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"Tim W"

26/11/2006 8:09 PM

Florida bookcase tragedy

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6185854.stm


This topic has 61 replies

bb

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

26/11/2006 1:01 PM

bloody hell. Thats one of the maddest things i've heard in a long
time.

Theres probably a lesson to be learnt, but i've no idea what!

Barry
www.woodworking.wizkids.co.uk

Ds

"DonkeyHody"

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

27/11/2006 5:39 AM



> I also, can't figure out why nobody checked the
> room completely or noticed the foot? But, many
> people are completely unaware of most things about
> them. And, stupidity knows no bounds!

About a year ago, in a small town near me, a man who lived alone was
reported missing by his family. The cops searched for him for two
weeks until a family member noticed a strange smell in his bedroom. He
was lying in his own bed "under a pile of clothes".

DonkeyHody
"If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a
nail." - Abraham Maslow

Rr

"RicodJour"

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

27/11/2006 8:01 PM

Tim W wrote:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6185854.stm

Amazing the amount of judgments and assumptions made so far. Maybe a
more complete report will help answer some questions and lay suspicions
to rest.
http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/local/16099174.htm

R

Rr

"RicodJour"

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

28/11/2006 5:35 AM


Bill in Detroit wrote:
> RicodJour wrote:
> > Tim W wrote:
> >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6185854.stm
> >
> > Amazing the amount of judgments and assumptions made so far. Maybe a
> > more complete report will help answer some questions and lay suspicions
> > to rest.
> > http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/local/16099174.htm
> >
> > R
> >
>
> Nope ... just arouses more.

More assumptions it seems.

> A freestanding 72" book case is unlikely to have been more than about
> 60" wide and far more likely to have been about 48" wide. (Golden Mean
> would call for it to be ~44.5") And yes, that IS an assumption. And it
> also makes it hard to conceive of a way that the entire body (5' 3")
> could have been hidden from view. Or a reason why she would have gone
> over the top of it to deal with an electrical plug (her Dad says he
> found her inverted ... not horizontal). Or, having been able to tip it
> out enough to fall in behind it she was not able to tip it out enough to
> free herself. Or how, if she didn't have to tip it outward to fall
> behind it, it still managed to pin her immobile.
>
> The family was just getting ready to sit down to dinner. No one in the
> house could hear her? Dad, Mom, Sister? Nobody heard? If she was trying
> to adjust the plug for the tv in her room, apparently the tv wasn't
> working. So it didn't cover her cries. According to her Mom she was
> speaking lucidly and audibly immediately before entering the bedroom.
>
> Age 38, no children, scrawny*, punker tattoo on her ankle, living with
> her parents, working in a minor job.
>
> There is a LOT between the lines here.
>
> Yeah ... I suppose it's possible that this was some sort of freak
> accident. I suppose it's possible that I'll find a winning Powerball
> ticket on my front porch tomorrow.

Everything you wrote is an assumption.
Google the Darwin awards - strange things kill people all of the time.
People win the lottery all of the time
Exactly how big is a 5'3" 100 pound woman supposed to be to prevent
being called scrawny by an armchair quarterback?
If she were married, would she not be scrawny, not have the tattoo or
not be dead?
There was a plug strip. That's like an extension cord. Usually those
are used in areas where you need more outlets and/or in a more
convenient location. The more convenient location is not always the
most convenient location.
Maybe the bookcase was on the diagonal in a corner. That's a
possibility, not an assumption.
You neglected to assume what was on the bookcase besides the TV, how
much the stuff weighed and the distribution of that weight. From there
you can make calculated assumptions (you know, more assumptions) about
the force required to overturn the bookcase in your assumed location.
Show all work.
There apparently were sections of the article dealing with inverted
suffocation that you didn't read. Perhaps you should read them.

Other than that, good post.

R

Rr

"RicodJour"

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

29/11/2006 8:33 AM

Bill in Detroit wrote:
>
> Perhaps you would like to explain how she was able to get in the gap but
> not get out ... how a gap large enough to admit her was too small to
> permit struggle, too small to permit her to tilt sideways to a
> horizontal position and breathe, too small to allow her to call for
> help. After death, her leg DID move to a horizontal position without ANY
> muscular exertion ... That is how her foot came to be exposed. There was
> 'wiggle room'.
>
> Your answer should contain no assumptions ... just good hard science,
> please. You should be able to meet the same standards you are asking of me.

Any reasoning on my part would consist entirely of conjecture - not
hard science. There's not enough information for anything more than
guesses and assumptions. All I know is that she died in a freaky way
and I feel sorry for her and her family.

> I regret using the subjective term "scrawny". However, the BMI for this
> woman, as evidenced by the link I provided, is 17.5 where a BMI of 19 is
> considered the lowest healthy weight. She is thus properly labeled as
> underweight ... that is not an assumption.

I think that what set me off was the scrawny part. If there were more
complete information on the person's genetics, body type and other
"hard science" factors, than the BMI could be a useful tool. The BMI
thing is no more accurate in categorizing people then IQ tests, and
we've both met people with huge IQs that we wouldn't trust to safely
cross the street alone.

> I have never assumed that the tv itself was on the bookshelf because I
> think that it would have gotten knocked off in her struggles. My guess
> would be that the TV was on the dresser. And that she managed to get the
> plug inserted just fine this time.

Maybe...

R

FH

"Father Haskell"

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

29/11/2006 2:22 PM


Bill in Detroit wrote:
> J. Clarke wrote:
>
> > Just as an engineering exercise, it might be interesting to figure out how
> > to design a bookcase that prevented this risk while not standing a
> > ludicrous distance from the wall or presenting a tipping hazard.
> >
> Attach it to the wall with screws driven behind the shelving or French
> cleats?
>
> It sounds like it must already have been several inches from the wall
> because 1) the object she was fishing out fell behind it and 2) when she
> fell behind it, it did not tip.
>
> How is it that an entire human being could get wedged back there and NOT
> tip it? The only possibility that comes to mind is that the bookshelf
> was fairly deep.

