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Schadenfreude side-show

11-Jun-2006

My mother just reminded me of a shared moment of absurdity during my childhood.

When I was younger I was at the Mullumbimby Show when an ambulance arrived at top speed with lights flashing and sirens blaring. The crowd buzzed with concern.

Someone got on the public address microphone and calmed the crowd with “Everyone please make way for the ambulance. The Bullet-Proof Woman has been shot.”

I’m sure the hundreds of people I remember laughing at that moment carry the same guilt as me to this day.

Apparently she made a full recovery. I don’t know if the name of her act was revised.

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It must have been a bit about the same time

Alastair | 11-Jun-2006

It must have been a bit about the same time that I discovered that watches previously described as “waterproof” were now “water resistant”. It was a midly disappointing moment as I recall.

I’m sure The Bullet-Resistant Woman felt worse though.

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