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crocodile deathroll · 01-07-2003, 11:43 PM

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Originally posted by Taffsadar
The body often "commits suicide" when suffering mortal wounds (or thinks it does). In the old Sovjet they told a prisoner that he would be executed with a knife stab. The just stabbed him with a blunt object and put some water on the wound. He died anyway...

Reminds me of this Australain Poem
by Banjo Paterson.

The Man From Ironbark

Is is about a practical jocker, barber.

The practical joke might of backfired on him

Pee Pee Poodle · 01-08-2003, 12:23 PM

Pee Pee Poodle

Gooch's dad · 01-08-2003, 03:16 PM

A year or so ago, the "Ask Cecil" column addressed this question for the second time:

gruesome account

-Kelly

thebeave · 01-08-2003, 06:51 PM

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Originally posted by Gooch's dad
A year or so ago, the "Ask Cecil" column addressed this question for the second time:

gruesome account

-Kelly

Double

Recently, I saw a picture and an article somewhere about a chicken who was being beheaded by a farmer for food, and the hatchet missed the neck. Instead, half the chicken's head was cut off (including the beak and eyes). It survived the chop, and the farmer was able to nurse its wound. It couldn't chew food, so the farmer would feed it with an eyedropper down its throat hole. I think the chicken went on to live many years after that, and would wander aimlessly around the farm.

Mageth · 01-08-2003, 07:02 PM

That would be Mike the Headless Chicken. .

As you can see from this picture, a bit more than half his head was cut off:

crocodile deathroll · 01-08-2003, 11:01 PM

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Originally posted by Mageth
That would be Mike the Headless Chicken. .

As you can see from this picture, a bit more than half his head was cut off:

That looks foul!!

Oolon Colluphid · 01-10-2003, 04:40 AM

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Originally posted by admice
Love it! A friend who has a farm said one of her chickens ran around for over 30 minutes. Maybe (hopefully) this is unique to chickens?

I've heard reports of soldiers running into razor wire or some such (during WW1, IIRC), where the decapitated body kept running for several paces afterwards. I imagine it could keep going rather further, but would fall over without the balancing mechanism of the inner ear for fine control.

Makes sense that it would happen, but I've no references, only hearsay, unfortunately.

Cheers, DT

cricket · 01-10-2003, 05:23 PM

When, oh when will this morbid thread die?

I feel compelled to read each post. Then I am always sorry I did.

Soldiers running into razor wire, and then still running mmm yeah I really wanted to think about that.

--cricket
Who wishes she hadn't clicked the headless chicken pics link

Huginn · 01-11-2003, 03:45 AM

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Originally posted by Mageth
That would be Mike the Headless Chicken. .

As you can see from this picture, a bit more than half his head was cut off:

Why's Mike always photographed from the right-hand side?

Hugo Holbling · 01-11-2003, 03:19 PM

In a related question, what would be the least painful way to die? I'll understand if no-one wants to answer...

01-08-2003, 03:16 PM	#13
Gooch's dad Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Madison WI USA Posts: 3,508	Uncle Cecil's version A year or so ago, the "Ask Cecil" column addressed this question for the second time: gruesome account -Kelly

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cricket Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: St Louis MO USA Posts: 1,188	When, oh when will this morbid thread die? I feel compelled to read each post. Then I am always sorry I did. Soldiers running into razor wire, and then still running mmm yeah I really wanted to think about that. --cricket Who wishes she hadn't clicked the headless chicken pics link

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