# Merry Christmas and KERPLOW!!!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 25, 2002, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas-and-kerplow/144852 "2002-12-25T16:43:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2002, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas-and-kerplow/144852/1 "2002-12-25T16:43:33Z")
So we were spending Christmas morning like we usually do. . . singing very loudly and badly, arguing about how to hook up the PS2, planning which gifts we are going to exchange behind the giftee’s back, when **KERPLOW**!!! The building shook, the lights flickered we all stared at each other and then **PAPOW!!!**. What the hell? Did Batman come pay us a visit or something. Would that explain the sirens 'cuz he would need a police escort. Or have the terrorist won? Well— the firemen informed us that there was no danger, just a big huge freakin’ explosion down there under the street were the Con Ed workers go to smoke their doobies. Two of those huge square manhole covers went flying. Actually only one went flying. A car was parked over the second one. Merry Christmas Mr. Green Camry Owner. How was your Christmas? ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2002, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas-and-kerplow/144852/2 "2002-12-25T17:02:29Z")
I meant to put this in MPSIMS. **Houseman** reports that the Con Ed guy refused to go down the hole. Considering there was a column of black smoke rising out of it, no one blamed him. There have been more explosions, shaking the building. We still have light. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2002, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas-and-kerplow/144852/3 "2002-12-25T17:45:55Z")
Holy crapola. I’m glad you din’t blow up. Did they say what had caused the explosion, or was it Con-Ed smoking up that did it? Yuck, I hope not. Dead on Christmas while trying to get a glow on would suck. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2002, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas-and-kerplow/144852/4 "2002-12-25T17:49:03Z")
If they tell you to evacuate, _do_ be considerate, & leave a post to tell us, won’t you? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2002, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas-and-kerplow/144852/5 "2002-12-25T18:32:50Z")
I was checking the local news to see if there was a report. [Looks like we weren’t the only ones hearing explosions this morning.](http://www.ny1.com/Boroughs/brooklyn.html) That’s not that close to me, but I wonder if it had anything to do with our exploding manhole covers. Lordy. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2002, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas-and-kerplow/144852/6 "2002-12-25T18:46:29Z")
On closer inspection, I see that the house exploded yesterday. Still, sheesh! ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2002, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas-and-kerplow/144852/7 "2002-12-25T18:48:14Z")
The flying manhole cover phenomenon mystified Georgetown near D.C. for over a year. I don’t know if it quit happening or not. I’m certainly glad you and yours were unhurt, Biggirl. Peace and love to you all. –Nott & Mrs. Nott ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2002, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas-and-kerplow/144852/8 "2002-12-25T22:08:10Z")
I knew the WILL SOMEONE STOP THE FARTING thread had gone underground - here’s the proof ---
**Author:** ![roadrunner70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2002, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas-and-kerplow/144852/9 "2002-12-25T22:13:36Z")
Damn you **Tapioca** …I was hoping I could get in the first fart joke. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2002, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas-and-kerplow/144852/10 "2002-12-26T00:04:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Biggirl \* > \*\*I meant to put this in MPSIMS. \*\* As you wish. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2002, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas-and-kerplow/144852/11 "2002-12-26T13:29:25Z")
More exploding manholes: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=117638](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=117638) ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2002, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas-and-kerplow/144852/12 "2002-12-26T16:01:49Z")
That was a manhole cover explosion? We thought it was thunder. – Ukulele Ike, four blocks south of **Biggirl** and two to the east