Because of teh Lounge - I just spent 5 minutes reading about Ed Gein

[KitchenWitch]

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[MrCoffee]

1. i thought you of all people would be well-versed

thank god Wisconsin is enlightened, eh?


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[KitchenWitch]

2. Actually I was

I had forgotten some of the 'juicy' details...

:rofl:

[SeattleGirl]

3. Interesting. I watched a bio on him on the TV machine last night.

Totally creepy creepy guy. :scared:

[KitchenWitch]

4. Yes...

:scared:

[JVS]

5. HAHA!

My dad had a room-mate from Ed Gein's hometown at that time. Dad says that when Ed was sent away the Gein farm burned down, probably because the locals didn't want a tourist attraction to develop. Dad also said that the room-mate was not a fan of Ed Gein jokes.

[redqueen]

6. There are Ed Gein jokes?

Wait... why am I surprised?

:crazy:

[JVS]

10. There were in 1961. I don't know any though

[edbermac]

15. There were many Gein jokes according to a doctor on the case.

I read a book written by a psychiatrist who examined him. He mentioned that he noticed a proliferation of jokes which the locals called 'Geiners'. He felt they were nervous reactions to Gein's cannabalistic atrocities.

My favorite was one involving his phone number. All you old-timers may recall that in Gein's day the phone numbers had letters and numbers instead of just numbers like today. An example: Gein's hometown was Plainfield WI, so a phone number would be listed as PLA-1234.

So the joke is:

What was Ed Gein's phone number?

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Answer (read it slowly)

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O-I-C-U-8-1-2

:rofl:

[snacker]

18. When I was in high school...

one of my teachers always told this one: "Do you know what Ed Gein keeps in his sewing basket?"
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"Belly buttons."

[KitchenWitch]

7. My mom grew up in Milwaukee - Yeah, not really close to LaCrosse

anyway, she and her siblings are all not fond of the Ed Gein jokes.

[youthere]

11. My mom used to work at Mendota as an RN and actually took care of him...

she said he was the most meek little man, and very nice...except for the whole graverobing thing.

[JVS]

12. ooohhh spooky

[Parche]

8. who?

never heard of him

:hi:

[KitchenWitch]

9. ask the Wiki

[Parche]

14. i want to ask the kitchenwiki!!!!

:rofl: :hi:

[edbermac]

13. Bought a book on him with crime scene pics. Yikes!

They'll give you nightmares for years. :scared:

[JVS]

17. Uffda!

[Starbucks Anarchist]

16. He inspired the character of Norman Bates.