I came across this car in front of work Friday and snapped a photo. After getting back to my computer I had to take it to the next level and give this person a personalized award.
Hey! is simply a place which allows me to share what I come across daily, personal ideas & research, inspirations and much more with you.
June 9th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Thank you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Please move to Austin.
June 10th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
That is the most awesome thing I have ever seen. I’d have loved to see the expression on their face when they saw your award!
June 10th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
We waited around for a few hours but they never came. I was trying to complete the circle with the final pic. Oh well.
June 20th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
genius!
June 29th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
All the award is missing is a link to this page!
June 29th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
that is my car :)
June 29th, 2008 at 11:35 pm
Adrian Wins the Award!
June 29th, 2008 at 11:53 pm
awesome! hahaha.
June 30th, 2008 at 1:55 am
I love that you did that! It’s people like you that make this world bearable by laughing at our own little misfortunes :D
June 30th, 2008 at 2:10 am
A true piece of art! great job!
June 30th, 2008 at 2:13 am
well he did park it straight
June 30th, 2008 at 2:30 am
Insufficient sarcasm.
June 30th, 2008 at 3:52 am
Haha! Hilarious!
June 30th, 2008 at 11:05 am
Well,at least they didn’t park up against the curb.
Technically one is supposed to park with the tire at the edge of the asphalt,18 inches away from the curb.The concrete area is the gutter and should be kept clear so when it rains, the water can flow freely in to the drains.
How many people here know that and park correctly?Not many I bet.
June 30th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
no-one likes a smartass tim.
I rate that picture
June 30th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Yup, there always is one person that has to ruin the fun. Good Job Tim.
June 30th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
You should have taken the picture with the award in the window and put it on an award, then replace the one in their window with that one.
June 30th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Thank you Officer Tim.
Really is too bad they never showed up for the pic trifecta.
July 1st, 2008 at 9:58 am
Lol That cools
July 1st, 2008 at 12:45 pm
re t3’s:
I think that defeats the purpose of what I did though. Its much more fun to give them a personalized picture of their stupidity to keep forever and ever amen.
July 1st, 2008 at 1:17 pm
actually, here in denver, it is illegal and ticketable to park more than 12 inches away from a curb, gutter or not. so that 18 inches thing doesnt stand everywhere.
July 1st, 2008 at 1:20 pm
You the man!
July 1st, 2008 at 1:23 pm
I live in Baltimore, MD and i see this all the time. What a great idea. I would go through at least 2 reams a paper a week if i did your idea.
July 1st, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Hah hah, also good would have been “You’re parking is bad and you should feel bad.”
July 1st, 2008 at 3:04 pm
obviously photoshopped you can see the pixels around the award-duh…
but still, my friend, you have won the internet
July 1st, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Why would I photoshop this? It is 10 feet from my desk and took a whole 5 minutes to do. Are you stupid or something?
July 1st, 2008 at 3:54 pm
>>28
you fail on so many levels.
July 1st, 2008 at 6:11 pm
I don’t get it, the car is parallel to the curb and facing the correct direction. What’s wrong with this parking job?
–Sideshow Bob.
July 1st, 2008 at 6:19 pm
re: spriggig
Okkkkkkkkk
July 1st, 2008 at 6:59 pm
Epic win. :D
July 1st, 2008 at 8:16 pm
SERIOUSLY. the douchebag that thinks this is photoshopped, not only are you ignorant but you made yourself look like an ass. not only are there a lack of “pixels showing” but the shading and lighting in the pic are exaclty right. if this WAS photoshopped then i would definetly PAY the person who could do this so expertly. awesome picture btw. i had someone leave a note on my car telling me they would wash it for free. lol.
July 1st, 2008 at 8:20 pm
You took the time to fill in the info just to type “epic win”…I wish I could link to a picture of me punching you in the face for being such a douche
July 1st, 2008 at 8:42 pm
Haha, that’s great. Nice work!
July 1st, 2008 at 9:05 pm
I wouldn’t do better….
the award I mean :D
July 1st, 2008 at 9:34 pm
That’s awesome, it’s too bad the person didn’t come back. Would’ve been so much better.
And to anybody who thinks this is shopped, look at the backgrounds of the photos.
July 1st, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Way back when I had driver’s ed someone parked in between two spaces RIGHT OUTSIDE of where class was held. The driver’s ed teacher left them a hilarious note. :)
also, for anyone that didn’t know… the “photoshop” thing is a joke. It’s been a running joke on the internet for quite some time. Also thanks to xkcd I claim things in real life are photoshopped for fun. If you don’t know what I’m talking about there please click my name. I’ve linked to the comic.
July 1st, 2008 at 9:45 pm
oh yeah and this made my day :)
July 1st, 2008 at 9:50 pm
Shit, I didn’t pick up the sarcasm, you’re right. :( My bad.
July 1st, 2008 at 10:17 pm
In IL when in drivers education class one is taught that your car must be 6-12 inches from the curb.
July 1st, 2008 at 11:43 pm
LOL! Taxi to the curb!
