Phriday Phunny

deesun · 16-09-2005, 01:35 PM

This is a bricklayer's accident report, which was printed in the
newsletter of the Australian equivalent of the Workers' Compensation
board. This is a true story!
Had this guy died, he'd have received a Darwin Award for sure.......

Dear Sir,
I am writing in response to your request for additional information
in Block 3 of the accident report form. I put "poor planning" as the
cause of my accident. You asked for a fuller explanation and I trust the
following details will be sufficient.
I am a bricklayer by trade. On the day of the accident, I was
working alone on the roof of a new six-story building. When I completed my
work,I found that I had some bricks left over which, when weighed later
were found to be slightly in excess of 500lbs.
Rather than carry the bricks down by hand I decided to lower them in
barrel by using a pulley, which was attached to the side of the
building on the sixth floor. Securing the rope at ground I went up to the roof,
swung the barrel out and loaded the bricks into it. Then I went down
and untied the rope, holding it tightly to ensure a slow descent of the bricks.
You will note in Block 11 of the accident report form that I weigh
135lbs. Due to my surprise at being jerked off the ground so suddenly, I lost
my presence of mind and forgot to let go of the rope. Needless to say, I
proceeded at a rapid rate up the side of the building. In the vicinity of the third floor,
I met the barrel, which was now proceeding downward at an equally impressive speed.
This explained the fractured skull, minor abrasions and the broken collar bone, as listed
in section 3 of the accident report form. Slowed only slightly, I
continued my rapid ascent, not stopping until the fingers of my right hand were
two knuckles deep into the pulley. Fortunately by this time I had regained
my presence of mind and was able to hold tightly to the rope, in spite of
beginning to experience pain. At approximately the same time, however, the barrel of bricks hit the
ground and the bottom fell out of the barrel. Now devoid of the weight
of the bricks, that barrel weighed approximately 50lbs. I refer you again
to my
weight. As you can imagine, I began a rapid descent, down the side of the
building. In the vicinity of the third floor, I met the barrel coming up. This
accounts for the two fractured ankles, broken tooth and several
lacerations of my legs and lower body. Here my luck began to change slightly.
The encounter with the barrel seemed to slow me enough to lessen my injuries when I fell into the
pile of bricks and fortunately only three vertebrae were cracked. I am
sorry to report, however, as I lay there on the pile of bricks, in pain, unable to move, I again
lost my composure and presence of mind and let go of the rope
and I lay there watching the empty barrel begin its journey back down onto
me. This explains the two broken legs.
I hope this answers your inquiry

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luke · 16-09-2005, 01:38 PM

HA!
:hihi:

that just made my day

Melz · 16-09-2005, 01:38 PM

thats classic.. made my day!

TheSneakiness · 16-09-2005, 01:44 PM

Oh my god. Is this real?

vino3o2 · 16-09-2005, 01:49 PM

Ha!!...funny stuff

MotherNatureVer2 · 16-09-2005, 01:52 PM

hahahahaahahahahahahahahahaha

I surely needed that laugh

Sourbastard · 16-09-2005, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AUII_SE_Ute

Oh my god. Is this real?

Dont think so. I remember my mum having a photocopy of this back in the 80's when I was a nipper.

bathurst77 · 16-09-2005, 02:09 PM

Its actually a variation on the lyrics of an old Irish folk song called "The Sick Note" made famous by an Irish band called "The Dubliners", who have been around since the mid 60s, and are one of the most famous bands in Ireland and the Irish music scene.

They are a bit like an Irish "Bushwackers" I guess.

4.9 EF Futura · 16-09-2005, 02:28 PM

It is an old folk story. Urban myth if you will.

Im suprised no one has mentioned this... but Buster attempted to re enact this occurance on an episode of mythbusters. And by geez, by jingos by crikey - it worked a treat... poor old buster.

deesun · 16-09-2005, 05:00 PM

Real or not,still en phunny

Kapn_Kiwi · 16-09-2005, 05:50 PM

My goodness. We actually had a maths question in an end of year exam with this same scenario.

Mike Gayner · 16-09-2005, 08:05 PM

Holy crap that's funny. I don't care if it's a true story or not, but it's hella funny.

MO · 16-09-2005, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sourbastard

Dont think so. I remember my mum having a photocopy of this back in the 80's when I was a nipper.

C'mon SB...you were never a nipper...you don't live anywhere near a beach with surf!!!!