Or it was fully loaded, and maybe set into an alcove. Very
probably she was anorectic and physically weak.

>
> I still think that this one deserves close scrutiny by the coroner.

Bi

Bill in Detroit

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

27/11/2006 12:58 AM

Joe Bemier wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Nov 2006 21:06:09 GMT, "Pete C." <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Well, if it happened in the UK there would probably be an uproar to ban
>> bookcases.
>
> No....wait....**BookCaseStop**....!
> This is not just fingers, this device would save lives
> Come on - lets get behind this.

As of today, any bookcase I design will have an escape hatch.

Bi

Bill in Detroit

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

27/11/2006 3:18 PM

J. Clarke wrote:

> Just as an engineering exercise, it might be interesting to figure out how
> to design a bookcase that prevented this risk while not standing a
> ludicrous distance from the wall or presenting a tipping hazard.
>
Attach it to the wall with screws driven behind the shelving or French
cleats?

It sounds like it must already have been several inches from the wall
because 1) the object she was fishing out fell behind it and 2) when she
fell behind it, it did not tip.

How is it that an entire human being could get wedged back there and NOT
tip it? The only possibility that comes to mind is that the bookshelf
was fairly deep.

I still think that this one deserves close scrutiny by the coroner.

JJ

in reply to Bill in Detroit on 27/11/2006 3:18 PM

27/11/2006 6:07 PM

Mon, Nov 27, 2006, 3:18pm [email protected] (Bill=A0in=A0Detroit) doth
sayeth:
<snip> I still think that this one deserves close scrutiny by the
coroner.

I find it hard to imagine that any size bookcase 6' tall couldn't
be pretty easily tipped.

This "adjusting the TV plug" sticks in my mind. If the electrical
plug is what's meant I've never seen any plug higher off the floor then
a foot or so, at least not in a bedroom or other living space anyway.

I agree.



JOAT
Democratic justice. One man, one rock.

Bi

Bill in Detroit

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

28/11/2006 4:09 AM

RicodJour wrote:
> Tim W wrote:
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6185854.stm
>
> Amazing the amount of judgments and assumptions made so far. Maybe a
> more complete report will help answer some questions and lay suspicions
> to rest.
> http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/local/16099174.htm
>
> R
>

Nope ... just arouses more.

A freestanding 72" book case is unlikely to have been more than about
60" wide and far more likely to have been about 48" wide. (Golden Mean
would call for it to be ~44.5") And yes, that IS an assumption. And it
also makes it hard to conceive of a way that the entire body (5' 3")
could have been hidden from view. Or a reason why she would have gone
over the top of it to deal with an electrical plug (her Dad says he
found her inverted ... not horizontal). Or, having been able to tip it
out enough to fall in behind it she was not able to tip it out enough to
free herself. Or how, if she didn't have to tip it outward to fall
behind it, it still managed to pin her immobile.

The family was just getting ready to sit down to dinner. No one in the
house could hear her? Dad, Mom, Sister? Nobody heard? If she was trying
to adjust the plug for the tv in her room, apparently the tv wasn't
working. So it didn't cover her cries. According to her Mom she was
speaking lucidly and audibly immediately before entering the bedroom.

Age 38, no children, scrawny*, punker tattoo on her ankle, living with
her parents, working in a minor job.

There is a LOT between the lines here.

Yeah ... I suppose it's possible that this was some sort of freak
accident. I suppose it's possible that I'll find a winning Powerball
ticket on my front porch tomorrow.

Bill

* BMI of well under 18
http://www.bariatricedge.com/dtcf/pages/bmi_calculator.htm
** name of a guy who either committed suicide or botched a one-man orgy
and who died in 1997
http://www.findadeath.com/Deceased/h/Hutchence/MIchael%20Hutchence.html
--
Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as
one goes on.
Samuel Butler (1835 - 1902)

Ll

"Locutus"

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

28/11/2006 4:34 PM


"DonkeyHody" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>
>> I also, can't figure out why nobody checked the
>> room completely or noticed the foot? But, many
>> people are completely unaware of most things about
>> them. And, stupidity knows no bounds!
>
> About a year ago, in a small town near me, a man who lived alone was
> reported missing by his family. The cops searched for him for two
> weeks until a family member noticed a strange smell in his bedroom. He
> was lying in his own bed "under a pile of clothes".
>
> DonkeyHody
> "If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a
> nail." - Abraham Maslow
>

How did the clothes get on top of him?

Rr

"RicodJour"

in reply to "Locutus" on 28/11/2006 4:34 PM

28/11/2006 9:17 PM


J T wrote:
> Tue, Nov 28, 2006, 4:34pm [email protected] (Locutus) asked:
> How did the clothes get on top of him?
>
> I wondered about that too. Also wondered how the girl would have
> gotten on top of the bureau? Step up on a chair? If so the chair
> should've still been there.
>

Second article link:
"Mariesa's television was plugged into a power strip that ran to an
outlet behind a tall wooden bookshelf with a solid back. Whenever
something went wrong with a plug, she or Gina stood on a bureau next to
the shelf and leaned over the top to make an adjustment. Maybe this
time she leaned too far and pitched headfirst over the edge."

R

JJ

in reply to "Locutus" on 28/11/2006 4:34 PM

28/11/2006 8:06 PM

Tue, Nov 28, 2006, 4:34pm [email protected] (Locutus) asked:
How did the clothes get on top of him?

I wondered about that too. Also wondered how the girl would have
gotten on top of the bureau? Step up on a chair? If so the chair
should've still been there.



JOAT
Democratic justice. One man, one rock.

PC

"Pete C."

in reply to "Locutus" on 28/11/2006 4:34 PM

29/11/2006 3:28 AM

J T wrote:
>
> Tue, Nov 28, 2006, 4:34pm [email protected] (Locutus) asked:
> How did the clothes get on top of him?
>
> I wondered about that too. Also wondered how the girl would have
> gotten on top of the bureau? Step up on a chair? If so the chair
> should've still been there.
>
> JOAT
> Democratic justice. One man, one rock.

