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Spalec posted:Similar to that: Quoting this from way back just to say that I lived next to this rear end in a top hat freshmen year of college and his death was the peak schadenfreude moment of my life. He was a loud, obnoxious, arrogant die-hard libertarian and he loved to play Seinfeld episodes at absurd volume levels late at night. Noctone has a new favorite as of 10:29 on Feb 28, 2014 |
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Motorcyclist dies of head injuries at anti-helmet protest. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/motorcycle-rider-new-york-dies-ride-protesting-helmet-laws-article-1.155550
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Hugh Hefner almost choked to death on Ben Wa Balls He who lives by the sword...
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I can't remember if I saw this here or on Facebook but it belongs in this sequence: Man shoots himself in the head and dies while demonstrating gun safety quote:The unnamed 36-year-old from Independence Township, Michigan, was demonstrating how his three handguns are safe when they are not loaded by holding them to his head and pulling the trigger, Detroit Free Press reported.
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I'm not sure that's how you use them...  Then again, he's Hugh Hefner, what the gently caress do I know 
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Pierzak posted:I'm not sure that's how you use them... Senility is a hell of a drug.
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Shadowmorn posted:When the Wind Blows That was pretty I got the book of when the wind blows when I was like 7 (assumably because it looked like a comic so some elderly relative thought it was appropriate) and it has haunted every waking moment since then.
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:I can't remember if I saw this here or on Facebook but it belongs in this sequence: Ahahaha, natural selection at work.
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Talking of safety videos, this is a classic and favourite of mine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RQ98K2J4Uw
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"Welp." God, I love these super benign gently caress ups. I don't know why the simple stuff pleases me so much.
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:I can't remember if I saw this here or on Facebook but it belongs in this sequence: You left out the best quote: quote:The man’s girlfriend told police that he had been drinking most of the day before he died, and sheriff’s officials said alcohol appears to have been a factor in the incident, according to CBS Detroit. I wonder if his arguments convinced her in the end.
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Rabble posted:Another super depressing movie based on MAD is "Threads", just when you think it can't get any worse they just keep going. The "best" thing about Threads is that it was based on research into what would happen to Britain in the event of a nuclear attack. They realised that it would actually be too depressing to show that practically everyone would be dead, so Threads demonstrates a low-ball estimate instead. Ok that's the second best thing. The best thing is that there's a woman in the film who has a non-speaking role and her only acting credit ever is "Woman Who Wets Herself".
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:I can't remember if I saw this here or on Facebook but it belongs in this sequence: And this is why they tell you that even if you "know" a gun is empty, you still never point it at anyone. I'm still a fan of when James May looks down the barrel of the shotgun and someone has to push it away while the other 2 just look on and laugh at his idiocy.
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glitchkrieg posted:The "best" thing about Threads is that it was based on research into what would happen to Britain in the event of a nuclear attack. They realised that it would actually be too depressing to show that practically everyone would be dead, so Threads demonstrates a low-ball estimate instead. It's the same with the US-version "The Day After". Both depict a low-to-mid grade use of nuclear weapons scenario. But really, when the nukes start flying, no one is under any pretenses about what comes next. They launch everything and everything dies. And anything that does happen to live gets to see 10 times the destruction depicted in both films.
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glitchkrieg posted:The "best" thing about Threads is that it was based on research into what would happen to Britain in the event of a nuclear attack. They realised that it would actually be too depressing to show that practically everyone would be dead, so Threads demonstrates a low-ball estimate instead. Yeah I don't think British could survive a full thermonuclear exchange, because they are a tiny island, which they soon realized haha. Threads is actually pretty optimistic in terms of their outlook after a full blown exchange
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veedubfreak posted:And this is why they tell you that even if you "know" a gun is empty, you still never point it at anyone. I'm still a fan of when James May looks down the barrel of the shotgun and someone has to push it away while the other 2 just look on and laugh at his idiocy. 
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HelloIAmYourHeart posted:"Welp." The way he puts his hands on his hips is just beautiful. He knows that crowbar is gone for good.
