Me too - I thought he was harmless enough though.

He was harmless, to us. It's a shame he was his own worst enemy. :(

I bet his parents are really proud of him... :rolleyes:

That guy with that tats is the kind of bloke who just might regret his choices when he gets a bit older...although from the looks of him, it'll be the only pussy he'll ever have on his face.

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Courtesy of Hurricane Ike. *cue Monty Python sound effect ... "Bring out yer dead!" *

Another from Ike:

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Can someone explain to me how water can do this? How can water not only shift stones weighing hundreds of pounds but bring up caskets buried six feet under as well? It boggles my mind.

The caskets are sealed and they have air inside, so they float. Probably some water pressure underneath them as well.

They're not six feet under, they're in the concrete vaults which are partially above ground. The water table is too high to dig any deeper. In New Orleans they're above ground.

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Okay, I understand now that the caskets aren't deep in the earth. And I also now understand that some caskets are airtight, which would cause bouyancy in flood conditions. But it still is amazing to me that water, nonpressurized, can lift entire vaults out of the ground. The National Guard was called in to retrieve an entire vault that floated onto a nearby road. The vaults themselves weigh hundreds of pounds empty. Some of the vaults were displaced with the casket still inside, which weighs an additional hundred pounds or so (not including the corpse)! That kind of force by mere water still boggles my brain.

I can't help but feel horrified for the families of the deceased. They probably have homes that have been flooded if not lost completely, and now this, too. I'm sure they (like most Americans) don't have the financial resources to handle the home, much less the grave.

Yikes.

Hydraulics, m'dear...

Classicman, the picture is small, and my eyes ain't what they used to be, so please edumacate me...is that piss coming out of the back of the uniform of #94?

Battle and cruise ships float too as well as aircraft carriers.

It is distressing to see a tragedy like this happen tho. My prayers go out to those who were/are affected.

Seconded - 'splain please!

I guess you' have to say its a Philly thing - The Eagles and the Cowboys, two rivals played football last night. Donovan McNabb, the Eagles QB was sacked late in the game while trying to come back from behind. It was another incredibly stupid play by a pretty talented guy.


Short answer - yeh that's pee. lol

He did that on purpose, so they would get cocky and let their guard down. :lol2:

How much do you think this weighs?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...boat_Kjell.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concrete_ship

excellent post, mercy.

water is *heavy* folks.

And, of course, there are two floating bridges in Seattle:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Wa...loating_Bridge

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergre...loating_Bridge

which are basically concrete barges with roadways on top.

Yeah. I was going to mention the concrete ships but it was too much work. Anyway, I love this picture from Merc's link.

Flint, #5527 (guy ''surfing'' the wave at the shorewalk, Ike-related, I assume), do you by any chance still have the link to original source at hand?

Thanks,

Check these ones from Boston.com:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...main/ike11.jpg

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/200...l_life_of.html

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...6365_large.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...0445db63_b.jpg

Sorry, no, I got it from eBaum's World (which, I'm sure, is not the original source).

That goes so well with your signature!!
I may be in :joylove: love.

I saw the same picture at CNN.com the other day. It was Ike. Can't find it now.

The latest in WTFootwear:

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"Hey! I can see my house from here!"

ooh look, so can I!

...hey, let's make a cellar village!

the Grover killer, I love it!

Here you go, monster:

You'd build there???!!! Are you nuts?
Oh wait, hundreds of people did. Nah, couldn't see this one coming, could we?

But the price was right!

Wouldn't cookie monsters blood be more brown than red?

#5563 is the result of earthquake, i bet.

Awwww...they're making a baby terminator.

And after they fucked, he Termin Ate Her.

The people whose houses survived are actually the unlucky ones..
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/0....ap/index.html

John, of everything you've ever posted to this thread, this may be my personal favorite. EVER. Well done, sir.

That is so wrong on so many levels, its more than frighting.

Ronald McDonald pleasuring himself while on acid? You only have to wait about 6-10 seconds before he's got his mouth gaping open and he's being rather, um, rhythmic.

YOU be the judge.

Well, that ought to take care of any questions about where the special sauce comes from on the Big Mac, anyway.