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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
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Alas, poor strat! Great post, MPO!
posted by
teddypoet_TheGoodByeFade
on August 31, 2005 at 12:56 AM
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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I'd like to think so, Gubby.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on August 24, 2005 at 6:32 AM
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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
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Quite a pair aren't we?
posted by
Gubby
on August 24, 2005 at 6:31 AM
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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
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I think Santas would suffocate themselves with those heavy costumes.
Ben
posted by
A-and-B
on August 24, 2005 at 6:01 AM
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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
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Good to know!
posted by
Dee2206
on August 24, 2005 at 3:05 AM
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THIS IS A COMMENT.
Spend it wisely.
posted by
Gubby
on August 23, 2005 at 3:13 PM
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THIS IS A COMMENT.
Spend it wisely.
posted by
Gubby
on August 23, 2005 at 3:12 PM
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Nope.
I kid you not.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on August 23, 2005 at 12:47 PM
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You have GOT to be kidding me!
posted by
WindTapper
on August 23, 2005 at 9:40 AM
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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
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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
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I don't think doctors get enough sleep.
(Especially, the younger ones.)
posted by
Mademoiselle
on August 23, 2005 at 7:47 AM
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Talk about Karma!
I wonder what that doctor did?
posted by
SomeoneElse
on August 23, 2005 at 7:44 AM
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