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:I can't remember if I saw this here or on Facebook but it belongs in this sequence: Maybe I'm just cynical, but I see this as a reoccurring event. Guy gets drunk and plays with his guns, girl complains, argument ensues, guy demonstrates how "safe" they are when unloaded. Up until the day the girl slips a bullet into one of them before confronting drunk guy.
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When I was a kid, I shot my best friend in the cheek with one of those plastic replica guns (a Sig-Sauer P226 I think) that fire tiny colored plastic pellets. I'd tweaked the spring so it shot the pellets fast as hell, too. I figured I'd give him a scare, so I took out the clip, pointed and fired, forgetting that I had one in the chamber. There was some blood, followed by many apologies (and some laughter because I thought it was funny). Guess what I'm saying is, never give me a real gun ever. 
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gun schadenfreude: I was taught by my ex-Army dad that you should always treat a gun as if it is in the process of firing (and if you didn't clean it yourself, has a barrel bent at least 15 degrees towards you). Exceedingly healthy respect. Hanging out with some friends in deep county country, and the neighbor next door came over to show off his skills with a spiffy bolt-action rifle with scope- his 'sniper rifle'- by shooting black birds on a far-away tree. Seeing me act somewhat skittish by stepping behind the 180 degree plane of the barrel, he seemed somewhat dismissive about my attitude because of how safe a bolt action is. Two years later he shoots himself up and under his shoulder with the same gun by dropping it. Freak accident that couldn't be avoided no matter where I was standing, sure. But still, gently caress that guy.
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Stare-Out posted:When I was a kid, I shot my best friend in the cheek with one of those plastic replica guns (a Sig-Sauer P226 I think) that fire tiny colored plastic pellets. I'd tweaked the spring so it shot the pellets fast as hell, too. I figured I'd give him a scare, so I took out the clip, pointed and fired, forgetting that I had one in the chamber. There was some blood, followed by many apologies (and some laughter because I thought it was funny). When I played airsoft wars with my friends it was a valid tactic to say you were out of ammo and drop the mag, then surprise pop someone with that last chambered bb
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It's a shame he didn't kill himself then becuase clarkson is an obnoxious oval office who has loving terrible opinions. The fact the BBC pays him for what he does is frankly a joke.
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Drone_Fragger posted:It's a shame he didn't kill himself then becuase clarkson is an obnoxious oval office who has loving terrible opinions. The fact the BBC pays him for what he does is frankly a joke. Clarkson is awesome for punching Piers Morgan. Also for having the correct opinion about how much power a car should have
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This is one of my favorite gifs ever. The reactions on all three are astounding. Hammond's instant ohshit face, Clarkson and May not twigging on until after it's moved. Clarkson's cringe. All of it. I could watch that gif for days.
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Drone_Fragger posted:It's a shame he didn't kill himself then becuase clarkson is an obnoxious oval office who has loving terrible opinions. The fact the BBC pays him for what he does is frankly a joke. Am I getting this right?` It's a shame that James May did not kill himself. Because Clarkson is an rear end in a top hat? What?
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organburner posted:Am I getting this right?` Maybe the emotional trauma of the world losing James May would be enough to get through even Clarkson's veneer of masculinity?
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organburner posted:Am I getting this right?` I think May has to die first.
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:I can't remember if I saw this here or on Facebook but it belongs in this sequence: Oh dear, this happened in my hometown. Reminds me of how Terry Kath from Chicago died. He was playing around with a semi-automatic at a party and put it in his mouth, forgetting there was a bullet in the chamber. I'm pretty sure he's the most famous person to win a Darwin Award.
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glitchkrieg posted:The "best" thing about Threads is that it was based on research into what would happen to Britain in the event of a nuclear attack. They realised that it would actually be too depressing to show that practically everyone would be dead, so Threads demonstrates a low-ball estimate instead. I remember Threads. And if I remember rightly, the ending was horrifying, involving the camera slowly backing away from a shack where a woman had just given birth, having been thoroughly irradiated during pregnancy. As the camera backed away, the baby started crying and the mother started screaming. We know how to end a series properly. 
