Most of our Black Friday feature videos show a Cummins Turbo Diesel powered Dodge Ram pickup spewing lots of smoke simply for show but this week’s video shows a CTD Ram with a purpose – pulling one incredible April Fool’s Day prank.
The unfortunate subject of this prank is a guy named Johnny who predictably visits the bathroom each day at 2pm. On April 1st, 2013, Johnny likely went into the bathroom with his magazine like he did every other day but this early afternoon potty break was going to take a very smokey turn. The pranksters pull a modified Cummins powered Ram up next to the window of Johnny’s bathroom and with a long hose connected to the tail pipe, they opened the window and stuck the hose in. Within seconds, the room was filled so thick with Cummins soot that we cannot see Johnny escape – presumably with his pants around his knees.
Once out, we get to enjoy his unhappy reaction as he works to wipe away the residue from the Cummins Ram’s exhaust smoke while a large group of onlookers have a hearty laugh at his expense.
Warning: this video does have some objectionable language but pretty much everything is bleeped out. Still, you might not want to watch this while your boss or kids are around. Unless your boss is awesome and also enjoys watching a Cummins Ram soot up a bathroom while someone tries to do their business. Then again, how can anyone not enjoy it? It’s freakin’ hilarious! Enjoy!
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