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That's gotta hurt

A man attached an elastic band to a sculpted cross monument to do some training. Little did he know, said cross didn't resist the force applied and fell on him. He survived, but lost one testicule in this near miss! That's gotta hurt !

Submitted on 09/13/2021

Submitted by: Matt
Reference: https://www.bienpublic.com/faits-divers-justice/2021/09/11/la-croix-du-domaine-latour-retrouvee-detr

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
The provided link requires a subscription to see the full article, but given the photo in that article and Matt's summary I'm more than willing to accept this as an HM. Hopefully we'll get more submissions with other news sources that contain additional details. Thanks, Matt! For the mods: https://www.bienpublic.com/faits-divers-justice/2021/09/11/la-croix-du-domaine-latour-retrouvee-detruite


Candi said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention