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Man Forces Eyes From Sockets As Protest
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| 20 May 03
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Posted on 05/23/2003 12:11:02 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback
May 20, 11:40 AM (ET)
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A 30-year-old man forced his eyes out their sockets to protest his arrest at Athens International Airport, authorities said Tuesday.
Remi Tsolakis was taken to a hospital and received surgery to try and restore his eyesight, doctors said.
Tsolakis was arrested late Monday after flying to Athens from the island of Rhodes. Airport authorities discovered he had an outstanding three-month jail sentence for a minor offence.
He told police he did not have enough money to pay a fine in lieu of the sentence and would have to go to jail.
Police gave no details of the offence.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: eyeeyeofficer; eyeseeyou; holdmuhbaklava; holdmyeyesnwatchthis; ooooouuuuuccccchhhhh; poppop; theeyeshaveit; thirdeyeblind
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Wow. Trust me, I'd take 3 months in the poky over losing my eyeballs any day of the week!
To: mhking
Ping, sir.
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posted on
05/23/2003 12:11:24 PM PDT
by
Mr. Silverback
(It's a tagline. Move on.)
To: Mr. Silverback
I think we need to let our anti-America protestors know that this is the kind of protest that impresses us ---blocking traffic just doesn't do it. Something like this or dousing yourself with gasoline and lighting a match are impressive forms of protest.
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posted on
05/23/2003 12:13:01 PM PDT
by
FITZ
To: Mr. Silverback
That is an unusual way to protest.
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posted on
05/23/2003 12:14:19 PM PDT
by
Dog Gone
To: Mr. Silverback
Reminds me of the Saturday Night Live bit of the guys discussing all the ways they mutilate themselves and how they "hate when I do that!"
To: Mr. Silverback
Kind of like cutting off your nose to spite your face.
To: Mr. Silverback
I see.
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posted on
05/23/2003 12:15:50 PM PDT
by
SerpentDove
(Each post focus-group tested for maximum wallop.)
To: Mr. Silverback
That guy was doing some serious drugs to try that.
8
posted on
05/23/2003 12:21:09 PM PDT
by
xJones
To: Mr. Silverback
Another "Eye Popping" report on FreeRepublic.....;^)
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posted on
05/23/2003 12:21:38 PM PDT
by
elbucko
(If Bush is called a "Warhead", what is Bill Clinton called?)
To: Mr. Silverback
To: Mr. Silverback
Oedipus would approve.
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posted on
05/23/2003 12:24:31 PM PDT
by
randog
(It's always darkest before the dawn--a good time to steal the neighbor's newspaper.)
To: Mr. Silverback
A 30-year-old man forced his eyes out their sockets to protest his arrest at Athens International Airport, authorities said Tuesday. That'll teach 'em!
To: Mr. Silverback
Is it time for a "Hold Muh Eyes" Alert?
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posted on
05/23/2003 12:25:40 PM PDT
by
azhenfud
To: Mr. Silverback
ALL YOUR EYES ARE BELONG TO US
14
posted on
05/23/2003 12:27:14 PM PDT
by
Zavien Doombringer
(If common sense is so common, why is it so difficult to find it?)
To: Mr. Silverback
He was keeping an eye out for trouble.
15
posted on
05/23/2003 12:27:17 PM PDT
by
Migraine
(my grain is pretty straight today)
To: The Hon. Galahad Threepwood
"
That'll teach 'em!"
They'll certainly never look the same again - especially on/in his eyes.
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posted on
05/23/2003 12:27:33 PM PDT
by
azhenfud
To: FITZ
And you'll be sure to lend them your Zippo, right?
Hey, don't encourage all the protestors to kill themselves. If you do that, this generation won't produce a David Horowitz.
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posted on
05/23/2003 12:28:23 PM PDT
by
Mr. Silverback
(It's a tagline. Move on.)
To: Mr. Silverback
Ping hell, I just had to forward this to Martin Sheen!
To: Mr. Silverback
Like Popeye said: "he's had all he can stand and he can't stands no more."
To: Mr. Silverback
The police were disiplined for failing to keep an eye on the suspect.
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