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LYING TO GET HELP

2005 Reader Submission
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There are some thins you shouldn't HAVE to warn people about. You shouldn't have to publicly warn people not to stick a fork in their eye when they run out of toilet paper for instance, or not to walk in front of a shooting range wearing a tee shirt with a target printed on the front. Or not to lie in the middle of a road when your car runs out of petrol. However, police in Vancouver found themselves having to issue just that warning after pulling over to investigate what looked like a body in the middle of the road. When they stopped they found that the fella was alive and well, but had run out of petrol. As any rightminded person would, he concluded the best way to solve this problem would be to lie in the middle of the road to attract someone's attention. Needless to say, the police advised him that this may not be the best way do this. As far as I know this guy is still alive and well. For now...

Submitted on 04/20/2005

Submitted by: Emma Kilburn
Reference: REUTERS 20TH APRIL 2005

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Daniel said:
Neutral: Personal Account
Sorry, your link died, and Reuters reprints a lot of garbage, so I'm calling this a PA. But funny as heck. Thanks.

Kelly said:
Neutral: Other
some more information please, and a link to an aticle that can be retrived.

Jack said:
Neutral: Personal Account
Ok, we haven't had a "lying down in the roadway" story for a while, so I'll vote to keep it.

Charles said:
Definitely Toss: Other
But we have had a lot of "lying down in the middle of the road" over the years, and this guy didn't die... this time...

Tracy said:
Neutral: Personal Account
Hi - this needs verification, but he could be a future DA if he carries on like this!

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