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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,320107,00.html

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"A 4-year-old British girl accidentally hanged herself trying to imitate a scene from the cartoon "Go Diego Go," which airs on NickJr, part of the Nickelodeon Group, The Daily Mail reports."

I object to the show. What the fuck does he have the harness around his neck for? That's incredibly dangerous. A sudden stop or jolt could break his neck or give him whiplash.

...The Daily Mail reports.

:rolleyes:

FOX News apparently thinks the Daily Mail is a reputable source.

The first link relates to what the OP is talking about, but the second one is not. And has absolutely nothing to do with the story.
I think this thread will be locked.
So something cheerful before it does, "barkeeper says to the horse, why the long face?".

lol. Yes the Daily Mail is Britain's most reliable and well researched newspaper.

Hmm yes. I would not be suprised if that second thread were promoting a German porn site.

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/3864/doraexplorerdiegocowboyyy1.jpg

Ban this sick filth, NOW!!!

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Good old Daily Fail. Where would we be without them?

FOX News apparently thinks the Daily Mail is a reputable source.
FOX News also thinks FOX News is a reputable source.

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/3864/doraexplorerdiegocowboyyy1.jpg

Ban this sick filth, NOW!!!

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http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/01_01/brownsplit0301_468x345.jpg

Here's the scene in question and the girl.

FOX News apparently thinks the Daily Mail is a reputable source.

The way I heard it, Fox News is the Daily Mail of America.

Here’s the scene in question and the girl.
And?

Looks like a pretty good representation of a safety harness to me. The girl looks very young, and this is a tragic accident, but that’s it.

A tragic accident.

Noddy drives a car, the Teletubbies cook food and Poco Yo! (a personal favourite of mine) often swims deep in the sea; none of which should be attempted by young children. If kids' shows refrained from portraying any activity that could potentially injure a child, there wouldn't be any kids' shows on TV.

http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/01_01/brownsplit0301_468x345.jpg

Here's the scene in question and the girl.

Seriously, why the fuck is that around his neck?

The better, unasked question:

Why did the kid's parents let this happen? Don't blame the show, blame the parents for being irresponsible.

This "waaah waaah the daily mail said it so I'll ignore it waah waaah", is soo boring.

Seriously, why the fuck is that around his neck?
A safety harness, running between his legs, up his back and around both sides of his neck.

Or the liberal media’s latest ploy to kill our children and way of life.

You decide.

This "waaah waaah the daily mail said it so I'll ignore it waah waaah", is soo boring.
Show us a decent piece of journalism by the Mail's staff, and we'll stop.

Show us a decent piece of journalism by the Mail's staff, and we'll stop.

The majority of articles are trustworthy enough, even if it does lie a lot (especially about immigration). And why the fuck would the mail lie about this? If anything they would print the opposite, since they hate political correctness.

The majority of articles are trustworthy enough, even if it does lie a lot (especially about immigration).
Does not compute.

Just look at its online front page (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/dailymail/home.html?in_page_id=1766). “I didn’t kill her, says BBC children’s TV presenter after his fiancée’s ‘cocaine death’”, “Portuguese police want to seize Madeleine’s Cuddle Cat again”, “Would Jeremy Clarkson make a good PM?”

It’s a nonsense-filled shit rag. Nothing more.

And why the fuck would the mail lie about this? If anything they would print the opposite, since they hate political correctness.
It’s not that the Mail necessarily outright lies about things (though it certainly does on occasion), it’s that it adds hyperbole and unneeded comment on every piece of ‘journalism’ it spews.

The story here is that a young girl dies in a tragic accident. However, the Mail goes with the girl’s grandmother’s opinion that Go, Diego, Go! killed her granddaughter. No need.

Does not compute.

Just look at its online front page (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/dailymail/home.html?in_page_id=1766). “I didn’t kill her, says BBC children’s TV presenter after his fiancée’s ‘cocaine death’”, “Portuguese police want to seize Madeleine’s Cuddle Cat again”, “Would Jeremy Clarkson make a good PM?”

