Alternative Title: Why Tell The Truth, When You Can Do A Spoof?
It took 4 years to build and was constructed from 15 million ice-cream sticks. U.S.-born stuntman Robert McDonald had the help of his family and 5000 Dutch school children to create the 15–metre replica of a Viking ship which he called Thor.
The project was more than just the construction of a ship. It conveyed a message: strive and you can achieve anything; good can overcome evil; the human spirit can never be broken.
Following several test sailings the ship was ready to cross the North Sea to England. On the eve of the crossing after final preparations and modest celebrations the crew retired for the evening.
Meanwhile across town, a young tearaway by the name of Dirnt Giff van Dam stole a motorcycle and set off on a joy ride to impress his mates. But fate was not smiling on him that night, and neither was it smiling on Robert McDonald. Van Dam now being tailed by police shot through the back streets and into the harbour area. Already high on extra-strong lager it is claimed that he ran into a vaporous cloud that was a result of all the glue that had been used to bind the lolly sticks.
Completely losing control of the bike and narrowly missing a hooker and a sailor van Dam slammed into the ship shattering it into a million (well 15 million actually) pieces.
Fortunately he has been assigned a social worker and lawyer and may sue McDonald for negligence, although just like the ship, we don’t think the case will stick together.
Luckily none of the crew was on the ship at the time of the incident, however PeeWee the ship’s mascot has not been seen since.
The next day, our reporter found Mr. McDonald standing by a an ice-cream van near the location of the incident. With plucky resolve as he neared the end of his ice-cream McDonald said “Oh well, one down 14 million, 999 thousand and 999 to go”.
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