Faithful readers of this blog know we sometimes give seemingly impossible assignments to our photographers, and they always come through. Who could forget Martha Stewart and the singing camel, or Civil War widows and motorcycles? This week, we outdid ourselves: Go find seven guys with plungers on their backs, and one dude who seems very happy about it.
As usual, our photographers had questions. Could the plungers start in the front a go through to the back? No, too messy. Could the plungers be used? Ick, we don’t want to know about that! Then, a few days ago, in Basel, Switzerland - by coincidence, the source of my family name - our shooter stumbled upon this scene, and we’re thrilled.
Contestant Gerhard Donie celebrates after finishing a toilet plunger throwing event during the German television show ‘Wetten, dass..?’ (Bet it..?) in Basel October 6, 2007. REUTERS/Miro Kuzmanovic
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The guys on stage were just following orders?
- Posted by John C AbellSpectators were astonished to see how many people were pulled out of the toilet to safety. The hero of the day reveled in the attention of the crowd as they cheered his efforts on. In total, seven men were saved from the man-eating commode.
- Posted by K.There’s the one thing I need to completely flush out my resume.
- Posted by Shawn Hendricks