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Triana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-06-09 01:15 PM
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The Onion: Shirtless Biden Washes Trans Am In White House Driveway
WASHINGTON—Taking advantage of the warm spring weather Monday, Vice President Joe Biden parked his 1981 Trans Am in the White House driveway, removed his undershirt, and spent a leisurely afternoon washing the muscle car and drinking beer.

Vice President Biden ditched a day of presiding over the Senate to "give the twin cannons some sun."

"This baby just needs a little scrub down," said Biden, addressing a tour group as he tucked the sweat-covered top into the belt loop of his cutoff jean shorts. "Gotta get her looking good so I can impress the chicks when I'm cruising down Pennsylvania ."



White House aides said that Biden pulled into the driveway shortly before noon, the chorus of Night Ranger's "(You Can Still) Rock In America" blaring from his car's stereo.

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http://www.theonion.com/content/news/shirtless_biden_washes_trans_am_in
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DJ13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-06-09 01:17 PM
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1. My Eyes!
:spank:
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carlyhippy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-06-09 01:18 PM
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2. sexy car, as for the washer.....hmmm.......no comment......
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-06-09 01:19 PM
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3. That really does look like it could be his body...
...and that's not a good thing.
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Sanity Claws Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-06-09 01:20 PM
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4. Nah. He was washing an Amtrak car.
The Onion can't fool me. ;)
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LakeSamish706 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-06-09 01:22 PM
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5. I like this man so much, he is so down to earth.... Just one of us... Ok, is this...
Edited on Wed May-06-09 01:34 PM by LakeSamish706
photo shopped or what? It would not surprise me to see him doing this though if not for real...
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Fuzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-06-09 01:27 PM
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6. Nice Tattoo
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SIMPLYB1980 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-06-09 01:42 PM
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7. LoL! Rick Flair would be proud! Woooo!
Am I the only one who sees the resemblance? :shrug:
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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-06-09 01:45 PM
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8. A 1981 Trans Am is a "muscle car" ??
Edited on Wed May-06-09 01:45 PM by guitar man
Gotta love The Onion!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-06-09 01:51 PM
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9. Stop being picky
What did you expect - a '63 LeMans Coupe. :)
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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-06-09 02:00 PM
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10. A '65 GTO perhaps?
Now THAT would be a muscle-car :D
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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-06-09 02:14 PM
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12. Is that the one
which Jan and Dean sung about ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-MjswCk8mo Pants recording but the only one I could find. Or - maybe this one : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c-bGVt3Pp8 by Ronnie and the Daytonas
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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-06-09 02:17 PM
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13. yep
GTOs were the hot pontiac to have in the mid 60s. The 389 "tri-power" with 3 2-barrel carbs from the factory was a tire burning torque-monster.
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Blue For You Donating Member (466 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-06-09 02:13 PM
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11. So much for..."confined spaces"!
Not a lot of room in those 'Birds Joe.
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Contrary1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-06-09 02:20 PM
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14. "As of press time...
Biden had convinced Jennifer Britmore, a 41-year-old mother of four visiting from Indiana, to let him show her around D.C."

:rofl:
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