I'm going to hell for this...
It was a glorious sunny day in Whitby last summer. We had just walked down the 199 steps and were wandering along the road towards the harbour. There were so many pedestrians in Whitby that day that the road we were on was absolutely rammed with people.

Coming the other way through the crowd I noticed a man pushing an empty child sized wheelchair. Seconds later I noticed the usual occupant of the wheelchair, the man's disabled son, being supported and led by his mum from the main throng towards one of the interesting curiosity shoppes along the street.

I passed within inches as I stopped to let them past me onto the pavement and over to the shop. As the young man leaned forward to look in the window he smacked his forehead into the glass with a loud and satisfying boinnnnnng! He then immediately uttered the classic line 'mmmuuuhhh'.

I didn't acually laugh then and there, but once out of range I lost control. I was still laughing hours later. The missus kept giving me evils everytime she saw me chuckle. I feel very guilty for laughing but his comedy timing was excellent.
(I'm sure he didn't hurt himself and his mum actually laughed a bit, but nowhere near as much as me)
( TheFinch is getting to grips with the complex plane on, Thu 21 Jan 2010, 16:20, 2 replies)

funny you should say that but...
but I think I saw some thing similar...I was in Whitby 20/7 for a week.

If it was the same accident, I gave a quickly stiffled Pffft!

Two tickets to Hull, which should be cheap as it was just round the coast!
( Fire & Forget it's the only way to be sure, Thu 21 Jan 2010, 16:27, closed)

that sounds uncannily accurate regarding the date
we were just along church street. Glad it wasn't just me.
The kid had blonde hair.
( TheFinch is getting to grips with the complex plane on, Thu 21 Jan 2010, 21:41, closed)