Comments on: Best Work Safety Video EVAR: Forklift Driver Klaus http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/20/best-work-safety-video-evar-forklift-driver-klaus/ The Neat Side of the Web Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:58:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Robert http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/20/best-work-safety-video-evar-forklift-driver-klaus/#comment-523429 Robert Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:23:37 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15799#comment-523429 I am sad to think that "Klaus" was a parody, just because it is so brilliant. So, I nominate "Shake Hands with Danger" as best genuine safety movie. See link for embedded video. http://www.archive.org/details/ShakeHan1970 "...May be frightening and surprising to some viewers, and contains great country-style song by a Johnny Cash-soundalike." I am sad to think that “Klaus” was a parody, just because it is so brilliant.

So, I nominate “Shake Hands with Danger” as best genuine safety movie. See link for embedded video.

http://www.archive.org/details/ShakeHan1970

“…May be frightening and surprising to some viewers, and contains great country-style song by a Johnny Cash-soundalike.”

]]> By: Jacques http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/20/best-work-safety-video-evar-forklift-driver-klaus/#comment-520102 Jacques Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:45:13 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15799#comment-520102 Man, that was like a video of all the stupid things we used to do with forklifts when I worked at a brewery (labatt) in the early 80s. My foreman once had me stand on a pallet and he lifted me to the top of a row of beer that was leaning kind of precariously. The next morning the entire row fell down (this was when we went from stubby bottles to the long neck bottles and they hadn't figured out how to stack them yet). another time, we get a little pissed befoer the friday night shift, and when I jumped on my forklift for said foreman, he asked me to shift a pallet off the palletizer and I wasn't paying attention and rammed the forks through the bottom row of boxes. pop pop pop pop don't drink and drive a forklift. I'm really pretty lucky to be alive. Man, that was like a video of all the stupid things we used to do with forklifts when I worked at a brewery (labatt) in the early 80s. My foreman once had me stand on a pallet and he lifted me to the top of a row of beer that was leaning kind of precariously. The next morning the entire row fell down (this was when we went from stubby bottles to the long neck bottles and they hadn’t figured out how to stack them yet). another time, we get a little pissed befoer the friday night shift, and when I jumped on my forklift for said foreman, he asked me to shift a pallet off the palletizer and I wasn’t paying attention and rammed the forks through the bottom row of boxes. pop pop pop pop

don’t drink and drive a forklift.

I’m really pretty lucky to be alive.

]]> By: stacyj http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/20/best-work-safety-video-evar-forklift-driver-klaus/#comment-519736 stacyj Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:26:06 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15799#comment-519736 Looks like the video's been removed from Youtube at this point. Though in reading the comments I think I'm kind of glad I missed it - I realize it's just meant for humorous purposes but seeing violent accidents always really -gets- to me no matter how staged they are, I'm a whuss when it comes to those things ... As for the "EVAR" - strangely enough I still rather like it, it's obviously being used in a semi-mocking sense, not actually trying to be like the Valley Girls so much as appropriating their speech for humorous effect ... So yeah ... "EVAR," still funny; "humorous" injuries/death, not so much - that about sums it up for me! Looks like the video’s been removed from Youtube at this point. Though in reading the comments I think I’m kind of glad I missed it - I realize it’s just meant for humorous purposes but seeing violent accidents always really -gets- to me no matter how staged they are, I’m a whuss when it comes to those things …

As for the “EVAR” - strangely enough I still rather like it, it’s obviously being used in a semi-mocking sense, not actually trying to be like the Valley Girls so much as appropriating their speech for humorous effect … So yeah … “EVAR,” still funny; “humorous” injuries/death, not so much - that about sums it up for me!

]]> By: Fran http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/20/best-work-safety-video-evar-forklift-driver-klaus/#comment-519715 Fran Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:02:28 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15799#comment-519715 On a different note. Am I the only one that's sick and tired of the "EVAR". Reminds me of Valley Girl speak from the 80s and like VG speak, needs to totally disappear. Enough already. On a different note. Am I the only one that’s sick and tired of the “EVAR”. Reminds me of Valley Girl speak from the 80s and like VG speak, needs to totally disappear. Enough already.

]]> By: cuimhne http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/20/best-work-safety-video-evar-forklift-driver-klaus/#comment-519713 cuimhne Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:58:45 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15799#comment-519713 Old but good :) It's a proper short film as I recall, not just a joke thing. Old but good :) It’s a proper short film as I recall, not just a joke thing.

