India removes coconuts in case they hurt Obama...

The mind bleedin boggles...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11684382

cherryghost

That's completely nuts

tony1kenobi

Smart move......nearly killed Keith Richards.

cherryghost

cherryghost wrote: »

That's completely nuts

LOL

prinz

Jake1 wrote: »

The mind bleedin boggles...

It certainly would if a coconut dropped onto your noggin.

Leelaa22

wow that is extreme! would it be crazy though if they didnt do that and a coconut happened to fall on his head. I wonder how america would react?

Duggy747

Lie down on the couch!

What does that mean?

You're a nut!..............you're crazy in the coconut!

jimthemental

There's a thread on AH about assassination (of Take That) so this coupled with Obama means were all going to be sharing a cell in some secret prison thanks to the CIA by the end of the week::(

AnonoBoy

Why don't they just ask him, y'know, not to stand under any coconut trees?

phill106

Leelaa22 wrote: »

wow that is extreme! would it be crazy though if they didnt do that and a coconut happened to fall on his head. I wonder how america would react?

They would go nuts.
Then invade invade india for harboring them.

cherryghost

Duggy747 wrote: »

Lie down on the couch!

What does that mean?

You're a nut!..............you're crazy in the coconut!

The Avalanches is one of the best bands EVAR

Leelaa22

Leelaa22 wrote: »

wow that is extreme! would it be crazy though if they didnt do that and a coconut happened to fall on his head. I wonder how america would react?

they'd go nuts.

biko

Must be a slow news day at BBC.

Snakeblood

phill106 wrote: »

They would go nuts.
Then invade invade india for harboring them.

They'd be more likely to invade Pakistan, if history is any indicator.

JayEnnis

cherryghost wrote: »

That's completely nuts

It's actually a drupe, not a nut.

starbelgrade

What's the difference between Obama & a coconut?


One of them is brown & hairy.


Yes, I know that doesn't make any sense.

Leelaa22

Terrible pun but they would go nuts alright. I could see them banning the sales of coconuts in the US HA

Leelaa22

JayEnnis wrote: »

It's actually a drupe, not a nut.

I was waiting for someone to do the actually its not a nut line. We know its not a nut but its still funny

starbelgrade

Leelaa22 wrote: »

I was waiting for someone to do the actually its not a nut line. We know its not a nut but its still funny

No it's nut.

Glenster

They remove coconuts from trees in all holiday resorts in case they injure a guest. This isnt that big of a deal.

Dunjohn

Leelaa22 wrote: »

Terrible pun but they would go nuts alright. I could see them banning the sales of coconuts in the US HA

Yeah, like they banned pretzels....

Leelaa22

starbelgrade wrote: »

No it's nut.

it can be either a nut, fruit or seed. But botanists believe it to be a drupe.

Leelaa22

Dunjohn wrote: »

Yeah, like they banned pretzels....

hold the phone, they banned pretzels! are you serious? :eek:

jackiebaron

If a coconut did kill him would there be a "bounty" on its head? :P

Tigger

do they think he is a coconut?

Leelaa22

jackiebaron wrote: »

If a coconut did kill him would there be a "bounty" on its head? :P

haha my fav joke so far

M5

jackiebaron wrote: »

If a coconut did kill him would there be a "bounty" on its head? :P

we have a winner

Nodin

People do indeed get killed by them the odd time. Besides, its no different from removing dead hanging branches from trees. I think somebody was killed in Israel last year from same (they were in a tent under trees).

Nevyn

According to some experts, 150 people die every year due to falling coconuts. (Which is apparently 15 times the amount of people who are main course for sharks). When the coconut palm, which is on average is 25 metres high, lets drop it's 2 kilogram coconut, it hits your soft sunbaking skull at about 80 kilometres an hour, or for the physics inclined, a force of about 1000 kilograms.

I think it's a reasonable precaution.

Leelaa22

But why could he just not stand under coconut trees?

FatherLen

if george bush can dodge a shoe then obama can dodge a coconut

Snakeblood

Jake1 wrote: »

The mind bleedin boggles...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11684382

Do they remove them for other dignitaries?

Leelaa22

FatherLen wrote: »

if george bush can dodge a shoe then obama can dodge a coconut

we would like to think so

pablomakaveli

Imagine if the president of the USA, the most powerful man in the world, was killed by a falling coconut.

I can just imagine the secret service surrounding the coconut and shooting at it wildly.:D

Dunjohn

Snakeblood wrote: »

Do they remove them for other dignitaries?

Hey, that's a good idea. Instead of marching on Lienster House, we should be planting coconut trees.

Leelaa22

haha i like your thinking, theyll never see it coming, no one ever suspects the coconut tree

They will also be hiring monkey catchers to protect him from monkeys.
I wonder if he wants to swim in the sea will the remove all the bleedin' fish???

he'd be better off staying in the USA at this rate.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/8102597/Monkey-catchers-on-guard-for-Barack-Obamas-India-visit.html

Wonder whos paying for it all, will it be the Americans or the Indians

FatherLen

i reckon the indians will be payin for it

FatherLen

FatherLen wrote: »

i reckon the indians will be payin for it

Thought India was poor This visit is costing hundreds of millions.


Still better to be safe than sorry. Those monkey sucicide bombers are an awful pest altogether.

and 34 war ships. bloody hell. what do they think will happen, Id wonder.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/34-US-warships-to-guard-Obama-in-India/articleshow/6871415.cms

Found link again, Times of India, saying the Americans are paying. Cost $200m per day!!!!
jesus wept.

The american public must be frothing at the mouth at such waste.

Black Swan

They must have seen the film "Attack of the killer tomatoes coconuts"