Jul 5, 2004

gun it, Myrtle!

Half of the purpose of this blog's existence is to scoop Jim Romenesko's Obscure Store, by far the best compendium of weird news stories on the web.

As our Fearless Leader might put it, mission accomplished.

The story: a young man (25-30ish) disembarking a rental car from a Washington ferry starts to roll backward, panics, guns the engine, and goes sailing off into Puget Sound.
Ferry crew rescued him and he was taken to nearby Island Hospital. Harris said the man had a broken arm and suffered from hypothermia. One witness had a camera and was able to capture some of the rescue efforts.
Adding insult to injury, of course. Thanks to digital technology, this hapless bloke will live eternally on blooper shows.

And hey, doesn't G.W. look sharp in spectacles? Provide your own caption in the comments! Best one wins admiration, respect, and pride!

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