Well these kids, one of whom was a good friend of mine, decided they might as well throw some rocks at the icicles. Of course, they were drunk, and couldn't hit it from where they were standing. So this one kid, his name was Joe, decided to slip his way across ice and water to stand underneath the icicle. He couldn't possibly miss from here.

And he didn't. He hit the icicle bout mid way up. The thing cracked a bit and Joe scrambled to get out of the way, but he slipped on the ice. As he was climbing back to his feet a huge chunk of ice came down on him, crushing him. His friends took off, scared to death. They went back and found him there the next day, frozen to death under a huge piece of an icicle.

Submitted on 12/11/2003

Submitted by: Mike Pollock
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Daniel said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
"let's stand under something that weighs a ton, then see if we can break it" Duh!

Jack said:
Neutral: Personal Account
Ah, the story of "Joe, the Iceman of Massachusetts." Doubt if they have glacers in Massachusetts, so I guess that this will have to do. Nice write up.

Charles said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
I'll agree with Daniel here. Stand on a slick surface directly under something that weighs more than you do and try to break it? Does show the cleansing effects of alcohol on the gene pool, though.

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