Oct 1 2009Looks Safe To Me: A Power Line Bridge

hahha

1st ??

Yea lets Turn this into a joke

Please please don't turn this into a joke.

The picture alone may be funny you some of you guys, but this is no 'scene from Indiana Jones'.

People are dying here, and if they're not dead, their houses are probably gone, their lives as they knew - gone.

Sorry to be a party-spoiler, but let's preserve whatever humanity's left in us and show some compassion here.

Thanks Jon. Let's keep these people in our thoughts and prayers.

What an asshole writer you are. Any tragedy isn't a laughing matter.

things are really getting bad here in the phil.
and to think there is another much more powerful
storm coming.,.,:(

--ej

zero tact and not funny. how about an aoplogy, i have a friend missing there.

I enjoyed it.

a fat guy gets on the lines, power goes on, wire snaps, all people in the water get electricuted...sounds harsh but I call it happens by this time next week

if they needed a real safe place, look to the left, they are sitting on something thats either floating or grounded, that is a good excuse why wire climbing is a bad idea

you think the power will be on in a week? it took months in the US dipshit. Writch you are clearly retarded and you should reinact a drowining in your bathtub.

Sorry, can you provide step-by-step instructions on drowning yourself?
Remember, I'm retarded

@12, use spell check correctly and I'll give you my real rebuttal

Humor = fail

wow, those lines sure are in a tangle if they can walk on them

GW getting 'their' and 'there' mixed up for the loser.

Speed reading and missing a word for the I'm the loser.

dang man. i've made jokes at funerals. i've talked shit about handicapped..
i cant even think of a joke.

this is terrible.

it's obvious who among us does not give a damn about other people and their well-being. i think making fun of people during an obviously tragic time is low.

Its perfectly safe to do when the power isn't out I've been doing for a while now

During this time, the national power provider shut off electricity in most areas, which is probably why they're not getting electrocuted.

Typhoon Ketsana has been the worst storm experienced by Filipinos in years. Many places are underwater and around 200 people have drowned. To make things worse, Typhoon Parma is on its way to the country.

I have another comment, I wonder why this site never made fun of Hurricane Katrina. That was a tragedy right? This writer tries way too hard to be funny.

it's because it's not shoved in his face constantly.
Katrina was constantly on the news. everyone was making waves ( excuse the pun)

but since the western news only seems to mention it in passing.

and celebs aren't making any telethons.

and major tv programing isn't getting interrupted

everyone can still watch they're little house, lost or whatever bullshit people watch these days.

it wont draw people out of their self centered little lives.

it might as well be on another planet.

shit makes me sad.

Tennist0 "electricuted"? you stupid dipshit where is your spell check? and by the way - only the most supreme of all douchebags corrects someones spelling on a BS 2nd rate tech blog. kill yourself - no one will miss you.

That's a really bad joke!

I expect an apology to the Philippines soon. That storm is serious shit over there. Plus, there's another one coming in a few days.

And douchekilla, you just corrected someone's spelling on a "BS 2nd rate tech blog". Kudos.

ha ha people are dieing pfft what pussies

Seriously? How is that funny? I have a lot of family back there. Luckily most of them live far enough from the flooding that they're not in serious danger, but there are many people who are in trouble.

Did you make jokes right after 9/11 happened? I don't think so. Why should this be a joking matter?

Just chill guys. The author didnt really say anything bad. Also some people really found people using electrical wires as bridges amusing. Stop being so overly sensitive...

And for the record im one of the people affected by this storm...

to put things in perspective Hurricane Katrina dumped Hurricane Katrina dumped over an inch of rainfall in Louisiana for 3 hours and another 0.5 inches per hour over the next 5 hours on August 29, 2005. While Philippine typhoon 'Ondoy' or Ketsana dumped an average of 2.24 inches per hour for over six hours. That is more rainfall the Philippines experience in a month's time. And while Katrina victims had somewhere to go after the storm (ie other states) we here in the Philippines have nowhere to go since most of our evacuation sites are also underwater. and city by city by city is also underwater. We have not even reached A LOT of the people who are still trapped in their houses with no food, water and electricity and have stopped relief operations in the meantime to gear up for the coming of another super typhoon (and another typhoon after that). So to the people who just don't care, please just don't make any comments if you have nothing really significant to say. EVERYONE here is stressed- physically and emotionally- from rescue and relief efforts and we do not need to hear and see insensitive , a*sholic comments from you.
FYI: typhoon ketsana is, to this day, the worst recorded typhoon in the Philippines. And we are no strangers to super typhoon.

another FYI: the electricity in the areas affected by the storm were shut off to prevent any more tragedies from happening , so the people using those lines were quite safe.

