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'Hoosier Millionaire' winner killed after taping
« on: January 24, 2004, 12:49:40 AM »
Story from the Indianapolis Star

What a sad turn of events.
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« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2004, 09:49:56 AM »
It'll be interesting to see how they handle this tonight.

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« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2004, 03:25:10 PM »
I believe I read that his family made the decision to have the episode air..

But in any case, a real damn shame.

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« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2004, 04:00:20 PM »
Well, did anyone watch it? How did they handle it?
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« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2004, 08:28:36 PM »
I am convinced this is how I will meet my demise. I will hit the metaphorical jackpot in some aspect of my life and have four hours to enjoy it before I'm pushing up daisies.

While I'm at it, I am hereby putting the world on notice: If anyone plays bagpipes during my funeral, I'm getting out of the box to wrap those infernal bagpipes around the neck of the person playing them. I will then get back in the box and continue on to my eternal reward.

My sincere condolences to this man's family and friends.
« Last Edit: January 25, 2004, 08:29:09 PM by chris319 »

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« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2004, 08:46:23 PM »
The show aired and there was an in memoriam slide at the end.

"An old man turned ninety-eight/he won the lottery and died the next day."

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« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2004, 08:56:41 PM »
Wow. Just wow.

I can understand how this man's family and friends must feel right now. My thoughts are with them.

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« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2004, 10:45:49 PM »
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While I'm at it, I am hereby putting the world on notice: If anyone plays bagpipes during my funeral, I'm getting out of the box to wrap those infernal bagpipes around the neck of the person playing them. I will then get back in the box and continue on to my eternal reward.

<dialing phone....ringing>Hello, Bagpipe-Mart?  I need some lessons.  Why?  Well, I am going to a funeral.  I have a wager to see if a dead man can get up from his casket and kill me with the bagpipes.  I say he won't do it....

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« Reply #8 on: January 26, 2004, 12:55:20 AM »
I saw that same article on the Prof's site.

And it says that the guy who hit that HM winner won't be charged.

What I want to know is: WHY???? Why not file charges?

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« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2004, 02:07:28 AM »
[quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Jan 26 2004, 12:55 AM\'] I saw that same article on the Prof's site.

And it says that the guy who hit that HM winner won't be charged.

What I want to know is: WHY???? Why not file charges? [/quote]
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« Reply #10 on: January 26, 2004, 02:11:03 AM »
[quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Jan 25 2004, 10:55 PM\'] I saw that same article on the Prof's site.

And it says that the guy who hit that HM winner won't be charged.

What I want to know is: WHY???? Why not file charges? [/quote]
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« Reply #11 on: January 26, 2004, 04:22:47 PM »
OK. "Forgive me for I have been sinned...."

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« Reply #12 on: January 27, 2004, 07:41:20 AM »
[quote name=\'chris319\' date=\'Jan 25 2004, 08:28 PM\'] While I'm at it, I am hereby putting the world on notice: If anyone plays bagpipes during my funeral, I'm getting out of the box to wrap those infernal bagpipes around the neck of the person playing them. I will then get back in the box and continue on to my eternal reward. [/quote]
You better let the funeral home know not to dress you in a kilt, either.

Are you really of Scottish descent, or do you just have a thing for bagpipes?

ObGameShow: A guy from Philly named Rufus Harley plays jazz bagpipes. Great sounding stuff. If you ever saw him on the nighttime "To Tell the Truth" or "I've Got a Secret" in the mid 60's you'd like bagpipe music for sure. Rufus Harley is alive and well and still the world's only jazz bagpipe player, playing every week in Philly.
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« Reply #13 on: January 27, 2004, 01:38:51 PM »
The statistics for 2003 are in: last year bagpipe music killed over 1,200 people.

The sound made by bagpipes resonates with the intercellular fluids of the central nervous system. Those normally-viscous fluids then become aquaeous, that is, having the consistency of water. The cells are thus rendered non-funcitonal. If this happens to enough cells the victim dies.

Bob Barker and PETA are about to launch a joint campaign to eliminate bagpipes because they sound too much like animals being tortured.
« Last Edit: January 27, 2004, 01:39:35 PM by chris319 »

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« Reply #14 on: January 27, 2004, 02:36:50 PM »
[quote name=\'chris319\' date=\'Jan 27 2004, 01:38 PM\']Bob Barker and PETA are about to launch a joint campaign to eliminate bagpipes because they sound too much like animals being tortured.[/quote]
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