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The King Of Karaoke
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
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 Posted - 12/23/2005 : 08:41:54
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Wow, that is impressive. Taking on 42 people and winning. Yikes! I would've guessed that five people would stand about a 50% chance of winning, ten people would be relatively assured, though in both cases with heavy losses. Guess the Vegas boys would've loved me.
Of course, it's too bad 28 people died, but I don't really have much sympathy because:
a) They brought in the lion to fight/kill.
b) They willingly stepped into the ring against it.
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The King Of Karaoke
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
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Posted - 12/23/2005 : 08:57:24
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I just heard this on the Podcast of the Ricky Gervais show. I couldn't believe it was actually true so I did a search. Too bad no cameras were allowed.
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Crispy Water
= Cult of Ray =
Canada
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Posted - 12/23/2005 : 09:52:45
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There's a huge message at the top of the page you linked to explaining that the article is a fake.
Nothing is ever something. |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
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Posted - 12/23/2005 : 12:23:36
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Heh, wasn't there before. Thank goodness the Cambodian Midget Fighting Team is alright. :)
I contend that the midgets would have won.
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
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Posted - 12/23/2005 : 13:53:30
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Originally posted by Cult_Of_Frank
Heh, wasn't there before.
Objection, your honor. It was there when I read this topic, just after KoK posted it. In fact I thought KoK knew this article was a fake, that's why I didn't reply.
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"In the magnificent fierce morning of New Mexico, one sprang awake, a new part of the soul woke up suddenly and the old world gave way to the new." - D. H. Lawrence
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PixieSteve
> Teenager of the Year <
Poland
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Posted - 12/23/2005 : 13:59:44
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even if it wasn't there before, didn't the highly suspicious URL give it away??
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 12/23/2005 : 14:18:41
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I swear it wasn't, Yann. Perhaps those in Regina have somehow tampered with what is shown here in Saskatoon?
And yes, the highly suspicious URL should have given it away had I only looked at it. So I'm an idiot, I admit it. And, further, the story itself should've given it away, in retrospect, but I was too fascinated with the idea of a bunch of people fighting a lion and losing to really consider the plausibility of the story itself.
So, in conclusion, I'm going home to enroll in media studies 101 and you can all rest easy knowing that the Cambodian Fighting Team (tm)'s honour is intact.
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misleadtheworld
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
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Posted - 12/23/2005 : 15:12:13
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The google adverts and poorly written article gave it away to me.
By the way, the little bit at the top wasn't there when I looked at it either. It's there now though.
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The King Of Karaoke
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3759 Posts |
Posted - 12/23/2005 : 19:37:32
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Damn you Ricky Gervais!! You are such a plonka!!
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 12/26/2005 : 13:52:27
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I've heard about this before, and wasn't sure whether it was true or not. I guess it's becoming an urban legend.
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 12/27/2005 : 19:21:52
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That is fucking nuts.
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fumanbru
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
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Posted - 12/28/2005 : 18:19:26
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if you liked the midget story, you'll probably like this one! this is a fact based medical study reported by cnn. all women should read this.
http://www.ic.sunysb.edu/Stu/pip/
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fumanbru
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
1462 Posts |
Posted - 12/29/2005 : 06:38:32
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on my god! the subject line has been edited to weird (fake) news. another example of this forum turning lame!
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The King Of Karaoke
> Teenager of the Year <
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The King Of Karaoke
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 12/29/2005 : 12:05:11
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8) Trains in Japan are often over crowded, which can lead to male passengers groping female passengers. Japanese police now have a new weapon: forensic evidence. According to the Associated Press, “Japanese police are using forensic analysis in hunting down gropers on crowded trains by matching tiny fabric fibers from the suspect’s palm with the victim’s clothes. The technique used by Osaka Police in western Japan helped nab 16 suspects in the first ten months of this year, up from four cases proved the whole of last year, said Hirotsugu Sanuki of the Osaka Police’s Science Research Institute.” In addition to stepped-up police activity, rail service providers in Japan have introduced “women only” cars.
source: narprail.org
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 12/29/2005 : 16:38:52
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I heard about this phenomena before. What is it with Japan, and old dudes buying school girls' knickers and all that?!
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The King Of Karaoke
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