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Date: 20 Aug 2007 13:54:17
From: Bill Sornson
Subject: Now that's a street sign
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http://www.engrish.com/ Today's (Aug. 20) entry. Yikes... BS (And no, I don't see a helmet either <eg > )
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Date: 20 Aug 2007 15:12:47
From: G.T.
Subject: Re: Now that's a street sign
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"Bill Sornson" <askme@ask.me > wrote in message news:46c9ff7d$0$23560$4c368faf@roadrunner.com... > http://www.engrish.com/ > > Today's (Aug. 20) entry. > > Yikes... BS Actually I liked this one, pretty good English even: http://homepage.mac.com/getosx/China/0435_no_spitting.jpg But this one just isn't quite right: http://homepage.mac.com/getosx/China/0001_airport.jpg Wel Come. -- Ticketmaster and Ticketweb suck, but everyone knows that: http://ticketmastersucks.org Dethink to survive - Mclusky Greg
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Date: 20 Aug 2007 17:44:05
From: Just A User
Subject: Re: Now that's a street sign
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Bill Sornson wrote: > http://www.engrish.com/ > > Today's (Aug. 20) entry. > > Yikes... BS > > (And no, I don't see a helmet either <eg> ) > > I don't think a H-lm-t is going to help the cyclist pictured on that sign.
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Date: 21 Aug 2007 05:40:36
From: Jim Flom
Subject: Re: Now that's a street sign
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"Just A User" <ken@up-yours-spammer.net > wrote in message news:F6SdnSCdafW3llfbnZ2dnUVZ_jednZ2d@giganews.com... > Bill Sornson wrote: >> http://www.engrish.com/ >> >> Today's (Aug. 20) entry. >> >> Yikes... BS >> >> (And no, I don't see a helmet either <eg> ) > I don't think a H-lm-t is going to help the cyclist pictured on that sign. http://www.healthbolt.net/2007/05/15/hit-and-run-truck-runs-over-bikers-head-helmet-saves-life/
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Date: 21 Aug 2007 06:13:02
From: Just A User
Subject: Re: Now that's a street sign
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Jim Flom wrote: > "Just A User" <ken@up-yours-spammer.net> wrote in message > news:F6SdnSCdafW3llfbnZ2dnUVZ_jednZ2d@giganews.com... >> Bill Sornson wrote: >>> http://www.engrish.com/ >>> >>> Today's (Aug. 20) entry. >>> >>> Yikes... BS >>> >>> (And no, I don't see a helmet either <eg> ) >> I don't think a H-lm-t is going to help the cyclist pictured on that sign. > > http://www.healthbolt.net/2007/05/15/hit-and-run-truck-runs-over-bikers-head-helmet-saves-life/ > > I have trouble believing that the truck passed directly over his melon. And the photo could have been photoshopped.
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Date: 21 Aug 2007 07:06:20
From: J. Clarke
Subject: Re: Now that's a street sign
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Just A User wrote: > Jim Flom wrote: >> "Just A User" <ken@up-yours-spammer.net> wrote in message >> news:F6SdnSCdafW3llfbnZ2dnUVZ_jednZ2d@giganews.com... >>> Bill Sornson wrote: >>>> http://www.engrish.com/ >>>> >>>> Today's (Aug. 20) entry. >>>> >>>> Yikes... BS >>>> >>>> (And no, I don't see a helmet either <eg> ) >>> I don't think a H-lm-t is going to help the cyclist pictured on >>> that sign. >> >> http://www.healthbolt.net/2007/05/15/hit-and-run-truck-runs-over-bikers-head-helmet-saves-life/ >> >> > I have trouble believing that the truck passed directly over his > melon. > And the photo could have been photoshopped. The story has appeared in multiple places with different views of the remains of the helmet. However I agree that it's difficult to believe that the truck wheels actually went over him. -- -- --John to email, dial "usenet" and validate (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)
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Date: 21 Aug 2007 08:38:34
From: Just A User
Subject: Re: Now that's a street sign
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J. Clarke wrote: > Just A User wrote: >> Jim Flom wrote: >>> "Just A User" <ken@up-yours-spammer.net> wrote in message >>> news:F6SdnSCdafW3llfbnZ2dnUVZ_jednZ2d@giganews.com... >>>> Bill Sornson wrote: >>>>> http://www.engrish.com/ >>>>> >>>>> Today's (Aug. 20) entry. >>>>> >>>>> Yikes... BS >>>>> >>>>> (And no, I don't see a helmet either <eg> ) >>>> I don't think a H-lm-t is going to help the cyclist pictured on >>>> that sign. >>> http://www.healthbolt.net/2007/05/15/hit-and-run-truck-runs-over-bikers-head-helmet-saves-life/ >>> >>> >> I have trouble believing that the truck passed directly over his >> melon. >> And the photo could have been photoshopped. > > The story has appeared in multiple places with different views of the > remains of the helmet. > > However I agree that it's difficult to believe that the truck wheels > actually went over him. > Well even if it was a lite truck, with 4 wheels, that would still be at least several hundred pounds of weight passing over a human skull, so unless the rider was born on Krypton I doubt that he could have gotten away with a simple concussion. And the truck was described as a large delivery truck.
