Brazil floods: Poor dog!

Cosimo · 14 Jan 2011 at 23:35

breadturbo said:
this is what we get for building towns on flood plains

Luckily we just get some flooding not mudslides and we don't illegally build homes on mountainsides.

Gackt · 14 Jan 2011 at 23:39

It's a dog. As sad as it is to lose something you've built a bond with, it's not like it's a child or anything. Good god.

SexyGreyFox · 14 Jan 2011 at 23:47

I heard that a cow died also - shocking.

Randomface74 · 14 Jan 2011 at 23:55

I feel more sympathy for the OP than the dog - is that wrong? :S

EvilDreams · 15 Jan 2011 at 00:10

I find it disturbing, the power that the dog has over some people. The first and second posts of this thread sum it up. 500 people dead (you know, people, capable of abstract thought, opposable thumbs, invented music, art, philosophy, built the pyramids), who cares, but one dog (known to eat faeces) dies and to the OP it's a tragedy. Lame.

titaniumx3 · 15 Jan 2011 at 00:36

Fluffy bunny syndrome.

Those 500 people aren't fluffy and cute.

Jambo · 15 Jan 2011 at 01:38

thecremeegg said:
The stupidity shown in this thread is beyond comprehension I'm sure the OP cares about the 500 people but they arent in this video, only the dog....

Agreed 100%.

kgi said:
Bold for emphasis.

lrn2read articles perhaps? you know, like the one that the OP linked which happens to have a video in it too.

The article doesn't happen to have a video in it. The video the OP referred to happened to have an article with it. The post is about the video.

Efour · 15 Jan 2011 at 01:55

tbh i don't actually care too much about the people or the dog...

Pestilence · 15 Jan 2011 at 02:52

Y'know... I don't think it matters so much in the sense of the worth of human life vs. that of a dog's, when it comes this.

You can clearly see in the video that this particular man values his dog and is doing everything he can to save it. When it comes to it, though, he just can't hold on to the animal when it comes to saving his own life.

Above all, it must have been absolutely horrible for him to have to let go of his companion like that. I know I wouldn't be able to get over that for a long time. That's what it makes it horrifying -- not the simple fact that a dog died.

Tombo · 15 Jan 2011 at 04:32

Efour2 said:
tbh i don't actually care too much about the people or the dog...

Oooo you're edgy.

Dewotter · 15 Jan 2011 at 04:43

Tombo said:
Oooo you're edgy.

Maybe he doesn't? Not everyone is trying to be cooler than you.

I'm saddened by it more because of how quickly the owner realized she couldn't keep her pet. If it was a child then it would have been saved, not so for the dog so you can't compare them.

platinum87 · 15 Jan 2011 at 04:50

Efour2 said:
tbh i don't actually care too much about the people or the dog...

That's the kind of thinking i can get behind!

The Halk said:
Reminds me of the old joke

Adolf "Ve vill kill all of ze Jews and one duck"W
SS Officer "Why the duck?"
Adolf "See! I told you nobody cares aboiut the jews"

I read it in an accent, and i literally LOL.

And yes i mean literally as in literally, not like " I literally threw up my lungs i was laughing how much" -> Wanted to clear that up

Tombo · 15 Jan 2011 at 07:11

RKO said:
Maybe he doesn't? Not everyone is trying to be cooler than you.

Yes he just feels the need to share how little he cares all the time

kylew · 15 Jan 2011 at 15:29

platinum87 said:
That's the kind of thinking i can get behind!

I read it in an accent, and i literally LOL.

And yes i mean literally as in literally, not like " I literally threw up my lungs i was laughing how much" -> Wanted to clear that up

How could you not have read that in an accent? :confused:

SexyGreyFox · 15 Jan 2011 at 15:48

kylew said:
How could you not have read that in an accent?

I was wondering exactly the same thing :confused:

"Ve vill kill all of ze Jews and one duck" doesn't exactly scream Brummie at you.

Fuzz · 15 Jan 2011 at 16:17

scorza said:
I felt a bit sick watching that video on the news last night, also watching some Australian farmers trying to rescue a drowning cow - dunno what happened to the cow but it didn't look like they were going to be successful, the cow was very distressed as you can imagine. I don't think news outlets ought to be showing this kind of animal suffering on TV

Wakey wakey, life is not a bucket of roses.Welcome to the real world.

Streeteh · 15 Jan 2011 at 16:21

AHarvey said:
I for one donate to 3-4 animals charities every month, maybe do the odd human charity once a year. It's personal feelings at the end of the day.

This forum post actually angered me slightly, something that hasn't happened in a long, long time.

I actually can't comprehend the fact that you'd rather give money to save an animals life over a humans. It's shocking to me that we live in a world where people would rather save a cute, fluffy, dumb animal over our fellow man.

HAz · 15 Jan 2011 at 17:28

lol some right idiots on here, i can tell he was talking about the poor dog that as swept away, he wasnt comparing it to all the humans that have died!

HAz · 15 Jan 2011 at 17:32

Streeteh said:
This forum post actually angered me slightly, something that hasn't happened in a long, long time.

I actually can't comprehend the fact that you'd rather give money to save an animals life over a humans. It's shocking to me that we live in a world where people would rather save a cute, fluffy, dumb animal over our fellow man.

WHY?
I dont give to any charity, do i anger you to?

Streeteh · 15 Jan 2011 at 17:45

HAz said:
WHY?
I dont give to any charity, do i anger you to?

BECAUSE!

Not necessarily, if you're minted then i would be mildly displeased with your lack of giving, if you're of normal wealth then i can't really complain. At the end of the day, with a normal level of disposable income, it's unfair to EXPECT people to give to charity.

The difference is, if someone is giving to charity, why make a point of giving to animal based charities over those that help impoverished humans? It makes no sense at all to me.