[3159] in Humor
HUMOR: BUNGEE JUMPING IN MEXICO
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sharalee M. Field)
Mon Apr 3 14:49:48 2000
Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2000 14:43:59 -0400
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From: "Sharalee M. Field" <sharalee_field@harvard.edu>
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>Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 07:05:51 -0600
>From: The DAILY DOSE! <dosemaster@thedailydose.com>
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>BUNGEE JUMPING IN MEXICO
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>While Al and Joe were bungee jumping one day. Al says to Joe, "You know,=
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>we could make a lot of money running our own bungee jumping service in=20
>Mexico."
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>Joe thinks this is a great idea, so they pool their money and buy=20
>everything they'll need; a tower, an elastic cord, insurance, etc. They=20
>travel to Mexico and begin to set up on the square.
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>As they are constructing the tower a crowd begins to assemble. Slowly,=20
>more and more people gather to watch them work. When they had finished,=20
>there was such a crowd they thought it would be a good idea to give a=20
>demonstration. So Al jumps.
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>He bounces at the end of the cord, but when he comes back up, Joe notices=
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>that he has a few cuts and scratches. Unfortunately, Joe isn't able to=20
>catch him, and he falls again, bounces again and comes back up again. This=
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>time he is bruised and bleeding. Again Joe misses him. Al falls again and=
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>bounces back up. This time he comes back pretty messed up. He's got a=20
>couple of broken bones and is almost unconscious. Luckily Joe catches him=
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>this time and says, "What happened? Was the cord too long?"
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>Barely able to speak, Al gasps, "No, the bungee cord was fine. It was the=
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>crowd... WHAT THE HECK IS A PI=D1ATA?"
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>Source: Rooster de la dio
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