Look more closely at your picture. The power lines are actually higher on the poles than the people. You can see the transformer and the power lines coming off from it over their heads. They are most likely walking across telephone and data lines. So neither funny nor true.

THIS IS NOT FUNNY! YOU FAIL GEEKOLOGIE

lmao i in fact DID make jokes after 911 more to the point most human life is worthless including mine the only meanings our lives have are the ones we give them. To quote a smarter man then myself "life is a comedy to those who think and a tragedy to those who feel" and I most definitely see it as a comedy

plus everyone know the Philippines aren't as important as the US so you facile comparison is void

GW ultimate joke fail ever

oh and this looks bad 3 posts but anyways

@30 Duurn best wishes and i hope you make it our unraped and with all your looting goods intact

I'd like to see how Jaycob feels when he loses every god damn thing he owns and someone makes fun of him.

This isn't funny, it's totally offensive. Shame on you.

oretty dumb post

and i thought i had it bad cuz coldwater canyon has been out of service for the past few weeks. this puts shit in perspective
-mandy
http://www.mandymoorehol.com

Philipino roulette? More like BangKok Electric Boogaloo. It's taking the world by electric storm.

lol the world sucks nowadays its full up people raised wrong by hippies creating a generation of oversensitive pussies lol your all the douche bags who have words banned from textbooks and why people shy away from racial jokes you are pussies by urban definition (not all of you of course but if this offends you, You are who im talking about and you should be raped to death by large black men)

lol last post promise

I am a large black man. Jaycob, I'll see you soon.

@43 - It's Filipino. Not Philipino.

FAKE!!!!

This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.

This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where MAx and his friends were trying to cross the bridge and Max cuts the ropes. The main evil dude falls right into a crocodile's mouth!

O my God!

I can't believe you guys are making fun of tragedy..
I used to come here in this blog everyday, but that's enough...
Racists americans... I bet if it was in US you wouldn't be laughing, a**holes!

SHAME ON YOU!

this is not a laughing matter....T_T
Remember the 2 dildos taken down by muslims?

@49
No they wouldn't be laughing but the rest of the world would be, at least when the US isn't looking and yup we take pride in being assholes its one of the things that makes this country great. GOD BLESS AMERICA and deal with the rest later

@49
and take that shame and shove it right back up there.

Well damn, so many butthurt people taking things personally - as if they were stuck in the flood themselves. I live in the Philippines myself and was even stranded at uni over the weekend when the storm was at its worst, but this post does not offend me in any way. I admit the post isn't funny, but it's not insulting either.

If any of you still insist on being oversensitive douchebags, you should go see what UglyYubin on twitter and Jacque Bermejo on facebook have to say - now THOSE are real insults.

People. I find the article sorta funny. I said SORTA. I am not that insulted. Sure, it hurts when people make comments like what we've seen above, but it's stupid to start flaming people over a picture.

@Elaine: UglyYubin really did insult a lot of people. My friends didn't even want to contribute to her site, so they passed around a screenshot of the tweet.

Just because you're sensitive doesn't mean you're oversensitive. Tons of people lost lives, family and more to that flood. Just respect people, and their views. And if you're going to say something, please do it in a polite way. Think of it this way: "It takes one to know one." and "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all."

Hey Roxie, I'm inclined not to take someone who uses "profoundlyshallow" as a username seriously. And you're what, 16? Oh wow, credibility WAY DOWN THE DRAIN.

You're right about the flaming part though, especially for people who seem to think the best way to lecture people is through quotes.

hmmmm... i kinda liked this one. i thought it was very informative.

As part of the Filipino community, I believe that we have experienced one of the worst tragedies during the rampage of Ketsana..

