Author Topic: The newest plywood pooch is on the road. (Read 216 times)

goaly · « **on:** June 09, 2002, 07:03:58 PM »

I spend two hours a day on the road just getting back & forth to work. I see probably a hundred other drivers going each way. If your like me you've noticed that so few of them are in a good mood....
So ten years ago I started putting plywood dogs in the back of my pickup truck. Now I see a lot of smiles, and get waves from people who would normally just frown as they drive by.

All of the dogs have had names, usually the names have something to do with what it took to make them. Ther was, "Splinter", "Sandy".. and now I introduce the latest dog, who because of a large hole in the plywood.. is named, "Putty".

Each dog last two years at most. The elements are not always kind at 65 (+) MPH.

And as winter comes I take the dogs out... I don't want the SPCPA (the Society to Prevent Cruelty to Plywood Animals) comming after me.

Some strange things have happened to my wooden pooches, the guys at work have had a ball seeing what they can come up with. They have tied dead birds & other animals to the dogs mouth... and on one occasion I came out to find that the dog in my truck was suddenly sporting more wood than I had originally made him with.

Take care guys.. and take the time to smile!

Ozark · « **Reply #1 on:** June 09, 2002, 07:12:53 PM »

scspook · « **Reply #2 on:** June 09, 2002, 07:35:34 PM »

I remember a few years back, some kids came across this idea of making cut out wooden animals like cats which they'ed place in the middle of the road at night. They'ed use the cats eye road reflectors as eyes so headlights would shine brightly on them just like real animal eyes.

Cars would come along and see these silhouettes of cats, dogs and wombats on the road in front of them and swerve to avoid them.

Thankfully the kids were caught and the craze never caught on.

Ingeninous little baskets

Eagler · « **Reply #3 on:** June 09, 2002, 07:55:48 PM »

very neat idea

how are they attached?

goaly · « **Reply #4 on:** June 09, 2002, 08:41:30 PM »

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Originally posted by Eagler
very neat idea

how are they attached?

You can just see the three dots... Those are screws going into the plastic toolbox. There is a piece of wood acting as a spacer so the lid to the toolbox can open.

Swager · « **Reply #5 on:** June 09, 2002, 10:25:47 PM »

We'd find a dead skunk and tie fishing line around it. At night we would drag it across the road when a car was driving up!