OT: Rum and Coke?

Michael 'Dog3' Lonergan said:

Ewwww... This story is pretty disgusting. Taken from Yahoo Odd News:
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&e=9&u=/nm/20060504/od_nm/hung
ary_dc

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Quoted message said:

According to online magazine www.zsaru.hu, workers in Szeged in the south
of Hungary tried to move the barrel after they had drained it, only to find
it was surprisingly heavy and were shocked when the body of a naked man
fell out.

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Eeeeewwwwww, is an understatement. Mind you, it could have been worse -
he could have been wearing his socks 😉

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Michael 'Dog3' Lonergan said:

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian builders who drank their way to the bottom
of a huge barrel of rum while renovating a house got a nasty surprise when
a pickled corpse tumbled out of the empty barrel, a police magazine website
reported.

According to online magazine www.zsaru.hu, workers in Szeged in the south
of Hungary tried to move the barrel after they had drained it, only to find
it was surprisingly heavy and were shocked when the body of a naked man
fell out.

The website said that the body of the man had been shipped back from
Jamaica 20 years ago by his wife in the barrel of rum in order to avoid the
cost and paperwork of an official return.

Ick, ick, ick. I'll bet he was well preserved, as were the builders.
Three hundred liters, eh? I'd love to see a photo of the finished
remodel. Do you suppose ANY of it was square, plumb, or level?

gloria p

Puester said:

Ick, ick, ick. I'll bet he was well preserved, as were the builders.
Three hundred liters, eh? I'd love to see a photo of the finished
remodel. Do you suppose ANY of it was square, plumb, or level?

ROFL!!..... (you funny) 😉

nb

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Puester said:

Ick, ick, ick. I'll bet he was well preserved, as were the builders.
Three hundred liters, eh? I'd love to see a photo of the finished
remodel. Do you suppose ANY of it was square, plumb, or level?

ROFL!!..... (you funny) 😉

nb

<<<shudder>>> The whole situation just fractures me. 300 liters... now
that's a lot of booze.

Michael

--
"The first zucchini I ever saw I killed it with a hoe."
John Gould, Monstrous Depravity, 1963

On Sat 06 May 2006 03:58:27p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Michael
"Dog3" Lonergan?

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Puester said:

Ick, ick, ick. I'll bet he was well preserved, as were the builders.
Three hundred liters, eh? I'd love to see a photo of the finished
remodel. Do you suppose ANY of it was square, plumb, or level?

ROFL!!..... (you funny) 😉

nb

<<<shudder>>> The whole situation just fractures me. 300 liters... now
that's a lot of booze.

Michael

How big was the crew? For ten men, that's only one litre per day each for
a month. <g>

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
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Michael \'Dog3\' Lonergan said:

<<<shudder>>> The whole situation just fractures me. 300 liters... now
that's a lot of booze.

It is a lot of booze. It appears that it is also a lot of bull.

According to a report in today's newspaper, it is a new urban myth.

Wayne Boatwright said:

How big was the crew? For ten men, that's only one litre per day each for
a month. <g>

It was a 300 liter keg, but the body probably took up at least
100 liters of the keg. Plus the booze was diluted by the juices
that leaked out the poor dude.

Long, drunken pig is a delicacy in some places, I'd bet.

-sw

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Michael \'Dog3\' Lonergan said:

<<<shudder>>> The whole situation just fractures me. 300 liters... now
that's a lot of booze.

It is a lot of booze. It appears that it is also a lot of bull.

According to a report in today's newspaper, it is a new urban myth.

That surprises me since it came off the AP wire to Yahoo. Well... it's not
the first time I've been fooled 😉

Michael

--
"The first zucchini I ever saw I killed it with a hoe."
John Gould, Monstrous Depravity, 1963

Dave Smith said:

Michael \'Dog3\' Lonergan said:

<<<shudder>>> The whole situation just fractures me. 300 liters...
now that's a lot of booze.

It is a lot of booze. It appears that it is also a lot of bull.

According to a report in today's newspaper, it is a new urban myth.

Not even new:

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/cannibal/tapping.asp

The original Reuters quoted an on-line magazine, about one step up from
"send this to everyone you know!!!!" emails.

Brian

--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

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Dave Smith said:

Michael \'Dog3\' Lonergan said:

<<<shudder>>> The whole situation just fractures me. 300 liters...
now that's a lot of booze.

It is a lot of booze. It appears that it is also a lot of bull.

