Jason Toon


quality posts: 16 Private Messages Jason Toon

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If anything makes me need a good chuckle, it's the mid-week hump. Oh, and nearly being decapitated when my car crashes into (and partially under) a semi trailer, which happened to me on the way to work today. Except for a couple of tiny cuts from all the flying glass, I'm physically OK, but I could use the soothing psychological balm of laughter right about now. I'm presently consuming mirth from this list of The Top Ten Obscure Sports in The World and this roundup of misleading movie-review blurbs. As it always does, Stick Figures in Peril also provides the titters. These tragicuties remind me that, as bad as this morning's incident was, at least I wasn't drowned in a tidal wave or knocked over by a cable car. Filled with a new appreciation for life and everything beautiful in it, I'm even willing to concede a few points to this guy's wrongheaded anti-baseball jabs. And GQ's old list of the 100 Funniest Jokes Of All Time contains the collected comedic wisdom of dozens of guys who like to wear suspenders and stand in front of brick walls. Men are pigs, am I right, ladies? Now, when I close my eyes, I'm no longer staring at that unforgiving metal trailer edge inexorably grinding into my car only inches from my face; I'm laughing! God help me, even after all that, I'm laughing! Which would be very difficult if I was dead! Anything been good for a larf round your way of late?


jgalle


quality posts: 0 Private Messages jgalle

Your pretty lucky.

xtina74


quality posts: 0 Private Messages xtina74

This is why I don't drive close to semi trucks... I saw a 20/20 special years and years ago that said the guards on the trucks were useful in Europe (they are padded and send a car *away* from the truck) while the guards in the U.S. are skimpy and just for show. They mentioned over and over again the decapitation thing.

I wish I had it I'd send it to you. BUT hey, you survived. That's rather auspicious. I don't have anything funny to share besides this link to a photo of a giant, walk thru colon. http://pathology.creighton.edu/news/images/colon-big.jpg
it's not funny it's just odd.

terrybatey


quality posts: 2 Private Messages terrybatey

Sorry to hear about your accident. Glad to hear you're not hurt. The woot gods must have been watching over you. Guess your next Blinged-Out Cabbage will be an extra special one with wheels.

ambergreen


quality posts: 9 Private Messages ambergreen

Amazing. I would never have bothered to continue on to work. That seems an indication that it would be a good day to stay in bed, or go skydiving.

Something to make you laugh, the Brick Testament...Paul's instruction on Marriage. Laugh out loud unexpectedly funny...oh, and maybe you might want to make sure no one is looking over your shoulder.

http://www.thebricktestament.com/epistles_of_paul/instructions_on_marriage/1co07_01-02.html

bluebledthesea


quality posts: 0 Private Messages bluebledthesea

OMG JASON DON'T DIE WE LOVE YOU!

wizard7926


quality posts: 4 Private Messages wizard7926

Jason, glad to hear you're okay.

However, I can't agree with anything that guy has to say about baseball. Maybe it comes from playing the game for more years than I can remember, but he even negates himself by saying he can't believe .300 is a good average, then conceding that it's hard to make contact with a 90-mph fastball. Juvenile ranting, if you ask me.

Anyone know where I can get tickets to the Extreme Ironing World Championships?

colinski


quality posts: 0 Private Messages colinski

aparently there isn't enough work to go around over at woot ;)

killingtime


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1person


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thank god your okay...what a guy folks, a horrible accident , he walks away and goes to work..

always crap on company time.....

wizard7926


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killingtime wrote:Other drivers' bad days



We have a train which runs through most of downtown Newark, DE, and runs right throught one intersection near my former living area.

Anyway, long story short, an out-of-towner tried to go down one of the streets of that intersection, realized he was going the wrong way, and tried to pull a quick u-turn across the tracks, resulting in his car getting stuck. After trying to move it off of the tracks, but not getting it anywhere, inevitably the lights and sounds of an oncoming train went off, and the safety bars lowered on either sides of the car.

This is the point where my girlfriend and I arrived at the intersection in my car (we learned the rest of the story from the news later that week), and we saw the car get absolutely wrecked by the train head-on. Yikes.

skelator818


quality posts: 0 Private Messages skelator818

That wasn't you on the 580 this morning was it Toon? Off on the shoulder, on the news hogging all the attention? By the way, that truck totally jumped out infront of you. Hope all is well...

Come on Bandolier of Carrots!

timpeva


quality posts: 0 Private Messages timpeva

Actually that baseball thing is right on. I understand millions of people love it. That's fine, just don't call it a sport. Standing in a field all day while scratching your nuts and chewing tobacco is not a sport. If they're lucky they might have to sprint 90 feet. That's about it for physical activity.

It helps to be athletic in baseball, but it certainly isn't required. Being a baseball player does not make you an athlete. (e.g. David Wells, John Kruk, Kent Hrbek, CC Sabathia, Ronnie Belliard...etc., etc.)

Jason Toon


quality posts: 16 Private Messages Jason Toon

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Shucks, guys, thanks for the well-wishes.

don'twantaname


quality posts: 12 Private Messages don'twantaname

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You are a lucky guy, go home and give your kids an extra hug! Your wife too!
Did the other woot gods treat you extra well today, they should!

WE LURV YOU TOO! Dork!!!

Gnomercy


quality posts: 9 Private Messages Gnomercy

6 minutes of nice clean sure fire giggles
- Evolution of Dance -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMH0bHeiRNg

Hope this helps...hang in there!


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Josephus


quality posts: 25 Private Messages Josephus

Damn, Jason. A brush with death can really affect your self for a long while. Stick close to your kid for a while, it helps with the whole mortality thing.

andyls


quality posts: 0 Private Messages andyls

Wow, all joking aside ... thank God you're OK. Very scary.

sugarpike


quality posts: 8 Private Messages sugarpike

SO glad you're ok. Seriously, though, wouldn't blame you if you called in tomorrow. Can't you telecommute?

quatin


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The 100 funniest jokes of all times is a sham. Obviously it's made up since Woody Allen is quoted as having made a funny joke! SHAM SHAM SHAM!!!

Pencap


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None of those jokes are actually funny.