"A New Jersey woman is devastated that her precious sports car — just repaired and fully gassed up — was wrecked by a suicidal man's 40-story attempted death leap on the Upper West Side.... "I miss it. It's my baby," moaned Maria McCormack... 'Why? Why my car out of all the cars in the city?'.... Meanwhile, a Dodge spokesman credited the car's 'high-strength steel structure' for helping absorb the blow." Really, everyone comes out a winner in this one.
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Is that fourth tag some kind of office politics? Because in fairness, the empathy-free-zone here is in David Paterson's jurisdiction.
Good morning. Still time to leave New York!
I AGREE WITH YOU.
Yes, but SHE'S from New Jersey.
Let me know when the Pigman makes an appearance.
She's upset. The guy jumped 40 floors and didn't even die.
That's true empathy there.
If you read the Post story, she actually says: "I wonder how he feels now that he made it. Does he feel like an idiot?"
Like an idiot ... because he made it.
Instead of dying.
Can someone help me on this? Am I empathic or empathetic?
Emphatic?
Emetic.
Empathic if you're Deanna Troi, otherwise empathetic.
What's the difference between empathy and sympathy? And which one am I supposed to be feeling for this poor woman?
sympathy - feel FOR someone
empathy - feel WITH someone
i think i just caught dyslexia
Who, outside of Branson MO or someplace, calls a post-1980's Dodge "my baby".
HAVEN'T YOU SEEN THE ORIGINAL 'VANISHING POINT'?
Oh, to have seen my dad call his dear, departed Neon "my baby".
Whenever I've seen The Housewives of New Jersey I've always thought, "How did they find such monstrous women?" I suppose the real question is "How did they narrow it down to so few?"
This one's a real gem: "'I wonder how he feels now that he made it. Does he feel like an idiot?' said Maria."
I like to imagine the headline from the other perspective. "Husband of car owner has reasonable and human reaction to near tragedy." I guess that doesn't sell newspapers?
Someone should call a psychiatrist. She is referring to her totaled car in the present tense.
Ha!
"I see dead cars. Driving around like normal cars. They only drive where they want to drive. They don't know they're totalled."
We're sorry, we hate to interrupt/But it's against the law to jump off this bridge/You'll just have to kill yourself somewhere else/A tourist might see you and we wouldn't want that
Wasn't there a radio station in San Francisco that did a big promotional thing as the number of suicides from the Golden Gate Bridge neared 1000?
The Post, on the other hand, can barely contain its glee: finally a suicide attempt they're allowed to cover in lurid detail! Let's see you try to stop us from gaping at *this* one, "standards of decency."
She strikes me as a Palin supporter.
I am appalled that someone thinks of a Dodge Charger as a sports car.
lol, right?!
[Insert horn playing "Dixie."]
Also, it's described as a "$14,000 muscle car." Why do I suspect that this was a 190hp V6 bought used from Enterprise, painted bright red with maybe a racing stripe down the front?
That is a perfect description. Especially the "bought used from Enterprise" part.
I once rented a Dodge Charger from Enterprise! I'd be more pissed if I were her and just had to put all that money into an '08 car.
Of course, the full tank of gas was the clincher. Maybe she can siphon that out.
Since we instituted alternate side jumping, there is much less chaos on the uws.
I paid good money for my low number Awl license plate. Gotta remember to use it.
It's like a 212 area code!
All this time, I thought #6927 was some foul impostor who no one had the courage to call out. I might be an idiot.
The doctor who had to perform emergency surgery on the guy was pissed too. He had to pull out of golf tournament he'd entered - and he had a really good chance of winning this year.
It's really true what they say: When you try to take your own life, it affects so many other lives. I wonder if this guy even considered that before he jumped?
Apparently doctors are usually really pissed at attempted suicides, golf tournament or no.
Also pissed at attempted suicides: funeral directors.
In other news, Guy McCormack has been drinking heavily ever since he discovered that he's married to a total sociopath.
I hope he knows to order his drinks in a low fat glass.
It seems to work for the Onion...
Ack. That was supposed to be in response to Boy of Destiny's "that doesn't sell newspapers" comment.
A tomato can? That's like the least crushable can ever!