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3 Lorry Stories - Spot The Fake One

Over the years, the truck driver has made foras not being ironic in the slightest, I did
a great series of stories. Amidst theassume that the various incarnations of this
standard tales of traffic jams, incrediblestory I've heard must be the same kind of
journeys and more incredible bad driving,embellishment as Ms Morissette recorded. Not
when involved with a freight exchange, youtrue, as it turns out. In January 2004, an
hear the type of outlandish tales moreIndiana man won $73,450 on an Indiana
commonly associated with fishermen. Inlottery, and was run over by a truck within
researching this article, I found too thathours of winning it big. Wearing dark
lorries and lorry drivers are commonlyclothing the winner of a 'Hoosier Millionaire
associated with horror stories, and talescompetition', Carl Atwood, 73, was walking
(and images) too gruesome to write aboutround a corner on a poorly lit intersection
here. Suffice it to say, there's an awful lotwhen he was struck by the truck, later dying
of truths and non truths spread in thein hospital. On the show, which was
anecdotes about truckers. Here, I've takentelevised, Atwood had expressed his surprise
three lorry tales- and discovered two of themat winning and stated his plans to "purchase
to be verifiable truthful. The remaining onea very nice car." The Allman Brothers album
is equally exposed as fake. I'm going to list"Eat a Peach" is a hidden reference to Duane
them all, allowing readers to guess which isAllman's death at the wheels of a lorry
untrue - I shall then provide the specificscarrying peaches. While it's true that Duane
of each one. A) Elvis Presley was once toldAllman died in a collision with a lorry in
to "Stick to driving a truck, because you'llGeorgia (a state associated with peaches)
never make it as a singer." B) A man was runmonths before the release of the "Eat a
over by a truck within hours of winning aPeach", and it's also true that the album art
lottery C) The Allman Brothers album "Eat adoes show a truck with a giant peach on board
Peach" is a hidden reference to Duanelabelled "Allman Brothers", the album is not
Allman's death at the wheels of a lorrya direct reference to the death of the
carrying peaches. Has everyone made theirtalented young guitarist. The truth is the
guesses? Okay - here's the answer. C is anlorry that Duane Allman collided with was a
urban legend, while A and B are verifiablyflatbed truck with a lumber crane. Suffering
correct. Here's some background informationno externally visible injuries, Duane held
to each lorry story: Elvis Presley was onceonto life immediately following the crash
told to "Stick to driving a truck, becausebefore dying in surgery with massive internal
you'll never make it as a singer" Whileinjuries three hours later. The album's title
auditioning for a lead-singer position in ais less interestingly a reference to a
Memphis band, Eddie Bond, 21, informed the 19comment Duane once made in a magazine
year old truck driver, Elvis Presley that heinterview. When asked how he was helping the
should "stick to driving a truck, becauserevolution, Allman replied that "...every
you'll never make it as a singer." This istime I'm in Georgia, I eat a peach for
the account of a mutual friend, while Bondpeace." Fans of the band have also suggested
himself claims the club's owners forced himthat the album's reverse cover art - an image
to make the decision. Either way, Elvis wasof a vehicle carrying a giant watermelon -
rejected and left looking for his big break.was a reference to fellow band member Berry
It would come in just a few short months.Oakley's similar motorcycle accident at the
"That's All Right (Mama)" was a big hit inwheels of fruit lorry is also revealed as
Memphis, and Eddie Bond issued an invitationfalsehood, first by the fact that he collided
for Elvis to join them after all.with a bus, and secondly that his death was 9
Understandably, Elvis decided to turn himmonths after the release of the album. Any
down - but not to "stick to driving a truck."hidden message would therefore be an
A man was run over by a truck within hours ofinaccurate  feat  of  clairvoyance.
winning a lottery When I first heard this
one, I immediately thought of the AlanisLuke Humble is the Website manager for The
Morissette song, "Ironic", which begins withTransport Exchange Group. Haulage Exchange -
the lines "An old man turned ninety-eight, hea freight exchange for the 7.5 tonne and over
won the lottery and died the next day." Whilemarket - is one of the UK's fastest growing
the subjects of the song are well documentedexchanges.



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