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Old 12-10-2008, 03:25 PM
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Default Check out this tumbleweed

i found this across the street from my shop where we keep out old cars
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Old 12-10-2008, 04:39 PM
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that's a biggin!
 
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Old 12-10-2008, 04:40 PM
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lol nice
 
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Old 12-10-2008, 05:07 PM
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the other night after a big wind storm, we had an alley full of em, about as high as the fence, and i plowed my four wheeler throw them.. for a second i though i was not going to make it. it was fun..
 
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Old 12-10-2008, 05:48 PM
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Wow, that is big. I've never seen one in real life though, lol.
 
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Old 12-10-2008, 07:07 PM
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What exactly is a tumbleweed?
 
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Old 12-10-2008, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Flynnster
What exactly is a tumbleweed?
it is that thing in the pic...

damn maan, havent you ever watched a western?

it is a type of bush that grows out all big, when it gets full of seeds it dries up and the wind rolls it dozens of miles and it drops seeds out the whole way
 
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Old 12-10-2008, 07:27 PM
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The largest tumbleweed ever recorded was 38 feet in diameter. The giant Russian thistle grew on the east bank of the Colorado River near Ehrenberg in the spring of 1963.
By the time spring winds had tumbled the giant ball to Wikieup, 92 miles northwest of Ehrenberg, it had worn down to 19 feet in diameter. An enterprising businessman hollowed it, plastered it, painted it orange, and turned it into a juice stand alongside U.S. Highway 93.

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Old 12-10-2008, 07:42 PM
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i only ever saw thouse in movies.lol
 
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Old 12-10-2008, 08:06 PM
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Ya I watch westerns, but ther never stopped in the middle of a gunfight and explained what a tumble weed was =]
 
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Old 12-10-2008, 09:25 PM
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wow yall seem amazed that tumbleweeds (or properly name Russia Thistle) are real... i can take more pictures of the ones in allies and stuff.. there are plenty around i can share with yall.. or just wait until the next wind storm comes and i can get a pile of them in a picture.. i just thought that was one cool because how big it was..
 
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Old 12-11-2008, 07:26 AM
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lol thats one thing i do not miss about living in new mexico for 8 years... them damn tumble weeds and thos stupid pricker things that always get in your feet.
 
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Old 12-11-2008, 10:39 AM
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that thing is huge! I hate when i am driving on the highway and you see them small/normal sized ones getting ready to cross, I am just like, please don't let me hit you with my car!
 
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Old 12-11-2008, 11:04 AM
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I'd **** my pants if I was driving and saw that sucker fly across the road...I'd yell "Bear!!" and swerve and probably die. lol
 
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Old 12-11-2008, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by King
I'd **** my pants if I was driving and saw that sucker fly across the road...I'd yell "Bear!!" and swerve and probably die. lol
If yer lucky yer engine will die out before you get to it.

HAHAHAHAHAHA

sorry

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Old 12-11-2008, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by JackThe Ripper
If yer lucky yer engine will die out before you get to it.

HAHAHAHAHAHA

sorry

lol
LOL that was great!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Old 12-11-2008, 11:56 AM
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great...yeah that's what we'll call it
 
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