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2008-05-20 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by Mike 2008-05-20 10:18|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 At least everyone had a sense of humor about it.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-05-20 10:35|| 2008-05-20 10:35|| Front Page Top

#2 "It wasn't real painful. ... I was very lucky in that it didn't hit any blood vessels, nerves, ligaments or tendons," McGeeney said.

Achilles couldn't be reached for comment ;)

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-05-20 11:42|| 2008-05-20 11:42|| Front Page Top

#3 See photo at Link

Posted by Lone Ranger 2008-05-20 12:54|| 2008-05-20 12:54|| Front Page Top

#4 Awww...just walk it off....

Posted by crazyhorse">crazyhorse 2008-05-20 13:34|| 2008-05-20 13:34|| Front Page Top

#5 See what happens when you let servicemen become media reporters!

Posted by Menhadden Snogum6713 2008-05-20 13:47|| 2008-05-20 13:47|| Front Page Top

#6 Just another link in the long line of sprots photographers in the wrong spot at the wrong time: a cameraman for FOX wears a batting helmet after nearly getting it by a broken bat the other day and there are numerous images of cameramen getting hit by race cars in various venues trying to get that perfect action shot.
Javelin catching however.....

Posted by USN, Ret. 2008-05-20 14:42|| 2008-05-20 14:42|| Front Page Top

#7 HAHA I can not resist the comment...

"See what happens when you let marines operate cameras"

Blackvenom-2001

Posted by Blackvenom-2001 2008-05-20 14:58|| 2008-05-20 14:58|| Front Page Top

#8 Ouch. THAT had to hurt!

Posted by ptah">ptah 2008-05-20 15:50|| http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org]">[http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2008-05-20 15:50|| Front Page Top

#9 #3 Lone Ranger: You can use the Link feature below the comments box instead of pasting in the whole link.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-05-20 18:42|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-05-20 18:42|| Front Page Top

#10 He's lucky he was not getting irradiated by a cell phone at the time....just sayin'......

Posted by Alaska Paul 2008-05-20 20:51|| 2008-05-20 20:51|| Front Page Top

#11 People, people. It's no big deal, just a scratch really.

Posted by Ryan McGeeney 2008-05-20 22:23|| 2008-05-20 22:23|| Front Page Top

#12 'Good thing we brought a second javelin,'"
lol

Posted by Jan 2008-05-20 22:48|| 2008-05-20 22:48|| Front Page Top

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