A commercial featuring former NFL quarterback Drew Brees has prompted outrage among a lightning strike victims group.
The advertisement showed Brees seemingly being struck by lightning as part of a promotion with gambling company PointsBet.
Lightning Strike and Electric Shock Survivors International, an organization that seeks to help those impacted by lightning strikes, called the stunt "disgusting" and "inappropriate,"
December 03, 2022, 08:46 PM
Beancooker
People in America aren’t just waiting, but pining to be offended.
Seriously?
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December 03, 2022, 08:48 PM
egregore
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Lightning Strike and Electric Shock Survivors International
I had no idea such a thing existed. I'm sure getting electrocuted is a traumatic event, but a support group?
December 03, 2022, 09:25 PM
Pale Horse
I’m shocked someone is offended by that.
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December 03, 2022, 09:46 PM
Ironmike57
My sister's husband was hit by lightning. Put a hole in his chest, turned his hair white, and melted his sneakers to his feet. Nasty stuff.
December 03, 2022, 10:22 PM
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December 03, 2022, 10:35 PM
YooperSigs
Everybodys an offended, triggered victim these days.
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December 04, 2022, 03:55 AM
sdy
here is the second part of the Drew Brees commercial:
------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Yidn, shreibt un fershreibt"
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December 04, 2022, 05:47 AM
Bassamatic
Shoot, I find it amazing that someone could even survive a lighting strike.
Two years ago, a storm blew thru our area at night. A bolt of lighting struck a mature oak tree that was about two hundred feet from the house. The crack was so loud the wife and I both sat straight up in bed, saying... WTF?
The next morning I walked over to the tree to take a look. This was a big oak, about 2.5 feet diameter at the base. The top one third of that tree was completely gone, lying down a ravine a ways away. The rest of the tree had what looked like a 12 inch slice taken out all the way down to the base. Like if you ran it through a sawmill. Damdest thing I ever saw.
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December 04, 2022, 06:42 AM
kidcop
I had a acquaintance killed by a lightning strike.
A local trooper's car was struck by lightning - blew out all the tires, basically fried the car, the antenna that was struck melted to a fraction of its original size.
December 04, 2022, 06:54 AM
Veeper
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Originally posted by Ironmike57: My sister's husband was hit by lightning. Put a hole in his chest, turned his hair white, and melted his sneakers to his feet. Nasty stuff.
Has he seen the commercial?
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December 04, 2022, 07:08 AM
Ironmike57
Nope. He's dead.
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Originally posted by Veeper:
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Originally posted by Ironmike57: My sister's husband was hit by lightning. Put a hole in his chest, turned his hair white, and melted his sneakers to his feet. Nasty stuff.
Has he seen the commercial?
December 04, 2022, 07:57 AM
BigSwede
Well this should have riled them up, 30+ years ago
December 04, 2022, 08:32 AM
bettysnephew
One of the guys I worked with in the food factory was previously in the farm equipment service industry here in Iowa. He serviced and repaired electronics on the high tech combines, planters and GPS units in the field during planting and harvest seasons. He was struck by lightning twice while doing his job. Both events were witnessed by others and he was hospitalized each time for burns. None of the rest of our maintenance crew was particularly comfortable working with him when he had to do electrical repairs. Imagine that! I always helped him as I figured a third time was almost impossible.
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December 04, 2022, 08:36 AM
sigfreund
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Originally posted by YooperSigs: Everybodys an offended, triggered victim these days.
These days being offended and taking one’s case public is the only opportunity many people have to get their few seconds of fame, or at least attention. Society has made it possible, and therefore they will take advantage of it.
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December 04, 2022, 08:43 AM
Balzé Halzé
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Originally posted by egregore:
I had no idea such a thing existed. I'm sure getting electrocuted is a traumatic event, but a support group?
It's traumatic alright because technically it means death from electric shock.
I guess there's a support group for everything nowadays. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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December 04, 2022, 08:44 AM
ggile
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Originally posted by sigfreund:
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Originally posted by YooperSigs: Everybodys an offended, triggered victim these days.
These days being offended and taking one’s case public is the only opportunity many people have to get their few seconds of fame, or at least attention. Society has made it possible, and therefore they will take advantage of it.
Yep and the more bizarre, the better.
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December 04, 2022, 09:15 AM
Hound Dog
Heck, I have never been struck by lightning, but I (and I bet, the MAJORITY of Americans) am a "victim/survivor" of electric shock.
Technically, anybody zapped by static electricity has 'survived' electric shock.
This is just a bunch of whiney people looking for publicity, IMO.
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