It’s a nonsense-filled shit rag. Nothing more.


Very fairly bog standard tabloid headlines, I don't see anything spectacularly sensationalist there.


It’s not that the Mail necessarily outright lies about things (though it certainly does on occasion), it’s that it adds hyperbole and unneeded comment on every piece of ‘journalism’ it spews.

The story here is that a young girl dies in a tragic accident. However, the Mail goes with the girl’s grandmother’s opinion that Go, Diego, Go! killed her granddaughter. No need.

First sentence: A couple who found their daughter hanging by her hairband in a freak accident believe she was trying to copy a stunt from her favourite cartoon series.

Anyway, even if they do side with the grandmother too much, so what? She was there at the time, there is no reason to doubt her.

Plus, there is no incentive for the daily mail to side with her, in fact there is more of an incentive for them to oppose her, since again they hate PC and all that.

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Hmm is this Dora the Explorer?

A safety harness, running between his legs, up his back and around both sides of his neck.
No shit. That just makes me ask the question "why the fuck is that around his neck?"

Hmm is this Dora the Explorer?

I think not.

Very fairly bog standard tabloid headlines, I don’t see anything spectacularly sensationalist there.
Tabloid = sensationalist.

First sentence: A couple who found their daughter hanging by her hairband in a freak accident believe she was trying to copy a stunt from her favourite cartoon series.
This is not news; this is junk.

Parent’s opinions are no use to the wider world, except to maybe the police. This is a tragic accident. Tragic accidents happen, unfortunately, all the time. The only reason the Mail reports this particular one is because it complies with their general theme; that modern life is terrible and hurting your kids.

Hmm is this Dora the Explorer?
Yup.

Although quite a different kind of exploration.

EDIT: As a more than likely forum-illegal link, you might want to remove it from your quote.

Erring on the side of caution and all that.

Well I know I'm glad that I, in an attempt to avoid Fox News, got linked to a German porn site. Except y'know... not.

If true (I've lurked here long enough to know about the Daily Mail), very sad. If not true, very pathetic.

No shit. That just makes me ask the question “why the fuck is that around his neck?”
As I’m not a massive fan of Go, Diego, Go!, I couldn’t say for certain, but it looks like it’s passing over his shoulders as opposed to hanging round his neck, which is a good enough approximation of a safety harness.

Children's shows have gotten out of control and are killing innocent children. We should ban them NOW.

Think of the children.

The story here is that a young girl dies in a tragic accident. However, the Mail goes with the girl’s grandmother’s opinion that Go, Diego, Go! killed her granddaughter. No need.
are you sure it's the Mail going on about the show influincing her daughter?

after all, wasn't there that grandmother who was shocked and blamed Rockstar Games for the content of a rated "M" game she bought for her grandchild?
isn't there a warning label on constumes stating "Wearing this cape will NOT allow the wearer to fly"?

sometimes stupidity does come from outside the Mail and Fox news. ;)

Does not compute.

Just look at its online front page (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/dailymail/home.html?in_page_id=1766). “I didn’t kill her, says BBC children’s TV presenter after his fiancée’s ‘cocaine death’”, “Portuguese police want to seize Madeleine’s Cuddle Cat again”, “Would Jeremy Clarkson make a good PM?”

It’s a nonsense-filled shit rag. Nothing more.
I particularly liked this headline on that DM page:
As energy prices rise 27 per cent, FOREIGN power giants are accused of treating the UK like Treasure Island
Don't ya love how they felt the need to Uppercase the word, "Foreign"?
What ever could they be implying there, I wonder...

Children's shows have gotten out of control and are killing innocent children. We should ban them NOW.

Think of the children.

hahaha this wins.

Who was watching over her?

I also like this one from the DM:
Environmentally friendly light bulbs ‘can give you skin cancer’
when they're not attacking immigrants, they're going after anything to do with preserving the environment.
Apparently, DM readers want a bleak wasteland to live in, devoid of darkies.

