Osakatomebaby

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No, it's not urban fishing. This is an old photo I've been meaning to share with the world, of a friend of mine attempting to win the Darwin awards. He dropped his football in the Potomac. Why was he carrying a football to the Jefferson memorial? I forget. But I do remember that they insisted on stealing my purse-strap to attach to this trash can in a *futile* attempt to fish the thing out.

I admit I overreacted. There, see I can do that. I just had this image of his hand slipping and him plunging into the cold river in those heavy clothes. As you'll note there's a slick stone wall and nowhere to climb out. It took much cajoling to get me to turn over the purse-strap.

Now this intrepid MacGyver tells me he is joining the Navy. I fear for our country.