Dapper Gentlemen in Suit Falls in Open Manhole, Bowler Hat Suspended in Midair, Cane Goes Flying, Passersby Aghast But Delighted.

Yesterday afternoon, a local dapper gentleman took his weekly stroll. Eyewitnesses reported that he was wearing a three piece suit, spiffy hat, and using a stylish cane! While whistling and even humming, the gentleman reportedly looked through his monocle at a bird. He was said to have passed a bakery window where a pie sat, emitting visible trails of delicious smell. He happily crossed the street, nose upturned. Then, disaster struck.

An open manhole!

The gentleman, dapper as he was, had a moment of COMPLETE befuddlement as he realized his feet were suspended in midair.

Then, he absolutely plummeted downwards. Blast.

According to one eyewitness, his hat hung in the air while his cane pretty much went crazy. Obviously, this only added insult to the injury of the man’s fall. Another even said that they saw him paddling at the air for a moment, trying to gain some sort of stability, but alas, fruitless.

Needless to say, it was a tragic scene. And yet, the onlookers couldn’t help but feel a twinge of glee… Perhaps this reveals a great, deep flaw within us all that we would crack a smile while watching tragedy befall a debonair fellow.

The neighborhood: shocked. The crowd: amused. The man: most certainly covered in sewage now.