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- TheWhyOfFry, on 10/12/2007, -12/+209fox news is reporting that the cannon was a democrat
- sideshowRAHEEM, on 10/12/2007, -5/+139A cannon? Man these school shootings keep getting worse and worse.
- theojanke, on 10/12/2007, -1/+129From the team's website's poll:
"How many games will you attend in 2006?"
All of them, home and away: 248
All of them at home: 39
5 to 9 games: 12
1 to 4 games: 29
None: 26085
EDIT: After about 2 minutes, that's up to 26397. - gjd131, on 10/12/2007, -1/+118From Wikipedia, before it gets erased:
A new tradition was started on October 6th 2006, deemed "ROTC target practice." The school's ceremonial cannon lets loose a volley at a random ROTC student's leg. Afterwards, the town's fine citizens spread cheer and wish him the gift of symmetry, threatening to blow off his other leg too if he raises a fuss about it. This new tradition has been met with the community’s full support.
The Target Practice Parade is in the process of being planned to commemorate the October 6th incident. This parade will feature burning effigies of the student, his leg, and his family. The parade will throw out KY jelly to the children, and incorporate a hundred goat processional. It is yet to be announced when the parade will take place. - cheez124, on 10/12/2007, -1/+114i go to snohomish high, its all redneck hicks, and filled with old people that dont want to change anything, and it filled with antique shops, get better brett
- Popdmb, on 10/12/2007, -1/+110Someone please let me know how the Snohomish Football website can handle Digg traffic, yet supposed "tech blogs" can't even handle 40 diggs. (and the thousands of other page views as a result)
- Hazardc, on 10/12/2007, -2/+109http://www.snohomishfootball.com/
what a surprise, no mention of the blast - shakin, on 10/12/2007, -1/+104The worst part is that this isn't even about football. Nobody is trying to cancel the football program. Heck, nobody is even yet trying to cancel the cannon blast. This community has abandoned one of their citizens simply because they fear having their cannon taken away.
I'm glad I don't live there. They should be ashamed of themselves. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+88My letter to the Town:
Congratulations, you have been Dugg! What does this mean for a small town like Snohomish? Well, lets just say you are on the map. Some 400,000+ registered users of Digg have discovered just how backwards your town's values really are. When Brett Karch was proudly doing his job firing the cannon at your High School homecoming football game, you were all his friends. After the tragic accident that nearly took his leg, and could have taken his life, you all disowned him. Some of you blamed him for the accident, all of you chose your tradition over this boy. Need I remind you that without boys like Brett, there would be no traditions. This kid would have gone to war to fight for your traditions, and yet you can't visit him at the hospital, go to his birthday party or wave to him when he visits the school he once proudly attended. In a country like ours, where values are losing ground to religious fanatics and corrupt politicians, your town is the poster child of getting it wrong. I hope you are proud. - Hazardc, on 10/12/2007, -0/+73The best part is Bill Shankly..... was a soccer coach.
These tools just found a quote and didn't even do their research on it before sticking it on their website - Popdmb, on 10/12/2007, -0/+68http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snohomish%2C_Washington
Not on Wikipedia either...but I'm sure that'll change quickly. - kmckanna, on 10/12/2007, -12/+79Snohomish...
What is a sick ***** town. Driven by High School football, threatening to break or "blow" off a kids leg for sure.
(Did anybody find out what state this is in by the way, I read the article and briefly searched the site but I will continue to look.)
I seriously want to just kick every single persons ass in that town for being a low-life scum of the earth hicktown piece of trash.
I usually don't act like this but seeing a town not caring for someone but sending threats and even thank you cards saying something like "The cannon is important to our games," is just pathetic.
We should do something drastic to this town, I don't know, have everyone in the digg community send them a few Furby's each(you know "Your emoto-tronic friend") so their town is flooded with annoying, mindless, ignorant flourescent colored creatures (a.k.a pussies)... Oh wait, I think it already is that way in Snohomish. - nerium, on 10/12/2007, -3/+66As mentioned elsewhere the coach's existential philosophy paints a pretty clear picture:
"Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I can assure them it is much more serious than that." -- Bill Shankly - korimickster, on 10/12/2007, -1/+63Goddammit, I love Digg.
- cameron074, on 10/12/2007, -1/+59attention residents of Snohomish:
You're all insane. I hope your football team comes down with a case of jockstrap fever and disbands. - theenginedriver, on 10/12/2007, -0/+53Best part of the wiki entry:
Ethnic
* White: 90.6%
* Sheep or Goat/Human hybrid: 6%
* Asian or Pacific Islander: 0.9%
* Hispanic: 0.9%
* African-American: 0.8%
* American Indian: 0.6%
* Mouthbreathers: 78% - muzzledpet, on 10/12/2007, -2/+51disgusting
- wild, on 10/12/2007, -2/+51Its well past 30000.
