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WTF of the Week!

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 Boba Rhett
02-15-2004, 5:31 PM
#1
And it's a doosy...


Seven dead at kite-flying festival


:indif: No, I'm not ****ting you. Read on,



"SEVEN people were killed and more than 100 injured in Pakistan during the annual kite flying festival marking the arrival of spring, officials said today.

An 18-month-old girl's throat was cut by a stray kite string while she was travelling with her parents on a motorbike, witnesses said, adding that she died on the spot.

Three people were electrocuted when metal wires they were using to fly or catch stray kites fell on live electric lines, and two people fell from roofs, hospital officials said.

A 12-year-old boy died while trying to catch a stray kite when he was hit by a car on a main road, police said.

More than 100 people had been reported injured since last night in various kite-related accidents, medical workers said. "

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Linkamabob (http://news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,8696545^1702,00.html)


The kites.... they're attacking. ALL OUR BASE ARE BELONG TO KITES, PEOPLE! MAKE YOUR PEACE! I personally welcome our new stringed overlords and offer my services in rounding up workers.
 Sam
02-15-2004, 5:34 PM
#2
Holy crap......


Thats the kind of thing that make people afraid to go outside.



I mean when something as gentle as a kite hurts so many people,Seeing that would scar a kid for life!


oh yea I allmost forgot. WTF!
 leXX
02-15-2004, 5:40 PM
#3
7 dead. 100+ injured. Kite...related...accidents. Oh kay. :|

*from inside leXX's head*

"She's gonna blow captain!"
 MennoniteHobbit
02-15-2004, 5:45 PM
#4
WTF
(need i say more?)
 Alegis
02-15-2004, 5:45 PM
#5
:eek:
i sense the presence of some psychic monster there... i've seen too many xfiles episodes
 RoxStar
02-15-2004, 5:55 PM
#6
What the heck? That is just....weird...and scary.
 Neverhoodian
02-15-2004, 5:56 PM
#7
Dang...that's sad.

Who would think something as supposedly peaceful as flying kites would cause so much pain and suffering?

W...T...F
 Astrotoy7
02-15-2004, 6:40 PM
#8
terrible....

my condolences to the families of those affected....

gosh, it'd make you think twice about buying a kite for your younger son/daughter, brother/sister etc......

MTFBWYA
 DarkLord60
02-15-2004, 6:41 PM
#9
What a wierd story
 Tyrion
02-15-2004, 6:43 PM
#10
....

I either lost hope in the future of humanity, or am wondering what kind of monster we created with the kites..

..they see all...they know all..soon they shall strangle us all..
 obi
02-15-2004, 8:22 PM
#11
*Butterflies proceed to conquer and rule the Earth*
 Pie™
02-15-2004, 8:25 PM
#12
one word;

SHYTE! :eek:
 Jedi Luke
02-15-2004, 8:50 PM
#13
Holy $#!+!!!! That is a WTF of the week! :eek:

Damn, that is a pretty bad way to die.
 topshot
02-15-2004, 9:05 PM
#14
First, my brain goes crazy, and now it's kites that are killing innocent people. There's a conspiracy at work, here.......
 Datheus
02-15-2004, 9:15 PM
#15
We should ban kites. They're obviously a weapon of terror.
 El Sitherino
02-15-2004, 9:32 PM
#16
Originally posted by Datheus
We should ban kites. They're obviously a weapon of terror. LMAO! sounds like something people would say :p

This is really disturbing. :\ and they say playing with sticks is dangerous!
 obi
02-16-2004, 12:34 AM
#17
I can see the headlines now.....

"President Bush orders an assault on a local park today because it is believed there are kites of mass destruction there."
 wassup
02-16-2004, 3:13 AM
#18
Who needs million-dollar F-16 fighters and B-2 bombers or nuclear warheads when you got the ultimate weapon of mass destruction.

"And now to news in Iraq. Today 15 F-16 Air Force pilots were systematically shot down by rebels wielding yet another one of their low-tech weapons...uh...kites. Um, Bob, is this a typo?"
 Jared
02-16-2004, 3:18 AM
#19
I have told you over and over again rhett, the kites have been planning their attack for years now.

this is only the beginning.

there is no hope for us now.


every man for himself!!!!!!!
































*crickets chirp in backround*





...what, i'm dead serious.


stop staring!!!!
 Chewbacco
02-16-2004, 3:20 AM
#20
You don't hear this stuff every day you know. It is just bizaar how people died on those days. Life is fragile.
 TK-8252
02-16-2004, 3:23 AM
#21
 Pnut_Man
02-16-2004, 3:27 AM
#22
Indeed, wtf0x0rz :/
What in the hell goes through your mind after witnessing crap like that? Freaky...
 Darth Groovy
02-16-2004, 6:12 AM
#23
http://www.themanipulation.com/images/twilight.gif)

You are crossing into a dimmension of site and sound, where strings and wind are the demons who control. Next stop, up ahead in the WTF Zone.


(this is my 6666th post, go me! )http://www.themanipulation.com/images/groucho.gif)
 Kain
02-16-2004, 7:20 AM
#24
*proceeds to walk into a wall for the next half hour because he is so dumb-founded*
 BongoBob
02-16-2004, 7:55 AM
#25
What? HOW COULD MY PLANS BE DISCOVERED!?!

