Man in homemade barrel crosses ocean.

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Lucidity
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Man in homemade barrel crosses ocean.

Post by Lucidity » Wed May 08, 2019 7:00 am

How long until this story shows up in my moms Facebook feed?

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https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/barr ... index.html

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Re: Man in homemade barrel crosses ocean.

Post by RubinHighlander » Wed May 08, 2019 8:57 am

Oh boy...did he have a hive of bees in there with him?
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Re: Man in homemade barrel crosses ocean.

Post by Corsair » Wed May 08, 2019 10:55 am

"Man does something crazy, weird, and mildly dangerous with the benefit of modern technology and a large support staff. Therefore, the Book of Mormon is true."

Well, back to church, ladies and gentlemen!

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Re: Man in homemade barrel crosses ocean.

Post by wtfluff » Wed May 08, 2019 11:17 am

RubinHighlander wrote:
Wed May 08, 2019 8:57 am
Oh boy...did he have a hive of bees in there with him?
And "windows" in both the top and bottom of the barrel - you know, for when he got tossed upside-down, gravity was somehow suspended, and he couldn't tell which way was up?

Oh, and what aboot the glowing, magic rocks?
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Re: Man in homemade barrel crosses ocean.

Post by Evil_Bert » Wed May 08, 2019 7:30 pm

It looks like it was tight like unto a dish.
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Re: Man in homemade barrel crosses ocean.

Post by Hagoth » Sat May 11, 2019 5:55 pm

Oh man, I just got it. That's why my institute teacher apologist friend sent me that article! I sent him back an article about the Son of Town Hall, a raft made from junk that made the crossing with a lot more style back in the 90s.
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