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(WFMZ Allentown)   Allentown man, 80, mistakes Boston Market for farmer's market   ( wfmz.com) divider line
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Walker [TotalFark]
2014-06-25 09:30:02 AM  
 Police are still investigating the crash.

No need to investigate, he mistook the gas pedal for the brake pedal, like all old people who drive into buildings/people do.

"Now which one makes the car stop again? I've been driving for 65 years, but I forget".
"We're taking your license away"
"AGE DISCRIMINATION! I'LL SUE! Now where's my carrot?"
 
xanadian [TotalFark]
2014-06-25 09:33:49 AM  
And we're living here in Allentown.
 
Gonz
2014-06-25 09:36:48 AM  

xanadian: And we're living here in Allentown.


And they're closing all the factories down.
 
DanZero [TotalFark]
2014-06-25 10:38:51 AM  
Drive through was open?
 
The_Original_Roxtar
2014-06-25 12:54:28 PM  
"All we hear is boom, and glass flies everywhere. It was like a movie, like an action movie. You see this, it was like an action movie. It was really crazy," said Mitch Barne.

I wonder if the scene was like something from the cinema? Perhaps an action movie?
 
browser_snake
2014-06-25 12:54:31 PM  
Did the union people crawl away?
 
Cdr.Murdock
2014-06-25 12:55:30 PM  
So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time.   Now, to take the ferry cost a nickle.  In those days, nickles had pictures of bumblebees on them.  Give me five bees for a quarter you would say.

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I used to be with "it".  Then they changed what it was, and now what I'm with isn't it.  And what's it seems weird and scary to me.

I'm old, GIMMIE GIMMIE GIMMIE!!!
 
ChipNASA
2014-06-25 12:55:33 PM  

Walker: Police are still investigating the crash.

No need to investigate, he mistook the gas pedal for the brake pedal, like all old people who drive into buildings/people do.

"Now which one makes the car stop again? I've been driving for 65 years, but I forget".
"We're taking your license away"
"AGE DISCRIMINATION! I'LL SUE! Now where's my carrot?"



driver was taken to a DUI center in handcuffs for processing immediately after the accident.

80 years old and hammered  after happy hour. You know Boston Market has RIBS now.

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Boo_Guy [TotalFark]
2014-06-25 01:00:05 PM  

Walker: Police are still investigating the crash.

No need to investigate, he mistook the gas pedal for the brake pedal, like all old people who drive into buildings/people do.

"Now which one makes the car stop again? I've been driving for 65 years, but I forget".
"We're taking your license away"
"AGE DISCRIMINATION! I'LL SUE! Now where's my carrot?"


I was expecting this in the article,  not a DUI arrest.

Usually the "I'm old and pressed the wrong pedal" is a get out of jail free card for some reason.

I'm an old man. I'm confused!
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uncleacid [TotalFark]
2014-06-25 01:00:57 PM  
Rotisserie chickens were flying everywhere.
 
ChipNASA
2014-06-25 01:03:52 PM  

uncleacid: Rotisserie chickens were flying everywhere.


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zvoidx
2014-06-25 01:04:12 PM  
Boston Market employee from video to be auto-tuned in 3,2,1....

/boom...it was like an action movie...boom-boom
 
vudukungfu [TotalFark]
2014-06-25 01:08:37 PM  
He should bill them for the improvements he made to the community.
 
topcon
2014-06-25 01:12:48 PM  
Well we're here at Boston Market in Allentown
and there's a lot of bodies flying all around
 
d23 [BareFark]
2014-06-25 01:21:30 PM  
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It's AUTO MODOWN all over again!
 
thesloppy
2014-06-25 01:22:13 PM  
Do they put some kind of old-person-crack in Boston Market's food? My grandad was nuts for that shiat, he probably would've driven right up to the counter a few times, if he could've found the keys.
 
veedeevadeevoodee
2014-06-25 01:25:38 PM  
But something happened on the way to that place
They threw a rotisserie chicken in our faaaaaaaa a a ace ...ohwhoa
 
ElusiveWookiee
2014-06-25 01:26:29 PM  

thesloppy: Do they put some kind of old-person-crack in Boston Market's food? My grandad was nuts for that shiat, he probably would've driven right up to the counter a few times, if he could've found the keys.


I've driven 2.5 hours, one way, just for Boston Market.  I'm 29.
 
abhorrent1 [TotalFark] [BareFark]
2014-06-25 01:31:08 PM  
Being an 80 year-old driver is bad enough but drunk too?  They really need to take his license away.
 
Professor Duck
2014-06-25 01:36:35 PM  
I appreciate all the Allentown references, but what sucks is when you have to introduce yourself, and you have to SAY you're from (or originally from, in my case) Allentown.

Everyone starts either 1.) Singing that song, usually poorly, or 2.) I get the question "You mean like the Billy Joel song?"

