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 j2brown
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Tue Dec 21, 2004 11:56 am Post subject: |
 
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Not so much a "favorite" but:
Pretty much any auto accident where somebody's not wearing their seatbelt qualifies as stupid to me. Oh, and drunk driving. When will people learn?
Is that what you're looking for Shock, or were you
looking for something a little more humorous?
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 thuringwethil
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Tue Dec 21, 2004 12:00 pm Post subject: |
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| j2brown wrote: |
Not so much a "favorite" but:
Pretty much any auto accident where somebody's not wearing their seatbelt qualifies as stupid to me. Oh, and drunk driving. When will people learn?
Is that what you're looking for Shock, or were you
looking for something a little more humorous?
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i agree, but oddly enough, i know of several people who lived b/c they did NOT have their seatbelts on. and a few who died b/c they did. It always makes me skeptical (but yes I wear mine)
and drunk driving is a big pet peeve of mine. I lost 6 friends in one summer b/c of it( 2 wrecks)
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j2brown
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Tue Dec 21, 2004 12:16 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, everybody's got a "survived because they weren't wearing their seatbelt" story.
I don't buy it. Most of them were just lucky to have survived.
Vehicles today are constructed to protect the passenger (and do a fine job) but they're designed with the assumption that the passenger is in the seat.
Once you're unrestrained all bets are off.
However, it wouldn't be a bad idea to carry something like this.
Oh, and you can always ask this guy about wearing a seatbelt.
jeff
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shock
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Tue Dec 21, 2004 12:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Is that what you're looking for Shock, or were you looking for something a little more humorous? |
Actually, I was more looking for stuff like puppies swallowing knives (and surviving)
or exploding whales
... if you call that "humorous". I'd call it "unusual".
Read full stories here (if you dare).
As for drunk driving: I lost a close friend because she got hit by a car, "driven" by a drunk person, when she was walking home from cinema. She got killed immediately. She was 17. The driver survived without injuries and never went to jail. I would never call that a "stupid accident". I'd call it murder.
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thuringwethil
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Tue Dec 21, 2004 12:29 pm Post subject: |
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actually j2, the people i know an unusually high number of people given the statistics, but all the people were thrown from the vehicle lived, all those seatbelted in died (in 3 different accidents - where both occurred) my roommate and i were in one that she wasn't hurt b/c she didn't have hers on.
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j2brown
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Tue Dec 21, 2004 12:54 pm Post subject: |
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I think what you likely have here is a case where people survived when not wearing their seatbelts. That's completely different than surviving because they're not wearing your seatbelt.
Shock: Ah, you want unusual accidents. I'm sure I can come up with something. I'll get back to you.
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j2brown
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Tue Dec 21, 2004 1:12 pm Post subject: |
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This guy managed to get his car hanging from the wires. He jumped from the car and ran to the bus stop on the corner. The car ran for a while (until the oil drained out and it seized up).
Don't know the story here. Of course, now everybody's seen that guy from Korea with one in his head.
I'm sure I'll think of more later.
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shock
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Tue Dec 21, 2004 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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That last pic gives me the creeps. |
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 Pixie
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The knee x-ray is kind of like a choose your own adventure story.
There are so many possibilities of stupidity there, but something tell me it had 2 key elements: alcohol and a nail gun. 
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j2brown
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Wed Dec 22, 2004 11:22 am Post subject: |
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Not an accident yet:
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thuringwethil
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Wed Dec 22, 2004 11:25 am Post subject: |
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lmao - some people are so stupid I love pix's blog about people like this
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shock
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Wed Dec 22, 2004 11:27 am Post subject: |
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lol j2, that's hilarious! |
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teachplus3
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Thu Dec 23, 2004 10:07 am Post subject: |
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However, it wouldn't be a bad idea to carry something like this. |
That is a good idea. I'll have to get my hubby to order me one of those. He is a Police Officer and orders from Galls all the time.
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Oh, and you can always ask this guy about wearing a seatbelt.
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My hubby showed me this one the other day. Wow, I agree seatbelts are a must when driving.
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teachplus3
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Thu Dec 23, 2004 10:08 am Post subject: |
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OMG-LOL J2
I hadn't made it down to that post when I posted. That is hilarious. Some people are such idiots.
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teachplus3
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Thu Dec 23, 2004 11:42 am Post subject: |
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| shock wrote: |
Read full stories here (if you dare).
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Shock, I tried the link but it says I don't have access to the server. I would be interested to read about the whale and what happend. 
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