Under a pile of clothes is easy, try making your bed, then dump a pile
of laundry on top, now crawl into bed under the mess. If it was someone
poor who couldn't afford to heat the place properly it's more insulation
too, not just a mess.

Pete C.

JJ

in reply to "Pete C." on 29/11/2006 3:28 AM

29/11/2006 1:53 AM

Wed, Nov 29, 2006, 3:28am (EST+5) [email protected] (Pete=A0C.) doth
sayeth:
Under a pile of clothes is easy, try making your bed, then dump a pile
of laundry on top, now crawl into bed under the mess. If it was someone
poor who couldn't afford to heat the place properly it's more insulation
too, not just a mess.

Easy maybe, but I don't see it for keeping warm. I've slept cold
before, and if I didn't have extra blankets to put over me, I would
"not" pile clothes on top of myself, they'd slip off, I'd put the
clothes on, then go to bed.



JOAT
Democratic justice. One man, one rock.

Bi

Bill in Detroit

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

29/11/2006 3:06 AM

J. Clarke wrote:

> The main point is that it was far enough from the wall to accommodate an
> electrical plug. This would be one of the design criteria for the
> exercise, that there be some provision for dealing with electrical outlets
> behind the bookcase.

Umm ... horizontally sliding back panels that would allow access to the
existing wall outlets from the front?

"Through the back" extension cords that plugged into the hidden wall
outlet and provided a more accessible outlet as part of the bookcase
carcase? (Possibly through a bottom or back skirt. Side view below.)

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Bill
--
Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as
one goes on.
Samuel Butler (1835 - 1902)

Bi

Bill in Detroit

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

29/11/2006 3:44 AM

RicodJour wrote:
> Show all work.
> There apparently were sections of the article dealing with inverted
> suffocation that you didn't read. Perhaps you should read them.

I read the complete link you provided.

>
> Other than that, good post.
>
> R
>

Perhaps you would like to explain how she was able to get in the gap but
not get out ... how a gap large enough to admit her was too small to
permit struggle, too small to permit her to tilt sideways to a
horizontal position and breathe, too small to allow her to call for
help. After death, her leg DID move to a horizontal position without ANY
muscular exertion ... That is how her foot came to be exposed. There was
'wiggle room'.

Your answer should contain no assumptions ... just good hard science,
please. You should be able to meet the same standards you are asking of me.

I regret using the subjective term "scrawny". However, the BMI for this
woman, as evidenced by the link I provided, is 17.5 where a BMI of 19 is
considered the lowest healthy weight. She is thus properly labeled as
underweight ... that is not an assumption.

I have never assumed that the tv itself was on the bookshelf because I
think that it would have gotten knocked off in her struggles. My guess
would be that the TV was on the dresser. And that she managed to get the
plug inserted just fine this time.

Bill


--
Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as
one goes on.
Samuel Butler (1835 - 1902)

Ll

"Locutus"

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

29/11/2006 9:45 AM


"Bill in Detroit" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> RicodJour wrote:
>> Show all work.
>> There apparently were sections of the article dealing with inverted
>> suffocation that you didn't read. Perhaps you should read them.
>
> I read the complete link you provided.
>
>>
>> Other than that, good post.
>>
>> R
>>
>
> Perhaps you would like to explain how she was able to get in the gap but
> not get out ... how a gap large enough to admit her was too small to
> permit struggle, too small to permit her to tilt sideways to a horizontal
> position and breathe, too small to allow her to call for help. After
> death, her leg DID move to a horizontal position without ANY muscular
> exertion ... That is how her foot came to be exposed. There was 'wiggle
> room'.
>

Easy, the bookcase tipped forward some, she fell behind it, and it fell back
toward the wall.

Bi

Bill in Detroit

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

29/11/2006 1:57 PM

Locutus wrote:

>
> Easy, the bookcase tipped forward some, she fell behind it, and it fell back
> toward the wall.
>
>

So her body mass and physical strength were sufficient to tip it forward
enough to access the plug on more than one occasion, but not enough to
budge it when she really needed to?

Makes sense to me.

Except for the part where she was in the habit of tipping a bookcase
away from the wall merely to access an electrical plug but she could no
longer move the bookshelf when she was fighting for her life. And also
the part where a bookshelf tipped into the room due to a body being
wedged in behind it didn't look odd to anyone.

I give up. But I still cannot grasp how she could get wedged behind a
bookshelf that she could move to fall behind but not move to escape
from. That is ... why could she move it the first time but not the second?

I'm walking away from this.

Bill

CM

"Charlie M. 1958"

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

29/11/2006 1:31 PM

Bill in Detroit wrote:
> Locutus wrote:
>
>>
>> Easy, the bookcase tipped forward some, she fell behind it, and it
>> fell back toward the wall.
>>
>
> So her body mass and physical strength were sufficient to tip it forward
> enough to access the plug on more than one occasion, but not enough to
> budge it when she really needed to?
>
> Makes sense to me.
>
> Except for the part where she was in the habit of tipping a bookcase
> away from the wall merely to access an electrical plug but she could no
> longer move the bookshelf when she was fighting for her life. And also
> the part where a bookshelf tipped into the room due to a body being
> wedged in behind it didn't look odd to anyone.
>
> I give up. But I still cannot grasp how she could get wedged behind a
> bookshelf that she could move to fall behind but not move to escape
> from. That is ... why could she move it the first time but not the second?
>
> I'm walking away from this.
>
> Bill
Sorry to jump in at the tail end of this, but isn't it possible a) she
hit her head on the way down and suffocated while unconscious, or b) the
wedging action of the fall compressed her diaphragm (that feeling of
"having the wind knocked out of you" that we are all familiar with). I
would guess "b". That would explain her inability to scream for help and
subsequent suffocation.

