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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: cavegal on November 03, 2010, 04:17:57 PM

Title: Coconuts removed in India ahead of Obama visit
Post by: cavegal on November 03, 2010, 04:17:57 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11684382

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Every year in India people are injured or even killed by falling coconuts.
'Why take a chance?'
Title: Re: Coconuts removed in India ahead of Obama visit
Post by: Thor on November 03, 2010, 04:20:36 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11684382
 

ROTFLMAO!!!
Title: Re: Coconuts removed in India ahead of Obama visit
Post by: thundley4 on November 03, 2010, 04:23:50 PM
More facebook fodder. :)
Title: Re: Coconuts removed in India ahead of Obama visit
Post by: JohnnyReb on November 03, 2010, 04:24:43 PM
Gotta feed the extra monkey cops they're bringing in for security.
Title: Re: Coconuts removed in India ahead of Obama visit
Post by: Ralph Wiggum on November 03, 2010, 04:30:19 PM
I wonder if they remove them when 0bama visits Hawaii?

A couple selected google items:

Are 150 people killed each year by falling coconuts? (http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2405/are-150-people-killed-each-year-by-falling-coconuts)

What is the Average annual death by coconut? (http://www.chacha.com/question/what-is-the-average-annual-death-by-coconut)

It turns out that medical literature includes a few reports of injuries inflicted by falling coconuts, but no deaths by coconut.
Title: Re: Coconuts removed in India ahead of Obama visit
Post by: Chris_ on November 03, 2010, 04:38:06 PM
Look for an article some time next week (or after Barry runs out of decent golf courses) about how the poor are being impacted due to the shortage of available coconuts.  Of course, he'll be long gone by then.