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Suspected burglar stuck in Huron home’s chimney dies after residents light fire
Fresno Bee ^
 | November 28, 2015
 | Rory Appleton
Posted on 11/29/2015 1:55:29 PM PST by Slings and Arrows
A man who apparently got stuck in the chimney of a Huron home during a botched burglary attempt died Saturday after the homeowners lit a fire in the fireplace, the Fresno County Sheriffâs Office said.
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TOPICS: Local News; Weird Stuff
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To: Slings and Arrows
    
Strong contender for a Darwin Award.
 
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posted on 
11/29/2015 2:07:40 PM PST
by 
Paladin2
(my non-desktop devices are no longer allowed to try to fix speling and punctuation, nor my gran-mah.)
 
To: Slings and Arrows
    I’ll bet someone sets up a fund to help them rebuild.
 
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posted on 
11/29/2015 2:08:04 PM PST
by 
metmom
(...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
 
To: TexasGator
    Probably was unconscious.
Hey, I open the damper and I start the fire.
 
23
posted on 
11/29/2015 2:08:41 PM PST
by 
Chickensoup
(“If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so.†Jef)
 
To: Slings and Arrows
    Mommy, Daddy, is it normal that the fireplace screams when you light a fire in it???
 
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posted on 
11/29/2015 2:09:54 PM PST
by 
Swordmaker
(This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue....)
 
To: Fai Mao
    Chestnuts roasting on an open fire!
 
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posted on 
11/29/2015 2:11:17 PM PST
by 
Pilgrim's Progress
(http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx)
 
To: metmom
    And that one guy may be a troll.
 
26
posted on 
11/29/2015 2:11:36 PM PST
by 
Slings and Arrows
(My music: http://hopalongginsberg.com/ | Facebook: Hopalong Ginsberg | Instagram: hopalonginsberg)
 
To: Chickensoup
    Same here. I don’t crawl in and look up to see if there are any wet.. err..intruders in my chimney.
 
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posted on 
11/29/2015 2:11:54 PM PST
by 
publana
(Beware the olive branch extended by a Dem for it disguises a clenched fist.)
 
To: metmom
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posted on 
11/29/2015 2:12:04 PM PST
by 
Slings and Arrows
(My music: http://hopalongginsberg.com/ | Facebook: Hopalong Ginsberg | Instagram: hopalonginsberg)
 
To: Slings and Arrows
    They should have just turned the flame up . . . he would have come down eventually - and a heck of a lot cheaper..
 
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posted on 
11/29/2015 2:12:15 PM PST
by 
Pilgrim's Progress
(http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx)
 
To: Swordmaker
    Mommy, Daddy, is it normal that the fireplace screams when you light a fire in it???"Only if you do it right, honey."
 
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posted on 
11/29/2015 2:13:07 PM PST
by 
Slings and Arrows
(My music: http://hopalongginsberg.com/ | Facebook: Hopalong Ginsberg | Instagram: hopalonginsberg)
 
To: Pilgrim's Progress
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posted on 
11/29/2015 2:13:33 PM PST
by 
Slings and Arrows
(My music: http://hopalongginsberg.com/ | Facebook: Hopalong Ginsberg | Instagram: hopalonginsberg)
 
To: Slings and Arrows
    The deceased man’s identity and cause of death have not been determined....
Well I think he probably got hit by a car, or maybe shot with a large caliber revolver or he got runned over by a reindeer....
 
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posted on 
11/29/2015 2:14:08 PM PST
by 
Autonomous User
(During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
 
To: Swordmaker
    Mommy, Daddy, is it normal that the fireplace screams when you light a fire in it???_UK_poster.jpg/220px-The_Wicker_Man_(1973_film)_UK_poster.jpg) 
 
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posted on 
11/29/2015 2:14:45 PM PST
by 
Slings and Arrows
(My music: http://hopalongginsberg.com/ | Facebook: Hopalong Ginsberg | Instagram: hopalonginsberg)
 
To: Pilgrim's Progress
    His chestnuts twern’t the only things roastin!
 
34
posted on 
11/29/2015 2:16:12 PM PST
by 
VRWC For Truth
(Roberts has perverted the Constitutiion)
 
To: Slings and Arrows
    They probably won’t be able to tell if he is black . . .
 
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posted on 
11/29/2015 2:16:21 PM PST
by 
Pilgrim's Progress
(http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx)
 
To: Slings and Arrows
    And I thought I had problems with raccoons and squirrels getting in my chimney.
 
36
posted on 
11/29/2015 2:16:42 PM PST
by 
RC one
(....and subject to the jurisdiction thereof)
 
To: metmom
    And now you’ve got a zombie burger chasing you.
 
To: Pilgrim's Progress
    “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire!”
More like Chester’s nuts.
 
38
posted on 
11/29/2015 2:17:48 PM PST
by 
Stormdog
(A rifle transforms one from subject to Citizen)
 
To: RC one
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posted on 
11/29/2015 2:17:52 PM PST
by 
Paladin2
(my non-desktop devices are no longer allowed to try to fix speling and punctuation, nor my gran-mah.)
 
To: NormsRevenge
    He was just trying to get warm yaknow.. :-)Mission accomplished!
 
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posted on 
11/29/2015 2:18:12 PM PST
by 
Slings and Arrows
(My music: http://hopalongginsberg.com/ | Facebook: Hopalong Ginsberg | Instagram: hopalonginsberg)
 
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