Ark. Man Wakes After 19 Years in Coma

AP via Earthlink ^ | July 9, 2003

[kellynla]

Great story. But just so I understand for my own information, there must have been one heck of a cost involved here. Who paid? Is the patient and his family responsible or did medicare or some other source pay for the care???

[RonF]

Yeah, I know, Reagan's not dead. Instead, he's got a fate I wouldn't wish on anyone. But I couldn't pass up the old joke.

[jgrubbs]

Somebody better let him know that he can't take his swiss army knife to the airport anymore.

[Gil4]

You were right about DonQ the first time. I think you need to retract your retraction (if you can do it without sounding like Al Gore.)

[jgrubbs]

As far as Terry Wallis knows, this is a high tech computer system. The top of the line! The First Macintosh Computer was introduced by Apple Computer, Inc. on January 24, 1984.

[jgrubbs]

If you were to buy a new computer in 1984, you could expect the following for $6700:

IBM AT (Advanced Technology)
4.77 MHz
64 KB Ram
1.2 MB Floppy Drive
Color Monitor
20 MB Hard Drive

[Cooter]

How's that P.O.S. Governor Clinton doin'?

[Eala]

8. What else?

Internet.

[Grampa Dave]

The lucky devil missed two terms of the Clintoon and $inator Hildebea$t Clintoon being sworn in as NY's wide track junior $inator.

[Future Snake Eater]

No, he saw "Return of the Jedi" since that came out in 1983. I bet he'd be blown away by the prequels!

[TheRightGuy]

IBM AT (Advanced Technology)
4.77 MHz
64 KB Ram
1.2 MB Floppy Drive

The slowest 286 ran an at 6 MHz not 4.77. Check it out.

I'm also pretty sure the 1.2 MB FDD came along quite a bit later.

[Vesuvian]

From what I gather, the family had to pay all costs, although I'm not sure, the article wasn't clear. But it does seem to say that being unable to afford a brainscan, he never got one.

Compare to this article posted by DennisW

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/941838/posts

Group joins bid to keep (illegal im)migrant in Stuart hospital ($1,000,000 spent)

[SerpentDove]

That was my FIRST thought:

"Lucky guy. He missed the Clinton years."

LOL

[krb]

Good catch!

[SerpentDove]

>>Show him a picture of Michael Jackson.<<

Then he voluntarily goes into another coma. LOL

[Redleg Duke]

At least he missed the Clintons!

[Louisiana]

Rip Van Winkle bump

[Labyrinthos]

Good thing he doesn't live in Florida. The state would have approved his execution long ago in the interests of his heirs collecting the insurance money.

New York would have approved the execution just to collect the death tax.

[varina davis]

Maybe he was just trying to wait until the Clintons were gone.

[Labyrinthos]

8. What else?

The greatest bull market that Wall Street has ever known.