Big Banana Car

echoangle

I would probably pull him over too but arguably he should be pulled over less than normal, right? The risk that he’s some criminal is probably pretty low since not a lot of criminals would chose a car like that to travel. On the other hand it probably has an increased likelihood to have technical problems that make it reasonable to pull it over though.

dcrazy

Well this headline is certainly a crash blossom: https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/crash-blossom-words...

superkuh

Poor guy. He just wanted to spread some joy and now he's risking his life repeatedly. One of these police stops it's not going to work out. There are just too many US police eager to use physical violence for no reason.

alentred

> World Needs More Whimsy 100% that! When did everything get serious and look-alike? Anyway, I am taking off, shopping cart racing in the mall...

nine_k

(1) Obtain a vehicle that commands attention. (2) Enjoy everyone's attention! (3) There's no point three.

nekusar

Gee golly whillikers! Pigs are abusing their authority! Oh whatever shall we do?

init2null

Every time he gets pulled over for a selfie it's an abuse of power. If he can't ignore it, they shouldn't be doing it. Wait for a random encounter in a parking lot or gas station like the rest of us.

DonHopkins

Get on the horn to British Intelligence and let them know about this! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WCoRGbT3CM

tsherb

I feel like we’ve got to at least link to the guy’s website: https://bigbananacar.com/

OutOfHere

Open cars worry me. How do they handle the wind, rain, snow, hail, etc.?

harwoodr

I used to drive a 1991 Suzuki Cappuccino - a tiny right-hand drive kei sports car. The first couple of years I drove it, the police pulled me over on a regular basis - no tickets issued but lots of questions asked. One time while I was waiting for a light, an officer knocked on my window (which is somewhat startling)... I rolled it down and he excitedly asked "What kind of car is this?!" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Cappuccino

sixsided

ACAB (All Cops Appreciate Banana)

_tk_

Alternative title: Person who wants to get noticed indeed gets noticed

JackFr

If he were my Uber, I would tip so much.

chiefgeek

I bought the ninth Mini Cooper in Illinois in 2002. My former wife got pulled over in Chicago. They just wanted to look at the car.

phyzome

Is this LLM-written, or is this just the sort of annoying "breathless" style of writing that LLMs were trained on?

pryelluw

I would love to be able to rent it out and have the guy drive me around. I would dress up like Donkey Kong, too.

schmookeeg

I enjoyed this, in all of its silly big banana energy. I have an overdeveloped anti-authority streak, and I did not like to read that he was pulled over so often, but... I mean... that surely isn't a surprise, right? It's almost like reverse entrapment of the officers :)

lubujackson

Straight out of Richard Scarry's "Cars and Trucks and Things That Go": https://a.co/d/0778Ou0A If you are a parent of a small child, you will be amazed by the depth and fun of this book. I am always surprised it is not more commonly read.

0xbadcafebee

I hosted Steve on my couch (remember Couchsurfing?) when he was taking his Big Banana Car to a local art festival. Awesome guy, awesome car. I got to ride along for a bit. It was thrilling to see every single person's face light up as soon as they saw it, like a moving happiness machine. I hope somebody sees this and decides to make their own bit of whimsy