This One Cracked Me Up

February 16, 2007 by dave

I'm not sure why, but this Yahoo News story just cracked me up. I think it is the great quotes from the guy. This story tells the tale of a drunken Australian who grabbed a shark out of the water. He attributed his poor decision making to his heavy vodka consumption. What made the story for me though, were these two quotes:

"He was just thrashing around in the water ... starting to turn around and try to bite me and I thought 'well, it's amazing what vodka does'," Kerkhof said.

And:

"It's not something I'd recommend to do. When I sobered up I thought about it and I said, 'I'm a bit of an idiot for doing it'," Kerkhof said.

Fortunately, he didn't suffer any major injuries. Other than a hole bitten in his pants, he survived the incident without any damage. Had he been eaten, he certainly would have been nominated for a Darwin Award.

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