Looking at the rubbish bin he got stuck in, he didn’t just try to throw away his trash and lose his hat. The only way for his hat to fall in, would have been to put his head in. The container had a lid.
I am sure most of the people thought he was playing or joking. I mean come on, how in the heck would someone get stuck? It certainly wouldn’t be my first thought if I came upon someone with their head in the trash.
And it sounds like some did try to help. But they were unsuccessful and had to call for professional help.
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