It seems that it began to head south when we went into his backyard and he was standing on the diving board (extremely drunk), boasting that he could hold his breath longer than anyone here. Unfortunately, he found his body too bouyant, and he couldnt remain under for very long with his lungs full of air. So he made his first bad decision by chaining himself (on the side of the pool) to a lead weight from his exercise bench.

He made his second bad decision by having his friend drop the weights into the pool.

He made his third bad decision, by remembering that he had left the keys to the lock inside the house.

Enter Darwin.

Perhaps it was that they were all too drunk. Perhaps it was that no one was timing him. But, for whatever the reason, everyone standing at the edge of the pool failed to notice their host had remained underwater for a good ten minutes. When someone finally said, "Duude! He's been under for-ever maan!"

y friend was that person. When I (being sober) heard these words, I knew it was time to call an ambulence.

I beleive there is a moral here.

"Dont be a dumbass."

Submitted on 05/22/2003

Submitted by: Kyle Chapman
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Dan said:
Definitely Toss: Not Amusing
doesn't seem very believable..

Jack said:
Maybe Toss: Personal Account
Not that amusing to me, dude.

Bert said:
Maybe Toss: Personal Account
I wouldn't believe it without verification. Sometime in early May? I think I'd remember the day it happened, dude.

Charles said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
Umm... I would be tempted to ask for a ruling from Darwin here. How much of this is stupidity and how much is inebriation?

Gregory said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
We have had similar but not identical drowning stories. Well written, and worth at least a slush pile viewing.