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ferret88 · 01-19-2007, 04:14 PM

I heard some clips from the radio show during which they ran the contest. A listener called in and advised them that one absolutely can die from what is called water intoxication. DJs kinda laughed and blew the caller off with "Nah, I don't think so. I don't think that can happen."

Sadly, I expect them to not be charged due the the release they had each contestant sign.

Flint · 01-19-2007, 04:21 PM

Notwithstanding the fact that they didn't actually force the contestants to do anything, is there actually a legal document you can get someone to sign which absolves you of all punishment in the event that you should decide to murder them? Because I thought an official "License to Kill" could only be issued by secret spy agencies, etc.

glatt · 01-19-2007, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Flint

Nothing really "happens" until it gets coverage in TheOnion.

Speaking of that, I just read in the Washington Post this morning that they (the Washington Post) were going to start printing a paper version of The Onion for distribution around DC. WTF?

Happy Monkey · 01-19-2007, 11:15 PM

The Onion has always been a paper version, but with poor distribution. The Post is helping them out in the DC area.

Undertoad · 01-19-2007, 11:34 PM

Might be expanding to other cities as well?

Flint · 01-21-2007, 04:26 PM

One episode of Mr.Show opens with Bob sitting alone on a stool in the middle of an empty stage, reading a newspaper. He's reading The Onion.

Kitsune · 02-12-2007, 09:01 AM

Suffered our first Wii-related injury some days ago: there's now a dent in the coffee table, some pain, but everyone (and more importantly, the controller) is OK. The warning about having room to move in Wii Sports isn't kidding!

More purported injuries and damage at Wii Have a Problem. Most of it is a little difficult to believe.

Flint · 02-12-2007, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Kitsune

The warning about having room to move in Wii Sports isn't kidding!

A good friend of mine just bought a new house, with an upstairs game room, and had a 42" TV wall-mounted at eye-level, with the Wii sensor attached to the bottom of it. There is about 10' by 10' of uninterrupted Wii playing space (no furniture!) directly in front of the TV. Wiiiiiii!!!

01-19-2007, 04:21 PM	#47
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Notwithstanding the fact that they didn't actually force the contestants to do anything, is there actually a legal document you can get someone to sign which absolves you of all punishment in the event that you should decide to murder them? Because I thought an official "License to Kill" could only be issued by secret spy agencies, etc. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

01-19-2007, 11:15 PM	#49
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	The Onion has always been a paper version, but with poor distribution. The Post is helping them out in the DC area. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

01-21-2007, 04:26 PM	#51
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	One episode of Mr.Show opens with Bob sitting alone on a stool in the middle of an empty stage, reading a newspaper. He's reading The Onion. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

01-19-2007, 04:14 PM	#46
ferret88 (This space left intentionally UN-blank.) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 604	I heard some clips from the radio show during which they ran the contest. A listener called in and advised them that one absolutely can die from what is called water intoxication. DJs kinda laughed and blew the caller off with "Nah, I don't think so. I don't think that can happen." Sadly, I expect them to not be charged due the the release they had each contestant sign.

01-19-2007, 11:34 PM	#50
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Might be expanding to other cities as well?

02-12-2007, 09:01 AM	#52
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Suffered our first Wii-related injury some days ago: there's now a dent in the coffee table, some pain, but everyone (and more importantly, the controller) is OK. The warning about having room to move in Wii Sports isn't kidding! More purported injuries and damage at Wii Have a Problem. Most of it is a little difficult to believe.

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