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InappropriateTA t1_itafcna wrote

Reply to comment by Only_Contribution_70 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

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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