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Trapped miners given iPods to relieve boredom

theage.com.au — Two miners trapped a kilometre underground have been given iPods to relieve the boredom while they wait to be rescued. What would you put on their playlist?

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  • nydan, on 10/12/2007, -4/+57Anything by Hole. heh
    • knightblade2oo4, on 10/12/2007, -5/+59they're gonna be ***** pissed in a few hours when the battery dies...
    • soogy, on 10/12/2007, -6/+15Hole? I think they'd rather be left down there than be forced to listen to Courtney Love.
    • trunkster, on 10/12/2007, -7/+14^ Yeah.. and being married to her would drive you to even worst conclusions...
    • emil1212, on 10/12/2007, -9/+21Hole Sux.

      Men in Hats - "Safety Dance"
    • xENo, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9Big Bad John by James Dean

      "At the bottom of that mine lies a big... big man. Big John."
    • XxXoldsaltXxX, on 10/12/2007, -4/+13"Men in Hats - "Safety Dance""

      You mean Men Without hats?
    • Mac2492, on 10/12/2007, -19/+3Genie in a Bottle.

      I'd wish for two iPods and three more wishes.

      if(wish == "2 iPods and three more wishes)
      {
      wish(2 iPods and three more wishes);
      }

      The lamest infinite loop ever.
    • rspeed, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5@ trunkster

      That's probably the most insensitive thing I've ever read on Digg.

      Alhough... I can't help but agree.
    • e_mnc, on 10/12/2007, -31/+12I find these jokes with song names and or artists offensive. The 2 guys trapped in the mine have survived a week without food, drink and any contact to the outside world. They are also saying that the 2 guys are going to be down there for another week before they will be able to get out. I am Australian and proud of the spirit these guys have. So please quit with the jokes and if don't have anything nice to say don't say it.
    • cbrack, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11yeah so why not complain about the fact that they gave them ipods instead of ham sandwiches and alcohol?
    • TheWalkingDude, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13If they had given them a Game Boy, I would recommend Dig Dug, unless that is insensitive, in which case I'd go for Tetris. Seriously, I could handle a six month flight to Mars, if had Tetris with me.
    • SuperSloth, on 10/12/2007, -1/+25Staying Alive -- Bee Gees
      Every Breath You Take -- Sting/Police

    • catoutfit, on 10/12/2007, -2/+18Rock and a hard place by the Rolling Stones.
      Gold digger - Kanye West
      DIGG podcast
    • chadell, on 10/12/2007, -7/+4Digging for Miners.
    • znsh18, on 10/12/2007, -4/+0what about bathroom? I mean how they gonna relive themself.
    • whoutz, on 10/12/2007, -8/+1How does listening to an ipod reduce boredom?
  • HarryBauzonia, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive - Patty Loveless

    "...and you spend your life digging out the bottom of your grave."
  • Flashman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+23"Tunnel of Love" - Dire Straits
  • thehans, on 10/12/2007, -0/+89How long until the RIAA sues the two miners? Obviously they didn't legally purchase the music themselves and we now how the RIAA feels about sharing.
    • Flashman, on 10/12/2007, -1/+36Well in Australia it's illegal to rip your CDs to an iPod, so I hope those iPods are full of iTunes from the Music Store.

      Frankly I'd rather live down a hole than get sued by the RIAA or local equivalent.
    • EmileVictor, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11That's the ARIA.
    • Phototropic, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3As far as I know, ARIA has said they're not going to sue any individuals over sharing music files. But they have said they will go after ISPs if they don't put measures into place to stop music sharing.
    • Salvo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Actually, new laws actually permit people to Rip CDs for personal use. They were instituted this year, shortly before the Australian iTMS opened.
      While the "Land of the Free" is getting screwed by the DMCA, us Aussies are receiving more freedoms.

      Back on topic, Any Australian who whinges about Humourous Song Titles being in Bad Taste should get a grip. Go read some Henry Lawson, like "The Loaded Dog" or "The Golden Shanty" for some Hilarious Australian Humour.
  • sam10685, on 10/12/2007, -2/+17"Float On" - Modest Mouse
  • rioting, on 10/12/2007, -1/+21Trapt - Waiting
  • underburn, on 10/12/2007, -36/+8It would be nice to have music to calm the nerves before you die.
    • FluffyArmada, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3the idea here, is that they aren't dying...
  • bsoric, on 10/12/2007, -4/+8Well, I doubt it's the same anywhere else in the world, but there have been updates basically every 15 minutes for the last 2 days about these guys. They've interrupted so many of my favourite shows, to tell us the exact same thing, in case we missed it the last time. Now they have iPods, that's probably going to push it up to 10 minutes. *NEWS UPDATE- The miners in Tasmania have successfully been given iPods. Back to you, Tom*
    • shenki, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I agree, the media has gone a bit crazy over it. Not quite as crazy as the Adelaide media has gone over the explosion that happened in a cafe in the CBD yesterday though - channel 9 had a 5 minute pre-normal news 'special report' last night.

      Then again, we should stop and think about the poor guys stuck in a cage so small they cant stand up. And about the guy who got killed when the mine collapsed. And the guy who got blown up in the explosion.

