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02 Jun 2006 05:48:41 PM |
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OT: Darwin Runner-up: God was watching out forme |
RUNNER UP: TACOMA, WA.
Kerry Bingham had been drinking with several friends when one of
them said they knew a person who had bungee-jumped from the Tacoma
Narrows Bridge in the middle of traffic The conversation grew more
heated and at least 10 men trooped along the walkway of the bridge
at 4:30 AM. Upon arrival at the midpoint of the bridge they
discovered that no one had brought a bungee rope. Bingham, who had
continued drinking, volunteered and pointed out that a coil of
lineman's cable lay nearby. One end of the cable was secured around
Bingham's leg and the other end was tied to the bridge. His fall
lasted 40 feet before the cable tightened and tore his foot off at
the ankle.
He miraculously survived his fall into the icy river water and was
rescued by two nearby fishermen. "All I can say" said Bingham, is that
God was watching out for me on that night. There's just no
other explanation for it." Bingham's foot was never located.
#I'm at a loss for wurds.
#
#(shut up, doooooooooook)
Sunyata
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Darwin Runner-up: God was watching out forme |
03 Jun 2006 01:59:51 AM |
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In article <ukf18214j62cnqmdrtbbirh7ee2lsfugc8@4ax.com>,
wrote:
RUNNER UP: TACOMA, WA.
Kerry Bingham had been drinking with several friends when one of
them said they knew a person who had bungee-jumped from the Tacoma
Narrows Bridge in the middle of traffic The conversation grew more
heated and at least 10 men trooped along the walkway of the bridge
at 4:30 AM. Upon arrival at the midpoint of the bridge they
discovered that no one had brought a bungee rope. Bingham, who had
continued drinking, volunteered and pointed out that a coil of
lineman's cable lay nearby. One end of the cable was secured around
Bingham's leg and the other end was tied to the bridge. His fall
lasted 40 feet before the cable tightened and tore his foot off at
the ankle.
He miraculously survived his fall into the icy river water and was
rescued by two nearby fishermen. "All I can say" said Bingham, is that
God was watching out for me on that night. There's just no
other explanation for it." Bingham's foot was never located.
I think that he deserves at least an honorable mention from the Darwins.
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
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