Thursday, January 24, 2002 |
21:42 - More Pseudo-Apocryphal Giggles
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The thing about the Qantas pilots' squawks reminded me of a set of somewhat similar gems that Travis Williams, a Blacker House-mate, once regaled us with over dinner. These are reports from Boy Scouts first-aid logs, which were later submitted as part of the corresponding insurance reports:
Incident description: Kid fell on rock and cracked his coconut. Cause: Roughhousing Injuries that resulted: Cracked coconut Measures taken to insure that it would not happen again: Had a talk with the lad, moved rock
Incident description: Scout jumped off bridge Cause: Jumping off Injuries that resulted: Broken legs Measures taken to insure that it would not happen again: Told scouts not to jump off bridge in the future
Incident description: Camp truck ran off road Cause: Truck was stuck in gear Injuries that resulted: none Measures taken to insure that it would not happen again: Welded steel re-bar to transmission to replace stick.
Incident description: Camper fell on stairs Cause: Stairs were muddy, running Injuries that resulted: hit his noggin Measures taken to insure that it would not happen again: Kicked him out of swim area.
Incident description: Staff member bitten by snake Cause: snake Injuries that resulted: snake bite Measures taken to insure that it would not happen again: killed the snake
Incident description: Kid hit in the head by a rock Cause: flying rock Injuries that resulted: head injury Measures taken to insure that it would not happen again: Asked scouts not to throw rocks
The best part is, I'm assured that these are not apocryphal. Why do I believe this? Because there were more that he couldn't remember off the top of his head. And other named "incidents"-- for instance, the "chainsaw/dumpster incident"...
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