Anyone ever regret watching a video online (specifically graphic in nature) that is so disturbing you can't get out of your head?

 

Earlier today I was interested in the "Battle at Kruger" video and began browsing various link through Google. Suddenly interested in Lions I continued watching similarily themed videos, and through one website there was a side bar listing related clips. Similar to Youtube. One is entitled, "Tourist killed by Lion as family/friends watch." I don't know what compeled me other than morbid curiousity, but I immediately regretted the decision.

 

The short clip chronicled a group of tourists in the early 70's viewing lions inside the confines of their cars, literally, within feet of the animals. Anyone could just step out and touch it. A narrator suggests the video was used in a lawsuit against an insurance company, so you know whatever is forthcoming will be bad. For whatever reason, this man -- with a camera -- exists his car to film a lion laying on the ground. From behind a Lion knocks him over and begins biting. The camera is shakey, understandably, and the clips shown sporadically cut from several lions (with blood visible on the man) attempting to kill this guy, to a shot of his children in the car; his infant child crying in the backseat. Probably due to his older brother and mother screaming. It ends with several lions chomping away on this guy's lifeless corpse.

 

Now, I've seen numerous videos before depicting people dying or being killed, but this one was especially disturbing. I believe what made it so bad, from my perspective, was knowing this guy's family was within plain sight of this attack and nearby friends couldn't do anything about it. I couldn't help but think what happened in the following years. How did the children do growing up without their father? Or the wife, knowing her husband's own stupidity led to his demise? On camera, nonetheless. There's no dignity in that kind of death.

Well after reading this I had to go check it out. The ending was pretty bad. Something tells me it would have been a lot worse if it were more recent if there was better camera equipment, Im glad there wasnt. It looked like the Lion took off with the camera at the end too.

 

A few years ago when I discovered youtube for the first time I saw some bad videos. Lots of people getting shot or bad injuries. I think its on topic, I saw Baghdad ER on HBO a few times and thats really bad. Not only does it show amputations and people dying. It shows their friends reactions and even amputated body parts. Its a very effective way at making people at home really understand what the troops really have to go through over there and makes you have that much more admiration for them. My dad was an Army Ranger during Vietnam and he has told me some stories but seeing something like this makes it seem a lot more real.

http://www.tmz.com/2008/05/29/clay-impregn...9920x1200109665

 

creepy....

Did American Idol end? The last I heard, there were two guys with the same name left. But, I haven't seen news about it. I don't ever pay attention to the show, but I usually am aware of who wins because it's all over the place.

Did American Idol end? The last I heard, there were two guys with the same name left. But, I haven't seen news about it. I don't ever pay attention to the show, but I usually am aware of who wins because it's all over the place.

Yes, it's over.

 

The older guy won.

I love telesales companies.

 

I just got the call for a free satellite TV system, EVERYTHING included. Press 1

 

"Hello Satellite promotions, thank you for your interest in satellite TV"

"Thank you, the message said EVERYTHING was included?!"

"Yes it is, we include EVERYTHING you need . . . it includes blah blah blah"

"Wow! What TV does it come with?"

"Excuse me?"

"What TV does it come with? I assume I would need a TV and I do not have one?"

"You would have to buy a TV"

"But you said EVERYTHING was included to begin enjoying satellite TV programming, how would I enjoy it without a TV?"

You need to go here: https://www.donotcall.gov/

You need to go here: https://www.donotcall.gov/

It's more fun getting them to hang up on me. My favorite ender is "I don't have a credit card, I'm only 12"

 

But I may do that soon.

It's more fun getting them to hang up on me. My favorite ender is "I don't have a credit card, I'm only 12"

 

But I may do that soon.

I liked on Seinfeld when Jerry told a telemarketer that he was kind of busy, but if he gave him his home number he would call him when he was at home and they could talk about it further.

Can't forget this classic telemarketer call...

 

http://joshualowry.vox.com/library/audio/6...2ab8c18e1d.html

The spelling bee was a lot more fun than the sox game.I love the wierd tics that some of the kids have like twirling their hair or covering their mouths between every letter.Some of the kids are very strange.

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Can't forget this classic telemarketer call...

 

http://joshualowry.vox.com/library/audio/6...2ab8c18e1d.html

That was great

I liked on Seinfeld when Jerry told a telemarketer that he was kind of busy, but if he gave him his home number he would call him when he was at home and they could talk about it further.

One of my favorite episodes.

 

Can't forget this classic telemarketer call...

 

http://joshualowry.vox.com/library/audio/6...2ab8c18e1d.html

I remember listening to that. I'm sure the caller was s***ting himself.

This was so much fun this morning . . .

 

"You have won a *FREE* portable stereo system!"

"That is great, do you have my address?"

"Yes we do and we wou . . .

"GREAT! ship it to me!"

 

Maybe someday I'll get on the do not call list, but I really love these guys.

My team just lost is districts today, man its tough to go out, especially when you know that youre never playing for that team again and may not play baseball at a competitive level ever again. Bad day today.

Rocky 4 is still one of my favorite movies.

Rocky 4 is still one of my favorite movies.

Anyone else wait for the big Russian guy in Crystal Skull to say to Indiana Jones, "I must break you!"

Was the site just down for an hour?Or was that just on my end.

Was the site just down for an hour?Or was that just on my end.

 

Nope, it was down for me too

Nope, it was down for me too

Ok good.It was wierd because one of the IT guys came to my computer and was messing around on it and when he left I tried to get back on soxtalk and nothing.I was thinking they finally had enough of me going on here.lol

Ok good.It was wierd because one of the IT guys came to my computer and was messing around on it and when he left I tried to get back on soxtalk and nothing.I was thinking they finally had enough of me going on here.lol

 

Haha, whenever I am at work on Soxtalk and it goes down, I feel the same way

My team just lost is districts today, man its tough to go out, especially when you know that youre never playing for that team again and may not play baseball at a competitive level ever again. Bad day today.

 

No American Legion league around? No fast pitch league?

We hadn't restarted the server in over 260 days, so shut-er-down and it usually causes about a 30-45 minute outage.

We hadn't restarted the server in over 260 days, so shut-er-down and it usually causes about a 30-45 minute outage.

Oops, I guess I shoulda posted something, huh?

 

Sorry ya'll. We were down for about 45 minutes this morning because I had to shut down and restart this thing.

Rocky 4 is still one of my favorite movies.

No shame in that. That movie is awesome, especially the montage when Rocky is training in the snow/outdoors, and Drago is in the machine-laden, steriod-laden lab... Shows how much more of a badass Rocky is. But yeah, every time I watch that movie it makes me want to go workout or do some sort of physical activity.

But yeah, every time I watch that movie it makes me want to go workout or do some sort of physical activity.

I know what you mean, I usually want to get up during the movie and do finger pushups on my remote.