@Marchy: That cartoon is funny, saw it a while back
July 2nd, 2008 at 12:27 am
Heh, now you should have printed out the reward, stuck it on his/her car, then taken another photo of it…
That way, they can see a reward on their car, with a picture of a reward on their car, with a picture of a reward on their car… etc.etc. It’s a fractal!
July 2nd, 2008 at 12:34 am
@ Tim (#14) In California, you must park *within* 18 inches of the curb, so zero inches is legal, 18.1 inches is not. Vehicle Code Section 22502a.
July 2nd, 2008 at 1:20 am
Hahah! I’ve seen nothing quite that bad for ages.
I have seen some pretty awful parking across yellow lines up onto pavements, blocking disabled bays and outside the local school too. Some people shouldn’t be allowed to drive (or park!)
July 2nd, 2008 at 1:42 am
Sh*t! It was Jessica’s car
July 2nd, 2008 at 2:36 am
Smart !
July 2nd, 2008 at 4:12 am
submitted to passiveaggressivenotes.com =)
July 2nd, 2008 at 5:21 am
Umm this isn’t that funny or intelligent
July 2nd, 2008 at 6:21 am
LOL, now THAT is funny. I think I am going to make me a stack of those awards and keep them in my car.
JT
http://www.FireMe.To/udi
July 2nd, 2008 at 7:06 am
Definitely awesome. He deserved that.
July 2nd, 2008 at 8:07 am
Next time print out the award
put it on the car
take a picture
print out a second award and replace the first
And you’ll have a recursive photo of the award and car.
July 2nd, 2008 at 8:13 am
Honestly, this is solid gold.
July 2nd, 2008 at 8:25 am
Hey officer Tim
The law is you have to park “within 18 inches of the curb” not “at least 18 inches away”
Bad cop no donut for you!
Nice fast work on the award, you really should have recorded the girls reactions (yes girl, I know it is cuz woman drivers are the suxor)
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:30 am
actually, this person was handicapped and needed the extra space
July 2nd, 2008 at 11:04 am
Heh… that’s pretty damned funny.
July 2nd, 2008 at 11:13 am
yes: ‘insufficient sarcasm’. How about awarding someone who actually deserves it?
July 2nd, 2008 at 11:54 am
Well, i guess no one noticed the puke on the ground next to the car… I’d give the driver a break, he was hung over as hell.
July 2nd, 2008 at 11:55 am
By Puke, you mean Oil.
July 2nd, 2008 at 12:24 pm
I hate this kind of parking.. the guy next door parks like it. I like to call it penis parking!!!
Its soo arrogant. nob
July 2nd, 2008 at 12:49 pm
My girlfriend would be a recipient. Poor girl can’t park to save her life.
July 2nd, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Nicely done…
July 2nd, 2008 at 1:48 pm
It would be even greater if he stumbles this page. :P
July 2nd, 2008 at 3:06 pm
I once left something like that in the 1990s when I came out to the parking lot of WalMart to find the car next to me had parked so close that I literally had 1″ of movement on the left side. No one could get in the car from the left, and it was nearly impossible to get out of the space.
So I remembered something my older sister had given me, that I just happened to have in the trunk, saved for a rainy day. It was a laminated piece of paper with a huge picture of a smiling Mickey Mouse flipping the bird, and off to the side it said “Thanks a lot Asshole! Next time leave a f*cking can opener so I can get my car out!”. She told me to use it in case of emergency. So I did. Hope it made their day, because I know taking 15 minutes to get out of a WalMart parking lot sure made mine.
July 2nd, 2008 at 4:04 pm
OH it totally WAS a woman there’s a tinkerbell seat cover!
July 2nd, 2008 at 4:07 pm
It would have been more effective if you punched a hole in the window and stapled it to the steering wheel. Now you’re just motivating the ass to park stupid to collect another award.
July 2nd, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Nice one, but you should have added arrows between the car and the curb with measurements.
July 2nd, 2008 at 5:36 pm
any other bonus?
July 2nd, 2008 at 6:51 pm
LOL very good.
July 2nd, 2008 at 7:37 pm
Good stuff!, should’ve added the web address tho.
July 3rd, 2008 at 8:48 am
I did something like this once – trying to get home, and could not get past a car parked on the sidewalk. He came back to a big piece of paper on his windscreen reading PARKER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2008!
July 3rd, 2008 at 11:45 am
lol, thats awesome. thats like something my mom needs. whenever we go to someplace(like walmart or the mall) or any place with parking spots she pulls in across, literally, 2-4 parking spots x.x
July 3rd, 2008 at 12:40 pm
I always see that happening in the city!!!
July 3rd, 2008 at 12:50 pm
“Lets park here & walk to the kerb”
July 3rd, 2008 at 7:06 pm
Why didn’t this person get a ticket?
July 3rd, 2008 at 8:50 pm
bahaha, that is too awesome!
July 4th, 2008 at 4:49 am
nice way to overcome everyone on right track.
July 4th, 2008 at 11:43 am
Hillarious and tight … Couldn’t stop laughin’? Are you a traffic warden in England by the way?
July 4th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
I hate people that think that everything is photoshopped!!
Their brains ARE photoshopped!!
