Funny Things
Box of Rattlesnakes
From today's New York Times obituary of Evel Knievel, "When he was 27, he became co-owner of a motorcycle shop in Moses Lake, Wash. To attract customers, he announced he would jump his motorcycle 40 feet over parked cars and a box of rattlesnakes and continue on past a mountain lion tethered at the other end. Before 1,000 people, he did the stunt as promised but failed to fly far enough; his bike came down on the rattlesnakes." See also Animals.
Comments
I'm still trying to get the picture of his attempt at jumping the Grand Canyon out of my mind... Totally funny, and one of the most hyped stunts in history. I met him once, typical cowboy-psycho/sociopath. Creepy.
Jeff on March 7, 2008