The definition of irony

mookiemookie · 07-03-11, 02:59 PM

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Police say a motorcyclist participating in a protest ride against helmet laws in upstate New York died after he flipped over the bike’s handlebars and hit his head on the pavement.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/nation...s=rss_national

2011 Darwin Award candidate?

Jimbuna · 07-03-11, 03:09 PM

Sadly.....Yes

MH · 07-03-11, 03:10 PM

Why wear some pussy helmet

Drebbel · 07-03-11, 05:19 PM

Wow, that is unbelievable ! Very tragic, bit funny in a way too.

Btw, this is my defination of irony

Yes, it is really made out of iron !

yubba · 07-03-11, 05:36 PM

Lost a cousin, deer vs motorcycle in New York helmet didn't help much.
I wear mine, it's only a difference from a open caskit and a closed one actually.

Onkel Neal · 07-03-11, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Drebbel

Wow, that is unbelievable ! Very tragic, bit funny in a way too.

Btw, this is my defination of irony

Yes, it is really made out of iron !

Yeah, it's hard to sympathize, but some people just are determined to defy physics.

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Originally Posted by yubba

Lost a cousin, deer vs motorcycle in New York helmet didn't help much.
I wear mine, it's only a difference from a open caskit and a closed one actually.

? Yeah, not sure what you mean. A helemt can very easily be the only difference between being killed and talking to your insurance agent about getting a new bike. Helmets, mainly for serious riders.

yubba · 07-03-11, 07:44 PM

I've had a motorcycle between my legs since I"ve been 12, I'm 50 now, I've lost many, I've turn a few cycles into prentszels and walked, I got to watch a good freind get zippered up into a body bag after takening on cable gaurd rails with his wife she lived, serious or not, when it's your time, it's your time.

GoldenRivet · 07-03-11, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by MH

Why wear some pussy helmet

sounds like something i'd like to try

em2nought · 07-03-11, 08:29 PM

Hmm, thought this thread would be about Chris Hansen for sure.

yubba · 07-03-11, 08:57 PM

mookiemookie · 07-03-11, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by MH

Why wear some pussy helmet

I don't know what that is, but I'd like to order a dozen.

Onkel Neal · 07-03-11, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by yubba

I've had a motorcycle between my legs since I"ve been 12, I'm 50 now, I've lost many, I've turn a few cycles into prentszels and walked, I got to watch a good freind get zippered up into a body bag after takening on cable gaurd rails with his wife she lived, serious or not, when it's your time, it's your time.

Yeah, well, when you crash a motorcycle without having a helmet on your head, you just increased the odds it's your time.

HunterICX · 07-04-11, 03:43 AM

Got a chuckle out of this as he had it comming.

seriously though...what a ignorant fool.

I had the privilege of knowing why the helmet is VERY important twice while crossing about on my moped.

once I hit a debri knocking me out of control into rough gravel...sliding with my face while wearing a helmet over it. If I didn't wear it that time my face would've been a bloody mess what would be the left side of my face.

another day I raced down, remembered I forgot my keys for work and raced up again hitting with my front wheel a piece of road that was lifted up by a tree's root knocking me again out of control but this time really bad as I hit a stationary car with 70km/h (43-45mph) head on launching me from my moped doing a 180º loop hitting the roof of the car with my back and the backside of my head the front window leaving a nice big star thanks to my helmet. If I didn't wear my helmet that time I would probally not be around here, in a weelchair or perhaps ended up mentally retarted

So catching me ever riding around without a helmet? No Sir...I won't leave my house without it.

HunterICX

FIREWALL · 07-04-11, 03:56 AM

To me my helmet is a form of life insurance. It insures I have a better chance of survival.

Without it the chances of survival are greatly lowered or none.

Growler · 07-04-11, 09:43 AM

My cousin laid his bike down trying to avoid a kid who'd dashed from between two parked cars in front of him; only reason he survived was the brain bucket. Which is good, since he'd already enlisted in the Marines and had not been authorized to die at that point.

For every one story of a guy who's walked away from a wreck without a helmet, there are twenty stories of guys who wouldn't have had they not been wearing one.

07-03-11, 03:09 PM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,539 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Sadly.....Yes __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Drebbel Dutch Sea Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Almost at periscope death ! Posts: 1,665 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Wow, that is unbelievable ! Very tragic, bit funny in a way too. Btw, this is my defination of irony Yes, it is really made out of iron ! __________________ - The Floggings Will Continue Until Moral Improves -

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em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,485 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hmm, thought this thread would be about Chris Hansen for sure. __________________ em2nought is ecstatic garbage!

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yubba Admiral Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: in a neighborhood near you Posts: 2,478 Downloads: 293 Uploads: 2	I thought it was about this guy

07-04-11, 03:43 AM	#13
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Got a chuckle out of this as he had it comming. seriously though...what a ignorant fool. I had the privilege of knowing why the helmet is VERY important twice while crossing about on my moped. once I hit a debri knocking me out of control into rough gravel...sliding with my face while wearing a helmet over it. If I didn't wear it that time my face would've been a bloody mess what would be the left side of my face. another day I raced down, remembered I forgot my keys for work and raced up again hitting with my front wheel a piece of road that was lifted up by a tree's root knocking me again out of control but this time really bad as I hit a stationary car with 70km/h (43-45mph) head on launching me from my moped doing a 180º loop hitting the roof of the car with my back and the backside of my head the front window leaving a nice big star thanks to my helmet. If I didn't wear my helmet that time I would probally not be around here, in a weelchair or perhaps ended up mentally retarted So catching me ever riding around without a helmet? No Sir...I won't leave my house without it. HunterICX __________________

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MH Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,184 Downloads: 248 Uploads: 0	Why wear some pussy helmet

07-03-11, 05:36 PM	#5
yubba Admiral Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: in a neighborhood near you Posts: 2,478 Downloads: 293 Uploads: 2	Lost a cousin, deer vs motorcycle in New York helmet didn't help much. I wear mine, it's only a difference from a open caskit and a closed one actually.

07-03-11, 07:44 PM	#7
yubba Admiral Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: in a neighborhood near you Posts: 2,478 Downloads: 293 Uploads: 2	I've had a motorcycle between my legs since I"ve been 12, I'm 50 now, I've lost many, I've turn a few cycles into prentszels and walked, I got to watch a good freind get zippered up into a body bag after takening on cable gaurd rails with his wife she lived, serious or not, when it's your time, it's your time.

07-04-11, 03:56 AM	#14
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	To me my helmet is a form of life insurance. It insures I have a better chance of survival. Without it the chances of survival are greatly lowered or none. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

07-04-11, 09:43 AM	#15
Growler A long way from the sea Join Date: May 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,913 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	My cousin laid his bike down trying to avoid a kid who'd dashed from between two parked cars in front of him; only reason he survived was the brain bucket. Which is good, since he'd already enlisted in the Marines and had not been authorized to die at that point. For every one story of a guy who's walked away from a wreck without a helmet, there are twenty stories of guys who wouldn't have had they not been wearing one. __________________ At Fiddler’s Green, where seamen true When here they’ve done their duty The bowl of grog shall still renew And pledge to love and beauty.