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Only_Contribution_70 t1_it9p85c wrote

Reply to comment by cutelyaware in TIL that in 2005 burglars stole $71.6 million from a bank in Fortaleza, Brazil by setting up a fake landscaping company near the bank and digging a 256ft tunnel beneath two city blocks to the bank over 3 months. Neighbors noticed vanloads of soil removed daily but assumed it was business-related. by Lagavulin16_neat

like a van van, like a family minivan with the sliding door?

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InappropriateTA t1_itafcna wrote

People usually don’t mean minivan when they say van in this context. They typically mean a work/utility van like a Ford Econoline or Chevy Express, or a full cargo van like a Ford Transit.

I don’t know about that other comment, I don’t think I’ve ever heard a pickup truck (a light-duty truck with an open bed) called a van.

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Full_Temperature_920 t1_it9t4mp wrote

What the rest of the world calls "Van" America calls "pickup truck" if that makes things any clearer for you

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Only_Contribution_70 t1_it9td8y wrote

the rest of the world calls pickup trucks, vans?

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syzygyly t1_ita9ult wrote

this thread has more vans than a 90s skate park

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I_lenny_face_you t1_itasq86 wrote

slaps top of thread

This baby has so many vans in it, which in turn can fit so much dirt in them

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Nokneemouse t1_itaulk6 wrote

No, we don't. A van is a fully enclosed vehicle almost anywhere, never with a tray.

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