Richard Branson Cops It In The Pants |
| Published: October 11, 2007, 8:48 pm |
| Tags: au, lulz, richard branson, virgin |
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Sir Richard Branson, the World's Wackiest Entrepreneur, has finally been tripped up by one of his worryingly regular promotional stunts for Virgin, this time for Virgin Airlines entry into the American carrier market.Richard made a dick of himself when his bungee jump down the side of the Palms Casino Hotel in Vegas didn't go exactly as he'd planned, leaving him bruised and shaken - and without the seat of his pants.It all started so well. Strapped in a harness and attached to a cable, the 57-year-old tycoon beamed confidently before taking a running jump from the roof.As he descended rapidly, he pulled airline tickets out of his pocket and scattered them to the ground as part of the bungee-cum-abseiling stunt.But instead of gliding smoothly to the ground, Sir Richard smashed his bottom twice into the building and, as the colour drained from his face, began to realise something was amiss - or rather, missing.After clamping his hands to his seatless trousers to assess the damage, he [ Full article ] |
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