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Man Dies After Drinking Gasoline
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 9:59 am
by WildBill
HAVELOCK, N.C. — A man in North Carolina burned to death after he accidentally drank some gasoline and then later lit up a cigarette.
What is with this people in North Carolina?
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Re: Man Dies After Drinking Gasoline
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 10:03 am
by speedsix
...you just don't drink yellow liquids from a container if you didn't open the seal...you just DON'T...
Re: Man Dies After Drinking Gasoline
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 10:16 am
by sugar land dave
speedsix wrote:...you just don't drink yellow liquids from a container if you didn't open the seal...you just DON'T...

Re: Man Dies After Drinking Gasoline
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 10:49 am
by Jumping Frog
A Darwin award is on the way . . .
Re: Man Dies After Drinking Gasoline
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 12:01 pm
by RoyGBiv
The gene pool is a bit cleaner this morning.
Re: Man Dies After Drinking Gasoline
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 12:49 pm
by Dave2
The article WildBill linked to wrote:In what may come as a big surprise to some of you, police have confirmed that alcohol was involved and possibly drugs.
I was totally surprised.
Re: Man Dies After Drinking Gasoline
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 12:55 pm
by Alf
Cigarettes will kill ya
Re: Man Dies After Drinking Gasoline
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 3:44 pm
by WildBill
I knew that alcohol and guns don't mix, but never thought about tobacco and gasoline.

Re: Man Dies After Drinking Gasoline
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 8:52 pm
by texanron
I'm suprised this guy lived to be 43.
Re: Man Dies After Drinking Gasoline
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 10:45 pm
by RHenriksen
And this wasn't an April Fools Day gag?
Re: Man Dies After Drinking Gasoline
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 8:22 am
by WildBill
RHenriksen wrote:And this wasn't an April Fools Day gag?
Unfortunately not. What a horrible way to die.

Re: Man Dies After Drinking Gasoline
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 9:07 am
by Oldgringo
WildBill wrote:RHenriksen wrote:And this wasn't an April Fools Day gag?
Unfortunately not. What a horrible way to die.

...and extremely rude too. What a mess for someone else to clean up!

Re: Man Dies After Drinking Gasoline
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 9:12 am
by SRH78
WildBill wrote:RHenriksen wrote:And this wasn't an April Fools Day gag?
Unfortunately not. What a horrible way to die.

You can say that again.
Re: Man Dies After Drinking Gasoline
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 10:21 am
by Keith B
WildBill wrote:RHenriksen wrote:And this wasn't an April Fools Day gag?
Unfortunately not. What a horrible way to die.

It actually occurred back on February 29th. Wasn't an April Fools joke, but was a Leap Year event.