Ll

"Locutus"

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

29/11/2006 3:35 PM


"Bill in Detroit" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Locutus wrote:
>
>>
>> Easy, the bookcase tipped forward some, she fell behind it, and it fell
>> back toward the wall.
>
> So her body mass and physical strength were sufficient to tip it forward
> enough to access the plug on more than one occasion, but not enough to
> budge it when she really needed to?
>
Let me preface this with this is purely conjecture. :)

Leverage. At the TOP of the bookcase it would require considerable less
force to tip the bookcase than what would be needed once she was behind,
where any force she could exert would be at the middle or bottom of a
bookcase.

> Makes sense to me.
>
> Except for the part where she was in the habit of tipping a bookcase away
> from the wall merely to access an electrical plug but she could no longer
> move the bookshelf when she was fighting for her life. And also the part
> where a bookshelf tipped into the room due to a body being wedged in
> behind it didn't look odd to anyone.
>

I doubt she was in the habit of "tipping the bookcase", it was most likely
an accident, if she was on top of the bookcase and lost balance, her weight
could easily tip the bookcase out from the wall. And if that started to
happen, what would most people do? They would shift their bodyweight in the
opposite direction (ie, toward the wall).

> I give up. But I still cannot grasp how she could get wedged behind a
> bookshelf that she could move to fall behind but not move to escape from.
> That is ... why could she move it the first time but not the second?
>

Remember she was inverted, most likely with the weight of the bookcase
smashing her to the wall, her arms would either be extended abover her, or
to her sides, she would have no way to position herself to exert any
considerable force, considering she was "scrawny".


Ll

"Locutus"

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

29/11/2006 3:37 PM


"Charlie M. 1958" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Bill in Detroit wrote:
>> Locutus wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Easy, the bookcase tipped forward some, she fell behind it, and it fell
>>> back toward the wall.
>>>
>>
>> So her body mass and physical strength were sufficient to tip it forward
>> enough to access the plug on more than one occasion, but not enough to
>> budge it when she really needed to?
>>
>> Makes sense to me.
>>
>> Except for the part where she was in the habit of tipping a bookcase away
>> from the wall merely to access an electrical plug but she could no longer
>> move the bookshelf when she was fighting for her life. And also the part
>> where a bookshelf tipped into the room due to a body being wedged in
>> behind it didn't look odd to anyone.
>>
>> I give up. But I still cannot grasp how she could get wedged behind a
>> bookshelf that she could move to fall behind but not move to escape from.
>> That is ... why could she move it the first time but not the second?
>>
>> I'm walking away from this.
>>
>> Bill
> Sorry to jump in at the tail end of this, but isn't it possible a) she hit
> her head on the way down and suffocated while unconscious, or b) the
> wedging action of the fall compressed her diaphragm (that feeling of
> "having the wind knocked out of you" that we are all familiar with). I
> would guess "b". That would explain her inability to scream for help and
> subsequent suffocation.

That's a plausible theory as well.

I think we can all agree this is a freak accident, but I don't think it's
anywhere close to impossible.

JJ

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

26/11/2006 4:30 PM

Sun, Nov 26, 2006, 8:09pm (EST+5) [email protected]
(Tim=A0W) did post a story:

Sounds like BS - or a troll - to me. When's the last time you've
seen a bookcase out from the wall, unless someone's moved it? They
called in the cops, and the cops didn't even look in her room - or
notice the small - or notice the foot sticking out? IF there actually
was a body behind a bookcase, and I was a cop on the case, I'd be
wondering if someone had stuffed her back there.



JOAT
Democratic justice. One man, one rock.

bb

"badger.badger"

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

01/12/2006 11:58 PM

Pete C. wrote:
> "[email protected]" wrote:
>> bloody hell. Thats one of the maddest things i've heard in a long
>> time.
>>
>> Theres probably a lesson to be learnt, but i've no idea what!
>>
>> Barry
>> www.woodworking.wizkids.co.uk
>
> Well, if it happened in the UK there would probably be an uproar to ban
> bookcases. Never heard anywhere else insane enough to even talk about
> banning kitchen knives. Damn, those 15" razor sharp planer knives must
> be banned already, better hide them...

Hummm, my recently aquired hedgers slasher, 10" blade 40" haft, and now
well sharpened, was a good buy, probably be banned next year.
Welcome to the UK, truely band-it country.

PC

"Pete C."

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

26/11/2006 9:06 PM

"[email protected]" wrote:
>
> bloody hell. Thats one of the maddest things i've heard in a long
> time.
>
> Theres probably a lesson to be learnt, but i've no idea what!
>
> Barry
> www.woodworking.wizkids.co.uk

Well, if it happened in the UK there would probably be an uproar to ban
bookcases. Never heard anywhere else insane enough to even talk about
banning kitchen knives. Damn, those 15" razor sharp planer knives must
be banned already, better hide them...

PC

"Pete C."

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

26/11/2006 10:30 PM

J T wrote:
>
> Sun, Nov 26, 2006, 8:09pm (EST+5) [email protected]
> (Tim W) did post a story:
>
> Sounds like BS - or a troll - to me. When's the last time you've
> seen a bookcase out from the wall, unless someone's moved it? They
> called in the cops, and the cops didn't even look in her room - or
> notice the small - or notice the foot sticking out? IF there actually
> was a body behind a bookcase, and I was a cop on the case, I'd be
> wondering if someone had stuffed her back there.
>
> JOAT
> Democratic justice. One man, one rock.

It's on CNN as well:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/11/25/bookcase.death.ap/index.html

It's out of season for April Fools jokes too.

Pete C.

JJ

in reply to "Pete C." on 26/11/2006 10:30 PM

26/11/2006 8:22 PM

Sun, Nov 26, 2006, 10:30pm (EST+5) [email protected] (Pete=A0C.) doth
sayeth:
It's on CNN as well: <snip>

Which only proves that CNN picked up the story also.

