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Unread postby PVPirate26 » Wed Mar 30, 2005 9:07 pm

are you serious?!?! that is horrible!
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Unread postby RidinHigh » Wed Mar 30, 2005 9:15 pm

That was a very blunt way to say that!
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Unread postby VaultAgain21 » Thu Mar 31, 2005 12:04 pm

wow i would have been in shock.... im sure him and his coach were. thats pretty scary!
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Unread postby C-townvault » Thu Mar 31, 2005 12:12 pm

distancejumper Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 12:37 am Post subject:

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I have a friend whose dad died when He snapped a pole in half and it went through him.
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At camp, Jan released a paper on the catastrophic injuries that happened in something like the last 20 years? I don't remember any case taht was like this.

Anyone else able to confirm this?
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Unread postby vaulter870 » Thu Mar 31, 2005 4:06 pm

wow if you are serious thats f#&$*%^ nuts!!!!
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Unread postby JMP8928 » Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:18 pm

thats really scary
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Unread postby distancejumper » Thu Mar 31, 2005 11:31 pm

C-townvault wrote:distancejumper Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 12:37 am Post subject:

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I have a friend whose dad died when He snapped a pole in half and it went through him.


At camp, Jan released a paper on the catastrophic injuries that happened in something like the last 20 years? I don't remember any case taht was like this.

Anyone else able to confirm this?[/quote]

He died a while ago
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Unread postby C-townvault » Fri Apr 01, 2005 11:34 am

How old is your friend?
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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Fri Apr 01, 2005 11:37 am

distancejumper wrote:I have a friend whose dad died when He snapped a pole in half and it went through him.


I think your friend is just messing with you.
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Unread postby lonestar » Fri Apr 01, 2005 12:02 pm

achtungpv wrote:Looks like he's a lefty. That's probably part of the problem. That just ain't natural. :P


Hahaha - that was my first thought! :devil:
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Unread postby lonestar » Fri Apr 01, 2005 12:05 pm

distancejumper wrote:I have a friend whose dad died when He snapped a pole in half and it went through him.


bulls***
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Unread postby USMC Vaulter » Fri Apr 01, 2005 12:50 pm

Yeah, I was gonna call that out too but I thought I'd just let it be....
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