Popular Post Still Waters Posted December 6, 2023 Popular Post #1 Share Posted December 6, 2023 A group of tourists fell into a murky, cold canal in Venice when the gondola in which they were travelling capsized after they failed to heed an order to stop taking selfies and sit down. The gondolier, who had been attempting a tricky manoeuvre as he navigated the vessel under a bridge close to the area of St Mark’s Square, also ended up in the water before scrambling to rescue his passengers. According to reports in the local press, the group from China had been shifting around the gondola and taking selfies against the backdrop of the lagoon city’s famous sites when the incident, which was captured on video and shared widely online, happened. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/06/venice-gondola-capsizes-tourists-canal 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted December 6, 2023 #2 Share Posted December 6, 2023 What people don't do to get that selfie. It's their own fault. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted December 6, 2023 #3 Share Posted December 6, 2023 China. Thank goodness Americans are no longer the dumbest tourists 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted December 6, 2023 #4 Share Posted December 6, 2023 3 minutes ago, OverSword said: China. Thank goodness Americans are no longer the dumbest tourists We have some pretty stupid ones. In fact, there's a new word entering the American vocabulary. Touron. It's a cross between the words tourist and moron. I think it started at Yellowstone National Park for all the people who walk up to bison like they're somebody's cat. At least that's where I first heard it used. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oniomancer Posted December 6, 2023 #5 Share Posted December 6, 2023 This the same water their sewage empties into and known to cause rashes and other lovely infections. They may end up coming away from this with more than a bad case of embarrassment. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pellinore Posted December 6, 2023 #6 Share Posted December 6, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, susieice said: We have some pretty stupid ones. In fact, there's a new word entering the American vocabulary. Touron. It's a cross between the words tourist and moron. I think it started at Yellowstone National Park for all the people who walk up to bison like they're somebody's cat. At least that's where I first heard it used. The worst was someone smearing honey on their toddler's hand so they could get a photo of a bear licking it. I know lots of stuff online is fake, but this may have been real. Bear Mauls Honey-Smeared Child | Snopes.com Edited December 6, 2023 by pellinore 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted December 7, 2023 #7 Share Posted December 7, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, pellinore said: The worst was someone smearing honey on their toddler's hand so they could get a photo of a bear licking it. I know lots of stuff online is fake, but this may have been real. Bear Mauls Honey-Smeared Child | Snopes.com Still Waters posted a couple of videos of the King's Life Guard and the Blue and Royals at...I think it's called...The Horse Guard Parade. They're mounted in the guard booths on the street. Sometimes one will be standing on the sidewalk. I've seen quite a few of the short clips from there now and I can't believe what people go up and do to them. They grab the reins, they grab them and act all indignant when they get yelled at. One was a father who had a kid about a year old with him. It was probably the first time the kid ever saw a horse because he was scared to death and just screaming. The dad shoved this kid right up into the horse's face. Yes he got yelled at. One of the worst ones was a horse that had gotten spooked and was giving his rider a very hard time. This horse was kicking his back legs and rearing and the guard had to yell at the tourists to get out of the way. They just stood there taking pictures. One with a baby buggy. They've fallen off of cliffs into the Grand Canyon. I can believe the honey story. Edited December 7, 2023 by susieice 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbloodmoon Posted December 7, 2023 #8 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Who knows there might be a Fail Army video out of this. That’s my Christmas wish Santa. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt84801 Posted December 7, 2023 #9 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Never underestimate the stupidity of people in large numbers. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsnotoutthere Posted December 7, 2023 #10 Share Posted December 7, 2023 (edited) The Chinese are notoriously bad at taking instructions. I've travelled several times on aircraft full of Chinese, they totally ignore instructions to turn off mobile phones and seatbelt warnings. Edited December 7, 2023 by itsnotoutthere 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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