The Offical "Miners Just walked Free" thread!

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Wed May 10, 2006 3:08 pm

dust wrote:
Direktor wrote:
Rob M wrote:that's wrong on so many levels...forshamed Eddie.
He donated $1,000 for an open bar at the local pub to help them celebrate/commiserate. Doesn't sound very wrong to me!
Channel 7 and Channel 9 locked in a bidding war for their story.

Eddie is head of channel 9.

I don't mean to be cynical but i'm sure that played a big part in getting him to Beaconsfield.

Having said that, I just read the full details of their two weeks down there and seriously, they are definitely heros!! What they put up with is pretty heavy. The space they were in was so small, they were lying with their legs over the top of each other.

You talking the ninemsn links?

dust · Post by **dust** » Wed May 10, 2006 3:10 pm

The description??

I read the Age.

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Wed May 10, 2006 3:14 pm

dust wrote:The description??

I read the Age.

Fuck that sounded like a commerical for the Age newspaper man

dust · Post by **dust** » Wed May 10, 2006 3:16 pm

The Mixtress wrote:
dust wrote:The description??

I read the Age.

Fuck that sounded like a commerical for the Age newspaper man

i didn't really understand your first question. Were you saying where did i read the description, or where did i find out about the bidding war.

this whole transaction has me very confused!

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Wed May 10, 2006 3:17 pm

Thats cause ur easily confused.

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Wed May 10, 2006 3:18 pm

dust wrote:
The Mixtress wrote:
dust wrote:The description??

I read the Age.

Fuck that sounded like a commerical for the Age newspaper man

i didn't really understand your first question. Were you saying where did i read the description, or where did i find out about the bidding war.

this whole transaction has me very confused!

lol to you darls.

I had asked where you'd read the description, but your response was so very matter of fact that you sounded like an ad for The Age. Hilarrrrrious Rrrrex

Post by **lynt** » Wed May 10, 2006 4:15 pm

Eddie might be out bid by Oprah Winfrey

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Wed May 10, 2006 4:18 pm

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Wed May 10, 2006 4:31 pm

holy fuck

nic · Post by **nic** » Wed May 10, 2006 4:34 pm

bleed Harpo productions dry boys!

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Wed May 10, 2006 4:39 pm

nic wrote:bleed Harpo productions dry boys!

i actually reckon that would be pretty hard to do. She gave away cars and stuff one year, full on!

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Wed May 10, 2006 4:41 pm

i might start a career of just getting stuck in places.

could make millions.

nic · Post by **nic** » Wed May 10, 2006 4:43 pm

a car? shit. whatever will the whitestblackwoman on earth do next?

Double question Ludacris on tv lol? Poor luda, he just wanted to be taken seriously as an actor.

I like Ludacris.

Kilgore_Trout · Post by **Kilgore_Trout** » Wed May 10, 2006 5:08 pm

Was watching the Russian news this morning and these guys were on it. Funny.

DEAN G · Post by **DEAN G** » Wed May 10, 2006 6:17 pm

its just a shame that the past 7 work related deaths in the past two months in victoria have gone unnoticed, and to which their families will probably receive very little compensation or exposure for what they have gone through. Reports now suggest these gentleman will both receive up to 3 million dollars each, surely they experienced alot, but 3 million dollars could build a hostel shelter large enough to accomodate most of the homeless in Melbourne, and im sure channel nine and seven would be able to broadcast some amazing stories from the folks that could be housed. What a fucked world we live in.

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Wed May 10, 2006 6:25 pm

Good call Dean - V Good call

Ani · Post by **Ani** » Wed May 10, 2006 11:03 pm

saintberry wrote:
hugs_dancer wrote:Reviewing the coverage:
Nine's coverage went for the very in your face, sensational style with some cringe-worthy attempts at heartfelt sympathy.
On the other hand, Seven while also blitzing the tv screens, at least stayed at arms length and showed some respect to the community. The minor’s families recognised this, as was seen by one of the minors giving Koche(Sunrise) his name tag out the ambulance door on the way to hospital.
that dude was apparently a long time fan of 'Koshie' (hence the gesture) - mind you thats according to 'Koshie', so dont hold it against him.

I understood that Koshie had been talking to them while they were down there and letting them know what was going on for the last 7 or 8 days... something like that. And giving him the name tag or whatever it was, was a gesture of thanks. I could be wrong.

Ani · Post by **Ani** » Wed May 10, 2006 11:07 pm

lynt wrote:

The sign in the background:

"Caution: Open Hole"

It's nearly funny, yet not. There's just something about it....

valuetime · Post by **valuetime** » Thu May 11, 2006 5:01 pm

22 days at sea.

still not heroic by my definition, but it puts the mine coverage in perspective:

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common ... 63,00.html