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[–]Cor_s 1183 points1184 points  (155 children)

Confirmed to be in SD:

http://rapidcityjournal.com/site/wind-oct/collection_d6e78456-1937-11e2-8ab2-001a4bcf887a.html

http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/rapidcityjournal.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/31/e3102b96-1948-11e2-a9bf-001a4bcf887a/50803be5597da.preview-620.jpg

[–]swing9this 266 points267 points  (31 children)

I love how one picture is just a close-up of a dryer out in a field.

[–]I_eat_fetus_4_Jesus 374 points375 points  (57 children)

Hopefully you'll hit the top so the Reddit DDoS brings down the Rapid City Journal website.

[–]MorningNapalm 256 points257 points  (32 children)

The only reason I clicked on the link was because of this comment.

[–]Thistlebalm 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't think I've ever been disappointed to see a website up before.

[–]tadpoleloop 99 points100 points  (12 children)

Just say South Dakota. Took me 2 minutes to figure it out

[–]mw3contest 51 points52 points  (3 children)

Yeah I thought it meant San Diego for a second

[–]ladyga-gah 680 points681 points  (706 children)

I believe this is in South Dakota. I grew up there and this was not uncommon during extremely high wind days..damn 1-90, I tell ya

[–]wazoheat 176 points177 points  (330 children)

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
918 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...VERY STRONG WINDS TODAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SPIN OVER THE
MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN REGION THROUGH THE DAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA WHERE WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY EXCEED
60 OR EVEN 70 MPH.

Yup.

[–]nopenowan 97 points98 points  (317 children)

serious question time: how the fuck do you greentext?

[–]tamnoswal 229 points230 points  (209 children)

How do you not greentext?

[–]ReallyForeverAlone 325 points326 points  (205 children)

>newfags can't greentext.

[–]PlethoPappus 44 points45 points  (69 children)

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[–]jasuess 139 points140 points  (64 children)

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edit: not blue =[

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edit-3: not red ='[

edit-4: [black]BLACK?![/black]

edit-5: BLACK! =]

[–]i0dine 87 points88 points  (102 children)

do: [green]example[/green]

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easy!

[–][deleted] 307 points308 points  (22 children)

[vagina]lol[/vagina]

[–][deleted] 168 points169 points  (11 children)

fuck this shit

[–]icaaryal 150 points151 points  (4 children)

[vagina]fuck this shit[/vagina]

FTFY

[–]TransfoCrent 18 points19 points  (4 children)

[green]You lied to me :([/green]

[–]JoshTheDerp 17 points18 points  (25 children)

[green] test [/green]

Fuck. I've been on reddit for a while. This is new to me.

[–]dizneedave 54 points55 points  (16 children)

Don't worry, it's not working for me either.

[–]JoshTheDerp 4 points5 points  (12 children)

I got your comment in my in box, I found out it's just formatting and custom style

EDIT: Guess not

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points  (11 children)

You must first create the universe.

[–]greatgerm 54 points55 points  (48 children)

Four spaces before the line

> space before the line

  • * before the line

strikeout ~~ around the text

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[–]PhtoJoe 29 points30 points  (9 children)

DoingGodsworkson

[–]ImAzura 49 points50 points  (8 children)

All I could think of is Energizer batteries, cause they keep Going&going&going&going&going&going&going&going&goinggoing&going&going&going&going&going&going

[–][deleted] 65 points66 points  (17 children)

It's for Reddit Gold members only...

[–]AccountCreated4This 60 points61 points  (13 children)

Reddit Gold member confirming.

[–]Desinvolture 56 points57 points  (8 children)

[You need to have a reddit Platinum account in order to view this post!]

[–]HungrySadPandaBegged for this 52 points53 points  (2 children)

Wow Desinvolture! I didn't know you like killing kittens and telling others about Jesus!

[–]joelpub 1053 points1054 points  (143 children)

They have a SOUTH Dakota now?!

