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Oops... I thought I was on the first floor (cue Vonage music...)
KATU.com ^ | April 7, 2006

Posted on 04/10/2006 11:41:38 AM PDT by presidio9

A Wisconsin man is warning others about the dangers of binge drinking after he jumped over the edge of a parking garage wall and fell four stories to the pavement below.

Matt Mathe survived the fall, which was caught on surveillance video.

The video shows him running full speed and flipping over the wall. For a split second, he tries to catch himself, but by then it is too late.

Mathe said he was so drunk that he thought he was on the first floor and could simply hop over the wall onto the street.

"It was a mistake," he said. "I can assure you it will never happen again."

Although Mathe survived the fall, he was seriously injured. Firefighters returning to their station across the street spotted him and got him to the hospital.

Mathe broke his spine in two places, several ribs, his pelvis, his shoulder, his collarbone and he punctured both lungs.

He says he has since brought his drinking under control, appreciates life more and always looks before he leaps.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: absinthe; grappa; holdmuhbeer; ouzo; pastis; vangogh; woohoowoohoohoo
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To: fhlh
anyone gotta link?

http://katu.com/entertainment/story.asp?ID=84889

Then click on the "Watch This Story" link.

21 posted on 04/10/2006 11:56:24 AM PDT by Living Free in NH
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To: presidio9
For a split second, he tries to catch himself, but by then it is too late.

That has never worked for Wile E. Coyote....why did he think he could pull it off?

Decades of cartoon education all gone to waste.

22 posted on 04/10/2006 11:58:04 AM PDT by capt. norm (W.C. Fields: "Hollywood is the gold cap on a tooth that should have been pulled out years ago.")
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To: presidio9

Right you are. I should have known that.


23 posted on 04/10/2006 12:02:33 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick

here in lies the reason I keep my feet on the floor at all times.


24 posted on 04/10/2006 12:03:04 PM PDT by peacebaby (ya'll come on down now, ya hear?)
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To: capt. norm

25 posted on 04/10/2006 12:03:49 PM PDT by The_Victor (If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
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To: presidio9
A sobering experience?
Failed Darwin Award candidate?
26 posted on 04/10/2006 12:04:20 PM PDT by Publius6961 (Multiculturalism is the white flag of a dying country)
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick

hold my beer and watch this ping...


27 posted on 04/10/2006 12:05:37 PM PDT by hadaclueonce (shoot low, they are riding Shetlands.....)
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To: Publius6961

gives new meaning to "the higher you rise, the harder you fall."


28 posted on 04/10/2006 12:06:34 PM PDT by peacebaby (ya'll come on down now, ya hear?)
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To: presidio9

Where's the "Hold Muh beer...." alert? Great opportunity for one.


29 posted on 04/10/2006 12:06:51 PM PDT by Safetgiver (Noone spoke when the levee done broke, Blanco cried and Nagin lied.)
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To: presidio9

I wanna know what kind of beer this guy was drinking!


30 posted on 04/10/2006 12:08:42 PM PDT by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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To: mhking


31 posted on 04/10/2006 12:09:09 PM PDT by presidio9 ("Bird Flu" is the new Y2K virus -only without the inconvenient deadline.)
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To: SF Republican
...three days of drinking Pastis, a french drink like Italian grappa or Greek ouzo.

Pastis and ouzo taste like licorice due to the anise. The Italian licorice tasting stuff would be sambuca.Grappa tastes more like,oh let's say Ronsonol.

At least that's been my experience during a memorable visit to Taranto,Italy.The grappa went down pretty rough,but it refueled my Zippo too!

32 posted on 04/10/2006 12:11:14 PM PDT by oldsalt (There's no such thing as a free lunch.)
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To: Tijeras_Slim; SF Republican; Caipirabob; Cacique
The grappa that I used to drink in Uruguay was made at the "Administración Nacional de Combustibles, Alcohol y Portland" (National Administration of Fuel, Alcohol and Portland Cement).
33 posted on 04/10/2006 12:15:23 PM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace

Milwaukee's best.cheesheads.


34 posted on 04/10/2006 12:19:32 PM PDT by Rakkasan1 (they love you in Mexico until you pay in pesos.)
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To: Bob
Give'im a break. He didn't blame it on racism. He didn't blame it on a "disablity". He didn't blame it on the devil.

Yes, sir, Officer Obie, I cannot tell a lie, I put that envelope under that garbage.

35 posted on 04/10/2006 12:25:25 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: presidio9; All
"Oops... I thought I was on the first floor (cue Vonage music...)"

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OBTW trivia on this song, the "writer", George Donald McGraw, didn't write the song. He heard the band(The Rock-A-Teens) play the song written by the drummer of the group, and he bought the song from them, and in turn then recorded them doing it.

Here's the cut and paste link:

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36 posted on 04/10/2006 12:25:32 PM PDT by musicman
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To: presidio9
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Dumbass.


37 posted on 04/10/2006 12:29:11 PM PDT by GraniteStateConservative (...He had committed no crime against America so I did not bring him here...-- Worst.President.Ever.)
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To: oldsalt
A guy I knew told me he was in Europe, and was running late one morning, so he figured he just get a glass of OJ.

He goes up to the counter and he couldn't connect language-wise, and he sees a grappa (or similar) poster with
a picture of a grape (grapefruit?). He points, says "grappa". The counter guy repeats "grappa"? He nods.

He said he knew he was in trouble when the other customers start edging closer, and the counter guy turns in to a
bartender, and pours out a measure. He said he felt committed at that point, with everybody looking at him, and
he downed the beverage.

The bartender ended up giving him some carbonated apple juice, or whatever.

38 posted on 04/10/2006 12:41:11 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: presidio9

"...brought his drinking under control"

He must still be drunk to make that statement.


39 posted on 04/10/2006 12:46:47 PM PDT by Integrityrocks
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To: Calvin Locke

I guessing the drink was limoncello and he thought it was lemonade.


40 posted on 04/10/2006 12:50:06 PM PDT by presidio9 ("Bird Flu" is the new Y2K virus -only without the inconvenient deadline.)
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