I think the family should assist in the investigation, get it eliminated, then move out of town. Clearly they don't want them there anyway. Take away what the bully wants. - underthelinux, on 10/12/2007, -4/+50I misread that as 'snohomosinfootball'.
- jlanse, on 10/12/2007, -4/+44Here's the email addresses of his school staff. Let them know what you feel about their community's behavior.
AJ.Bryant@sno.wednet.edu
Alanna.Zapolski@sno.wednet.edu
Alina.Fuentes@sno.wednet.edu
Alisa.Myers@sno.wednet.edu
Amanda.Coté@sno.wednet.edu
Amanda.Olson@sno.wednet.edu
Anne.Tompkins@sno.wednet.edu
Annie.Stone@sno.wednet.edu
Barb.Wilson@sno.wednet.edu
Barry.Rodland@sno.wednet.edu
Ben.Doucette@sno.wednet.edu
Beth.Porter@sno.wednet.edu
Bill.Nicolay@sno.wednet.edu
Bin.Yang@sno.wednet.edu
Brandon.Juhl@sno.wednet.edu
Brannon.Jackson@sno.wednet.edu
Brenna.Hutton@sno.wednet.edu
Brian.Hill@sno.wednet.edu
Brien.McGuire@sno.wednet.edu
Bryan.Mossburg@sno.wednet.edu
Canela.Arechiga@sno.wednet.edu
Carl.Chevara@sno.wednet.edu
Carla.Hoines@sno.wednet.edu
Carol.Mitchell@sno.wednet.edu
Cathy.Clark@sno.wednet.edu
Cathy.Tanasse@sno.wednet.edu
Chris.Utt@sno.wednet.edu
Christa.Gaustad@sno.wednet.edu
Cindy.King@sno.wednet.edu
Cindy.Peugh@sno.wednet.edu
Crystal.Hagen@sno.wednet.edu
Da.Graves@sno.wednet.edu
Dan.Dole@sno.wednet.edu
Dan.Parker@sno.wednet.edu
Dan.Stone@sno.wednet.edu
Dave.Martina@sno.wednet.edu
Dave.Weller@sno.wednet.edu
David.Dahlberg@sno.wednet.edu
Debbie.Evans@sno.wednet.edu
Deborah.Crecco@sno.wednet.edu
Deryk.Andersen@sno.wednet.edu
Diana.Plumis@sno.wednet.edu
Dick.Hetland@sno.wednet.edu
Dick.Skyta@sno.wednet.edu
Elle.Lipinski@sno.wednet.edu
Eran.Gourarie@sno.wednet.edu
Frank.Lopez@sno.wednet.edu
Gordy.Brockman@sno.wednet.edu
Heather.Hollingsworth@sno.wednet.edu
Heidi.Pike@sno.wednet.edu
Holly.vanWeezendonk@sno.wednet.edu
Jackie.Robinett@sno.wednet.edu
Jamie.Stockton@sno.wednet.edu
Jan.Rossiter@sno.wednet.edu
Jay.Adams@sno.wednet.edu
Jean.Ingersoll@sno.wednet.edu
Jeannette.Sheppard@sno.wednet.edu
Jeff.Harris@sno.wednet.edu
Jennifer.English@sno.wednet.edu
Jennifer.O’Ryan@sno.wednet.edu
Jody.Hill@sno.wednet.edu
Joe.Vespaziani@sno.wednet.edu
John.Dragavon@sno.wednet.edu
John.Mack@sno.wednet.edu
John.Mitchell@sno.wednet.edu
Joyce.Yates@sno.wednet.edu
Judi.Wilson@sno.wednet.edu
Justin.Fox-Bailey@sno.wednet.edu
Kaci.Cowan@sno.wednet.edu
Karen.Rosebaugh@sno.wednet.edu
Karen.Ruff@sno.wednet.edu
Kathy.Freiwaldt@sno.wednet.edu
Kathy.Moore@sno.wednet.edu
Kathy.Purviance@sno.wednet.edu
Ken.Hansen@sno.wednet.edu
Kerensa.Moon@sno.wednet.edu
Keri.Short@sno.wednet.edu
Kerrie.Chrisan@sno.wednet.edu
Kevin.Judkins@sno.wednet.edu
Kim.Boyer@sno.wednet.edu
Kim.Heinemann@sno.wednet.edu
Kris.Gallagher@sno.wednet.edu
Lance.Peters@sno.wednet.edu
Laura.Lackey@sno.wednet.edu
Len.Bone@sno.wednet.edu
Leslie.Bjornethun@sno.wednet.edu
Libbie.Green@sno.wednet.edu
Linda.Kautz@sno.wednet.edu
Linda.Moldestad@sno.wednet.edu
Lisa.Stettler@sno.wednet.edu
Lisa.Zanol@sno.wednet.edu
Maggie.Tipton@sno.wednet.edu
Mark.Albertine@sno.wednet.edu
Mark.Perry@sno.wednet.edu
MaryAnn.Graham@sno.wednet.edu
MaryAnne.Jones@sno.wednet.edu
Matt.King@sno.wednet.edu
Melinda.Torre@sno.wednet.edu
Melissa.Metzger@sno.wednet.edu
