"Paralympic gold 'for dead mother'"

Am I the only one who read that BBC headline and thought this inclusion of as many disability groups as possible had maybe gone too far this time?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/7612909.stm

 

It would seem to be a bit of a disadvantage when participating in sport. Or anything really, apart from a seance.

 

Sleeping lions?

 

Oh dear! It is BBC Wales though - doesn't surprise me no one has bothered to change it yet

At least the actual article is good and well done to the swimmer

 

it might sound harsh but i really hate watching the interviews with the winners

 

I dunno, ashes could be used in the long jump, an urn in the curling or a coffin in the bobsled.

Is that in bad taste? if so I apologise but I'm sure you are all aware that I am pretty tasteless.

 

Notice the ghostly silence :dismay:

 

:tumbleweed:

 

I take it they have ladders for the dwarves to get them on the podium ?

 

Think they didn't get it due to the dead pan delivery.

 

I think that if you had been on stage you would have died a death.

 

You can make all the tasteless jokes you want. It's your funeral.

 

I think it might be possible to resurrect this thread.

 

Will you undertaker to do that?

 

Perhaps it is time to Lethe it alone then.

 

killed it.

 

Is this proof of reincarnation?

 

Or maybe that you should wake up.

 

I think this thread has become far more interesting seance the puns started coming

 

It is testament to the will of posters to discuss topics other than football

 

i hear the blackburn defender ooija boarded a plane for the paralypics

 

Indeed. He has a guide for when he gets to the Other Side. Of the world.

 

It did wraith a bit of his time though.