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Posted by grooviebeats on Sep-20-2006 14:27:

Florida man takes 50-foot dive for $20

quote:
PALMETTO, Florida (AP) -- Mark Giorgio figured a 50-foot plunge was worth $20. Giorgio, 47, was counting his money and walking across the U.S. 41 bridge over the Manatee River Monday when a $20 bill blew out of his hand and flew over the rail.

He followed. And plummeted 50 feet into the river. Then he swam about 100 yards to fish the bill from the water.

"I got my money back, hell yeah," Giorgio told the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. "Twenty bucks is a lot of money when you're broke."

He was fished from the water by a passing Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer.

Giorgio, who said he was already suffering from a broken collarbone, refused treatment for cuts and scrapes he suffered in the fall.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/09/20/chasingmoney.ap/index.html

this begs the question would you jump off a bridge if your 20 bucks flew out of your hand?

Posted by mellow_head on Sep-20-2006 14:28:

No.

Posted by pvdAngel on Sep-20-2006 14:32:

quote:
Originally posted by mellow_head
No.

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Posted by Rainborn on Sep-20-2006 14:36:

I'd fucking do it.

Posted by StanVoid on Sep-20-2006 14:42:

tell me kids! you ever suck ****, for marijuana?!

Posted by Moral Hazard on Sep-20-2006 14:45:

what the fuck is wrong with people in florida.

Posted by Ygrene on Sep-20-2006 15:09:

How does one get cut and scraped when they jump into water?

Posted by shaw on Sep-20-2006 15:11:

quote:
Originally posted by Ygrene
How does one get cut and scraped when they jump into water?

papercuts?

Posted by CONNERMAN2000 on Sep-20-2006 15:13:

"I got my money back, hell yeah," Giorgio told the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

that made me lol.

Posted by Ygrene on Sep-20-2006 15:14:

quote:
Originally posted by Inconspicuous
papercuts?

So you are saying that when he jumped in the water to save his 20 dollar bill, it cut him?

What an ungrateful bastard!

Posted by asfdz on Sep-20-2006 15:16:

Re: Florida man takes 50-foot dive for $20

quote:
Originally posted by grooviebeats
this begs the question would you jump off a bridge if your 20 bucks flew out of your hand?

lol

I've jumped off bridges higher than that....for no money

Only way I'd jump after 20$ is if I knew it was safe and people have jumped in before

Posted by Moral Hazard on Sep-20-2006 15:45:

quote:
Originally posted by Ygrene
How does one get cut and scraped when they jump into water?

When one falls 50 feet into water they tend to go beneith the surface for some distance.... say 10-15 feet. If the river is not as deep as the distance one would normally travel through water when one impacts it at such a velocity then it is quite understandable this person would be injured.

Posted by Ygrene on Sep-20-2006 16:05:

quote:
Originally posted by Moral Hazard
When one falls 50 feet into water they tend to go beneith the surface for some distance.... say 10-15 feet. If the river is not as deep as the distance one would normally travel through water when one impacts it at such a velocity then it is quite understandable this person would be injured.

You just ruined my very simple joke with an over-elaborate explanation.

Posted by DarkAngel on Sep-20-2006 16:09:

If I had a nickel for every one of these goddamn Florida threads I'd have enough to buy a new laptop. Way to go again, grooviebeats! Why don't you find shit to post about Wyoming instead?

Posted by Moral Hazard on Sep-20-2006 16:10:

quote:
Originally posted by Ygrene
You just ruined my very simple joke with an over-elaborate explanation.

Such was my intent..... Since your joke wasn't funny I figured it should be countered with an equally dull response. You're slipping dude.

Posted by Ygrene on Sep-20-2006 16:16:

quote:
Originally posted by Moral Hazard
Such was my intent..... Since your joke wasn't funny I figured it should be countered with an equally dull response. You're slipping dude.

Retired from Crackhead Alliance and moved on to Quality Control. 'Tis a sad day.

Posted by Moral Hazard on Sep-20-2006 16:21:

quote:
Originally posted by Ygrene
Retired from Crackhead Alliance and moved on to Quality Control. 'Tis a sad day.

Yep, I stopped doing drugs and you stopped being funny..... I wonder if the two are related?

Posted by DarkAngel on Sep-20-2006 16:22:

quote:
Originally posted by Moral Hazard
Yep, I stopped doing drugs and you stopped being funny..... I wonder if the two are related?

Oh my God. The world is truly ending!

Posted by Ygrene on Sep-20-2006 16:38:

quote:
Originally posted by Moral Hazard
Yep, I stopped doing drugs and you stopped being funny..... I wonder if the two are related?

Based on that statement, I do not think the two are related. I think what you are implying is that your perception of my humor has changed. As if to say that "When I am on drugs, I perceive Ygrene to be funny. When I am not on drugs, I do not perceive Ygrene to be funny.". With that in mind, you should've instead said: "Yep, I stopped doing drugs and I perceived that you stopped being funny..... I wonder if the two are related?" That would've been a more accurate statement.

/moral hazard

Posted by Marc Summers on Sep-20-2006 16:41:

this thread is turning sour pickles!

Posted by EXTREMUM on Sep-20-2006 16:41:

Posted by DarkAngel on Sep-20-2006 16:42:

quote:
Originally posted by Temperate
this thread is turning sour pickles!

More like the expiration date had passed long ago.

Posted by jonSun on Sep-20-2006 17:12:

quote:
Originally posted by Moral Hazard
what the fuck is wrong with people in florida.

Well $20 is alot of money for Floridians.

Posted by Moral Hazard on Sep-20-2006 17:12:

quote:
Originally posted by Ygrene
Based on that statement, I do not think the two are related. I think what you are implying is that your perception of my humor has changed. As if to say that "When I am on drugs, I perceive Ygrene to be funny. When I am not on drugs, I do not perceive Ygrene to be funny.". With that in mind, you should've instead said: "Yep, I stopped doing drugs and I perceived that you stopped being funny..... I wonder if the two are related?" That would've been a more accurate statement.

/moral hazard

Very well said, however, I believe the proper way to say it would have been;
"whist heavily employing narcotics I percieved Ygrene to be funny. Since I have terminated my use of illicit drugs I have come to the realization that Ygrene is, in fact, not funny."

See the difference is in which is correct my present perception or my past perception. Given that we generally accept one's perception is more accurate when one is sober as opposed to intoxicated we should must also accept that my present perception of your humour is more accurate then my past perception. Therefore, logically, you are not funny (in my eyes).

Posted by DarkAngel on Sep-20-2006 17:17:

quote:
Originally posted by jonSun
Well $20 is alot of money for Floridians.

Sure is!

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