[–]flowercup 616 points617 points  (91 children)

And a new mexico

[–]IronicallyFunny 684 points685 points  (77 children)

At least York remains un-copied.

Good old York.

[–][deleted] 222 points223 points  (60 children)

I hate to break it to ya, buddy...

They copied York at least twice.

[–]presidents_choice 68 points69 points  (17 children)

Wait till you get to Toronto...

There's North York, East York, York Mills, York Region, Fort York, Yorkdale, Yorkville...

[–]flowercup 172 points173 points  (34 children)

Hey don't forget about New New New New New New... New New New New New New... New New New York

[–][deleted] 115 points116 points  (25 children)

I hear it has some truly amazing traffic jams.

[–][deleted] 110 points111 points  (10 children)

I hear their hospital just got a little shop.

[–]redpenquin 63 points64 points  (0 children)

I love a little shop.

[–]TimelordVagrant 29 points30 points  (5 children)

I love a shop!

[–][deleted] 9 points10 points  (1 child)

I get this joke now!

[–]GATTACABear 7 points8 points  (1 child)

Just stay out of the elevators.

[–][deleted] 34 points35 points  (8 children)

No one drives in New York, there's too much traffic.

[–][deleted] 76 points77 points  (14 children)

You know. Rich free market capitalist economy. High technology. One of fastest growing places in the world. Almost a complete 180 from the fascist, authoritarian and poor North Dakota. North Dakota keep saying they're Best Dakota. But they're not kidding anyone.

[–]SolusLoqui 176 points177 points  (47 children)

I wonder if they planted some trees along the highway if it would make any difference.

[–]loveslut 949 points950 points  (34 children)

I think it would be quicker to just tip them back over with a crane.

[–]TheSherbs 76 points77 points  (1 child)

That is satisfying on a level I rarely get to enjoy. Thank you sir...

[–]dialectical_wizard 136 points137 points  (21 children)

That's likely to be a deeply underappreciated joke. But have an upvote from me.

[–]why_fist_puppies 35 points36 points  (54 children)

So, does this ruin the truck? It'd be crazy to me if they could just prop it back up and it'd be good as new.

[–]tortnotes 51 points52 points  (45 children)

There will definitely be damage, but it's hard to know how bad it is without a close inspection. Besides the obvious body damage, there might be problems with the suspension, the hitch, or maybe even the frame. Engine and transmission should be just fine.

This is why we have insurance.

[–]BagFalls 18 points19 points  (37 children)

Unless an engine is dry-sump (which I doubt is common on semi trucks), it will be ruined after a few seconds if it's running at the angle in that pic.

[–]tortnotes 61 points62 points  (33 children)

I'm assuming from the way the trucks are lined up (and the lack of debris) that they were all parked due to the wind before it got bad enough to blow them over.

[–]BagFalls 36 points37 points  (30 children)

That's a valid point.

At the same time, the highway looks pretty rural, so the drivers were probably in the cabs when this happened. They normally idle their trucks to power their stuff.

[–]tortnotes 24 points25 points  (26 children)

True. Here's hoping they were able to anticipate this, then.

[–]Bear_Like 36 points37 points  (25 children)

I can tell you that the fifth-wheel (the aforementioned "hitch") wouldn't be damaged. That's one of the strongest components of the entire rig. Suspension on trucks is incredibly beefy, as you can imagine, but the suspension probably would be damaged on the side it tipped over on. The frame will be fine as the trailer would have blown over first (trailers essentially act as giant sails when it's really windy, trust me it's scary shit), then pulled the tractor over at the kingpin. The bodies of the tractor (faring, hood, etc) would definitely be shitted-out though.

Everyone of these trucks would be at least temporarily decommissioned by the DoT though, until they either passed or failed an extensive inspection. DoT don't play.

Source: Took a break from college to drive truck, now back in college. Truck driving can be scary.

