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(WXII) Fail Man dies after falling from back of pickup while trying to hold down mattress. That's what happens when you get out of the wrong side of the bed   (wxii12.com) divider line 49
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phlegmmo [TotalFark]
2011-12-01 01:29:03 PM
failpictureswebsite.com
 
James! [TotalFark]
2011-12-01 01:51:47 PM
You can't keep a good mattress down.
 
Sybarite [TotalFark]
2011-12-01 02:27:20 PM
Darwin works in mysterious ways.

blog.ivman.com
 
Dead for Tax Reasons [TotalFark]
2011-12-01 02:35:56 PM
somebody never took physics or probably 8th grade
 
Walker [TotalFark]
2011-12-01 03:13:57 PM
Everybody knows it's safer to transport a mattress by bike.
folksinpublic.com
 
Snarfangel
2011-12-01 03:39:05 PM
Down mattresses: the silent killer.
 
Diogenes [TotalFark]
2011-12-01 04:21:57 PM
On the up side, the glass of wine didn't spill.
 
Ed Finnerty [TotalFark]
2011-12-01 04:22:44 PM
dtdstudios.com
 
Headso
2011-12-01 04:59:06 PM
You always hear about this happening too, it's almost a dog bites man story at this point. Is tying it down with some bale string or clothes line too much work?
 
ultraholland
2011-12-01 04:59:32 PM
He went to bed and he bumped his head
And couldn't get up in the morning
 
urban.derelict
2011-12-01 05:11:38 PM
Sybarite: blog.ivman.com

well i sure am glad that arrow is there, i never would have seen him without that arrow pointing to him.

/people are f*cking retards and every one of them deserves to die
 
jst3p
2011-12-01 05:24:01 PM
A lesser know corollary to the law:
"If you drop a piece of toast, it will land butter side down"

is this:
"If a mattress falls from a pickup truck, it will land stupid side down"
 
asmodeus224
2011-12-01 05:24:01 PM
Headso: You always hear about this happening too, it's almost a dog bites man story at this point. Is tying it down with some bale string or clothes line too much work?

Strings? Line? Fark you, he's got this....he's got this shiat

/aaaaand dead
 
jst3p
2011-12-01 05:26:29 PM
One fewer monkey jumping on the bed...
 
hammettman
2011-12-01 05:27:05 PM
I'm sorry, I'm from California, where riding in the back of an open truck is against the law, whether or not one is "holding" down precious furniture. Is this something that is prevelant across a wide swath of America's Retard Belt?
 
Mikeyworld
2011-12-01 05:28:32 PM
The headline failed even more than the guy holding the mattress.

It's "get out on the wrong side of the bed".

/English, Mofo.
//virgules FTW
 
Headso
2011-12-01 05:29:45 PM
hammettman: I'm sorry, I'm from California, where riding in the back of an open truck is against the law, whether or not one is "holding" down precious furniture. Is this something that is prevelant across a wide swath of America's Retard Belt?

the phrase and activity "ghost ride the whip" came out of California, so don't pretend you're all high and mighty with your responsible use of a vehicles there.
 
smallerGov
2011-12-01 05:30:20 PM
Mikeyworld: The headline failed even more than the guy holding the mattress.

It's "get out on the wrong side of the bed".

/English, Mofo.
//virgules FTW

Isn't it "get UP on the wrong side of the bed"
 
This text is now purple
2011-12-01 05:30:27 PM
Walker: Everybody knows it's safer to transport a mattress by bike.
[folksinpublic.com image 500x375]

Compared to the other examples, that actually is safer.
 
Gunz_drawn
2011-12-01 05:35:55 PM
Mario Sanchez, well there ya' go.
 
Mikeyworld
2011-12-01 05:37:15 PM
smallerGov: Mikeyworld: The headline failed even more than the guy holding the mattress.

It's "get out on the wrong side of the bed".

/English, Mofo.
//virgules FTW

Isn't it "get UP on the wrong side of the bed"

I agree that getting DOWN on the wrong side of bed would be a bad move, but with up or out, any would be preferable to of
 
Baloo Uriza
2011-12-01 05:47:00 PM
hammettman: I'm sorry, I'm from California, where riding in the back of an open truck is against the law, whether or not one is "holding" down precious furniture. Is this something that is prevelant across a wide swath of America's Retard Belt?

You should know, California is the retard belt. Or else you'd be like the rest of the country where you can ride in the back of a pickup truck without the state assuming you're dumb enough to jump out of a moving truck.
 
DrippinBalls [TotalFark]
2011-12-01 05:57:41 PM
Cue dueling banjos?

