Posted on 04/25/2013 12:37:40 PM PDT by nickcarraway
As he passed each floor the people inside could hear him say: “So far so good... so far so good...”
That one is pretty good.
As dad always used to say, it’s not the fall that kills you, it’s the sudden stop.
Now how in the world did he climb over the fence surrounding the observation platform to jump?
I’ve been there! It’s like an open top cage with a top section rounded back where you can’t scale it.
If you look closely, you can see the damage King Kong caused to the building.
If I was stuck in New York City jumping off the Empire State Building would no doubt seem reasonable.
Maybe a giant gorilla was chasing him and this distracted the other people? Just sayin'.
Two men are sitting drinking at a bar at the top of the Empire State Building, when the first man turns to the other and says “You know, last week I discovered that if you jump from the top of this building, the winds around the building are so intense that by the time you fall to the 10th floor, they carry you around the building and back into a window.” The bartender just shakes his head in disapproval while wiping the bar.
The second guy says, “What, are you nuts? There’s no way that could happen.” “No, its true,” the first man says. “Let me prove it to you.” He gets up from the bar, jumps over the balcony, and plummets toward the street below. As he nears the 10th floor, the high winds whip him around the building and back into the 10th floor window and he takes the elevator back up to the bar.
He meets the second man, who looks quite astonished. “You know, I saw that with my own eyes, but that must have been a one time fluke.” “No, I’ll prove it again,” says the first man as he jumps again. Just as he is hurtling toward the street, the 10th floor wind gently carries him around the building and into the window. Once upstairs he urges his fellow drinker to try it.
“Well, why not.” the second guy says, “It works. I’ll try it.” He jumps over the balcony, plunges downward passes the 11th, 10th 9th, 8th, floors. . . . . and hits the sidewalk with a SPLAT.
Back upstairs the bartender turns to the other drinker and says, “You know Superman, you’re a real jerk when you’re drunk.”
An optimist falls off the top of the Empire State Building. As he passes the floors on the way down, people watching at the windows inside hear him repeat: “So far, so good! So far so good!”
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