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So uhhhh....how does one "s... (Below threshold)1. Posted by mark m | January 5, 2006 11:46 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
So uhhhh....how does one "stagger from a guillotine"???. What a putz.
1. Posted by mark m | January 5, 2006 11:46 AM |
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2. Posted by blue | January 5, 2006 12:56 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
The human neck is a lot stronger than the average person would consider. Even back when decapitation by executioner was a common punishment, it wasn't unusual for someone to take two or three swings from an axe, or several slices from a sword, to completely kill.
Nevermind what problems you could cause if you tried to replace a thin and heavy razor with a goddamn saw blade.
I do like this one quote, though :
"Parsons said the call is the oddest he has experienced in his 17 years on the bomb squad. He saw nothing to indicate the death was suspicious."
2. Posted by blue | January 5, 2006 12:56 PM |
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3. Posted by JohnAnnArbor | January 5, 2006 12:58 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
So the blade wasn't heavy enough. Sounds like a less-dramatic version of the "stunt suicide" that happened at the beginning of one of the Dirk Gently novels. Anyone remember that?
3. Posted by JohnAnnArbor | January 5, 2006 12:58 PM |
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4. Posted by Peter F. | January 5, 2006 2:01 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Hasan!...no chop...
Perhaps he should have done a bit more guillotine research before embarking on his quest. Of course that's asking a lot of the suicidal, so who's the crazy one here? ;-)
4. Posted by Peter F. | January 5, 2006 2:01 PM |
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5. Posted by ed | January 5, 2006 4:03 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Hmmm.
That's why traditionally people facing execution *paid* the executioner prior to dying. So he'd have an incentive to do the job right.
As for the Viking death, now that's interesting. I wonder how pissed off the New Jersey state government would be if I had a traditional Viking funeral at sea in Raritan Bay?
And I wonder if Raritan Bay would light on fire like Lake Erie once did?
5. Posted by ed | January 5, 2006 4:03 PM |
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6. Posted by mesablue | January 5, 2006 8:44 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
This is why I've put it into the hands of my family to carry out my will.
My remains (after I die of natural causes) are to be loaded into my plane and then exploded over Lake Michigan.
They are not too thrilled about the idea.
But, I got my brother drunk and made him promise to do it.
Jay, if you are still blogging in about thirty years, I'd appreciate it if you would blog it here.
"Wizbang reader goes out in a BANG!"
6. Posted by mesablue | January 5, 2006 8:44 PM |
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