I think that this blog post didn't really mean to humor the tragedy, but the people who tried to make it come off as a joke really did. It's just sad that just because you're reading a blog which throws around jokes like this easily, you think you can just make it seem like it's nothing compared to what the US have experienced. Just because it's a third world country, doesnt mean you have the right to undermine the tragedy. People have died.

I'm sure if it happens to you, you wouldn't think of it as a joke. Anyways, God Bless. (And no, not you, "Your God", you're an ass.)

Wow, the trolls are out in force in this thread.

i used to visit this (and thesuperficial and iwatchstuff) daily. i repost a lot of the posts on here on my facebook and twitter. no more.

#47 Daisy, I assure you the photo is not fake. if you don't believe me then look at the thousands of photos posted everywhere- on facebook, youtube, cnn and bbc. and you might just begin to understand the extent of the devastation

Those guys are trying not to get any doo doo water on them. That is smom nasty shit...

@60 welcome to Geekologie. You must be new.

@6 "Any tragedy isn't a laughing matter"
Depends on who you are. Jews usually turn tragedy into a laughing matter. It's how we cope. Also, to all you haters in here today, if you don't think this is funny, stop reading comments and go to another site. You are not the internet police. (that honor fell to my father) You will never CONVINCE people to "be more compassionate" You will however convince them to harass you once they realize you are annoyed.

For the record: people performing a tightrope act on power lines over a large body of water during a rainstorm?
Yeah, it's a little funny.

No, not a joke. GW just posted it because it's interesting. Perhaps in a morbid way, but interesting nonetheless. Sad, yes. Funny, no. I think we all agree on that. But still worth looking at.

ftw, everyone is freaking out over a photo and #60's a freakin noob -
chill the freak out, oversensitive pricks

@64
NO HEATHER, WE DON'T ALL AGREE
The funniest part about it is that it makes you sad. That and your weepy vagina. Not that it makes your vagina sad, just the fact that it's weepy. Or is it sad? I don't want to make sexist assumptions because I don't own one. Can vaginas cry? Wow, sounds like the new book Opra is pushing this month.

"And welcome back. I have with me the author of a book rapidly climbing the New York Times bestseller list, 'Can Vaginas Cry?' Welcome to the show Jan.
Thanks Okra, it's great to be here.
So tell me Jan, does your vagina cry?
(chuckles) Well, in a way, yes. And yours does too.
Facinating!"

if i made fun of a 9/11 photo would you laugh?

@66
Jan,
Do you need a tissue for you vagina?

@67 Possibly if it was actually funny, and not just trolling. (but honestly, probably not) However, in the USA so many people like to crap on you have the right to be as mean and unfunny as you want to be.

What I wouldn't do is cry like a leaky penis because you hurt my feelings. The internet is tough, wear a cup. Take your best shot, give as good as you got, and if you are beaten, go home lick your wounds and come back in the game. BUT YOU DON'T COMPLAIN 'CAUSE YOU GOT A HURTS-A-BOOBOO FINGER.
If you don't like the game, STOP PLAYING.

GEEZ, arent they done crying yet. SUCK IT UP BUTTERCUP...laughing, no but seriously, suck it up this is geekologie

@69...you lost the game....so did you...

Going for a walk.... HARDCORE WAY

You are going to have to face the evil godess that protect the philipino people, Olalien'n, she will apper in your dream at night time and make evil fings

ME SO HORNY ME LOVE YOU LONG TIME ... in power lines!

Does it ever all occur to u that if this happened in the US, alot of people will surely (maybe even more than the filipinos...it's not Philipinos, idiots) DIE...
coz they have no skillz like em! PWND :P

FAKE! the shadows are all wrong!!!

@75
good point, but you know how americans are smart when ir comes to science and technology stuff, so they will probably design an all-terrain-power-line-climber version of one of these: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mcsMJ05Q5Ok/R7KWx-0uO1I/AAAAAAAAAlI/90bZVrYJDMA/s400/electric_shopping_cart_400W.jpg

(they didnt bother developing something like that when katrina happened because it was new orleans and there are only nigg**ers there)

The difference, people, and why this is sad, is that New Orleans deserved Katrina. What a hellhole. The Phillipines are actually nice.

If some of you feel offended about this site and his comments,
the why are you still here ??
Just go to CNN or something...

This puts a whole new meaning to POWER WALKING....

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! YES!