However, it is quite interesting that CNN has some thingls not
included in the other story, and which do absolutely nothing to make me
less suspicious. If she was that damn tiny, why not just reach behind
the bookcase while standing on the floor, rather than standing on a
bureau and reaching over? In my experience, it would be pretty easy to
tip over a bookcase, especially with the leverage being against a wall
would give you, even someone that small. And, if I walked into a room,
and saw a bookcase that far from a wall, I'd go look behind it,
especially with a "rat" smell coming from "somewhere"; because, if for
nothing else, I'd be looking for a place to set some rat traps and/or
dead rat.

Reporters have lied before; could be the case here, or someone
stuffed her behind there. Or, she was actually that stupid, and died
from it. I'm not a cop on the scene, so don't know. What I do know is,
the information that I do have makes me suspicious that one way or
another this is BS.

<quote> Family members scoured her room for clues but found nothing,
although they did notice a strange smell.
On Nov. 9, Weber's sister went into her bedroom and looked behind a
bookcase, where she saw the woman's foot. Using a flashlight, the family
saw Weber was wedged upside-down behind the unit.
"I'm sleeping in the same house as her for 11 days, looking for her,"
her mother, Connie Weber, told the St. Petersburg Times. "And she's
right in the bedroom."
Both Weber and her sister previously had adjusted the television plug by
standing on a bureau next to the shelf and leaning over the top. Her
family believes Weber, who was 5-foot-3 and barely 100 pounds, may have
fallen headfirst into the space.
"She's a little thing," her mother said. "And the bookcase is 6 feet
tall and solid. And she couldn't get out." <end quote>



JOAT
Democratic justice. One man, one rock.

jJ

in reply to [email protected] (J T) on 26/11/2006 8:22 PM

26/11/2006 7:38 PM

O.K. GOAT, how about you give us the full story on the O.J. thing.
You're sooo smart, it should be easy for you.

Bi

Bill in Detroit

in reply to [email protected] (John) on 26/11/2006 7:38 PM

27/11/2006 12:19 PM

J T wrote:
> Sun, Nov 26, 2006, 7:38pm (EST-1) From: [email protected] (John) doth now
> burble:
> O.K. GOAT, how about you give us the full story on the O.J. thing.
> You're sooo smart, it should be easy for you.
>
> Yeah, I can tell you. No prob. He had a trial. He was found not
> guilty. That's all you need to know.
>
>
>
> JOAT
> Democratic justice. One man, one rock.
>
"In for a dime, in for a dollar ..." Tell the whole story.

He had a second trial under civil law. He was found guilty and ordered
to pay a huge fine. He has not, to this day, paid a cent.

criminal trial required "beyond the shadow of doubt"
civil trial required "preponderance of evidence"

Bill

JJ

in reply to [email protected] (John) on 26/11/2006 7:38 PM

27/11/2006 11:08 AM

Sun, Nov 26, 2006, 7:38pm (EST-1) From: [email protected] (John) doth now
burble:
O.K. GOAT, how about you give us the full story on the O.J. thing.
You're sooo smart, it should be easy for you.

Yeah, I can tell you. No prob. He had a trial. He was found not
guilty. That's all you need to know.



JOAT
Democratic justice. One man, one rock.

BH

Brian Henderson

in reply to [email protected] (John) on 26/11/2006 7:38 PM

28/11/2006 12:03 AM

On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 12:19:13 -0500, Bill in Detroit <[email protected]>
wrote:

>He had a second trial under civil law. He was found guilty and ordered
>to pay a huge fine. He has not, to this day, paid a cent.

Not only that, but he has pointedly said he will *NEVER* pay and has
purposely hidden all of his assets in order to avoid paying anything.
This whole book deal was specifically brokered so that he's never
actually receive any money in his own name, it would go to someone
else and be safe from confiscation under the law.

BM

"Buddy Matlosz"

in reply to "Pete C." on 26/11/2006 10:30 PM

27/11/2006 9:25 PM



<quote> Family members scoured her room for clues but found nothing,

Apparently, they suck at scouring.

B.

PC

"Pete C."

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

27/11/2006 12:04 AM

Leon wrote:
>
> "George E. Cawthon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >>
> >>
> >
> > It is in the paper today, so it is not a troll. The article in our paper
> > says that she probably fell back there trying to adjust an electric plug.
> > If she fell down and depending on the dimensions, she could easily have
> > been compressed enough to eliminate any yelling and quickly suffocate.
>
> Yeah I actually feel that she probably knocker herself out and never
> regained consciousness.
>
> >
> > I also, can't figure out why nobody checked the room completely or noticed
> > the foot? But, many people are completely unaware of most things about
> > them. And, stupidity knows no bounds!
> >
>
> Yup. I do more thorough looks for less significant objects.

Also even for more aware folks, when you are looking for a large object
i.e. person, you tend not to look in small places as you would for lost
keys.

Pete C.

PC

"Pete C."

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

27/11/2006 2:45 PM

Mark & Juanita wrote:
>
> On Sun, 26 Nov 2006 22:30:02 GMT, "Pete C." <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >J T wrote:
> >>
> >> Sun, Nov 26, 2006, 8:09pm (EST+5) [email protected]
> >> (Tim W) did post a story:
> >>
> >> Sounds like BS - or a troll - to me. When's the last time you've
> >> seen a bookcase out from the wall, unless someone's moved it? They
> >> called in the cops, and the cops didn't even look in her room - or
> >> notice the small - or notice the foot sticking out? IF there actually
> >> was a body behind a bookcase, and I was a cop on the case, I'd be
> >> wondering if someone had stuffed her back there.
> >>
> >> JOAT
> >> Democratic justice. One man, one rock.
> >
> >It's on CNN as well:
> >
>
> Oh, well, if CNN says it, it must be true.
>
> [yeah, right]
>
> Agree with others here, this just doesn't pass the smell test (no pun
> intended).
>
> +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
>
> If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough
>
> +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

That wasn't my point. While the details of the case may or not be
suspicious, the fact that so many news services have picked up the story
certainly clears it of the BS / Troll claim.

