Autopsy reveals Florida man choked to death after roach eating contest

Assoc. Press ^ | 11/26/2012 | Assoc. Press

[Responsibility2nd]

An autopsy has concluded that a Florida man choked to death after downing dozens of live roaches during a contest earlier this year.

The report released Monday says 32-year-old Edward Archbold of West Palm Beach died as a result of "asphyxia due to choking and aspiration of gastric contents."

Lab tests for drugs came back negative. The death has been ruled an accident.

[Responsibility2nd]

The key word here? Florida.

Play stupid games. Win stupid prizes.

Click the link. See what else this Darwin candidate ate.

[PGR88]

You are what you eat.

[TexasRepublic]

Note to self: don’t eat roaches

[Uncle Chip]

I’m surprise that this didn’t happen on Fear Factor. Those are the same disgusting things they eat there — along with live scorpions.

[ArrogantBustard]

Life is hard.

Life is harder when you're STUPID.

[Busywhiskers]

I don’t know...this story is a little hard to swallow.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Beyond gross. Well beyond.

[Getready]

They should have fed him to the python he was trying to win. American haggis.

[Carriage Hill]

Looks like they scrubbed the pics. Probably too many people “blowing lunch”.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

I once knew a chick that couldn’t gag on anything...ANYTHING.

[Mr. K]

what’s her number?

[Venturer]

I thought Linda Lovelace had died.

[Charles Henrickson]

Edward Archbold, this Bug’s for you.

[Charles Henrickson]

a Florida man choked to death after downing dozens of live roaches during a contest earlier this year.

But did he win?

[Charles Henrickson]

At least he died doing what he loved to do.

[jagusafr]

Shoulda chewed that last one a little more, I guess...

Stupid games, indeed...

[Charles Henrickson]

St. Peter, at the Pearly Gates: “Let’s see, it says here, ‘Edward Archbold, West Palm Beach, Florida, age 32.’ Is that correct?”

Ed: “Yes, sir, it is.”

St. Peter: “OK, now what was it that brings you here?”

Ed: “Well, I was eating dozens of live cockroaches, and I guess it didn’t agree with me.”

St. Peter: “Ya think? Now you’re lucky that being stupid is not a disqualfier, son.”

Ed: “Excuse me, sir, is there a restroom up here somewhere? I think I’m not quite over it. . . .”

[Responsibility2nd]

Sir, you and your taglines are having WAY too much fun on this thread.

And I (lol) thank you.

[Moonman62]

Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Mama Cass, Cockroach Guy.

[Responsibility2nd]

OK, I Google imaged Cockroach Guy. Not surprisingly I found....