Weird News - Page 133

Scriveyn · 10-30-2012, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

I think that it was from a record breaking altitude and he fell very quickly.

... and must have shattered his brain real hard, if he had one in the first place:

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FELIX Baumgartner, the Austrian parachutist who broke the sound barrier by jumping to earth from the stratosphere, has said in an interview he backs the idea of a dictatorship, though a moderate one. [...] Schwarzenegger's experience, said Baumgartner, who did not reveal whether the thought came to him during the four minutes and 20 seconds of his descent, showed "you can't do anything in a democracy". [...]

from dailytelegraph.com.au

Spexxvet · 10-15-2012, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Lamplighter

What's the big deal ?

He was sponsored by Red Bull.

infinite monkey · 10-09-2012, 09:20 AM

'ere (passes pruners)

Snip snip GIVE, snip snip GIVE...you're fuckin' up the rotation!

Sundae · 10-10-2012, 02:23 AM

An ex-colleague, years ago, used to walk her dog past a house with a cannabis plant in the garden. She figured that any leaves that made it through the fence were fair game.

We assumed that the owners did not know what they had either, as there was no sign of cultivation or the kind of protection people use when growing for profit or even own use. It wasn't all that potent, but did give a mellow high.

She moved house about 6 months after discovering it - it might be there still as it was on the outskirts of a small village.

orthodoc · 10-12-2012, 04:38 PM

Whoosh. Nothin' but net.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-12-2012, 06:57 PM

Yeah, but will he know how to run the dealership he's going to own?

ZenGum · 10-13-2012, 05:22 PM

Not really "weird news" as "are you #$%&ing kidding me?"

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A Russian anti-gay group has asked prosecutors to investigate milk cartons that it claims promote homosexuality to children.

The label of the Vesyoly Molochnik milk, owned by multinational dairy company Pepsi Co, is adorned with a jolly milkman and a rainbow in the sky.

Anatoly Artukh from the People's Council, says the label is a violation of St Petersburg's anti-gay propaganda law.

"A rainbow appeared on the cartons, a world-renowned symbol of the gay movement," he said.

"That immediately put me on alert."

State prosecutors are now investigating if the label is attempting to promote homosexuality to youth, as Mr Artukh claims.

Full BS at the link, here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-1...y-milk/4311912

AVERT YOUR EYES, IMPRESSIONABLE YOUTH! PICTURE BELOW!!

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I have to admit, some of those cows do look more than a bit fabulous.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-13-2012, 05:50 PM

C'mon Zen, look at those swishing cows. They're all acting like they're females... like... cows... are...

ZenGum · 10-13-2012, 06:17 PM

Dammit, I looked a that picture for too long.

Sheldon, you fancy a root?

Trilby · 10-14-2012, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

Dammit, I looked a that picture for too long.

Sheldon, you fancy a root?

you slay me.

and those cows are, as bruce said, teh ghey things in the cartoon. Those are some gay-assed cows.

but what I think is really the silver lining on the cloud is that the Russians are beginning to act more and more like Americans. Isn't that heart-warming? Now that they don't have to worry about Communism they can be all homophobic and argue about stuff that keeps them off the REAL issues!

xoxoxoBruce · 10-14-2012, 09:32 AM

That's true, so busy they don't even notice Putin is pulling a Romney on them.

Ibby · 10-15-2012, 04:25 PM

GORGEOUS view from up there. Pity there's not much time to take it in on the return trip...

then again, I think it'd probably feel like pleeeeeeenty of time to look around on the way back down. yikes.

orthodoc · 10-15-2012, 05:17 PM

I think the issue was that it would've been easy for him to get into a fatal, uncontrolled horizontal spin - which he almost did, but recovered - so it wasn't just a matter of falling. He had to maintain control the whole time, manoeuvre into a position to maximize his velocity (since he was trying to break Mach 1), and survive.

They were also checking the viability of his space suit, to see if astronauts could survive jumps from those altitudes if necessary. So, something useful besides the basic publicity.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-15-2012, 11:00 PM

I think you're all responding to what was a joke, not a question.

ZenGum · 10-15-2012, 11:04 PM

IMHO, it was a small step for all mankind, but it was a giant leap for one man.

Awesome, in fact.

10-10-2012, 02:23 AM	#4
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10-12-2012, 04:38 PM	#5
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Whoosh. Nothin' but net. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

10-12-2012, 06:57 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yeah, but will he know how to run the dealership he's going to own? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-13-2012, 05:50 PM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	C'mon Zen, look at those swishing cows. They're all acting like they're females... like... cows... are... __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-13-2012, 06:17 PM	#9
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Dammit, I looked a that picture for too long. Sheldon, you fancy a root? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

10-09-2012, 09:20 AM	#3
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	'ere (passes pruners) Snip snip GIVE, snip snip GIVE...you're fuckin' up the rotation!

10-14-2012, 09:32 AM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That's true, so busy they don't even notice Putin is pulling a Romney on them. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-15-2012, 04:25 PM	#12
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	GORGEOUS view from up there. Pity there's not much time to take it in on the return trip... then again, I think it'd probably feel like pleeeeeeenty of time to look around on the way back down. yikes. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

10-15-2012, 05:17 PM	#13
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	I think the issue was that it would've been easy for him to get into a fatal, uncontrolled horizontal spin - which he almost did, but recovered - so it wasn't just a matter of falling. He had to maintain control the whole time, manoeuvre into a position to maximize his velocity (since he was trying to break Mach 1), and survive. They were also checking the viability of his space suit, to see if astronauts could survive jumps from those altitudes if necessary. So, something useful besides the basic publicity. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

10-15-2012, 11:00 PM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I think you're all responding to what was a joke, not a question. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-15-2012, 11:04 PM	#15
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	IMHO, it was a small step for all mankind, but it was a giant leap for one man. Awesome, in fact. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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