WHY WE NEED GUYS

Guys do what must be done.

(Thanks to Ted Habte-Gabr)

Comments

[crokett]

Two firsts!

[Mot the Hoople]

A video of the tube on YouTube, well done.

[crossgirl]

faster than the stairs i suppose

[Siouxie]

This is a dangerous, stupid and irresponsible act ...

which is exactly why guys do it. duh!

[Cheesewiz]

This must be part of the intelligent design.

[Meanie the Blue]

Checks another one off the list.

Now, what else needs doing?

[kibby F5™]

A British Transport Police spokesman said it was a "naive and reckless act" and urged witnesses to call them.

He was later overheard commenting that "... it was WAY cool and I've been wanting to do that for years. I was just waiting for a pair of skies that I could waste."

Next comes snow boarding...

[kibby F5™]

I did see a pair of boys riding the "shock absorbers" (those absorbers that seperates metro cars) of the rear car once.

Meanie, that's another thing you can chalk off your list!

[Meanie the Blue]

Well, er, Kibby .... I've actually checked something close to that off my list. Back in my even less mature days as a kid in the Bronx, my friends and I would ride on the bumpers of buses while holding on to the window frame (old buses used to have a lot more points that could be gripped; don't ask how I know that).

[Dr. Doug]

I saw him. He was dressed in a pirate's costume and heading for school.

[Annie Where-but-here]

We used to tobaggan under barbed wire fences. It wasn't that dangerous, though. To be on the safe side, I always sent my little sister down first.

[Annie Where-but-here]

ok, we would 'tobOggan' also.

[Meanie the Blue]

*Pins Honorary Guy medal on Annie and offers condolences about her sister*

[Reluctant Floridian]

My husband and I had this conversation just last night. He'd seen this story on CNN and came running to get me laughing uproariously. All I could do was mutter something about that absolutely, positively having to be a man/boy of the male gender. (Who was lucky not to put an eye out, break his neck, catch a cold, or be found on the roadside dead I might add.) My husband just looked at me and could not for the life of himself figure out why I didn't think that was the coolest thing ever. Go figure.

[Jeff Meyerson]

I agree with kibby: very cool.

[DimWitte]

The story is actually better than the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5sGG8OVJ9k

[Avon]

I agree with RF: Youse gals will never figure it.
Back in my Guy heyday (i.e. before I married one o dem gals), I lived in WashDC where the brand-new escalators can be very very long. I think I hold the record for running down the Up escalator at Dupont Circle, then the second-longest. Being one of the busiest also after each train arrival, there was a built-in incentive to get down and off fast. The most memorable part was the vertigo - onrushing mini-stripes while you're trying to concentrate on accurate footwork.
Long live Guys. Forget YouTube - ya gotta be dere.

[a woman/girl of the female gender]

an ultimate man/boy toy. (note that his skater lady has not tried it. seems to be a sensible gal!)

*hat-tip to reluctant floridian;)*

[ValerieH]

Wasn't Ted once employed in the vertical transportation industry?

vch

[ValerieH]

Wasn't Ted once employed in the vertical transportation industry?

vch

[ValerieH]

OOPS.