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Posted: 5/11/2024 1:14:26 PM EDT
  The man behind the infamous “dress that broke the internet” has reportedly admitted to strangling his wife, nearly a year after he was arrested and charged with attempted murder. The Guardian reports that Keir Johnston, 38, pleaded guilty on Thursday to attacking his wife, Grace Johnston, in their home on Scotland’s Isle of Colonsay on March 6, 2022. After Grace defied her husband’s request not to attend a job interview on the mainland he is said to have texted her saying, “Someone is going to die.” When she returned home her husband told her he was leaving her with prosecutor Chris Macintosh telling a court that Keir Johnston grabbed his wife and threw her to the ground. “He placed both knees on her arms, so she was unable to move. He then began strangling her with both his hands. She was initially able to scream and feared for her life and believed Johnston intended to kill her as he was very forceful.” His lawyer, Marco Guarino, said Johnston had accepted responsibility for the assault. The couple became famous when Grace’s mother, Cecilia Bleasdale, purchased a dress for their wedding in 2015 but they disagreed over whether it was blue and black or white and gold. It sparked global debate with people split on the true colors of the dress. Johnston will be sentenced on June 6. https://www.thedailybeast.com/keir-johnston-the-man-behind-dress-that-broke-the-internet-admits-strangling-wife-grace-johnston |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 1:17:01 PM EDT
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I always thought strangling meant that the person died. Choking seems more appropriate since the dick head lacked the grip strength or conviction to finish.
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Posted: 5/11/2024 1:18:28 PM EDT
[Last Edit: twistedcomrade]
[#2]
I'll check this one off as people and shit I never heard of.
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 5/11/2024 1:19:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Southernman077: I always thought strangling meant that the person died. Choking seems more appropriate since the dick head lacked the grip strength or conviction to finish. Just like the "I got electrocuted this weekend when I was changing a light bulb." No you didn't, because you didn't dieded! |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 1:21:33 PM EDT
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Police report states the officer observed white & gold bruising around her neck. |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 1:24:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Southernman077: I always thought strangling meant that the person died. Choking seems more appropriate since the dick head lacked the grip strength or conviction to finish. Yeah, that bit confused me. I was like "wait... who witnessed this... wait... she's still alive... wha?" |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 1:25:30 PM EDT
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It was white and gold.
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Posted: 5/11/2024 1:25:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JeepersCreepers: Police report states the officer observed white & gold bruising around her neck. 
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Posted: 5/11/2024 1:26:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JeepersCreepers: Police report states the officer observed white & gold bruising around her neck. |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 1:28:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RayFromJersey: It was white and gold. Shitpost |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 1:30:36 PM EDT
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Was Wayne Brady involved?
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Posted: 5/11/2024 1:31:13 PM EDT
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What was the job she was interviewing for?
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MS, USA
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Posted: 5/11/2024 1:32:13 PM EDT
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When they say "broke the internet". What does that mean?
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Posted: 5/11/2024 1:35:06 PM EDT
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''Broke the internet" term should be banned
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TX, USA
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Posted: 5/11/2024 1:36:31 PM EDT
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When she returned home her husband told her he was leaving her with prosecutor Chris Macintosh |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 1:37:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Im_Awake: Was Wayne Brady involved? 
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Posted: 5/11/2024 1:38:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Southernman077: I always thought strangling meant that the person died. Choking seems more appropriate since the dick head lacked the grip strength or conviction to finish. No, strangulation is external, like an attacker’s hands, or somebody got something tight wrapped around their neck that restricted breathing. Choking is an internal blockage that restricts breathing, like food, or a penis. |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 1:42:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RayFromJersey: It was white and gold. Looks that way to me. |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 1:44:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TurdyDingo: What fucking idiot writes like this. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TurdyDingo: When she returned home her husband told her he was leaving her with prosecutor Chris Macintosh I was feeling sorry for Chris too. Imagine you’re home on a Saturday after a hard week prosecuting lads for crimes against sheep, you’re sipping a twelve-year-old McTingle single malt, having an ale watching the Edinburgh FC football match, you’re wife is ironing your tartans while Mum cooks a haggis, when suddenly, some bloke shows up and drops off an unwanted woman. Your wife is like, “what’s this about then?” But all you can think is “not this shite again.” |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 1:52:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By nightstalker: ''Broke the internet" term should be banned I thought Kim Kardashian’s ass broke the Internet. |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 1:53:37 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Admiral_Crunch]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CastleBravo91: Looks that way to me. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CastleBravo91: Originally Posted By RayFromJersey: It was white and gold. Looks that way to me. Looks blue and black to me. Now I have to go read up on why it looks different to different people. Maybe it’s something about different video displays. ETA: Just came back to this thread, and now it looks white and gold. Assuming OP didn’t change the pic to mess with us, that’s freaky.  ETA2: and now it looks blue and black again. 
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Posted: 5/11/2024 1:54:37 PM EDT
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She should have stayed in the kitchen.
