Ok, I give up. Why drop a 1500 lb pumpkin on a bus ? Did it "seem a good
idea at the time" perhaps ? or is "pumpkin bombing" a Californian
speciality ?

http://tinyurl.com/2usbo2

Any help at understanding Californian culture, gratefully received :-)

Dave Milne, Scotland

 

Dave Milne wrote:
> Ok, I give up. Why drop a 1500 lb pumpkin on a bus ?

"because it was there" :)

> Did it "seem a
> good idea at the time" perhaps ? or is "pumpkin bombing" a Californian
> speciality ?

I have no idea.

> http://tinyurl.com/2usbo2
>
> Any help at understanding Californian culture, gratefully received :-)

As it will here. :)

Folks also shoot pumkins out of air cannons.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=5007873
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7KQJ3lAFHI



--
DougW

 

Dave Milne wrote:
> Ok, I give up. Why drop a 1500 lb pumpkin on a bus ?

"because it was there" :)

> Did it "seem a
> good idea at the time" perhaps ? or is "pumpkin bombing" a Californian
> speciality ?

I have no idea.

> http://tinyurl.com/2usbo2
>
> Any help at understanding Californian culture, gratefully received :-)

As it will here. :)

Folks also shoot pumkins out of air cannons.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=5007873
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7KQJ3lAFHI



--
DougW

 

Dave Milne wrote:
> Ok, I give up. Why drop a 1500 lb pumpkin on a bus ?

"because it was there" :)

> Did it "seem a
> good idea at the time" perhaps ? or is "pumpkin bombing" a Californian
> speciality ?

I have no idea.

> http://tinyurl.com/2usbo2
>
> Any help at understanding Californian culture, gratefully received :-)

As it will here. :)

Folks also shoot pumkins out of air cannons.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=5007873
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7KQJ3lAFHI



--
DougW

 

Dave Milne wrote:
> Ok, I give up. Why drop a 1500 lb pumpkin on a bus ?

"because it was there" :)

> Did it "seem a
> good idea at the time" perhaps ? or is "pumpkin bombing" a Californian
> speciality ?

I have no idea.

> http://tinyurl.com/2usbo2
>
> Any help at understanding Californian culture, gratefully received :-)

As it will here. :)

Folks also shoot pumkins out of air cannons.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=5007873
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7KQJ3lAFHI



--
DougW

 

Because David Letterman and Kid Rock dropped pumpkins off his building,
last night. Tis the season.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"Dave Milne" <jeep@nospam.milne.info> wrote in message
news:KdQOi.28483$c_1.3059@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> Ok, I give up. Why drop a 1500 lb pumpkin on a bus ? Did it "seem a good
> idea at the time" perhaps ? or is "pumpkin bombing" a Californian
> speciality ?
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2usbo2
>
> Any help at understanding Californian culture, gratefully received :-)
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland

 

Because David Letterman and Kid Rock dropped pumpkins off his building,
last night. Tis the season.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"Dave Milne" <jeep@nospam.milne.info> wrote in message
news:KdQOi.28483$c_1.3059@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> Ok, I give up. Why drop a 1500 lb pumpkin on a bus ? Did it "seem a good
> idea at the time" perhaps ? or is "pumpkin bombing" a Californian
> speciality ?
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2usbo2
>
> Any help at understanding Californian culture, gratefully received :-)
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland

 

Because David Letterman and Kid Rock dropped pumpkins off his building,
last night. Tis the season.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"Dave Milne" <jeep@nospam.milne.info> wrote in message
news:KdQOi.28483$c_1.3059@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> Ok, I give up. Why drop a 1500 lb pumpkin on a bus ? Did it "seem a good
> idea at the time" perhaps ? or is "pumpkin bombing" a Californian
> speciality ?
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2usbo2
>
> Any help at understanding Californian culture, gratefully received :-)
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland

 

Because David Letterman and Kid Rock dropped pumpkins off his building,
last night. Tis the season.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"Dave Milne" <jeep@nospam.milne.info> wrote in message
news:KdQOi.28483$c_1.3059@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> Ok, I give up. Why drop a 1500 lb pumpkin on a bus ? Did it "seem a good
> idea at the time" perhaps ? or is "pumpkin bombing" a Californian
> speciality ?
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2usbo2
>
> Any help at understanding Californian culture, gratefully received :-)
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland

 

Spdloader wrote:
> "Dave Milne" <jeep@nospam.milne.info> wrote in message
> news:KdQOi.28483$c_1.3059@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
>> Ok, I give up. Why drop a 1500 lb pumpkin on a bus ? Did it "seem a good
>> idea at the time" perhaps ? or is "pumpkin bombing" a Californian
>> speciality ?
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/2usbo2
>>
>> Any help at understanding Californian culture, gratefully received :-)
>>
>> Dave Milne, Scotland
>
> Dave,
>
> Apparently you haven't kept yourself properly informed. California is
> another country, separate from the U.S.
>
> Try to do better man!
>
> Spdloader

Heh, that's why I called it californian culture.

Dave