justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Oct 10, 2013 4:11pm
No, this is not the onion.
http://reason.com/blog/2013/10/10/when-postage-stamps-are-too-dangerous-foThe stamps in question depicted children performing a cannonball dive, skateboarding without kneepads, and doing a headstand without a helmet.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Oct 10, 2013 4:12pm
A handstand without a helmet. Handstand. Helmet.
said_aouita
Posts: 8,532
Oct 10, 2013 4:15pm
Very accurate they used a black person for the "shoot hoops - leaping" stamp which shows a basketball player.
said_aouita
Posts: 8,532
Oct 10, 2013 4:17pm
Very accurate they used a black person for the "shoot hoops - leap" stamp.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Oct 10, 2013 4:18pm
WHY ISN'T THE BASEBALL PLAYER WEARING A HELMET?!?!?!
justincredible
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Oct 10, 2013 4:19pm
Granted, they should have destroyed the entire run of stamps because they are really friggin' stupid. Or, I guess, never approved them and wasted the money in the first place. But to destroy them for the reasons given is absolutely asinine.
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Oct 10, 2013 4:19pm
And why are they allowing someone to climb a rope unsupervised? People can fall off those things, you know?justincredible;1516052 wrote:WHY ISN'T THE BASEBALL PLAYER WEARING A HELMET?!?!?!
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Oct 10, 2013 4:20pm
Every child should be in full body armor. Always. Because safety.Heretic;1516055 wrote:And why are they allowing someone to climb a rope unsupervised? People can fall off those things, you know?
said_aouita
Posts: 8,532
Oct 10, 2013 4:25pm
Soccer player isn't wearing shin guards.
Toss juggle should be wearing safety goggles. He's gonna poke an eye out.
Toss juggle should be wearing safety goggles. He's gonna poke an eye out.
said_aouita
Posts: 8,532
Oct 10, 2013 4:29pm
The runner has pretty good form.
Heretic
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Oct 10, 2013 4:30pm
Especially the one on the swing. Leaning back like that...man, that has to raise the odds of falling backwards off the thing and being in traction forever and ever. No prom for you, future cripple girl!justincredible;1516056 wrote:Every child should be in full body armor. Always. Because safety.
justincredible
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Oct 10, 2013 4:34pm
The cartwheel is pretty irresponsible. What if her wrist snapped?
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I Wear Pants
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Oct 10, 2013 4:36pm
This was the most reckless set of stamps I've ever seen.
justincredible
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Oct 10, 2013 4:38pm
The person stretching is going to fall off of that rock. They'll probably get a bruise in the process.
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I Wear Pants
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Oct 10, 2013 4:45pm
That isn't a pool but a puddle in the cannonball stamp. They're going to be horribly mangled by the impact.
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gut
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Oct 10, 2013 5:08pm
I thought maybe this thread would be about toxic glue (eventhough most stamps are self-adhesive now).
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I Wear Pants
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Oct 10, 2013 5:24pm
That would be a rational fear and worthy of destroying a run of stamps. This, not so much.gut;1516082 wrote:I thought maybe this thread would be about toxic glue (eventhough most stamps are self-adhesive now).
Mohican00
Posts: 3,394
Oct 10, 2013 5:54pm
I'm just glad cannonball isn't a black personI Wear Pants;1516072 wrote:That isn't a pool but a puddle in the cannonball stamp. They're going to be horribly mangled by the impact.
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Sonofanump
Oct 10, 2013 7:14pm
I was hoping to purchase the ones with the 8 years old playing jarts.
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Oct 10, 2013 9:01pm
She gets picked first at recess.ccrunner609;1516141 wrote:A girl able to climb a rope.....totally misleading
O-Trap
Posts: 14,994
Oct 10, 2013 11:29pm
I seriously want to meet the person who first thought this was a good idea.
justincredible
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Oct 10, 2013 11:57pm
So you can slap them, right?O-Trap;1516192 wrote:I seriously want to meet the person who first thought this was a good idea.
O-Trap
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Oct 11, 2013 12:07am
Eh, I was just thinking a very public shaming.justincredible;1516201 wrote:So you can slap them, right?
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gut
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Oct 11, 2013 3:32pm
"postage stamps meant to commemorate first lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” youth anti-obesity program."O-Trap;1516192 wrote:I seriously want to meet the person who first thought this was a good idea.
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Oct 11, 2013 3:33pm
"...raised safety concerns among sports figures on the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition"
I'm going out on a limb and guessing the President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition is probably not an essential govt function.
I'm going out on a limb and guessing the President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition is probably not an essential govt function.