Do you find swimming a tad too dull? Dizzy-dipping in London town

A SEE-THROUGH “Sky Pool” set between two London skyscrapers more than 40m in the air is making a splash online since the BBC posted a video about it.

The Sky Pool at the Embassy Gardens apartments is the world’s largest floating acrylic pool – 24m long, 14m of which are suspended in mid-air.

Residents can swim from one side to the other and see the street 10 storeys below.

While many people thought the Sky Pool awesome, a lot of Twitter responses suggested a fear of heights combined with a fear of drowning, to the tune of Hell, no! Some examples:

◆“So... yeah... this is a big NO for me.”

◆“Not Enough Money IN THE WORLD.”

◆“Of course I’d get in that pool... and sit right on the steps the whole time.”

Hear, hear!

Pro rugby?

Posted on an American news website: “Tom Youngs, Leicester Tigers prostitute, charged by RFU after Bristol incident – Rugby Football News.”

Tweet by Jemane Clement: “Angry People in Local Newspapers … Dear American news website, the rugby union term you are looking for here is ‘hooker’. You’re welcome.”

Going nuts

Lockdown latest: people are going crazy from being isolated.

A fellow tells me he was talking about this to the microwave and the toaster and they agreed things were getting bad.

“I didn’t mention it to the washing machine because she puts a different spin on everything.

“The vacuum cleaner told me to just suck it all up.

“But the fan was optimistic, saying it will all blow over soon.

“The toilet looked a bit flushed, but said nothing.

“The front door said I was becoming unhinged.

“The doorknob said to get a grip. “The curtains? They said I must pull myself together.” Ja-nee.

Distance rioting

A SIGN of our times:

“Due to Covid-19, we are asking rioters to work from home and destroy their own property.”

Wedding present

AN AMERICAN was torn between his niece’s wedding and a Las Vegas poker tournament he’d set his heart on. Harlan Miller, of Mandan, North Dakota, skipped the wedding and came home from the Mid-Stakes Poker Tour $367 800 (more than R5 million) the richer, according to Associated Press.

“I figured if one member of the family was missing at the wedding, it wouldn’t hurt anyone,” he said.

The tournament featured 2 790 players. Miller, a retired office supply company owner, defeated professional poker player Ryan Dodd with a straight to win the money.

“I just had a really strong feeling about this tournament,” Miller said.

“I had to go. I don’t really know what it was, but I thought I could take it down, or get real close to it. I can get Maci (his niece) a better wedding present now.”

Miller has been playing poker for about 15 years. He’s won more than $500 000.

Tailpiece

DESCARTES walks into a bar. Bartender: “Can I get you a drink?”

Descartes: “I think not.” Then – ping! – he disappears. Last word

I NO doubt deserved my enemies but I don’t believe I deserved my friends.