Mt. Everest, that bastian of adventure that draws thrill-seekers and wall street brokers with nothing else left to accomplish alike, is three times more likely to kill people over 60. No kidding. Actually this shouldn’t be as obvious as it seems to be, since apparently old people adjust to higher altitudes more quickly and have [...]
Archive for 16 August 2007
Surprise! Everest kills old people better.
Posted: 16 August 2007 in UncategorizedTags: everest, media, mountains, old people, statistics, stupidity, weird news
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And the bodies lie scattered…
Posted: 16 August 2007 in UncategorizedTags: endless war, evil politicians, iraq war, kurds, news, peace, sunnis, terrorism, W, war
More sad news from the Endless War. The New York Times is reporting at least 250 dead in an attack on two Kurdish villages, Qahtaniya and Jazeera. As they always do, these numbers will surely rise. As of the time of the Times report, at least 40 obliterated homes had not been searched for casualties. [...]
