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> NEWS ITEM > > Puyallup, WA - (API) Tuesday, a pooch by the name of Punky was injured > when he commandeered his owners' motorcycle and unsuccessfully attempted to > jump a row of junk cars. The cars were setup for a stunt at the Puyallup > Fairgrounds, and were intended to be used by local daredevil Jim Hyman, > otherwise known as "The Professor". Hyman, a veteran thrill seeker known to > many on the famed KLR650 list, was to have jumped a record 32 automobiles in > an exhibition that night. > "I just left him alone for a second," says owner Lew Waterman, "I just > never suspected that he would try something like this." Waterman continued, > adding that though he loved his dog very much, he just "couldn't seem to > stay out of trouble." In his attempt, Punky fell short of the 32 car mark, > landing somewhere around car number 27 and cartwheeling out of control into > a fuel truck, which exploded. He is expected to be released from a local > hospital tomorrow after being treated for minor cuts and abrasions. > Punky has been characterized by many as 'reckless' and 'irresponsible', > often picking fights with much larger dogs, skydiving over missile test > ranges, and consuming obscene amounts of tequila. It is not known at this > time whether or not Punky was under the influence of alcohol prior to > attempting the stunt. > > hehe > > -rob atomic > seattle hard trance/goa live pa > http://www.evergo.net/~atomic > "The term "the whole 9 yards" came from WWII fighter pilots in the > Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50 caliber > machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before being loaded > into the fuselage. If the pilots fired all their ammo at a target, it > got "the whole 9 yards."