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I Got All the Way to Work Yesterday and Found Out I Wasn't Wearing my Pants!

Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,437 ✭✭✭✭✭
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That's right - I walk in and one of my assistants yelps: "you have no pants on!"

If you believe that,

You can believe that Ben Roethlisberger "forgot" to wear his helmet the day of his accident. That's what he told Jim Rome in his first interview since that ill fated day.

But I like him, think he's a great quarterback and he looks great.

I don't even know if I have any of his RC's?

mike
Mike

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  • lostdart58lostdart58 Posts: 2,938 ✭✭✭
    STONE,

    Hopefully you don't go "commando".............
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  • Dallas88Dallas88 Posts: 746 ✭
    Dang Mike, what a coincidence,......right in the middle of reading your post, I totally realized I forgot to turn my computer on!image

    I hate it when that happens!
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,437 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Dang Mike, what a coincidence,......right in the middle of reading your post, I totally realized I forgot to turn my computer on!image

    I hate it when that happens! >>


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  • ToppsCo1lectorToppsCo1lector Posts: 2,633
    A buddy of mine died in a wreck about 2 weeks prior to Big Bens accident. You either wear a helmet or you don't. You don't forget if you do. I'm in line to buy my first bike this winter, my brother and my Pops are lifetime riders. Lol, "forget" my a$$.
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  • nearmintnearmint Posts: 1,111 ✭✭✭
    It is possible he forgot. I bicycle a lot, and once in awhile I forget to put my helmet on. I used to waterski, too, and now and then I would forget my life vest. It's really bad luck, though, to forget on the day you get into a wreck.

    Can't say I ever forgot my pants, but I have made it to the garage with my slippers on.
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  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,437 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>It is possible he forgot. I bicycle a lot, and once in awhile I forget to put my helmet on. I used to waterski, too, and now and then I would forget my life vest. It's really bad luck, though, to forget on the day you get into a wreck.

    Can't say I ever forgot my pants, but I have made it to the garage with my slippers on. >>


    nearmint
    I know I was being a bit facetious with this and just having some fun.

    I don't ride - but ya know - my instinct tells me the 'motorized' vehicle thing is a bit different - when you sit on the bike - you have to put a key in the ignition and start it up - then either habit kicks in and you consciously or unconsciously go thru your checklist unless something totally disrupts that train of thought.

    Plus, most people wear the helmet that protects the face - you would almost feel naked without it on?

    mike
    Mike
  • envoy98envoy98 Posts: 4,000 ✭✭
    I've forgotten to comb my hair, or to put deodorant on even...but I never "forgot" to wear my helmet. I either chose to wear it, or not wear it. Usually on really hot days, for quick ride down to the lake, I didn't wear it. If I was going out all day, I'd strap it on the back for the night ride. I chose to not wear it...and my mother, the Emergency Room nurse, used to chew my a$$ for it every time she saw me. image
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  • nearmintnearmint Posts: 1,111 ✭✭✭
    I don't ride motorcycles, either, but I'm amazed at what I forget now and then, so I wouldn't be shocked if someone who normally wears a helmet told me he forgot to put it on one day. As you say, your mental checklist can get disrupted, and that's when you forget to do what you normally do.

    I don't believe Ben, either, but in my non-motorcycle-riding ignorance, I'd guess it's possible to forget your helmet.
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  • shagrotn77shagrotn77 Posts: 5,607 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Dang Mike, what a coincidence,......right in the middle of reading your post, I totally realized I forgot to turn my computer on! >>



    I obviously know you were kidding, but wow, that really confused me image
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  • itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭
    maybe he forgot to wear the motorcycle helmet b/c he got hit so much while he was wearing his Steeler helmet
  • stownstown Posts: 11,321 ✭✭✭
    It's just like forgetting to put on your seatbelt. You know it's not on and just too lazy click it.

    When Ben started to ride off, you mean to tell me that he didn't notice a slight breeze going through his hair? Please...
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  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,437 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>It's just like forgetting to put on your seatbelt. You know it's not on and just too lazy click it.

    When Ben started to ride off, you mean to tell me that he didn't notice a slight breeze going through his hair? Please... >>


    Exactly.

    But, I will give him credit - he's in a really good spin control mode...

    He wasn't defensive or adamant about what happened - he didn't fall back on the - "I can do what I want" thing.

    This isn't about absolute freedom - I want to believe he's realizing he has to protect an asset - his career.

