tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post1905720073064525712..comments2024-03-18T19:58:19.662-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: True Fact!Roberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-40181326242280920982009-04-21T20:25:00.000-04:002009-04-21T20:25:00.000-04:00Jayne Mansfield was not the first to die when thei...Jayne Mansfield was not the first to die when their vehicle ran under the tail end of a semi. The first owner of my first Harley predated her by twenty years and a few weeks. And his farm purchase didn't even bend the handlebars.<br /><br />But the really sad part is that several trailer manufacturers put similar bars under their trailers as far back as 1927. <br /><br />StrangerStrangerhttp://callejonextrano.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-77302984982354678882009-04-21T20:11:00.000-04:002009-04-21T20:11:00.000-04:00And all this time I thought it was called an "I.C....And all this time I thought it was called an "I.C.C. Bar".<br /><br /><I>"Learning all the time."</I>rickn8ornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-76589189912467788552009-04-21T20:08:00.000-04:002009-04-21T20:08:00.000-04:00Oop, waitaminute, knew it'd come to me (guy walks ...Oop, waitaminute, knew it'd come to me (guy walks into a <I>bar</I>, see): the reversing gear on a steam locomotive, that applies full power in reverse. It's a "Johnson Bar." So when a railroader says, "Don't jerk my johnson," see, it's not what you think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-30516622151817747652009-04-21T17:33:00.000-04:002009-04-21T17:33:00.000-04:00You come up with the most MARVELOUS trivia!
MYou come up with the most MARVELOUS trivia!<br /><br />MMark Algerhttp://www.babytrollblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-65462029179529704942009-04-21T15:51:00.000-04:002009-04-21T15:51:00.000-04:00It says here, 'The death certificate stated that t...It says here, 'The death certificate stated that the immediate cause of Mansfield's death was a "crushed skull with avulsion of cranium and brain."'<br /><br />I don't know what that means, but it rhymes with <I>re</I>vulsion.Turk Turonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02648721047835980871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-87820595572381526972009-04-21T14:58:00.000-04:002009-04-21T14:58:00.000-04:00Even Ickier: The non-Wobbly version of the 1913 It...Even Ickier: The non-Wobbly version of the 1913 Italian Hall disaster (73 suffocated or trampled) resulted in door panic bars being called "Calumet Bars" for a long time in Michigan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-7938825571940688372009-04-21T13:25:00.000-04:002009-04-21T13:25:00.000-04:00Had a (late) neighour rear end a semi 20 years ago...Had a (late) neighour rear end a semi 20 years ago.<br /><br />Bar needs to be stronger and lower is all I have to say, given the result.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-68165657742413203562009-04-21T12:43:00.000-04:002009-04-21T12:43:00.000-04:00Turk, it's to prevent Mansfieldization, not cause ...Turk, it's to <I>prevent</I> Mansfieldization, not <I>cause</I> it.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-70209980583363455012009-04-21T12:37:00.000-04:002009-04-21T12:37:00.000-04:00I thought everyone knew that.I thought everyone knew that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-19828667815929590362009-04-21T12:18:00.000-04:002009-04-21T12:18:00.000-04:00Ick!Ick!Turk Turonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02648721047835980871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-40672481882402229612009-04-21T12:01:00.000-04:002009-04-21T12:01:00.000-04:00Well, as long as it's true.Well, as long as it's true.New Jovian Thunderbolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452246769246304612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-43642790150787571912009-04-21T11:38:00.000-04:002009-04-21T11:38:00.000-04:00I did not know that. In my circle of truckers it's...I did not know that. In my circle of truckers it's always been known as the "DOT bumper."Jeffrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06873138122305060834noreply@blogger.com