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organburner posted:Am I getting this right?` Welp I'm dumb I assumed only clarkson would be stupid enough to look down the barrel of a gun and didn't bother expanding the gif to check. my mistake.
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Karthillion posted:Maybe I'm just cynical, but I see this as a reoccurring event. Guy gets drunk and plays with his guns, girl complains, argument ensues, guy demonstrates how "safe" they are when unloaded. Up until the day the girl slips a bullet into one of them before confronting drunk guy. Yeah dude, that's pretty drat cynical to the point of paranoia. I think it's way more likely that Drunk Angry people probably don't always practice proper gun safely and probably accidentally leave a bullet chambered. Like that video of the DEA Agent shooting his foot. Why invent conspiracies when there's a perfectly reasonable (and probable) explanation? EDIT: That last part is rhetorical, I know intellectually WHY people do that, I just think it's dumb. Don't make up conspiracies. StrangersInTheNight has a new favorite as of 20:14 on Feb 28, 2014 |
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StrangersInTheNight posted:Yeah dude, that's pretty drat cynical to the point of paranoia. I think it's way more likely that Drunk Angry people probably don't always practice proper gun safely and probably accidentally leave a bullet chambered. Like that video of the Alot of people don't "get" what discipline is in anything they do, or why it is so important.
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Stoatbringer posted:I remember Threads. And if I remember rightly, the ending was horrifying, involving the camera slowly backing away from a shack where a woman had just given birth, having been thoroughly irradiated during pregnancy. As the camera backed away, the baby started crying and the mother started screaming. It actually ended more bleakly than that. A girl of maybe 15 or 16 (born to the main character who was pregnant at the outbreak of nuclear war) gives birth (after getting maybe raped) to a still-born mutant baby. The scene cuts as she's about to scream in horror at the child.
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I guess everyone has forgotten about this since the last time this gif was posted, but James May was actually practicing proper firearm safety here. He had checked that the chamber was clear, then put his finger in the chamber to ensure it was unloaded and safe, then looked down the barrel to check for any blockages.
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Gerund posted:gun schadenfreude: Double schadenfreude because the gun wouldn't have fired when dropped unless he made unsafe modifications to it!
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Henchman of Santa posted:Oh dear, this happened in my hometown. Reminds me of how Terry Kath from Chicago died. He was playing around with a semi-automatic at a party and put it in his mouth, forgetting there was a bullet in the chamber. I'm pretty sure he's the most famous person to win a Darwin Award. I was going to post this. Terry Kath sang lead on my favorite song of all time, Make Me Smile. Can you imagine how different Chicago's sound would have been if Kath had just passed on that stupid demonstration?
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Former prep school headmaster wins $80,000 in an age-discrimination lawsuit, with the terms of the settlement protected under a confidentiality agreement. Former prep school headmaster promptly has $80,000 settlement withdrawn when his dumbass daughter brags about it on Facebook.
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NDAs are common in settlement agreements, but forbidding someone from even saying that an agreement was reached sounds a bit silly to me. e: not that the guy's daughter wasn't poking the beehive with her comments, but the employer tried to screw over her dad and deny him what was rightly theirs. He's still very much the good guy in all this. flakeloaf has a new favorite as of 20:57 on Feb 28, 2014 |
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FiddlersThree posted:Former prep school headmaster wins $80,000 in an age-discrimination lawsuit, with the terms of the settlement protected under a confidentiality agreement.
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flakeloaf posted:NDAs are common in settlement agreements, but forbidding someone from even saying that an agreement was reached sounds a bit silly to me. Dumbass Daughter posted:“Mama and Papa Snay won the case against Gulliver. Gulliver is now officially paying for my vacation to Europe this summer. SUCK IT.” EDIT: Additionally, I guess a good chunk of the daughter's friends on Facebook were current and former students of the school in question.
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