This is a picture – and a story – of a man named Ray; that's him there in the centre of the shot. Ray is a helpful chap and quite bright (there's probably a pun that can be worked in there with his name but I'll skip over it). Ray's the kind of guy who stops for a strange woman when she asks if she can make use of his umbrella so that she can send a message to her friend without risk of electrocution in the rain. That strange woman is not quite as bright as Ray and doesn't realise that death is unlikely from water-soaked lithium ion phone batteries unless they happen to be in the process of falling from a block of flats towards an unprotected skull at the same time.
But Ray's bright. And Ray thinks to himself. I'm not wet, he thinks, because I'm sheltered by this umbrella. And this strange but dim woman isn't wet, he continues to ponder, because she's wearing a coat. But, he continues in his head, that phone in her hand – were it not for my helpful nature – would be wet in these conditions. That phone, he concludes, is better off being dry than wet.
And then it strikes him! No, not the lithium ion phone battery but, rather, an idea! Inspiration comes upon Ray as he stands there waiting for the strange woman to finish her electronic missive and he leans in towards her to share what he has just thought.
"Wait until it stops raining you moron!" shouts Ray.
Satisfied, Ray wanders off contemplating a new career as someone who uses his bright, helpful nature to aid people in making common sense decisions by yelling in their faces. In his wake a slightly dim woman stands with mouth agape looking shocked for several seconds until a rivulet of rainwater bridges the gap between the battery and circuit board inside the plastic casing of her phone and sends an arc of electricity into her arms killing her instantly.
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September 26, 2012
Shame about the phone… hehe…
September 26, 2012
Shame about the phone… hehe…
September 26, 2012
+Mark Hooper so when are you publishing your book?
Excellent photo and description as always 🙂
September 26, 2012
+Mark Hooper so when are you publishing your book?
Excellent photo and description as always 🙂
September 26, 2012
The thing about disclosing the publishing date of my book is that I fear nobody would believe me.
September 26, 2012
The thing about disclosing the publishing date of my book is that I fear nobody would believe me.
September 27, 2012
As always, I love your story and shot! I'm all for a book 😀
September 27, 2012
As always, I love your story and shot! I'm all for a book 😀
October 4, 2012
+Mark Hooper THANK YOU, a bear HUG:))))))))
October 4, 2012
+Mark Hooper THANK YOU, a bear HUG:))))))))
October 6, 2012
+Payman MoÂ
October 6, 2012
+Payman Mo
October 6, 2012
Hahaha – great imagination +Mark Hooper 🙂
October 6, 2012
Hahaha – great imagination +Mark Hooper 🙂
October 20, 2012
Well I never say
thatcoming!October 20, 2012
Well I never say
thatcoming!