Stevo985 Posted October 30, 2008 VT Supporter Share Posted October 30, 2008 Vesna Vulovic fell 33,000 feet after her plane was blown up by terorrists and survived. No one has survived a fall of that distance or further. How? I'd like to think someone put a double bed where she was falling and it cushioned her fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Owing to Sky TV's unique use of initials to represent team names on their on-screen score display, if Colchester United played Northampton Town, the scoreboard on Sky would read "CU - NT". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa_Rosa Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Vesna Vulovic fell 33,000 feet after her plane was blown up by terorrists and survived. No one has survived a fall of that distance or further. How? I'd like to think someone put a double bed where she was falling and it cushioned her fall. I beleive she fell through a series of shop awnings, landed in a big laundry basket of pillows that happened to be being delivered to a nearby hotel at the time, before exhaling upwards out of her bottom lip causing a few feathers to float about in a comedy fashion.* How she survived the exploding plane is anyone's guess. * Or maybe I'm getting confused with an episode of the 3 Stooges or summat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiganvillain Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 You can't buy Jack Daniels (or any other alcohol) in the place it's made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwpzxjor1 Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 I had Guinness in the Guinness Brewery. (Edit: Erm - that's a response to Wiganvillan - not a piece of trivia ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiganvillain Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Pedant!!!!!!!!!!! What I should have said was You can't buy Jack Daniels (or any other alcoholic beverage) in the county Jack Daniels is made in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted October 30, 2008 VT Supporter Share Posted October 30, 2008 Vesna Vulovic fell 33,000 feet after her plane was blown up by terorrists and survived. No one has survived a fall of that distance or further. How? I'd like to think someone put a double bed where she was falling and it cushioned her fall. If I remember correctly she was an air hostess and had sat and belted herself into the backwards facing hostess seat. When the plane was blown up the section she was in fell with her at the top, essentially, and the rest of the wreckage underneath her acted like a cushion as it crumbled on impact. She was still very very badly injured but lived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwpzxjor1 Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Pedant!!!!!!!!!!! What I should have said was You can't buy Jack Daniels (or any other alcoholic beverage) in the county Jack Daniels is made in This makes even less sense! Carlsberg is brewed in Northampton but I can buy it quite easily here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 30, 2008 VT Supporter Share Posted October 30, 2008 Vesna Vulovic fell 33,000 feet after her plane was blown up by terorrists and survived. No one has survived a fall of that distance or further. How? I'd like to think someone put a double bed where she was falling and it cushioned her fall. If I remember correctly she was an air hostess and had sat and belted herself into the backwards facing hostess seat. When the plane was blown up the section she was in fell with her at the top, essentially, and the rest of the wreckage underneath her acted like a cushion as it crumbled on impact. She was still very very badly injured but lived. I've looked it up and you are correct. I was under the impression that she was thrown from the plane and basically freefell on her own and survived. Still an incredible story, but slightly less incredibe than I first thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 I've looked it up and you are correct. I was under the impression that she was thrown from the plane and basically freefell on her own and survived. there was a WWII pilot I read about once who did free fall from the plane and landed in a snowdrift ..with a few cuts and bruises ... his was only about 18,000 feet though ... I sort of remembered his name and googled him and eventually came up with Nick Alkemade as his name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikantcpell Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 French fries are likely of Belgian origin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikantcpell Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 'Charlie Chaplin anonymously entered a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest -- and lost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwpzxjor1 Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 his was only about 18,000 feet though Pffft, I've fallen off higher walls.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiganvillain Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Pedant!!!!!!!!!!! What I should have said was You can't buy Jack Daniels (or any other alcoholic beverage) in the county Jack Daniels is made in This makes even less sense! Carlsberg is brewed in Northampton but I can buy it quite easily here... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 I think it was this thread where someone (Paddy?) mentiopned about the petrol pump sign on a dashbaord having the handle on the same side as the filler cap on the actual car... Hate to prove you wrong... Not guilty. I remember someone posting it though. Hands up, that was me! Why if it wasn't for you pesky kids.... :oops: Perhaps it is ment to be that the picture of the pump shows which side of it you are supposed to pull up to? No someone go find a picture to prove that wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted October 30, 2008 Moderator Share Posted October 30, 2008 Pedant!!!!!!!!!!! What I should have said was You can't buy Jack Daniels (or any other alcoholic beverage) in the county Jack Daniels is made in This makes even less sense! Carlsberg is brewed in Northampton but I can buy it quite easily here... ? I understand you completely Tis a good fact if true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwpzxjor1 Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Ahhhh! I just understood what you were saying. I have a cold (that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.. I'm not thick, honest) I thought you were saying that no alcohol could be purchased in the county it is made in.. the '(or any other alcohol beverage)' bit confused me.. whereas you're actually saying that Tennessee is a dry state.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiganvillain Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Qw and BOF, Tis true The county the distillery is in is Dry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwpzxjor1 Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Understand now. Sorry for making that alot more complicated than it needed to be. XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddy Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Apparently... chewing gum while cutting onions will stop you from crying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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