Quake3World.com Forums
     General Discussion
        Boston Marathon explosions?
Post new topicReply to topic
Login | Profile | | FAQ | Search | IRC




Previous topic | Next topic 
Topic Starter Topic: Boston Marathon explosions?
bitWISE
god xor reason
god xor reason
Joined: 08 Dec 1999
Posts: 21100
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 11:24 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... 14148.html

Quote:
Two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon have resulted in injuries.


Image
Top
                 
Captain
Legend
Legend
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Posts: 16499
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 11:27 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


So what caused the explosion?

Quote:
If this is an act of terrorism, the perpetrators picked the wrong target in marathon runners. We will not be defeated. The day after I completed my first marathon, I resumed my radiation treatments. We'll get angrier and kick their asses even harder.


lol, Americans trying to look tough.
Top
                 
Deathshroud
!Berserker!
!Berserker!
Joined: 22 Feb 2005
Posts: 2100
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 12:07 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


WARNING: GORE AHEAD

http://deadspin.com/explosions-reported ... -473008941
Top
                 
bitWISE
god xor reason
god xor reason
Joined: 08 Dec 1999
Posts: 21100
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 12:14 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Whats up with the dude in that gif going into QWOP mode after the blast?
Top
                 
Deathshroud
!Berserker!
!Berserker!
Joined: 22 Feb 2005
Posts: 2100
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 12:15 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


More info: http://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/1 ... he_boston/
Top
                 
scared?
Welfare Recipient
Welfare Recipient
Joined: 02 Mar 2007
Posts: 20936
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 12:15 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


So who should be bomb first? Iran, n Korea, Canada?...
Top
                 
Captain
Legend
Legend
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Posts: 16499
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 12:28 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


The pic of the legless guy in the wheelchair is pretty gnarly.
Top
                 
andyman
Do the chickens have large talons?
Do the chickens have large talons?
Joined: 09 Feb 2005
Posts: 11141
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 12:33 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


bitWISE wrote:
Whats up with the dude in that gif going into QWOP mode after the blast?


he is old and just ran a marathon :dork:
Top
                 
seremtan
Etile
Etile
Joined: 19 Nov 2003
Posts: 34899
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 12:41 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


damn, i thought we were done with this terrorist bullshit...
Top
                 
Transient
Arrr?
Arrr?
Joined: 09 Feb 2001
Posts: 35461
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 12:44 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


bitWISE wrote:
Whats up with the dude in that gif going into QWOP mode after the blast?

Shrapnel?



_________________
YourGrandpa wrote:
I'm satisfied with voicing my opinion and moving on.
Top
                 
scared?
Welfare Recipient
Welfare Recipient
Joined: 02 Mar 2007
Posts: 20936
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 12:45 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I can't believe this doesn't happen all the time since 911...
Top
                 
HM-PuFFNSTuFF
Canadian Shaft
Canadian Shaft
Joined: 01 Mar 2001
Posts: 19998
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 12:51 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


so y'all figure this was al qaeda?
Top
                 
Transient
Arrr?
Arrr?
Joined: 09 Feb 2001
Posts: 35461
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 01:03 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Either that, or Kim Jong-un's "nuclear" missile threat realized. :dork:



_________________
YourGrandpa wrote:
I'm satisfied with voicing my opinion and moving on.
Top
                 
andyman
Do the chickens have large talons?
Do the chickens have large talons?
Joined: 09 Feb 2005
Posts: 11141
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 01:11 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/a ... PDGIjYBalO

do i need to drive there and stomp on some toes?
Top
                 
HM-PuFFNSTuFF
Canadian Shaft
Canadian Shaft
Joined: 01 Mar 2001
Posts: 19998
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 01:16 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


oh well that must be it then. it is the new york post after all...
Top
                 
Don Carlos
Unquantifiable Abstract
Unquantifiable Abstract
Joined: 31 Dec 1969
Posts: 52134
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 01:21 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Fuck sake :(
Top
                 
Transient
Arrr?
Arrr?
Joined: 09 Feb 2001
Posts: 35461
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 01:36 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Christ, the internet is a crazy thing at times like these. There's a #bostonbombing IRC channel, a link to a live audio feed of the Boston Police/Fire/EMS scanner, YouTube videos of the bomb going off minutes after it happened, people tweeting from the area, a Google Person Finder to search by marathon runner names to see if they're OK, and every runner had ID chips on their numbers so we know exactly where they were when the bombs went off... Who needs mainstream media?



_________________
YourGrandpa wrote:
I'm satisfied with voicing my opinion and moving on.
Top
                 
EtUL
Elite
Elite
Joined: 08 Apr 2001
Posts: 22032
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 01:37 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


The hard part is wading thru the noise and finding out the facts. Again tho, who needs the media for that.
Top
                 
Transient
Arrr?
Arrr?
Joined: 09 Feb 2001
Posts: 35461
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 01:48 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I'd wager the media would be counterproductive in gathering reliable info in the first hours of the bombing. I trust the internet over Fox and its ilk.



_________________
YourGrandpa wrote:
I'm satisfied with voicing my opinion and moving on.
Top
                 
andyman
Do the chickens have large talons?
Do the chickens have large talons?
Joined: 09 Feb 2005
Posts: 11141
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 01:57 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


after the first few hours, the news stops and the media begins... i think this will be solved rather quickly though.
Top
                 
andyman
Do the chickens have large talons?
Do the chickens have large talons?
Joined: 09 Feb 2005
Posts: 11141
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 02:17 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


https://www.facebook.com/video/video.ph ... 6455590704

some of the comments may make you feel very very smart
Top
                 
scared?
Welfare Recipient
Welfare Recipient
Joined: 02 Mar 2007
Posts: 20936
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 02:41 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Tax day bombings...

