Man Dead On Futon For Nearly 10 Years Before Family Notices

AP ^ | 5-9-05

[My Favorite Headache]

Man Dead On Futon For Nearly 10 Years Before Family Notices Father Found Lying Dead On Futon March 9, 2005

TOKYO -- A Japanese man and his two sisters were worried something might be wrong with dad. And they were right.

The old man had been dead for nearly a decade. Police questioned the three elderly siblings Tuesday, after the decomposing body of their father was found lying on a futon bed in the family's home.

Police said the man's children thought he was still alive, but became worried lately and consulted a relative. Police said judging by the condition of the remains, the father could have died as long as 10 years ago.

[MotleyGirl70]

Is that an importing or exporting company?

Art Vandelay imports potato chips and exports diapers :)

[CitizenM]

LOL. One never knows for sure on the Net. However, I did a search, because I remember reading it before. I used the keyword "dead." I thought that is what we are supposed to do, after we search the exact title first. The keyword "dead" is what brought up yesterday's two prior posts.

[whereasandsoforth]

...authorities are baffled by the discovery that he had voted in the last Washington State governors race.

[small voice in the wilderness]

"Why am I always smelling kimchee and yet we never have it??"

[Cagey]

That's a good way to look up a story, but when posting a story I usually put the complete headline in the search box and search by title (score) which will show any threads with similar headlines. Obviously, some slip by.

God, I'm starting to sound like one of the Forum Lecturers here now and that is scaring me more than I could have imagined.

[ChildOfThe60s]

"Why am I always smelling kimchee and yet we never have it??"

Thanks for that image. I had kimchee tonight. It was tasty.

[Mr. Buzzcut]

Noticed your www.vandelay.com tagline and I'm wondering. Is that an importing or exporting company?

I forgot ... which lie did George have Elaine relay when he was going to meet Marisa Tomei?

[CitizenM]

Hehe. I do both, even when posting a "new" story. (The execption, I think is when there is a new twist to an old story...then I guess one is fairly safe.) However,because different papers often change the headlines, and because some people new to the FR make up their own headlines I try to avoid duplication. I messed up in the beginning, and learned that the hard way. LOL. So now I check by 1)Exact headline, 2)keywords. It saves me embarassment. Most of the time.

[Larry Lucido]

I've never had an imported potato chip. Or corn chip. Are they better if grown in Brazil?

[small voice in the wilderness]

LOL! What are the odds of a)dead man b)kimchee c)FReeper reading about dead man d)FReeper eating kimchee. Coincidence??

[rdl6989]

Just when I thought I'd heard everything.

[Cagey]

GEORGE: Alright, the dentist thing was not good.

ELAINE: Okay, alright. What's his name? Who is he?

GEORGE: (after a moment's thought) Art Vandelay.

ELAINE: (incredulity) Art Vandelay? This is my boyfriend?

GEORGE: That's your boyfriend.

ELAINE: What does he do?

GEORGE: He's an importer.

ELAINE: Just imports? No exports?

GEORGE: (getting irritated) He's an importer-exporter. Okay?

ELAINE: Okay. So, I'm dating Art Vandelay. What is the problem we're discussing?

GEORGE: (thoughtful) Yes. Yes.

[duckandcover]

The three kids finally qualified for their own social security checks. That's when they "noticed" Papa san was dead.

Sayonara...

[an amused spectator]

I used the keyword "dead." I thought that is what we are supposed to do, after we search the exact title first.

I hope you got permission from dead first...

[ChildOfThe60s]

LOL! What are the odds of a)dead man b)kimchee c)FReeper reading about dead man d)FReeper eating kimchee. Coincidence??

You haven't been doing your homework on DU. There is no such thing as "coincidence" when dealing with evil, extremist FReepers.

[Dashing Dasher]

I smell something funny.... wait, it's DAD!

[Seeing More Clearly Now]

This sounds like the latest tall tale in this genre - like the news story about the late working office worker who was dead at his desk for a week before anyone noticed.

[Bush2000]

It depends on what ... dead ... is...

[Spyder]

Meanwhile, 10 Freepers are demanding he be kept on life support until he really dies.

[Spyder]

"Why am I always smelling kimchee and yet we never have it??"

Now that one had me rolling! Just before my husband was transferred to Korea for a second tour a "friend" and "cohort" gave him a jar of kimchee so he could re-acclimate himself to the culture. He left it in the gift bag and every so often when I walked past the closet I'd get the worst whiff that something had crawled in there and died. I searched but didn't see anything amiss before I finally realized it was the kimchee jar occasionally relieving itself of a little gas. Ugh!