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Thinning the Herd
Here's one for ya:
Devon Staples died on the fourth of July after setting a firework tube off on top of his head in Calais, Maine. Staples, 22, was reportedly drinking at the time of the incident. He died instantly.
Maine Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland told WCSH6 Staples placed the fireworks mortar on his head then lit it around 10 p.m. on the holiday. His death is the first for Maine since the state first legalized fireworks in 2012.
"Apparently, he thought that was a great idea,"
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Re: Thinning the Herd
Wait, wait, wait ............... I believe we have another contender for the " I Voluntarily Offer to Thin the Herd" award:
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Both of these are such horrific stories. I get traumatized reading stuff like this.
I wonder what makes people so stupid?
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Alcohol usually clouds the judgement of people who do stupid things.
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One thing I discovered upon relocating to Massachusetts, they tell Maine jokes like we tell West Virginia jokes
We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists.
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And yet we can add a few more to the list of contenders:
Three people, two Americans and a Brit, were gored on the first day of the Running of the Bulls at the annual festival in Pamplona, Spain.
A 38-year-old American identified by the initials M.W.O. was gored in the armpit, while a 27-year-old Californian identified as D.M.O. was also gored. In addition, a 30-year-old Brit with the initials A.B.O. was gored in the groin. Miraculously, all three survived and none are said to be in serious condition, according to the Associated Press.
Eight others, including three Americans, were treated for injuries, mainly just bruising, sustained during the 2-minute, 23-second run.
Throughout the weeklong festival, there's a run every morning at 8 a.m. involving six bulls. The bulls chase runners in red scarves along a 1,000-yard course to a holding pen in the city's bull ring. Every afternoon, professional matadors then slay the bulls.
All together, 15 people have died since the city began keeping records in 1924.
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