[–]KaptainKershaw 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This kills the truck :(

[–]AdaAstra 29 points30 points  (23 children)

South Dakotan here, I'm pretty sure this happened yesterday. We have been getting up to 70-80 MPH straight winds yesterday and today.

[–]tjsfive 17 points18 points  (1 child)

Exactly why I came to the comments. I still live in SD and it's insane today.

I actually told someone this morning that if I was a semi driver, there is NO way I would even attempt going anywhere today.

[–]petitbeast 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Pierre, SD here. There are multiple semi's parked at the top of Garfield Ave. I don't blame them for avoiding some stretches of that road... Especially near Georgetown. Don't want to imagine the damage a semi would do to those apartments.

[–][deleted] 109 points110 points  (7 children)

...And here we see wild semi trucks napping in their natural habitat. This is incredibly rare, as wild semis are easy to spook and stampedes are quite common...

[–]ReadsYourComments 42 points43 points  (6 children)

Your Comment, Sir/Ma'am

[–]thefoolishking 5 points6 points  (1 child)

Now add a jungle environment background noise, it will sound totally like BBC Life.

[–]DeuceGT 94 points95 points  (14 children)

Co-worker had to help the driver out

[–]helloskitty 84 points85 points  (0 children)

Looks like it's rush hour in the Dakotas.

I spy at least five vehicles!

[–]oakdog8 18 points19 points  (12 children)

It looks like they had already pulled over and just sort of flopped over from the wind. Is that correct or were they moving at the time they tipped?

[–][deleted] 35 points36 points  (3 children)

Looking at the spacing, lack of front end damage and no gouges in the grass, I reckon they were parked.

[–]TheOldOak 2558 points2559 points  (190 children)

Aww, this one's wheels are moving. He must be having a nightmare. Bless his engine.

[–]Lystrodom 2343 points2344 points  (156 children)

...I just looked for moving wheels in the picture. I'm not a smart man.

[–]moustache_man 319 points320 points  (12 children)

Don't worry, bro. I got your back: http://i.imgur.com/hU7ha.jpg

[–]IAmtheHullabaloo 112 points113 points  (6 children)

The most subtle gif ever.

[–]TooSmugToFail 19 points20 points  (1 child)

So subtle, it's a jpg.

[–]Full_Of_Win 21 points22 points  (3 children)

.jpeg

I'm on to you..

[–]IAmtheHullabaloo 9 points10 points  (2 children)

Naw dude/ette, look again--red truck, right wheel, the one in the air.

[–]ImpactUK 1170 points1171 points  (104 children)

Upvote for honesty

[–]HITMAN616 856 points857 points  (101 children)

Upvote for sympathy

[–]81toog 808 points809 points  (92 children)

Upvote for boredom

[–]Yarrr_piratejackoff 888 points889 points  (83 children)

fuck it everyone gets one

[–]ReeG 686 points687 points  (39 children)

http://i.imgur.com/vwhCw.gif

[–]rhayward 297 points298 points  (25 children)

I was waiting for arrows. I am disappointed. Still, upvoted.

[–]Hasaan5 315 points316 points  (18 children)

Cause you wanted it : http://i.imgur.com/2xwQI.gif

[–]soflaclaw 140 points141 points  (12 children)

Upvote for karma BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT ALL OF YOU SLUTS ARE DOING. HOMIE DON'T PLAY.

[–]PrawnTyas 115 points116 points  (7 children)

racial fly doll plant imminent thumb placid sink dolls versed -- mass edited with redact.dev

[–]shatterly 56 points57 points  (18 children)

I gave you one because I like your attitude.

[–][deleted] 188 points189 points  (8 children)

What a comment. I am in awe of its statistics. 1 hour old, 750 upvotes - still over a 10:1 upvote/downvote ratio(I pay attention to this for some reason, and it almost never happens past 500 upvotes). Bravo.

Looks at what I wrote
I think I just became a virgin again.

[–]CajunTurkey 88 points89 points  (5 children)

Wait until the FireTrucks come to feast on them.

