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« on: 2004-01-19, 08:24 »
You know, a lot of Europeans like pick on Americans and call them stupid and backward.  I tend to think stupidity is a more universal problem the world over.  Here's proof:

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_85635...u=news.quirkies

Anyone else got some instances of people being idiotic they'd like to share?
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« Reply #1 on: 2004-01-19, 08:26 »
Don't have any links at the moment, but give me some time on the Shack forums tomorrow and I'll have about 50 for you.
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« Reply #2 on: 2004-01-19, 13:43 »
I didn't need such an act of blatant idiocy to be convinced of the utter stupidity of humans in general :]
Einstein once put it quite accurately:
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« Reply #3 on: 2004-01-19, 15:30 »
It is true that stupidity isn't simply an American trait, but a human one.
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« Reply #4 on: 2004-01-19, 18:48 »
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;j...storyID=4158932

Farmer has diamonds. Farmer hides diamonds in haystack. Cow eats haystack + diamonds. Farmer now digging through cow shit for diamonds.

Dumb farmer.
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« Reply #5 on: 2004-01-20, 05:50 »
Yeah.  I'd be like "FIRE UP THE GRILL! Damn cow's gonna pay and I'm having steak tonight!"
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« Reply #6 on: 2004-01-20, 06:44 »
How pathetic is THIS?!   Banging Head against Wall  :angry:

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_85733...u=news.quirkies
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« Reply #7 on: 2004-01-20, 17:03 »
lol ,what a shitheads.
hope lil wasnt 1 of them .
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« Reply #8 on: 2004-01-20, 17:20 »
lil would break his foot off in your ass if he heard you say that
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« Reply #9 on: 2004-01-20, 21:16 »
You dont really want to know the kind of shit storm that can happen with that do you?
Responding to it, out of jurisdiction, has more issues then you would want to contemplate, it was the chiefs call he made it.  Made sure no one was hurt, or could be hurt, and sat on standby.
Please dont judge before you have been in his shoes

After some discussion with another FireFighter I know, came to this conclusion.

If they had worked on the fire without being requessted for help and someone was injured or died, the liability of going in is huge.

They do have a duty to put out the fire, yet they were out of jurisdiction, and help was on the way.

Legally he is within his rights to say we can't touch it.
Though it is bad for PR.

http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/a...nId=46&id=24754
Thats a good read btw, i suggest you read it.

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« Reply #10 on: 2004-01-20, 22:18 »
Im always playing nice lill  B)
I was just hoping you werent 1 of those firefighters .  Slipgate - Roll Eyes
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« Reply #11 on: 2004-01-20, 22:55 »
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"Who's kidd'n who here? So often we give the public the 'feeling' that we are ready to roll-and we simply aren't. That homeowner in Ohio oughta be annoyed at the City FD for not attempting to stop that fire since they were on the scene-- but he oughta be furious at his OWN TOWN's FD for their failure to provide services. VFD's, on-call FD's, Career FD's or whatever. If you are going to be a FD, BE A FD and don't just dress up and look that way."

Damn straight.  It's sickening that politics play such a major role in rescuing life.  I've been thinking a lot lately about applying for a job as a policeman or at least some position where I help to prevent injustice or save lives...  Reading this article makes me want to help out even more.
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« Reply #12 on: 2004-01-20, 23:41 »
Here we go!

Natural Selection at work.
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/articles/20..._news/news2.txt
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« Reply #13 on: 2004-01-20, 20:58 »
You know, if I wasn't feeling so misathropic right now that might almost be touching.

But stupid is as stupid dies.
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« Reply #14 on: 2004-01-20, 21:47 »
Down with MTV!
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« Reply #15 on: 2004-01-20, 21:56 »
It is unwise to tempt fate.
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« Reply #16 on: 2004-01-24, 09:56 »
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_85850...u=news.quirkies

And the moral of this story is:  Always load your gun before attempting robbery, and if you're too stupid to know what caliber bullets you need then stay at home and watch "Oprah".
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« Reply #17 on: 2004-01-24, 10:11 »
what a moron  Slipgate - Wink
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« Reply #18 on: 2004-01-28, 06:18 »
While you guys are at it, anyone got any good links to Darwin awards?  I've found a few, but many are just sickeningly perverse, not really that stupid.  One of the really good ones I've heard is a woman who crashed her car into a tree.  While this is unfortunately normal, the reason isn't.  She crashed because her Tamogachi-digital pet-thingy had started beeping that it needed food.  She was so busy trying to feed it that she swerved off the road, dying on impact.  Slipgate - Smile

Oh, and a good quote to go with these:
The problem with the gene pool is that are no lifegaurds.
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« Reply #19 on: 2004-01-29, 01:56 »
u want darwin awards? well lets start off with a classic and go on to some of my favorites:
JATO:
http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin1995-04.html
Count Your Chickens:
http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin1995-01.html
Bungee Jumper
http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin1997-05.html
Historic Darwins:
http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin1994-09.html

u can find more at http://www.darwinawards.com
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