WICHITA, KS

Local man Darrel P. Friesen, 41, discovered the hard way that your typical Mennonite suspenders from Wal-Mart are completely insufficient to use for bungee jumping. Mr. Friesen somehow managed to survive the fall, but is now on life support at a local hospital.

“We were out at the bridge and this Mennonite man just came up to us and said he wanted to bungee jump,” said a local extreme sports enthusiast. “I offered to strap him in with our equipment, but he just tugged at his suspenders and said, ‘Oba, no, I’ve got it covered.'”

Friesen then clipped his suspenders to the bridge and jumped off. Witnesses say he dangled off the edge of the bridge for just a moment before plummeting to the river below.

“I’ve gotta say. It wasn’t very safe, but he’s the most daring bungee jumper

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