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Blackstar the Chakat · Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:37 pm

mwhittington wrote:
stitch626 wrote:
1 hurley stick

What's a hurley stick?
It's a stick that you hurl at a window, hence the name. I'm not Irish and even I knew that one.

Why would you hurl a stick at a window? Baseballs are much more effective. Or if you're a communist and don't play baseball, rocks will do just fine.

Post by **Mikey** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 4:37 pm

It's a stick used in a quasi-lacrosse-type sport played across the pond.

Bryan - is that countdown to be in weeks, days, or hours?

Blackstar the Chakat · Mon Apr 28, 2008 4:39 pm

Mikey wrote:It's a stick used in a quasi-lacrosse-type sport played across the pond

Got a video example of it?

Post by **Mikey** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 4:41 pm

When soccer fans are allowed their own fields:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=AM-kB1e96CA

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 6:13 pm

Stitch wrote:What's a hurley stick?

The weapon of choice for those who play the sport of Hurling.

Note the steel band at the end. It is incredibly painful to get hit with one of these things, and they're often hit with such force that they break. It's quite common for a player to go through one or two hurleys in a professional match.

Annecdote time:
When I was still in school, I once went to watch my school's team play in some competition. The rivalry between the two schools playing was quite high, and tensions were at breaking point.
Now, in some versions of the hurl, the metal band at the end is fixed in place by two metal screws. It was this type of hurl that was being used at this match.
At one stage in the match, one of the players from my school got so pissed at another player from the other team, that he slammed his hurl into the guy's back. The hurl shattered, and the metal screws ended up in the player's back. The match was paused until we could get an ambulance to get him to a hospital, but the moment he was gone a substitute was dragged out and the game continued.

Granted, I haven't seen that happen again since, but the sport can be quite vicious. Quite an effective rioting weapon as well, far more effective at smashing things than the common baseball bat, even if it's less popular.
The baseball bat is basicaly the AK-47 of the sporting world, but the hurley stick is the nuclear ICBM.

Blackstar wrote:Got a video example of it?

You can get a mental image quite easily.
Imagine throwing thirty uber-agressive rioters into an enclosed space with the afore-mentioned sporting device, with the promise of a prize if they beat the other team. Then throw a tennis ball into the arena, and let the carnage begin.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 6:14 pm

Stitch wrote:What's a hurley stick?

The weapon of choice for those who play the sport of Hurling.

Note the steel band at the end. It is incredibly painful to get hit with one of these things, and they're often hit with such force that they break. It's quite common for a player to go through one or two hurleys in a professional match.

Annecdote time:
When I was still in school, I once went to watch my school's team play in some competition. The rivalry between the two schools playing was quite high, and tensions were at breaking point.
Now, in some versions of the hurl, the metal band at the end is fixed in place by two metal screws. It was this type of hurl that was being used at this match.
At one stage in the match, one of the players from my school got so pissed at another player from the other team, that he slammed his hurl into the guy's back. The hurl shattered, and the metal screws ended up in the player's back. The match was paused until we could get an ambulance to get him to a hospital, but the moment he was gone a substitute was dragged out and the game continued.

Granted, I haven't seen that happen again since, but the sport can be quite vicious. Quite an effective rioting weapon as well, far more effective at smashing things than the common baseball bat, even if it's less popular.
The baseball bat is basicaly the AK-47 of the sporting world, but the hurley stick is the nuclear ICBM.

Blackstar wrote:Got a video example of it?

You can get a mental image quite easily.
Imagine throwing thirty uber-agressive rioters into an enclosed space with the afore-mentioned sporting device, with the promise of a prize if they beat the other team. Then throw a tennis ball into the arena, and let the carnage begin.

Reliant121 · Post by **Reliant121** » Sat May 03, 2008 10:20 am

Life just went totally down hill...A friend of mine was going to introduce me to this guy that likes me....but...last night he overdosed on heroine at a party...Abi (the friend) and Taz (another friend) both took it...I find it s hard to...accept the need to take it...

Post by **Teaos** » Sat May 03, 2008 10:29 am

People often want to try whats new and different. Its human nature.

Hopre your friends are ok. Heroin is quite possibly the most dangerous drug to try.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Sat May 03, 2008 1:17 pm

Sucks, man. Hope they're okay.

Reliant121 · Post by **Reliant121** » Sat May 03, 2008 1:20 pm

Dear god so do i. Taz is okay. Abi's still at the hospital with John-Paul. Apparently Abi sent taz home to tell me what was happening. Shows she cares i suppose.

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Sat May 03, 2008 11:43 pm

Man, that sucks. I didn't know it was that easily obtainable over there. Over here, I've only seen it a few times, and I used to party a LOT. I hope your friend is ok, Reliant.

Post by **Mikey** » Sat May 03, 2008 11:46 pm

I've experimented with a LOT of different things, but I've seen firsthand what H can do to a person wihtout even the straightforward danger of an OD involved. It's a terrible thing, made even more terrible by the addict's inability to see around it. My prayers are with your friends for both types of recovery.

Reliant121 · Post by **Reliant121** » Sun May 04, 2008 9:25 am

well the news is good. Almost too good Â¬Â¬ but dont look a gift horse in the mouth. Taz and Abi are both fine. Jhon-Paul feels like someone let off a quantum torpedo in his head but he's making a full recovery. He even felt guilty for not meeting me (awww such a sweety by the sound of it

). And Abi, who has used it before and was the one that caused the other two to take it, has promised that she will TRY to stop. How well she will succeed is another matter. But at least she's trying.

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Sun May 04, 2008 10:14 am

Reliant121 wrote:well the news is good. Almost too good Â¬Â¬ but dont look a gift horse in the mouth. Taz and Abi are both fine. Jhon-Paul feels like someone let off a quantum torpedo in his head but he's making a full recovery. He even felt guilty for not meeting me (awww such a sweety by the sound of it ). And Abi, who has used it before and was the one that caused the other two to take it, has promised that she will TRY to stop. How well she will succeed is another matter. But at least she's trying.

Recognizing that there's a problem is a good first step. She should make damn sure that that step is followed by others though; forward, not backward.

Reliant121 · Post by **Reliant121** » Sun May 04, 2008 10:15 am

She is if i have anything to say about it!