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Statue's can't go up flag pole

2003 Reader Submission
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This story was related to me by my College professor from when he was in the Military.

A fellow soilder and some friends had liberty in Washington D.C. As they walked through out the town they found a staue of smokey the bear. Well a drill seargeants hat is the same as the hat that Smokey the Bear has on. Naturally they thought that it would be a wonderful prank if they ran this statue up the falg pole so it would be seen for morning P.T. So they get the statue back to base and begin to run it up the falg pole. However, this is where the problem lies, because the pulley on a flag pole is ment to hold a 2 pound flag, not a 250 lb bronze statue. Well they enterprising solider got the statue almost to the top only to discover this this fact. Subsequently the staue fell and killed him instantly. Becoming one of the few people to ever be killed by Smokey the Bear.

Submitted on 10/23/2003

Submitted by: Chris Swab
Reference: Washington D.C.Area Newspapers

>> Moderator Scores <<

Glen said:
Neutral: Urban Legend
hmm not sure on this one will stay neutral and see what others think it has the sniff of UL to me though

Daniel said:
Neutral: Urban Legend
Needs more verification, also, I doubt the statue would have gotten anywhere near high enough to be deadly.

Greg said:
Neutral: Urban Legend
Has that "friend of a friend" UL quality to it.

Loren said:
Neutral: Honorable Mention
If this were true, it might make honorable mention. But it could be a twist on the urban legend about the brick layer and his pulley.

Charles said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
I'm of two minds on this one. I'd like to see some verification, of course. I think I'd know better than to try and run anything that heavy up a flag pole... but I'm not seeing it as terribly funny.

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Statue's can't go up flag pole

2003 Reader Submission Pending Acceptance

2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance