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surrealAmerican

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13. What were they using for "rope"?

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Reply #11)

Tue Feb 5, 2013, 01:29 PM

Feb 2013

Was it wrapped around their fingers?
Were there adults present?
Whose idea was this game?
Could somebody have stopped this before the kids were injured?
Did anybody try to?
Has this happened before?
... at this school?

There are a lot of questions that should be asked here.

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2 L.A. High school students lose fingers during tug-of-war [View all] proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 OP

What were they using - fishing line? bluedigger Feb 2013 #1

How on earth did that happen? gollygee Feb 2013 #2

crimanettly. lonestarnot Feb 2013 #3

Sometimes a news story is published before it's ready for publication. surrealAmerican Feb 2013 #4

Newspaper reporting isn't what it used to be. Jenoch Feb 2013 #6

Winter homecoming proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 #9

What additional info do you need? proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 #11

What were they using for "rope"? surrealAmerican Feb 2013 #13

lets hope they stopped the tug of war to find the fingers. Sunlei Feb 2013 #5

BAN TUG OF WAR RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!11111 datasuspect Feb 2013 #7

I used to work on a tall ship Recursion Feb 2013 #8

My guess was the students must have "taken a wrap" of some kind around their finger... HereSince1628 Feb 2013 #12

Tug of war is usually played with a rope like this gollygee Feb 2013 #10

Update: pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #14

I truly hope the doctors can reattach them. kentauros Feb 2013 #16

Per the article. NCTraveler Feb 2013 #19

Wow. proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 #21

Isn't homecoming normally in the FALL? Why in February? alp227 Feb 2013 #15

Some schools have winter homecoming. proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 #18

This school did have football, and I think the reporter confused fall homecoming with alp227 Feb 2013 #20

That is awful. AngryAmish Feb 2013 #17