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Re: A new way for geeks to move around
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lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.loc.uk
Date: 
Mon, 8 Apr 2002 06:10:17 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Steven Lane writes:
In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Richard Marchetti writes:

Time has an article at
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,186660-4,00.html that
states: "No matter how inherently safe Segways may be, someone, somewhere is
going to kill himself on one."

That would be Segway Suicide :-)

I now have this image of someone 'Segwaying' down the road with a gun to
their head and then blowing their brains out, before all and sundry and then
crashing to the ground.

In fact if someone saw you on a Segway you'd probably want to blow your
brains out.

Andy Rooney allowed himself to be filmed on one for 60 Minutes tonight-- his
mode of transportation at some auto show.  It was excruciating to watch because
it appeared as though he might keel over at any moment and break a hip or
something.

Maggie C. (who finds it excruciating to let some threads die!)



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: A new way for geeks to move around
 
(...) Nice segue. Dave! (23 years ago, 8-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
  Re: A new way for geeks to move around
 
(...) Thanks for bringing it back to life :) Steve (23 years ago, 8-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.loc.uk)

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  Re: A new way for geeks to move around
 
(...) That would be Segway Suicide :-) I now have this image of someone 'Segwaying' down the road with a gun to their head and then blowing their brains out, before all and sundry and then crashing to the ground. In fact if someone saw you on a (...) (23 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.loc.uk)

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