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Chilean Miners thread

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    #32
    chin_grin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,808 ✭✭✭✭chin_grin


    They should all dress up as apes to give them a real shock.

    GOD-DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!


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    #33
    El Guapo!
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    Meh......I'll catch the highlights later.


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    #34
    Killer Pigeon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,132 ✭✭✭Killer Pigeon


    jerry2623 wrote: »
    Watching this live now .There president spoke for about 20 minutes.I think they are more interested in the PR then getting the poor guys to the surface.
    The Chileans have one of the worst mining safety records in the world.
    Still it is amazing to watch

    Yeah, it was so obvious that what the President said was scripted, even what he said in English.


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    #35
    Peyton Manning
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    Oh my god.

    Sky actually have a 0 of 39 miners rescued in the top corner of their screen, which will tick up each time a miner comes out.

    Absolutely cringeworthy, they truly are The Sun of "news" channels.


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    #36
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,073 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    Archimedes wrote: »
    Oh my god.

    Sky actually have a 0 of 39 miners rescued in the top corner of their screen, which will tick up each time a miner comes out.

    Absolutely cringeworthy, they truly are The Sun of "news" channels.

    Have they been breeding down there? I thought there was only 33 of them.


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    #37
    starbelgrade
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    Archimedes wrote: »

    Sky actually have a 0 of 39 miners rescued in the top corner of their screen, which will tick up each time a miner comes out.


    Press the red button if you want to see one released now.


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    #38
    hmmm
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    Archimedes wrote: »
    Sky actually have a 0 of 39 miners rescued in the top corner of their screen, which will tick up each time a miner comes out.
    When I saw it I knew they must have considered having 39 little miner icons across the top of the screen, with each coloured green or red depending on whether the miner lived or died. Maybe accompanied by a cheering or a groaning noise. Probably just as well it is only a ticker - I bet they get confused by a rescue worker coming up and they end up with a total of 41 out of 39 miners rescued.


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    #39
    Kristopherus
    Registered Users Posts: 11,907 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    Don't worry, folks. Its going to take an hour to get each one out, so I guess we'll all be bored sick by the time the last ,and probably best, release will happen.


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    #40
    argosy2006
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,210 ✭✭✭argosy2006


    Killer Pigeon wrote: »
    Live coverage of miner rescue online!!

    http://www.rte.ie/live/

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/2010/oct/12/chilean-miners-rescue-live-coverage

    this video is not suitable for miners


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    #41
    jerry2623
    Registered Users Posts: 150 ✭✭jerry2623


    I wonder could we do a deal and replace the ones they bring up with the entire cabinet from here ! just see there president and crew singing there t fields of athenry before they send the yoke down for them


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    #42
    krudler
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    starbelgrade wrote: »
    Press the red button if you want to see one released now.

    Who stays and who goes? you decide! for Pablo, press 5, for Jose, press 6...


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    #43
    x in the city
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,134 ✭✭✭x in the city


    are billo and eamon doing this.....


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    #44
    Firefox11
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    This reminds me of the Simpson's episode where Bart get trapped down the well...lol :P They really should get sting to go down an rescue the first miner.


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    #45
    argosy2006
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,210 ✭✭✭argosy2006


    robinph wrote: »
    Last man up will be one of the paramedics or other engineers that they send down first.

    First man up is apparently going to be Florencio Avalos who has been the cameraman for them down the mine, his brother is also down there as well.

    they do everything together,
    eat, drink, get trapped under ground,,,


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    #46
    DominoDub
    Registered Users Posts: 1,572 ✭✭✭DominoDub


    They should greet the Chilean Miners dressed up as the "Planet of the Apes". :D


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    #47
    TheZohanS
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    The first task for the Chilean miners after their release, is to visit Anfield and teach Roy Hodgson how to get out of a big hole before Christmas.


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    #48
    google faps
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    Let's hope the goggles do something for them.


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    #49
    IrishZeus
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    Firefox11 wrote: »
    This reminds me of the Simpson's episode where Bart get trapped down the well.

    Stuck between a rock and a hard place he was... :rolleyes:


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    #50
    FreudianSlippers
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    I stopped caring like 2 months ago.


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    #51
    SpodoKamodo
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    I see Sky News have a 'Chilean Miners Saved' counter in the top left hand corner of the screen.

    Reminds me of that Lemmings game.


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    #52
    Johro
    Registered Users Posts: 4,705 ✭✭✭Johro


    R_H_C_P wrote: »
    Most experienced minors come out first incase of any problems coming up.
    'Experienced minors come first.':D


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    #53
    builttospill
    Registered Users Posts: 734 ✭✭✭builttospill


    Surely Jonjo the Miser should be compering this thread and giving a running commentary on each miner's appearance and personality. Apparently the 19th miner out is going to do a fine rendition of Black is the Colour.


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    #54
    ChopShop
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 1,797 Mod ✭✭✭✭ChopShop


    So, have they all been fired and sent the bill yet?


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    #55
    th3 s1aught3r
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,925 ✭✭✭th3 s1aught3r


    There is massive media coverage of this
    Why is everyone so interested ?


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    #56
    arybvtcw0eolkf
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    th3 s1aught3r wrote: »
    There is massive media coverage of this
    Why is everyone so interested ?

    Chill ffs :pac:


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    #57
    storm2811
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    google faps wrote: »
    Let's hope the goggles do something for them.

    My eyes!The goggles do nothing!


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    #58
    Conor108
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    Firefox11 wrote: »
    This reminds me of the Simpson's episode where Bart get trapped down the well...lol :P They really should get sting to go down an rescue the first miner.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4zO7-rt71k


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    #59
    Jesus Wept
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    In what sense is it amazing?

    I heard on the news earlier that they would be 'taking out the most experienced, then the weakest, then the strongest'.

    I don't understand the reasoning behind that.


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    #60
    TheZohanS
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    Just remember chicos: what happened in the mine, stays in the mine

    .


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    #61
    dfbemt
    Registered Users Posts: 1,398 ✭✭✭dfbemt


    Fella in charge of the job is called Doug :rolleyes:


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