My sister's in-laws were driving home along a back-woods, country road in Georgia when they came across this guy, in the middle of the road, tied to a refrigerator. He was bumped up and badly bruised, but, sadly for the gene pool, very much alive. It turns out, 'Bubba' was helping some friends move. After packing a large amount of items on the truck, they had just enough room in the back to load the refrigerator. They were worried about it falling off, so, our at-risk-survivor, Bubba, decided it would be a great idea to tie himself to the refrigerator, to keep it from falling off (you can see where this is going). Somewhere along the way, they lost Bubba and the refrigerator. Thankfully, he landed on top of the appliance, and not the other way around, and, it did not roll over after it hit the ground from a moving vehicle. Why the driver and passenger never heard the crash behind them, I will never know, but I can imagine their shock when they reached their destination, walked to the back of the truck, scratched their heads and asked, 'Where's Bubba?'

Submitted on 01/19/2011

Submitted by: Annmarie Benavidez
Reference: personal account - a few years ago

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Bruce said:
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So let me get this straight... Instead of doing what pretty much anybody with an IQ above that of a watermelon would do and lash the refrigerator to the truck they decided to lash it to Bubba instead? Good grief, that definitely sounds like a Darwin in the making if I ever heard one!

Candi said:
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I think giving them credit for the IQ of a watermelon is a bit much. Thanks, Ann marie!

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