A tragedy of epic proportion.... (in Off-topic)

Going to copy this directly from chat, because I'm lazy. Including comments from fellow chatters! You're welcome.


<Godwolf> If you do, I'll tell you an hilarious story that happened to me tonight. And terribly tragic. *weeps*
<[CB1]Gun> hmm tempting
<{CB1}Slayer333> Done and done.
<{CB1}Slayer333> Amuse me with your pain.
<[CB1]Gun> +2 slayer
<Godwolf> Okay. So after work today, I was in serious need of hydration. So I bought a 32 oz Dr. Pepper of awesome goodness. But I was stalling, you know, delayed gratification.
<Godwolf> And I get to the MARTA station (Think subway) and I'm sitting there waiting for the train for like 15 minutes with the soda between my feet, eating my dinner. And then I hear the train coming right as I finish.
<Godwolf> So I jump up to throw away the now empty box my food was in, and as I do, I kick the Dr. Pepper which proceeds to, in slow motion, roll towards and off the platform right in front of the train.
<{CB1}Slayer333> NOOOOOO
<[CB1]Gun> Nooooooo!
<Godwolf> I had to leave it there, 32 ozs of pure awesome lying on the MARTA tracks. It's still there. Unopened.
<Lochnivar> Rosebud......
<Godwolf> I never even broke the seal. *weeps*
<[CB1]Gun> my precious...
<{CB1}Slayer333> Today humanity suffers a loss that can never be recovered unless GW mans up and gets that Dr. Pepper.
<Godwolf> Oh, I will. You can rest assured.
<{CB1}Slayer333> Video tape it, update your will before doing so.
<Godwolf> But if something happens to it.... I won't be able to carry on.

*single tear*

MARTA! So, Atlanta? MY brother took me on MARTA to see The Who in 1989 (is that right? Ye gads!) A delightful experience, even with being accosted on the sidewalk on the way back by a couple of fellows who probably would have had me for lunch if my bro weren't 220 pounds of stocky awesome...

I also cry for the lost soda!

I'm going to go ahead and bid GW farewell. Soon, the Atlanta Journal Constitution will post a headline about some strange guy taking a metro head-on after trying to retrieve his Dr. Pepper.

At least you'll die for a cause you believe in.

the only thing that could've made this more of a tragedy is if it would have been dr. pepper with imperial cane sugar!

^ ... Wrong.

The only thing that could've made this more of a tragedy is if it would have been a Mt. Dew.

It would have been if they hadn't have been out, honestly.

You guys all fail at soft drinks.

A tragedy of even epicer proportions? Dr Pepper hasn't been sold here for nearly a decade (I think its been that long).

I miss it. Apparently its still available here through imports, but I haven't seen any since they stopped bottling it here.

Come on, LB, what beats a sweet, sweet Dew? What else can quench and wire at the same time so...epically?

"Come on, LB, what beats a sweet, sweet Dew?"

I'd prefer a nice plain Coke.

Though it's far better with some Jack in it.

Jolt Cola.

^with Water Joe ice cubes

The Dr. Pepper has been saved. And is currently in my freezer as punishment for running away before I drink it.

Tell me you didn't get _the_ errant bottle back? You didn't walk track?

If you did, 10 points for bravery!

I'd go -10 for crazy -- it ain't worth dying for. Life isn't a dare.

I did. Fished it out of the tracks with my umbrella because I'm awesome that way.

/me facepalms

Where there is a will there is a way:

10 points for Ingenuity
5 points for Bravery
5 points for Insanity!

To be fair, it wasn't that crazy. It wasn't near the third rail and MARTA trains just DON'T run that often at 8 PM.

"I'd go -10 for crazy"

I knew somebody would have to spoil the fun and post that. *grin*

the "my precious" and "update your will" lines in that log are absolutely hilarious.

http://www.entertonement.com/clips/hpsgsnrpyf--Must-have-the-preciousThe-Lord-of-The-Rings-The-Two-Towers-Andy-Serkis-Gollum-aka-Smeagol-

Here you go, it's an advanced copy of the paper. I told you not to do it.

+5 GW

ROFL @ the newspaper thing. Hilarious.

Glad your OK, _and_ have the soda. So, I can't say it's that crazy, actually...

Sorry but you throw away a perfectly unopened can of soda and you don't throw it in the bin but on the tracks?

What kind of environmental polluter are you?

-1

Oops, Kevlar noticed that I forgot to change the date on the paper...

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/index.php?rn=222561&cl=16116252&ch=

this is an early video of GW.... though to be fair it was the Dew that time..

And 50 more points to Demigod for winning the thread with the newspaper thing.

Dude, that was hilarious.

Thanks. But it looks like I missed both the date and left a small typo (of/or). I wonder how many people skipped it thinking it was a serious article?