man hit by bus gets back up again and heads to pub

[muriel_volestrangler]

You have to see the video to believe it.

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A man was sent flying by an out of control bus but got back up immediately and walked into a pub like nothing had happened, video footage shows.

Simon Smith, 53, was knocked to the ground by the careering vehicle on Gun Street in Reading, but CCTV footage then shows him get to his feet moments later and walk into the Purple Turtle bar. He sustained only scratches and bruising despite being thrown about 20ft.

Reading Buses told the BBC it was investigating the “awful incident”, which took place on Saturday morning.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jun/27/i-get-knocked-down-man-hit-by-bus-gets-back-up-again-and-heads-to-pub

[montana_hazeleyes]

1. You are one tough guy Simon!

[onethatcares]

2. apparently

he was thirsty too

[whathehell]

3. You can't keep a good man down, I guess

[bitterross]

4. One Has Priorities You Know.

No time for being all wimpy and injured when the pub is at hand

[HuskyOffset]

5. The what?

" . . . the careering vehicle . . . "

Seriously, the what now? By chance did they mean careening? Not sure how that happened, as the "n" key is nowhere near the "r" key.

[longship]

8. Careering isn't even a word, is it?

Career isn't even a verb!

As in:
Hey! I'm careering here, man.

[muriel_volestrangler]

10. Yes, 'careering'. 'Careening' is turning a ship, except in America, for some reason

VERB

no object, with adverbial of direction Move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way.
‘the coach careered across the road and went through a hedge’

Origin
Mid 16th century (denoting a road or racecourse): from French carrière, from Italian carriera, based on Latin carrus ‘wheeled vehicle’.

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/career

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VERB

1with object Turn (a ship) on its side for cleaning, caulking, or repair.
Example sentences
1.1no object (of a ship) tilt; lean over.
‘a heavy flood tide caused my vessel to careen dizzily’
More example sentencesSynonyms
2North American no object, with adverbial of direction Move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way.
‘an electric golf cart careened around the corner’

Origin
Late 16th century (as a noun denoting the position of a careened ship): from French carène, from Italian carena, from Latin carina ‘a keel’. Sense 2 was influenced by the verb career.

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/careen

So 'career' is definitely the best word to use here. The American use of 'careen' appears to have come from a mistake by Edgar Rice Burroughs, that was kept, for no apparent reason - the first use of it that the OED quotes for 'to hurtle' is:

1923 E. R. Burroughs Chessmen of Mars vii. 70 The cruiser ‘Vanator’ careened through the tempest.

The use of 'career' for "move at high speed" dates back to 1647.

[Dustlawyer]

6. I bet he couldn't move the next day!

[FailureToCommunicate]

7. Do NOT get between an Englishman and his pint-a-bitter!

[shenmue]

9. Amen