April 26, 2006
Life Imitates A Bad Redneck Joke
Old joke:
What's the last thing a dumb redneck says before he dies?
"Hey, y'all, watch this!"
Maybe this guy didn't die, but it wasn't for lack of trying:
FORT PAYNE, Ala. -- A Georgia man was hospitalized after jumping from the side of Alabama's DeSoto Falls and plunging 150 feet before hitting the water.
The leap wasn't a suicide attempt since several witnesses reported that prior to the plunge, the man yelled, "Watch this."
Tim Whitehead, superintendent of DeSoto State Park, said 23-year-old Jason Carter of Trion, Georgia, jumped from the east side of the canyon around 3 p.m. Monday. He was airlifted to Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee, after rescue personnel spent three hours removing him from the canyon. Carter, who was treated for a back injury, was reported to be in stable condition yesterday.
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In Wisconsin, the famous last words are "Honey, hold my beer while I try this."
Posted by: Jay at April 26, 2006 11:21 AMI knew a guy who died jumping from those falls. (DeSoto Falls is in the county I grew up in.) His leg got trapped in some rocks underwater, and that was it for him. I'm amazed by the number of people who have jumped there through the years.
Posted by: Steve at April 26, 2006 02:10 PMAm I the only one amused by the fact that this story comes out of Fort Payne?
Posted by: chess h at April 26, 2006 10:38 PM...and the guy in question has the same last name?
Posted by: Jim of St. Grimblefig's Monastery at April 28, 2006 07:19 AMJim - shhhhh. We don't talk about that side of the family.
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