Bender Of The Week (6)
You have just drunk ten pints of beer at the Darts World Championship at London’s Alexandra Palace, you are dressed in football kit and you are returning home via the tube, so what do you do? Well if you are Freddie Andrews from Tonbridge in Kent, you attempt to slide down the central part of the escalator.
Seasoned commuters will know that attractive as this may be for those with a penchant for sliding down banisters, there are strategically positioned signs that hamper one’s progress down the slide. Andrews was blissfully unaware of this and suffered a painful blow to his Niagaras as he first struck a Stop sign and then a Please Stand on the Right sign before hurtling towards oncoming passengers travelling on the up escalator.
Apart from tenderising his wedding tackle, Andrews seems to have survived his experience relatively unscathed but whether he will be able to stand to the right for some time is debatable. A spokesperson for the London Underground said that such behaviour can cause delays and serious injuries.
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Filed under: Humour, News Tagged: Alexandra Palace, Darts World Championship, Freddie Andrews, London underground, man slides down tube escalator
