Side-Splitting Fishing Fails Captured at the Perfect Time

Instant Regret

You'd think one look at this thin board extended from the dock would have informed this guy that it wasn't strong enough to hold him up, but alas, he learned the hard way. That's what happens when common sense escapes you, it seems.

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The More You Know

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  • In 1993, San Francisco held a referendum over whether a police officer called Bob Geary was allowed to patrol while carrying a ventriloquist’s dummy called Brendan O’Smarty. He was.
  • Where the Wild Things Are was supposed to have been about horses—but the illustrator couldn't draw them.
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