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coffeeman
Joined: 24 Nov 2005
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Is this story for real or some late April Fool's joke? A GUY named Ashley? Just having that name should give him psychological problems. This guy needs psychological counselling or to be hired by the Chinese for his creative torture techniques.  |
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laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: somewhere in Korea
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| Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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| I mean that when people browse the list of topics, they don't expect to read such a horrifying story in a headline and deserve a warning. You have completely missed my point -- my complaint is that the headline gives away too much information. A warning would have been more appropriate so that people could open up the post knowing they were about to read something upsetting, rather than being subjected to it as soon as they visit the "Off-Topic Forum." The OP should have shown more sensitivity. |
Are you serious? Look at headlines everywhere. I don't see you getting a fretty over ...
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| Tim Hortons explosion kills 1 |
Also, whenever I post an article, I post the exact same title as the article for the title of the thread. Always have, always will. It's just easier. |
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jinju
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:17 pm Post subject: |
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| laogaiguk wrote: |
| red dog wrote: |
| I mean that when people browse the list of topics, they don't expect to read such a horrifying story in a headline and deserve a warning. You have completely missed my point -- my complaint is that the headline gives away too much information. A warning would have been more appropriate so that people could open up the post knowing they were about to read something upsetting, rather than being subjected to it as soon as they visit the "Off-Topic Forum." The OP should have shown more sensitivity. |
Are you serious? Look at headlines everywhere. I don't see you getting a fretty over ...
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| Tim Hortons explosion kills 1 |
Also, whenever I post an article, I post the exact same title as the article for the title of the thread. Always have, always will. It's just easier. |
Some people, the weid twisted ones, get all in a hissy fit over animal cruelty but couldnt care about human tragedy. Valuing animal life over human life..its a sickness |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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laogaiguk,
If you want real entertainment, ask red dog her position on blowing up cars to make a political statement. |
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laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: somewhere in Korea
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| Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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laogaiguk,
If you want real entertainment, ask red dog her position on blowing up cars to make a political statement. |
Never ask a fellow public schooler with too much time on their hands something like that.
YO!, RED DOG. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT BLOWING UP CARS IN THE NAME OF THE BUDGIE MURDER DEFENCE? |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:38 pm Post subject: |
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 Is that the sound of Armaggedon approaching? I'm going to go home and hide under the bed. |
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Satori
Joined: 09 Dec 2005
Location: Above it all
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| Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:17 am Post subject: |
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| Hamilton could well be the ass*hole of the world. Hamilton blows, kiwi high school students blow, but New Zealand doesn't blow, it's one of the most stunning places in the world. |
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Satori
Joined: 09 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:05 am Post subject: |
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| OK you got me, New Zealand does indeed suck... |
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Satori
Joined: 09 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:41 am Post subject: |
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[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/kiwiboy/bridge_toward_mt_cook.jpg
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:56 am Post subject: |
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| I was thinking of a headline more like, "Sick animal abuse case (Warning: extremely disturbing content)." Then we could choose to open up the thread if we haven't already heard enough of those stories. The existing headline forces us to read the story whether we want to or not. |
But that's the headline used on the news services, the same one used by Yahoo News.
It's got nothing to do with the sensitivities of the OP.
Have some cheese to go with that fine whine.
Or perhaps, if you can't handle the internet, maybe you should step away from the computer.
And yes, those are amazing pics and I would love to visit NZ (but maybe not Hamilton). |
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laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 1:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Satori, those are beautiful pics, but I happened to notice a distinct absence of budgies... |
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endofthewor1d
Joined: 01 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 3:07 pm Post subject: |
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| well you didn't see any microwaves either, did you? fool! |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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| you didn't see any microwaves either, did you? |
Look very closely at that last beach picture. You can even see the extension cord going off into the trees. |
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red dog
Joined: 31 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Bulsajo wrote: |
| red dog wrote: |
| I was thinking of a headline more like, "Sick animal abuse case (Warning: extremely disturbing content)." Then we could choose to open up the thread if we haven't already heard enough of those stories. The existing headline forces us to read the story whether we want to or not. |
But that's the headline used on the news services, the same one used by Yahoo News.
It's got nothing to do with the sensitivities of the OP.
Have some cheese to go with that fine whine.
Or perhaps, if you can't handle the internet, maybe you should step away from the computer.
And yes, those are amazing pics and I would love to visit NZ (but maybe not Hamilton). |
There's no law that says you have to reproduce the headline of the story in the subject line. As I said, a warning would have been more appropriate. There's a lot of sick stuff on the Internet (as there is in life) and we don't all come to this site to have it thrown in our faces. |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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No. My point was it was you with the unusual sensitivities, not the OPs unusual lack thereof.
It's good enough for news services, and good enough for the rest of us.
You're the only one who sees it as a mountain- the rest of us are staring at a molehole you are shouting about. |
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