beer belly saves man from falling down drain

[Amby 490]

A German man's love of beer proved his undoing after he fell into an open drain - and couldn't get out because of his beer belly.

Gerhard Wilder, 46, from Bochum in western Germany, was wedged so tightly in the drain that he had to be freed by firefighters.

He has now pledged to stay off beer and go on a diet after embarrassing pictures of the incident were shown all over German media.

A motorist raised the alarm after he went to move a car parked next to the drain and spotted the trapped man.

He said: "I heard a voice saying help and at first I didn't see him.

"Then I tried to pull him out but he was wedged tight. He didn't see that jokers had removed the drain cover as he staggered home."

Firemen spent an hour removing part of the drain before they could pull the man free.

A fire brigade spokesman added: "He did not know how the drain cover had got removed - and denied doing it himself.

"After he was freed he walked home on his own - I think he was very embarrassed by it all and promised he would never drink again. He also said he planned to lose weight."

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_3400961.html

[ddartt1 2]

If he stays off the beer next time he will fall in the drain!

[Nagishkaw 510]

"After he was freed he walked home on his own - I think he was very embarrassed by it all and promised he would never drink again. He also said he planned to lose weight."

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[doodlebugg 10]

A little OT but when I look at the sewer holes covered on the road I always wonder if they just hire skinny people to go in them because they're not that large! They were probably built back when Americans weren't so huge.

[almaty 19]

A little OT but when I look at the sewer holes covered on the road I always wonder if they just hire skinny people to go in them because they're not that large! They were probably built back when Americans weren't so huge.

no, it is well known in most towns..a large groups of sewer dwarfs are used

Edited August 14, 2009 by almaty