May 12, 2004

NO MORE BILL NYE FOR HER:

102yo woman survives four-storey fall (news.com.au, May 12, 2004)

A 102-year-old Italian woman survived unscathed a fall from the fourth floor of her Turin retirement home, Italian newspapers said.

But the cannon ball fell faster..

Posted by Orrin Judd at May 12, 2004 9:04 PM
Comments

'Did not!'

G. Galilei

Posted by: old maltese at May 13, 2004 12:27 AM

Only because of the difference in drag.

Posted by: jd watson at May 13, 2004 12:31 AM

Lost opportunities department:

If only her fall had been broken by a bowl of linguini, she could have evoked the immortal words of Sophia Loren....

Posted by: Barry Meislin at May 13, 2004 3:20 AM

Peter Jennings had just come on the TV to explain the "torture" at abu Ghraid(Sp.) for the umpteenth time and she did what I've contemplated.

So, what did Sophia say B.M.?

Posted by: genecis at May 13, 2004 8:38 AM
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