JUMP!
JUMP! JUMP!
Y'all
should check out this hilarious website called
The
Skyway Bridge Jumper which chronicles the suicidal plunges of Tampa residents who choose to end their lives by tossing themselves off that city's Skyway Bridge. The best part of the site (aside from the splashing sound you hear when you first
log on) is the Las Vegas-style betting pool on the time and date of
the next suicide attempt, as well as whether a bridge jumper will hit a
boat, rocks or the water! Roughly a dozen people take the plunge every
year, and this website painstakingly detailing the stats. Phil,
the demented freak who created the site, says that the Skyway Bridge
Jumper was created as a form of dark humor, and yer old pal Jerky thinks
it's a blast. However, some folks from the American Foundation of Suicide
Prevention would beg to differ. "The site certainly isn't helpful to
someone who is suicidal," says
Rene Barrett of the organization.
And her argument is supported by the fact that one
Darlene Davis,
from Gulfport, Florida jumped from the bridge on the very same day she
logged on to the site. So, in order to appease the worry-worts, Phil has added a disclaimer which reads "No matter what you read here, please
do not jump off the bridge." Whatta guy!
"I'LL
BE RIGHT BACK!" |
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