      Compared to what's happened to those four guys, having our TV shows interrupted is nothing.
    • boredzo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Not 10 minutes. Every song.

      "UPDATE: The miners are now listening to Tunnel of Love by Dire Straits. Now back to your regular programme."
  • coolguy5, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Down in a Hole- James Taylor
  • supernova17, on 10/12/2007, -30/+2Traveling in a fried-out combie
    On a hippie trail, head full of zombie
    I met a strange lady, she made me nervous
    She took me in and gave me breakfast
    And she said,

    "Do you come from a land down under?
    Where women glow and men plunder?
    Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
    You better run, you better take cover."

    Buying bread from a man in Brussels
    He was six foot four and full of muscles
    I said, "Do you speak-a my language?"
    He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich
    And he said,

    "I come from a land down under
    Where beer does flow and men chunder
    Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
    You better run, you better take cover."

    Lying in a den in Bombay
    With a slack jaw, and not much to say
    I said to the man, "Are you trying to tempt me
    Because I come from the land of plenty?"
    And he said,

    "Oh! Do you come from a land down under? (oh yeah yeah)
    Where women glow and men plunder?
    Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
    You better run, you better take cover."
    • blownfuse, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Down Under by Men At Work.

      One of the most obvious but unkown drug reference songs of all time.
    • Darrelc, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Drug reference? The only thing I can think of is "I come from the land of plenty"
  • HarryBauzonia, on 10/12/2007, -5/+8How far is a kill-om-o' tree anyway? 3 feet?
    • Oxygen, on 10/12/2007, -3/+19 Feet maybe

      :P
    • Spacko, on 10/12/2007, -7/+2try about 1000 meters...

      and before they found these two blokes alive, they found another bloke under a couple of 'undred tonnes of rock. Dead.

  • freeshri, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13I wonder if they get to keep them.
  • HackWithRamzi, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6Ashes to Ashes by The Wallflowers

    ..."six feet under, face down in a box."
  • Jeffeh, on 10/12/2007, -37/+1Sweet

    Jeff - http://jeffeh.com
  • strangerzero, on 10/12/2007, -4/+25NEW YORK MINING DISASTER 1941 - by the Bee Gees
    WORKING IN A COALMINE by Lee Dorsey
    COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER by Loretta Lynn
    CANARY IN A COALMINE by The Police
    • klang, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10for pure evil: that's the ONLY songs on the entire iPod
    • shenki, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4heh...funny songs... bummer they're trapped in a gold mine, not coal.
  • TellarHK, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5The -Devo- version of Working in a Coal Mine.
  • Ultim8Fury, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6IPod video of "Batteries Not Included"
  • spamzor, on 10/12/2007, -16/+10As an Australian, i'd like to point out that some of you are being distasteful.
    • lunarworks, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8Actually, anything by Silverchair would be distasteful.

      (But in all seriousness, hope they make it out ok.)
    • Hypersapien, on 10/12/2007, -0/+30Welcome to the Internet. You must be new here.

      I'm sure everyone hopes that the miners make it out, no matter what they post here.
    • stormwater, on 10/12/2007, -5/+7You're an Australian - what the hell do you know about taste?!
    • Cerebral, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1Silverchair RULES... They need to come to the states!

      Oh yea... I hope they put personal messages from loved ones (or vids if video iPods) on them to keep hopes up.
    • kaviare, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0As an Australia, I'd like to point out that you're being ridiculous. I find it frustrating that you have to care with all your heart and soul about the miners, the Bali bombings and the Tsunami, and if you say ANYTHING negative about it, even say about the media coverage, you're un-Australian. I care because I'm a normal human being, but BEING Australian, I'd like to keep a sense of humour about it all, thankyou very much.
  • DavisFreeberg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Don't Fear The Reaper by the Blue Oyster Cult.
  • looklikecontest, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Modest Mouse - Dramamine?
  • SherlockJr, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12"Tired Of Waiting For You" By The Kinks
    "Deep Dark Hole" By Los Lobos
    The Theme From "Shaft" by Isaac Hayes
    • ImTheDarkcyde, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1the Bob and Tom podcast.

      you dont have to put 'music' mp3s :-P

      damn digg, i didnt even click 'reply' on your comment. oh well.
  • XFactorer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11"Bad Day" - Daniel Powter
    • trunkster, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5lol, that song is starting to get over played though..
  • Cymrubeats, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6The Jam - Going Underground
  • crbaker, on 10/12/2007, -12/+10Whats the difference between two Tasmanian gold miners and Steve Jobs?

    Steve Jobs is sitting on top of a gold mine. The miners are at the bottom of a gold mine.

    Yeah, it's lame, maybe someone can improve.

    • rspeed, on 10/12/2007, -4/+5You need to work on your joke telling.

