Brilliant reader Brian says that he really got backed up in traffic this morning in New York. Of course, traffic gets stopped in New York all the time, but apparently this was serious: There was someone threatening to jump of the GW Bridge.
Now, normally people in New York will not stop for something as non-descript as a jumper — I can remember many times standing in Times Square and being in awe as cars whizzed by while a guy in bikini briefs, a cowboy hat and boots sang songs in the middle of the street. This guy, of course, would become known as the Naked Cowboy, and he became a fixture in the city. So you have to bring some serious chops to stop traffic in this town.
Well, this jumper stopped traffic. Brian, apparently, was able to get close enough to take a photograph of the jumper:
I’m sorry. ANYTHING with Mister Met cracks me up.
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19 Comments, Comment or Ping
Trieu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaUpGdak4IE
Sep 25th, 2008
sidd finch
Oh man, here come the Mr. Met jokes. It’s easy to kick Mr. Met when he’s down.
Sep 25th, 2008
Rich I.
I lol’d. Priceless!
Sep 25th, 2008
Mark LaFlamme
Mr. Met was not seriously injured, but he DID require several stitches.
Sep 25th, 2008
Mark LaFlamme
Fortunately, Mr. Met dropped into the shallow outfield at Kauffman and fell in safely.
Sep 25th, 2008
Mark LaFlamme
It took police nearly an hour to bring Mr. Met into protective custody because, as one officer stated, “he’s a fast ball.”
Sep 25th, 2008
Mark LaFlamme
Fortunately, Mr. Met did not jump over water inasmuch as he’s a sinker.
Sep 25th, 2008
Bellylard
“Great, Mr. Met can’t even do THAT properly.” - Mrs. Met.
Sep 25th, 2008
Bellylard
If you’re called naked, but actually wear underwear, your career will be brief(s).
Sep 25th, 2008
McKingford
The Mets have announced the suspension of their campaign for the NL East or wildcard…
Sep 25th, 2008
Bellylard
People must actually be feeling badly for the Mets, because as of 3 pm, I’m the only one who seems to despise them more than the other choices.
Sep 25th, 2008
caryn
If you love Mr. Met, the best Mr. Met videos are the commercials the Mets did from 2005:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV4znxvFvk4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-0HkmEyk7k
are my all-time favorites.
That year was a brilliant year for Mets advertising.
Sep 25th, 2008
Bellylard
Don’t worry, the fundamentals of the Mets’ lineup are still strong.
Sep 25th, 2008
Nathan
Oh, come on. We all know Mr Met does have the ball to really jump.
Sep 25th, 2008
Bellweather Johnson
(Don’t know if any of the Youtube clips are this one…haven’t had a chance to view them yet.)
My favorite Mr. Met commercial is the Sports Center one they did a couple of years ago. Mr. Met, Mrs. Met and baby Mets are driving home from the ESPN Campus after the SC taping when (with ‘Meet The Mets’ playing in the backround) Mrs. Met says the following via subtitles:
“Wow, that Linda Cohn is really pretty in person
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Do you think I’m fat?”
awesome.
Sep 25th, 2008
Wade
Uhoh. This blogging thing might be getting to Joe. Funny post with a good punchline. You gotta love it!
Sep 25th, 2008
nightfly
His cousin, who works in Cincinnati, was unavailable for comment.
Sep 26th, 2008
Osmodious
“It’s easy to kick Mr. Met when he’s down”???
With a head like that, it’s hard to MISS him…
Sep 26th, 2008
Mikey
Has anyone else noticed how much Ryan Church, last night’s Mets hero, looks like Andy Kaufman?
They should play Man On The Moon when he comes up to hit.
Or the Mighty Mouse theme.
Sep 26th, 2008
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