The Mail is a horrendous source for anything that even approaches an opinion.

In fact, it's not a good source for many things.

But I'll accept it as a reasonable-ish source, almost by protest, for stories like this.

I also like this one from the DM:

when they're not attacking immigrants, they're going after anything to do with preserving the environment.
Apparently, DM readers want a bleak wasteland to live in, devoid of darkies.

Or maybe they are getting alot of ad money from sun screen manufacturers.

People, people, this is obviously Darwinism at work, when stupid children do stupid things that get themselves killed, then it's just cleaning out the gene pool.

This is a tragic event however, and where the fuck were the parents?:(

People, people, this is obviously Darwinism at work, when stupid children do stupid things that get themselves killed, then it's just cleaning out the gene pool.

This is a tragic event however, and where the fuck were the parents?:(

^^^The white text says it all. Someone obviously let the TV take care of the kids, which is never a good idea. Heck, she could have discovered pr0n! :eek:

*In all seriousness, though, this sucks. Though I agree it's a beat up. Slow news day I guess.

If kids' shows refrained from portraying any activity that could potentially injure a child, there wouldn't be any kids' shows on TV.

Oscar taught me it was cool to live in a dirty trash recepticle.

Oscar taught me it was cool to live in a dirty trash recepticle.

To think that I survived childhood with Elmer Fudd blasting Daffy Duck's beak off with a shotgun twelve times in as many minutes. And don't get me started on He-Man, Voltron and G.I. Joe.

I'm lucky to be alive! :eek:

Scaremongerers. Just yet another tabloid looking for a story, and FOX news, the attention hog that it is, tried to get in on it.

This is a tragic event however, and where the fuck were the parents?:(

I love how non-parents think parents can magically monitor children 24/7.

I love how non-parents think parents can magically monitor children 24/7.
they can if the kid is kept in a cage suspended from the ceiling with 24 hour surveillance cameras. And kept there until they're 18.
I'm surprised you haven't done this yet.

To think that I survived childhood with Elmer Fudd blasting Daffy Duck's beak off with a shotgun twelve times in as many minutes. And don't get me started on He-Man, Voltron and G.I. Joe.

I'm lucky to be alive! :eek:

remember when the guns on GI. Joe actually sounded like guns and not 'lasers'?

I grew up with Kikaida and Battle Fever... Live action shows with real explosions and fight scenes!

I love how non-parents think parents can magically monitor children 24/7. True... after a couple of hours watching my neices and nephews...

I wonder where my brother and his wife got the energy (not to mention time) to have child number 2 and 3... :D

they can if the kid is kept in a cage suspended from the ceiling with 24 hour surveillance cameras. And kept there until they're 18.
I'm surprised you haven't done this yet.

me either! It would cut my ER budget in at least half!

I love how non-parents think parents can magically monitor children 24/7.
So you would leave your 4 year old wandering around by herself long enough to asphyxiate?

I also like this one from the DM:

when they're not attacking immigrants, they're going after anything to do with preserving the environment.
Apparently, DM readers want a bleak wasteland to live in, devoid of darkies.

Diego and Dora ARE brown, after all....

So you would leave your 4 year old wandering around by herself long enough to asphyxiate?

how long does it take? I was under the understanding it can happen in less than 2 minutes........hmm, I take a 15-20 minute shower, sometimes I poop, often I have to sleep.....like at least once a week, if not more.

hmm......leaving my 4 year old alone for 120 seconds? I might.

*calls the police to come take away her children*

I also like this one from the DM:

when they're not attacking immigrants, they're going after anything to do with preserving the environment.
Apparently, DM readers want a bleak wasteland to live in, devoid of darkies.
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Well, to be honest: Energy saving fluorescent light bulbs are more a hype than actual cure for energy wasted in household lighting.

You can't switch them CFLs on/off regularly as opposed to normal bulbs, they do contain mercury and cost more energy when produced.

