# Take me home NOW, Oh Lord! I've seen it ALL, and I don't need to stay! Link + Photo **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 24, 2003, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-home-now-oh-lord-ive-seen-it-all-and-i-dont-need-to-stay-link-photo/190629 "2003-07-24T14:29:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-home-now-oh-lord-ive-seen-it-all-and-i-dont-need-to-stay-link-photo/190629/1 "2003-07-24T14:29:59Z")
Sh\*t A Ghoddam. :eek: [LINK](http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/0723migrants-truckboat23-ON.html) And it’s an AP photo, to boot. ---
**Author:** ![FlyingDragonFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c89c15/32.png) [@FlyingDragonFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingDragonFan)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-home-now-oh-lord-ive-seen-it-all-and-i-dont-need-to-stay-link-photo/190629/2 "2003-07-24T14:38:57Z")
Yeah, that’s on the front pages of the papers down here today. I know the rules about refugees, but these people should have been allowed to stay just for sheer ingenuity. We need people like that. ---
**Author:** ![godzillatemple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/49beb7/32.png) [@godzillatemple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/godzillatemple)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-home-now-oh-lord-ive-seen-it-all-and-i-dont-need-to-stay-link-photo/190629/3 "2003-07-24T14:40:53Z")
Hey – didn’t I see that on last week’s “Junkyard Wars”? Barry ---
**Author:** ![Ms.Fisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Ms.Fisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms.Fisk)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-home-now-oh-lord-ive-seen-it-all-and-i-dont-need-to-stay-link-photo/190629/4 "2003-07-24T14:52:18Z")
Yes, amazing. Couldn’t we find jobs for them as engineers for Boeing or something? ---
**Author:** ![3waygeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e95f7d/32.png) [@3waygeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3waygeek)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-home-now-oh-lord-ive-seen-it-all-and-i-dont-need-to-stay-link-photo/190629/5 "2003-07-24T14:53:00Z")
My thoughts exactly, **godzillatemple** – does Cuban TV carry the show? ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-home-now-oh-lord-ive-seen-it-all-and-i-dont-need-to-stay-link-photo/190629/6 "2003-07-24T14:54:01Z")
Wow, knowing that they could stay when they reach US soil, why not paint the truck black? A yellow tarp… that’s just too easy to spot! Other than that, very ingenious indeed. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-home-now-oh-lord-ive-seen-it-all-and-i-dont-need-to-stay-link-photo/190629/7 "2003-07-24T15:01:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by FlyingDragonFan \* > \*\*people should have been allowed to stay just for sheer ingenuity. We need people like that. \*\* They gain points for ingenuity, but lose points for decor. Green and bright yellow? You are trying to _sneak into_ a country! Next time, go with blue! I t matches the ocean much better! ---
**Author:** ![bayonet1976](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@bayonet1976](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bayonet1976)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-home-now-oh-lord-ive-seen-it-all-and-i-dont-need-to-stay-link-photo/190629/8 "2003-07-24T15:02:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by 3waygeek \* > \*\*My thoughts exactly, **godzillatemple** – does Cuban TV carry the show? \*\* Sadly Cuban TV consists of 3 channels, and on any given moment you will see one of the followin: 1. Speech by Fidel Castro 2. Round table discussion of a speech by Fidel Castro 3. Round table discussion of how awful things are elsewhere 4. Round table discussion of how great things are in Cuba 5. Mexican/Venezuelan soap opera about a hot looking servant girl who rises to power through cunning use of her body. I’m not kidding. That being said I second the sentiment that these guys would kick ass on Junkyard Wars, and that it’s a shame their talents will not be available to the capitalist market. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-home-now-oh-lord-ive-seen-it-all-and-i-dont-need-to-stay-link-photo/190629/9 "2003-07-24T15:02:47Z")
I type too slow. ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-home-now-oh-lord-ive-seen-it-all-and-i-dont-need-to-stay-link-photo/190629/10 "2003-07-24T15:05:08Z")
Where’s Lamont? ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-home-now-oh-lord-ive-seen-it-all-and-i-dont-need-to-stay-link-photo/190629/11 "2003-07-24T17:11:13Z")