Meri.Munson@sno.wednet.edu
Michael.Dormaier@sno.wednet.edu
Michael.Hougan@sno.wednet.edu
Michael.Pletan@sno.wednet.edu
Michelle.Cormier@sno.wednet.edu
Minh.Nguyen@sno.wednet.edu
Noelle.Desserault@sno.wednet.edu
Noreen.Berget@sno.wednet.edu
Paddy.Chamberlain@sno.wednet.edu
Patricia.Bond@sno.wednet.edu
Patty.Owen@sno.wednet.edu
Patty.Stapleton@sno.wednet.edu
Paula.Olmstead@sno.wednet.edu
Peter.Wilson@sno.wednet.edu
Ray.Tompkins@sno.wednet.edu
Rebeca.Peña@sno.wednet.edu
Reid.Zachary@sno.wednet.edu
Ro.Mesman@sno.wednet.edu
Rob.Zabel@sno.wednet.edu
Robin.Furlan@sno.wednet.edu
Sam.Mesman@sno.wednet.edu
Sandy.Brandt@sno.wednet.edu
Sara.Larson@sno.wednet.edu
Sheri.Adams@sno.wednet.edu
Sheridan.Varney@sno.wednet.edu
Sherri.Hammons@sno.wednet.edu
Sherry.Ord@sno.wednet.edu
Sherry.Weatherby@sno.wednet.edu
Stephen.VerHoeven@sno.wednet.edu
Steve.Akerlund@sno.wednet.edu
Steve.Cotterill@sno.wednet.edu
Steve.Cotterill@sno.wednet.edu
Steve.Riedeman@sno.wednet.edu
Susanne.Essex@sno.wednet.edu
Tami.Caraballo@sno.wednet.edu
Tammy.Perry@sno.wednet.edu
Teresita.Tobón@sno.wednet.edu
Teri.Corwin@sno.wednet.edu
Tiffany.Coleman@sno.wednet.edu
Tiffany.Coleman@sno.wednet.edu
Tony.Stapleton@sno.wednet.edu
Tuck.Gionet@sno.wednet.edu
Ty.Floyd@sno.wednet.edu
Vicki.Millhouse@sno.wednet.edu
Vince.Ivelia@sno.wednet.edu
Volkert.Volkersz@sno.wednet.edu
Wanda.Marshall@sno.wednet.edu
William.Bond@sno.wednet.edu
Yasmeen.Evjenth@sno.wednet.edu - Hazardc, on 10/12/2007, -0/+39http://www.flickr.com/photos/pantherpop07/244425675/
picture of their beloved cannon - zephc, on 10/12/2007, -1/+40Even zombies don't attack one of their own...
- cameron074, on 10/12/2007, -0/+38it looks like a little baby canon, where's its mom?
- spidrw, on 10/12/2007, -0/+37Hahaaaaaaaahahahaaaaa...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snohomish_High_School
Somebody had some fun! - mabba18, on 10/12/2007, -1/+34It's up to 29087!
Can we break 30000? - Hazardc, on 10/12/2007, -0/+29I'm the submitter, i based my headline off of the actual article. Not to mention there are other people from your town posting here confirming your town sucks
wow, 200 bucks. what a generous school.
tell whoever runs your stupid over-penis-compensating HS football website that the "football is more important than life" quote isn't even about their sport, the guy who said it was a soccer coach - drachen, on 10/12/2007, -1/+28http://www.ci.snohomish.wa.us/Feedback.htm
The residents of this town are quite pathetic. Let their City Manager know what a great example of humanity he is responsible for. - nacs, on 10/12/2007, -1/+27Here's a screenshot to treasure that 100K moment:
http://thumbsnap.com/v/4pqbZ7BK.png
. - commiecat, on 10/12/2007, -0/+25Before it gets changed - this is from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snohomish_High_School
"A new tradition was started on October 6th 2006, deemed "ROTC target practice." The school's ceremonial cannon lets loose a volley at a random ROTC student's leg. Afterwards, the town's fine citizens spread cheer and wish him the gift of symmetry, threatening to blow off his other leg too if he raises a fuss about it. This new tradition has been met with the community’s full support.