Obvious right wing nut jobs...
Top
                 
xer0s
Digital Nausea
Digital Nausea
Joined: 10 Feb 2001
Posts: 24712
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 02:44 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Fuck this is sick.

Runners having their legs blown off...
Top
                 
Tsakali
opa!
opa!
Joined: 02 Mar 2000
Posts: 14658
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 03:27 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Transient wrote:
bitWISE wrote:
Whats up with the dude in that gif going into QWOP mode after the blast?

Shrapnel?

lol yea probably, looks like he went down right where the side trail stuff got blown out.
Top
                 
Captain
Legend
Legend
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Posts: 16499
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 03:37 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Actually it looks like his knees gave out from the shockwave.

Btw Israel did it.
Top
                 
Transient
Arrr?
Arrr?
Joined: 09 Feb 2001
Posts: 35461
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 04:54 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Tsakali wrote:
lol yea probably, looks like he went down right where the side trail stuff got blown out.


There are reports of doctors pulling ball bearings out of people, and officials have said the bombs were IEDs.



_________________
YourGrandpa wrote:
I'm satisfied with voicing my opinion and moving on.
Top
                 
-Replicant-
Cowboys in '05
Cowboys in '05
Joined: 22 Mar 2000
Posts: 14067
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 05:36 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Captain Mazda wrote:
Actually it looks like his knees gave out from the shockwave.


Correct- he's alive. http://www.heraldnet.com/article/201304 ... -in-Boston

It was a terrorist attack- whether it was domestic or foreign remains to be seen. Death toll now up to 3, 140+ injured
Top
                 
GONNAFISTYA
Glayven?
Glayven?
Joined: 23 Jan 2005
Posts: 13025
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 05:56 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Serious question to all the "it wuz turrurists" people:

Exactly what would a terror organization gain by attacking a non-ideologic public event such as a marathon? It makes perfect sense to attack symbols of capitalism, government or military targets, particularly when they're busy, but attacking a bunch of people celebrating physical achievement and drinking water? Sounds like a crazy nutter did this...for whatever reason, not al-howeveryouspellitwithbrownallahandgoatlovers.

I don't get how this could be turrirists...so someone please explain that to me. Sounds like more dumb yank anti-brown people war mongerin...cause that's been so long overdue these days.
Top
                 
menkent
menkent
menkent
Joined: 22 Jul 2000
Posts: 4758
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 06:11 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


scared? wrote:
Tax day bombings...

Obvious right wing nut jobs...


yes, it seems like 4/15 is an unlikely date for anyone else to pick.
Top
                 
HM-PuFFNSTuFF
Canadian Shaft
Canadian Shaft
Joined: 01 Mar 2001
Posts: 19998
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 06:12 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Boston Knee Party?
Top
                 
scared?
Welfare Recipient
Welfare Recipient
Joined: 02 Mar 2007
Posts: 20936
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 06:13 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


It's tax day and patriot day in Boston...

Pretty obvious what kind of dipshit did this...
Top
                 
Captain
Legend
Legend
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Posts: 16499
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 06:17 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


GONNAFISTYA wrote:
Serious question to all the "it wuz turrurists" people:

Exactly what would a terror organization gain by attacking a non-ideologic public event such as a marathon? It makes perfect sense to attack symbols of capitalism, government or military targets, particularly when they're busy, but attacking a bunch of people celebrating physical achievement and drinking water? Sounds like a crazy nutter did this...for whatever reason, not al-howeveryouspellitwithbrownallahandgoatlovers.

I don't get how this could be turrirists...so someone please explain that to me. Sounds like more dumb yank anti-brown people war mongerin...cause that's been so long overdue these days.


Image
Top
                 
xer0s
Digital Nausea
Digital Nausea
Joined: 10 Feb 2001
Posts: 24712
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 06:18 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


GONNAFISTYA wrote:
Serious question to all the "it wuz turrurists" people:

Exactly what would a terror organization gain by attacking a non-ideologic public event such as a marathon? It makes perfect sense to attack symbols of capitalism, government or military targets, particularly when they're busy, but attacking a bunch of people celebrating physical achievement and drinking water? Sounds like a crazy nutter did this...for whatever reason, not al-howeveryouspellitwithbrownallahandgoatlovers.

I don't get how this could be turrirists...so someone please explain that to me. Sounds like more dumb yank anti-brown people war mongerin...cause that's been so long overdue these days.


Terror organizations also target subway stations and Time Square (not exactly symbols of capitalism, government or military targets). It seems any place with a crowd will suffice...
Top
                 
GONNAFISTYA
Glayven?
Glayven?
Joined: 23 Jan 2005
Posts: 13025
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 06:28 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Well...I'd categorize Times Square as a symbol of American capitalism/culture, so there's that.

And yeah, sometimes they target train stations, etc. But in the case of Muricuh and on Muricun soil most "terrorism" in the US is done by white people.
Top
                 
Transient
Arrr?
Arrr?
Joined: 09 Feb 2001
Posts: 35461
PostPosted: 04-15-2013 06:31 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


GONNAFISTYA wrote:
But in the case of Muricuh and on Muricun soil most "terrorism" in the US is done by white people.

And? If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck...

Terror is terror, yo.



_________________
YourGrandpa wrote:
I'm satisfied with voicing my opinion and moving on.
Top
                 
Quake3World.com | Forum Index | General Discussion


Post new topic Reply to topic


cron
Quake3World.com
© ZeniMax. Zenimax, QUAKE III ARENA, Id Software and associated trademarks are trademarks of the ZeniMax group of companies. All rights reserved.
This is an unofficial fan website without any affiliation with or endorsement by ZeniMax.
All views and opinions expressed are those of the author.