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Talk about one lucky kid

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by cougargirl, Mar 20, 2007.

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  1. cougargirl

    cougargirl Active Member

    Cougarguy and I were watching the live feed of this on MSNBC earlier this afternoon, a kid in Butler County, PA, who was trapped under a concrete slab after chasing down a soccer ball. Pretty amazing he's expected to go home from the hospital tonight.

    http://www.postgazette.com/pg/07079/771036-100.stm
     
    cougargirl, Mar 20, 2007
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  2. Trouser_Buddah

    Trouser_Buddah Active Member

    This would have never happened if he had been playing football...
     
    Trouser_Buddah, Mar 20, 2007
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  3. Flying Headbutt

    Flying Headbutt Moderator Staff Member

    They let kids play soccer in western Pa? Sure, three and four year olds and such, but after that?
     
    Flying Headbutt, Mar 20, 2007
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  4. 21

    21 Well-Known Member

    According to CNN during the rescue, the concrete slab weighed 3800 pounds.
     
    21, Mar 20, 2007
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  5. KYSportsWriter

    KYSportsWriter Well-Known Member

    The kid gets to home after that? Holy shit he is lucky.
     
    KYSportsWriter, Mar 20, 2007
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  6. dreunc1542

    dreunc1542 Active Member

    I actually wasn't allowed by my parents after I was 5. Devastated at first, I quickly realized they did right by me.
     
    dreunc1542, Mar 20, 2007
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  7. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    Bless you. This is the line of the day.
     
    BYH, Mar 20, 2007
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  8. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    this just shows that soccer is dangerous in ways you can't even imagine.
     
    Ace, Mar 21, 2007
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  9. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    What is this soccer of which you speak?
     
    outofplace, Mar 21, 2007
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  10. Fenian_Bastard

    Fenian_Bastard Guest

    Then, there's this kid:
    http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles/_a/teen-takes-terrifying-ice-ride-on-river/20070321072009990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001
     
    Fenian_Bastard, Mar 21, 2007
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  11. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    What the article didn't say is that the kid on the iceberg in the Mississippi River was later charged under the fugitive slave act.
     
    Ace, Mar 21, 2007
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  12. wickedwritah

    wickedwritah Guest

    Only when the commies are in town.
     
    wickedwritah, Mar 21, 2007
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