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Wow! Crazy facts. I was compelled to read every last one of them.

posted by brettnik on March 8, 2006 at 2:27 PM | link to this | reply

Alas, poor strat!  Great post, MPO!

posted by _teddypoet_ on August 31, 2005 at 12:56 AM | link to this | reply

OMG

The woman being trapped in the elevator with a head for 20 minutes is nasty! LOL Sick humor, P.O. LOL

posted by Joe_Love on August 27, 2005 at 6:05 AM | link to this | reply

Yeah, as "dangerous" jobs go ...

zookeeper is actually relatively safe. Provided you know what you're doing.

Shout out to Miss Manotti (head reptile keeper at the PZ)!

posted by Mademoiselle on August 25, 2005 at 6:25 AM | link to this | reply

The stats come from the national death registry...

which is in the government records/public archives department of the central library (where a certain ghastly witch holds a key position and, thus, so graciously allows her daughter access).

However, the specific wording is (of course) pure "me".

posted by Mademoiselle on August 25, 2005 at 6:22 AM | link to this | reply

Yikes!

My daughter wants to be a zookeeper.  Wait a minute, more businessmen/women died than them.  Hell, she's pretty safe.  Business is a dangerous business indeed (boring too).

posted by bettyboop1967 on August 24, 2005 at 10:15 PM | link to this | reply

Wow! Interesting death stats and discussion! Where on earth would you find stats for this? Unbelievable and thanks for sharing! Sandi

posted by Sandra_Harris on August 24, 2005 at 6:02 PM | link to this | reply

It's a dangerous job.

When I took dance as a child, my instructor told us a story of a friend who suffered a similar fate. I should note that stat was worldwide though (not just in the states).

posted by Mademoiselle on August 24, 2005 at 10:41 AM | link to this | reply

The ballet instructors number seems high. Sadly I could believe all of the others easily enough!

posted by FactorFiction on August 24, 2005 at 8:52 AM | link to this | reply

My own feeling, strat...

is that when it's your "time to go" ... there'll be no avoiding it.

Just like in that one episode of "The Twilight Zone". (Well, actually, about 9 of them had that same plot.)

Therefore, I'd honestly prefer dying in a way that would fit nicely into one of these posts (if, of course, I had been alive to write it).

posted by Mademoiselle on August 24, 2005 at 6:44 AM | link to this | reply

Things like this are another reason

why I find it hard to quit smoking.

I'm terrified that if I finally quit, I'll be jogging down the street and either trip and choke to death on a celery stalk or I'll get run over by a tobacco truck.

posted by strat on August 24, 2005 at 6:36 AM | link to this | reply

Oh, also, I have the coolest story to post...

(concerning my own actual Bigfoot sighting!). I'm just waiting for the photos to be scanned.

posted by Mademoiselle on August 24, 2005 at 6:36 AM | link to this | reply

I'd like to think so, Gubby.

posted by Mademoiselle on August 24, 2005 at 6:32 AM | link to this | reply

Cool!

I knew that one the moment I laid eyes on it, too! (When I checked in yesterday ... it was still the previous puzzle.)

posted by Mademoiselle on August 24, 2005 at 6:32 AM | link to this | reply

Quite a pair aren't we?

posted by Gubby on August 24, 2005 at 6:31 AM | link to this | reply

Congrats on your win in the Puzzle. I've clicked into this blog 3 times. Thanks for your participation.

Ben

posted by A-and-B on August 24, 2005 at 6:03 AM | link to this | reply

I think Santas would suffocate themselves with those heavy costumes.

Ben

posted by A-and-B on August 24, 2005 at 6:01 AM | link to this | reply

Gubby, my savior! I feel so unworthy!

Oh, and, the double post was, like, the "icing on the cake"!


P.S. I saw that you called me a witch, too.

posted by Mademoiselle on August 24, 2005 at 5:37 AM | link to this | reply

Good to know!

posted by Dee2206 on August 24, 2005 at 3:05 AM | link to this | reply

THIS IS A COMMENT.

Spend it wisely.

posted by Gubby on August 23, 2005 at 3:13 PM | link to this | reply

THIS IS A COMMENT.

Spend it wisely.

posted by Gubby on August 23, 2005 at 3:12 PM | link to this | reply

Nope.

I kid you not.

posted by Mademoiselle on August 23, 2005 at 12:47 PM | link to this | reply

You have GOT to be kidding me!

posted by _Decshak on August 23, 2005 at 9:40 AM | link to this | reply

Thank you, BrightIrish.

I'll remind people that most "Death Blog" posts look much like this one. I mix in the ever-popular "departures" to keep things fresh. Primarily, to prevent the numbers from all "blurring" together.

posted by Mademoiselle on August 23, 2005 at 8:01 AM | link to this | reply

Madame P.O.

This just proves that we can never know when our # is called. I hope the poor woman in the elevator has recovered.. Good Post!

posted by BrightIrish on August 23, 2005 at 7:55 AM | link to this | reply

I don't think doctors get enough sleep.

(Especially, the younger ones.)

posted by Mademoiselle on August 23, 2005 at 7:47 AM | link to this | reply

Talk about Karma!

I wonder what that doctor did?

posted by LostInLife on August 23, 2005 at 7:44 AM | link to this | reply