Holy Shit. Kites kill 6 people by slitting their throats. Injure over 100 others.

FartingMonk · January 19, 2023

46 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

If you don't have your reading glasses on, you might think it said "Kikes".

That's what I thought. I was like oh boy the Palestinians are about to kick off another infitada.

52-80 · January 19, 2023

14 hours ago, crash_davis said:

There's not enough bandwidth on the internet for that thread.

There’s a river, and it’s full of shit

BabaYaga · January 19, 2023

Heard of these festivals. They put powdered/crumbled glass or other stuff on the string and compete by trying to cut the other guys string and he loses his kite while their doing the same to you.

crash_davis · January 19, 2023

Imagine all the pussy that you can pull because you are the Champion of Kite Dueling.

Yea, me neither.

gsoda3 · January 19, 2023

i have a friend who was in gujarat during the kite festival maybe 15 years ago. he had pictures from his hotel. the sky looked like zilker kite festival except over a larger area. people were flying them from everywhere- the ground, rooftops, balconies. i don't even know how you launch kites from a balcony. i can understand how passerbys could get wound up in this mess. he was with a guide but the guide hadn't really told him how dangerous it was til they were walking through the streets. "yeah people die from this every year.."

Native Horn · January 19, 2023

One of the saddest things in the world is driving down Barton Springs Road thru Zilker Park the Monday after the Zilker Kite Festival. Tons of dead soldiers caught in the trees. And the festival itself - ay yi yi, never seen so many crying kids in one place (my son included).