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Doofus uses knife as tool and kills self

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iwearnosox

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Cutting edge Darwin-level stupidity: "Alicia Neal said she warned her husband not to use a butcher knife to tighten the screws in their granddaughter's crib. An Allen wrench was needed. Thinking John Neal Sr. had heeded her advice, she said, she went to the basement to do laundry. "The next thing I heard was him running down the steps and hollering, 'Call the paramedics! I fell on the knife!'" Alicia Neal said yesterday. "My son ran and got the phone and called the paramedics. I took a towel and put it up to his throat and applied pressure. The last thing he said was, 'Tell everybody I love them.'"

Oops I did it again.
 
omg! this is for real!?! how do you manage to st@b yourself and then yell coherently?


agh i hate this stupid filter!
 
sad, but I think we've all done stupid things that we regret. some are more devestating than others. patients and taking your time always pays off when it comes to safety.
 
This guy happened to fall on a butcher's knife while trying to tighten a screw in their granddaughter's crib? He just happened to stab himself in the throat?
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I hope the police plan on investigating the wife.

(assuming this is a true story)
 
Originally posted by: DanTMWTMP
:Q goddamn.....that really sux for the family 🙁
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Yeah that guy was clearly a complete moron but I feel really bad for the family. 🙁
 
Originally posted by: DeafeningSilence
So how soon until he's recognized by the Darwin Awards??? 😕
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he reproduced and has grandkids. he shouldn't be elligible.
 
Originally posted by: iwearnosox
Cutting edge Darwin-level stupidity: "Alicia Neal said she warned her husband not to use a butcher knife to tighten the screws in their granddaughter's crib. An Allen wrench was needed. Thinking John Neal Sr. had heeded her advice, she said, she went to the basement to do laundry. "The next thing I heard was him running down the steps and hollering, 'Call the paramedics! I fell on the knife!'" Alicia Neal said yesterday. "My son ran and got the phone and called the paramedics. I took a towel and put it up to his throat and applied pressure. The last thing he said was, 'Tell everybody I love them.'"

Oops I did it again.
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Wow, that happened here in Pittsburgh. Stupid city people. 😛

ZV
 
"He was a wonderful husband, a wonderful father, a good provider, and he's going to be well-missed by family and friends," Alicia Neal, 43, said. "It was a terrible accident."
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I would rather not be insulting this guy. It was a simple accident, and I see no evidence that indicates he was an idiot.

More importantly, a terrible tragedy has befallen his family and friends. Shame on any who would be so irresponsible to point at this poor dead man and laugh. If bad deeds are visited back upon the executor, some anandtech posters are in for some painful times.
 
Originally posted by: Shaftatplanetquake
I see no evidence that indicates he was an idiot.
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How about the fact that he was using a butcher knife to tighten an allen bolt? That's not exactly genius-level activity.

ZV

EDIT: Regarding bad deeds being revisited; Oh no! Someone will make a sarcastic comment at my funeral!
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The only remotely "bad deeds" done in this thread have been jokes.
 
Originally posted by: Shaftatplanetquake
"He was a wonderful husband, a wonderful father, a good provider, and he's going to be well-missed by family and friends," Alicia Neal, 43, said. "It was a terrible accident."
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I would rather not be insulting this guy. It was a simple accident, and I see no evidence that indicates he was an idiot.

More importantly, a terrible tragedy has befallen his family and friends. Shame on any who would be so irresponsible to point at this poor dead man and laugh. If bad deeds are visited back upon the executor, some anandtech posters are in for some painful times.
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Well said.
 
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"He was a wonderful husband, a wonderful father, a good provider, and he's going to be well-missed by family and friends," Alicia Neal, 43, said. "It was a terrible accident."
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I would rather not be insulting this guy. It was a simple accident, and I see no evidence that indicates he was an idiot.

More importantly, a terrible tragedy has befallen his family and friends. Shame on any who would be so irresponsible to point at this poor dead man and laugh. If bad deeds are visited back upon the executor, some anandtech posters are in for some painful times.
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Well said.
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Stupidity makes no excuse for itself. Clearly, he did a stupid thing. This helps to teach other stupid people that doing stupid things get them stupid hurt or stupid dead. So I think it's completely fine to say that he is stupid for doing the stupid thing he did. And, he is doubly stupid for not listening to good advice from his wife.

However, I agree with investigating the wife.. I mean.. her husband just died and she's saying "Well, I kept warning him not to use that butcher knife."
 
Originally posted by: Shaftatplanetquake
"He was a wonderful husband, a wonderful father, a good provider, and he's going to be well-missed by family and friends," Alicia Neal, 43, said. "It was a terrible accident."
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I would rather not be insulting this guy. It was a simple accident, and I see no evidence that indicates he was an idiot.
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How can you not call this guy an idiot? He freaking used a butcher knife to tighten a bolt! And then proceeded to fall on it throat-first! It's really sad that his family is going to suffer for his stupidity.
 
Originally posted by: brxndxn
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Stupidity makes no excuse for itself. Clearly, he did a stupid thing. This helps to teach other stupid people that doing stupid things get them stupid hurt or stupid dead. So I think it's completely fine to say that he is stupid for doing the stupid thing he did. And, he is doubly stupid for not listening to good advice from his wife.
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How do you know? You haven't seen pictures of the butcher knife, nor have you seen pictures of the allen bolt. For all you know, the knife was sitting 3 feet from where he was and it looked to be a convenient tool for a quick tightening.

And lots of smart guys do stupid things. One stupid act does not make someone an idiot.

A man has died and I don't think he has done anything to deserve the insults that have been flung at him. He sure as hell never did anything to hurt me.
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