I did think he was bull****ting us.
I feel sorry for them, but you have to admit that it's pretty damn funny.

Wheel of morality, turn turn turn, tell us the lesson that we shall learn. And the moral of the story is...

When trying to light a fish on fire underwater, always remember the futon.

...

Actually, the real moral here is, never go outside

:p
 Druid Bremen
02-16-2004, 8:10 AM
#26
Ever heard of these nutters who put glass shards on their kite strings and attempted to cut each other's kites out of the skies with the shards? Well, in the end, the kite strings came down and slit some of them on the throats. And its a true story. What do you all make of that?
 Darth Groovy
02-16-2004, 8:26 AM
#27
Originally posted by Druid Bremen
Ever heard of these nutters who put glass shards on their kite strings and attempted to cut each other's kites out of the skies with the shards? Well, in the end, the kite strings came down and slit some of them on the throats. And its a true story. What do you all make of that?

I think they need to find less violent hobbies like duck hunting or something...:(
 Sivy
02-16-2004, 9:06 AM
#28
kites are dangerous... mary poppins has alot to answer for
 Ray Jones
02-16-2004, 9:18 AM
#29
the organizers of this festival should have some answers..

1. electric lines?
2. main road?

tsk.
 Crow_Nest
02-16-2004, 9:23 AM
#30
i'll never fly my kite again! Well its in the recycling bin right now. :p

Scary btw...
 Boba Rhett
02-16-2004, 10:25 AM
#31
Originally posted by Siv
kites are dangerous... mary poppins has alot to answer for


*gasp*

She was obviously sent from the future to plant the evil seed of kite flying into the hearts of our young! :eek:

TEH POPPINATOR! :eek: :eek: :eek:
 BongoBob
02-16-2004, 10:29 AM
#32
:rofl:
 Boba Rhett
02-16-2004, 10:49 AM
#33
The truth is out there.
 Sivy
02-16-2004, 11:11 AM
#34
Originally posted by Boba Rhett
*gasp*

She was obviously sent from the future to plant the evil seed of kite flying into the hearts of our young! :eek:

TEH POPPINATOR! :eek: :eek: :eek:

exactly

you want proof? how about the fact that Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is in fact an anagram of...

acid trip is cool, fag sex pie, CIA i slur

coincidence? i think not
 Boba Rhett
02-16-2004, 11:15 AM
#35
It's all coming together... :eek:
 Herminator
02-16-2004, 12:03 PM
#36
Originally posted by Boba Rhett
Three people were electrocuted when metal wires they were using to fly or catch stray kites fell on live electric lines,

"hey, we need some kind of rope to catch that kite flying against the electric lines!"

"how about this pice of metal wire?"

:indif:

Ill leave it to you guys to figure out hoe to catch a stray kite with metal wire...
 XERXES
02-16-2004, 12:14 PM
#37
Next on CNN, Muslim Terrorists With Kites attempt to strike the US.
 Mike Windu
02-16-2004, 1:25 PM
#38
It's not the end of the world... bunnies haven't become overpopulated and no Dark underlord has been named Peaches... wait a second...

Ok, well bunnies haven't overpopulated and taken of the world yet.

Xerxes don't give terrorists ideas... I can see Taliban sending out kites right now.
 dark jedi 8
02-16-2004, 2:14 PM
#39
its all a comspiracy!

btw.....WTF?
 XERXES
02-16-2004, 2:20 PM
#40
Originally posted by Mike Windu
It's not the end of the world... bunnies haven't become overpopulated and no Dark underlord has been named Peaches... wait a second...

Ok, well bunnies haven't overpopulated and taken of the world yet.

Xerxes don't give terrorists ideas... I can see Taliban sending out kites right now. kite bombs...hehe
 IG-64
02-16-2004, 2:56 PM
#41
...This is only the beginning....
What's next? "12 die at sprinkler party"?
*srinks down in chair*


Originally posted by BongoBob
Wheel of morality, turn turn turn, tell us the lesson that we shall learn. And the moral of the story is...

When trying to light a fish on fire underwater, always remember the futon.


Animaniacs/Chef Brian :rolleyes:

:p
 Agen_Terminator
02-16-2004, 3:21 PM
#42
Sounds very forkish to me!
-_-
 Darth-Bane
02-16-2004, 4:19 PM
#43
umm WTF?
 Darth Groovy
02-16-2004, 6:09 PM
#44
Looks like I am not the only one that picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.
 Mike Windu
02-16-2004, 11:35 PM
#45
Originally posted by Darth Groovy
Looks like I am not the only one that picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.

MMMMMMMMmmm... Seabiscuit!

Ray joins provides an interesting point, who would hold a kite festival near electrical wires and main roads... the kites could take out a car!Or cause a major wreck!

ATTENTION: SIMULATION- NOT REAL TRUCK DRIVER

Do de dooo do de dooo HOLY CRAP IT'S A KITE!

*truck swerves out of control*

AHHHHHHHHHHH *boom*

It just so happened that truck had to be carrying nukes for the President...

Wheel of Morality turn turn turn, tell us the lesson that we should learn: On a fine day, a small selection of cheeses will do a happy dance.
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