Twitter’s Adventure Game Skills Helped Ryan North Escape From a Literal Hole

Probably the funniest thing I read yesterday. Sorry, Ryan North.

Jessica Lachenal

Published: Aug 20, 2015 11:24 am

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These are the steps out but I can’t get up then with Chompsky, am I definitely going to die here y/n pic.twitter.com/9JhK5O0rLy

— HI IT’S ME RYAN (@ryanqnorth) August 18, 2015

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So Ryan North got himself stuck in a hole. Apparently when North went exploring (with his faithful companion, Noam Chompsky), he found an empty, abandoned pool. So naturally, as you do with abandoned pools, he jumped in and took some photos. That was all well and good, except for one fact: there was no way for him to get out.

If I climbed into this in the rain to get this picture and now couldn’t get out, what should I do? Hypothetically pic.twitter.com/g5jdjbed5B — HI IT’S ME RYAN (@ryanqnorth) August 18, 2015

It was raining, so the sides of the pool were wet and slick. The steps you’d usually use to get out were way too high to be of any use. Plus he had the added difficulty of having to figure out how to get Chompsky out. So what’s a prolific comedy/comic book writer to do? Easy answer: ask Twitter for help. And help they did.

@ryanqnorth Are you sure Chompsky can’t get out on his own? In sitcoms this ends with dog finding obvious exit

— James Webber (@james_t_webber) August 18, 2015

@ryanqnorth If it’s any consolation, your very tall skeleton may help the next person to escape.

— Pat Race (@alaskarobotics) August 18, 2015

@ryanqnorth I assume there is a Canadian version of 911 you can call if all else fails, right? Let a fireman or someone come unhole you. — Tyler Hamdrinks (@TylerHendrix) August 18, 2015

@TylerHendrix that would be admitting defeat — HI IT’S ME RYAN (@ryanqnorth) August 18, 2015

The whole thing played out like an adventure game. He talked about where he was, what he had (his inventory, as they say in the industry), and waited for suggestions. You know that thing you do when you’re stuck in an adventure game and you just start combining items together like crazy? That’s exactly how this went. Everyone on Twitter started making unbelievable suggestions using everything on hand to free North.

.@ryanqnorth maybe use your tshirt and leash to build a body sling for chompsky to pull him out after you climb out.

— Daniel Baxter (@bearisgaming) August 18, 2015

@ryanqnorth Are you wearing pants? You can turn pants into an emergency backpack: http://t.co/QJDeNvat2E — Krister Rollins (@KristerR) August 18, 2015

The entire thing is hilarious and is well worth a read. Spoiler: he does eventually get out. It involved an umbrella, Chompsky’s leash, and some butt touching. I repeat: because it’s North.

IT WORKED!! I’M OUT OF THE HOLE! pic.twitter.com/x8QMgUxrSD

— HI IT’S ME RYAN (@ryanqnorth) August 18, 2015

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Jessica Lachenal

Jessica Lachenal is a writer who doesn’t talk about herself a lot, so she isn’t quite sure how biographical info panels should work. But here we go anyway. She's the Weekend Editor for The Mary Sue, a Contributing Writer for The Bold Italic (thebolditalic.com), and a Staff Writer for Spinning Platters (spinningplatters.com). She's also been featured in Model View Culture and Frontiers LA magazine, and on Autostraddle. She hopes this has been as awkward for you as it has been for her.