Twenty-Six Cheerleaders Today In History

Three years ago today a group of 14- to 17-year-olds attending Texas Cheer Camp in Austin decided to see how many girls they could squeeze into the elevator Twenty-six girls thought they would all fit within Twenty-six girls both the fat and the thin Twenty-six girls and there could have been more But the twenty-sixth girl had to close the damn door The lights were too hot so the girls said to dim it But not before one of them read the lift’s limit And using round figures they added up weight But got to the answer a little too late So twenty-six girls in a box fast descended Till they hit the ground floor and their fall quickly ended Shaken, not stirred, they all wanted out But the door wouldn’t budge so they started to shout Twenty-six girls in a movable box They’re on the ground floor and the door somehow locks They shimmy and shake till a cell phone appears 911 is soon called so they practiced some cheers And the serious firemen all had to grin Thinking twenty-six cheerleaders all crammed within Twenty-six bodies pressed all to the wall And all of this happened in old Jester Hall Mdailey 08/07/08