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		New Zealand man run over by wife. Fark: Twice (telegraph.co.uk)		44
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HaywoodJablonski

2010-03-12 08:51:10 AM

She misses him sometimes

Dead for Tax Reasons

2010-03-12 10:07:30 AM

she had to back up to make sure she got him the first time

jehovahs witness protection

2010-03-12 10:52:05 AM

WOOHOOO....woman driver thread.

Space_Fetus

2010-03-12 11:42:28 AM

Ahh the ol' "woman driver" defense.

Q Why couldn't Hellen Keller drive?

A. Cause she's a woman.

Elektrohed

2010-03-12 11:42:30 AM

HaywoodJablonski: She misses him sometimes

Came here to say this. Thread entirely 100% over.

AbbeySomeone

2010-03-12 11:43:33 AM

To be fair, bodies do provide good traction - gravel can be slippery sometimes.

Poppyale

2010-03-12 11:46:11 AM

Much better idea than 'divorce and let him have everything' plan.
/I never said I was smart.
//or a good driver.

CrazedHatter

2010-03-12 11:50:31 AM

Poppyale: Much better idea than 'divorce and let him have everything' plan.
/I never said I was smart.
//or a good driver.

Haven't you heard? Everyone on Fark knows you're not a good driver cause you're a woman! Though based on your commentary, I think you're smarter than the average bear...

\In fairness, my sister is terrifying behind the wheel of a car.
/\Mom does fine.

rogerklotz

2010-03-12 11:52:04 AM

FTFA: "The vehicle was a 4WD but not a large one, he said."

really?

Falcon Hunter

2010-03-12 11:53:16 AM

So she ran into her husband...and the backed up and ran into him again.

HaywoodJablonski: She misses him sometimes

...but her aim is improving.

Q: How did Helen Keller lose her arm?
A: She was trying to read the stop sign.

Sargun

2010-03-12 11:54:24 AM

Brings new meaning to "I'd hit it... and back up and hit it again!"

Cept she didn't back up the second time, but who cares.

skinny-lil-b

2010-03-12 11:56:21 AM

Fail? Maybe she was just being thorough. You can never be too sure.

3 G's

2010-03-12 11:57:42 AM

Run over me once, shame on you

Run over me twice.....can't get ran over again!

tuffsnake

2010-03-12 11:58:48 AM

Did you all hear the rippingly good yarn about the historical figure, well known for having multiple disabilities, that was not of the aptitude to convey an automobile in competent fashion?

Well it just so happens that the reason being for said lack of faculty is due to the fact that she is of the female gender!

Gaumond

2010-03-12 12:02:38 PM

I read the headline and was like, "O this seems to happen a lot."

then I saw the FAIL and LOLed.

HEHE

dancindan84

2010-03-12 12:04:34 PM

Did she accidentally run over his dog too?

biyaaatci

2010-03-12 12:05:35 PM

This is a frightening development for those of us married to Kiwis.

Omnivorous

2010-03-12 12:06:47 PM

Farkers who complain that their ex walked all over them have nothing on this guy.

AbbeySomeone

2010-03-12 12:08:16 PM

tuffsnake: Did you all hear the rippingly good yarn about the historical figure, well known for having multiple disabilities, that was not of the aptitude to convey an automobile in competent fashion?

Well it just so happens that the reason being for said lack of faculty is due to the fact that she is of the female gender!

applause

Devil's Playground

2010-03-12 12:12:18 PM

My wife is a long time nurse and she tells a story of an elderly couple who came in seeking medical attention for the husband, whom the wife had run over with the car in the driveway. She then pulled forward after she realized what she had done, running over him a second time. When my wife commented to her that she should have stopped the car and called 911, the wife told her, in all seriousness, that when she drove over him the second time, she did it gently.

/This story seemed relevant.

Poppyale

2010-03-12 12:17:07 PM

CrazedHatter: Poppyale: Much better idea than 'divorce and let him have everything' plan.
/I never said I was smart.
//or a good driver.

Haven't you heard? Everyone on Fark knows you're not a good driver cause you're a woman! Though based on your commentary, I think you're smarter than the average bear...

\In fairness, my sister is terrifying behind the wheel of a car.
/\Mom does fine.

I never let my mom drive. She does the 'push gas/release gas' thing. It hurts my brains.

OmenAngel

2010-03-12 12:28:37 PM

That will make a great 'Sunday dinner' story one day...