Pete C.

Ld

LRod

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

28/11/2006 5:10 AM

On 27 Nov 2006 20:01:43 -0800, "RicodJour" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Tim W wrote:
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6185854.stm
>
>Amazing the amount of judgments and assumptions made so far. Maybe a
>more complete report will help answer some questions and lay suspicions
>to rest.
>http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/local/16099174.htm

I believe (based on the St. Petersburg Times byline) that this is the
same article as published in the St. Petersburg Times. I had already
read it. The questions I raised in my post above, which were based on
my reading of the article, remain unresolved.

--
LRod

Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite

Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999

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"George E. Cawthon"

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

26/11/2006 11:38 PM

Leon wrote:
> "J T" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> Sun, Nov 26, 2006, 8:09pm (EST+5) [email protected]
> (Tim W) did post a story:
>
> Sounds like BS - or a troll - to me. When's the last time you've
> seen a bookcase out from the wall, unless someone's moved it? They
> called in the cops, and the cops didn't even look in her room - or
> notice the small - or notice the foot sticking out? IF there actually
> was a body behind a bookcase, and I was a cop on the case, I'd be
> wondering if someone had stuffed her back there.
>
>
> I agree.. If she could not get out, why did she not scream for help?
> Probably the parents felt that after 38 years it was time that she moved out
> one way or the other.
>
>

It is in the paper today, so it is not a troll.
The article in our paper says that she probably
fell back there trying to adjust an electric plug.
If she fell down and depending on the
dimensions, she could easily have been compressed
enough to eliminate any yelling and quickly suffocate.

I also, can't figure out why nobody checked the
room completely or noticed the foot? But, many
people are completely unaware of most things about
them. And, stupidity knows no bounds!

MJ

Mark & Juanita

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

26/11/2006 10:41 PM

On Sun, 26 Nov 2006 22:30:02 GMT, "Pete C." <[email protected]> wrote:

>J T wrote:
>>
>> Sun, Nov 26, 2006, 8:09pm (EST+5) [email protected]
>> (Tim W) did post a story:
>>
>> Sounds like BS - or a troll - to me. When's the last time you've
>> seen a bookcase out from the wall, unless someone's moved it? They
>> called in the cops, and the cops didn't even look in her room - or
>> notice the small - or notice the foot sticking out? IF there actually
>> was a body behind a bookcase, and I was a cop on the case, I'd be
>> wondering if someone had stuffed her back there.
>>
>> JOAT
>> Democratic justice. One man, one rock.
>
>It's on CNN as well:
>

Oh, well, if CNN says it, it must be true.

[yeah, right]

Agree with others here, this just doesn't pass the smell test (no pun
intended).



+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Lr

"Leon"

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

26/11/2006 11:12 PM


"J T" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
Sun, Nov 26, 2006, 8:09pm (EST+5) [email protected]
(Tim W) did post a story:

Sounds like BS - or a troll - to me. When's the last time you've
seen a bookcase out from the wall, unless someone's moved it? They
called in the cops, and the cops didn't even look in her room - or
notice the small - or notice the foot sticking out? IF there actually
was a body behind a bookcase, and I was a cop on the case, I'd be
wondering if someone had stuffed her back there.


I agree.. If she could not get out, why did she not scream for help?
Probably the parents felt that after 38 years it was time that she moved out
one way or the other.

bb

"badger.badger"

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

02/12/2006 12:09 AM

Charlie M. 1958 wrote:

> Sorry to jump in at the tail end of this, but isn't it possible a) she
> hit her head on the way down and suffocated while unconscious, or b) the
> wedging action of the fall compressed her diaphragm (that feeling of
> "having the wind knocked out of you" that we are all familiar with). I
> would guess "b". That would explain her inability to scream for help and
> subsequent suffocation.

Add bang on head whilst inverted causes vomiting in most people, U/C +
vomit = dead quite often...

TW

"Tim W"

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

26/11/2006 11:45 PM


"J T" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
Sun, Nov 26, 2006, 8:09pm (EST+5) [email protected]
(Tim W) did post a story:

Sounds like BS - or a troll - to me.

It's the BBC, not known for BS and if you want you can trace the original
report from the Local paper - St Petersburg Chronicle or something.

tim W

Gg

"George"

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

27/11/2006 1:34 PM


"Tim W" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "J T" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> Sun, Nov 26, 2006, 8:09pm (EST+5) [email protected]
> (Tim W) did post a story:
>
> Sounds like BS - or a troll - to me.
>
> It's the BBC, not known for BS and if you want you can trace the original
> report from the Local paper - St Petersburg Chronicle or something.
>

BBC _not_ known for BS? Yeah, right. Neither is the NYT.

Nonetheless, having been on more than enough DRTLW calls, humans smell just
like dead rats, only larger, therefore longer. If no one was home during
the brief time she might have been able to yell before the presumably full
and therefore heavy bookcase and the weight of her internal organs
suffocated her, then it's certainly not suspicious. Lividity would let them
know if the body had remained in any other position very long, even if there
were no other injuries besides the small hemorrhages known in cases of
suffocation.

Police seldom look at the home of a missing adult, even if the occupants
grant them entrance. Not to mention that adults are considered to have the
right to go wherever they want and stay as long as they care to.

Lr

"Leon"

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

26/11/2006 11:51 PM


"George E. Cawthon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>>
>>
>
> It is in the paper today, so it is not a troll. The article in our paper
> says that she probably fell back there trying to adjust an electric plug.
> If she fell down and depending on the dimensions, she could easily have
> been compressed enough to eliminate any yelling and quickly suffocate.

Yeah I actually feel that she probably knocker herself out and never
regained consciousness.

>
> I also, can't figure out why nobody checked the room completely or noticed
> the foot? But, many people are completely unaware of most things about
> them. And, stupidity knows no bounds!
>

Yup. I do more thorough looks for less significant objects.

