WTF Stories of the Week - Page 258

Kevy Baby · 06-23-2010, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Betty

Yikes! Scary. Do you guys have any precautions against things like that happening?

In reading the story, it seems to be an internal matter that could have happened in just about any office (or at least ones that use contract employees):

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Sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino says the man was an independent Social Services contractor who got into a dispute with an employee and attacked him on the sixth floor of the building at around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Alex · 06-23-2010, 03:23 PM

WTF?

I almost find it hard to believe that they weren't just ****ing with the world after the 30th game or so.

Unfortunately I expect that'll cause fifth-set tiebreakers to be implemented in other majors than just the U.S. Open. I hate fifth-set tie-breakers.

Ghoulish Delight · 06-23-2010, 04:12 PM

Have they stayed on server the whole time?

Alex · 06-23-2010, 05:03 PM

Yes, I believe so. And in the course of those 47 extra games there have only been six match points.

Betty · 06-23-2010, 07:24 PM

Hey - thanks for reading the article for me!

Ghoulish Delight · 06-24-2010, 08:29 AM

The tennis match is still going. 66-66. Live stream

Ghoulish Delight · 06-24-2010, 08:38 AM

So far, since resuming today, neither player has even won consecutive points on the other guy's serve.

Ghoulish Delight · 06-24-2010, 08:49 AM

And just like that...Isner, 70-68.

Kevy Baby · 06-24-2010, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

70-68

Remind me: was this a tennis match or a basketball game?

Ghoulish Delight · 06-24-2010, 03:42 PM

To put it in some perspective - if you figure the average set probably consists of 8-10 individual games, and an average match is probably 4 sets, then the 5th set alone was the equivalent of ~4 matches of tennis.

06-23-2010, 03:23 PM	#2
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	WTF? I almost find it hard to believe that they weren't just ****ing with the world after the 30th game or so. Unfortunately I expect that'll cause fifth-set tiebreakers to be implemented in other majors than just the U.S. Open. I hate fifth-set tie-breakers.
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Have they stayed on server the whole time? __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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06-23-2010, 05:03 PM	#4
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Yes, I believe so. And in the course of those 47 extra games there have only been six match points.
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Betty Kicking up my heels! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Silver State Posts: 3,783	Hey - thanks for reading the article for me! __________________ Nee Stell Thue
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06-24-2010, 08:29 AM	#6
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	The tennis match is still going. 66-66. Live stream __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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06-24-2010, 08:38 AM	#7
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	So far, since resuming today, neither player has even won consecutive points on the other guy's serve. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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06-24-2010, 08:49 AM	#8
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	And just like that...Isner, 70-68. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ Last edited by Ghoulish Delight : 06-24-2010 at 09:04 AM.
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06-24-2010, 03:42 PM	#10
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	To put it in some perspective - if you figure the average set probably consists of 8-10 individual games, and an average match is probably 4 sets, then the 5th set alone was the equivalent of ~4 matches of tennis. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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