Post by mrjamie on Oct 26, 2007 11:16:20 GMT -6
Nine Finalists!
"THINNING THE HERD" 2007
Eighth Place:
In Detroit, a 41-year-old man got stuck and drowned in two feet of water after
squeezing head first through an 18-inch-wide sewer grate while trying to retrieve
his car keys.
Seventh Place:
A 49-year-old San Francisco stockbroker -- who often bragged he was "totally-zoned
when he ran" -- accidentally jogged off a 100-foot high cliff on his daily workout.
Sixth Place:
While at the beach, Daniel Jones, 21, dug an 8-foot hole for protection from the
wind and had been sitting in a beach chair at the bottom when it collapsed, burying
him beneath 5 feet of sand. People on the beach used their hands and shovels trying
to get him out but could not reach him. It took rescue workers using heavy equipment
almost an hour to free him. Jones was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Fifth Place:
Santiago Alvarado, 24, was killed as he fell through the ceiling of a bicycle shop
he was burglarizing. Death was caused when the long flashlight he had placed in his
mouth to keep his hands free rammed into the base of his skull as he hit the floor.
Fourth Place:
Sylvester Briddell, Jr., 26, was killed as he won a bet with friends who said he
would not put a revolver loaded with four cartridges into his mouth and pull the
trigger.
Third Place:
After stepping around a marked police patrol car parked at the front door, a man
walked into H & J Leather & Firearms intent on robbing the store. The shop was full
of customers and a uniformed officer was standing at the counter. Upon seeing the
officer, the would-be robber announced a hold-up, and fired a few wild shots from
a target pistol. The officer and a clerk promptly returned fire, and several customers
also drew their guns and fired. The robber was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
Crime scene investigators located 47 expended cartridge cases in the shop. The subsequent
autopsy revealed 23 gunshot wounds. Ballistics identified rounds from seven different
weapons. No one else was hurt.
HONORABLE MENTION:
Paul Stiller, 47, and his wife Bonnie were bored just driving around at 2 A.M.
so they lit a quarter stick of dynamite to toss out the window to create some excitement.
Apparently they failed to notice the window was closed.
RUNNER UP:
Kerry Bingham had been drinking with several friends when one of them said they
knew a person who had bungee-jumped from a local bridge in the middle of traffic.
The conversation grew more heated and at least 10 men trooped along the walkway of
the bridge at 4:30 AM . Upon arrival at the midpoint of the bridge, they discovered
that no one had brought a bungee rope. Bingham, who had continued drinking, volunteered
and pointed out that a coil of lineman's cable lay nearby. They secured one end around
Bingham's leg and tied the other to the bridge. His fall lasted 40 feet before the
cable tightened and tore his foot off at the ankle. He miraculously survived his
fall into the icy water and was rescued by two nearby fishermen. Bingham's foot was
never located.
AND THE 2007 WINNER IS...
Zookeeper Friedrich Riesfeldt ( Paderborn, Germany ) fed his constipated elephant 22
doses of a nimal laxative and more than a bushel of berries, figs and prunes, before
the plugged-up pachyderm finally got relief.
Investigators say ill-fated Friedrich, 46, was attempting to give the ailing elephant
an olive oil enema when the beast suddenly unloaded. The sheer force of the elephant's
unexpected defecation knocked Mr. Riesfeldt to the ground where he struck his head
on a rock as the elephant continued to evacuate 200 pounds of dung on top of him.
It seems to be just one of those freak accidents that once again proves..."Shit happens!"
"THINNING THE HERD" 2007
Eighth Place:
In Detroit, a 41-year-old man got stuck and drowned in two feet of water after
squeezing head first through an 18-inch-wide sewer grate while trying to retrieve
his car keys.
Seventh Place:
A 49-year-old San Francisco stockbroker -- who often bragged he was "totally-zoned
when he ran" -- accidentally jogged off a 100-foot high cliff on his daily workout.
Sixth Place:
While at the beach, Daniel Jones, 21, dug an 8-foot hole for protection from the
wind and had been sitting in a beach chair at the bottom when it collapsed, burying
him beneath 5 feet of sand. People on the beach used their hands and shovels trying
to get him out but could not reach him. It took rescue workers using heavy equipment
almost an hour to free him. Jones was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Fifth Place:
Santiago Alvarado, 24, was killed as he fell through the ceiling of a bicycle shop
he was burglarizing. Death was caused when the long flashlight he had placed in his
mouth to keep his hands free rammed into the base of his skull as he hit the floor.
Fourth Place:
Sylvester Briddell, Jr., 26, was killed as he won a bet with friends who said he
would not put a revolver loaded with four cartridges into his mouth and pull the
trigger.
Third Place:
After stepping around a marked police patrol car parked at the front door, a man
walked into H & J Leather & Firearms intent on robbing the store. The shop was full
of customers and a uniformed officer was standing at the counter. Upon seeing the
officer, the would-be robber announced a hold-up, and fired a few wild shots from
a target pistol. The officer and a clerk promptly returned fire, and several customers
also drew their guns and fired. The robber was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
Crime scene investigators located 47 expended cartridge cases in the shop. The subsequent
autopsy revealed 23 gunshot wounds. Ballistics identified rounds from seven different
weapons. No one else was hurt.
HONORABLE MENTION:
Paul Stiller, 47, and his wife Bonnie were bored just driving around at 2 A.M.
so they lit a quarter stick of dynamite to toss out the window to create some excitement.
Apparently they failed to notice the window was closed.
RUNNER UP:
Kerry Bingham had been drinking with several friends when one of them said they
knew a person who had bungee-jumped from a local bridge in the middle of traffic.
The conversation grew more heated and at least 10 men trooped along the walkway of
the bridge at 4:30 AM . Upon arrival at the midpoint of the bridge, they discovered
that no one had brought a bungee rope. Bingham, who had continued drinking, volunteered
and pointed out that a coil of lineman's cable lay nearby. They secured one end around
Bingham's leg and tied the other to the bridge. His fall lasted 40 feet before the
cable tightened and tore his foot off at the ankle. He miraculously survived his
fall into the icy water and was rescued by two nearby fishermen. Bingham's foot was
never located.
AND THE 2007 WINNER IS...
Zookeeper Friedrich Riesfeldt ( Paderborn, Germany ) fed his constipated elephant 22
doses of a nimal laxative and more than a bushel of berries, figs and prunes, before
the plugged-up pachyderm finally got relief.
Investigators say ill-fated Friedrich, 46, was attempting to give the ailing elephant
an olive oil enema when the beast suddenly unloaded. The sheer force of the elephant's
unexpected defecation knocked Mr. Riesfeldt to the ground where he struck his head
on a rock as the elephant continued to evacuate 200 pounds of dung on top of him.
It seems to be just one of those freak accidents that once again proves..."Shit happens!"
