# Man "hides" his boat with a fence

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 15, 2024, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-hides-his-boat-with-a-fence/1001586 "2024-05-15T11:00:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-hides-his-boat-with-a-fence/1001586/1 "2024-05-15T11:00:50Z")

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Just an amusing story about getting around city regulations by sticking to the letter of the law:

> **[Man gets realistic picture of his boat painted on a fence intended to hide it](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-gets-realistic-picture-boat-painted-fence-designed-hide-rcna151928)**
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> Etienne Constable was told to build a 6-foot fence to hide the boat from view of his neighbors — but he got an image of the boat painted on the fence.

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
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I love malicious compliance.

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**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\
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Hope it doesn’t attract coyotes.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-hides-his-boat-with-a-fence/1001586/4 "2024-05-15T11:42:49Z")

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> [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](#):
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> Hope it doesn’t attract coyotes. -

Painted _tunnels_ attract coyotes.  
And Fiats.

> **[Road Runner Tunnel Crash](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/road-runner-tunnel-crash-rumor/)**
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> A viral story about a car crashing into a Road Runner cartoon-style painted tunnel seemed too humorous to prompt any fact-checking.