Gg

"George"

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

28/11/2006 3:29 PM


"J. Clarke" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 15:18:30 -0500, Bill in Detroit wrote:
>
>> J. Clarke wrote:
>>
>>> Just as an engineering exercise, it might be interesting to figure out
>>> how
>>> to design a bookcase that prevented this risk while not standing a
>>> ludicrous distance from the wall or presenting a tipping hazard.
>>>
>> Attach it to the wall with screws driven behind the shelving or French
>> cleats?
>
> How do you reach the plug behind it?
>

Remove the _Life of Thomas Edison_ and reveal the direct path to the plug?

I've got one where the plug is behind Clay Blair's excellent work on US
submarines in WWII, _Silent Victory_.

Doesn't take a lot of forethought if you're building the case yourself, sort
of like building in the path for the cold air return underneath the grille
you attached in the kick.

Wf

"WoodButcher"

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

26/11/2006 4:28 PM

Doh!

"CW" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Read the atrticle again, slowly.
>
> "WoodButcher" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > 11 days with a dead body in the house and nobody smelled it???
> > Smells like bullshit to me.
> >
> > Art
> >
> > "Tim W" wrote
> > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6185854.stm
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Wf

"WoodButcher"

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

26/11/2006 1:51 PM

11 days with a dead body in the house and nobody smelled it???
Smells like bullshit to me.

Art

"Tim W" wrote
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6185854.stm
>
>

JC

"J. Clarke"

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

27/11/2006 5:30 PM

On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:58:54 -0500, Bill in Detroit wrote:

> Joe Bemier wrote:
>> On Sun, 26 Nov 2006 21:06:09 GMT, "Pete C." <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Well, if it happened in the UK there would probably be an uproar to ban
>>> bookcases.
>>
>> No....wait....**BookCaseStop**....!
>> This is not just fingers, this device would save lives
>> Come on - lets get behind this.
>
> As of today, any bookcase I design will have an escape hatch.

Just as an engineering exercise, it might be interesting to figure out how
to design a bookcase that prevented this risk while not standing a
ludicrous distance from the wall or presenting a tipping hazard.

--

--John

to email, dial "usenet" and validate

(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

JC

"J. Clarke"

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

28/11/2006 1:00 PM

On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 15:18:30 -0500, Bill in Detroit wrote:

> J. Clarke wrote:
>
>> Just as an engineering exercise, it might be interesting to figure out how
>> to design a bookcase that prevented this risk while not standing a
>> ludicrous distance from the wall or presenting a tipping hazard.
>>
> Attach it to the wall with screws driven behind the shelving or French
> cleats?

How do you reach the plug behind it?

> It sounds like it must already have been several inches from the wall
> because 1) the object she was fishing out fell behind it

She wasn't "fishing out an object", she was plugging something in or
unplugging something.

> and 2) when she
> fell behind it, it did not tip.

The main point is that it was far enough from the wall to accommodate an
electrical plug. This would be one of the design criteria for the
exercise, that there be some provision for dealing with electrical outlets
behind the bookcase.

> How is it that an entire human being could get wedged back there and NOT
> tip it? The only possibility that comes to mind is that the bookshelf
> was fairly deep.
>
> I still think that this one deserves close scrutiny by the coroner.

--

--John

to email, dial "usenet" and validate

(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

Gg

"George"

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

03/12/2006 11:57 AM


"badger.badger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Childrens programming is especially dangerous, "Whoever has the youth, has
> the future." Adolf Hitler.
>
>
"Bumaga vsyo terpit" -Joseph Stalin

Paper can bear anything (printed on it). Old Russian proverb he was to have
quoted in reference to the "Stalin Constitution" and its fine-sounding
words. Might as well have been describing the Fourth Estate, though. They
speak of themselves as "watchdogs" and necessary to keep the rest of the
world in line, but who's watching them or holding them accountable?

GM

George Max

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

27/11/2006 12:19 AM

On Sun, 26 Nov 2006 20:09:02 GMT, "Tim W"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6185854.stm
>

Wow.

This is another feature to add to my next project. A hidden drawer, a
flip out shelf, an old lady trap. ;)
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Sorry to be so flip. If true, the womans family is very sad at this
time.

JB

Joe Bemier

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

26/11/2006 5:48 PM

On Sun, 26 Nov 2006 21:06:09 GMT, "Pete C." <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Well, if it happened in the UK there would probably be an uproar to ban
>bookcases.

No....wait....**BookCaseStop**....!
This is not just fingers, this device would save lives
Come on - lets get behind this.

TW

"Tim W"

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

02/12/2006 11:57 AM


"badger.badger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> George wrote:
>
> >> It's the BBC, not known for BS
> >
> > BBC _not_ known for BS? Yeah, right. Neither is the NYT.
>
> BS, maybe not, Bliars Brainwashing Colusionists would never BS....

Really? I read news.bbc.co.uk daily, and I don't find it pro Blair or Bush.
Quite the opposite.

Tim W

MJ

Mark & Juanita

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

01/12/2006 9:23 PM

On Fri, 01 Dec 2006 23:58:53 GMT, "badger.badger"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Pete C. wrote:
>> "[email protected]" wrote:
>>> bloody hell. Thats one of the maddest things i've heard in a long
>>> time.
>>>
>>> Theres probably a lesson to be learnt, but i've no idea what!
>>>
>>> Barry
>>> www.woodworking.wizkids.co.uk
>>
>> Well, if it happened in the UK there would probably be an uproar to ban
>> bookcases. Never heard anywhere else insane enough to even talk about
>> banning kitchen knives. Damn, those 15" razor sharp planer knives must
>> be banned already, better hide them...
>
>Hummm, my recently aquired hedgers slasher, 10" blade 40" haft, and now
>well sharpened, was a good buy, probably be banned next year.
>Welcome to the UK, truely band-it country.