Who cares? It is for fun!!
Get a f#$^*ng life!
July 4th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
@ Everyone who thinks it is photoshopped…
If it truly was photoshopped, the spot on the ground that looks like an oil drip in the award picture would be shiny, like on the original picture.
Congrats, i solved the puzzle. You’re all idiots. Not photoshopped, just brilliant.
Bravo
July 4th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Just in case everybody doesn’t know yet, Saying something is photoshopped is a running internet joke. So if you see it, brush it off.
July 5th, 2008 at 10:45 am
Reminds me the line in Annie Hall: the woman parks her car and asks the passenger: ‘Is that an OK parking job?’ And he looks out his window and replies: ‘Oh yeah, I think I can walk from here to the curb.’
July 5th, 2008 at 11:45 am
now that’s funny wish i can do that here in the bronx , people triple park here sometimes lol
good going
July 6th, 2008 at 5:40 am
It is very funny….and I would love to have your job with the time to be so creative!!
July 6th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
EPIC FAIL
July 7th, 2008 at 2:24 am
There should be more like you around to shame these people!
July 8th, 2008 at 8:50 am
its idiots like this that wonder why there car got hit this is a great idea though im i cant believe that this hasn’t come up on a fail pic. great post
July 8th, 2008 at 11:43 am
That’s not parked! More like they just shut it off and got out!
July 8th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
I wish more people in the world had the guts to do things like this.
July 9th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
this is nicer then what i did , i went to see walle with my lady . when i went to my car some idiot parts no less then a foot in a half from my car door , im 6.3 almost 280 pounds and my knee is bad since i teared a ligament at work . man me and my lady left a note that said ” learn to part you sack of shit ” and i dinged his car door a few times
July 10th, 2008 at 3:28 am
There’s a few sites delicated to these theme… if u search “Parking idiots” those websites has lots of them. haha. But where did u print the “notice” u gave?
July 16th, 2008 at 1:27 am
Nice. I bet they loved that one!
July 20th, 2008 at 5:21 am
May I just point out that only 1 person has said photoshopped and it was pointed out that that was a joke. I’ve always been against people trying to point out photoshops but the people going off about it here have reached a point of paranoia. If any of you are reading this, it ain’t an insult, just try to calm down a bit and read the comments before you reply to others, ok?
Great idea! I’d love to see the reaction, absolutely brilliant.
July 22nd, 2008 at 4:40 am
nice post! congratulations..:P
July 22nd, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Hilarious and clever. I never would have thought of doing something like that.
July 22nd, 2008 at 1:10 pm
This is completely and utterly the funniest thing I have seen in a long time.
July 23rd, 2008 at 8:35 pm
I hate to break it to you, but someone who parks like that won’t begin to understand the point of that “prize.” I know, cuz I used to be married to her.
July 24th, 2008 at 1:46 am
dude, awesome idea. got a laugh outta me!
July 29th, 2008 at 8:38 am
so funny and SO true! there have often been times i’ve wanted to be a ‘parking police’ or something cuz people just DON’T KNOW HOW TO PARK!!! lol i think i might start this around here…..bad parkers beware!! thanks for the giggle
August 4th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
So good I had to read all the comments…and THAT is rare, :o)
August 11th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
Funny, but yeah, not sarcastic enough. =P
August 14th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
Oh, not even. I was in a very small town. I came across a car, parked in the middle of not just a street but an intersection. All doors opened. Parked diagonally. No driver anywhere in sight and (s)he didn’t show up in the time I was there.
THAT wins the award.
August 14th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
RE: J
That’s fine, but next time take a picture of it and so something creative, then maybe your story will be more interesting.
August 17th, 2008 at 8:31 am
how do you know that there wasnt a handicapped person in the car and needed that room to get out, or somebody with a broken leg or someone in a wheelchair.
August 21st, 2008 at 1:13 pm
@timothy
You’re talking about physically handicapped people, not mentally handicapped ones. Being in a wheelchair doesn’t make you retarded, so you’d have no excuse for parking that way.
August 31st, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Yeah, timothy, I myself am in a wheelchair, and I can quite honestly that if anything I’d have to park closer to the curb so as allow the wheelchair lift some room to open up. As for a person with a broken leg, I don’t know. I don’t trust people who weren’t born cripple. Fakers.
September 4th, 2008 at 2:35 am
IT’S A FRACTAL, oh that’s really great gave me an awesome laugh or two
September 6th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
Ugh, look at that ugly Pontiac Vibe back there.
November 5th, 2008 at 9:39 am
Just so you know, there is a site where they sell BOXES of yellow bumper stickers that say, “I PARK LIKE AN IDIOT”. I have 5 in my car…unfortunately the only time I had the nerve to leave one, it was an ancient old woman who probably has more important things to finish up before she dies….I will use one eventually though!
http://iparklikeanidiot.com/
January 30th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
That’s a fantastic idea! The entrance to the rear of my building has KEEP CLEAR in 3-foot letters on the road in front of it, and people constantly park halfway over it, I usually just knock their bumper off/smash the headlamps as I drive out but this is a much better solution!
September 10th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
outstanding….