      Try just saying "Steve Jobs is sitting on TOP of a gold mine."
    • RandomSkratch, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@rspeed:

      Upon reading your comment and aside from the word "top" being capitalized, you said the exact same thing. The sad thing is that he got modded down and you got modded up. What has the world come to?
    • duczduczducz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0random i think speed meant he should end the joke by saying "Steve Jobs is sitting on TOP of a gold mine." Period. If you need to explain the rest, then the joke loses it's touch ;-)......
    • RandomSkratch, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@duczduczducz
      Okay I see your point but that alone isn't really a joke. I mean we all know he's sitting on top of a gold mine but it has no relevance to this article. Perhaps a better way of saying it would be "And yet another gold mine Steve Jobs has perched upon"

      It's funny how amongst all this dreadful news we are discussing the proper formatting for a joke... I love the intarweb
  • signal15, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Our Last Escape - Aaron Booth
    Suffocate - Cold
    Paving the Way to Hell - Remembering Never
    No Air - A Season Drive
    One Last Breath - Creed
    I Can't Breath - Audiovent
    Kentucky Coal Miner's Prayer - Aaron Tucker
    Down in a Hole - Alice in Chains
    Living on Borrowed Time - Dave Hole
    Canabalism V1 - 4E
  • aaronlidman, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3audiobooks would be good, or maybe some tv shows supposing its a 5G ipod.
  • blacklilyninja, on 10/12/2007, -5/+4nothing my son listens too
  • zombieooo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Bob Dylan - Stuck In The Middle With You
    • gfisher2, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Steelers Wheel did "Stuck In The Middle"
    • WaterDragon, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3"Steelers Wheel did "Stuck In The Middle""

      Close!
      It was Stealer's Wheel....but they DID sound a lot like Bob Dylan

      -- just as Kim Carnes (Betty Davis Eyes) sounded a lot like Rod Stewart
  • gfisher2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3No doubt the tv networks have also passed down caps for the miners to wear (with their station logo) when they emerge. Remember Tony Bullimore? This is great advertising for Apple!!
    • blackjack75, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4And if they happen to die the'll feature an ad saying 'Apple till death' ?
  • SenorAnderson, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Nine Inch Nails - Head Like A Hole
  • goat4, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz - Get Crunk
  • D14BL0, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5The theme song to The Jeffersons.
  • whizzbang, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"Caught in a Trap" Elvis

    I'd say these guy are alright, otherwise they would telling us about them sending food and water rather than iPods!
  • rauz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1NP: Test Department & South Wales Striking Miners Choir - Take Me Home (Shoulder To Shoulder)
  • jasin39, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I would put the song "Time Is On My Side" by the Rolling Stones, or "Head like a Hole","Down In it", both by nine inch nails. Or "Down in a Hole" by Alice in chains
  • stw2k2k, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12Animals - We Gotta Get Outta This Place.
  • blackjack75, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8I made my choice, I am going down in a cave and I'll be getting a free MacBook Pro :-)

    I should add from down there: "2Gb of ram, please, I am suffocating".
  • mediocreguy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Next they'll be asking for Macbooks and Wifi........
  • Animosity, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Do those miners own the music licenses to listen to those songs on the iPods? Uh oh miner2miner file sharing in its simplest form, prosecute!
  • NakedSnake, on 10/12/2007, -0/+316 Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford
    The Doors - Waiting For the Sun, Been Down So Long
    Jet - Get Me Outta Here
    John Cougar - Crumblin' Down
    Nine Inch Nails - Deep
  • Oxygen, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Big Bad John - Johnny Cash
  • YoDiggity, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
    it'll keep em entertained for hours
    • dunos, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I think Queen / I Want To Break Free might be more appropriate.
  • WaterDragon, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5I can't believe nobody suggested "The Land Down Under (Men at Work)

    But strangerzero did offer: 'NEW YORK MINING DISASTER 1941 - by the Bee Gees.'
    I thought of that too -- we must be da old folks!

    Or how about: Rainy day women #12 & 35,
    Crawling from the wreckage.
    Rock On! (David Essex)
    We will rock you.

    This is sick...it's not funny.

  • klang, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1To prolong battery life a podcast would be perfect.
    To give something to laugh about in a sticky situation: Keith and the Girl, no doubt about it.
    www.keithandthegirl.com
  • Aniphx, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0Send the Pain Below - Chevelle

    Or maybe not. Perhaps something to take their mind off being stuck in a mine. Personally, I would have been killed by the country music, but that's just my opinion. Hopefully, they get out okay though.
  • WaterDragon, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Beatles - I'm Down

    (ha ha... let's all use Joliet format from now on!)
  • brilliant, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I am not an iPod hater but nowadays it seems like anything related to iPod will make the news no matter how trivial.
    Think about it, if the 2 guys were given rubic cubes instead to relieve their boredom do you think anyone will give a damn? Hell no! That includes the 2 guys themselves. They will be like "WTF?!", the next thing you know those cubes will get tossed out followed by some profanities.
    • gfisher2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4The media need *something* to keep this story alive until they get out. "They sent some iPods down there? Good, run with that". What else are Mel and Kochie going to talk about for the next "48 hours". Has the 48 hours started yet?
  • Labia, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby Mcferin
  • jasondefaoite, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Deeper Underground - Jamiroquai
  • Irco, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2they get a regular supply of food, clothes.....got a digital camera,iPods. I bet they are hoping they don't get rescued soon, they are probaly hoping for the PowerBooks to arrive soon
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