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That would do some damage..

I hit a deer once
I hit a coon once with a volkswagen, about flipped it over.
 
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I hit a coon once with a volkswagen, about flipped it over.
I hit it with the wife's 70 Chevelle

Almost was driving my brother in laws Fiat Strada..

Probably would have been killed if I was
 
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I hit it with the wife's 70 Chevelle

Almost was driving my brother in laws Fiat Strada..

Probably would have been killed if I was
That would knock it off balance and would have landed in your lap.
 
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Yeah that's what i was thinking..

Didn't do much damage to the chevelle
 
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There were 3 guys killed south of here about 20 years ago. They hit a deer at a high rate of speed. Took the top off of a firebird and their heads too.
 
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Must have been a big deer too
 
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I couldn't imagine coming up on that in the middle of the night.
 
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Must have been a big deer too
I think it would have to be a big one.
 
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I couldn't imagine coming up on that in the middle of the night.
Yeah would be some scary $hlt
 
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Yeah would be some scary $hlt
A deer and 3 heads in the road. wonder where the car ended up?
 
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A deer and 3 heads in the road. wonder where the car ended up?
In the junk yard...
 
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