Whats your favourite Myth? - Page 2

**TheGuru** · 04-12-2006, 01:54 PM

Window cleaner 'nodded off' - on the 20th floor

A window cleaner fell asleep on the job - while working on the 20th floor of a US skyscraper.

Passers-by in Nashville, Tennessee, called the fire department after noticing the man was not moving.

Assistant Fire Chief Lee Bergeron told the Tennessean it "looked like he just fell asleep".

The man came to after firefighters tugged on his ropes, then held up a sign from inside the window to get his attention.

The window cleaner lowered himself to the pavement, where he walked over to an ambulance to be examined by paramedics.

Leroy Anderson, who watched the man for 30 minutes before fire engines arrived, said: "I figured he had just either passed out or maybe he had fallen asleep. It's sunny and warm up there, and there's no wind."

I have to admit that I have been in a meeting at work and nearly fallen asleep. Its a weird feeling as your eyes get heavier, the noise levels reduce and increase, and then finaly your head drops. Then all of a sudden you wake up only to find people staring at you

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So my question to you is: Have you ever fallen asleep or had a snooze at work :?: Tell us about it ;-)

**surkdidat** · 06-12-2006, 08:42 PM

did anyone see the one tonight with the coke and sweets? has anyone tried it?!

**TheGuru** · 07-12-2006, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by surkdidat

did anyone see the one tonight with the coke and sweets? has anyone tried it?!

I'd love to try it but I cant seem to find Mentos in the UK

Am I looking in the wrong sweety shops :?: or is there a good substitute I can try :?:

sheen · 23-04-2007, 07:34 AM

The conspiracy abt marlyn Monroe's murder is really a good one of the famous conspiracies ever.

23-04-2007, 08:13 AM

I'm lost.........

**madcat** · 23-04-2007, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by nburgan

I'm lost.........

Why, we are talking about famour urban myths.. are you any the wiser now?

MadCat

**surkdidat** · 13-07-2007, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheGuru

I'd love to try it but I cant seem to find Mentos in the UK

Am I looking in the wrong sweety shops :?: or is there a good substitute I can try :?:

Mento's are available in the UK. In Tenerife we did buy one of those 5L bottles of water, filled it will Coke and a whole packet of Mentos, and it was ver disappoitning, it just fizzed a bit, and went over the sides. No jet fountain or anything, think the hole in the top was too wide, and needs a small one to build up the pressure.

I have tried it in the UK with coke and Mentos, and it does work, have it on my mobile!!!

**Mike** · 14-07-2007, 01:39 PM

I must have a go of that!

Mike...

**madcat** · 14-07-2007, 08:06 PM

I think the neighbours would go mad if we sprayed coke over the roof of their beloved conservatory! A couple of years ago we had a water fight in the garden and they came out and asked us to stop spraying their conservatory!! It's only water !!!! Some people are so sad.. who do they ask to stop when it's raining?

So, I think coke and mentos spraying over their plastic roof may give them both a heart attack!!

MadCat

**smartsez** · 16-07-2007, 10:05 AM

back to the initial post, has this mythbusters covered the thing with jumping in a falling lift? When I was little we got out of a lift in our hotel on holiday, and the people that got in after us fell 7 floors to the basement-even though i was only about 6 at the time, I knew it was a close call from everyone's reactions around me.

No one was killed, but most had shattered legs or pelvis from hitting the bottom-there was a child who was unharmed because he was in his mums arms & she took the strain of it.

I've wondered ever since whether they would have been any better off if they jumped at the right time!

04-12-2006, 01:54 PM	#11 (permalink)
TheGuru Posting God My Mood: Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Liverpool UK Posts: 2,702 Credits: 20,190 Nominated 16 Times in 13 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 1 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 3	At Work/School/College have you ever.......... Window cleaner 'nodded off' - on the 20th floor A window cleaner fell asleep on the job - while working on the 20th floor of a US skyscraper. Passers-by in Nashville, Tennessee, called the fire department after noticing the man was not moving. Assistant Fire Chief Lee Bergeron told the Tennessean it "looked like he just fell asleep". The man came to after firefighters tugged on his ropes, then held up a sign from inside the window to get his attention. The window cleaner lowered himself to the pavement, where he walked over to an ambulance to be examined by paramedics. Leroy Anderson, who watched the man for 30 minutes before fire engines arrived, said: "I figured he had just either passed out or maybe he had fallen asleep. It's sunny and warm up there, and there's no wind." I have to admit that I have been in a meeting at work and nearly fallen asleep. Its a weird feeling as your eyes get heavier, the noise levels reduce and increase, and then finaly your head drops. Then all of a sudden you wake up only to find people staring at you ops: So my question to you is: Have you ever fallen asleep or had a snooze at work :?: Tell us about it ;-) __________________ TheGuru

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surkdidat Super Poster Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portsmouth, UK Posts: 227 Credits: 2,127 Nominated 1 Time in 1 Post TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	did anyone see the one tonight with the coke and sweets? has anyone tried it?! __________________ Portsmouth gave the world Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, James Callaghan, Rudyard Kipling, Peter Sellers and the greatest club in the Premiership. Never adopt a dwarf with learning difficulties. Its not big, and its not clever!!

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23-04-2007, 07:34 AM	#14 (permalink)
sheen Regular Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 61 Credits: 578 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	The conspiracy abt marlyn Monroe's murder is really a good one of the famous conspiracies ever.

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nburgan Guest Posts: n/a Credits: 0 [Check]	I'm lost.........

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Mike Administrator My Mood: Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Wigan, UK Posts: 3,164 Credits: 18,627 Nominated 6 Times in 6 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	I must have a go of that! Mike...

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smartsez Super Duper Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Pontefract! Posts: 669 Credits: 3,842 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	back to the initial post, has this mythbusters covered the thing with jumping in a falling lift? When I was little we got out of a lift in our hotel on holiday, and the people that got in after us fell 7 floors to the basement-even though i was only about 6 at the time, I knew it was a close call from everyone's reactions around me. No one was killed, but most had shattered legs or pelvis from hitting the bottom-there was a child who was unharmed because he was in his mums arms & she took the strain of it. I've wondered ever since whether they would have been any better off if they jumped at the right time!

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