Roaches & Worms

"Authorities are investigating what caused a Florida man to collapse and die after consuming dozens of roaches and worms " Direct quote from the news story. Really? No clue what did him in huh? I THINK IT WAS THE ROACHES & WORMS!
     Posted By: Alex - Tue Oct 09, 2012
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I wonder who got the snake he won.
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 10/09/12 at 09:57 PM
I'm actually curious why he died. I could see how eating a bunch of roaches and worms could give you a really bad stomachache and make you throw up. If they're carrying bacteria, they could give you food poisoning that could, in a day or two, be fatal. But the guy collapsed and died right away. Too soon for bacterial infection. Did the roaches manage to pierce his stomach? Or had the roaches been eating something toxic?
Posted by Alex on 10/09/12 at 11:45 PM
This is so dumb on so many levels. Pythons are destroying the ecosystem in the Everglades so, hay! lets give some more away to people who will eat bugs and worms!

@Alex: I would like to know what got him too.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 10/10/12 at 12:06 AM
I found a clip: Watch This

And, Six Flags was going to have one of these eating contests?

BTW, Broward County is just North of Dade County (Miami)
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 10/10/12 at 12:16 AM
It will most likely be something like a heart attack from some undiagnosed congenital defect or a stroke or embolism. I very much doubt the food consumption killed him. Just because most Western societies consider insects as bugs, many parts of the world do consume them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Insects_as_food
Posted by dumbledoor on 10/10/12 at 04:45 AM
Of course, nobody minds a bit of bee vomit.

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1072/is-honey-really-bee-vomit
Posted by dumbledoor on 10/10/12 at 04:49 AM
Somehow I just can't bring myself to call out, "Bee Vomit, I'm home!" I do, however, occasionally, call out, Bee Spit, I'm home!" And my loving wife runs to greet me and ensure that my every comfort is seen to before I need ask.

Life is good.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 10/10/12 at 07:17 AM
One man's meat is another man's poison. I'll stick to beef, pork, chicken and occasional turkey just the same.
Posted by KDP on 10/10/12 at 10:07 AM
I wonder if a sharp edge of a wing cover sliced something vital in the guy's innards, and he bled out. Or maybe it was a not-quite-dead roach, getting its revenge: the biter, bit.

From the quote I saw, the guy's estate now owns the snake.
Posted by TheCannyScot in Atlanta, GA on 10/10/12 at 12:00 PM
They don't expect to get the cause of death for a week or two! CSI Miami must not be working as advertised.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 10/10/12 at 12:03 PM
Less gross stuff .. more sex, nudity, and boobs Patty 😠 :*
Posted by BrokeDad in Midwest US on 10/10/12 at 02:32 PM
Horatio says, "You can not fix" takes of sunglasses "stupid."
YAHHHHH!!
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 10/10/12 at 08:24 PM
If eating bugs killed humans, we'd all be long dead. There's bugs or bug parts in virtually every bite of food we eat.
Posted by Mark on 10/12/12 at 01:01 PM
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