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		Tree trimmer stung 1,800 times by killer bees, then later electrocuted by 13,000 volts, can't wait to get back to work (gawker.com)		30
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sgnilward		2013-01-12 08:10:35 AM

Again?

That guy is tough.

St_Francis_P		2013-01-12 08:51:52 AM

sgnilward: Again?

That guy is tough.

And doesn't know when to change professions.

ThisIsntMe		2013-01-12 09:28:28 AM

St_Francis_P: sgnilward: Again?

That guy is tough.

And doesn't know when to change professions.

Darn, and I thought I wanted to get away from the Missus.

jtown		2013-01-12 10:39:27 AM

St_Francis_P: sgnilward: Again?

That guy is tough.

And doesn't know when to change professions.

Third time's the charm, I suppose.

syzygy whizz		2013-01-12 10:39:31 AM

Get one more thread on this guy and we'll have a trifecta in play.

amquelbettamin		2013-01-12 10:39:33 AM

He must have young kids at home

Skr		2013-01-12 10:43:17 AM

FTA "I'm glad that I'm still kicking and alive and I got all five fingers and five toes,"
heh, I know what he meant but a happy one armed one legged arborist reminds me of the start of one of those Polish jokes.

utah dude		2013-01-12 10:43:17 AM

dude looks like that dude that lives next to peter in office space.

'watch your cornhole, bud.'

browser_snake		2013-01-12 10:43:45 AM

Pet Peeve. "Eletrocution" means the person DIED. The word subby is looking for is "Shocked".

emersonbiggins		2013-01-12 10:43:53 AM

Maybe this guy should branch out towards some other career.

strangeluck		2013-01-12 10:44:40 AM

"I'm glad that I'm still kicking and alive and I got all five fingers and five toes."

Uh, on which hand and or foot?

TheOther		2013-01-12 10:45:55 AM

emersonbiggins: Maybe this guy should branch out towards some other career.

Crash-test dummy? Medical cadaver?

hershy799		2013-01-12 10:49:36 AM

browser_snake: Pet Peeve. "Eletrocution" means the person DIED. The word subby is looking for is "Shocked".

Came here to say this, leaving satisfied

dutchmang		2013-01-12 10:53:41 AM

Glad to see he's still going...
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Quantum Apostrophe		2013-01-12 10:55:31 AM

That's almost 8 volts per sting. Is that bad?

rev. dave		2013-01-12 10:55:58 AM

He should charge more for what he does.

Precision Boobery		2013-01-12 11:00:01 AM

rev. dave: He should charge more for what he does.

Does that mean a cab driver who repeatedly gets into near-fatal accidents should charge more?

Prey4reign		2013-01-12 11:02:46 AM

St_Francis_P: sgnilward: Again?

That guy is tough.

And doesn't know when to change professions.

FTA -- "I'm glad that I'm still kicking and alive and I got all five fingers and five toes," said Benavidez

And can't count.

joestoes		2013-01-12 11:03:13 AM

rev. dave: He should charge more for what he does.

Sadly, he was the one charged - with 13,000 volts!

Sorry.

-Card carrying electrician

Amos Quito		2013-01-12 11:03:19 AM

Those bees found him attractive, were successful.

LewDux		2013-01-12 11:04:46 AM

Trimmendous story

utah dude		2013-01-12 11:06:28 AM

Quantum Apostrophe: That's almost 8 volts per sting. Is that bad?

that's simply too fast for civilian use, would we please consider banning assault arborists like this maniac?!

BigSnatch		2013-01-12 11:10:24 AM

utah dude: Quantum Apostrophe: That's almost 8 volts per sting. Is that bad?

that's simply too fast for civilian use, would we please consider banning assault arborists like this maniac?!

I'm going to need to know how many aircraft carriers that is equal to. Without that comparison, I don't really know what to think...

GBB		2013-01-12 11:11:00 AM

Reporter: Hi, do you speak English?
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Uh, what country do you think this is?

sno man		2013-01-12 11:17:19 AM

Quick somebody tell Stan Lee, I think we got a new superhero origin story here...

RY28		2013-01-12 11:19:35 AM

sgnilward: Again?

That guy is tough.

I've seen tougher .

utah dude		2013-01-12 11:20:56 AM

BigSnatch: I'm going to need to know how many aircraft carriers that is equal to. Without that comparison, I don't really know what to think...

with or without bayonets and horses?

Quaker		2013-01-12 11:25:29 AM

Will contain the situation.

Rising_Zan_Samurai_Gunman		2013-01-12 11:38:48 AM

TFA:While trimming an Afghan pine tree in Las Cruces, New Mexico, arborist Craig Benavidez accidentally came into contact with a power line, instantly sending 13,000 volts coursing through his body.

Obviously, this is a new method of attack by al-Qaeda and the Taliban.