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**Falsn** · 06-13-2009 07:33 PM

Some Iranians are angry.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/...ion/index.html

**Black_Eagle** · 06-13-2009 08:27 PM

Originally Posted by Admiral41

Some Iranians are angry.

What's new?

**hisnameistyler** · 06-14-2009 12:36 AM

Originally Posted by Black_Eagle

What's new?

You got that right.

**no-Name** · 06-14-2009 01:47 AM

Man gets hit by lightning while BBQ-ing. His only comment on the situation was "Sausages."

Man sells time traveling washing machine, awesome ensues.

**Falsn** · 06-14-2009 02:30 AM

Six Flags files for bankruptcy

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/13/six...tcy/index.html

**Taosaur** · 06-14-2009 05:27 AM

Originally Posted by no-name

Man sells time traveling washing machine, awesome ensues.

On heavy duty spin cycle it sort of sounds a bit like the tortured howls of 1000 undead writhing in the sulphury pits of hell mixed with a train with carriages full of scrap iron sliding down the road with no wheels, on fire, into a bell factory.

**hisnameistyler** · 06-14-2009 05:53 AM

Originally Posted by no-name

Man gets hit by lightning while BBQ-ing. His only comment on the situation was "Sausages."

It came in through my arm, which is burnt, then it must have gone down through my body and out through my feet."

Wouldn't it have come in up through his feet, gone up through his body, and out through his arm? =p. Didn't he ever take a science class!?

**dreamingofdreaming** · 06-14-2009 09:32 AM

blahhhhhhhhhhhh I created a whole topic when I could of just as easily posted here but ofcourse I found it after the fucking fact

He totally shot a bolt out of his ass LOL

**Oneironaut Zero** · 09-17-2011 02:30 AM

Almost forgot all about this thread. Due to thread value (and the fact that I don't think the DV Paperboy has covered this yet), I'm going to go ahead and necro this thread, for the following article.

Official: Scores injured in Reno air race crash

[Edit]
And video:

(Warning: may not be for the faint of heart)

I've just got one word: ...Ouch.

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New developments in the story tell that the pilot did not survive the crash.

**louie54** · 09-17-2011 05:53 AM

The kid behind the "attempted" Gumby Robbery was interviewed by one of our news stations. He said that he likes dressing up in those kinds of costumes and walking around but the guy working behind the counter said he was trying to rob him. He just goes on saying it was just a joke, and how he was misunderstood by the cashier.

In a way I kind of feel inclined to believe him since he didn't have a gun and his friend wasn't covering his face. But you never know I guess. I've been involved in a joke before that got me in trouble, except mine didn't make headlines.

For those who don't know:

**Darkmatters** · 09-17-2011 05:57 AM

It's a case of Life Imitates Clops:

**tommo** · 09-18-2011 02:32 AM

New Dolphin Species Discovered in Big City Harbor

The found a new dolphin species near where I go for holidays!

So I'm going to check it out next time I'm up there, which should be next week due to this news lol

Picture of it in the link.

**Wayfaerer** · 09-18-2011 02:41 AM

When discovering new species is in your job description, you know you have one of the coolest jobs on earth.

**tommo** · 09-18-2011 12:25 PM

Yeah that's got to be up there with the best.
I would love to be trekking through jungles looking for undiscovered species of plants.

**Oneironaut Zero** · 11-21-2011 03:06 AM

Police: Fake doc injected cement in woman's rear

Wooooooooow...

**Xei** · 11-21-2011 03:20 AM

Oneironaut's posts have really hit rock bottom. -_-

**Oneironaut Zero** · 11-21-2011 03:33 AM

Originally Posted by Xei

Oneironaut's posts have really hit rock bottom. -_-

[Edit]
Nevermind. I get it.

**tommo** · 11-21-2011 03:35 AM

W.T.F....

I'm glad you updated this thread, coz I just found this.

Girl starved to death while parents raised virtual child in online game | World news | guardian.co.uk

**Oneironaut Zero** · 11-21-2011 03:38 AM

Originally Posted by tommo

W.T.F....

I'm glad you updated this thread, coz I just found this.

Girl starved to death while parents raised virtual child in online game | World news | guardian.co.uk

Holy...wait....What the.....HuH?!

**Quantiq** · 11-21-2011 03:51 AM

I actually logged in just to post my reaction:

WTF!? how is that possible?!?!

Okay now back to bed. Night.

**Arra** · 11-22-2011 12:58 AM

Originally Posted by tommo

Girl starved to death while parents raised virtual child in online game | World news | guardian.co.uk

As others have said, what the fuck. lol

In 2005 a young man collapsed in an internet cafe in the city of Taegu after playing the game StarCraft almost continuously for 50 hours. He went into cardiac arrest and died at a local hospital.

I know this should be sad and serious, but I laughed.

The only problem I have with that article is that by using such extreme examples, the impression is given that that kind of thing is more common than it is. Stories like that might make some parents with kids who play a little too many video-games much more worried than they should be that their child is going to go out and kill his grandmother or something.

**tommo** · 11-22-2011 01:53 AM

Originally Posted by Dianeva

The only problem I have with that article is that by using such extreme examples, the impression is given that that kind of thing is more common than it is. Stories like that might make some parents with kids who play a little too many video-games much more worried than they should be that their child is going to go out and kill his grandmother or something.

I was thinking the exact same thing. That happens in a lot of these articles. For no reason they just cite 5 other examples of the same thing happening. Like with that article with the cerebral palsy kid where his dad killed him that O posted a while ago. It's like instilling a major confirmation bias, and makes less intelligent people think that this sort of thing just happens all the time.

**Original Poster** · 11-22-2011 02:02 AM

Originally Posted by tommo

I was thinking the exact same thing. That happens in a lot of these articles. For no reason they just cite 5 other examples of the same thing happening. Like with that article with the cerebral palsy kid where his dad killed him that O posted a while ago. It's like instilling a major confirmation bias, and makes less intelligent people think that this sort of thing just happens all the time.

Well yeah but this one muslim guy I know likes rock music so that means the beatles were trying to incite sharia law. Plus if you listen to them backwards it sounds like shit.