(No, domestic violence isn't funny) |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 1:55:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Admiral_Crunch: I thought Kim Kardashian’s ass broke the Internet. Did she sit on a server somewhere? |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 1:55:52 PM EDT
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The picture phenomenon was cool.
We were discussing it and had a friend over. I said it was white and gold. Handed my phone to her and she's like, "Are you playing a trick and changed the pic? I see (whatever the other colors were....I forget) We really were seeing different colors on the same pic. And the difference between strangle and choke is blood vs air. |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 1:56:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Ridgerunner9876: The picture phenomenon was cool. We were discussing it and had a friend over. I said it was white and gold. Handed my phone to her and she's like, "Are you playing a trick and changed the pic? I see (whatever the other colors were....I forget) We really were seeing different colors on the same pic. And the difference between strangle and choke is blood vs air. That’s actually a correcter explanation than mine. |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 1:58:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Admiral_Crunch: Looks blue and black to me. Now I have to go read up on why it looks different to different people. Maybe it’s something about different video displays. It isnt the display but I dont know what it is. We had different people on the same display in the same room see different colors. It then changed for me and I saw the other color, later. |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 2:03:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By FightingHellfish: That’s actually a correcter explanation than mine. It was kinda my thing. I can choke you without strangling or strangle without choking or both and can do any combo without killing....or with.
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Posted: 5/11/2024 2:05:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Southernman077: I always thought strangling meant that the person died. Choking seems more appropriate since the dick head lacked the grip strength or conviction to finish. |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 2:17:22 PM EDT
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Stupid fuck had himself a hot little redhead. Some can't help but fuck up a good thing.
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Posted: 5/11/2024 2:57:40 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Bohr_Adam]
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Here's Noah Webster's opinion on the terms in question.
STRANGLE. stran·gle | \ ˈstraŋ-gəl strangled; strangling \ ˈstraŋ-g(ə-)liŋ Definition transitive verb 1 a : to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : THROTTLE b : to obstruct seriously or fatally the normal breathing of c : STIFLE 2 : to suppress or hinder the rise, expression, or growth of //repression strangles free speech CHOKE. \ ˈchōk choked; choking Definition (Entry 1 of 2) transitive verb 1 : to check or block normal breathing of by compressing or obstructing the trachea or by poisoning or adulterating available air //The unwary guard was choked to death by a prisoner. 2 a : to check or hinder the growth, development, or activity of //The flowers were choked by the weeds. b : to obstruct by filling up or clogging //Leaves choked the drain. c : to fill completely : JAM //roads choked with traffic 3 : to enrich the fuel mixture of (a motor) by partially shutting off the air intake of the carburetor 4 : to grip (something, such as a baseball bat) some distance from the end of the handle —usually used with up //The batter choked up the bat and cut down his swing. intransitive verb 1 : to become choked in breathing //He choked on a bone. 2 a : to become obstructed or checked b : to become or feel constricted (see CONSTRICT sense 1) in the throat (as from strong emotion) —usually used with up //choked up and couldn't finish the speech 3 : to shorten one's grip especially on the handle of a bat —usually used with up 4 : to lose one's composure and fail to perform effectively in a critical situation //had a chance to win the game but he choked And there is actually a legal definition in the U.S. Code. https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title18/part1/chapter7&edition=prelim 18 USC § 113(b)(4) "The term "strangling" means intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly impeding the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of a person by applying pressure to the throat or neck, regardless of whether that conduct results in any visible injury or whether there is any intent to kill or protractedly injure the victim; and..." All quite interesting, really. |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 3:00:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JeepersCreepers: Police report states the officer observed white & gold bruising around her neck. |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 3:02:44 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Capt-Planet]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Ridgerunner9876: The picture phenomenon was cool. We were discussing it and had a friend over. I said it was white and gold. Handed my phone to her and she's like, "Are you playing a trick and changed the pic? I see (whatever the other colors were....I forget) We really were seeing different colors on the same pic. And the difference between strangle and choke is blood vs air. See the thing is when you open a photo in editing software you can sample a color and see where it is on the color wheel. So one person is right and one person is wrong. The dress is blue and black. |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 3:20:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Wildfowler: When they say "broke the internet". What does that mean? Nothing. It means nothing. |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 3:30:47 PM EDT
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white 'n gold
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 5/11/2024 3:35:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By twistedcomrade: I'll check this one off as people and shit I never heard of. Same. Never heard of this instance of Internet breakage. |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 3:36:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JeepersCreepers: Police report states the officer observed white & gold bruising around her neck. I lol'd. |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 3:54:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By twistedcomrade: I'll check this one off as people and shit I never heard of. |
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USA
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Posted: 5/11/2024 3:58:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Capt-Planet: See the thing is when you open a photo in editing software you can sample a color and see where it is on the color wheel. So one person is right and one person is wrong. The dress is blue and black. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Capt-Planet: Originally Posted By Ridgerunner9876: The picture phenomenon was cool. We were discussing it and had a friend over. I said it was white and gold. Handed my phone to her and she's like, "Are you playing a trick and changed the pic? I see (whatever the other colors were....I forget) We really were seeing different colors on the same pic. And the difference between strangle and choke is blood vs air. See the thing is when you open a photo in editing software you can sample a color and see where it is on the color wheel. So one person is right and one person is wrong. The dress is blue and black. So what about when the same person sees both colors, on the same monitor? I can look at it and see blue and black, and glance away, and when I look back it’s white and gold. And I’ve had others say the exact same thing. |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 4:00:49 PM EDT
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Everyone is all like "it's white and gold" or "no, dummy, it's blue and black" and I'm the only one here saying "looks like blue and gold to me."
