think the last one (if not the whole series) is fake. The blue truck looks exactly like the green one and there's an extra truck in the water.

[Editor’s Note: Our bet’s actually on the last two being fake, but you get the point (and sentiment on the street).]

jake, the last one is a photoshop version of the 4th photo, but let's not rain on the parade. friday funnies are always welcome.

Take a look at the crowd in the last and 3rd to last photo. Notice how the crowd seems to be standing in the exact same position in both photos? I smell a photoshop job.

Those should be "fiat" trucks (although I'm probaly missing the nuance of using volvo) :)

Plus it's obviously 'shopped, taking the fiat joke to a whole new level...

I saw that one a long time ago on Snopes.com

Yowzer and cachu nailed it.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/accident/crane.asp

... and Jake.

Yes, this is old.

also knows as "throwing good money after bad money"

this funny truck photo montage carries a subtext of "good faith stupidity", which can not be said for the real TARP

Damn this is old as hell

Another photoshop clue: see bird and dude on the roof in pics #5 & 7 in the upper right corner.

I don't get it. What do wrecked cars and cranes have to do with TARP?

haha Check out the bird flying by in the top right corner on both photos! ;)

Will we be getting a Goofus and Gallant feature here on SocketSite too ?

Ah, yes, now is the time to start caring about what the guys on Wall Street think...

I'm pretty sure #6 is faked. Where did all of the people go between #5 and #6? Why is the dude in the white turned around? You'd think he'd be a little more aware since he's stainding so close, possibly in the path, of the truck. Also, consider the force pulling the truck in would be gone once the load was back in the water and on the ground. I could see it tipping but not going in.

Regardless...pretty damn funny!

Hey, anybody see that boat in the background? Seems to be missing the point!

People in #4 and #6 are in the same position. The green truck has obviously been photoshopped from #5 to #6 using #4 image. Look at the truck cabin in #5, 6 and 7. They're all from the same angle, hint that they're all copies of the #5 truck.

Can we now stop beating this dead horse?

6 and 7 are faked. The rest are from the original series of real photos.

San FronziScheme had it right with his link above.

Doesn't anyone read the threads anymore?

This is fake. The car and the first truck did actually go into the harbor. The second truck got them all out. This is from Scotland in 2004.

It's Art telling a story.I would hate to go
to a museum with some of you