dna23
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sorry but come on....  these r meant to be some of the smartest ppl in the UK and they do this
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Thirty Oxford students hurt in May Day leap into shallow river
By Marco Giannangeli
(Filed: 02/05/2005)
More than 30 people were injured yesterday after dozens of Oxford undergraduates misjudged the level of the River Cherwell during a May Day celebration.
A record number of students jumped 25ft from the Magdalen Bridge in the ritual soaking, ignoring emergency barriers erected to deter them.
As 8,500 students gathered on the bridge to listen to the traditional dawn choir, more than 100 people, some still wearing formal ball gowns and dinner jackets from the previous evening's May Ball, clambered over the fencing,
But most were unaware that the Cherwell, after an unusually dry spring, was just 3ft deep.
While paramedics treated some students at the scene for minor injuries, 10 were taken to hospital with spinal injuries, broken legs, ankles and ribs.
One man had a serious back injury after another jumped on top of him and a Russian woman was impaled on the 6ft fence. Thames Valley police said the fences had been put up on Saturday and said officers were unable to prevent revellers from making the jump.
Insp Justin Archer, head of operations in Oxford for Thames Valley police, said he was disappointed that so many had ignored their warnings. "These people are taking up valuable resources at the hospital, nursing staff and other patients' beds and in my view, are irresponsible," he said.
Another News Article
[Edited on 02-05-2005 by dna23]
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vibrio
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Originally posted by dna23
sorry but come on.... these r meant to be some of the smartest ppl in the UK and they do this
sadly you'll find they are the richest not the smartest
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Robbo
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Yes they do this every year, the big twats
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loo_goblin
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i love the "a Russian women was impaled on the 6ft fence"
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Simon
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daft buggers  
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Richie B
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poppycock
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mk4_astra
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bunch of twats wasting police and paramedics time, they dont deserve to have the emergency services there wating for them, personally i say take the paramedics away and let them limp/roll/curl up and die while trying to get to the JR hospital
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MatthewR
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I laughed!
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Robbo
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Originally posted by mk4_astra
bunch of twats wasting police and paramedics time, they dont deserve to have the emergency services there wating for them, personally i say take the paramedics away and let them limp/roll/curl up and die while trying to get to the JR hospital
Agreed 100%!
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Ben
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pmsl i would love to see a video of the thick fuckers hitting the ground
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Marc
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I hope theyre hurt bad 
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Morley
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fools. 3ft deep, hah, daft twats
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Meat-Pie-SRI
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quote:
Originally posted by vibrio
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Originally posted by dna23
sorry but come on.... these r meant to be some of the smartest ppl in the UK and they do this
sadly you'll find they are the richest not the smartest
 Couldn't have put it better myself
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Sam
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It was most amusing listening to this on the radio this morning!
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1600power
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so clever arnt they oxford students common sense however always evades the smart!
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Sam
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One of our housemates is some Chinese kid (named Kevin supposedly ) studying at Oxford (the posh one, not Brookes).
Can hardly speak a word of English... I saw him go chuck a bag of rubbish in the bin next to the bus shelter in front of our house (as opposed to putting in our bins in the front garden).
And he pisses all over the toilet seat (most blokes would actually put the seat up before going for a slash).
When he first moved in, his uncle said he's a 'very very smart young boy'.
I'm of the opinion that he's a fucking idiot!
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Jess GSi
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yeah but even after the first few ppl jumped and obviously in pain loads others still jumped! thats what i dont understand!
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RKS
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and to think these people will be doing high power jobs in the future
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Munchie
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quote:
Originally posted by --Rikki--
and to think these people will be doing high power jobs in the future
obviously not in river development
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