#3 reminds me of a story Dad told about his time as a reporter for the Birmingham News back in the '60's.
He was assigned to get the story on the baby hippo at the Zoo and was to meet a photographer, Dean, at the hippo enclosure to get some nice pics for the paper. Baby animals always made for good copy.
So, Dad is waiting and waiting, talking with the director, but no Dean. He remembers that Dean really liked the primate house and was forever taking pics of monkeys and whatnot, so, off he goes. What he finds, is Dean, past the barrier, with his arm through the bars of the orangutan cage. His hand has disappeared into the orange fist of the resident orang, who happens to have fingers the size of bananas.
"Dean, what are you doing?" "Just shaking hands with my friend." "You do realize, that if it occurred to that big monkey, that he could pull you through those bars like a strand of spaghetti?" "Oh, he wouldn't do that. We're friends."
Eventually the orang, just opened his hand and let Dean go. Dean went on to finish the photo assignment and only just escaped being squashed by the mother hippo.
Dad said he wasn't the brightest bulb on the tree.
The civil engineer responsible for the design in #4 should have been drummed out of the trade. However, things being as they are, he was probably promoted to Director.
There's nothing wrong with the design. It's just a standard manhole installed the same as millions of them have been installed for years. That is an intentional demolition. The manhole needed to be removed for whatever reason so they removed the lid, passed the chain through the vent holes and then welded the lid to the ring.
#9 did a damn good job of not falling down that hole. Most people would have been gone.
ReplyDeleteMy thought exactly!
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He had to be a cat in a previous life!
DeleteAn example of Tofu Drek. Bad construction in communist China.
Delete10 Hilarious!! The look on her face was perfect.
ReplyDelete#6 Oh, bitch, no you di'unt. You done fucked up the ribs.
ReplyDelete#3 is terrifying; could easily have been a grisly end. How did she escape?
ReplyDelete#3 reminds me of a story Dad told about his time as a reporter for the Birmingham News back in the '60's.
ReplyDeleteHe was assigned to get the story on the baby hippo at the Zoo and was to meet a photographer, Dean, at the hippo enclosure to get some nice pics for the paper. Baby animals always made for good copy.
So, Dad is waiting and waiting, talking with the director, but no Dean. He remembers that Dean really liked the primate house and was forever taking pics of monkeys and whatnot, so, off he goes. What he finds, is Dean, past the barrier, with his arm through the bars of the orangutan cage. His hand has disappeared into the orange fist of the resident orang, who happens to have fingers the size of bananas.
"Dean, what are you doing?"
"Just shaking hands with my friend."
"You do realize, that if it occurred to that big monkey, that he could pull you through those bars like a strand of spaghetti?"
"Oh, he wouldn't do that. We're friends."
Eventually the orang, just opened his hand and let Dean go. Dean went on to finish the photo assignment and only just escaped being squashed by the mother hippo.
Dad said he wasn't the brightest bulb on the tree.
#7: Woulda been cool if a huge, grey tentacle whipped up out of the hole after she disappeared.
ReplyDelete#10 I’m guessing that’s how Kamala goes down… on a mission
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#2 Did I just see what I think I saw?
ReplyDeleteHe seems to have enjoyed it.
Delete#3. Note to self, don't piss off a woman of color.
ReplyDelete3) In my best Heston voice: Get your hands off of me you damned hairy ape!
ReplyDeleteThe civil engineer responsible for the design in #4 should have been drummed out of the trade. However, things being as they are, he was probably promoted to Director.
ReplyDeleteThere's nothing wrong with the design. It's just a standard manhole installed the same as millions of them have been installed for years.
ReplyDeleteThat is an intentional demolition. The manhole needed to be removed for whatever reason so they removed the lid, passed the chain through the vent holes and then welded the lid to the ring.
That explains it, I wondered why that cover was that stuck...
DeleteThey also weld the lids on for security reasons to prevent bombs being placed if someone very important is going to be passing by.
Delete#3 leg/knee snap in 3...2...
ReplyDeleteRight turn, Clyde.
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#3 Maybe he/she/it smelled like he/she/it was in heat. Maybe he/she/it should bathe more often.
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