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  • P Philip Fitzsimons

    is he still alive? ;P;P;P


    "When the only tool you have is a hammer, a sore thumb you will have."

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    Rohit Sinha
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    Philip Fitzsimons wrote: is he still alive? Yes. But he resigned from his job and has now applied for a patent on how to slice one's head off and sew it back on. Meanwhile he's doing shows.
    Regards,

    Rohit Sinha

    Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.
    - Mother Teresa

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      True, but there again people do sometimes have an attraction to the macarbre and gory. Mind you, I'm not sure I'd entirely trust the sausages/meat pies? Debbie

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      Bruce Duncan
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      Debs wrote: people do sometimes have an attraction to the macarbre and gory ala rotten.com ? ugh, no thanks.

      Clones are people two.

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      • P Philip Fitzsimons

        is he still alive? ;P;P;P


        "When the only tool you have is a hammer, a sore thumb you will have."

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        Bruce Duncan
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        No, I don't think he was a politician.

        Clones are people two.

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        • M Megan Forbes

          Couldn't believe it when I saw that on IOL last night! The thing is, just think how brave you would have to be to do that! Seems to me, once you are that courageous, if you only took a couple of minutes to look around, you would probably have the courage to go on living. Very sad.


          What prevents people from seeing is the ghost of recollections of the past, in their eyes. - Carl Kyhlberg

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          Megan Forbes wrote: Seems to me, once you are that courageous, if you only took a couple of minutes to look around, you would probably have the courage to go on living. Well, if, as he suspected, a large gang of men were after him, who knows what horrible things they had in store once they caught him? He may have seen this as the only way out... ...yeah, ok, it's still bizarre - i'd have gone with the sleeping pills three counters over.

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          I'd show a smile but I'm too weak I'd share with you, could I only speak

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          • B Bruce Duncan

            No pics, thankfully, and the articles are not particularly graphic. He apparently did not cut his head clean off.

            Clones are people two.

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            Ed Gadziemski
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            He apparently did not cut his head clean off. So his ghost will be like Nearly-headless Nick from the Harry Potter books? :) Those willing to trade liberty for security deserve neither - Benjamin Franklin

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            • B Bruce Duncan

              Richards Bay - A man sawed his head off in full view of staff and customers at a grocery store in the northern KwaZulu-Natal province town of Richard's Bay on Monday afternoon, police said. Man cuts off head in shop[^] :omg: Butchery staff traumatised[^] I would freakin' think so. Man cuts off head 'in fear'[^]

              Clones are people two.

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              peterchen
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              On a related note, just yesterday a man was seen walking through a small town in Germany, with the head of a young woman in one hand, and a big knife in the other...


              "Der Geist des Kriegers ist erwacht / Ich hab die Macht" StS
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                On a related note, just yesterday a man was seen walking through a small town in Germany, with the head of a young woman in one hand, and a big knife in the other...


                "Der Geist des Kriegers ist erwacht / Ich hab die Macht" StS
                sighist | Agile Programming | doxygen

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                Clickety[^] "The man said he had been provoked before the deed," the spokesman said... Well, at least he had a good reason. :rolleyes: Mike Mullikin :beer:

                "When I wake up in the morning, I just can't get started until I've had that first, piping hot pot of coffee. Oh, I've tried other enemas..." Emo Phillips

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                • M Megan Forbes

                  Couldn't believe it when I saw that on IOL last night! The thing is, just think how brave you would have to be to do that! Seems to me, once you are that courageous, if you only took a couple of minutes to look around, you would probably have the courage to go on living. Very sad.


                  What prevents people from seeing is the ghost of recollections of the past, in their eyes. - Carl Kyhlberg

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                  :confused: Brave and courageous aren't the words I would use to describe that kind of behaviour. I've always thought suicide (unless it is in the act of saving others) was rather weak and gutless. Mike Mullikin :beer:

                  "When I wake up in the morning, I just can't get started until I've had that first, piping hot pot of coffee. Oh, I've tried other enemas..." Emo Phillips

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                  • B Bruce Duncan

                    Richards Bay - A man sawed his head off in full view of staff and customers at a grocery store in the northern KwaZulu-Natal province town of Richard's Bay on Monday afternoon, police said. Man cuts off head in shop[^] :omg: Butchery staff traumatised[^] I would freakin' think so. Man cuts off head 'in fear'[^]

                    Clones are people two.

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                    Jason Henderson
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                    Ow. That's gotta hurt.

                    Jason Henderson

                    My articles

                    "The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." - Winston Churchill

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                    • M Megan Forbes

                      Couldn't believe it when I saw that on IOL last night! The thing is, just think how brave you would have to be to do that! Seems to me, once you are that courageous, if you only took a couple of minutes to look around, you would probably have the courage to go on living. Very sad.


