He becomes a human cartoon character

No, I'm not about to make a crack about a former governor. Instead, let's turn to Spatch, who provides a sound-effect-filled account of how he slipped on some ice today:

You know that BOINGGG sound of a kettle drum being tuned up that you hear when a cartoon character falls on its butt?

I made one of those today. With even a FWEEP! slide whistle sound effect as my leg swung out from under me on the ice. Unfortunately I did not hover in mid-air a second or so before the fall, nor was I able to stay in air indefinitely until I could look down and realize I was defying gravity and cause the levitation to fail. ...