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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-18-05 02:21 PM
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Well, here's certainly a 2005 nominee for the Darwin Award.
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Woman falls to death attempting balcony handstand


Tuesday, January 18, 2005 Posted: 11:45 AM EST (1645 GMT)

NORTH FORT MYERS, Florida (AP) -- A woman fell to her death while trying to do a handstand on the railing of a second-floor hotel balcony, sheriff's officials said.

Molly Jerman, 23, of Cape Coral died Sunday. While attempting a handstand, she toppled over and dropped to the hotel patio, according to the Lee County sheriff's department.

Just before she fell, she had called out to a friend, "Watch to see what I can still do," a police report said. Foul play is not believed to be involved, officials said.



http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/18/balcony.death.ap/index.html


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CottonBear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-18-05 02:25 PM
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1. "Watch to see what I can still do"
Ouch. Those were her last words. Darwain award material for sure.

Joke: Q. What are a Redneck's last words before committing suicide?
A. "Hey! Watch This!"
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fob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-18-05 02:52 PM
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Edited on Tue Jan-18-05 02:52 PM by fob
not so funny after all
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Arkana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-18-05 02:25 PM
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2. I thought the famous last words were
"Y'all watch this!"
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WI_DEM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-18-05 02:25 PM
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3. that's pretty sad
so young.
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Southpaw Bookworm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-18-05 02:26 PM
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4. "Foul play is not believed to be involved"
Stupidity, on the other hand . . .
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