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Edit: “Firefighters and other rescuers worked furiously Sunday to save a driver whose BMW plunged off Interstate 5 into a Southern California creek and got carried away by the swift current. The water was moving so fast that it tore the man’s pants off.”

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[mcbrennan.livejournal.com]

The guy who ended up pantsless in the icy creek is from up here. One of San Luis Obispo's most well-regarded optometrists, which is to say, more or less the only one in town. Since every day up here is a slow news day, Dr. Pantsless' near-death experience has been replayed on the news about 1000 times since noon, especially the full-frontal portion. They haven't added sound effects yet, but I'm sure it's coming. While there's a certain magic in seeing a rich guy pantsed by nature, I feel bad for him when he gets back to work.