/</csb>
 
thesloppy
2014-06-25 01:36:36 PM  

ElusiveWookiee: thesloppy: Do they put some kind of old-person-crack in Boston Market's food? My grandad was nuts for that shiat, he probably would've driven right up to the counter a few times, if he could've found the keys.

I've driven 2.5 hours, one way, just for Boston Market.  I'm 29.


You must have an old soul.
 
Entertherat
2014-06-25 01:49:53 PM  

Professor Duck: I appreciate all the Allentown references, but what sucks is when you have to introduce yourself, and you have to SAY you're from (or originally from, in my case) Allentown.

Everyone starts either 1.) Singing that song, usually poorly, or 2.) I get the question "You mean like the Billy Joel song?"

/</csb>


It must be getting very hard to say.
 
ciberido
2014-06-25 02:01:34 PM  
I doubt he'll be convicted, because it's hard to keep a good man down.  But he won't be getting up today.
 
happyleper
2014-06-25 02:13:50 PM  

ciberido: I doubt he'll be convicted, because it's hard to keep a good man down.  But he won't be getting up today.


I'm also sure that we'll see some copycat incidents, because every child has a pretty good shot to get at least as far as their old man got.
 
YixilTesiphon
2014-06-25 02:14:32 PM  

Professor Duck: I appreciate all the Allentown references, but what sucks is when you have to introduce yourself, and you have to SAY you're from (or originally from, in my case) Allentown.

Everyone starts either 1.) Singing that song, usually poorly, or 2.) I get the question "You mean like the Billy Joel song?"

/</csb>


This also happens when you're telling people you know that you've recently moved to the area.

"What's an Emmaus?"
"It's near Allent-"
"AND WE'RE LIVING HERE IN ALLENTOOOOOOOOOOOWN"
 
browntimmy
2014-06-25 02:19:26 PM  

ElusiveWookiee: thesloppy: Do they put some kind of old-person-crack in Boston Market's food? My grandad was nuts for that shiat, he probably would've driven right up to the counter a few times, if he could've found the keys.

I've driven 2.5 hours, one way, just for Boston Market.  I'm 29.


31, I really liked that place when I was younger then they closed the one near me and I went like 8 years without it. But I had some recently and was really underwhelmed. I don't know if they changed or me.
 
Professor Duck
2014-06-25 02:20:24 PM  

Entertherat: Professor Duck: I appreciate all the Allentown references, but what sucks is when you have to introduce yourself, and you have to SAY you're from (or originally from, in my case) Allentown.

Everyone starts either 1.) Singing that song, usually poorly, or 2.) I get the question "You mean like the Billy Joel song?"

/</csb>

It must be getting very hard to say.


It was--that's why I left!

/Although now they have the Flyers' AHL affiliate there
//Makes me sad that I left too soon :-/
 
Dow Jones and the Temple of Doom
2014-06-25 02:30:08 PM  
Wait... Allentown is a real place?? I always thought it was just a fictional metaphor for the Midwest. Holy shiat... A Boston Market in Allentown. Sounds horrific.
 
leonel
2014-06-25 02:44:57 PM  

xanadian: And we're living here in Allentown.


It's no different from a hole in the ground.
 
Jument
2014-06-25 03:05:04 PM  

thesloppy: ElusiveWookiee: thesloppy: Do they put some kind of old-person-crack in Boston Market's food? My grandad was nuts for that shiat, he probably would've driven right up to the counter a few times, if he could've found the keys.

I've driven 2.5 hours, one way, just for Boston Market.  I'm 29.

You must have an old soul.


And some serious compulsive disorder issues.
 
Shelbyville
2014-06-25 03:57:35 PM  

ElusiveWookiee: thesloppy: Do they put some kind of old-person-crack in Boston Market's food? My grandad was nuts for that shiat, he probably would've driven right up to the counter a few times, if he could've found the keys.

I've driven 2.5 hours, one way, just for Boston Market.  I'm 29.


Boston Market used to be better. Food is still good but raising their prices at the same time really cutting down on their portion sizes made me stop going. Stupid jerks.

Billy Joel made it sound bleak but its actually pretty nice in that area now. Allentown has a pretty Sands casino nearby in Bethlehem. Phillies AAA team and Flyers AHL team in the area. Couple of nearby college campuses. Mid way between Philadelphia and New York.
 
Shelbyville
2014-06-25 03:58:46 PM  

Shelbyville: ElusiveWookiee: thesloppy: Do they put some kind of old-person-crack in Boston Market's food? My grandad was nuts for that shiat, he probably would've driven right up to the counter a few times, if he could've found the keys.

I've driven 2.5 hours, one way, just for Boston Market.  I'm 29.

Boston Market used to be better. Food is still good but raising their prices at the same time really cutting down on their portion sizes made me stop going. Stupid jerks.