]]> By: Namowal http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/20/best-work-safety-video-evar-forklift-driver-klaus/#comment-519623 Namowal Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:46:46 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15799#comment-519623 Ha ha! Classic. From the same country that gave the world <i>Struwwelpeter </i> Ha ha! Classic. From the same country that gave the world Struwwelpeter

]]> By: R Pyle http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/20/best-work-safety-video-evar-forklift-driver-klaus/#comment-519570 R Pyle Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:36:32 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15799#comment-519570 Not enough Hasselhoff. Germans love Hasselhoff. Not enough Hasselhoff. Germans love Hasselhoff.

]]> By: Ali S. http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/20/best-work-safety-video-evar-forklift-driver-klaus/#comment-519327 Ali S. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:08:13 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15799#comment-519327 Mein Gott! That was amazing! :D I laughed so hard watching this. Mein Gott! That was amazing! :D I laughed so hard watching this.

]]> By: Christophe http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/20/best-work-safety-video-evar-forklift-driver-klaus/#comment-519304 Christophe Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:39:31 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15799#comment-519304 @Hans : Ausgezeichnet! Bloody Ausgezeichnet! @Hans : Ausgezeichnet! Bloody Ausgezeichnet!

]]> By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/20/best-work-safety-video-evar-forklift-driver-klaus/#comment-519300 ted Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:32:53 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15799#comment-519300 It kinda becomes a senseless orgy of destruction, doesn't it? It kinda becomes a senseless orgy of destruction, doesn’t it?

]]> By: Hans http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/20/best-work-safety-video-evar-forklift-driver-klaus/#comment-519263 Hans Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:49:17 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15799#comment-519263 Das war ausgezeichnet!! Das war ausgezeichnet!!

]]> By: Alannah http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/20/best-work-safety-video-evar-forklift-driver-klaus/#comment-519219 Alannah Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:31:06 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15799#comment-519219 I fail to see the humor in these senseless deaths. Why did the camera man keep rolling film? Why didn't someone get Klaus off the damn forklift? Why do you need a chainsaw in a warehouse, anyway? I fail to see the humor in these senseless deaths. Why did the camera man keep rolling film? Why didn’t someone get Klaus off the damn forklift? Why do you need a chainsaw in a warehouse, anyway?

]]> By: Justin http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/20/best-work-safety-video-evar-forklift-driver-klaus/#comment-519194 Justin Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:49:17 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15799#comment-519194 That was so unexpected! :) That was so unexpected! :)

]]> By: CheeseDuck http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/20/best-work-safety-video-evar-forklift-driver-klaus/#comment-519189 CheeseDuck Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:33:35 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15799#comment-519189 Klaus didn't learn his fork lifting procedures very well did he? Klaus didn’t learn his fork lifting procedures very well did he?

]]> By: oezicomix http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/20/best-work-safety-video-evar-forklift-driver-klaus/#comment-519153 oezicomix Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:32:24 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15799#comment-519153 this is a classic! this is a classic!

]]> By: hansel http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/20/best-work-safety-video-evar-forklift-driver-klaus/#comment-519142 hansel Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:04:17 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15799#comment-519142 i don't think this is funny, my buddy Hans was impaled by a forklift, then chopped in two by a runaway chainsaw. laugh it up friends, while i go put flowers on his grave. i don’t think this is funny, my buddy Hans was impaled by a forklift, then chopped in two by a runaway chainsaw. laugh it up friends, while i go put flowers on his grave.

]]> By: t http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/20/best-work-safety-video-evar-forklift-driver-klaus/#comment-519129 t Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:21:26 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15799#comment-519129 maybe it's obvious, but i think you should include a note to clarify that this is a parody of the "instructional film" genre, not just a crazy German thing. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289477/ maybe it’s obvious, but i think you should include a note to clarify that this is a parody of the “instructional film” genre, not just a crazy German thing. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289477/

]]> By: Aeris http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/20/best-work-safety-video-evar-forklift-driver-klaus/#comment-519127 Aeris Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:21:21 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15799#comment-519127 Muhihihi, it's been such a long time since i last saw this... about time it made it on here :) Muhihihi, it’s been such a long time since i last saw this… about time it made it on here :)

]]> By: Shervin http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/20/best-work-safety-video-evar-forklift-driver-klaus/#comment-519124 Shervin Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:04:27 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15799#comment-519124 This reminds me of the final destination movies with all of the absurd deaths. Overall, I think its a great instructional movie. I learned my lesson. This reminds me of the final destination movies with all of the absurd deaths. Overall, I think its a great instructional movie. I learned my lesson.

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