@80
hahahahahahaa

you people need to calm down, I could argue that you all don't care because you are wasting your lives in front of the computer rather then helping out where its needed. You telling me that my comment was bad (and it was, but I don't regret it) is just as bad for your probable lack of determination to get anything done. We're all in the same boat, so chill

Now this is just a Darwin Award waiting to happen Also @80 hahahahahahaha! your the best!

its the goddamn comments that got this post blown out of epic misunderstood proportions, the original post is not offending in any way i try to make it offend me, and now we have the revised post( i love the 'jetpacks') the aholes here in comments is the efin problem, im a filipino btw, and some friends of mine live in the vicinity of that hospital (the green building) CHILL! AYT?

not even funny regardless of the posting. how unoriginal and unclever are you. you might have well said something about their mommas. you are truly the joke.

@85
your momma is fat, and she doesnt love you

what i DO find funny about all this: (cus it's not funny, but i forgive you gw)

is that people who are apparently there in the phil, gettin tsunami-owned and CHECKIN GEEKOLOGIE.

@87 Outstanding!
So what possibilities can we extrapolate from this superlative observation?

1. People are lying about residing in the Philippines
or
2. The situation is significantly less hazardous than previously reported
or
3. Geekologie is VERY interesting.
or
4. Power lines are down but internet is still viable and instead of contacting loved ones etc, folks are using their meager battery power to check Geekologie ie COMMITTED FANS OF GEEKOLOGIE!

High praise indeed.

Hi, a friend and an officemate introduce me to geekologie and we cant still contact her. Last we heard they are rescued by a motorboat from the top of their roof and we dont know where they are to this time. We are a fan because of your funny comments on this site. And I understand that your comments are a joke and i hope that no one takes them all too seriously, coz i thnk thats the reason they come to your site- to laugh at your straight to the point comments. And guys its a JOKE, dont take them too seriously. dont turn into "Bong Revilla" for overreaction.

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yeah, i was first to comment on this and i realized that its actually pretty efffed up to laugh about it. i have no idea what it’s like to go through such a terrible tragedy. I'm sorry if i offended anyone. my prayers go out to all the people and families affected.

lol 90 & 91, fight fight fight, Jew vs Jesus. *psst, Jew, I'm rooting for you, from one Jew to another, we are completely awesome.*

Hello, I'm a Korean.
I must say to filipino.
I think that twitter author is NOT Korean, Anti-Korean Japanese.
'Kim Yubin' is famous Korean singer.

if he/she is really Korean, why he hate Korean, and named as "ugly"?

he/she is NOT a Korean, he/she is a Japanese who pretend to Korean.
Remeber, Internet is anonymous world, anybody pretend to any nationality.

the power was definitely out that time. im pretty sure you guys will do the same thing. knowing that the power is down...

what? would you rather drown?

'UglyYubin' is NOT Korean!!

Hello, I'm a Korean.
I must say to filipino.
I think that twitter author is NOT Korean, Anti-Korean Japanese.
'Kim Yubin' is famous Korean singer.

if he/she is really Korean, why he hate Korean, and named as "ugly"?

he/she is NOT a Korean, he/she is a Japanese who pretend to Korean.
Remeber, Internet is anonymous world, anybody pretend to any nationality.

Obviously, twitter author is NOT Korean, author is a Japanese who pretend to ugly Korean, and who want spread anti korea sentiment to world.

We love filipino. So, don't fall dirty Japanese trap.

All people. Most of the nastiest posters are Japanese pretending to be various different nationalities. Remember that. Japanese are the worse scums of the earth. We hate their guts too.

Think about it.

According to common sense,
if you are filipino, you want filipino singer name as "ugly"?

if you are filipino, you want post "ugly" image of filipino singer?

if you are filipino, you want post "i am a filipino, I want xxxx country person are die" write racist and dirty comment to other foreigner?

All of This made by Anti-Korea Japanese troll.

And, Korean don't have ANY single antagonism to filipino.
Why Korean write such comments? Any reason? Absolutely Nothing.

Only Japanese racist troll who pretend to Korean, want made this trouble.

I'm a Korean, if he/she is a real Korean, We 100% apology to filipino.

But, I really really think that author is NOT Korean. Most Korean don't act like that.

