Well maybe more memorable than happy..... or, truth be told, maybe more forgettable???
Edit: I'm reminded of a story a brother of mine told me from when he worked in Vancouver in the late 50s. I could be sketchy on the details.... maybe Donc or ??? can provide corrections. As I heard it there was a ceremonial cannon downtown [Gastown??] that was fired each summer evening at some specified time. Apparently unbeknownst to the "operators" one day somebody put a rock down into the barrel.... the story I recall was that the rock went thru a service station sign across the intersection [or park??].... thankfully no personal injuries.
Edited by - Owen on 11/24/2020 20:03:54
I remember seeing that video some years ago - what were they thinking 
. I bet that beach was very popular with the local bird life for quite some time.
some years back, a dead whale washed up the tidal river where my dad lives. It spent a couple of weeks floating several miles up and downstream on the tide whilst the Environment Agency (look after rivers) and local council had a bun fight about who's responsibility it was. Luckily for the both of them there was either a large downpour of rain or big tide and off it floated back to see - just like free Willy , but dead. It was funny to see, 1 because it was a whale and 2 my dad must be 30 miles inland, yet still, every once in a while, he'll look out of the window and see a seal bobbing about in the water.
That whale blowed up real good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHkvD7-u7y8
The Simpsons did a great job on this too.
youtube.com/watch?v=m-5ZOphYXew
Wikipedia has mention of "...a ceremonial cannon downtown [Gastown??] that was fired each summer evening at some specified time. Apparently unbeknownst to the "operators" one day somebody put a rock down into the barrel.... the story I recall was that the rock went thru a service station sign across the intersection [or park??]..." herein: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9_O%27Clock_Gun
It looks like my brother probably gave me the straight goods, and the screwy details are my doing.
Reminds me of the mythbusters Boo Boo!
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