/hell, even my dog is laughing.
 
jst3p
2011-12-01 05:58:30 PM
Baloo Uriza: hammettman: I'm sorry, I'm from California, where riding in the back of an open truck is against the law, whether or not one is "holding" down precious furniture. Is this something that is prevelant across a wide swath of America's Retard Belt?

You should know, California is the retard belt. Or else you'd be like the rest of the country where you can ride in the back of a pickup truck without the state assuming you're dumb enough to jump out of a moving truck.

There are states where this is still legal? I thought seat-belt laws were in every state.
 
xaldin
2011-12-01 06:00:20 PM
Actually if you read the seat belt laws, a great many states it is only for front seat driver/passengers. You can go without a belt in the back seat or the VERY back in this case.
 
VictorOfBorge
2011-12-01 06:05:20 PM
phlegmmo:

failpictureswebsite.com
Damn! Somebody's throwin' away a perfectly good nubian!

I know... but I just couldn't resist!
 
OtherLittleGuy [TotalFark]
2011-12-01 06:06:27 PM
And did those feet, in ancient times....
 
ProfessorOhki
2011-12-01 06:11:33 PM
Were the other 10 guys alright?

Baloo Uriza: hammettman: I'm sorry, I'm from California, where riding in the back of an open truck is against the law, whether or not one is "holding" down precious furniture. Is this something that is prevelant across a wide swath of America's Retard Belt?

You should know, California is the retard belt. Or else you'd be like the rest of the country where you can ride in the back of a pickup truck without the state assuming you're dumb enough to jump out of a moving truck.

The risk to a passenger in a cargo area is 10.4 times that of other occupants involved in collisions, according to HLDI. More than 30 states have outlawed the practice, and that number is likely to increase.

Headso: the phrase and activity "ghost ride the whip" came out of California, so don't pretend you're all high and mighty with your responsible use of a vehicles there.

Deaths in pickup cargo beds - 200/yr. Deaths as a result of "ghost riding" - highest number anyone claims is 8/all time.

/A case study in why you should do neither (new window)
 
db2
2011-12-01 06:11:50 PM
Police said no charges are being filed in the incident, and speed and alcohol were not factors.

So he would have died even if they weren't moving?
 
Precision Boobery
2011-12-01 06:15:27 PM
Men think of themselves as low-level superheroes (new window)

audio is off time, I know

video shows it, but audio cuts off before one if the best parts: "I'm using my arm."
 
hammettman
2011-12-01 06:20:34 PM
Headso: hammettman: I'm sorry, I'm from California, where riding in the back of an open truck is against the law, whether or not one is "holding" down precious furniture. Is this something that is prevelant across a wide swath of America's Retard Belt?

the phrase and activity "ghost ride the whip" came out of California, so don't pretend you're all high and mighty with your responsible use of a vehicles there.

Um, yeah, ghost riding is illegal in Cali, and has been for many years. That's why there have only been 8 deaths attributed to it. Riding in the cargo area of an open pickup truck is still legal and still highly dangerous in over 20 states, most of them south of the Mason-Dixon. There were more deaths in Texas (29) last year, 2010, due to "cargo-riding" in an open pickup than there have been in the entirety of ghost riding in California.
 
hammettman
2011-12-01 06:23:36 PM
Baloo Uriza: hammettman: I'm sorry, I'm from California, where riding in the back of an open truck is against the law, whether or not one is "holding" down precious furniture. Is this something that is prevelant across a wide swath of America's Retard Belt?

You should know, California is the retard belt. Or else you'd be like the rest of the country where you can ride in the back of a pickup truck without the state assuming you're dumb enough to jump out of a moving truck.

And the fact that more people die falling/jumping from a pickup truck in states other than California means... oh, that's right, physics class is something you don't want to know about.
 
Precision Boobery
2011-12-01 06:25:36 PM
found one with better-synched audio, con subtítulos por los amigos latinos

Link (new window)
 
Skoro
2011-12-01 06:27:44 PM
So... The southern side of the bed?
 
hammettman
2011-12-01 06:29:22 PM
jst3p: Baloo Uriza: hammettman: I'm sorry, I'm from California, where riding in the back of an open truck is against the law, whether or not one is "holding" down precious furniture. Is this something that is prevelant across a wide swath of America's Retard Belt?

You should know, California is the retard belt. Or else you'd be like the rest of the country where you can ride in the back of a pickup truck without the state assuming you're dumb enough to jump out of a moving truck.

There are states where this is still legal? I thought seat-belt laws were in every state.

20 states have no laws against riding in an open pickup bed. Despite crash/fatality statistics, it boggles the mind. Go on, guess which yahoo yeehaw god is my co-pilot states are happy to let you die or become a vegetable needlessly.
 