Billy Joel made it sound bleak but its actually pretty nice in that area now. Allentown has a pretty Sands casino nearby in Bethlehem. Phillies AAA team and Flyers AHL team in the area. Couple of nearby college campuses. Mid way between Philadelphia and New York.


Meant to say pretty nice casino, not that the casino is pretty.
 
YixilTesiphon
2014-06-25 04:09:39 PM  

Shelbyville: ElusiveWookiee: thesloppy: Do they put some kind of old-person-crack in Boston Market's food? My grandad was nuts for that shiat, he probably would've driven right up to the counter a few times, if he could've found the keys.

I've driven 2.5 hours, one way, just for Boston Market.  I'm 29.

Boston Market used to be better. Food is still good but raising their prices at the same time really cutting down on their portion sizes made me stop going. Stupid jerks.

Billy Joel made it sound bleak but its actually pretty nice in that area now. Allentown has a pretty Sands casino nearby in Bethlehem. Phillies AAA team and Flyers AHL team in the area. Couple of nearby college campuses. Mid way between Philadelphia and New York.


Yeah, even the ghetto parts aren't very ghetto compared to Philadelphia.
 
shortdarkandmeh
2014-06-25 05:55:06 PM  

The_Original_Roxtar: "All we hear is boom, and glass flies everywhere. It was like a movie, like an action movie. You see this, it was like an action movie. It was really crazy," said Mitch Barne.

I wonder if the scene was like something from the cinema? Perhaps an action movie?


He's lucky; all I hear is radio ga-ga, radio goo-goo.
 
shortdarkandmeh
2014-06-25 05:56:28 PM  

Cdr.Murdock: So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time.   Now, to take the ferry cost a nickle.  In those days, nickles had pictures of bumblebees on them.  Give me five bees for a quarter you would say.

[img.fark.net image 259x194]

I used to be with "it".  Then they changed what it was, and now what I'm with isn't it.  And what's it seems weird and scary to me.

I'm old, GIMMIE GIMMIE GIMMIE!!!

SImpsons

did it first.
 
shortdarkandmeh
2014-06-25 05:58:27 PM  

Entertherat: Professor Duck: I appreciate all the Allentown references, but what sucks is when you have to introduce yourself, and you have to SAY you're from (or originally from, in my case) Allentown.

Everyone starts either 1.) Singing that song, usually poorly, or 2.) I get the question "You mean like the Billy Joel song?"

/</csb>

It must be getting very hard to say.


Thread.
 
txchad
2014-06-25 06:56:01 PM  

ElusiveWookiee: thesloppy: Do they put some kind of old-person-crack in Boston Market's food? My grandad was nuts for that shiat, he probably would've driven right up to the counter a few times, if he could've found the keys.

I've driven 2.5 hours, one way, just for Boston Market.  I'm 29.


+1
 
onlyshallow
2014-06-25 11:05:22 PM  

YixilTesiphon: Professor Duck: I appreciate all the Allentown references, but what sucks is when you have to introduce yourself, and you have to SAY you're from (or originally from, in my case) Allentown.

Everyone starts either 1.) Singing that song, usually poorly, or 2.) I get the question "You mean like the Billy Joel song?"

/</csb>

This also happens when you're telling people you know that you've recently moved to the area.

"What's an Emmaus?"
"It's near Allent-"
"AND WE'RE LIVING HERE IN ALLENTOOOOOOOOOOOWN"


As someone who just moved to Emmaus and almost went to that Boston Market for dinner last night, I'm getting a kick, etc.
 
ElusiveWookiee
2014-06-26 08:38:42 AM  

Jument: thesloppy: ElusiveWookiee: thesloppy: Do they put some kind of old-person-crack in Boston Market's food? My grandad was nuts for that shiat, he probably would've driven right up to the counter a few times, if he could've found the keys.

I've driven 2.5 hours, one way, just for Boston Market.  I'm 29.

You must have an old soul.

And some serious compulsive disorder issues.


Why not both?
 
zookrew
2014-06-26 10:13:33 AM  

YixilTesiphon: Professor Duck: I appreciate all the Allentown references, but what sucks is when you have to introduce yourself, and you have to SAY you're from (or originally from, in my case) Allentown.

Everyone starts either 1.) Singing that song, usually poorly, or 2.) I get the question "You mean like the Billy Joel song?"

/</csb>

This also happens when you're telling people you know that you've recently moved to the area.

"What's an Emmaus?"
"It's near Allent-"
"AND WE'RE LIVING HERE IN ALLENTOOOOOOOOOOOWN"


Imagine telling them you're from Catasauqua. At least Emmaus is easy to spell (unless it's on a traffic sign).

/miss living in Emmaus
//Shangy's The Beer Authority FTW
///slashies!!!!
 
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