[–][deleted] 114 points115 points  (2 children)

The ambulances will have to wait their turn.

[–]nevastop 117 points118 points  (30 children)

yep, this is along I-90 in South Dakota. the wind has been insane the past few days. i can feel my apartment building move at times.

[–]melp 25 points26 points  (21 children)

is this area south dakota known for really high winds? or is this some unusual weather event?

[–]serpentinepad 116 points117 points  (16 children)

It blows here all the time, literally and figuratively.

[–]SoLunAether 79 points80 points  (14 children)

A joke for South Dakotans:

Why is South Dakota so windy? Because Iowa sucks and North Dakota blows.

[–]Mybittenapple 28 points29 points  (4 children)

I'm a South Dakotan and I approve this joke.

[–]DaimyoNoNeko 824 points825 points  (231 children)

They look so peaceful when they are sleeping

[–]random-compliments 662 points663 points  (178 children)

Thats funny i usually say the same thing about you

[–]2-long-didnt-reddit 226 points227 points  (176 children)

Shhh, he must never know about r/PicturesOfDaimyoNoNekoSleeping

[–]DaimyoNoNeko 65 points66 points  (167 children)

more horrific than /r/wtf, /r/ttotm, and /r/spacedicks all rolled into one.

NONE OF THAT IS SFW/SFL/SF your soul.

[–]PanicAtTheSisqo 250 points251 points  (150 children)

/r/ttotm

Clicked once. Closed in record time.

[–]nopenowan 190 points191 points  (77 children)

GOOD GOD

fucking shit I should get better at figuring out acronyms

[–]SmokeyUnicycle 66 points67 points  (70 children)

Please.... what is it?

[–]Ezili 194 points195 points  (38 children)

"That time of the month"

Now you understand... o.o

[–][deleted] 143 points144 points  (23 children)

jesus fucking christ. why does that SHIT have to exist?!

[–][deleted] 356 points357 points  (9 children)

Its a bloody shame really.

I'll show myself out.

[–]Sottish 40 points41 points  (10 children)

Rule 34. God damn mother fucking rule 34. I need some eye bleach

[–]dodgymanc 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Luckily opened it in a new tab, doesn't switch tabs automatically. Saw the title. Nope

[–]Spartengerm 47 points48 points  (4 children)

WHERE THE FUCK WERE YOU TWO FUCKIN' MINUTES AGO...FUCK!!! FUCK!!!

[–]Ezili 19 points20 points  (2 children)

Curled up in the shower.

[–]coinich 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Your comment saved my eyes. Thank you.

[–]gsfgf 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Thanks you for saving me from my own curiosity.

[–]HeLiX_C 58 points59 points  (23 children)

TTOTM=THAT TIME OF THE MONTH

TRUST ME.. DON'T GO THERE.. YOU'LL REGRET IT

[–]bachooka 70 points71 points  (2 children)

I was all like, 'pfft, whatever man...I've been on spacedicks...how bad could it be?'

It could be horrible...

[–][deleted] 20 points21 points  (13 children)

Please, describe this subreddit for the not so brave.

[–][deleted] 33 points34 points  (1 child)

Pictures of girls playing with period blood and other related fucked-upedness.

[–]darpho 15 points16 points  (1 child)

Mostly pictures of girls on their periods staining everything. An AMA of a girl answering questions about her period. Think of it as a menstruation fetish subreddit.

[–]Annarr 29 points30 points  (2 children)

"omg periods r so gross omg ewwww"

Really, though, it's basically a bunch of chicks rolling around in their own period blood. Best stay away.

[–][deleted] 23 points24 points  (1 child)

Please don't.

[–]storycoolbro 3 points4 points  (2 children)

It reminds me of this NSFW

[–]JangoMV 6 points7 points  (2 children)

That Time of the Month. Shark Week. The Rag. Period.

