hooked 0 #1 December 28, 2003 Here is a link to our local paper. You have got to read the opening line in the article about Mad Cow Disease! http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/home/ J -------------------------------------- Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McDuck 0 #2 December 28, 2003 It seems whuffo ignorance sells papers, at least. When reporters do that, I'd like to find them and...and...and offer them a free tandem and a challenge to write about it as objectively as possible. I know the first line wasn't entirely demeaning, as most skydivers don't find rigs at garage sales, but the sentiment behind it seemed a bit out of place for that article.Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #3 December 28, 2003 Wow, what an asshat. I would have thought that they could come up with better analogies then that. Guess I was wrong.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themitchyone 0 #4 December 28, 2003 LMAO. Yesterday I jumped out of a plane and ate cow. I am so RECKLESS!! "If the Bible has taught us nothing else, and it hasn't, it's that girls should stick to girl's sports such as hot oil wrestling and foxy boxing." - Homer Simpson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #5 December 28, 2003 So stupid....WHUFFOS!!!!! __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pleifer 0 #6 December 28, 2003 funny yet sad at the same time _________________________________________ The Angel of Duh has spoke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rhonda66 0 #7 December 28, 2003 Just when you think you've seen it all...Rhonda PP ASEL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooked 0 #8 December 28, 2003 QuoteWow, what an asshat. I would have thought that they could come up with better analogies then that. Guess I was wrong. That's exactly what I thought. I had a hard time finding any reason why they would use that statement in an article about Mad Cow! J -------------------------------------- Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hazarrd 1 #9 December 28, 2003 send some letters over the editors and give em hell. .-. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooked 0 #10 December 28, 2003 Ha! I did send a letter to the reporter, we'll see what her reply is to me......if she replies. J -------------------------------------- Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #11 December 28, 2003 Suddenly, eating a hamburger seems almost as reckless crossing the street outside of the clearly indicated crosswalk while a slight rain causes the road to be particularly slick, dusk has reduced visibility considerably, and the holiday season has heightened the potential for drunk drivers and possibly even random acts of terrorism*. *you must now, by law, mention terrorism in every news article. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bendywendy 0 #12 December 28, 2003 It didn't say that skydiving was reckless it said skydiving with a garage sale parachute. As in would you buy a packed parachute at a garage sale and go out and jump it without repacking it and checking it out. Lighten up it's supposed to be funny! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billymotox 0 #13 December 28, 2003 silly whuffos. how would they know if a garage sale rig was any good or not? billy d------------------------- "Escape may be checked by water and land, but the air and the sky are free." (from the story of Daedalus and Icarus) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooked 0 #14 December 28, 2003 QuoteIt didn't say that skydiving was reckless it said skydiving with a garage sale parachute. As in would you buy a packed parachute at a garage sale and go out and jump it without repacking it and checking it out. Lighten up it's supposed to be funny! I know it didn't say that skydiving was reckless and it referred to a garage sale parachute, but I just thought it was weird to use that analogy. I'm just wondering why that particular line was chosen. J -------------------------------------- Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marcandalysse 0 #15 December 28, 2003 hmm....I can think of a few garages with some VERY nice rigs hanging up....wouldn't mind getting one of those on sale! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jessica 0 #16 December 28, 2003 QuoteIt didn't say that skydiving was reckless it said skydiving with a garage sale parachute. Yeah really! I thought it was kind of funny. It's certainly more enticing the the average reader than "Mad Cow disease has made eating beef scary."Skydiving is for cool people only Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kai2k1 0 #17 December 28, 2003 It never ends with thes Whuffo's does it.... Sighs... There's no truer sense of flying than sky diving," Scott Cowan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brewman 0 #18 December 28, 2003 Read the last few paragraphs of the story: ---------------- If there are more infected animals in the United States, the risks to the public will grow — but not significantly, Ropeik said. In an analysis for the USDA, he calculated what would happen under several scenarios, including the worst case: 500 infected animals and only 75 percent compliance with the feed ban. The result: The disease would never spread far and would die out in cattle within two decades. During that time, the risk to people would remain minuscule because of all the existing safeguards. It's lower than the risk, he said, of getting struck by lighting or drowning in the bathtub. ----------------- So, when you look at the risks in a non-emotional, analytical way, it seems skydiving with a garage-sale parachute is pretty low risk after all! But how many people read the entire article? I agree, definite ass-hat material. Does USPA have a media relations person who could contact the reporter and explain the facts?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glipazide 0 #19 December 28, 2003 QuoteWow, what an asshat.http://sexygirlabs.com/url] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #20 December 28, 2003 Quotehmm....I can think of a few garages with some VERY nice rigs hanging up....wouldn't mind getting one of those on sale! *** Really! I got a Racer with a Unit 3, a Strong 26' lopo and an FXC... at a "Flea Market" in San Diego years ago... For a little over a hundred buck$... It wasn't 'hot'... The old... "Hubby went out for a pack of smokes... and never came back" story. (I know it's true, I parted it all out... the guy that bought the main said some guy told him it was once his...'till the ole lady and he had a "misunderstanding") ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Dumpster 0 #21 December 29, 2003 QuoteIt seems whuffo ignorance sells papers, at least. When reporters do that, I'd like to find them and...and...and offer them a free tandem and a challenge to write about it as objectively as possible. Then tell the reporter you just picked up the rig at a garage sale? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skydiver51 0 #22 December 29, 2003 I agree. It doesn't mean we go to garage sales to buy rigs and go jump them. I think she was being very witty with her remark. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumperconway 0 #23 December 29, 2003 Am I missing something here?? Beef recall expands to 8 states By Kyung M. Song Seattle Times staff reporter E-mail this article Print this article Search archive Meat from a sick Yakima Valley cow may have been shipped to at least eight states and Guam, officials announced yesterday, indicating the potentially contaminated meat traveled farther than initially thought. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Nightingale 0 #24 December 29, 2003 Yes. the headline from a few days ago read something like "eating beef may now be as dangerous as skydiving with a garage sale parachute" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PhillyKev 0 #25 December 29, 2003 QuoteYes. the headline from a few days ago read something like "eating beef may now be as dangerous as skydiving with a garage sale parachute" Cripes...that's what everyone is upset about? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
Dumpster 0 #21 December 29, 2003 QuoteIt seems whuffo ignorance sells papers, at least. When reporters do that, I'd like to find them and...and...and offer them a free tandem and a challenge to write about it as objectively as possible. Then tell the reporter you just picked up the rig at a garage sale? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiver51 0 #22 December 29, 2003 I agree. It doesn't mean we go to garage sales to buy rigs and go jump them. I think she was being very witty with her remark. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumperconway 0 #23 December 29, 2003 Am I missing something here?? Beef recall expands to 8 states By Kyung M. Song Seattle Times staff reporter E-mail this article Print this article Search archive Meat from a sick Yakima Valley cow may have been shipped to at least eight states and Guam, officials announced yesterday, indicating the potentially contaminated meat traveled farther than initially thought. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #24 December 29, 2003 Yes. the headline from a few days ago read something like "eating beef may now be as dangerous as skydiving with a garage sale parachute" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #25 December 29, 2003 QuoteYes. the headline from a few days ago read something like "eating beef may now be as dangerous as skydiving with a garage sale parachute" Cripes...that's what everyone is upset about? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
