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Category: Death

Next up on World’s Deadliest Jobs - Mushroom Hunters

While it might seem quaint to walk through the woods to find and pick mushrooms, apparently it can be quite deadly. Authorities in northern Italy say that at least 18 people have died recently while hunting for the tasty fungi. Avid seekers are growing careless and ignoring safety procedures because the weather for the month of August has lead to a surge in mushroom growth. Most of those who have died fell off the slippery mountain slopes. Now, I realize that truffles can be worth more per ounce than gold, but I don't think it's worth a person's life.
Posted By: Nethie | Date: Mon Aug 30, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (13)
Category: Accidents, Death, Jobs and Occupations, Nature, Europe

Ghost Story Comes To Life

If you're into ghost stories, this one seems fairly tame. In 1891, a passenger train derailed on a bridge near Statesville, North Carolina, killing approximately thirty people. The story claims that on the anniversary of the wreck, the sound of the crash and screaming passengers can be heard. A number of people come to the bridge for a chance to prove the legend each year. But this year, the story took an even more tragic turn when one of the "ghost hunters" was killed... by a train. You can read the details here.
Posted By: Nethie | Date: Fri Aug 27, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (3)
Category: Accidents, Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Death, Disasters, History

New Meaning For Drop Dead Gorgeous

I don't keep up with fashion trends. If I can't go somewhere wearing elastic-waist pants and a baggy T-shirt, then I don't want to go. But I think I'm in the minority. Or maybe it has something to do with age. Younger folks often seem to be obsessed with their appearance and are even willing to put their lives at risk just to look "good". For example, the government of Thailand has issued a health warning that proclaims black leggings put people at risk of catching Dengue Fever. I realize that might sound a bit paranoid, but they have a compelling reason behind the warning: the mosquitoes that transmit the disease are attracted to black and can easily bite through the thin fabric used to make the leggings. You can read more here.
Posted By: Nethie | Date: Mon Aug 09, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (14)
Category: Death, Fads, Fashion, Health, Disease, Insects, More Things To Worry About

Coke Adds Death?

Posted By: Paul | Date: Mon Jul 26, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (10)
Category: Business, Products, Death, South America

The Corpse Vanishes



This film without comment track was a total hoot! I imagine the MST3K version is even greater. Part 1 begins here.

Posted By: Paul | Date: Sun Jul 18, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (3)
Category: Death, Medicine, Movies, Wives, 1940's

Gummie Chernobyl

Gummie Chernobyl from Ian Miller on Vimeo.

Posted By: Paul | Date: Sun Jun 27, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (4)
Category: Death, Candy, Cartoons

Subservience

Posted By: Paul | Date: Sun May 02, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (5)
Category: Armageddon and Apocalypses, Death, Cartoons

Follies of the Mad Men #93



Okay, so your establishment is NOT the Bates Motel. But do you even want to remind your customers of the horrible things that can happen in anonymous hotel rooms?
Posted By: Paul | Date: Sun Mar 28, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (6)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Death, Hotels, Europe

Chicken Race


cocotte minute
Uploaded by amoroso78.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Sat Mar 27, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (6)
Category: Animals, Death, Food, Cartoons, Europe

Shortest Man DIes in Italy

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My favorite part of this clip is where PingPing talks at about 20 seconds. Here's the link:



It's also interesting to see him smoking. He blows smoke at you at the end
Posted By: gdanea | Date: Tue Mar 16, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (11)
Category: Death
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