Gemmill 36477 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Sky News have got a "Miners Rescued" counter in the top left hand corner of the screen. They've got a fucking psychologist in the studio watching one of the miners doing a press conference with his family, and he's analysing the body language claiming that the man's wife and children don't look happy and it's because the miner is giving attention to the press and not them. Basically claiming that this is a family unit in breakdown and that there are troubled times ahead for them ffs. Fair play to them for getting the miners out. Can't help thinking they've let it go to their heads though, coming out the hole in fucking sunglasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 (edited) Sky will be gutted when the counter stops 4 short while those 18 stoners down there lose a bit more weight. Edited October 13, 2010 by Happy Face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shackbleep 0 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Sky News have got a "Miners Rescued" counter in the top left hand corner of the screen. They've got a fucking psychologist in the studio watching one of the miners doing a press conference with his family, and he's analysing the body language claiming that the man's wife and children don't look happy and it's because the miner is giving attention to the press and not them. Basically claiming that this is a family unit in breakdown and that there are troubled times ahead for them ffs. Fair play to them for getting the miners out. Can't help thinking they've let it go to their heads though, coming out the hole in fucking sunglasses. I know it's the middle of the night down there but I read somewhere that they're going to have to wear them while they get used to natural light once more. BTW - what was it they were mining? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Hog 383 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 From Viz's twitter profanisaurus thing: CHILEAN MINER n. Fellatio style where mouth "goes down to the bottom of the shaft & stays there for ages" aka Deep Throat. Made me laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 36477 Posted October 13, 2010 Author Share Posted October 13, 2010 They should fire the capsule out quicker imo. Like Augustus Gloop. Would make for better telly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4005 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 The recue misson may be dangerous, but at least they havent sent the Americans to get them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 36477 Posted October 13, 2010 Author Share Posted October 13, 2010 Sky News have got a "Miners Rescued" counter in the top left hand corner of the screen. They've got a fucking psychologist in the studio watching one of the miners doing a press conference with his family, and he's analysing the body language claiming that the man's wife and children don't look happy and it's because the miner is giving attention to the press and not them. Basically claiming that this is a family unit in breakdown and that there are troubled times ahead for them ffs. Fair play to them for getting the miners out. Can't help thinking they've let it go to their heads though, coming out the hole in fucking sunglasses. I know it's the middle of the night down there but I read somewhere that they're going to have to wear them while they get used to natural light once more. BTW - what was it they were mining? Get away man, they all think they're Bono. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Copper mine btw, or so I heard on the radio last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WubbleUC 0 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Sky News have got a "Miners Rescued" counter in the top left hand corner of the screen. One of the lads last night saying that reminded him of this.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12993 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 (edited) Not sure why they're making this much fuss when it's probably just Bart Simpson's radio microphone down there. Edited October 13, 2010 by A NICE HAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Not sure why they're making this much fuss when it's probably just Bart Simpson's radio microphone down there. "Gentlemen, this canary died of natural causes." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shackbleep 0 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 How ironic on her 85th birthday, Thatcher is knocked off the front pages by a bunch of miners... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 36477 Posted October 13, 2010 Author Share Posted October 13, 2010 shackbleep is Craig? Who still sometimes posts as Craig? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 39360 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 The recue misson may be dangerous, but at least they havent sent the Americans to get them. They did though, didn't they? Jeff Heart heads drilling team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shackbleep 0 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 shackbleep is Craig? Who still sometimes posts as Craig? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13921 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Craig hasnt posted in a while but still helps with admin duties. Shackbeep has been here a while now and seems canny enough to be fair. He's in no cliques like which may be a problem... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 If Shackbleep creates a thread identical to this one in a few months down the line then he's definitely Craig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4005 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Balls the size of footballs those rescuers and paramedics who volunteered to be sent down into the crumbly mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Lots of contention surrounding shackbleep it seems, including Tom foretelling of problems because he's 'not in a clique'. What's the problem there then Tom, you big pubehead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 133 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 How ironic on her 85th birthday, Thatcher is knocked off the front pages by a bunch of miners... I read on Twitter earlier: Scousers and miners celebrating on SKY News, is Thatcher dead ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Was it Nixon-Kissinger’s Fault? The corporate mass media (especially television) did not treat the Chilean mine collapse as a labor story but rather as a feel-good human interest story. It not only avoided asking hard questions about why the near-disaster occurred and why the mine workers could be treated like guinea pigs by their employers, it actively obscured these questions. I saw a psychobabbling guest of Tony Harris on CNN actually talking about how the Chilean government is the father figure for the miners and their supporters and people are turning to it for succor and inspiration. I threw up a little in my mouth. So here are the questions that a social historian would ask about the sorry episode, and which I never heard anyone on television news ask during all the wall to wall coverage: 1. What were the miners mining? (A.: Gold and copper). 2. Did the high price of gold and the fact that the mining company was close to bankruptcy cause the company executives to cut corners? 3. Are the mine owners guilty of criminal negligence? 4. Why did the San Estaban mining company reopen the mine so quickly after an earlier tunnel collapse severed the leg of a mine worker? 5. Why is there no accountability for the mine owners? 6. Is George W. Bush-style deregulation of the mining industry by the Chilean government part of the problem here? 7. What is the influence of big gold and copper corporations over US policy? 8. Are copper and gold mine owners stronger in relation to workers and have they escaped government regulation because the US engineered a coup in 1973 to destroy the Chilean Left? 9. Was the San Estaban mining company’s ability to marginalize the union and to disregard input from the workers rooted in American-imposed corporate privilege? 10. In other words, was the trapping of these workers in the first place Richard Nixon’s and Henry Kissinger’s fault? http://www.juancole.com/2010/10/top-ten-qu...gers-fault.html Before you say anything Leazes, i know you believe asking the questions means he's anti-American/anti-west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 The name of the mine suggests they were looking for the Mysterious Cities of Gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Hog 383 Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 The name of the mine suggests they were looking for the Mysterious Cities of Gold. Any excuse to post it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin S. Assilleekunt 1 Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 What do you think about that article HF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Don't know enough about it. The miners that were down there are going to do very well out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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