Man pretending to fall off Hwy. 77 bridge actually falls
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gyrfalcon
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Post subject: Man pretending to fall off Hwy. 77 bridge actually falls Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:29 am |
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What the @*#$ are they putting in drinks these days?
Man pretending to fall off Hwy. 77 bridge actually falls
Associated Press
Police in Bloomington say a 23-year-old man is in stable condition after he pretended that he was falling off a bridge over the Minnesota River, then actually fell off the bridge.
Police got a call just before 5 a.m. Sunday from a 21-year-old man who said his friend fell off the Highway 77 bridge and into a marshy area about 30 feet below. The caller said he was driving north when his friend, who he said had been drinking, told him to pull into the bridge's emergency lane so he could urinate.
The 23-year-old stood eventually climbed to the ledge of the bridge, then looked at his friend and pretended to fall. "He then in fact fell," reads a press release from the Bloomingtin Police Department.
Police from Bloomington and Eagan responded, and the Eagan Fire Department used a chair lift to retrieve the man. He was transported to Hennepin County Medical Center where he's being treated for serious injuries.
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Dee
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:15 pm |
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A practical demonstration of Darwin's theory?
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tman065
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 1:48 pm |
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Bridges and alcohol should be kept separate. NEVER pretend to fall while urinating from the top of a bridge!
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mrokern
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 2:06 pm |
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We may need to ban bridges.
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Jeremiah
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 2:13 pm |
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For the children!
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Jeremiah
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 2:14 pm |
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Quote: The 23-year-old stood eventually climbed to the ledge of the bridge, then looked at his friend and pretended to fall. "He then in fact fell," reads a press release from the Bloomingtin Police Department.
To quote a modern philosopher: "You can't fix stupid."
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mnglocker
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:33 am |
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Jeremiah wrote: Quote: The 23-year-old stood eventually climbed to the ledge of the bridge, then looked at his friend and pretended to fall. "He then in fact fell," reads a press release from the Bloomingtin Police Department.
To quote a modern philosopher: "You can't fix stupid."
:GMTA: Beat me to it.
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kecker
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:32 pm |
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Missed the Darwin award by just a little bit.
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Selurcspi
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:18 am |
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340PD
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 7:51 am |
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Joined: Mon Apr 09, 2007 12:02 pm Posts: 188 Location: Saint Paul
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This guy is on track for a Darwin Award. Just a little more "practice"...
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