Topic: Not worthy of a thread - General Chat edition

[bulivye]

i've just seen the video of the georgian luger's fatal crash.   not pleasant.

[Kaizero]

i've just seen the video of the georgian luger's fatal crash.   not pleasant.

Made me feel physically ill, the way you knew what was coming and how it was so so much worse than you expected

[bulivye]

i've just seen the video of the georgian luger's fatal crash.   not pleasant.

Made me feel physically ill, the way you knew what was coming and how it was so so much worse than you expected

i don't know if padding on those poles would've saved him, but, it seems like they should've been regardless--that or full plexi-glass walls so he'd have slid along w/out impact.  it's locking the barn door after the horses are loose, i know, but...as you say, felt sick watching.

[LBW]

i've just seen the video of the georgian luger's fatal crash.   not pleasant.

Made me feel physically ill, the way you knew what was coming and how it was so so much worse than you expected

i don't know if padding on those poles would've saved him, but, it seems like they should've been regardless--that or full plexi-glass walls so he'd have slid along w/out impact.  it's locking the barn door after the horses are loose, i know, but...as you say, felt sick watching.

I'm sure I don't wanna see it, but what is this?

[Kaizero]

i've just seen the video of the georgian luger's fatal crash.   not pleasant.

Made me feel physically ill, the way you knew what was coming and how it was so so much worse than you expected

i don't know if padding on those poles would've saved him, but, it seems like they should've been regardless--that or full plexi-glass walls so he'd have slid along w/out impact.  it's locking the barn door after the horses are loose, i know, but...as you say, felt sick watching.

Yeah, it just feels so unecessary in the way it probably could've been so easily avoided Though the one time I watch the video (not gonna watch that again) I noticed it seemed like it was an "error" of sort in the course itself which sent him into the air as he seemed to cut the turn a bit short and thus getting slammed into the wall of the course slamming him into the air, if that was the reason I worry if there'll be more accidents

[bulivye]

i can post it if you like, lanky

[Dave]

http://www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/index.php/topic,67648.msg2199634.html#msg2199634

[Kaizero]

i've just seen the video of the georgian luger's fatal crash.   not pleasant.

Made me feel physically ill, the way you knew what was coming and how it was so so much worse than you expected

i don't know if padding on those poles would've saved him, but, it seems like they should've been regardless--that or full plexi-glass walls so he'd have slid along w/out impact.  it's locking the barn door after the horses are loose, i know, but...as you say, felt sick watching.

I'm sure I don't wanna see it, but what is this?

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/02/12/sportsline/main6202050.shtml

You need to click the video on the left of the article if you want to watch it, I'd not click it if I was you. I rather regret doing it myself. Just stick to reading the article

[bulivye]

here it is in a 13 second clip.  http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6202459n

[LBW]

i've just seen the video of the georgian luger's fatal crash.   not pleasant.

Made me feel physically ill, the way you knew what was coming and how it was so so much worse than you expected

i don't know if padding on those poles would've saved him, but, it seems like they should've been regardless--that or full plexi-glass walls so he'd have slid along w/out impact.  it's locking the barn door after the horses are loose, i know, but...as you say, felt sick watching.

I'm sure I don't wanna see it, but what is this?

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/02/12/sportsline/main6202050.shtml

You need to click the video on the left of the article if you want to watch it, I'd not click it if I was you. I rather regret doing it myself. Just stick to reading the article

no way I'm watching that. Poor guy RIP

[Jill]

Ah why the f*** did I watch that. How awful.  RIP.

[neesy111]

jesus, christ that was shocking that 

[LBW]

Was it televised live anywhere?

[pedro111]

f***ing hell I just watched that, Jesus christ that was shocking. 

Im surprised how much that got to me.

RIP poor guy.

[BlueStar]

In lighter news
http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20100213/COMMUNITIES/100212034/1203/25-ft.-snow-penis-at-Parsippany-H.S.-gets-2-teens-in-trouble

25-ft. snow penis at Parsippany H.S. gets 2 teens in trouble

PARSIPPANY — Two teenage boys were detained Thursday night after a police officer witnessed them imprinting a 25-foot "snow penis" on the Parsippany High School front lawn, police said.

[ElDiablo]

http://arbroath.blogspot.com/2010/02/russian-farmer-planted-landmines-to.html

A Russian farmer has been convicted of planting landmines around his field to ward off trespassers.

Alexander Skopintsev, from the eastern region of Primorye near China's border, laid the three devices on his land after building them in his garage.

The 73-year-old had apparently been concerned about the frequent theft of potatoes from his farm.

He was arrested after an intruder set off one of the tripwire-style mines in August and was injured in the blast.

Skopintsev was convicted for the unlawful construction and storage of weapons and received a two-and-a-half year suspended sentence.

"Skopintsev testified that he had prepared the explosive devices to protect his garden against thieves," regional prosecutors said.


Found this hilarious for some reason, only got a 2 and half year suspended sentance as well.

