10/2/2003: Overloaded Somali truck

Undertoad · 10-02-2003, 11:21 AM

Continuing from yesterday in the "interesting transportation" department, and maintaining an IotD tradition of extremely overloaded vehicles. The official caption says this truck is loaded with corn, but the word "corn" in this case probably means whatever commonly-used grain they have in the area. It's certainly not Green Giant Sweet Corn. But then again, for better or for worse, it's probably not genetically modified either.

The caption notes the state of chaos in Somalia is so advanced that there is no longer an official side of the street for vehicles to drive on. And apparently livestock can get a free meal off overloaded stopped trucks.

Undertoad · 10-02-2003, 11:56 AM

Come to think of it, "interesting transportation" is the theme all week, but I don't have a suitable Friday image in that category...

Degrees · 10-02-2003, 12:02 PM

How did they get the truck loaded in the first place?

Elspode · 10-02-2003, 12:17 PM

I know this is gonna sound silly, but the cargo looks like a single, enormous sheaf of grain plants...you know, like the Orowheat logo? It appears to be bundled about the center by wrapping of some sort, with the ends being much wider and more flared-out.

EdZachary · 10-02-2003, 01:01 PM

I don't the origin of this picture but between this one and the OP, being stuck behind a bus in traffic or sitting next to the fat guy on the train doesn't seem all that bad.

daniwong · 10-02-2003, 02:12 PM

Ok - the first picture with the corn looks like a truck with a giant afro.

Undertoad · 10-02-2003, 02:32 PM

EdZ, that was the IotD for 9/23/2001!

Torrere · 10-02-2003, 04:32 PM

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Come to think of it, "interesting transportation" is the theme all week, but I don't have a suitable Friday image in that category...

The hunt is on!

tjennings · 10-02-2003, 04:34 PM

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Originally posted by daniwong
Ok - the first picture with the corn looks like a truck with a giant afro.

Looks a little like Donavan McNabb after he takes his helmet off.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-02-2003, 05:23 PM

It's corn. Not just the ears but the whole stalks. I saw something very similar in Lancaster County last night only it was a big wagon being pulled by mules on a Mennonite farm. The stalks can be used for animal feed (silage or ensilage) or processed to make corn syrup, molasses and the like.

PhoenixTFB · 10-02-2003, 09:36 PM

Why not just make more than one trip?

xoxoxoBruce · 10-02-2003, 10:23 PM

Welcome to the Cellar, Phoenix. I'd say from the picture it's the wide open spaces so they're probably going a long way. That corn isn't as heavy as it looks plus fuel is expensive.

And · 10-03-2003, 12:47 PM

I'm with Degrees... how did they get it up there? I mean, it only looks like it's tied down in two places... I know corn (or whatever) doesn't grow 20 feet long, so that bundle looks like it would begin disintegrate as stalks came loose by the dozen...

LUVBUGZ · 10-03-2003, 12:54 PM

I was wondering how much that ackward load weighed and if that has anything to do with it being run up on the sidewalk?

xoxoxoBruce · 10-03-2003, 11:28 PM

You know, I might of been wrong. That could be sugar cane.

It might be tied in bundles before it goes on the truck.

10-02-2003, 11:21 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	10/2/2003: Overloaded Somali truck Continuing from yesterday in the "interesting transportation" department, and maintaining an IotD tradition of extremely overloaded vehicles. The official caption says this truck is loaded with corn, but the word "corn" in this case probably means whatever commonly-used grain they have in the area. It's certainly not Green Giant Sweet Corn. But then again, for better or for worse, it's probably not genetically modified either. The caption notes the state of chaos in Somalia is so advanced that there is no longer an official side of the street for vehicles to drive on. And apparently livestock can get a free meal off overloaded stopped trucks.

10-02-2003, 12:02 PM	#3
Degrees Resident Denizen Join Date: May 2001 Location: Visalia, CA Posts: 62	I have to wonder How did they get the truck loaded in the first place?

10-02-2003, 12:17 PM	#4
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I know this is gonna sound silly, but the cargo looks like a single, enormous sheaf of grain plants...you know, like the Orowheat logo? It appears to be bundled about the center by wrapping of some sort, with the ends being much wider and more flared-out. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

10-02-2003, 01:01 PM	#5
EdZachary Abhorrent Aberrant Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 27	Re: I have to wonder I don't the origin of this picture but between this one and the OP, being stuck behind a bus in traffic or sitting next to the fat guy on the train doesn't seem all that bad. Attached Images

10-02-2003, 02:12 PM	#6
daniwong Vice-President of Resentment Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 196	Ok - the first picture with the corn looks like a truck with a giant afro. __________________ Mistress of all that is claim related.

10-02-2003, 11:56 AM	#2
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Come to think of it, "interesting transportation" is the theme all week, but I don't have a suitable Friday image in that category...

10-02-2003, 02:32 PM	#7
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	EdZ, that was the IotD for 9/23/2001!

10-02-2003, 05:23 PM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	It's corn. Not just the ears but the whole stalks. I saw something very similar in Lancaster County last night only it was a big wagon being pulled by mules on a Mennonite farm. The stalks can be used for animal feed (silage or ensilage) or processed to make corn syrup, molasses and the like. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-02-2003, 09:36 PM	#11
PhoenixTFB Resident-in-Training Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 7	Why not just make more than one trip?

10-02-2003, 10:23 PM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Welcome to the Cellar, Phoenix. I'd say from the picture it's the wide open spaces so they're probably going a long way. That corn isn't as heavy as it looks plus fuel is expensive. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-03-2003, 12:47 PM	#13
And Conjunction Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Conjunction Junction Posts: 168	whoa I'm with Degrees... how did they get it up there? I mean, it only looks like it's tied down in two places... I know corn (or whatever) doesn't grow 20 feet long, so that bundle looks like it would begin disintegrate as stalks came loose by the dozen... __________________ -And, Word Wrangler and Keeper of the Cuttlefish.

10-03-2003, 12:54 PM	#14
LUVBUGZ Not aging gracefully. Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 530	I was wondering how much that ackward load weighed and if that has anything to do with it being run up on the sidewalk? __________________ You can't catch me...don't even try...go do something else...see ya next year. Mama Loves You Baby Girl ~ May You Rest In Peace

10-03-2003, 11:28 PM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	You know, I might of been wrong. That could be sugar cane. It might be tied in bundles before it goes on the truck. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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