According to www.on-this-day.com it’s important to note, on this day in history, nineteen-hundred-ninety-nine, Fabio was hit in the face by a bird during a promotional ride of a new roller coaster at the Busch Gardens theme park in Williamsburg, VA. Fabio received a one-inch cut across his nose. I kid you not. This is actually listed alongside the Eiffel Tower opening, Ford debuting its V-8 engine, and Germany beginning its counter-offensive in North Africa.
So here’s my question: What the?!!!
It’s not like comacazi fowl are unusual. Please. And theme parks?! Dangerous ground my friend, dangerous ground. I remember going to The Lagoon when I was young. There I was … sitting on a park bench with a friend … enjoying a snack or two … when I felt something plop-a-top my head. At first I thought it was a bird with gastric distress. But then I looked up. There they were. Two boys. Hovering well above my head they were laughing and pointing. They thought they were hysterical – as boys so often do when they do something unbecoming, like spit on a girls head! Boy spit. Boy spit was worse than bird poop could EVER be. I was ruined. Ruined.
Guess I should just be thankful that particular low-point did not make it on a list of historical events – at least none that I’m aware of …







