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How to push start a VOLVO

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Saw this on marketwatch.com and it made me laugh...

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Hilarious!
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kranz wrote: 27 Mar 2018, 02:12 Saw this on marketwatch.com and it made me laugh..
So, what was the intent of showing this picture? Rest of this story?

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Strictly entertainment value.
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kranz wrote: 28 Mar 2018, 11:36Strictly entertainment value.
It's a "stock photo" that can be bought for usage...photographers will go out and "click" away for images, then post them at an agency that sells them for a specific usage. Most likely, "pushes his owners old car" was a story-line...aka BS.


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Animals - Bears. Push Paws....Odin with Muriel and her Volvo. September 1985...Odin, the 6.5 foot Canadian black bear who pushes his owners old car.
This image could have imperfections as it’s either historical or reportage.
Photographer: Mirrorpix

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