Britain: Drunk Man Rescued After Night in a Tree (the ultimate tree-hugger)

AP ^ | 05/16/06

[TigerLikesRooster]

Must be a primal instinct encoded deep inside his DNA: to have a safe sleep, go up high on the tree.:)

[coconutt2000]

It is a good thing he didn't decide that he was a bird and try to fly.

[DannyTN]

or roll over in his sleep.

[Socratic]

...student at the Gloucestershire College of Arts and Technology

Any bets on whether his major is in the Arts or Technology? Could it be predictive?

[Lurker]

I've had a few "Oh crap!" moments waking up after a night of drinking but never anything like this.

L

[coconutt2000]

Or trespass in Texas... ;-P

[GregH]

Getting drunk and acting like a clown seems to be a common British trait.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Curled up with a honey in a warm bed would have been a better choice old son....

[Paulus]

yeah, but that is a whopper!

[Ronin]

I've woke up in some strange places myself, but never 100 feet up in a tree.

[Uddercha0s]

I reckon I better put this keyboard down and start climbing down...

[SkyPilot]

Getting drunk and acting like a clown seems to be a common British trait.

I seriously doubt that the British are the only ones who have cornered that market. There are plenty (thousands) of stories like this one in America or other places.

Most of them are not as humorous, but far more tragic.

[Vectorian]

'Getting drunk and acting like a clown seems to be a common British trait.'

Eh? What do Americans do when they get drunk? Write haikus and discuss the early works of Sartre? The whole point of getting drunk is so you can act like an idiot, if not you might as well drink something without any alcohol in it, like americans beer! :D

[Socratic]

Vectorian, your arrow was well aimed.

[Jimmy Valentine]

"Alcohol and climbing trees don't really mix," said Nigel Limbrick,"

Attaboy Nigel.

[Vectorian]

'Vectorian, your arrow was well aimed.'

Well we're highly experienced at using humour as a weapon over here as we're not allowed handguns! :D

[Smokin' Joe]

(sure beats chewing your arm off....)

[razorback-bert]

A hundred feet up a pine tree, how tall was the whole tree?

[TXnMA]

Twelve man-hours wasted. Gravity would have brought him down -- sooner or later...

[Deguello]

"woke up in some strange places"

How about in a parking space (in vehicle) at the front steps of the Schleicher County Court House on a weekday morning after attempting to drive back from the bar in San Angelo to Sonora.