“Nothing funny about being…”
To reiterate, there is nothing funny about being shot in the head. Unless you were snorkeling in a river, someone thought you were a rodent, and your skull is so dense it can stop a bullet.
The shooter mistook the snorkeler for a nutria. That’s a rat-looking thing that swims. Apparently the river has a lot of swimming rodents in it. I don’t think I have to tell you that the very best place you can snorkel is a river that’s full of swimming rats. It is good scenery and good friends all in one.
The snorkeler said he was in the river looking for different species of fish. There was no mention in the story about whether he saw any, thus making the entire thing worthwhile.
I admire the snorkeler’s sense of adventure, and apparent lack of plane fare. I wish I had the kind of spirit where I could wake up in the morning, turn to my wife and say, “Honey, I can’t spend time with you and the kids today. I’m going to go snorkel in a rodent-infested river and look for fish the hard way.”
I would hate to be on snorkeler’s end of the “told you’s” today:
I told you not to snorkel in the river.
I told you that nutria aren’t a new species of fish.
I told you to wax your back so you don’t look so much like a giant rodent.
The man who did the shooting got arrested for being a felon in possession of methamphetamines and marijuana. (This is just a guess, but I think the police missed a drug or two.) I know you’re probably thinking the same thing that I’m thinking: If I were a felon in possession of illegal drugs, I’d be shooting a rifle into a river too. It’s hard to imagine that plan somehow going wrong.
I can’t decide if the snorkeler was unlucky because he got shot, or lucky because the bullet hit the densest part of his skull. I’m an optimist, so I see his skull as half dense. You might be a pessimist and see the river as a shooting range that’s full of rats plus one guy who seriously needs a new hobby. You are entitled to your opinion.”
yeah…
-James’
PS: In case you didn’t notice, I really like Dilbert.
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hmm, yes… its a difficult descision for me too, and i cant think weather its funny or sad, or just plain stupid… but it is slightly funny.
I think it looks like a dinosaur!
Dinosaur, Retarded horse… not much of a difference.
-James’
That is one of the wierdest stories I’ve ever heard in my life. Thanks.
That is too funny. I particularly like the third “I told you…”
I’m going to share this with Lucas.
sure. no problem dude. glad you are getting the hand of coding…it’s fun stuff, eh? : )
“Retarded” really isn’t very politically correct, but seriously… maybe try something a little more sensitive.
You may want to explicitly credit S. Adams as the author of that piece…
That is true, I should be more specific about that. For those of you who don’t read the Dilbert blog, Scott Adams is the author of this. He posted it about four days ago, I think most of you read it. He is a funny guy.
-James’
That’s a good story, I can be both a pessimist and an optomist, I am usually the latter. I am a Dilbert fan myself, it’s good humour I think a lot of adults relate to.
Yeah, I’m not really much of an adult, but I really like it too.
He’s just a practical thinker with a dry sense of humor.
-James’