tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post3802852190610386820..comments2023-09-26T12:58:21.651+00:00Comments on The Paramedic's Diary: Vicious sweetsXfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08189044083128101123noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-69747605799583526492011-04-07T09:59:39.056+00:002011-04-07T09:59:39.056+00:00I thought if they were April Fool's, they were...I thought if they were April Fool's, they were supposed to take them down / put a comment on them to say so once April 2nd came round (otherwise, according to tradition, *they* are the fools... Wait, it's the Sun... ;-) )<br /><br />I still say my point about not getting the full facts and jumping to conclusions stands, though :-)Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17965300148218903639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-31090514240828271262011-04-06T12:25:51.728+00:002011-04-06T12:25:51.728+00:00Seriously, as if people's hobbie nowadays is w...Seriously, as if people's hobbie nowadays is wasting taxpayers money on piteous arguments. I wish i could BUY that marshmellow and "accidentally" throw it at <br />that brat. Or his parents.<br /> <br /> Actually quite a few newspapers online report this story and according to theboilingfrog it is true and claims The Sun also verified it.<br /><br />http://thefrogsalittlehot.blogspot.com/2011/04/april-fool.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-25444766628560968392011-04-05T23:29:15.620+00:002011-04-05T23:29:15.620+00:00Well, to be honest, it took me a little while to w...Well, to be honest, it took me a little while to work it out (and it was most certainly NOT my girlfriend mentioning it!) - but nonetheless, I did feel a little silly.<br /><br />So... did anyone else actually notice, or is everyone just going to say they were playing along!?<br /><br />=DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-89877407374843095542011-04-05T23:07:19.215+00:002011-04-05T23:07:19.215+00:00I can't believe it took so long for someone to...I can't believe it took so long for someone to actually check the date of this story and say it out loud!<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />True or not, the effect is the same; everyone getting wound up about it one way or another.Xfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189044083128101123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-73483323588625233962011-04-05T17:02:24.511+00:002011-04-05T17:02:24.511+00:00Hey there,
Just wanted to say, that I'm pretty...Hey there,<br />Just wanted to say, that I'm pretty sure the marshmallow article was actually an April fools joke. I don't think any of that stuff actually happened - it's just a newspaper winding us up. <br /><br />Anyways, good stuff.<br /><br />:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-32190490916043901482011-04-05T00:52:29.616+00:002011-04-05T00:52:29.616+00:00Jo
Well put. True enough, this could have been th...Jo<br /><br />Well put. True enough, this could have been the straw that broke the camel's back, so to speak.<br /><br />I'm concerned that people aren't dealing with these matters more directly themselves though - going to the police has probably made that young lad more of a victim now.Xfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189044083128101123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-35028862707904772612011-04-04T20:41:46.174+00:002011-04-04T20:41:46.174+00:00As a sufferer of POTS I'm just glad it was men...As a sufferer of POTS I'm just glad it was mentioned in an article! I had the same experience as the chap in the article - fobbed off for 12 years (the difference being I didn't squeal to a national paper). It blighted my life - having dizzy spells, lightheadedness, syncope, fatigue, brain fog, overheating etc etc every day from age 14 to 26. The GP would order a blood test, it'd come back normal, then he'd not bother doing anything else. I reckon he thought I was making it up.Lounoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-38692954315947940362011-04-04T07:07:47.507+00:002011-04-04T07:07:47.507+00:00Putting my critical hat on - how can you say for t...Putting my critical hat on - how can you say for the doctor-bashing article that "I’m sure we’re not getting the full story" but not say the same for the police-bashing one?<br /><br />If both stories are straight up true (but then can you really trust the Sun to get anything bar the basic name-and-date facts right?), then they are both equally ridiculous.<br /><br />However, my suspicion behind the marshmallow article is that it may be something along the lines of the treatment which I received in school - 'harmless' bullying and teasing which on a constant drip over many years led me to have a mild breakdown in the classroom. My 'trigger' was even more innocuous than a marshmallow - mine was a spit ball that left me shaking, in tears and in a state that I would have done *anything* to get my persecutors off my back. This was, however, in the days before mobile phones and before I could get in touch with anyone who cared, the moment had 'blown over' (though the mental scars took well over 10 years to heal to a point where I was able to think about the incident without getting upset again).<br /><br />So - yes, common sense should have been exercised in this case, and it is a sad indictment of UK society as a whole that it went to such extremes, but I have a suspicion that there is a lot more than meets the eye here.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17965300148218903639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-34926595168482591662011-04-03T13:12:51.552+00:002011-04-03T13:12:51.552+00:00The marshmallow case is beyond believe. What comes...The marshmallow case is beyond believe. What comes next? A dirty look will cause armed response unit?BRC_Medicnoreply@blogger.com