Seriously, I think if you go to that much effort, you should get in. ---
**Author:** ![SnoopyFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d07c76/32.png) [@SnoopyFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnoopyFan)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-home-now-oh-lord-ive-seen-it-all-and-i-dont-need-to-stay-link-photo/190629/12 "2003-07-24T17:19:35Z")
Pretty damn creative, but they need to float on back home. ---
**Author:** ![xiaoping](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/77aa72/32.png) [@xiaoping](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xiaoping)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-home-now-oh-lord-ive-seen-it-all-and-i-dont-need-to-stay-link-photo/190629/13 "2003-07-24T22:47:45Z")
Great design. But the Coast Guard sunk it! What do they usually do with “ships” recovered in those situations? It seems like sinking it could be some kind of environmental hazard that could have been avoided. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-home-now-oh-lord-ive-seen-it-all-and-i-dont-need-to-stay-link-photo/190629/14 "2003-07-24T22:52:50Z")
First off, I agree they should be allowed in due to sheer cleverness. Second, this being a capitalist country, do you think Chevy could work this into an ad? ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-home-now-oh-lord-ive-seen-it-all-and-i-dont-need-to-stay-link-photo/190629/15 "2003-07-24T23:10:15Z")
Too bad we didn’t let them in. Very nice design, and the colors would have worked so well in Key West. New Reality Show: “Cuban Queer Eye For The Straight Car Guy”. ---
**Author:** ![Scruloose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@Scruloose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruloose)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-home-now-oh-lord-ive-seen-it-all-and-i-dont-need-to-stay-link-photo/190629/16 "2003-07-24T23:44:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by xiaoping \* > \*\*Great design. But the Coast Guard sunk it! What do they usually do with “ships” recovered in those situations? It seems like sinking it could be some kind of environmental hazard that could have been avoided. \*\* We usually sink 'em. The smaller rafts and inner tubes will be brought aboard and brought back to shore, the larger craft sunk or burned. I believe there’s a museum of rafts and craft that have been salvaged in Miami. That truck would’ve been a great addition. I’ve picked up alot of Cubans in my time, and that’s the best mode of transport I’ve seen yet. ---
**Author:** ![Ashkicker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@Ashkicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashkicker)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2003, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-home-now-oh-lord-ive-seen-it-all-and-i-dont-need-to-stay-link-photo/190629/17 "2003-07-25T04:16:13Z")
Sea Ray better move on over, looks like they may have some competition. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![The\_MacDairmuid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_MacDairmuid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_MacDairmuid)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2003, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-home-now-oh-lord-ive-seen-it-all-and-i-dont-need-to-stay-link-photo/190629/18 "2003-07-25T05:16:34Z")
We should have let those guys in, they could have done well here. That is an excellent example of “Good ol’ American ingenuity.” ---
**Author:** ![Super\_Gnat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Super\_Gnat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Super_Gnat)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2003, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-home-now-oh-lord-ive-seen-it-all-and-i-dont-need-to-stay-link-photo/190629/19 "2003-07-25T05:21:28Z")
[random]40 miles off shore is US waters? Good grief![/random] Those folks are awesome. I hope they get to make another attempt soon. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2003, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-home-now-oh-lord-ive-seen-it-all-and-i-dont-need-to-stay-link-photo/190629/20 "2003-07-25T05:38:35Z")
> [@](#): > > Those folks are awesome. I hope they get to make another attempt soon. I sure as hell hope they survive once they get back to Cuba. When people are returned, does the govenment find out? I wouldn’t like to think what happens in that case… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-me-home-now-oh-lord-ive-seen-it-all-and-i-dont-need-to-stay-link-photo/190629.md?page=2)