Stubby is not a good nickname for a girl. I hope she gets a full recovery.

SouthernManDunWrong: I hope she gets a full recovery.

seconded

i did a quick search to see if there were any other stories about her. apparently she's also a campaign worker in obama's religious affairs department, so we now know she's a muslim

/kidding, of course
//speedy recovery, kiddo

And over here I laugh because I've always been perfectly fine on the hunt-and-peck method.

good thing they weren't playing tag

Man. Talk about doing it wrong.

Heamer: Just one less hand to fight me off after I jump out of her closet.

I dunno, it's a fact that most people who lose a hand often replace it with spikes/chainsaws/blades of some kind.

Holy Crap!

What kind of Tug o War where they playing? I guess someone was taking a lession from those middle eastern kite flyers.

"The strength and outlook she has is unbelievable for an 8-year-old"

I've got to hand it to her for having such a positive spirit.

But seriously, aren't you supposed to plat tug-o-war with a big thick rope rather than fishing line?

ollin: Heamer: Just one less hand to fight me off after I jump out of her closet.

I dunno, it's a fact that most people who lose a hand often replace it with spikes/chainsaws/blades of some kind.

Arrr!

She told you she was hardcore.

ultraholland: But seriously, aren't you supposed to plat tug-o-war with a big thick rope rather than fishing line?

i always played it with piano wire and am typing this with my nose, so i'm getting a big kick out of these replies.

The Power Nap: Holy Crap!

What kind of Tug o War where they playing? I guess someone was taking a lession from those middle eastern kite flyers.

Before clicking on the link I thought maybe someone was playing tug of war with a dirtbike. Anyone else?

The little kids sure do go all out in their games.

MANY years ago a 27-year old bodybuilder got his hand ripped off in a tug-of-war contest. they couldn't reattach it b/c it just got pulled off. He'd wrapped the rope around his arm several times. People underestimate how much force is pulling on them from the other side, and if you don't get pulled by it, just your arm might.

Bah, back when i worked for the CIA we used garrote wire.
/and strangled the winners when we were done
//we called it tug o death
///which was also my ex girlfriends nickname
////i keed i keed
//but only for slashies sake

Were they using piano wire or something?

thank god they sewed 'em back on, she would've been one of those assholes giving the 'thumbs up' to everyone.

Do not GIS for "finger amputation"

Oakland A's FTW!: Before clicking on the link I thought maybe someone was playing tug of war with a dirtbike. Anyone else?

yes! which made it all seem so logical at the time. therefore, the question is: who the hell was the muscle man on the other side of the rope, poppin' little girls fingers off?

Dirt bike? Is this a cultural thing? When I think of dirt bike, I think of motocross-type/off-road motorcycle. NOT BMX??

mprice2

Dirt bike? Is this a cultural thing?

It's a tongue-and-cheek thing for lesbians who like it backdoor.

Oh you said "BIKE".

/Never mind.

"Cundalini wants his hand back"

Oakland A's FTW!: The Power Nap: Holy Crap!

What kind of Tug o War where they playing? I guess someone was taking a lession from those middle eastern kite flyers.

Before clicking on the link I thought maybe someone was playing tug of war with a dirtbike. Anyone else?

From the headline, I understood that someone was playing tug of war with a dirt bike and after winning (or losing i guess), in a fit of rage proceeded to slice off 4 fingers of the opposing team with a bigass knife.

/was sorely disappointed in the actual story.

I think the girl was playing regular tug-of-war and she just happened to also be a dirt biker.

The fact the she like to ride dirt bikes had nothing to do with the tug-of-war.

Sensational press in a sort of Romeroesqe way. Next story "Skier killed in scuba diving accident."

Oakland A's FTW!: The Power Nap: Holy Crap!

What kind of Tug o War where they playing? I guess someone was taking a lession from those middle eastern kite flyers.

Before clicking on the link I thought maybe someone was playing tug of war with a dirtbike. Anyone else?

Yeah, that was my initial take on it, too. I mean, if subby's headline said, "Girl in green chiffon dress loses fingers in tug of war," I would have assumed it was a tug of war over a green chiffon dress. If I hadn't read it, and read from these comments that it did not involve a dirt bike, I'd wonder why that was mentioned. But as she's ranked eighth in the nation, that is pretty significant, and the injury obvious affects her ability to compete for at least two years, if not permanently. So, yeah.

A friend of mine is a paramedic, and just worked a dirt bike rally last weekend. What struck her most was the character of the contestants. She wondered how close their mindset comports with classic markers for sociopaths. And they're apparently all but indestructible.

Phil Herup: I think the girl was playing regular tug-of-war and she just happened to also be a dirt biker.

The fact the she like to ride dirt bhttp://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3700280&ok=1649846925ikes had nothing to do with the tug-of-war.

Sensational press in a sort of Romeroesqe way. Next story "Skier killed in scuba diving accident."

No shiat getting your fingers ripped off slowly with a rope is probably 20 times more painful than say a fast clean slice on a dirt bike.

studebaker hoch: mprice2

Dirt bike? Is this a cultural thing?

It's a tongue-and-cheek thing for lesbians who like it backdoor.

I thought that's what "tongue and cheek" meant??? Now I'm confused!

Megain:

i did a quick search to see if there were any other stories about her. apparently she's also a campaign worker in obama's religious affairs department, so we now know she's a muslim


How can an 8 yr old be a campaign worker...?

Oakland A's FTW!: The Power Nap: Holy Crap!

What kind of Tug o War where they playing? I guess someone was taking a lession from those middle eastern kite flyers.

Before clicking on the link I thought maybe someone was playing tug of war with a dirtbike. Anyone else?

EXACTLY, they fooled me. I was thinking next time maybe she should just let go before amputation?

Megain: SouthernManDunWrong: I hope she gets a full recovery.

seconded

i did a quick search to see if there were any other stories about her. apparently she's also a campaign worker in obama's religious affairs department, so we now know she's a muslim


i did a quick search to see if there were any other stories about her. apparently she just met some older guy named Dimitri and gave him her card but hasn't been able to dial her phone to return his call since she had this accident.

ViktorMature22: Megain:

i did a quick search to see if there were any other stories about her. apparently she's also a campaign worker in obama's religious affairs department, so we now know she's a muslim


How can an 8 yr old be a campaign worker...?

ummmm... i was kidding. it was just a story that google news offered with someone with the same name as the girl, so i thought i'd make a lame joke about it

/what part of "kidding, of course" confused you?

//Hotlinking whore

headline made me lol. ha! extremely funny.

Fergus Falls, Mn. Minnesota is also the home to motorcyclist/daredevil Doug "9-toes" Marble.

Remember, it was a charity event.

Charity - give til it hurts

Holy shiat I thought I was looking at Welsh for a second there. Crazy headline.

I wish all the best for the girl, but seriously, how can an 8-year-old be a champion at anything? Do kids get to play anymore?

If you search for the words "tug of war amputation", you will see a lot of stories about serious injuries from tug of war. I think the problem is when you have more than a couple of people doing it. Those ropes can get under a lot of pressure and if they snap, they're basically projectiles.

But there's no tug of war control issues on the ballots.

Yet.

8 years old, female, and a dirt bike champion. I'm impressed. I was going to poke fun at the situation (no pun intended) but I hope the reattachment works and she has a full recovery.