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Cidu Bill on Mar 9th 2010

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Is this is high-occupancy ambulance, or a city bus with a very confusing decal?

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17 Responses to “60”

  1. Bob in Nashville Mar 9th 2010 at 04:11 pm 1

    I think it’s the bloodmobile. Mobile donor facility.

  2. Pirk Mar 9th 2010 at 04:12 pm 2

    blood donor van thing?

  3. Pirk Mar 9th 2010 at 04:13 pm 3

    Bob in Nashville beat me to it, and more eloquently

  4. Kamino Neko Mar 9th 2010 at 04:14 pm 4

    What Bob said. Definitely the Bloodmobile. (Freakily enough, Firefox’s Canadian English spellcheck apparently includes Bloodmobile….despite having neither ‘Firefox’s’ nor ’spellcheck’…is that irony, or what?)

    One nice Bloodmobile, too, if it’s giving the donors lemonade instead of orange juice.

  5. Tom Mar 9th 2010 at 04:41 pm 5

    It’s just a plea to give to the Red Cross for Haiti earthquake relief.

  6. Heather D Mar 9th 2010 at 05:09 pm 6

    My first thought was blood donor, then I thought red cross… not sure what the standard logos are for blood donations in the US?

  7. Jesse Mar 9th 2010 at 05:44 pm 7

    its actually a van of smuggled Haitian orphans

  8. Brent Logan Mar 9th 2010 at 05:55 pm 8

    If it’s a bloodmobile, then why 60 passengers? The last bloodmobile I was on had room for a driver, 1-2 crammed at a little table behind the driver’s seat, 4 beds for donors, and 2 health interview booths in the back. Of these, only the driver had a seat belt and would have a location that seems appropriate for travel.

    A bloodmobile does have orange juice in a little fridge. Is the driver going to buy lemonade for those who will be giving blood later in the day? That doesn’t seem right…

  9. turquoise cow Mar 9th 2010 at 07:05 pm 9

    there are a few “adult daycares” and such that have their own buses which transport residents/patients from home to hospital/doctor’s appointments/etc. The ones I have seen are usually smaller but maybe in the cities (where this strip takes place) they have larger ones.

    i thought perhaps the red cross logo and the Give were not meant to be part of the vehicle’s logo, but the driver is wearing a cap with the same logo on his head.

  10. chene Mar 9th 2010 at 07:44 pm 10

    The 60 cups are for everyone who gives blood during the day, not just at one time which solves the bus size issue. Or people could drink more than one lemonade.

    Then again, it could be for 120 girls.

  11. George P Mar 9th 2010 at 10:47 pm 11

    I, agree it’s about blood donation, but without thinking it through. Maybe the author has just seen bloodmobiles but have no idea how they actually work.

  12. Igelino Mar 10th 2010 at 01:09 am 12

    I thought the joke was just that a relative sent over a busload of patients from the hospital. Doesn’t her mom or dad work at a hospital? Lemonade stands always make their big money off of friends and relatives, right?

  13. Esteban Mar 10th 2010 at 08:42 am 13

    Can’t they just sell hot chocolate instead? Have these kids never lived in a northern climate?

  14. Fnord Mar 10th 2010 at 11:33 am 14

    Well it’s definitely some vehicle from the Red Cross. They are the only organization legally permitted to use that red plus sign, and we know that cartoonists are scrupulous about adhering to such details of realism.

  15. Lord Jubjub Mar 10th 2010 at 05:52 pm 15

    The word ‘give’ under the Red Cross logo gave it away for me. Very obviously a bloodmobile looking to spread the wealth.

  16. turquoise cow Mar 10th 2010 at 09:15 pm 16

    @Esteban: But then there’s no clever pun on the word Lemon AID…

  17. Rain Mar 13th 2010 at 05:05 am 17

    @ chene #10——–eeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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