Samuel Guthrie, He Ain’t.
Now, although the title of the article “Cannonball Fired for Fear of Flying” might induce eyebrow raising at the very least, there’s nothing funny about the logic that led to Todd Christian being fired by his employers from his job as human cannonball.
An excerpt:
Marnie Dock, the circus’ cannon trainer after becoming the world’s first female cannonball at 16, said Mr Todd had had to be fired for his own safety. She said: “We are very strict about the people we take on because it can be a very dangerous stunt.
“Without the proper training in Brazil it would be too dangerous for him to continue his career as a human cannonball. He’s a great guy and we offered him another job but he refused. We are trying to resolve it without taking it to the courts, but as far as our lawyers are concerned Todd doesn’t have a leg to stand on.”
Posted Saturday June 18, 2005 in Just Plain Weird by Khairul Hisham
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