Man breaks record by sitting in 39,250 seats

[ccharles000]

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Jim Purol took a seat at the Rose Bowl, and then another, and then another, until he broke a world record.

The Anaheim man set a Guiness World Record on Wednesday for "Most Seats Sat in 48 Hours" by sitting in 39,250 seats.

He began the task Monday morning, and he's still going, hoping to rest his tush in each of the stadium's 92,542 seats by sometime this week.

The 56-year-old, who already holds several other world records, says he has dreamed of tackling the Rose Bowl seats for 20 years - ever since he sat in all 107,501 chairs at the University of Michigan's football stadium.

The feat has taken a toll on his body and his cleanliness, as soot on the seats rubbed off on his clothes. He says he loves the Rose Bowl but calls the place "filthy

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[Deja Q]

1. Well, I hope he didn't pass gas in all those seats.

:shrug:

[Withywindle]

2. I think I got seated next to him on a cross-country flight once.

Oh, wait, so he didn't sit in them all at once?

[whistle]

3. Hey friend, sit your ass down

[Redstone]

4. What a waste of a lmited lifespan. I'd say "only in America," but there seems to be

a number of similarly-obsessed people in India, if the Guiness Book of Worled Records is any indication.

Redstone

[Deja Q]

5. I know, I know!! he was looking for loose change that dropped under the chairs!!!

Would you believe, bus tickets?

How about a used condom, since nobody wants to keep it in the bedroom anymore?

[Dogmudgeon]

6. How much Guinness did he require to accomplish that feat?

Time was, you had to actually do something constructive for all that beer, like split the atom, or organize a putsch.

I blame TV.

--p!
TV, and Britney.

[d_b]

7. and here i was expecting a photo

of Denny Hastert.

[bluerum]

8. Oh. Sitting. Thought it said,, nevermind

[Tarc]

9. Seriously, this is why the world hates us

This, and competitive eating contests.