[ Arkansas Democrat
Gazette]:
Two local men were injured when their pickup
truck left the road and struck a tree near Cotton Patch on State Highway 38 early
Monday.
Woodruff County Deputy Dovey Snyder reported
the accident shortly after midnight
Monday. Thurston Poole, 33, of Des Arc, and Billy Ray Wallis, 38, of Little Rock , were returning
to Des Arc after a frog-catching trip.
On an overcast Sunday night, Poole
'S pickup truckheadlights malfunctioned. The two men concluded that the
headlight fuse on the older-model truck had burned out. As a replacement
fuse was not available, Wallis noticed that the 22 caliber bullets
from his pistol fittedperfectly into the fuse box next to the
steering-wheel column. Upon inserting the bullet the headlights again began to operate properly, and
the two men proceeded on
eastbound toward the White River Bridge .
After traveling approximately 20 miles, and
just before crossing the river, the bullet apparently overheated, discharged and struck Poole in the testicles. The vehicle swerved
sharply right, exited the pavement, and struck a tree. Poole suffered only minor cuts
and abrasions from the
accident but will require extensive surgery to repair the damage to his testicles, which
will never again operate as intended. Wallis sustained a broken clavicle and was
treated and released.
"Thank God we weren't on that bridge when Thurston shot his balls off, or we might be dead,"
stated Wallis.
"I've been a trooper for 10 years in this part of the
world, but this is a first for me. I can't believe that those two would admit how this
accident happened," said
Deputy Snyder.
Upon being notified of the wreck, Lavinia ( Poole ’s wife) asked how many
frogs the boys had caught and did anyone get them from the truck?
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2 comments:
myth busters tested this story. it was busted.
The following article was taken from the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, July 25, 1996: ..... http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~mmanzo/frog.html***
http://www.berksmontnews.com/articles/2010/06/19/real_men_redneck/doc4c18e02a89a2c658941713.txt
The Gazette issued a decisive statement denouncing this story as a hoax on October 17, 1997. http://www.darwinawards.com/legends/legends1998-04.html ........... http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/fuse.asp
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