2006-09-05 04:44:18 · 10 answers · asked by Kynnie 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I see 2 really good answers... yet i cant find proof of the Jerry T. guy
2006-09-05 06:14:24 · update #1
and i have a sence of humor... a very twisted one as a matter of fact... wanna play a game?
2006-09-05 06:15:29 · update #2
They all look alike sitt'n out there in the vacant field. Sometimes there are 20-30 machines of the same type on the job and they don't have driver's licenses like our cars do. So, in order to find their machine quickly, they "borrow" one of their children's stuffed animals to hang so they can easily find it after their break. It also helps remind them of their family and act as a good luck charm.
2006-09-05 04:50:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Somewhat famously, a rigger called Jerry Tinsdale fell from the scaffolding surrounding the Pontiac Building during its construction in 1956. By a bizarre twist of fate, a semi truck carrying a cargo of soft toys crashed into the Wachovia Bank across the street a few moments before, spreading its cargo into the street. The truck driver was unharmed, and, miraculously, Mr.Tinsdale also escape unharmed, though he fell four stories, because he landed on a "cushion of teddy bears".
March 19th is annually observed by many construction workers as "Tinsdale Teddy Day", and many still tie a bear to their truck in honor of this.
2006-09-05 04:52:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
it brings them good luck. they first take the teddy bears to a shrine in Mexico city... or you can buy one that someone else took... and they bless the teddy bear
2006-09-05 04:46:08 · answer #3 · answered by Lipstick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they have not outgrown the need to play with children's toys.
2006-09-05 04:46:35 · answer #4 · answered by Drakhul De'Necro 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they like to have fun some people are cool enough to still have fun
2006-09-05 04:49:36 · answer #5 · answered by hamslice01 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cuz they can't hit the kids themselves.
2006-09-05 04:46:42 · answer #6 · answered by phrensied 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just a gimmick.
2006-09-05 04:46:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe they love their children
2006-09-05 04:45:47 · answer #8 · answered by kwayno1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sense of humor.. guess you dont have one
2006-09-05 04:46:39 · answer #9 · answered by a true american 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
mascot
2006-09-05 04:45:41 · answer #10 · answered by boo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