Funny voiced priest in balloon mishap

[joe pinapples]

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[Yer_Maw]

I saw this earlier. Absolutely pished myself laughing, hope he is still alive so i can not feel guilty about it.

[joe pinapples]

dont blame jesusas if tonite father de carli careens thru yer window with dicky branson in tow to SMITE u.

[love_tempo]

I saw this earlier. Absolutely pished myself laughing, hope he is still alive so i can not feel guilty about it.

admirals say his seat was buoyant so he's probably ok. also he had cereal bars and energy pills!?!

[thepigjockey]

He caned all the energy pills beforehand, that explains the voice (well, could have been the helium I guess), and it probably explains the wackiness of the stunt.

For fuck's sake, why aren't priests these days satisfied with guessing the weight of the cake/running a tombola/church fete????

[thembuzz]

didn't someone once get a darwin award for doing exactly that?

[love_tempo]

there once was a guy that was trying to rocket hisself into space on his lonesome.

[Yer_Maw]

I don't bother with charity shops any more, they used to be places you could find a bargain but now they sell rubbish for more than you could buy it new. On the other hand the skip outside our BHF charity shop sometimes has some really good stuff in it. I sold a book out of there on eBay for £12 to an Australian who also paid £12 postage. And found a photograph that is now in a museum.
Nik, Exeter

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7350109.stm

[thepigjockey]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7350109.stm

I read that article too, and it fucked me off so much I ALMOST felt like commenting, but luckily someone else has already said what I was going to say:

I hate to say this but as a lifelong record collector I feel that Oxfam have along with eBay helped destroyed the record collecting market, removing the fun and thrill of the chase.

Their biggest problem is overpricing. It appears each shop has a Record collectors price guide and whenever a record comes in they mark it to whatever price is given in the guide. What they fail to remember is the price in the guide is given for records in mint condition...

Unfortunately, a lot of vinyl in not very good condition is being marked up at the price of mint items. A classic example I saw once was the Rolling Stones first album. It was for sale at £100. It was in terrible condition and unplayable. It is worth that price in perfect condition but in that state its only worth about a fiver. It was in the shop for well over a year because nobody was stupid enough to waste money on it. Right now in Oxfam on Penny Lane is a copy of a Joe Cocker album priced at £30. Yes, original copies are worth that, but this copy in question is a budget price reissue not even worth a fiver... The whole fun of record collecting was rummaging through piles and discovering something unique and rare. Not any more because these are spotted and segregated immediately and dumb price tags attached.
Baz Garrod, Liverpool

I'm not even a 'collector', just someone who likes bargains. I have nothing against the charities getting loads of money BUT it makes it harder for us non-collectors. And as the guy says, the people who price the records don't have a fucking clue about condition. Also, if you price things stupidly high, the stock stays the same, customers lose interest, the shop loses customers (and reputation), and this will affect their income.

I've no idea why you mentioned it in this thread but that doesn't matter :)

[Lighter Thief]

The dude was tired of being a priest and has faked his own death. It's so obvious.