Gyrfalcon [TotalFark]
2011-12-01 06:37:17 PM
Of course, California IS the state where I saw a guy in a pickup driving down the road with at least six mattresses on top of the cab, stacked on top of each other, with nothing securing them at all except their weight. I didn't have a camera at the time alas, and I was too mesmerized anyway, watching them bounce gently up and down as the guy hit potholes and bumps, waiting for them all to fall off.

They didn't by the time I had to turn, but I still wonder if he made it home.
 
jst3p
2011-12-01 06:54:56 PM
hammettman: jst3p: Baloo Uriza: hammettman: I'm sorry, I'm from California, where riding in the back of an open truck is against the law, whether or not one is "holding" down precious furniture. Is this something that is prevelant across a wide swath of America's Retard Belt?

You should know, California is the retard belt. Or else you'd be like the rest of the country where you can ride in the back of a pickup truck without the state assuming you're dumb enough to jump out of a moving truck.

There are states where this is still legal? I thought seat-belt laws were in every state.

20 states have no laws against riding in an open pickup bed. Despite crash/fatality statistics, it boggles the mind. Go on, guess which yahoo yeehaw god is my co-pilot states are happy to let you die or become a vegetable needlessly.

I bet they are the ones that have a hard time with natural selection as well. Kinda funny if they are.
 
Phelon Hardtimes
2011-12-01 06:56:25 PM
hammettman: I'm sorry, I'm from California, where riding in the back of an open truck is against the law, whether or not one is "holding" down precious furniture. Is this something that is prevelant across a wide swath of America's Retard Belt?

This happens everywhere. I see it far too often all around DC and NOVA and it's not just in pick-ups.

People have this attitude where "I have to transport these 16 sheets of plywood/couch/mattress and all I have is this 91 Toyota Tercel. I can make this work."

Scary stuff sometimes.
 
phlegmmo [TotalFark]
2011-12-01 07:20:57 PM
smallerGov:Mikeyworld:
The headline failed even more than the guy holding the mattress.

It's "get out on the wrong side of the bed".

/English, Mofo.
//virgules FTW

Isn't it "get UP on the wrong side of the bed"

What if you're in the bed of a pickup?
 
schief2 [TotalFark]
2011-12-01 08:09:04 PM
Phelon Hardtimes: People have this attitude where "I have to transport these 16 sheets of plywood/couch/mattress and all I have is this 91 Toyota Tercel. I can make this work."

Reminds me of this oldie but goodie.

img42.imageshack.us

/had never seen the alternate angles til Google came up with that link
 
Guest
2011-12-01 08:15:21 PM
Be fair this guy probably had not heard about the very new cutting edge invention called rope.
 
puppetmaster745
2011-12-01 08:54:16 PM
Sybarite: Darwin works in mysterious ways.

[blog.ivman.com image 550x381]

Love the red arrow that is making sure we don't miss the object of the photo.
 
virtualchoirboy
2011-12-01 09:05:54 PM
schief2: Phelon Hardtimes: People have this attitude where "I have to transport these 16 sheets of plywood/couch/mattress and all I have is this 91 Toyota Tercel. I can make this work."

Reminds me of this oldie but goodie.

[img42.imageshack.us image 606x337]

/had never seen the alternate angles til Google came up with that link

Even better is that Mythbusters just confirmed that one was possible.
 
cgremlin
2011-12-02 12:35:24 AM
Less than $20 at most department stores:

www.benmeadows.com

No reason anyone that owns a pickup truck shouldn't have a couple of pairs.

/the link, it burns my fingers
 
im14u2c
2011-12-02 01:29:26 AM
As many of my friends will tell you, I've said this many times when it comes to folks hauling crap with pickups: "Just because anyone can, doesn't mean anyone should."

I haven't seen any Evel Knievels trying this particular stunt, but I have seen some stupid shiat. Then again, I live in Texas.

/not born here
//would leave but the job is good
 
Kinan
2011-12-02 12:36:40 PM
 
Senor Spielbergo
2011-12-02 12:50:28 PM
I was gonna post a picture of Chris Henry here... but I just couldn't look at the man's photo and continue with my poor taste.

/Is this what becoming an adult feels like?
 
phlegmmo [TotalFark]
2011-12-02 01:07:07 PM
Senor Spielbergo: Is this what becoming an adult feels like?

Brace yourself. It gets worse.

/so I hear
 
1bzymomma
2011-12-02 10:00:11 PM
When I was in kindergarten, a classmate of mine and her four siblings were killed in one swoop when the dumb coont of a mother put the matress on the truck and then piled the kids on top. Wind come up and took them all out as she was going 45 mph down the highway...
 
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