Today this idiot tried to.......

[Sparky Kronkite]

Land, via para-sail style, back-pack, fan-powered, Ultralight "Plane" on the torch of the Statue of Liberty......

And he missed and his para-sail got hung up on the torch and so......

He was just dangling up there.

They rescued him - arrested him.

Check for it on you nightly new program - pretty funny.

 

[Pokerman]

That goes well with the three idiots who climbed to the top of those towers at the old World's Fair site (the 'spaceships' from MIB) and had to be rescued by helicopter on tuesday night....

 

[swtbethie]

I heard he planned to land, then bungee jump of the Staute of Liberty

 

[Harpoon]

Damn

If they hadn't rescued him, survival of the fittest would be alive and well. And there would be one less dope in the world.

People are interfering with the laws of nature again.

 

[KillerMuffin]

Sorry, Sparky, he was pre-empted by the 200 million powerball and how the rain is not only helping us, but fucking up the harvest. Some of us in this state think the statue of liberty was made up to attract tourists, kind of like the worlds third largest ball of yarn down toward Dodge City. Just think, AJ and personalities come from here...

 

[OUTSIDER]

That story even made it all the way over here too, it was on the radio while I was making dinner........some people sheeesh.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

I don't watch the news much and been house sitting fro the last two weeks but from what my friend told me, the guy tried a stunt, got stuck on the torch, and this makes him stupid. why?

 

[OUTSIDER]

You know they shouldn't have rushed to get that guy down, once they had a rope on him and he was in no danger of falling they should have left him up there overnight......bet he wouldn't have tried that ever again

 

[Mr. Bootie]

Haven't heard this story yet.....but.....

I haven't listened to the news yet. I'm watching football now, and then waiting to hear Condit speaking to Conny Chung. There's just to much going on right now. I'm going to have to tape some things. Darn it!!!! I knew I should have gotten Tivo. Does anyone have Tivo? Is it worth it?????


kgboot

 

[Sparky Kronkite]

What makes the guy stupid is......

endangering "many" other people and the lives of the police, medical emergency teams and firemen - who have to pick up the pieces.

There's nothing wrong with thrill seekers pulling stunts for their own enjoyment - unless they might harm others.

That's when they become stupid.

 

[teresafannin]

I think they should have left him dangling there for a long while. If he wants to endanger his life, fine, but as Sparky said, he endangered others & that makes him 20 kinds of stupid.

 

[Sparky Kronkite]

YEah me too....

I think it would have looked so cool.

This dangling, tattered orange parachute with a decaying body hanging from it.

What a site for the tourists.

We welcome your rotting, stupid masses.

 

[Lancaster]

They should have set fire to him to provide an alternative, more realistic torch for an hour or so.

 

[dza]

they had to take him down -- he was french

wouldn't want the place to get stunk up now would we

 

[OUTSIDER]

Is this the same jackass who landed in the middle of a boxing match once and got beaten by the crowd..?

 

[WriterDom]

He was some environmental wacko. P P probably knows him.

 

[rambling man]

If he was French too late, consider the place stunk up

Stunts aren't all bad. The guy who lept from a hundred feet up to catch a football a couple of years back (and succeeded in midair) that's a stunt. Who would get hurt by that except the idiot who tried it.

He did endanger EMS personnel lives. I hope his nation and his parents are proud