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Kung Fu scare

Kyle Haddis, 23, was training for a Kung Fu championship. His instructor (who requested to be unnamed) was always a braggart, saying that if you put your mind to it you can master fear, and he put his mind to it and mastered fear. Kyle then put his mind to something else: to prove his instructor wrong. He bought a morphsuit (one of those suits that are skintight) and hid in the alley beside the instruction center. When the instructor exited he lept towards him. Of course, jumpscaring any Kung Fu instructor is not that good of an idea. The instructor lashed out and broke two of Kyle's ribs, the broken ends nearly puncturing his right lung. He lived, so he did not get a Darwin Award, but I believe his incident deserves an honorable mention.

Submitted on 10/25/2019

Submitted by: Anonymous
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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
Without a reference this can only garner a PA, but I'm willing to accept it. Trying to scare a Kung Fu master like that is just begging for trouble. Thanks!


Candi said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
This kind of thing is a trope in and unto itself -what was this guy thinking! Thanks!