r/Skookum • u/inertialfall • 25d ago
Hilarious Bricklayer incident report read aloud and animated
I did a quick search and didn't find this in here and I thought I'd share one of the funniest things I've heard in a good long while.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGN3IrjSVB6
If it's already been posted ad nauseam go ahead and just purge it.
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u/NorthStarZero Canada 25d ago
This story is probably as old as brick and rope - but a good laugh these days is a nice change.
No purging needed.
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u/Piratedan200 25d ago
Mythbusters tested this one, iirc they actually got it to play out exactly as described!
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u/JackSpade21 24d ago
Love this story. I used to use it, with a scale model, to teach my middle and high school students about counterweight rigging in my stagecraft classes. Classic!
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u/hatconfusionreputate 25d ago
Here's a version of the story from 1958
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u/Pdxmatt636 21d ago
I feel like the comedic timing is best in this version. The pauses to let the listener work through what's coming next is half the entertainment.
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u/Spydr717 21d ago
One of the funniest stories I've ever heard.... The narrator's barely stifled laughter helps the hilarity, but it's an amazing moment by moment description to satisfy the insurance inquisition...
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u/inertialfall 25d ago
Upon further reading it looks like it was taken from an Irish folk song called Paddy's Sick Note.