Also FTA "Terry Telford, 69, was hit by his wife Sandy as she reverse their four-wheel drive down their driveway, The Dominion Post reported.

Gah....

give me doughnuts

2010-03-12 12:40:46 PM

*to the tune of "Amore"*

A New Zealander man
With a permanent tan:
That's a Maori!

Nattering Nabob

2010-03-12 12:43:05 PM

Since we have a "Fail" tag, do we need a "Success" tag? BTW, if my wife ever runs me over TWICE, it is NOT an accident.

Okay Mister Smartypants

2010-03-12 12:51:11 PM

Poppyale: Much better idea than 'divorce and let him have everything' plan.
/I never said I was smart.
//or a good driver.

Haven't you heard? Everyone on Fark knows the woman gets everything because the courts are biased against men!

krusher

2010-03-12 12:51:26 PM

Friend of mine's mom drove with a "gas pedal is an on switch"
mentality. Press and go. No understanding that it was VARIABLE.
Same with the brakes. Shove down to stop. She only drove a few times;
good thing they lived out of town. OY. Buddy could NOT WAIT to get
his license, so she would never have to take him anywhere again.

A Delta 98 has a LOT of power, she'd light up those tires a lot, but
couldn't hear them over the roar of the engine.

semi-cool story?

Darkrover2

2010-03-12 01:23:10 PM

"We are treating it as an accident."

abbottandcostellocollectibles.com

Harry Freakstorm

2010-03-12 01:29:53 PM

As a great Farker said in a previous thread (Man accidentally shoots wife twice?) and I paraphrase: "I would never hear the end of it if I (ran him over) and just winged him."

If my wife ran me over, she'd make sure I was dead and then set the car on fire. No sense in having that car payment coming out of my life insurance policy (or as she calls it: My Big Payday).

Wife's direct quote "I can kill you and get away with it. I will then write a book about it and probably go on Oprah."

EliminateNinniesAndTwits

2010-03-12 01:34:54 PM

article:
Louise Harvey, a spokesman for the rescue helicopter that attended the scene, said it appeared that Mrs Telford did not realise what had happened and then drove forward, running over her husband again.

I'm thinking being spokesman for a rescue helicopter might be and odd job title. "The copter would like some fuel and a new rotor blade"

JohnCarter

2010-03-12 01:46:46 PM

She wanted to be sure, like that lady in Texas, I think she ran over her husband like 3 or 4 times

Fholes

2010-03-12 02:13:07 PM

JohnCarter: She wanted to be sure, like that lady in Texas, I think she ran over her husband like 3 or 4 times

That was the swinging dentist's wife (or dentist's swinging wife, it was never really clear) in Clear Lake. She ran over him at the Hilton, then backed over him & ran over him again for the trifecta.

Fholes

2010-03-12 02:13:50 PM

and their daughter was in the back seat...

NationalHero

2010-03-12 02:15:24 PM

Elektrohed: HaywoodJablonski: She misses him sometimes

Came here to say this. Thread entirely 100% over.

Came to say "thread over" and "leaves satisfied". Unfortunately the thread was already over so I'm leaving unsatisfied.

DocTravesty

2010-03-12 02:32:14 PM

When did they start letting sheep drive?

cedarpark

2010-03-12 02:33:45 PM

/hot like a zombie

Darth_Stimpy

2010-03-12 02:36:15 PM

I know it's been a few years, but nobody remembers Clara Harris, the Houston dentist who ran her husband over in her BMW, circled around, and did it again? All while his daughter was in the car with her?

Wikipedia article: Murder of David Lynn Harris (new window)

dude_man

2010-03-12 03:05:34 PM

I came here for any Flight of the Conchords references, but sadly am leaving quite disappointed.

Schmegicky

2010-03-12 04:06:44 PM

Well, I'm hardly surprised.

I imagine that driving might be a bit more difficult in NZ if you're wearing those gumboots.

Link (new window)

buzzkill037

2010-03-12 05:09:51 PM

Came for zombieland reference. I was starting to get worried. Lighting cigarette, leaving satisfied.

Gdalescrboz

2010-03-12 05:11:16 PM

thats called attempted murder

lycanth

2010-03-12 06:18:58 PM

Mrs Telford did not realise what had happened and then drove forward, running over her husband again.

I'll wager HE realized what had happened.

jamspoon

2010-03-12 09:50:51 PM

From TFA: Sgt Bates said that the impact on Mr Telford may have been reduced by the thickly gravelled driveway

Made me think of...
filmtrickery.com