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Hurricane coverage

This is meant to poke fun at the Hurricane reporters and their stupid, pointless and irresponsible practice of standing in the middle of a hurricane when the authorities are begging people to stay indoors...

It is NOT meant to belittle the very real hardship this storm is causing people...

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"The winds are gusting up to 70mph, Carla... as you can see I am having to stand leaning into the wind! Despite that we see some people driving the streets... Can you get that, can you get that?..."

Camera pans to car driving slowly along flooded street...

"Unbelieveable! I CANNOT emphasize enough, people, STAY INDOORS! IT IS FOLLY AND CERTAIN DEATH TO BE OUTDOORS RIGHT NOW!!"

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"As you can see the aluminum roof of the gas station we are standing next to is starting to peel off... those aluminum sheets can become lethal projectiles in these winds... People NEED TO SEEK SHELTER AND STAY THERE!...(Lets get closer so we can get a better shot when the roof flies off)"

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Reporter running and screaming: "BIG TREE COMING DOWN!!! BIG TREE COMING DOWN!!! BIG TREE COMING DOWN!!! BIG TREE COMING DOWN!!! "

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"Ward, I think you need to do something about The Beaver..." (oops wrong channel)

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""BIG TREE COMING DOWN!!! BIG TREE COMING DOWN!!! BIG TREE COMING DOWN!!! BIG TREE..."

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"GET BACK GET BACK GET BACK!!!!" 10 foot sections of aluminum fly by the camera...

"Wow have you ever seen anything like that?! That could cut a person in half if they were standing outside!!!"

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"Carla... I...I...I CAN'T SEEE!!!! MY EYES MY EYES!!! AHHHHHH...."

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"This Coconut could kill someone..."

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"BIG TREE COMING DOWN!!! BIG TREE COMING DOWN!!! BIG TREE COMING DOWN!!! BIG TREE...."

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"...It appears our intern was driven head first through a cinderblock wall... can you pan to get that...?" camera pans to show a pair of Reeboks sticking out of a wall

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"Dozens of people a year are killed by coconuts, and that is without hurricanes..."

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"To all the people out there please do not go outside,.. please stay safe...."

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"That powerline next to us looks like it is about to snap, doesnt it John?"

"yeah that is a definite elctrocution haz...." screen goes black...

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"It appears my cameraman, Rodney, was killed by a coconut...."

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"Paula, it would seem I have a puppy lodged in my spleen... (can you pan to get that?)"

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"Emergency services are pleading that NO ONE go outdoors,you are not just jeopardizing your life but the lives of those that try to help you... Hey, Bill, look at that big sign- it looks like its about to come down, lets try to get closer!"

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"Paula? Paula It appears the puppy is a jack russel terrier..."

Paula: "Awww ... hes so CUUUUUTE!!!"

(muffled barking can be heard)

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"It would appear a big tree just came down..."


If a tree falls in a hurricane and a dozen film crews get it on film, does it really matter?

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