Maybe you just need to convince the gov't that it is a utensil required
for religious ceremony by the RoP. The government will be guarenteed to
keep their hands off then. [only slight sarcasm]



+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

JB

Joe Bemier

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

27/11/2006 8:01 AM

On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:51:09 +0000, LRod <[email protected]>
wrote:

>On Sun, 26 Nov 2006 23:45:51 GMT, "Tim W"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>It's the BBC, not known for BS and if you want you can trace the original
>>report from the Local paper - St Petersburg Chronicle or something.
>
>St. Petersburg Times.
>
>I read the article and the obit. I feel there is something that isn't
>being told. And not that it lessens the heartache for the family, but
>it might help explain how it happened. 38 years old, living at home,
>physically quite small, extremely menial job by the sound of it. I
>wonder if this woman had "special needs." Especially as the suspected
>scenario was an abduction.
>
>But the smell part bothers me. I've had dead things in the house on
>two occasions. It's not a smell you can ignore. Granted, it's not
>always easy to track down (never did find the carcasses in either
>case), especially if it's a rodent, but if you have a missing person
>AND an odor, it seems to me it's time to tear the house apart.


I agree with you.

This is a quote from the Chicago Tribune....
"A spokesman for the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said Mariesa
Weber's death was not suspicious."

I would be interested to know how they came to that conclusion.

Gg

"George"

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

02/12/2006 12:31 PM


"Tim W" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "badger.badger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> George wrote:
>>
>> >> It's the BBC, not known for BS
>> >
>> > BBC _not_ known for BS? Yeah, right. Neither is the NYT.
>>
>> BS, maybe not, Bliars Brainwashing Colusionists would never BS....
>
> Really? I read news.bbc.co.uk daily, and I don't find it pro Blair or
> Bush.
> Quite the opposite.
>

You're missing the point. They're pro-BBC(NYT) at the expense of anyone
else. Sometimes the "news" is created, not just selected for presentation
in support of themselves.

Ld

LRod

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

27/11/2006 11:51 AM

On Sun, 26 Nov 2006 23:45:51 GMT, "Tim W"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>It's the BBC, not known for BS and if you want you can trace the original
>report from the Local paper - St Petersburg Chronicle or something.

St. Petersburg Times.

I read the article and the obit. I feel there is something that isn't
being told. And not that it lessens the heartache for the family, but
it might help explain how it happened. 38 years old, living at home,
physically quite small, extremely menial job by the sound of it. I
wonder if this woman had "special needs." Especially as the suspected
scenario was an abduction.

But the smell part bothers me. I've had dead things in the house on
two occasions. It's not a smell you can ignore. Granted, it's not
always easy to track down (never did find the carcasses in either
case), especially if it's a rodent, but if you have a missing person
AND an odor, it seems to me it's time to tear the house apart.

--
LRod

Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite

Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999

http://www.woodbutcher.net

Proud participant of rec.woodworking since February, 1997

email addy de-spam-ified due to 1,000 spams per month.
If you can't figure out how to use it, I probably wouldn't
care to correspond with you anyway.

bb

"badger.badger"

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

02/12/2006 12:03 AM

George wrote:

>> It's the BBC, not known for BS and if you want you can trace the original
>> report from the Local paper - St Petersburg Chronicle or something.
>>
>
> BBC _not_ known for BS? Yeah, right. Neither is the NYT.

BS, maybe not, Bliars Brainwashing Colusionists would never BS....

Rr

"RicodJour"

in reply to "badger.badger" on 02/12/2006 12:03 AM

01/12/2006 9:13 PM

J T wrote:
> Sat, Dec 2, 2006, 12:03am (EST+5) [email protected]
> (badger.badger) doth sayeth:
> BS, maybe not, Bliars Brainwashing Colusionists would never BS....
>
> You can always tell a gentleman, because a gentleman always says
> "amazing" instead of "bullshit".

Amazing. ;)

I'd always heard that a gentleman is someone who never insults someone
unintentionally.

R

JJ

in reply to "RicodJour" on 01/12/2006 9:13 PM

03/12/2006 7:36 AM

Fri, Dec 1, 2006, 9:13pm (EST-3) [email protected] (RicodJour)
did sayeth:
I'd always heard that a gentleman is someone who never insults someone
unintentionally.

Amazing.



JOAT
I am, therefore I think.

JJ

in reply to "badger.badger" on 02/12/2006 12:03 AM

01/12/2006 7:32 PM

Sat, Dec 2, 2006, 12:03am (EST+5) [email protected]
(badger.badger) doth sayeth:
BS, maybe not, Bliars Brainwashing Colusionists would never BS....

You can always tell a gentleman, because a gentleman always says
"amazing" instead of "bullshit".



JOAT
I am, therefore I think.

bb

"badger.badger"

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

02/12/2006 10:11 PM

George wrote:
>
> "Tim W" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>
>> "badger.badger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> George wrote:
>>>
>>> >> It's the BBC, not known for BS
>>> >
>>> > BBC _not_ known for BS? Yeah, right. Neither is the NYT.
>>>
>>> BS, maybe not, Bliars Brainwashing Colusionists would never BS....
>>
>> Really? I read news.bbc.co.uk daily, and I don't find it pro Blair or
>> Bush.
>> Quite the opposite.
>>
>
> You're missing the point. They're pro-BBC(NYT) at the expense of anyone
> else. Sometimes the "news" is created, not just selected for
> presentation in support of themselves.

Looking beyond "the news" it isn't just pro/anti politicians, its
blindsiding the sheeple with soap and sport, thus ensuring a stupid and
easy to manage populace, then feeding them whatever the gov't requires.
Childrens programming is especially dangerous, "Whoever has the youth,
has the future." Adolf Hitler.

Cc

"CW"

in reply to "Tim W" on 26/11/2006 8:09 PM

26/11/2006 11:24 PM

Read the atrticle again, slowly.

"WoodButcher" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> 11 days with a dead body in the house and nobody smelled it???
> Smells like bullshit to me.
>
> Art
>
> "Tim W" wrote
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6185854.stm
> >
> >
>
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