The Target Practice Parade is in the process of being planned to commemorate the October 6th incident. This parade will feature burning effigies of the student, his leg, and his family. The parade will throw out KY jelly to the children, and incorporate a hundred goat processional. It is yet to be announced when the parade will take place."
I'm usually against people abusing Wikipedia but kudos to whoever got this bit in. To hell with those idiots living there and show a little sympathy for the guy that nearly LOST HIS LEG. Sheesh. - profOblivion, on 10/12/2007, -3/+26So, should we digg out of support for him? Or bury to save his other leg?
- ewy99, on 10/12/2007, -0/+23From the police logs for October 6th:
Informational Report 1300 Block Fifth Street
On 10/6/06 at approximately 1904 hours, the ceremonial cannon blew apart at the start of the homecoming football game at the Snohomish High School. The cannon has been used for years to signal the start of and touchdowns during football games. One Snohomish High School male student was taken to the hospital and four others suffered minor injuries. A preliminary investigation was conducted by the Detective Bureau to determine the cause. There was no evidence of foul play and the incident appears to be accidental. The football game and homecoming activities continued as usual." - chewtoy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+24From the Fark thread:
#!/bin/bash
while true; do
curl -s -S -d mode=voteme -d id=4 -d vote=q5 http://www.snohomishfootball.com/index.php > /dev/null
date
done
(make sure everything from 'curl' to 'null' is on one line)
chmod +x fark
./fark - sonaro, on 10/12/2007, -0/+22I could understand their anger if the kid did something stupid like jump in front of the cannon, but the thing malfunctioned and blew apart. The town is lucky nothing else happened to him or anyone else. It really is shameful that he has to go through this after getting his leg almost blown off, it just adds mental pain to the physical.
- hode, on 10/12/2007, -0/+22I pledge to make my vote heard 100,000 times:
for ($i=0;$i(lessthan)100000;$i++) {
$result = file_get_contents("http://www.snohomishfootball.com/index.php?mode=voteme&id=4&vote=q5&submitvote=Submit");
sleep(5);
} - SeaBass22, on 10/12/2007, -0/+22+1 just for the spam they'll receive.
- hkstallion, on 10/12/2007, -3/+25so how much of the amazing $200 did you donate?
i bet if everyone in the school gave a single days soda money, he would have easily tripled that amount.
So to you: You are an ***** - krellor, on 10/12/2007, -0/+21Letter I sent to the whole list of staff and Brian Danielson:
Brian,
To preface this email I will borrow some of your words. I don’t know you and you don’t know me. I am replying in response to an email that you sent that has been posted in an online community driven news site. While I do not know you personally, and indeed I have never heard of you or read anything about you, I feel compelled to comment on something that I can only describe as an overwhelming sense of apathy that is portrayed of your school and community. While it is true that those who have, as you say “put a black eye on our community” are probably in the minority the fact is that insofar as I can tell not you or anyone else in a position of authority at your school has done anything to counter the actions of those you decry as shameful. By doing nothing you allow the negative feelings in your community to prevail. As was once said by Edmund Burke “All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing”. This quote is truly reflective of your community. The student in question was injured on school grounds, taking part in a school activity, while upholding the traditions that your community obviously values. Yet when he is injured and those ignorant and judgmental few turn on him, you in your complacency and silence facilitate the malice you claim to be against.
In your reply you say “If you know anything about our school or our programs, the kids are always first and everything else secondary”. If that were to be believed as true I would expect that some sort of honorary service would be held or organized by the staff, that upon seeing the negative community reaction it would be the school and its employees that would come together and do the right thing. But no. Your apathy, or maybe fear, prevents you from doing even the slightest to comfort Brett or his family. That no one but family was at his16th birthday party is testament to the overwhelming complacency of his former teachers and instructors. If that had been a student of mine, regardless of whatever social stigma I would face, I would have been there and would have vocally supported him the whole way.
It is true that I only know what has been printed in the media on this issue, and it would not be the first time that the media took a particular angle on a story despite its relation to reality. For the sake of Brett, his family, and the overall social health of your community I hope I am wrong in my present view of you and your town. The fact that your school has done virtually nothing to comfort the family is only amplified by the fact that within hours of this story being posted people from all over the world showed a greater display of empathy and willingness to do something than your entire town did in months. If you need examples of this one source is http://www.digg.com/offbeat_news/Student_hurt_by_cannon_blast_at_football_game_Receives_numerous_threats where users began talking about setting up accounts to collect donations for Brett and his family, or to get their contact information to send letters of encouragement. The fact that after reading an article on the issue (http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/296584_cannon20.html?source=mypi) I felt like driving over from ******* and doing something while people in your town threaten him speaks volumes on the utter void of compassionate individuals in your community.