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Posted: 5/11/2024 4:05:08 PM EDT
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He knew she couldn't make his sandwiches from that job on the mainland.
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Posted: 5/11/2024 4:13:27 PM EDT
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I draw the line at light choking, personally, and only if the lady is into that.
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Posted: 5/11/2024 4:21:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RayFromJersey: It was white and gold. I must have been under a rock when the internet broke. Do people actually think it's blue? |
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WY, USA
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Posted: 5/11/2024 4:23:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JeepersCreepers: Police report states the officer observed white & gold bruising around her neck.  Attached File |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 4:26:32 PM EDT
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Don't marry a guy who wears a skirt to the wedding. Just saying. RED FLAG..
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Posted: 5/11/2024 4:27:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RayFromJersey: It was white and gold. |
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IN, USA
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Posted: 5/11/2024 4:31:16 PM EDT
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I heard yaney
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Posted: 5/11/2024 4:40:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Bohr_Adam: Here's Noah Webster's opinion on the terms in question. STRANGLE. stran·gle | \ ˈstraŋ-gəl strangled; strangling \ ˈstraŋ-g(ə-)liŋ Definition transitive verb 1 a : to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : THROTTLE b : to obstruct seriously or fatally the normal breathing of c : STIFLE 2 : to suppress or hinder the rise, expression, or growth of //repression strangles free speech CHOKE. \ ˈchōk choked; choking Definition (Entry 1 of 2) transitive verb 1 : to check or block normal breathing of by compressing or obstructing the trachea or by poisoning or adulterating available air //The unwary guard was choked to death by a prisoner. 2 a : to check or hinder the growth, development, or activity of //The flowers were choked by the weeds. b : to obstruct by filling up or clogging //Leaves choked the drain. c : to fill completely : JAM //roads choked with traffic 3 : to enrich the fuel mixture of (a motor) by partially shutting off the air intake of the carburetor 4 : to grip (something, such as a baseball bat) some distance from the end of the handle —usually used with up //The batter choked up the bat and cut down his swing. intransitive verb 1 : to become choked in breathing //He choked on a bone. 2 a : to become obstructed or checked b : to become or feel constricted (see CONSTRICT sense 1) in the throat (as from strong emotion) —usually used with up //choked up and couldn't finish the speech 3 : to shorten one's grip especially on the handle of a bat —usually used with up 4 : to lose one's composure and fail to perform effectively in a critical situation //had a chance to win the game but he choked And there is actually a legal definition in the U.S. Code. https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title18/part1/chapter7&edition=prelim 18 USC § 113(b)(4) "The term "strangling" means intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly impeding the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of a person by applying pressure to the throat or neck, regardless of whether that conduct results in any visible injury or whether there is any intent to kill or protractedly injure the victim; and..." All quite interesting, really. Medically, "strangle/strangulate/strangulated" means the blood supply is cut off. Strangulated hernia or strangulated hemorrhoid. Choke means you aren't getting air whether that's obstructed airway, or constricted airway. Funny enough, they use the term "choke" in most martial arts when you're more likely strangling with bilateral carotid restriction. Some are a "get both" situation. However, there's a particularly nasty "choke" that bears down on the larynx with the inside edge of the forearm near the wrist. It fucking sucks. But, you don't pass out from lack of blood. |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 4:42:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Bohr_Adam: Everyone is all like "it's white and gold" or "no, dummy, it's blue and black" and I'm the only one here saying "looks like blue and gold to me." You seeing a very lightly blueish tinged white? That's usually what I see. Sometimes real white and gold. Rarely black and a more medium blue. Has anyone ever explained this phenomenon? |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 4:43:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryOriginally Posted By Southernman077: Originally Posted By Im_Awake: Was Wayne Brady involved? https://y.yarn.co/c587a153-a1f5-4c2d-a806-e4f03d168083_text.gif  exactly what I was thinking. |
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USA
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Posted: 5/11/2024 4:45:21 PM EDT
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The first time I clicked on this thread, the dress was blue and black. Second time I opened it up. The dress looks white and gold now—same device. That’s crazy.
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Posted: 5/11/2024 5:50:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Bohr_Adam: Everyone is all like "it's white and gold" or "no, dummy, it's blue and black" and I'm the only one here saying "looks like blue and gold to me."  |
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