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27 Sep 2010 10:20

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World: U.K. Segway owner falls off a cliff; don’t make fun of him, jerks

  • Let’s face it. A lot of heartless bastards are gonna find this story funny. But let us not forget that there was a real person involved, and that real person had a very tragic accident yesterday. Jimi Heselden, the 62-year-old owner of the of Segway (he bought the company in December), was found dead after his scooter fell off a cliff. Yes, there’s irony here. Yes, you’ll probably hear an off-color joke or three about this incident. But it still doesn’t negate the fact that it’s an awful accident that we wouldn’t wish upon everyone. Poor guy. source

05 Feb 2010 11:15

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Culture: Charlie Sheen’s SUV driven off steep cliff – without Charlie Sheen

  • The quote in this article from Sheen is hilarious. This morning, Charlie Sheen’s Mercedes SUV was found driven off a cliff after it was stolen last night. Nobody was found inside. This morning, Sheen made perhaps the best one-liner in his entire career: “It was nice to have police come to my house and for once and I didn’t have to leave with them.” LOL. Pitch perfect. source

23 May 2009 11:41

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World: South Korea’s ex-president, fraught with shame, kills self

  • The former clean politician got caught in scandal. Roh Moo-hyun, who served as president from 2003 to 2008, jumped off a cliff today, according to his aides and police. The former president held a rep for being a clean leader, but was linked to a corruption scandal that had taken down some of his aides. He then started saying things such as “You should now discard me,” which should have been giant flying red flags in retrospect. source