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OMAHA (AP) - Weather forecasters predict Nebraska will receive a treacherous mix of sleet, freezing rain and snow this weekend, so it’s understandable that events may get canceled.
That’s just terrible, what with the legendary Nebraska nightlife beckoning. Much like Vegas, Omaha has their own saying “What happens in Omaha, Stays in your nightmares”. At least you’re not losing a huge deposit when you cancel a barn dance.
But one of the first cancellations announced Friday afternoon came from an unexpected source: organizers of the Polar Bear Plunge.
So, you’re not going into freezing water because it’s too cold out? That’s like not going to the gym because you have to walk a couple of blocks back to your car. Instead of the Polar Bear Plunge, they should call themselves the Baby Bear Cubs and have their annual meetings at Baby Gap.
The chilling swim in Omaha’s Zorinsky Lake raises money for the Special Olympics, but organizers decided to postpone the event because of the weather.
What was not postponed, however, was the benefit karaoke night put on by the Special Olympics to raise money for the Polar Bear Plunge Club.
“We were kind of worried about the ice coming and people driving to the event,” said Wendy Jackson, with Special Olympics of Nebraska. “We don’t want anybody hurting themselves.”
Or at least they don’t want anybody hurting themselves before they can get hypothermia, frostbite, and have their hands and feet amputated in front of the spectators, making it look like they have bear paws. Have him bathe inn Rogaine for a couple of months and steal a few picnic baskets and you’ve got a man born to lead the Polar Bears Plungers.
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