Showing posts with label English. Show all posts
Showing posts with label English. Show all posts

Saturday, June 23, 2007

Not Amused

Girl's feet severed on ride at Six Flags in Kentucky

(CNN) Louisville, Kentucky-- A girl's feet were cut off Thursday when a free-fall thrill ride malfunctioned at the Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom Amusement Park, police said. [more ...]

Again, the real tragedy has to do with the English language and its veritable amputation as it is given voice by the world's largest English speaking medium.

"I seen the car go up. Then, like, the cable broke, I heard 'pwchh' and I heard a lot of people screaming," Chris Stinnett, who was at a ride next to the Superman Tower of Power, told WDRB/WMYO.

"The cable went under the car -- and I seen it pull up and hit a lot of people -- and I seen them bring their legs up," Stinnett said.

'nuff said.

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Disturbing Discovery

Renters Find Human Jaw, Miscarried Baby In Back Yard

A disturbing discovery was made Tuesday night in the town of Oconomowoc. [more here...]
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To me, what was even more disturbing was the interview given by the two cousins who made the discovery:

"We found a baggie. We were like, 'Whatever,' but when we seen the teeth we were like, 'Whoa,' cause they're not kids' teeth, they were adult teeth. So that's when we're like, 'Whoa what is that?' That's what made us call police right away, is because of the teeth." Kevin Brennan

"I didn't know what to think until I dug it up. Then we were just joking around, throwing stuff around, and when we dug the bag up. It looked like a zipper bag. So I squeezed it and it was really soft. Really, like I wanna say it was like blood, but it was just brown. I called my wife and said, 'You better get home, find out what's going on,' and she called the cops." Lenny Warren

Note too how the second clown contradicts the first.