This story bothered me....

[Gooch]

Not much news affects me these days. Mostly its just cyclical negative crap that is either commercialized, partisan, both or just plain drivel. Whether it's Aniston/Vaughn breaking up, or Iraq still sucking...I just pay it no mind.

But this story really bothered me.

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I found myself constantly going back to Cnet.com for updates on it. I had known him through his product reviews since I do use cnet quite often. He was also on TechTV (now defunct).

When I read he died, it actually made me feel bad. So rare these days. I'm not sure if it's the fact I'm getting married, or simply b/c its such a conundrum of a situation to make a decision like he did. But something about it truly niggles at me still b/c would would you do if you were him? Would you have left to find help or stayed (keep in mind he was already stuck there 9 days).

[diceisgod]

CHINEE PEOPLE!!!!

[virgingrrl]

i would have never left the car.

[Bloody Anus]

I would have gotten off at the right exit.

[The Jays]

If I worked at CNET, I would have had GPS in the car.

[HedCold]

so your family would have known their longitude and latitude while being stuck?

[The Jays]

so I wouldn't have made a wrong turn at Snowed In Back Road

[HedCold]

from what i read they were warned ahead of time about the danger, plus there were signs up or something, but went ahead anyway

[Paper Boy]

are you sure this is real and not just a review of a made for tv movie?

[Hoon]

The worst part is that he died in a town named "Merlin".

I want to die in a town called "Yellow Knife" or "Reno".

[GonzoStyle]

this is why I never leave brooklyn

[Hoon]

this, and the Coney Island Cyclone!!

[Mad]

I was under the impression it was one of the terms of your parole.

[Hoon]

We should put James Kim in the wiki with just two words to describe him. "Gadget Fan!!"

[Arpikarhu]

The worst part is that he died in a town named "Merlin".

I want to die in a town called "Yellow Knife" or "Reno".

Bad Axe, michigan

[Hoon]

snaps will die in a town like, "beer fart, nebraska"

[Goatweed]

Lump Cunt, New Mexico

[Hoon]

Gooch will die fat in Banana Cream, Colorado

[Gooch]

you make snaps look like a mensa candidate...


everyone knows Banana Cream is in Alaska.

[Gooch]

Here's a couple of real city names


Chocalate Bayou, Texas

Blueballs, Pennsylvania

Toad Suck, Arkansas



here's one for Hoon's post lately...

Dismal, Tennessee