Two men were drinking in a high rise lounge...

The two men, who had never met before, were trading beers and jokes one late afternoon. The bar was a sophisticated lounge, resting on the 101st floor of a high rise in a metropolitan city. The two men were obviously drunk and began boasting of wild nights, great adventures, and making outlandish claims. Finally, the first one says to the next, "Did you know that on certain days when the wind is blowing just hard enough, the air on the side of this building will get squeezed between the other skyscrapers? It'll blow upwards and push anything you drop from here straight up and back onto the ledge of this lounge?" The second man thought this was too much and demanded proof.

So the two went to the patio and approached the ledge. The second man offered first to drop his beer off but the bartender protested, not wanting to his someone below. He then suggested he drop his shoe, but he said he liked them too much and didn't want to lose them. At last the first man said, "I'll jump." The second man was too drunk to think it through and said go ahead.

The first man stepped up to the ledge, took a deep breath and before anyone could stop him he jumped. Down the first man flew, faster and faster, picking up speed and shrinking away from view...then suddenly a gust of wind picked up and the mans clothes fluttered and he swooped, nearly hitting the street, and started to rise. Up and up he went until just as he reached the patio he set his feet down and raised his arms in a great 'ta-da'! The bar patrons cheered and roared in delight.

The second man having a great bit of courage from seeing his new friend's feat stepped up to the ledge himself. He took a deep breath and jumped over the ledge. He fell faster and faster, picking up speed and shrinking away in view. Then suddenly....thud. He hit the pavement. Splattered like a big on a windshield.

The first man laughed, finished his beer and walked back to his seat. He sat there for another hour or so. The bartender, who had watched the whole episode was stewing away in his thoughts. Staring at the patron. As his anger grew, his stare become red hot. Until finally his irritation over what had happened stirred his movements. He stormed over to the patron and announced loudly for the whole bar to hear;


"You're a real asshole when you're drunk, superman."