Am I the only one who finds this sort of funny?
September 28th, 2010 at 3:00 pm by David FarrarAP report:
A wealthy British businessman who owns the company that makes the two-wheeled Segway people transporter has been found dead in a river in northern England after apparently falling off a cliff on one of the vehicles, police said.
I now it is not funny to his family, but I’m sorry the owner of Segways going off a cliff on one!!
If it was an accident, he must have been at maximum speed on a very slippery road!
If it was suicide, then why not just jump off? What statement was he making by riding a Segway off a cliff?
September 28th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
Like all entreprenures; checking to see if it would fly!!
Vote:September 28th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
Was he trolleyed?
Vote:September 28th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
Who said that you shouldn’t get carried away on your Segway?
Vote:September 28th, 2010 at 3:24 pm
Apparently one of the off-road versions on a track near his home in Yorkshire.
Vote:September 28th, 2010 at 3:24 pm
Paul Henry found it funny this morning, but not nearly as funny as Ms Dikshit from India.
Vote:September 28th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Apparently it was an off-road model. Not supposed to be off-cliff though. But you shouldn’t say it’s funny, should call it bizarre (in public).
Weren’t we told as kids not to lean too far over the side of cliffs?
We can be excused when we were kids and laughed when we heard Mr Dunn had died on the dunny. I’m sure that’s far more common than gyro-cliffing.
Vote:September 28th, 2010 at 3:32 pm
Hopefully he made a smooth segue from this world to the next…
Vote:September 28th, 2010 at 3:36 pm
Sooner or later some wag is going to note that segway sales have plummeted…
[Not me of course. I am far too sensitive to find amusement when a tragedy like this befalls someone.]
Vote:September 28th, 2010 at 3:39 pm
A man is dead. This is like throwing possums around.
Vote:September 28th, 2010 at 3:42 pm
A man on the other side of the world who most likely none of us knew, who died in unusual circumstances and whose nearest and dearest are unlikely to be reading KB. It’s better to punning than po faced.
Vote:September 28th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
Lucia, “A man is dead. This is like throwing possums around.”
It looked like he was a big bloke and I assume it would be hard to throw him any reasonable distance (unless you started at the top of the cliff). Thats why we use possums – also they are a lot easier to get hold of than dead humans.
Vote:September 28th, 2010 at 3:53 pm
This is like throwing possums around.
Which is a hell of a lot of fun in itself!
Vote:September 28th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
Bevan – I’m more of a dwarf fan myself…
Vote:September 28th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
Well we all segue from this life into whatever’s next sooner or later.
Vote:September 28th, 2010 at 4:18 pm
I hear you bearhunter…..I love how those little bastards just shoot through a woodchipper quicker than shit through a goose….
Vote:September 28th, 2010 at 4:18 pm
I have to conclude that you’re being racist by laughing at the death of this British businessman.
Vote:September 28th, 2010 at 4:21 pm
Rightnow….want to bet he was a ginga? Thats whats really tickled DPF’s fancy over this story…
Vote:September 28th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
I have to conclude that you are/were/will be an ACT MP for your despicable act of callousness
Vote:September 28th, 2010 at 4:25 pm
Has anyone informed the Greens-this crash may have released some toxic substances into the marine environment…lets hope he didn’t emit any carbon on the way down…
Vote:September 28th, 2010 at 4:46 pm
+1 vote for funny.
Vote:September 28th, 2010 at 4:53 pm
Having fallen off my Segway several times – not even off-road – and on the most recent occasion breaking my ankle badly, I’m trying to figure out how to keep this news from my wife as she’s already a bit touchy about it. Oh, that’s odd, both the TV and the computer just broke…
Vote:September 28th, 2010 at 5:39 pm
Bevan – I’m more of a dwarf fan myself…
Well that goes without saying, but first you’ve got to walk up to them and ask if they would like you to get them a box…
Throwing angry dwarfs is much more fun!
Vote:September 28th, 2010 at 5:39 pm
Expect to see the ACC component of your Segway insurance premium go through the roof … inconsiderate bastard!
Vote:September 28th, 2010 at 5:54 pm
No, but I suspect you are one of the few prepared to announce that to the world!
Vote:September 28th, 2010 at 6:00 pm
Book out soon, then the movie.
Segway on the cliff by Eileen Dover
Vote:September 28th, 2010 at 6:43 pm
And now Stuff’s turned it into an article about safety concerns for Segways. What, don’t drive them over a cliff ?
Vote:September 29th, 2010 at 8:06 am
“Hopefully he made a smooth segue from this world to the next…”
+1 Internet
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