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Man killed when firework held to head explodes
San Francisco Chronicle ^
| June 29, 2015
Posted on 06/29/2015 2:45:11 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
A Michigan man died when a firework he was holding to his head exploded, police said.
The blast of the mortar shell happened Sunday night in front of the family of the 47-year-old man, who was not identified.
Walled Lake Police Chief Paul Shakinas told the Free Press that alcohol was a factor in the death.
WXYZ in Detroit said the man may not have realized the firework was lit when he put it up to his head.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: darwin; michigan; walledlake
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
“Hold my fireworks and watch this?”
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posted on
06/29/2015 2:46:45 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Darwin award (assuming he had no kids).
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posted on
06/29/2015 2:46:50 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(When things are rightly ordered, man is steward of God's gifts and civIns law enables him to do so.)
To: humblegunner
To: Oldeconomybuyer
"Hold muh beer & watch this..."
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posted on
06/29/2015 2:47:06 PM PDT
by
DJ Frisat
(Proudly providing the NSA with provocative textual content since 1995!)
To: Springman; cyclotic; netmilsmom; RatsDawg; PGalt; FreedomHammer; queenkathy; madison10; ...
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posted on
06/29/2015 2:48:21 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Sad fact, most people just want a candidate to tell them what they want to hear)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Alcohol and fireworks, cleaning out the shallow end of the gene pool since quite a while ago.
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posted on
06/29/2015 2:48:57 PM PDT
by
thorvaldr
To: Oldeconomybuyer
sounds like they were both ‘lit’..
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posted on
06/29/2015 2:49:09 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(SEMPER FI!! - Monthly Donors Rock!!)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
WXYZ in Detroit said the man may not have realized the firework was lit when he put it up to his head. Or the firework might have realized the man was lit...
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posted on
06/29/2015 2:49:13 PM PDT
by
Steely Tom
(Vote GOP: A Slower Handbasket)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
He thought he was drinking the firework while holding a beer to his head.
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posted on
06/29/2015 2:53:00 PM PDT
by
AU72
To: Oldeconomybuyer
He blowed up good!
He blowed up real good!
To: Oldeconomybuyer
I hate when that happens. :-P
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posted on
06/29/2015 2:54:50 PM PDT
by
Alberta's Child
("It doesn't work for me. I gotta have more cowbell!")
To: Oldeconomybuyer
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posted on
06/29/2015 2:55:06 PM PDT
by
Bluewater2015
(There are no coincidences)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
That hada hurt.... for a second.
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posted on
06/29/2015 3:01:48 PM PDT
by
b4its2late
(A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Dang, drinking alcohol leads to stupid and sometimes deadly behavior?
Why is it legal?
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posted on
06/29/2015 3:02:21 PM PDT
by
SaxxonWoods
(Life is good.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
said the man may not have realized the firework was lit when he put it up to his head. Likely the lit explosive did not go off after being lit. Do not walk over and pick it up to examine why. Most kids know this by the time they're 10.
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posted on
06/29/2015 3:05:05 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
, , , the man may not have realized the firework was lit when he put it up to his head.
Bad, bad secret to keep from him.
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posted on
06/29/2015 3:11:23 PM PDT
by
righttackle44
(Take scalps. Leave the bodies as a warning.)
To: freedumb2003
Darwin in action, thinning the herd.
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posted on
06/29/2015 3:11:39 PM PDT
by
Grampa Dave
(Rev. 22:11 Let the evildoer still do evil, the filthy still be filthy, the righteous still do right!)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Sounds too weird to be anything but a poorly thought out suicide
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posted on
06/29/2015 3:20:36 PM PDT
by
muir_redwoods
(Freedom isn't free, liberty isn't liberal and you'll never find anything Right on the Left)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
There is no way to protect idiots from themselves.
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posted on
06/29/2015 3:21:15 PM PDT
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
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