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Roundabout Rocket

2008 Reader Submission
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ORIGINAL SUBMISSION:

I was told this story by a former boyfriend of mine. He and a friend decided to play with some minature rockets they had acquired goodness only knows when. Between the two of them the idea was formed to tie a string around the rocket and the other end of the string to a birdbath in one of their backyards. [Darwin wonders, why?] Since they had no sturdy string available, my former boyfriend had the brilliant idea to swipe some freely available yarn from his mother. And the plot was hatched.

They lit the rocket and quickly skittered back from the wheel of sparks they expected. Well... their expectations did not pan out. Instead of the rocket spinning neatly around its tether, the flame of the lit rocket quickly burnt through the yarn, and found a new trajectory: my former boyfriend's stomach. He was alternately clutching his gut and smacking it to remove the rocket and put out the flames left behind.

He came away from the experience with a large bruise and a hastily hidden and ruined shirt. They never told his mother what they did. But here's the kicker: They had graduated from high school the day before.

You can see why I'm glad I am not going to be assisting him in propagating his genes. That is if he ever gets the chance to.

Submitted on 03/14/2008

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: Personal Account Date Unknown

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Bruce said:
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When he said "yarn" did he really mean knitting yarn? I can't believe that even the smallest rocket wouldn't tear knitting yarn apart in an instant! What was he thinking? It's probably a very good thing for you that he's an EX boyfriend. Thanks for sharing this with us.


James said:
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High School grad, you say? Yarn and rockets, you say? You were wise to ditch this fellow! :-) Thanks for a funny story!


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