Wednesday, May 25, 2011

I thought this sort of thing only happened in cartoons

Kiwi truck driver, accidentally punctured by compressed air hose, blows up like a balloon.

9 comments:

JeffS said...

Too bad it wasn't helium, he would have been easier to transport to the hospital.

SwampWoman said...

He demonstrated how we skin out big critters--we make a small incision in the skin, insert air hose, and blow 'em up like a balloon. The skin slips right off.

Paco said...

Swampy: I'll have to remember that the next time I...uh...skin a big critter.

RebeccaH said...

I know it wasn't really funny to all involved, but when I read that story, I couldn't help imagining that guy flying all around the room when they poked a hole in him.

Anonymous said...

Yeah, that's his story. Does Richard Gere know about this? Guess the sheep said, "No."

OT There is a link in that story to the announcement of the hatching of a rare white Kiwi chick. Amazing little critter. Apparently, the poor Kiwi birds are being wiped out. This is one luck little bird to be born in protection.

Deborah Leigh

bruce said...

Plenty of Kiwi chicks in Australia, except they pronounce it chux. That's how we know they're Kiwi.

bruce said...

Google video search 'Flight of the Conchords' for more thigh-slapping low-key Kiwi humour.

bruce said...

http://www.hbo.com/flight-of-the-conchords/index.html

Irobot said...

Want good Kiwi humour? Search Youtube for 7 Periods with Mr Gormsby or Beached Az.

As for the guy who blew up like a balloon, I found it a bit of a letdown. It's not as though,once inflated, he twisted himself into the shape of a poodle.