This is made by Anti-Korea Japanese racist troll who pretend to Korean.

We love filipino.

Remeber, Internet is anonymous world, anybody pretend to any nationality.

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YuBin Kim impostor on twitter also known as UglyYubin called Filipino Monkeys as she posted in the Fake Twitter account.
http://pinoyambisyoso.com/entertainment/yubin-victim-fake-twitter-account

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We”re hoping for your quick recovery from ○○.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
You should fight this misfortune with everything you've got.

Please take good care of yourself.

I'm really sure your country will rise like a phoenix from the ashes.
We will be praying for a speedy and complete recovery for your country. May God bless each of you!

we Korean were very sorry to hear sad news of the flood disaster of Philippines.
We extend our deepest sympathies to you for your terrible loss.
we hope that the Philippines are restored from the damage of the flood soon.

Truth of incident

1. Japanese pretend to Korean, and write hateful comments.
2. Innocent filipino angry by this.
3. I must solve this missunderstanding.

I can pretend to Japanese also.

ゴミのような猿フィリピン民族は地球上から消えろ

See?
See?
Anybody can pretend to Korean.

1. Copy and paste from Korean website.
2. Using Google Translator
3. or, learned korean language.

It is very easy way to blame korean, pretend to Korean, and insult any foreign people.
Seriously, There is NO reason that Korean hate filipino.

I think He/She is a Anti-Korea Japanese troll who pretend to Korean.

And, This is the reason that why I think UglyYubin is a japanese who pretend to Korean.
Only Japanese said filipino as "Monkey".
I will show you how Japanese think about filipino.

Source : Japanese largest website 2ch.
http://unkar.jp/read/changi.2ch.net/comicnews/1249617731
(Note : '猿' refer to 'Monkey')

#1. From Japanese website

【 フィリピンメス猿を嫌いな理由・原因 】
Reasons that why i Hate filipino. wriiten by Japanese

#2. ●　自宅マンションやアパートにフィリピンメス猿ホステス群がいて、
騒音やゴミ問題でさんざん迷惑をかけられて悩まされ、
それ以来、嫌悪軽蔑している
（住民達が苦情を言っても、フィリピンメス猿ホステス群は聞く耳を持たない）
They are dirty, we Japanese can't live with Filipino
We ignored filipino monkey hostes. lol

#3.●　近所に集団で住んでたフィリピン猿が、灯油を入れるポリ容器を
持って突然うちに来て『HEY！灯油プレゼント！！』って話し掛けてきた
（「灯油クレ！」の意味だってよｗ　さすがは乞食猿ｗｗｗ）
Negihbor filipino monkey said polyethylene jar is a kerosene oil. and he gift it to me.
filipinos are really beggar monkey. lol

#4. ●　中学校の時の英会話補助教員のフィリピンメス猿から
「うるせーイエローモンキー」と差別語を言われ侮辱された
When i was middle school studnet, filipino teacher said i am a yellow monkey.

#5. ●　夫・父親がフィリピンメス猿ホステスに貢いで家庭崩壊した
Many Japanese Father have sexual relationship with Filipino female monkey hostess.

#6. ●　空港のセキュリティーチェックでフィリピンメス猿ホステス群が
空気読めずに流れを止めまくって迷惑をかけられた
Filipino monkey harrassed japanese at a convenience store.

#7. ●　コンビニのレジでフィリピンメス猿ホステスが店員や客に迷惑をかけていた
連れのﾖｯﾊﾟﾗｲ馬鹿オヤジは全く周囲が見えてない
Filipino monkey are dumb and don't know how can pass at enterance at airport.

#8. ●　在日ピン猿が産み落としたガキ共が、小学生の子供のクラスを学級崩壊させた
Filipino residence in Japan disrupting Japanese elementary school studnets. (cause english teacher?)

#9. ●　会社のフィリピン猿群が態度デカイし、一日中騒がしくて、
集団で遅刻してきても反省の色が全く無し
When Filipino monkey break a promise, monkey never says "sorry".

#10. ●　職場（飲食店）に精神異常のフィリピンメス猿とその日本人夫が来たが、
メス猿と夫が突然店内で大声で叫んで暴れ、店員に暴行し店内が壊され損害を蒙った
In my working place, Filipino monkey's husband make a disturbance our working place.