snowychap Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 22 minutes ago, rjw63 said: UK's oldest woman, Hilda Clulow, gone at 111. That old cricket umpire will be standing on one leg. He'd be doing well to be, Rob - Shep died in 2009. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Larry Tesler Larry Tesler Larry Tesler Larry Tesler Larry Tesler Larry Tesler Larry Tesler Larry Tesler Larry Tesler computer scientist responsible for copy and paste has died 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted February 20, 2020 Moderator Share Posted February 20, 2020 On 15/02/2020 at 18:12, HanoiVillan said: Never heard of her. What am I missing? Absolutely **** all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 An early candidate for the Darwin Award https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-51602655 Quote US daredevil pilot has been killed during an attempted launch of a homemade rocket in the Californian desert. "Mad" Mike Hughes, 64, crash-landed his steam-powered rocket shortly after take-off near Barstow on Saturday. A video on social media shows a rocket being fired into the sky before plummeting to the ground nearby. Hughes was well-known for his belief that the Earth was flat. He hoped to prove his theory by going to space. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Xela Posted February 23, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2020 Well, the earth was certainly flat when he landed. 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 It’s easily found on that twitter. Like something from a roadrunner cartoon. Boasting how cheap he made his rocket in his own garage. At take off you see the parachute pack fall off the back of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted February 23, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted February 23, 2020 Larry Tesler Larry Tesler Larry Tesler Larry Tesler Larry Tesler Larry Tesler Larry Tesler Larry Tesler Larry Tesler computer scientist responsible for copy and paste has died 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted February 23, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted February 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Xela said: Well, the earth was certainly flat when he landed. As was he 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 On 19/02/2020 at 18:08, HanoiVillan said: That . . . certainly sounds like CTE. Horrific stuff. It was a domestic violence case and he had been abusive to his wife for years. She finally got the courage to leave him and took the kids to live at her parents place so he tracked them down while she was on the school run, car jacked their car with a knife, poured petrol over the car and lit it while her and the three kids were in side. He then threatened bystanders with the knife who had come running to help, before stabbing himself to death before the police arrived. Head trauma or not, he was some piece of work. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 24, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted February 24, 2020 On 19/02/2020 at 19:24, maqroll said: I wasn't asking what it was, but rather, if it is a concern in the Rugby world. It is but not to the extent you might think. The rules in rugby mean the head is relatively well protected. Obviously head injuries still happen. But your explicitly forbidden to tackle with your head, or use your head in anyway really, and you're forbidden for making contact with your opponents head. The way players tackle is to wrap the opponent and hold onto them. You're not allowed to shoulder barge or block. Obviously head injuries are inevitable, but they're not as prevalent as you may think. Like Chindie said, it's actually a lot worse in football because of heading balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 24, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted February 24, 2020 20 hours ago, sharkyvilla said: An early candidate for the Darwin Award https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-51602655 The really sad thing about this is even if he'd succeeded in his mission and saw for himself that the earth was round, he would have denied it anyway. That's how flat earthers work. If they see evidence that proves them wrong, they ignore it or twist it. So his death is completely in vain to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 34 minutes ago, LondonLax said: It was a domestic violence case and he had been abusive to his wife for years. She finally got the courage to leave him and took the kids to live at her parents place so he tracked them down while she was on the school run, car jacked their car with a knife, poured petrol over the car and lit it while her and the three kids were in side. He then threatened bystanders with the knife who had come running to help, before stabbing himself to death before the police arrived. Head trauma or not, he was some piece of work. Sure, it absolutely wasn't mean as an excuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted February 24, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted February 24, 2020 (edited) 23 hours ago, sharkyvilla said: An early candidate for the Darwin Award https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-51602655 I would say the Darwin award was invented for that bloke and people like him. Edited February 24, 2020 by TheAuthority Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Katherine Johnson, 101. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 By coincidence, I watched the film about Katherine Johnson a few nights ago. From the couple of obits I’ve read, the film slightly undersells her if anything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted February 24, 2020 Moderator Share Posted February 24, 2020 3 hours ago, TheAuthority said: I would say the Darwin award was invented for that bloke and people like him. He was 64 though so I think Darwin is too late. His cocksnot is probably already out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted February 25, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted February 25, 2020 5 hours ago, BOF said: He was 64 though so I think Darwin is too late. His cocksnot is probably already out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Former Egypt president Hosni Mubarak 90 y.o A lover of torture and murder, will not be missed. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bielesibub Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 18 hours ago, TheAuthority said: I would say the Darwin award was invented for that bloke and people like him. How did I miss this? I'm surprised the tinfoil hat brigade aren't out and about talking about how his 'homemade' rocket was obviously sabotaged by the flat Earth deniers appreciation society. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post choffer Posted February 25, 2020 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted February 25, 2020 19 hours ago, snowychap said: Katherine Johnson, 101. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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