You're way too hard on her, that could've happened to almost anyone who wasn't paying attention. I mean, it's not like people are always on full alert and ready for anything. Especially when it comes to things that we take for granted, like manholes not being open. Not to mention how small those things are, which doesn't exactly help in warning people off.

She could've been doing a plethora of other things instead of texting on her phone, that's not what's important. The relevant thing to take into consideration is that she was focusing on something else for a moment. Had there been cones around the manhole then this would've been another story altogether, but that's not the case.

I suspect that even if the cones were in place she would have tripped over those and then gone head first into the sewer.

It's her responsibility to watch where she's going because you can't expect safety cones around every hazard. What if some kids had removed the manhole cover as a prank? Or if there was a plank of wood with a nail sticking up from it that had fallen from a garbage truck? Or a thousand other possible hazards that can be found on most city streets?

Nearly fell out of my chair with "My name is... manhole."

Hah, i'll get right on it

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Yeah but that cold actually sounds pretty damn good to me.

What we need are four portals about the size of a manhole cover. I'll put one outside my front door and you put its counterpart in your house - free heating.

Likewise, if you would be so kind as to put one outside your door, I'll use its twin to bring some sweet coolness to my house.

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It's gotten up to about 90F here in the past week. No snow in sight.

did I ever mention I hate you dag?

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Yeah but that cold actually sounds pretty damn good to me.

What we need are four portals about the size of a manhole cover. I'll put one outside my front door and you put its counterpart in your house - free heating.

Likewise, if you would be so kind as to put one outside your door, I'll use its twin to bring some sweet coolness to my house.

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It's gotten up to about 90F here in the past week. No snow in sight.

did I ever mention I hate you dag?

the meek shall inherit the earth...soon as that pesky manhole cover is removed.

Wow... I've seen the whole of it!!! And I even wrote from time to time comments, like - "hmm... I am never gonna walk like I'm in a Michael Jackson clip Ever Again!"...
or, "I am never gonna do face gestures while having a toothpick in my mouth again!"
or best quote: "Two homosexuals emerge out of a manhole..." Classic!

I like to consider myself a devoute sifter, and this video is by far one of the Craziest piece of crap I've seen in a long time!
This is not some stupid redneck blurring some racial slurr in the heat of the moment without thinking... this is a well designed piece of Ass wipe, propagated for the benefit of... well... I have no idea!

Well, I'm gonna beat it now... if you know what i mean
Hail SATAN!

Oh THOSE manholes.

Holy manhole!

Fall in hole guy has a broken arm now, you see how that lid landed on his arm? Ouch. That hurt a lot worse than the ass bruising, I bet.

Also, WTF?

Edit:Although, he does use it right afterwards... hmm, maybe that's a "light" manhole cover?

Whether he was planning to hit somebody with the manhole cover, or use it as a shield, or what, I'm not sure. But he was involved in a scuffle before he went for the manhole cover--I've seen the clip with context before.

So he was going to brain someone with that manhole cover and fell in?!? Too funny!

It looked like it hurt, too!

It looks like an attempted murder by manhole cover.. good think he was too drunk to get anywhere with it.

If you are looking for the nadir of Marvel Comics, then look no further. I feel like my youth has been violated.

I do like how Wolverine goes and hides in the manhole after Captain America saves him. And you can never go wrong with the goodness that is/was POWER MAN.

Any time someone needs to do the "passing back and forth" bit, just take it for granted he is grabbing a new ubmrella. Just like the moving camera in that earlier clip about the "paper manhole cover".