Slog - Comments on Awful + Funny = Awfully Funny? http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/awful_funny_awfully_funny Elijah Brubaker just put this up on his blog. It's video of a largish man being suspended from hooks pierced into his back at a tattoo convention in Miami. Things go terribly wrong—not for the weak of heart or stomach. Skip to 2:18 if you're impatient.... Copyright 2008 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:53:12 -0800 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:54:16 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Bellevue Ave BWAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA!

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/awful_funny_awfully_funny#c1145613 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/awful_funny_awfully_funny#c1145613 ??!! Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:09:59 -0800 Comment by burgin99 "Largish"? Dude was fat. And that clip was hilarious. Thanks!

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]]> Brian http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/awful_funny_awfully_funny#c1145617 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/awful_funny_awfully_funny#c1145617 ??!! Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:12:02 -0800 Comment by adrian! that totally happened to me one time

]]> adrian! http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/awful_funny_awfully_funny#c1145623 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/awful_funny_awfully_funny#c1145623 ??!! Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:14:32 -0800 Comment by elenchos No fucking way. Take that shit down. Are you going to post hilarious snuff movies next?

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/awful_funny_awfully_funny#c1145624 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/awful_funny_awfully_funny#c1145624 ??!! Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:15:08 -0800 Comment by gin? yes, please. apparently the guy only suffered a broken leg while the organizers blamed the whole debacle on "an equipment malfunction."

ace reporting, constant.

]]> gin? yes, please. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/awful_funny_awfully_funny#c1145635 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/awful_funny_awfully_funny#c1145635 ??!! Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:23:35 -0800 Comment by Sargon Bighorn Gheezuz is it any wonder Bush won the white house? America is full of idiots.

]]> Sargon Bighorn http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/awful_funny_awfully_funny#c1145658 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/awful_funny_awfully_funny#c1145658 ??!! Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:44:29 -0800 Comment by Kristin Bell okay, that was totally gross! so basically the hooks ripped his flesh off?!?

]]> Kristin Bell http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/awful_funny_awfully_funny#c1145673 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/awful_funny_awfully_funny#c1145673 ??!! Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:01:30 -0800 Comment by ak47 why the fuck did you post this? i used to think you were cool.

]]> ak47 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/awful_funny_awfully_funny#c1145700 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/awful_funny_awfully_funny#c1145700 ??!! Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:38:23 -0800 Comment by gk
That's gross. Poor guy. He's an idiot, but idiots need protection too.

]]> gk http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/awful_funny_awfully_funny#c1145731 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/awful_funny_awfully_funny#c1145731 ??!! Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:31:36 -0800 Comment by Reverse Polarity No. No no no no no. I am not even clicking on that link.

No.

]]> Reverse Polarity http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/awful_funny_awfully_funny#c1145835 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/awful_funny_awfully_funny#c1145835 ??!! Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:07:13 -0800 Comment by CattyMaran haha. It was too dark of a video to get grossed out- but the THUD was pretty hilarious!

]]> CattyMaran http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/awful_funny_awfully_funny#c1145873 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/awful_funny_awfully_funny#c1145873 ??!! Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:21:54 -0800 Comment by Mudpuppy Aw, guys... I know I've laughed at some pretty terrible stuff on the internet, but I don't find this funny at all. That's probably because I read about it on ModBlog last month (see http://news.bmezine.com/2008/08/31/an-open-letter-to-the-suspension-community/ ).

Here's a bit of info from the article: "Jimmy [Pinango] was admitted to the ICU the day after surgery. Marrow from the broken bone had gotten into his blood, and caused a clot in his lungs. They dissolved the clot, and treated him for the marrow in his blood. [Ed. note: To clarify, in the accident, Jimmy only sustained a broken leg. His admission into ICU was from complications from the broken leg, not as a direct result of the fall itself.]"

"Now at the end of week two [...] Jimmy has been awake and is doing much better. He is out of the ICU and will hopefully be on his way home soon."

]]> Mudpuppy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/awful_funny_awfully_funny#c1145972 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/awful_funny_awfully_funny#c1145972 ??!! Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:08:51 -0800 Comment by robot2501 What the fuck is wrong with the human race? What's next? Some guy tearing the flesh off his chest so you can see his beating heart?

]]> robot2501 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/awful_funny_awfully_funny#c1146122 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/awful_funny_awfully_funny#c1146122 ??!! Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:22:53 -0800 Comment by cricket @5—"You little old decorum and decency ladies should try some Metamucil for that."

]]> cricket http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/awful_funny_awfully_funny#c1146211 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/awful_funny_awfully_funny#c1146211 ??!! Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:10:41 -0800 Comment by sorryroger Am I the only one annoyed at the cameraman for putting his fat finger over the mic for half the video?

Plus: gross, dude.

]]> sorryroger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/awful_funny_awfully_funny#c1146218 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/awful_funny_awfully_funny#c1146218 ??!! Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:25:45 -0800 Comment by K X One You're doing it wrong!
I hate it when someone doesn't quite Darwin them self out of the gene pool.

]]> K X One http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/awful_funny_awfully_funny#c1146235 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/awful_funny_awfully_funny#c1146235 ??!! Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:51:56 -0800 Comment by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me Ah... Darwin at work.

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