Posted on 05/22/2009 12:19:14 PM PDT by MyTwoCopperCoins
Michael Anderson Godwin was a murderer. He was awaiting South Carolina's electric chair in 1989 when he decided to fix his TV set while sitting on his cell's metal toilet. You can probably see where this is going.
Being on death row is lonely, so having a TV is important to your sanity. Godwin's was on the fritz, so he decided to multitask by trying to fix it was using the commode.
The last stupid decision of his life was to bite down on an exposed wire in the plugged-in TV while sitting on the metal toilet. He was electrocuted instantly, making his own kind of electric chair and saving the state the trouble.
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This was on Spike TV last weekend...”1,000 Ways to Die.” He was watching Oprah at the time.
You win
Next month tv antennas will become useless unless the owner has a digital converter box. Estimated number of people who will not have one in time: 70% of all antenna users. They will scream to high heaven and DEMAND a fix as snow roars in the background!
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Reminds me of the Reno 911 episode where they electified a jail cell by rigging something up to the toilet and then gave a tour to some Boy Scouts.
Sad but true.
I can see that happening but hope it doesn’t.
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OMG! Thanks for the ping!
Stole the words right outta my mind!
Epic fail for Mr. Godwin.
Ouch! That sure is a “can’t win for losing” story.
NOBODY's mentioned "Godwin's Law" yet!
Cheers!
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