[GeordieDazzler]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8516387.stm

Violence against women is justified, says pupil study [/b][/u]

A study of 89 Scottish schoolchildren found that the majority thought violence towards women was acceptable if there was a reason behind it.

Most of those asked said it was justified if the woman had an affair, or if she was late in making the tea.

The study by a researcher from Edinburgh Napier University also revealed that girls expect to curtail ambitions once they are married.

The research involved 89 Primary 7 children at five Glasgow primaries.

The 11 and 12-year-olds were questioned in depth about their attitudes and aspirations towards gender roles and behaviour.

They were asked to consider whether or not a man was justified in punching his partner when he found out she had had an affair.

Nearly all of the children thought that the woman deserved to be hit.

In another scenario, about 80% of the children said a man had cause to slap his partner because she did not have the dinner ready on time.

Researcher Nancy Lombard described the findings as "worrying" because the youngsters had naturalised and normalised violent behaviour.

She said: "The children didn't agree with violence, but gave reasons to try to justify it if the woman had done something 'wrong'.

"The old saying of 'If he pulls your pigtails it means he likes you', translates into violence in adulthood which girls accept as normal."

Narrow expectations

The study also suggested that girls expected to modify their behaviour and narrow expectations once they were married and had children.

One of the girls said: "I want to be a dancer or a doctor."

But she added: "When I grow up I'm going to have two babies and work part-time in the shop down the road."

Ms Lombard said that sexual stereotypes were limiting and modifying girls' behaviour to accommodate boys and men.

She said: "All the girls said they don't get much of the playground because the boys dominate the space.

"They are still told they can't play football because they are a girl."

Ms Lombard called for work with children to start early to encourage respectful relationships, challenge violent behaviour and break down gender stereotypes.

The findings of the study will be presented at a conference in Glasgow on Wednesday which has been jointly organised between Scottish Women's Aid and Napier University.

Edinburgh Women's Aid spokeswoman Suzanne Moran called for more education on violence towards women: "These findings, in effect, reflect that these attitudes are still widely held in Scotland.

"Studies like these reveal that there is still much to be done to eradicate ingrained beliefs that women are to blame for violence perpetrated against them."

[BlueStar]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8515798.stm

Tories criticised over teenage pregnancy figure error

The Tories have been attacked as "out of touch" for wrongly claiming more than half of girls in the most deprived areas get pregnant before they turn 18.

The party said the conception rate for this age group in the 10 most disadvantaged areas of England was 54%, while the real figure was 5.4%.

Oops.

[Kaizero]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8516387.stm

Violence against women is justified, says pupil study [/b][/u]

A study of 89 Scottish schoolchildren found that the majority thought violence towards women was acceptable if there was a reason behind it.

Most of those asked said it was justified if the woman had an affair, or if she was late in making the tea.

The study by a researcher from Edinburgh Napier University also revealed that girls expect to curtail ambitions once they are married.

The research involved 89 Primary 7 children at five Glasgow primaries.

The 11 and 12-year-olds were questioned in depth about their attitudes and aspirations towards gender roles and behaviour.

They were asked to consider whether or not a man was justified in punching his partner when he found out she had had an affair.

Nearly all of the children thought that the woman deserved to be hit.

In another scenario, about 80% of the children said a man had cause to slap his partner because she did not have the dinner ready on time.

Researcher Nancy Lombard described the findings as "worrying" because the youngsters had naturalised and normalised violent behaviour.

She said: "The children didn't agree with violence, but gave reasons to try to justify it if the woman had done something 'wrong'.

"The old saying of 'If he pulls your pigtails it means he likes you', translates into violence in adulthood which girls accept as normal."

Narrow expectations

The study also suggested that girls expected to modify their behaviour and narrow expectations once they were married and had children.

One of the girls said: "I want to be a dancer or a doctor."

But she added: "When I grow up I'm going to have two babies and work part-time in the shop down the road."

Ms Lombard said that sexual stereotypes were limiting and modifying girls' behaviour to accommodate boys and men.

She said: "All the girls said they don't get much of the playground because the boys dominate the space.

"They are still told they can't play football because they are a girl."

Ms Lombard called for work with children to start early to encourage respectful relationships, challenge violent behaviour and break down gender stereotypes.

The findings of the study will be presented at a conference in Glasgow on Wednesday which has been jointly organised between Scottish Women's Aid and Napier University.

Edinburgh Women's Aid spokeswoman Suzanne Moran called for more education on violence towards women: "These findings, in effect, reflect that these attitudes are still widely held in Scotland.

"Studies like these reveal that there is still much to be done to eradicate ingrained beliefs that women are to blame for violence perpetrated against them."

Girls can't play football tbf.

[Cajun]

Monkey tennis.

[Dem BABA]

80% of children think women should be hit for not having dinner ready? That's harsh.

[Cajun]

80% of children think women should be hit for not having dinner ready? That's harsh.

but fair.....

[palnese]

 

[MW]

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=293012742358&ref=nf

He looks like Ivon's son in Shameless

[indi]

This was linked as "Palin hits out against Family Guy" and I thought: what have they done to p*ss off Michael?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8519570.stm