string_bean00
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IvanOffelitch said:I still feel guilty for laughing about this, but I literally couldn't help myself.
Years ago, our local service station had a mechanic who was, to say the least, morbidly obese...maybe 5'6", and every bit of 500+ lbs. His name was Ed, but everyone "affectionately" referred to him as "pork chop."
Anyhow, I'd stopped by there one day for something, I don't remember what it was. Anyhow, Ed (who was not known for keeping a tidy workshop) was pacing about the shop is a somewhat frantic manner, why I don't remember. What I DO remember was the fact that he was NOT in a particularly good mood that day. What was about to happen certainly didn't help matters much.
Anyhow, there was a puddle of oil on the floor that he'd obviously neglected to clean up, and sure enough, as he went waddling across the shop...he slipped and fell....but this was no ORDINARY "slip and fall" episode mind you, part of this event unfolded in (from my point of view anyhow) perfect cinematic slo-motion
I watched in horror as he approached the puddle of oil, and just as I was about to warn him of his impending disaster, his pudgy little foot landed smack-dab in the middle of it. I'm pretty sure what happened next defied all known laws of physics, as this apple of a man actually flew into the air! As his rotund self rose skyward, his stubby little legs began flailing madly and he actually flapped his arms as though he was attempting to fly! It's still hard to believe all this took place in what I'm sure was only a split-second, but for he and I both, it seemed like an eternity.
The slow-motion part came about as he began his descent back to the shop floor. He landed squarely on his well-padded derrieer and actually BOUNCED at least once before coming to a halt.
He picked himself up off the floor cussing like Yosemitie Sam, and at first I was concerned that given his extreme size that he'd hurt himself. Once I realized he was OK (although thoroughly aggrivated), the comedy of what had just unfolded before my eyes hit me, and I had to walk outside and hide my laughter. What had just happened seemed as though it was straight from some lost "Abbot and Costello" routine.
Lou would've been proud![]()
I liked how he tried to fly.