New Yorker :: Jumpers
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> The coverage intensified in 1973, when the Chronicle
> and the Examiner initiated countdowns to the five-
> hundredth recorded jumper. Bridge officials turned back
> fourteen aspirants to the title, including one man who had
> "500" chalked on a cardboard sign pinned to his T-shirt.
> The eventual "winner," who eluded both bridge personnel
> and local-television crews, was a commune-dweller
> tripping on LSD.

Another way to reduce the budget deficit without raising taxes: assess a state park fee on bridge-jumping. (Right after you eliminate the suicide prevention program.)

(This article reminds me of one of my favorite Woody Woodpecker cartoons -- the one where he's determined to go over Niagra Falls in a bucket.)
posted by Tomohiro Idokoro @ 5:27 PM

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