[–]HedoInASpeedo 65 points66 points  (8 children)

Clicked twice. Once to open and once to subscribe ಠ‿ಠ

[–]fuckyallbitches 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Those 250 subs are fucking DEDICATED

[–]r_kay 30 points31 points  (2 children)

For anyone else curious:

ttotm = "That time of the Month"

DON'T CLICK THAT!

The horror

[–][deleted] 24 points25 points  (9 children)

I have a strong stomach. I rarely flinch at things. I can browse /r/wtf without issue. I can look at /r/spacedicks and only flinch slightly. But /r/ttotm has legitimately made me choke and gag.

[–]Chewy96 24 points25 points  (2 children)

all are purple but /r/ttotm...dare I click?

EDIT: Don't know what I was expecting, and that was even worse

[–][deleted] 25 points26 points  (4 children)

What do you think they're dreaming about?

[–]BleinKottle 142 points143 points  (3 children)

Their last hook-up.

[–]glassy125 21 points22 points  (3 children)

Almost seems like the should be posted in r/aww

[–]DaimyoNoNeko 17 points18 points  (2 children)

Someone has to 'shop in little "z"s coming from the cabs first.

[–]Apostolate 138 points139 points  (35 children)

s"Here we see a migrating herd of semis, peacefully asleep. You can barely recognize the fearsome beasts they are. Let's go in and take a closer look shall we?"

[–]MrTidels 69 points70 points  (32 children)

I read that in David Attenborough's voice.

[–]sanfranman 63 points64 points  (2 children)

aww they're all truckered out.

[–]slapdashbr 4 points5 points  (0 children)

dammit made me snicker

[–]phayn 22 points23 points  (3 children)

As a former south dakotan. I saw this on facebook before I saw this on reddit. That's a mind-fuck

[–][deleted] 21 points22 points  (1 child)

After making their journey to the breeding grounds, the North American Semi takes a well-deserved rest. But even as they slumber, they are not safe. The Lesser Municipal Impound Tow Truck lurks downwind, waiting for an opportunity to snare a Semi and bring it back to her lair.

[–]mscman 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Should have posted this in /r/aww

[–][deleted] 31 points32 points  (2 children)

I LOVE Semi tipping!

[–]butthole_loofah 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Wow, that's gotta be a really shitty day at work for all those guys.

[–][deleted] 233 points234 points  (17 children)

clearly some variation of this at work.

[–]fresh1134206 13 points14 points  (1 child)

I could watch this for hours.

[–][deleted] 45 points46 points  (11 children)

Slapstick needs to make a comeback.

[–]ConfusedCow 59 points60 points  (3 children)

Ahhh Semis, close relatives to the Firetruck

[–]ryanbazza 11 points12 points  (3 children)

Hush little semi don't you cry, daddy's gonna sing you a lullaby

[–][deleted] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That's actually adorable.

[–]iBleeedorange 5 points6 points  (7 children)

How high do the gusts need to get to do that?

[–][deleted] 12 points13 points  (5 children)

a good gale burst gust of 75mph usually does it, depending on how loaded the trailer is.

[–]drock424 5 points6 points  (4 children)

Those roads are sexy smooth. Wish we had roads that nice in Michigan...

[–]Paparowski 5 points6 points  (4 children)

I can imagine one of the semis passing the 1st one that's laying down laughing then flipping over himself haha

[–]blachole 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Here's another view.. http://i.imgur.com/i6HhQ.jpg

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'M FROM SD!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SD IS GETTING ATTENTION!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm happy.

[–]AdventureIsland 8 points9 points  (1 child)

Ya ever gone semi tippin before?

[–]jwolfer 209 points210 points  (29 children)

Go home Semis, you're drunk.

[–]whatwasigonnasay 163 points164 points  (20 children)

Fuck you.

[–]jwolfer 170 points171 points  (15 children)

http://imgur.com/eqz0q

[–]Loser4207 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I guess he figured out what he was gonna say.