According to a report in today's newspaper, it is a new urban myth.

Not even new:

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/cannibal/tapping.asp

The original Reuters quoted an on-line magazine, about one step up from
"send this to everyone you know!!!!" emails.

Brian

Jesus... I have no idea why I think Reuters is so damned reliable. I
swallowed that one hook, line and sinker.

Michael

--
"The first zucchini I ever saw I killed it with a hoe."
John Gould, Monstrous Depravity, 1963

Wayne Boatwright said:

How big was the crew? For ten men, that's only one litre per day each for
a month. <g>

The U.S.S.  Constitution (Old Ironsides) as a combat vessel carried
48,600 gallons of fresh water for her crew of 475 officers and men. 
This was sufficient to last six months of sustained operations at
sea.  She carried no evaporators (fresh water distillers).

However, let it be noted that according to her log, "On July 27, 1798,
the U.S.S.  Constitution sailed from Boston with a full complement of
475 officers and men, 48,600 gallons of fresh water, 7,400 cannon
shot, 11,600 pounds of black powder and 79,400 gallons of rum."

Her mission: "To destroy and harass English shipping."

Making Jamaica on 6 October, she took on 826 pounds of flour and
68,300 gallons of rum.

Then she headed for the Azores, arriving there 12 November.  She
provisioned with 550 pounds of beef and 64,300 gallons of Portuguese
wine.  On 18 November, she set sail for England.

In the ensuing days she defeated five British men-of-war and captured
and scuttled 12 English merchantmen, salvaging only the rum aboard
each.

By 26 January, her powder and shot were exhausted.
Nevertheless, and though unarmed, she made a night raid up the Firth
of Clyde in Scotland.  Her landing party captured a whiskey distillery
and transferred 40,000 gallons of single malt Scotch aboard by dawn.

Then she headed home.

The U.S.S.  Constitution arrived in Boston on 20 February 1799, with
no cannon shot, No food, No powder, NO rum, NO wine, NO whiskey
and 38,600 gallons of stagnant Water
--
Pan Ohco
I would like to see the bottom of my monitor, but I have cats.

On Sun 07 May 2006 09:14:58a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Pan Ohco?

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Wayne Boatwright said:

How big was the crew? For ten men, that's only one litre per day each
for a month. <g>

The U.S.S.  Constitution (Old Ironsides) as a combat vessel carried
48,600 gallons of fresh water for her crew of 475 officers and men. 
This was sufficient to last six months of sustained operations at
sea.  She carried no evaporators (fresh water distillers).

However, let it be noted that according to her log, "On July 27, 1798,
the U.S.S.  Constitution sailed from Boston with a full complement of
475 officers and men, 48,600 gallons of fresh water, 7,400 cannon
shot, 11,600 pounds of black powder and 79,400 gallons of rum."

Her mission: "To destroy and harass English shipping."

Making Jamaica on 6 October, she took on 826 pounds of flour and
68,300 gallons of rum.

Then she headed for the Azores, arriving there 12 November.  She
provisioned with 550 pounds of beef and 64,300 gallons of Portuguese
wine.  On 18 November, she set sail for England.

In the ensuing days she defeated five British men-of-war and captured
and scuttled 12 English merchantmen, salvaging only the rum aboard
each.

By 26 January, her powder and shot were exhausted.
Nevertheless, and though unarmed, she made a night raid up the Firth
of Clyde in Scotland.  Her landing party captured a whiskey distillery
and transferred 40,000 gallons of single malt Scotch aboard by dawn.

Then she headed home.

The U.S.S.  Constitution arrived in Boston on 20 February 1799, with
no cannon shot, No food, No powder, NO rum, NO wine, NO whiskey
and 38,600 gallons of stagnant Water

ROTFLMAO! Actually, that's not a surprise.

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

I think the word Hungarian convinced us...

One time on Usenet, "Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan"

Quoted message said:

Ewwww... This story is pretty disgusting. Taken from Yahoo Odd News:
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&e=9&u=/nm/20060504/od_nm/hung
ary_dc

Hungary workers get shock at bottom of rum barrel Thu May 4, 9:49 AM ET

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian builders who drank their way to the bottom
of a huge barrel of rum while renovating a house got a nasty surprise when
a pickled corpse tumbled out of the empty barrel, a police magazine website
reported.

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A friend of mine told me this story on Friday -- she'd heard it
on a local radio station. NASTY! Maybe they'll learn something
about pinching other people's booze...

