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Lose Lose Situation

2008 Reader Submission
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Have yo ever heard the expression, "He ain't the sharpest tool in the shed." Well this kid was the bluntest tool in the shed. It was one rainy day on May 3,2008 in Innisfail Alberta and in between two parts of our school there was a huge puddle about five feet wide. His friend challenged him to jump the puddle. And as you probably guessed he accepted the challenge and tried to jump it. It was a lose lose situation. If he made it he ran into a cement wall because the puddle went right up against the wall. If he doesn't make it he ends up lying in the puddle and is soaking wet for the rest of the day. He began to prepare for the jump.

He began to run down the slope leading to the large puddle. It was about a 30 degree slope. He reached his top speed and started his leap. He slipped as he landed (In the puddle) and crashed into the wall. So there he was lying in the puddle in agony. The school called the local emergency and asked for an ambulance. He lied in the puddle for about 20 minutes waiting for the medical response team. He was rushed to the hospital and a few hours later we recieved the news. He had broken his knee in three places and also dislocated it. He was scheduled for surgery the next day. He's got a broken and dislocated knee and also the shame of being the school JACKASS! So thanks for the laughs JACKASS!

Submitted on 05/22/2008

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: Don't understand what media reference means

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James said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
Based on your description, there seems to be no good reason for him to have taken this wager! BTW "media reference" means the news source from which a submission is derived. Since this is a personal account, a media reference isn't required! Anyway, it IS a pretty funny visual!


Candi said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
Taking on a obviously dangerous lose/lose situation is just bone-headed -of course, that's probably why he's still alive. Thanks Anon! Oh, and for this kind of story, "personal account" is a sufficient media reference. Get it out of the paper, tell us which one and when.


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