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What is the allure of accidents?

mike@mike-miles.com February 27, 2009 rambling No Comments

So I am sitting here at my desk working hard when from the window I hear the smashing sound of metal and glass.  Of course I immediately stop what I am doing, go to the window and look to see what’s happened.  Some poor shmo hit a town car and shattered either his or their headlight.  Immediately I grin, laugh and say to the office ‘some idiot just got in a car accident’.

I wonder what is it that makes seeing that situation so humorous to us human beings? (maybe its just an American thing?).  Certenly if it was I who … Continue Reading