Nice people thread part 6 - thrice by twice as nice :)

PasturesNew

I need some skyhooks.... shame they don't exist.

lemonjelly

vivatifosi wrote: »

I have a nephew who is 6'6" and 10 stone. Because he is also blond and has spiky hair, he looks like a very long cheese string. In the run up to London 2012, they looked for people genetically like him to enter the selection for rowing and handball, but it was too much like hard work.

Proper tea spitting moment that...:rotfl:

misskool

exciting finish to women's 10000m. fabulous. i'm loving the olympics (from my armchair!)

lemonjelly

zagubov wrote: »

Unless you can lift your basket over onto the next roller and walk round the front to join it!


Anyway I read an earlier argument here about the (aborted) prosecution of that 17 -year old for his inappropriate tweet, which I think was pretty much an example of the police trying to look busy by sticking up for a famous person when we'd all struggle to find one when we needed one.

In contrast this was an example of an inappropriate tweet with life-or-death consequences. In France he'd be whisked to court under their good samaritan laws.

Saw the 2nd story & mentioned it on another forum. Shocking. A few weeks ago, someone jumped off the balcony at the bull ring in birmingham. Apparently loads of people were tweeting pictures of him lying on the floor.:(

lemonjelly

lostinrates wrote: »

So far this week have read th kindle book, a hardback and a paper back. I definitely am a paper back girl nut pink whistley likes a hard back. Cover your eyes lemonjelly, but she spent today liking and bitiong the top right hand corner of the hard book i was reading.

vivatifosi

I wanted to ask a flippant question, then saw your post jelly and was really shocked. I can't believe people can be so callous. Actually I probably can believe it, I just don't want to. Idiots.

ETA: I was talking about the Bullring post, not the cat one, which is cute in a weird way, but you snuck that in the middle.

lostinrates

lemonjelly wrote: »

Hahaha. Dhe would probably get the gun from you then shoot you first.


Btw, i a, currently reading, or reteading not sure which, the night circus. Its very beautiful

I don't remember it, but noticed i have bought two copies:o:o so might have read it before.

Nikkster

vivatifosi wrote: »

I wanted to ask a flippant question, then saw your post jelly and was really shocked. I can't believe people can be so callous. Actually I probably can believe it, I just don't want to. Idiots.

I know. I would probably struggle to do anything too useful in that kind of situation but I certainly wouldn't be taking pictures or anything like that. Terrible.

lostinrates

Nikkster wrote: »

I know. I would probably struggle to do anything too useful in that kind of situation but I certainly wouldn't be taking pictures or anything like that. Terrible.

Tweeting no, taking pictures possibly yes. When i was clerking i was amazed at how quick thinking peoples photos showed something crucial, and how othe people used the potential of taking photos on phonesthat could not as a method of self protection.

vivatifosi

On the cute pics front, did anyone see these in the papers earlier in the week? I haven't gone awwww quite so loudly for months:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2182470/Orphaned-kangaroo-wombat-inseparable-friends-share-pouch.html?ito=feeds-newsxml