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KSigkid 02-14-2009 07:12 PM

Plane Crash In Buffalo Kills 49
 
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29175640/

I didn't see this posted anywhere, but if it was, moderators are free to delete my thread.

This is getting extra coverage here in CT because one of the victims was Beverly Eckert, a CT resident and 9/11 widow.

knight_shadow 02-14-2009 07:24 PM

I read about this yesterday. 49 were killed in the plane and one other person died in the house that the plane hit.

ASTalumna06 02-14-2009 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by KSigkid (Post 1779672)
This is getting extra coverage here in CT because one of the victims was Beverly Eckert, a CT resident and 9/11 widow.

Her story is so sad. She was actually on her way to give out a scholarship in her husband's name. She was such a big advocate for the victims of 9/11, and she had just met with President Obama last week. At least she's with her husband now.

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Originally Posted by knight_shadow (Post 1779678)
I read about this yesterday. 49 were killed in the plane and one other person died in the house that the plane hit.

Amazingly, 2 people got out of the house alive.

deepimpact2 02-15-2009 09:21 AM

What I don't understand is why it seems that once one plane crashes somewhere, all of a sudden almost every week thereafter, we hear about a series of plane crashes in other places.

KSig RC 02-15-2009 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by deepimpact2 (Post 1779805)
What I don't understand is why it seems that once one plane crashes somewhere, all of a sudden almost every week thereafter, we hear about a series of plane crashes in other places.

So do you think that there are crashes we don't hear about?

I mean, this is selection bias at its finest, isn't it?

KSigkid 02-15-2009 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by deepimpact2 (Post 1779805)
What I don't understand is why it seems that once one plane crashes somewhere, all of a sudden almost every week thereafter, we hear about a series of plane crashes in other places.

What part of the country do you live in where they don't report on plane crashes?

KSig RC 02-15-2009 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by KSigkid (Post 1779837)
What part of the country do you live in where they don't report on plane crashes?

Are you trying to tell me that the news where you're from only reports the BAD things? Holy balls!

agzg 02-15-2009 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by KSig RC (Post 1779850)
Are you trying to tell me that the news where you're from only reports the BAD things? Holy balls!

What would the good things be? Lolcats?

PiKA2001 02-15-2009 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by deepimpact2 (Post 1779805)
What I don't understand is why it seems that once one plane crashes somewhere, all of a sudden almost every week thereafter, we hear about a series of plane crashes in other places.

I can see where your going with this. It seems like nothing major happens for two or three years, then two or three planes go down in a span of 6 months, then nothing for another two or three years. High-profile Celebrity deaths work the same way.

SWTXBelle 02-15-2009 03:11 PM

The rule of 3 - bad things happen in 3s.

KSig RC 02-15-2009 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle (Post 1779876)
The rule of 3 - bad things happen in 3s.

Also, sometimes delicious Popsicles come in 3s as well.

Unregistered- 02-15-2009 05:09 PM

While I always hear that bad things come in 3s, I can't say that I've believed in it.

The number 3 is considered good luck in the Japanese culture. :)

SWTXBelle 02-15-2009 06:13 PM

Of course you'll never know - do things really happen in 3s, or are you just more hyper-aware after 2 things happen? Maybe things really happen in 2s, or 4s, but if you are looking for them to happen in 3s, guess what? They do.

VandalSquirrel 02-15-2009 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by alphagamzetagam (Post 1779851)
What would the good things be? Lolcats?

Winning at life...I'd like to see a Dateline series on those broads (and in your case broads with broad backsides :p).

Cold medicine makes me feel funny.

shultzz 02-16-2009 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by OTW (Post 1779902)
While I always hear that bad things come in 3s, I can't say that I've believed in it.

The number 3 is considered good luck in the Japanese culture. :)



One time I hooked up with a girl that had 3 nipples.


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