Bridge Jumping
Posted: Tue 1 May, 2007 Filed under: 1BEM, Cynicism, Thoughts 3 Comments »I thought I’d written about this before (although, on searching, it looks like I might not have done so) but in my opinion, the May Day celebrations at Oxford’s Magdalene Bridge have always just struck me as something that should be filed under “Darwinistic”.
Fair enough, the traditional bit involving the Magdalene choir singing at dawn on May Day is pretty cool. But the people (generally students) who then take it upon themselves to jump off Magdalene Bridge into the Thames (sorry, Isis – one assumes that ‘Thames’ is just a bit too common for Oxford) where it’s all of two or three feet deep just deserve to be damaged.
In fact, I’d consider aiming to get some kind of insurance absolution, on the lines of “Anyone who jumps off this bridge is responsible for their own actions, and should not expect to be able to claim for damages or injury caused under any circumstances”
Considering that these people are supposed to be intelligent, you’d think they could figure that out for themselves, wouldn’t you?
I agree; jump by all means, but don’t expect me to contribute towards your medical care afterwards.
I was there this morning, it was lovely!
Also, they don’t jump into the Thames… if they did there wouldn’t be a problem as it’s deep, it’s the Cherwell they jump into, it’s only good for a bunch of Punts.
Oh, my mistake – I’d always thought the Cherwell was one bridge down, and the bit by Botanical Gardens etc. was the Isis, which is actually the Thames on either side of Oxford.
Sad, for one who lived there so long…
I dont mind the one when the girls jump in topless.