Whether or not the technique is transferable to politics is an open question.
Regardless, just to be safe I may begin walking the streets of the city with a shepherd's crook.
If you see me, please don't wave. A nod of recognition will suffice.
From Quirkbooks:
There may come a time when you are feeling especially Indiana Jones-like and find yourself walking through an area where quicksand is native and suddenly begin to sink into the ground. You may panic (which is not surprising) and need a quick way to figure out how to get out of your predicament before it is too late....MORE
Well, lucky for you, The Complete Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook has the answer. (And hopefully you have a pole handy so you don’t have to hold on to a snake in order to be rescued like poor Indy.) Here is how to escape from quicksand:
1. When walking in quicksand country, carry a stout pole-it will help you get out should you need to.
2. As soon as you start to sink, lay the pole on the surface of the quicksand.
3. Flop onto your back on top of the pole. After a minute or two, equilibrium in the quicksand will be achieved, and you will no longer sink.
4. Work the pole to a new position: under your hips and at right angles to your spine. The pole will keep your hips from sinking, as you (slowly) pull out first one leg and then the other....
