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When I'm feeling like things aren't going my way, I like to cheer myself by remembering that other's have it worse than me.

Here is an example. My day is definitely going better than this guy's. And because it's so humiliating, it's even more entertaining.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/06/vail-chairlift-accident-l_n_155578.html

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by maxwell edison

In fact, the same day that happened, my son was also skiing in Vail and had a mishap of his own - nothing to do with losing his pants dangling from a chair lift, but rather involving a tree and a broken rib.

I think he'd rather have the broken rib.

by maecuff

Sorry your son hurt himself!

Although, I agree. I'd rather suffer a broken rib if given the choice..

by jellimonsta

I don't know... I hear a broken rib is pretty bad. :p ;\

He should have just gone down the slope pantless. :p :D

by jamesrl

...cause I could ski the next day after the humiliation. I might need to drown my sorrows for a night though.

I feel for the guy, worked at a ski resort for years, never saw anything that bad. But I'm happy it was him and not me...

James

by hal 9000

Well suffering from both over the years I have to say the Humiliation is always far less painless always faster to recover from and plain and simple doesn't [b]HURT[/b] for a very long time after the event.

God given the chance I would ski naked down the Beginners slop while the Kids are being destructed into the ways of the snow rather than break another rib. :(

But maybe I'm missing something here this Guy's ski got caught in the Chair of the chair lift so how exactly did he loose his pants. I seem to remember skies being attached to Ski Boots which are fitted to feet not pants? Maybe there was something else going on here. ;)

Now I have to ask everyone that gores to the snow exactly why do they have that long line up of Ambulances sitting at the bottom of the ski slops? Also why are there so many casts in evidence in the Bars at Ski Slopes? Or why do ski clothes feel as if they are made out of used Body Bag Material?

OH I know skiing is Bloody Dangerous and blood stains on the white stuff is off putting to the others there to enjoy the danger and possible injuries so they make the ski clothes out of material tougher than Old Body Bags to prevent any of the red stuff leaking out onto the white stuff. :(

Col

by Member 25348569

Butt what was he thinking of, showing his assets like that? He'll be the butt of the jokes from now on. Quick as a flash, in with the puns! Oh, I crack myself up sometimes!

Even when I'm being asinine.

Neil :)

C'mon, guys! don't get left behind...

by hal 9000

One fish wrapper i would be inclined to keep.

Though it does smell of a setup to me. :0

Col

by jmgarvin

Man, that HAS to suck...Hopefully the customer service folks made it right (here, have a season pass...on us...), but that doesn't seem to be par for the course anymore...

by jdclyde

would be a lot cheaper for them than a lawsuit.

pain and suffering, don'tchaknow? ;\

by av .

:^0 That poor guy! He is going to be the butt of jokes forever! ROFLMAO

AV

by ontheropes

You can recover, eventually, from just about any embarrassment, kind of hard to recover from death. Some say it's never happened.

by dmambo

I mean with 3rd degree burns on his willis and doodleberries, he's probably happier dead. A little bit of chafing on a hot summer day and I'm ready to phone Dr. Kervorian.

by notsochiguy

...an uncomfortable burning sensation!!!

I suppose cranberry juice could have worked on that one, too, if used soon enough.

:)

by bfilmfan

The aprt of the story I liked was she "thought" he was having an affair.

Not that she had caught him having one....

by cupcake

I love this word. According to my German language instructor, there is no 'equivalent' work in English.

by notsochiguy

I won tickets to this show called 'Avenue Q' (think Sesame Street puppets with Tourette's). So, the wife and I went on a date.

They have a whole little bit about this word. I have to admit, I laughed out loud (I mean, what's funnier than a homeless, unemployed Muppet).

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