    It's like - imagine you had a 52T Mantle PSA 8 - would you keep it in your ass pocket everyday while riding your motorcycle to work?

    mike
    Mike
  • goose3goose3 Posts: 11,471 ✭✭✭
    he didn't forget....

    it was in the basement and he, like most of us, is too darn lazy to go downstairs and get something.image
  • ldfergldferg Posts: 6,745 ✭✭✭
    i've had a dream several times that i went to school without any clothes on. i'm just sitting there in my desk doing my work naked as can be...haha


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  • RichGRichG Posts: 483
    I don't ride a motorcycle but I do have a polaris 4-wheeler and I never wear a helmet. On a side note, I'm not sure why in Minnesota a person driving a car is required to wear a seat belt (I'll only wear mine in very bad weather), but a person on a motorcycle isn't required to wear a helmet. As far as I'm concerned, both should be optional.
    Rich
  • DaBigHurtDaBigHurt Posts: 1,066 ✭✭
    As Joey Porter said, "the concrete is undefeated." image
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  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,437 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>As far as I'm concerned, both should be optional >>


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  • 1989FleerBillRipkencollector1989FleerBillRipkencollector Posts: 4,590


    << <i>As Joey Porter said, "the concrete is undefeated." image >>



    funny-

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  • thenarcissus01thenarcissus01 Posts: 344
    He did not forget to wear a helmet. In an interview conducted prior to the accident he clearly stated that since it was not law, he was not going to wear it. It is that simple. He took a chance and almost got killed.
  • yankeeno7yankeeno7 Posts: 9,248 ✭✭✭
    Anyone ever put their helmet on then jump in their car and go? Just a question...I admit to nothing....image
  • RichGRichG Posts: 483
    Anyone ever put their seat belt on only after a cop was in progress of pulling you over for speeding and when the cop questioned you about not wearing a seat belt you tell him that he must obviously be confused?

    EDIT** I almost forgot......I admit to nothing!
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  • HoofHeartedHoofHearted Posts: 2,537 ✭✭


    << <i>He did not forget to wear a helmet. In an interview conducted prior to the accident he clearly stated that since it was not law, he was not going to wear it. It is that simple. He took a chance and almost got killed. >>



    I saw, or read about, that interview. It was a conscious decision, I believe, not to wear the helmet. You're foolish not to around a city with too many flakes driving around talking on cell phones...
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  • SoutherncardsSoutherncards Posts: 1,384 ✭✭
    Hey Stone -

    You really should be more careful about forgeting the pants. You know those security cameras these days can catch everything and next thing you know.............Stone - LIVE!
  • HoofHeartedHoofHearted Posts: 2,537 ✭✭


    << <i>Hey Stone -

    You really should be more careful about forgeting the pants. You know those security cameras these days can catch everything and next thing you know.............Stone - LIVE! >>



    Oh, good lord, how in the world did you ever come up with that so quickly! Funny stuff! You look to be in great shape, Stone! image
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  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,437 ✭✭✭✭✭
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  • SoutherncardsSoutherncards Posts: 1,384 ✭✭
    Stone,

    I'd love to know where you learned to dance like that. There's an adult entertainment facility nearby that could use some of your techniques!

    Jim
  • 70chip70chip Posts: 797


    << <i>Hey Stone -

    You really should be more careful about forgeting the pants. You know those security cameras these days can catch everything and next thing you know.............Stone - LIVE! >>



    Holy crapola, I....I....I.....don't know what I just saw, but would love to know how I can change that sign to send a "message" to my soon-to-be-ex-wife!!! Southern, any assistance would be appreciated. Thanks

    P.S. Stone, I like you, you seem like a very nice and helpful guy, but dude, you dance like a total cracker, get some rythym bro
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  • SoutherncardsSoutherncards Posts: 1,384 ✭✭
    70chip - tell me exactly what you'd like to say and I'll see what I can whip up!
  • jlbsquaredjlbsquared Posts: 840
    just got back from a ride, and remembered my helmet...my question for the guys in states w/o a helmet law - you still have to wear eye protection, right? I can't see a damn thing unless I wear a full face helmet or goggles - even w/ sunglasses my eyes fill with tears...

    seems crazy to me to go helmetless AND blind - wonder what big ben had on that day....
  • itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭


    << <i>just got back from a ride, and remembered my helmet...my question for the guys in states w/o a helmet law - you still have to wear eye protection, right? I can't see a damn thing unless I wear a full face helmet or goggles - even w/ sunglasses my eyes fill with tears...

    seems crazy to me to go helmetless AND blind - wonder what big ben had on that day.... >>



    certainly not his "thinking cap"
  • nightcrawlernightcrawler Posts: 5,110 ✭✭
    southerncards, thanks for leaving me in stiches, that's the best vid I've seen in a long time.

    My best laugh until now was this clip of Axtell visiting his grandma???
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  • nightcrawlernightcrawler Posts: 5,110 ✭✭
    Southerncards, sorry I couldn't help myself, I used your technology on my sigline, heh heh.
  • SoutherncardsSoutherncards Posts: 1,384 ✭✭
    I'm glad I brought some laughter into the mix. Feel free to use that link, its not mine exclusively. I laugh out loud every time I see it.
  • RichGRichG Posts: 483
    that gradma video is halarious.......however, I hope it isn't real!
    Richi
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