CFLs are good, even great, in certain applications where continuous light is needed BUT work abysmally in others where light is needed irregurarly.

Secondly, it won't have a significant impact and can actually be very, very dangerous in making people comfortable with the idea they did something for the environment while watching TV from a 40 inch plasma screen and driving a SUV.
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You can't switch them CFLs on/off regularly as opposed to normal bulbs, they do contain mercury and cost more energy when produced.

CFLs are good, even great, in certain applications where continuous light is needed BUT work abysmally in others where light is needed irregurarly.

That's funny: my kitchen chandelier and my computer workstation both have CFLs, and I turn them on and off when I leave the room. Which is pretty regularly. They take slightly longer (a few seconds) to flip on in the chandelier than incandescents would, but otherwise.... no problem.

That's funny: my kitchen chandelier and my computer workstation both have CFLs, and I turn them on and off when I leave the room. Which is pretty regularly. They take slightly longer (a few seconds) to flip on in the chandelier than incandescents would, but otherwise.... no problem.

The problem is that short-medium length on/off cycle can reduce their lifespan considerably.

Even though the Wiki article of CFL's overall is slightly biased towards them even it mentions the lifespan issue:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_fluorescent_lamp#Lifespan

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As anecdotal evidence the light that needs most regular changing in my household is the fluorscent light in the toilet which is usually on for less than few minutes at a time many times a day. Conversely the light that needs least changing is the fluorescent one in my desktop use which is practically always on when I'm home.

So you would leave your 4 year old wandering around by herself long enough to asphyxiate?

I can say that sometimes our daughter gets up before the wife and I. She could be wandering around the house for a bit before she comes and wakes us up. As far as I know that is fairly common with kids. Also kids play in their rooms or other places in the house all the time at four. You can't watch them every second.

So you would leave your 4 year old wandering around by herself long enough to asphyxiate?
long enough for a 4-yr old to asphyxiate themselves could be as little as a couple of minutes. Do you truly expect parents to spend every waking second watching their children?

FOX News also thinks FOX News is a reputable source.
Hrm yes, and you lot think it isn't because of its right-wing bias, correct me if I am wrong, but most other networks tend to have a left wing slant.

I object to the show. What the fuck does he have the harness around his neck for? That's incredibly dangerous. A sudden stop or jolt could break his neck or give him whiplash.
Its a freak accident and nothing more. You can't bubble wrap or saftey coat everything in the world. I mean, is it Nickleodeon's fault if some 5 year old drowns in the ocean because they are looking for SpongeBob?

Hrm yes, and you lot think it isn't because of its right-wing bias, correct me if I am wrong, but most other networks tend to have a left wing slant.

Your corrected. The Polk Organization for Honesty in Media (I think thats the name of the place, its deffinately Polk something with media) did a Study on this in '04.

isn't there a warning label on constumes stating "Wearing this cape will NOT allow the wearer to fly"?

What's worse is that it's even on the Batman capes! :D

I was left alone a lot as a kid and watched a lot of tv (I would usually wake up at 7, my mom would get me cereal and then go back to bed until noon while I would amuse myself by turning on the tv all morning). But I didn't do anything nearly this stupid or dangerous, even when I was that little I think I knew better.

Hrm yes, and you lot think it isn't because of its right-wing bias, correct me if I am wrong, but most other networks tend to have a left wing slant.

Oh noooo! Not the parroted bias of the liberal media argument.

Most other networks have a profit oriented slant.

Your corrected. The Polk Organization for Honesty in Media (I think thats the name of the place, its deffinately Polk something with media) did a Study on this in '04.
There have been numerous studies on this, none really agree. Although usually the left claims right wing bias and right claims left wing bias. I think that there is a general bias towards stupidity, personally.

Poco Yo! (a personal favourite of mine)

Good call.

Since I've been on holiday I've beenwatching some Sean the Sheep...quite good.

Of course neither can hold a candle next to Dangermouse.

Imagine that...a flying car...

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