So rationalize what you will, and when the topic is broached agree with everyone that the story is horrific, and at the end of the day think of yourself however you will. Just remember that it is your silence and the silence of your peers and co-workers that enables the hostile and misguided to make their threats. No one in your town should fear being ostracized for supporting Brett, on the contrary, it should be the other way around. So maybe I have misjudged you and you and your peers are a victim of bad press. I surely hope so. And on behalf of the original sender that you responded to I apologize for the comment about the quarterback. Two wrongs don’t make a right. Although from the sound of things, in your school, it doesn’t sound like much of anything makes a right, right now.
xoxoxoxo - TheTaoOfBill, on 10/12/2007, -2/+23Well then why didn't you go to his birthday party you insensitive bastard!
- cameron074, on 10/12/2007, -0/+21it's up to 18587 now
the best part about this is the fact that the story is getting attention when that's exactly what the residents didn't want.
I love it when a plan comes together. - omnithought, on 10/12/2007, -5/+26What a bunch of retartded, inbred *****. That town is a ***** embarassment to America, and the human race.
- Falldog, on 10/12/2007, -0/+20Yes, how dare the submitter post a story with content he has no control over, let alone post an accurate title and description with respect to the article content. And on digg no less!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+20lol pea shooter, more like pipe bomb
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+20I agree with Brian Danielson that you are a turd for wishing that on anyone else.
- HipOldGuy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+19One of the many updates on the wikki before it was locked, I laughed so much that milk came out of my nose and I was drinking Diet Coke:
School
Total Students: 1946.75 (2006, after cannon incident)
Average Class Size: 30 Students
Class Rooms: 90
Academic
Annual Dropout Rate (2003-04):
On-Time Graduation Rate (2003-04): 80%
Extended Graduation Rate (2003-04): 0%
Ethnic
White: 90.6%
Sheep or Goat/Human hybrid: 6%
Asian or Pacific Islander: 0.9%
Hispanic: 0.9%
African-American: 0.8%
American Indian: 0.6%
Mouthbreathers: 78%
Knuckle-draggers: 98%
The Cannon Crew: The cannon crew was in charge of firing the ceremonial cannon at the beginning of every home football game, and after the Snohomish team scored. This tradition came to a halt at the Homecoming game of October 2006, when the cannon blew apart, injuring members of the Cannon Crew. Brett Karch, an ROTC cadet responsible for firing the cannon, was hospitalized with a shattered leg. He was subsequently ostracized by classmates and threatened with physical harm if the cannon-firing tradition was discontinued as a result of his injury [1].
Rifle Team
Chess Club
Swingers Club
Game Club
Clubbing Club - Inexplicably, a number of Snohomopotamians are vigorous supporters of the practice of culling seals, often spending lavish amounts of money to import and subsequently club baby harp seals in bizarre, drawn-out rituals
Future Bukkake Stars of Tomorrow - We aim to bring a smile to your face. Meets every Friday morning for chin omelettes. - computerdude33, on 10/12/2007, -1/+196. ????
7. Profit! - Popdmb, on 10/12/2007, -6/+24Nice to see you were supportive of him on Veteran's Day. Now, do you want to compensate him for the unnecessary damage done to his leg and acknowledge that it happened?
It seems a vast minority of you tools also visited him in the hospital. Nice work.
Edit: To your credit, there is no reason to ban the cannon. But have a heart, man. Kid's leg was in pieces. - unusualbob, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19lol cannon, more like pea shooter.
- EXreaction, on 10/12/2007, -0/+18You missed the whole point.
It is not really about the cannon at all, accidents do happen and that is completely fine.
The problem is the towns people who threatened to break the kid's other leg if he let other know what happened.
America may be *****, but at least some of us have the ability to read. - emorphien, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19Holy *****. That's absolutely disgraceful. They stop the game if a football player so much as stubs his toe, but they kept playing when someone not on the team got their leg blown off? People should be fired for that.
- SoupsMan, on 10/12/2007, -1/+18"tradition" my arse. I didnt think people were this self absorbed anymore about football. I guess i was wrong. I can only imagine how much crap some one else would have been in if a player got hurt by it. I think there might have been a lynch mob. I hope the family sucsessfuly sues, all the people who threatened him get put in jail for aggravated assult.
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