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Octo-wussy
MegaStar ^
| Jul 16, 2002
| Jecinta Noble
Posted on 07/16/2002 6:23:46 PM PDT by Maceman
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Always check it's dead. Like these are
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Always check your food is dead before you tuck in. A man from South Korea probably wished he hadn't eaten a live octopus that ended up killing him.
The 62-year-old Seoul resident liked eating live octopi for some strange reason - perhaps he had a death wish.
The diner covered the squirming dish in vinegar and red pepper paste, but it still continued to struggle.
Thinking it was on his last few legs, he stuffed the octopus into his mouth.
But this little blighter was a fighter who decided to use its tentacles to push himself off the man's teeth, dive down his throat and spread itself out.
The man quickly began to choke prompting his wife to come to his aid.
"I slapped him on the back, but it didn't work," she told The Korea Herald.
Clearly.
The emergency services managed to pull the octopus from the man's throat, finding it still alive.
But the diner was dead.
Never mess with a feisty hor's d'oeuvre.
TOPICS: Food; Miscellaneous; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: carefulwhatyoueat; octopus
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posted on
07/16/2002 6:23:46 PM PDT
by
Maceman
To: Maceman
A definite Darwin Award contender.
So9
To: Maceman; P7M13; Cagey; SeeRushToldU_So
I will, most likely, have nightmares about this tonight.........
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
A man walks into a bar with an octopus.................
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posted on
07/16/2002 6:44:00 PM PDT
by
Cagey
To: Cagey
...the bartender says, "Damn, that's creepy looking".......
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
always chew your food
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posted on
07/16/2002 6:51:57 PM PDT
by
P7M13
To: P7M13
Yes, or it might chew you.........
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
Oh I want to try that!
To: SeeRushToldU_So
Is live Octopus a delicacy in Georgia?
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
I remember being told not to play with my food....I never knew it was because sometimes the food wins.
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
The man quickly began to choke prompting his wife to come to his aid. "I slapped him on the back, but it didn't work," she told The Korea Herald.
Methinks she should have slapped him up-side the head.
To: dubyaismypresident
Good point..... glad I don't order steaks the way some Texans do......"just cook it 'til it stops mooing".......lol I'd hate to have to fight a steer........
To: Washington-Husky
Methinks she should have slapped him up-side the head. LOL.....me thinks you are right!
To: Maceman
Live octupus is actually quite common in South Korea as well as ethnic Korean communities worldwide. I might try it one of these days since I am a huge fan of exotic foods.
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
Is live Octopus a delicacy in Georgia? There are some variations of Octopussy that are a delicacy.
To: Maceman
I saw an article some years back about a fisherman who was fishing on the Amazon river with two friends. He stood up and yawned. As he did so, a fish lept from the water and down his throat. It became lodged there due to the spines on its fins, and his friends were unable to remove it. He died of suffocation.
--Boris
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posted on
07/17/2002 7:21:41 PM PDT
by
boris
To: Maceman
Assault by a tasty weapon?
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posted on
07/17/2002 7:23:39 PM PDT
by
boris
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