Thursday, March 12, 2009

Suicidal at Niagara and other stories

Jackpot News, March 12: In an exclusive interview with WTF, the unidentified man who jumped into the Niagara Falls claims that it was NOT a suicide attempt, he was merely practicing for the triathlon that he will be competing in April. Does the triathlon involve jumping into a water fall? No, but it requires a 5mile swim which begins with a swift dive from a 10m diving board, we found out. This man from Ontario county claim that the Niagara Falls is the closest swimming pool to his house. So was this his first attempt? How did he manage to spend 45 minutes in the near freezing water while managing to avoid the whirlpool that is the Niagara? "Yoga", he said. So Yoga it is.

Relatedly, an unidentified man who jumped into the Dhanmondi Lake too claims that it was NOT a suicide attempt. What else would he be doing in a water body in which even fishes die, you ask? He claims, he was taking a bath. However, he was retrieved from the lake by a group of slum kids who pulled him out thinking that he was a big fish. We at WTF are wondering if Danny Boyle would be interested in that story. Go Dan! Here's another chance at the Oscars!

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