Annals Of Inventiveness: Wetass (Very Wet) Tugboating…

Question: How do you get some coal barges and a tugboat under a low bridge with the river running at flood stage? Answer: watch and learn…

“Hey, Charlie. Low bridge ahead. Release the barges and let ’em float through…”

“But how are we going to get under, Skip…?

“Heh-heh. Ever play tugboat limbo, Charlie…?”

“How low can we go…?”

“Limbo, limbo, limbo-tug. Sing, Charlie…”

“Surfacing. Aooogah. Aooogah. I love this tugboat sh*t…”

“Dum-de-dum. Time to hook up again…”

“Ahh. That’s enough fun for now, Charlie. Crack me a beer and let’s find the next bridge on the chart…”
(Thanks to TWC reader Bruce Kendall)

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