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January 26, 2009

“Yes, Mr. Ferguson, I was going over your insurance claim, and I notice your car had to be removed from a second-story church roof.

“I have to tell you, Mr. Ferguson, car-in-the-roof accidents aren’t too common around here, so we hoped you could explain…

“Ah, I see! You were SPEEDING, and then you missed a BEND in the road, drove up an embankment, launched into the air…

“And then you FLEW 35 yards, and smashed into a House of God!

“Well, I’m sorry Mr. Ferguson, but technically that means you were in an airplane accident, which you’re not covered for… Now, for the future, I can sell you…”

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Frame grabs taken from TV footage show emergency services at the scene of a car lodged in the roof of a church following an accident in Limbach-Oberfrohna in Saxony, Germany, January 26, 2009. The driver was severely injured in the incident. REUTERS/ Reuters TV

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And Mr. Ferguson replies, “Look the plane I was just on landed in the Hudson River and no one is calling it a boat. So if I miss a simple bend on the Autobahn and go airborne, I do not think you can catergorize my car as a plane.”

Posted by Bill | Report as abusive
 

Kirchenflugen!

Posted by Scott Jones | Report as abusive
 

i thought jesus had the keys to his own buildings
geeee
always in a rush

Posted by joseph | Report as abusive
 

do you think his last thoughts before impact were Holy Crap or Jesus Christ!

 

LOL @ Bill :D
Goin’ to the chapel, and I’m, gonna get airborne!

 

That just goes to prove that hurrying to church is extremely dangerous and could be very bad for your health! At the very least, for your financial health!

Posted by M | Report as abusive
 

“look we really like the house, but the garage seems a bit awkward”

Posted by Noel Muscat | Report as abusive
 

It doesn’t look like the rooftop parking for the congregation is going to work too well.

 

Ironically — and this has been confirmed by the Saxony police — when Ferguson lost control of his car he was singing along with the radio playing The Drifter’s 1962 classic, “Up on the Roof”.

Posted by Carter | Report as abusive
 

FOR SALE: Fixer upper with off street parking. Near church. Make offer

Posted by Bill | Report as abusive
 

Gesundheit!

 

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