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Eiffel Tower parachutist killed (Some Norwegian Dude)
CNN ^
| 5/17/2005
| AP
Posted on 05/17/2005 11:15:53 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz
PARIS, France (AP) -- A Norwegian man was killed after jumping from the Eiffel Tower when a parachute he was wearing got stuck on an upper deck of the monument, officials said Tuesday.
Preliminary investigations indicated that the man planned to film his jump as part of publicity for a Norwegian clothing brand, police said.
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TOPICS: Extended News; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: darwin; darwinaward; darwinawardwinner; dupe
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Sorry, was bored and found this.
To: EQAndyBuzz
Someone needs to be sued now for putting that tower there. They killed this innocent man.
To: EQAndyBuzz
Was the Norwegian clothing company called Splat!?
To: EQAndyBuzz
Hold muh Darwin and watch this!
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posted on
05/17/2005 11:19:07 AM PDT
by
TexasRepublic
(BALLISTIC CATHARSIS: perforating uncooperative objects with chunks of lead)
To: EQAndyBuzz
Musta forgot to put his "Extreme" underarm deodorant on in the morning....or maybe he didn't have an "Extreme" snack bar for breakfast, washed down with an "Extreme" sports drink....
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posted on
05/17/2005 11:20:36 AM PDT
by
randog
(What the....?!)
To: EQAndyBuzz
Look! Plummetting from the sky. It's a bird. It's a plane! It's a Norwegian!
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posted on
05/17/2005 11:21:06 AM PDT
by
theDentist
(The Dems are putting all their eggs in one basket-case: Howard "Belltower" Dean.)
To: EQAndyBuzz
So now France will surrender to Norway.
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posted on
05/17/2005 11:21:16 AM PDT
by
Alouette
(Muslims bite the hand that feeds them, and kiss the boot that kicks them.)
To: EQAndyBuzz
Preliminary investigations indicated that the man planned to film his jump as part of publicity for a Norwegian clothing brand
Too bad they didn't sell parachute pants.
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posted on
05/17/2005 11:21:34 AM PDT
by
reagan_fanatic
(The theory of evolution is the great cosmogenic myth of the twentieth century - Michael Denton)
To: EQAndyBuzz
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posted on
05/17/2005 11:22:25 AM PDT
by
mollynme
(cogito, ergo freepum)
To: EQAndyBuzz
"part of publicity for a Norwegian clothing brand,"Darwin Dungarees??
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posted on
05/17/2005 11:23:25 AM PDT
by
Reo
To: EQAndyBuzz
Looking at the design of the structure...why would you want to jump from a structure with a base larger than where you're jumping from?
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posted on
05/17/2005 11:23:54 AM PDT
by
EX52D
To: EQAndyBuzz
It wasn't Tourist Guy, was it?
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posted on
05/17/2005 11:24:10 AM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Controlled substance laws created the federal health care monopoly and fund terrorism.)
To: EQAndyBuzz
That's gonna leave a mark.
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posted on
05/17/2005 11:24:39 AM PDT
by
KidGlock
(Get in the pit and try to love some one)
To: EQAndyBuzz
Shouldn't the headline be Eiffel Tower "attempted parachutist"?
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posted on
05/17/2005 11:25:23 AM PDT
by
zencat
(The universe is not what it appears, nor is it something else.)
To: EQAndyBuzz
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posted on
05/17/2005 11:25:59 AM PDT
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: EQAndyBuzz
What, no warning labels. Everybody knows warning labels prevent any possibility of a tradgedy.
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posted on
05/17/2005 11:26:25 AM PDT
by
ctlpdad
To: zencat
Actually, it should read: 'Parachutist killed by Eiffel Tower'
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posted on
05/17/2005 11:26:57 AM PDT
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: Calpernia
No, I think the title should be "Parachutist Killed by Gravity and Dense Mass."
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posted on
05/17/2005 11:35:56 AM PDT
by
blau993
(Labs for love; .357 for Security.)
To: SteveMcKing
Well, it was a temporary exhibit....
To: EQAndyBuzz
Dumbo tries to fly without his ears.
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posted on
05/17/2005 11:37:52 AM PDT
by
lilylangtree
(Veni, Vidi, Vici)
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