And they say WE need help...

[johnstonmr]

"We" being sci-fi geeks

I'm watching (for lack of anything better to do) "The Guiness Records" show. This guy has just set a record for the "most scorpions in his mouth."

Now, where I lived as a child, there were lots of scorpions. One of the first things my father taught me about hiking and living in such a place was stay the frell away from Scorpions!!!!. And this bozo is putting them in his mouth. I wondered why he'd do such a thing. I guess there are some people who would be impressed with him for this, but I'm not thinking it's going to get him any dates:

Girl in bar: So, what do you do?

Freak: "Well, I'm a plumber. But I hold a world record."

GiB: (looks impresed) Really? In what?

Freak: I put 20 scorpions in my mouth.

GiB looks at him blankly, then collects her stuff and walks away swiftly.