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 Aug 14 2007, 07:39 AM
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 Boss, my code's compiling (xkcd)  Group: Admins Posts: 10,440 Joined: 19-September 01 Member No.: 1   |
I'm not sure if it's the way this article is written or just the mental image one gets when they're told that an office worker in Japan was driving his motorcycle on a nice sunny day, minding his own business, then just happened to lose his leg, which prompted him to, as you'd expect, just carry on driving.
Let's break down the article: QUOTE A Japanese biker failed to notice his leg had been severed below the knee when he hit a safety barrier, and rode on for 2 km (1.2 miles), leaving a friend to pick up the missing limb. Mental image: Friend: "What the hell is Kobayashi's leg doing in the middle of the road! I'd better hold onto this." QUOTE He felt excruciating pain, but did not notice that his right leg was missing until he stopped at the next junction, the paper quoted local police as saying. Hmm...I'm thinking, doesn't the brain automatically direct the eyes to sources of pain? QUOTE The man and his leg were taken to hospital, but the limb had been crushed in the collision, the paper said. Again, the mental image one gets of a man and his seperated limb walking into a hospital is a bit strange to say the least! Read the whole thing here. The person who wrote that story seems to have a wicked sense of humor. Oh, and I decided to post this here because I wasn't sure how people would react to a post that finds humor in someone else's misfortune. --------------------    Things that I don't suck at: Photography (flickr, JPG Mag), "Don't bail; the best gold is at the bottom of barrels of crap!" -Randy Pausch I have people-skills goddamnit! What is wrong with you people!!! | www.skyrill.com |
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Aug 14 2007, 10:01 AM
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 Legendary  Group: ++Member Posts: 601 Joined: 26-March 04 Member No.: 895   Mili and Tary HG Champion! Ski Champion! Space Invaders Champion! |
interesting...
i would have freaked out but thats just me. -------------------- There is no God, no universe, no human race, no earthly life, no heaven,
no hell. It is all a dream, a grotesque and foolish dream. Nothing exists but you. And you are but a thought a vagrant thought, a useless thought, a homeless thought,wandering forlorn among the empty eternities! Mark Twain  |
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Aug 14 2007, 01:52 PM
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SuperNova III Member Group: Support Team Posts: 2,141 Joined: 2-November 02 From: Toronto Member No.: 302  |
i think making fun of this is fine since either the story is made up or is changed. how can u hit anything on the road that fast and yet not crash the bike to the ground and not fall off the bike?!
this is a fake news unless the guy was about to get ready for a suicide so didn't care about missing a leg but since his friend (!) came to his aid, he found out that there are still ppl who love him so decided to forget about suicide!  (wasn't that an artificial leg?) This post has been edited by amir: Aug 14 2007, 02:12 PM |
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Aug 14 2007, 03:36 PM
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Boss, my code's compiling (xkcd) Group: Admins Posts: 10,440 Joined: 19-September 01 Member No.: 1 |
Aaaah...
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Aug 14 2007, 04:04 PM
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SuperNova III Member Group: Support Team Posts: 2,141 Joined: 2-November 02 From: Toronto Member No.: 302 |
QUOTE(usr.c @ Aug 14 2007, 03:36 PM)  Aaaah... u r now making fun of someone's misfortune. |
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Aug 14 2007, 04:20 PM
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Boss, my code's compiling (xkcd) Group: Admins Posts: 10,440 Joined: 19-September 01 Member No.: 1 |
QUOTE(amir @ Aug 14 2007, 12:04 PM) u r now making fun of someone's misfortune. Artistic license ;p -------------------- Things that I don't suck at: Photography (flickr, JPG Mag), "Don't bail; the best gold is at the bottom of barrels of crap!" -Randy Pausch I have people-skills goddamnit! What is wrong with you people!!! | www.skyrill.com |
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Aug 15 2007, 07:58 AM
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 MaD_cOw has nothing on me at MODing!  Group: Moderators Posts: 916 Joined: 4-June 04 From: California Member No.: 1,362 |
lol....just lol
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