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Date: 21 Aug 2007 09:54:41
From: G.T.
Subject: Re: Now that's a street sign
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Just A User wrote: > J. Clarke wrote: >> Just A User wrote: >>> Jim Flom wrote: >>>> "Just A User" <ken@up-yours-spammer.net> wrote in message >>>> news:F6SdnSCdafW3llfbnZ2dnUVZ_jednZ2d@giganews.com... >>>>> Bill Sornson wrote: >>>>>> http://www.engrish.com/ >>>>>> >>>>>> Today's (Aug. 20) entry. >>>>>> >>>>>> Yikes... BS >>>>>> >>>>>> (And no, I don't see a helmet either <eg> ) >>>>> I don't think a H-lm-t is going to help the cyclist pictured on >>>>> that sign. >>>> http://www.healthbolt.net/2007/05/15/hit-and-run-truck-runs-over-bikers-head-helmet-saves-life/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> I have trouble believing that the truck passed directly over his >>> melon. >>> And the photo could have been photoshopped. >> >> The story has appeared in multiple places with different views of the >> remains of the helmet. >> >> However I agree that it's difficult to believe that the truck wheels >> actually went over him. >> > Well even if it was a lite truck, with 4 wheels, that would still be at > least several hundred pounds of weight passing over a human skull, so > unless the rider was born on Krypton I doubt that he could have gotten > away with a simple concussion. And the truck was described as a large > delivery truck. A friend of mine ran right over his 4 year old really slowly. Absolutely nothing happened to the kid. So the above story doesn't surprise me. Greg -- Ticketmaster and Ticketweb suck, but everyone knows that: http://www.ticketmastersucks.org Dethink to survive - Mclusky
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Date: 21 Aug 2007 08:28:38
From: Bill Sornson
Subject: Re: Now that's a street sign
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Just A User wrote: > J. Clarke wrote: >> Just A User wrote: >>> Jim Flom wrote: >>>> "Just A User" <ken@up-yours-spammer.net> wrote in message >>>> news:F6SdnSCdafW3llfbnZ2dnUVZ_jednZ2d@giganews.com... >>>>> Bill Sornson wrote: >>>>>> http://www.engrish.com/ >>>>>> >>>>>> Today's (Aug. 20) entry. >>>>>> >>>>>> Yikes... BS >>>>>> >>>>>> (And no, I don't see a helmet either <eg> ) >>>>> I don't think a H-lm-t is going to help the cyclist pictured on >>>>> that sign. >>>> http://www.healthbolt.net/2007/05/15/hit-and-run-truck-runs-over-bikers-head-helmet-saves-life/ >>>> >>>> >>> I have trouble believing that the truck passed directly over his >>> melon. >>> And the photo could have been photoshopped. >> >> The story has appeared in multiple places with different views of the >> remains of the helmet. >> >> However I agree that it's difficult to believe that the truck wheels >> actually went over him. >> > Well even if it was a lite truck, with 4 wheels, that would still be > at least several hundred pounds of weight passing over a human skull, > so unless the rider was born on Krypton I doubt that he could have > gotten away with a simple concussion. And the truck was described as > a large delivery truck. An eggshell comes to mind. Easy to break with hands on sides; almost impossible pushing in on ends. Prolly the same with the lid. Bill "dude's one lucky sumbitch" S.
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