The plunge did not occur after a successful bank robbery in which all participants wore the masks of ex-presidents. Nor did Keanu Reeves cast his badge into Lake Monona afterward.

Chalk up a few more points for the crowd that doesn't believe in natural selection.

Two 19-year-olds from Monona plunged from the top of the Monona Terrace into Lake Monona August 9. A "getaway boat" picked the soggy lads up, but a police boat tracked them down shortly thereafter. The boys were repentant and cooperative, and were only issued unlawful trespass tickets. They revealed to the police that they got the idea from a MySpace page, which usually isn't the best place to get suggestions for activities involving potential or bodily harm, because it's usually deliberate.

Note the phrasing in the police statement: "getaway boat" instead of "sensible precaution to make sure our asses don't drown boat." On second thought, they did just plunge a ridiculous distance into the lake at 3:20 in the afternoon on the sole recommendation of a MySpace page, so maybe a case for their intelligence should not be overstated.