                      What prevents people from seeing is the ghost of recollections of the past, in their eyes. - Carl Kyhlberg

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                      Megan Forbes wrote: think how brave you would have to be to do that! That's nothing! I read many years ago in Omni Magazine of a fellow in the UK who committed suicide by applying an electric drill to his skull. The remarkable thing was that, according to police reports, it took him eight tries to get it right!:omg: "Please don't put cigarette butts in the urinal. It makes them soggy and hard to light" - Sign in a Bullhead City, AZ Restroom

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                        Megan Forbes wrote: think how brave you would have to be to do that! That's nothing! I read many years ago in Omni Magazine of a fellow in the UK who committed suicide by applying an electric drill to his skull. The remarkable thing was that, according to police reports, it took him eight tries to get it right!:omg: "Please don't put cigarette butts in the urinal. It makes them soggy and hard to light" - Sign in a Bullhead City, AZ Restroom

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                        Roger Wright wrote: The remarkable thing was that, according to police reports, it took him eight tries to get it right! Surely not! Are we being had? :~


                        What prevents people from seeing is the ghost of recollections of the past, in their eyes. - Carl Kyhlberg

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                        • B Bruce Duncan

                          Richards Bay - A man sawed his head off in full view of staff and customers at a grocery store in the northern KwaZulu-Natal province town of Richard's Bay on Monday afternoon, police said. Man cuts off head in shop[^] :omg: Butchery staff traumatised[^] I would freakin' think so. Man cuts off head 'in fear'[^]

                          Clones are people two.

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                          Brian Delahunty
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                          :wtf: Regards, Brian Dela :-)

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                          • M MS le Roux

                            Don't worry, there are no photographs. Apparently the man went into the butchery section and used the bansaw they use for slicing meat. I don't think his head came off entirely.

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                            MS le Roux wrote: Don't worry, there are no photographs. Thank God [Or whoever else you want to thank, depending on your religious or other views] for that. Regards, Brian Dela :-)

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                              Ow. That's gotta hurt.

                              Jason Henderson

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                              "The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." - Winston Churchill

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                              Brian Delahunty
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                              Jason Henderson wrote: That's gotta hurt. Just a little. :eek: Regards, Brian Dela :-)

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                                Ah, ok, I had this very Monty-Pythonesque vision of someone using a hacksaw to cut his own head off, which, with hindsight was pretty ridiculous. :-O You wouldn't be able to do as you described in my local supermarket as the cutters are protected by safety guards, but I guess they were more concerned with losing fingers than customers' heads. That is pretty extreme. Debbie

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                                Debs wrote: Ah, ok, I had this very Monty-Pythonesque vision of someone using a hacksaw to cut his own head off, which, with hindsight was pretty ridiculous I actually thought it was a joke at first too... Felt a bit silly after think though. Regards, Brian Dela :-)

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                                • M Megan Forbes

                                  Roger Wright wrote: The remarkable thing was that, according to police reports, it took him eight tries to get it right! Surely not! Are we being had? :~


                                  What prevents people from seeing is the ghost of recollections of the past, in their eyes. - Carl Kyhlberg

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                                  I don't think so - Omni had a really good rep for verifying stories. But that guy must have really wanted to die! One thing the account didn't mention was whether he used a hand drill, or a drill press... I wonder which would be harder to do? "Please don't put cigarette butts in the urinal. It makes them soggy and hard to light" - Sign in a Bullhead City, AZ Restroom

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                                    Brad Jennings wrote: Wow, I'll never look at a meat saw the same way again And neither will those poor employees, I'm sure! Time for a career change for them... :(


                                    What prevents people from seeing is the ghost of recollections of the past, in their eyes. - Carl Kyhlberg

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                                    Megan Forbes wrote: And neither will those poor employees, I'm sure! Yeah, I really feel for them, I couldn't imaging going through something like that. I couldn't imaging what's going through the minds of the man's family either. Brad Jennings "You're mom is nice. Mind if I go out with her?" - Jörgen Sigvardsson

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                                      :confused: Brave and courageous aren't the words I would use to describe that kind of behaviour. I've always thought suicide (unless it is in the act of saving others) was rather weak and gutless. Mike Mullikin :beer:

                                      "When I wake up in the morning, I just can't get started until I've had that first, piping hot pot of coffee. Oh, I've tried other enemas..." Emo Phillips

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                                      Score 3.0 (3 votes) Well I started out with one '5' vote. So what, has the "pro-suicide" element spoken?? Mike Mullikin :beer:

                                      "When I wake up in the morning, I just can't get started until I've had that first, piping hot pot of coffee. Oh, I've tried other enemas..." Emo Phillips

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                                        :confused: Brave and courageous aren't the words I would use to describe that kind of behaviour. I've always thought suicide (unless it is in the act of saving others) was rather weak and gutless. Mike Mullikin :beer:

                                        "When I wake up in the morning, I just can't get started until I've had that first, piping hot pot of coffee. Oh, I've tried other enemas..." Emo Phillips

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                                        Not to sound rude, but you obviously know nothing about depression.

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                                          Not to sound rude, but you obviously know nothing about depression.

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                                          gregs wrote: you obviously know nothing about depression You might be surprised. I do know that killing yourself due to depression is neither brave nor courageous. Mike Mullikin :beer:

                                          "When I wake up in the morning, I just can't get started until I've had that first, piping hot pot of coffee. Oh, I've tried other enemas..." Emo Phillips

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