07-16-2010, 10:10 PM
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This just in, it wasn't a ride, it was actually a mini donut stand that caught on fire.... wait, new update. It was the northbound c-train, it struck a stray daschund and it careened off the tracks at Erlton, and launched into the Midway killing 600+ bystanders.... oops wrong, new update, roof of Saddledome collapsed during a Beatles concerts ... 17289 feared dead, however reports that John Lennon has survived...
Official police report: a 14 year old has suffered whiplash on the bumper cars.
Twitter SUCKS.
Last edited by pylon; 07-16-2010 at 10:13 PM.
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07-16-2010, 10:12 PM
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#42
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Calgary
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Lennon is alive??!! God bless Twitter!
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07-16-2010, 10:13 PM
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#43
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Hell
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i hope someone captured this on video
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07-16-2010, 10:14 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Calgary
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Personally, I think this tweet wins prize  for being the stupidiest so far.
http://twitter.com/ElizabethDuncan/status/18738953941
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07-16-2010, 10:15 PM
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#45
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Join Date: Mar 2010
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Stupid? It was brilliant!
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07-16-2010, 10:16 PM
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#46
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Market Mall Food Court
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idiot. haha.
Maybe it's time to ban twitter from CP. Except for down goes brown.
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07-16-2010, 10:17 PM
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Dances with Wolves
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Section 304
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Herald is reporting one potentially serious injury. Twitter is essentially a big game of telephone, so you do have to approach it with some caution.
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07-16-2010, 10:17 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Originally Posted by First Lady
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*text*
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07-16-2010, 10:19 PM
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#49
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Monster Storm
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Russic;2598629 [B
Twitter is essentially a big game of telephone, so you do have to approach it with some caution[/B].
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best description of twitter!
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07-16-2010, 10:29 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Mahogany, aka halfway to Lethbridge
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Stupid? It was brilliant!
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Absolutely, clearly tongue in cheek...
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07-16-2010, 10:34 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Calgary
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07-16-2010, 10:36 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Hell
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"
CALGARY - Six people were hurt one with potentially serious injuries Friday evening when a ride on the Calgary Stampede midway broke and sent its passengers crashing to the ground before a throng of horrified fairgoers.
Witness Colton Reid said he saw a pod of six cars detach from an arm on the Scorpion ride, then flip over and crash to the ground from a height of about 10 metres.
Reid rushed to help and said he saw two people who were unconscious, including a male who was bleeding from the head as he lay trapped between the disabled car and the ride’s platform, and perhaps six other people who appeared to have broken bones."
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07-16-2010, 10:38 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Vancouver
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Brutal..hope no one is really badly hurt.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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07-16-2010, 10:38 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Calgary
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I've always wondered how much the disinterested carnies actually pay attention...
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Reid said the damaged ride ran for perhaps a minute after the car detached and wasn’t shut down until a security guard began yelling at the attendant.
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07-16-2010, 10:41 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Ironhorse
I've always wondered how much the disinterested carnies actually pay attention...
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According to the Herald, this one didn't stop the ride until security started yelling at him.
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07-16-2010, 11:15 PM
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Retired
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xx
Last edited by Kjesse; 07-16-2010 at 11:23 PM.
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07-16-2010, 11:19 PM
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I would wanna go jump off a bridge if I was the carnie responsible for the ride. The whole thing makes me feel sick. This is why me and my kids will stick to a swing set or merry go round.
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07-16-2010, 11:27 PM
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Retired
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There should be enough safety requirements from the Stampede Board in place such that this should never happen. If it happens on a medium speed ride, doesn't that mean the high speed rides are also potentially defective?
There should be zero margin for error. The proper thing to do would be to shut all of the midway rides down immediately.
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07-16-2010, 11:39 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Not only the sketchiness of the rides, but the carnies are working 10-15 hour shifts.
Lets have very fatigued/tired, disinterested carnies running potentially dangerous rides. YAY!
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07-16-2010, 11:41 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Easter back on in Vancouver
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Originally Posted by narbeZ
I would wanna go jump off a bridge if I was the carnie responsible for the ride. The whole thing makes me feel sick. This is why me and my kids will stick to a swing set or merry go round.
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A merry go round? those things are more dangerous than any ride at the stampede.
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