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demmiblue

(37,866 posts)
Wed Aug 24, 2022, 12:05 PM Aug 2022

More Giant Slide news:

1) It is being covered nationally (I believe it was on CNN/MSNBC, too):

A giant slide unexpectedly sent kids flying – and inspired a viral rap

When a giant slide reopened in Detroit last week after a two-year hiatus, videos of children cascading down the 40-foot structure at high speeds generated both laughter and genuine concern.

The six-lane slide was open for only about half the day before park officials closed it over safety issues. But the clips went viral — as did one local rapper’s rhythmic public-service announcement.

“You can break your back, on the giant slide,” Gmac Cash raps in his newest release. “You can even break your neck, on the giant slide. You can even bump your head, on the giant slide.”

Gmac adds that the $1 ride is “like jumping off a roof” — and “you can lose a tooth, on the giant slide.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/08/24/giant-slide-detroit-rapper-gmac/


2) It has become late night fodder (@ 4:10):




3) Slotkin is upping the ante:




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More Giant Slide news: (Original Post) demmiblue Aug 2022 OP
Yikes! catbyte Aug 2022 #1

catbyte

(35,899 posts)
1. Yikes!
Wed Aug 24, 2022, 12:09 PM
Aug 2022

Btw, I love my rep, Elissa Slotkin. I surely hope she gets re-elected in November.

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