--
jj - rfc (Jani) in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

Dave Smith said:

Michael \'Dog3\' Lonergan said:

<<<shudder>>> The whole situation just fractures me. 300 liters... now
that's a lot of booze.

It is a lot of booze. It appears that it is also a lot of bull.

According to a report in today's newspaper, it is a new urban myth.

Imagine that, an urban myth posted in this newsgroup. Hell, ain't but
one brain cell between all of you so it really shouldn't be any surprise.

rosie said:

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According to a report in today's newspaper, it is a new urban myth.

Imagine that, an urban myth posted in this newsgroup. Hell, ain't but
one brain cell between all of you so it really shouldn't be any surprise.

And you drop by once in a while to share with that one brain cell?

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Michael \'Dog3\' Lonergan said:

<<<shudder>>> The whole situation just fractures me. 300 liters...

now

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Quoted message said:

that's a lot of booze.

It is a lot of booze. It appears that it is also a lot of bull.

According to a report in today's newspaper, it is a new urban myth.

Not a 'new' one as such..... just a newer version.

http://tinyurl.com/p9pm9

I keep this website handy for all stories that are emailed or circulated
on the newsgroups......

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/internet/a/current_netlore.htm

--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

At this spectacle even the most gentle must feel savage, and the most
savage must weep.

Turkish Officer
400 Plateau
24May1915

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Dave Smith <[email hidden]> wrote in news:445D418F.F09B7A49
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Michael \'Dog3\' Lonergan said:

<<<shudder>>> The whole situation just fractures me. 300 liters...

now

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

that's a lot of booze.

It is a lot of booze. It appears that it is also a lot of bull.

According to a report in today's newspaper, it is a new urban myth.

Not a 'new' one as such..... just a newer version.

http://tinyurl.com/p9pm9

I keep this website handy for all stories that are emailed or circulated
on the newsgroups......

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/internet/a/current_netlore.htm

I'm gonna check it from now on before posting those outlandish news
stories. What I do not understand is why Reuters published it. Very odd.
What is even odder is that because it's from a reliable news source I
believe it.

Michael

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"The first zucchini I ever saw I killed it with a hoe."
John Gould, Monstrous Depravity, 1963

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Dave Smith <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan wrote:

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> <<<shudder>>> The whole situation just fractures me. 300 liters...

now

Quoted message said:

> that's a lot of booze.

It is a lot of booze. It appears that it is also a lot of bull.

According to a report in today's newspaper, it is a new urban myth.

Not a 'new' one as such..... just a newer version.

http://tinyurl.com/p9pm9

I keep this website handy for all stories that are emailed or
circulated on the newsgroups......

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/internet/a/current_netlore.htm

I'm gonna check it from now on before posting those outlandish news
stories. What I do not understand is why Reuters published it. Very
odd. What is even odder is that because it's from a reliable news
source I believe it.

It was even on the webpage of news.com.au..... . so don't feel too bad
:-)

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,19033672-13762,00.html?from=rss

The "online magazine" mentioned in Budapest is actually the Hungarian
Police magazine :-)

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Zsaru ('cop'😉 is the official weekly magazine of the Hungarian police
force, issued by the National Police Headquarters.

As opposed to many police magazines in Europe and around the world it is
circulated not within the police force, but is available at any
newsstand for the wide public. It's readers are not only or mostly
policemen, but those people in general who are interested in the work of
the police force.

The aim of the magazine is to inform and entertain at the same time by
covering real crime affaires, investigations, the many aspects of the
work of th+e Hungarian policemen including members of the special teams.
Zsaru also regularly covers foreign crime stories, matters of organized
crime, and informs it's readers on the activities of international
police organizations. The magazine regularly deals with matters of
prevention of crime, gives advice to readers. In addition to
professional articles like those on weapons, forensic science we also
publish interwiews with celebrities, recipes, crossword puzzles,
articles on fashion and even wines.

Zsaru follows a long tradition of police magazines in Hungary. The first
such magazine - Közbiztonság ('Public Security'😉 - was published in
1869. Zsaru - previously Magyar Rendo"r ('Hungarian Policeman'😉 first
appeared in January 1992, after the democratic changes in Hungary and
Eastern Europe. Zsaru online was started in May 2002, and is attracting
more and more readers every month.

You can contact the magazine by sending an e-mail to:
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The police's performance is better than what the papers say"

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--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

At this spectacle even the most gentle must feel savage, and the most
savage must weep.

Turkish Officer
400 Plateau
24May1915