Die By The Sword -- Teen Dies After Being Hit By Falling Sword

[Cth]

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FL_SWORD_DEATH_FLOL-?SITE=FLDAY&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

BRANDON, Fla. (AP) -- A teenager died after he was slashed by a sword that dislodged from the wall of his bedroom while he was playing ball with his siblings, authorities said.

Joshua Hershberger, 15, was sitting on the floor of his bedroom Monday night, bouncing a ball with his 9-year-old sister and 14-year-old brother when the ball bounced up and knocked a 29-inch sword off the wall, where it was displayed, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said.

The high school sophomore was slashed in the shoulder and neck and was pronounced dead at a hospital in this Tampa suburb.

The death is being considered an accident and no charges are expected to be filed.

[sumopanda]

See, this is why I don't date guys with swords and daggers displayed all over the place... aside from the fact that it's just too geeky for even my nerd-loving self! :D

[David]

huh, this remids me to take my samurai sword down for polishing

[Ben]

Stay away from the sword and knife booths at cons, people! They're accidents waiting to happen!

[SolidGoldBomb]

How did I know this would be down the street.

[Genius J]

Who stores their sword on the wall NOT in the scabbard?

[Gregory]

The sword of Damaclese was hanging over his head
(that ain't no lie!)

[David]

Who stores their sword on the wall NOT in the scabbard?

i do, but mind you its in the scabbard

[Genius J]

i do, but mind you its in the scabbard
Then you don't.

[deadboy]

The sword of Damaclese was hanging over his head
(that ain't no lie!)

Damn you for taking my joke! And for making me think of that movie.

[Gregory]

Damn you for taking my joke! And for making me think of that movie.

Oh, woe is me
my life is a mystery
and oh, can't you see
that I'm at the start of a pretty big downer.

[GelfXIII]

Who stores their sword on the wall NOT in the scabbard?
me?

[David]

me?

dont worry, he's picking on the wise

[TIP]

Damocles Wept!!!

T

[deadboy]

Oh, woe is me
my life is a mystery
and oh, can't you see
that I'm at the start of a pretty big downer.

I just happen to have that soundtrack on my mp3 player. May have to give it a listen on the way home.

And I always thought his life was a misery.

[nihilance]

I just happen to have that soundtrack on my mp3 player. May have to give it a listen on the way home.

And I always thought his life was a misery.
So did I!

[Blandy vs Terrorism]

Who stores their sword on the wall NOT in the scabbard?
Not all swords are sold with scabbards. The one I used to have, I bought in Spain, and they didn't have one for me to put it in.

[Gregory]

And I always thought his life was a misery.

A quick Yahoo search agrees with you. I'll now go eat a bowl of Frank's corn flakes.

[nihilance]

Not all swords are sold with scabbards. The one I used to have, I bought in Spain, and they didn't have one for me to put it in.
Yeah...I'm not into swords...but I've had friends who were and unless it was a ninja sword they were almost always mounted on the wall with the blade showing.

[SteveZegers]

Then a large man screamed "There can be only one" and was hit by lightning.

[Gavin]

What are the odds, though?

[GelfXIII]

What are the odds, though?

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31 etc.

[The Human Target]

Thats horrible, and yet the jokes you sick bastards made make me laugh.

Am I horrible, or are you?

[Smokinblues]

Thats horrible, and yet the jokes you sick bastards made make me laugh.

Am I horrible, or are you?

both. i've been fighting off kirby puckett jokes in my head all day

[Dennis K]

You people with no sense of humor would be really upset if you knew how much I laughed when I read this.

[The Human Target]

both. i've been fighting off kirby puckett jokes in my head all day

http://www.sixmonthsofsolitude.org/images/kirby.jpg

I never knew he had a last name.

He will be missed.

[Damian696]

You people with no sense of humor would be really upset if you knew how much I laughed when I read this.

... and on a related note ...



Teen rocker bounces off bed, falls to death


Reuters News Service

SINGAPORE - A teenage guitarist got so carried away while bouncing up and down on his bed mimicking a rock star that he flew out of a third floor window to his death, a Singapore newspaper reported Wednesday.

The Straits Times said Li Xiao Meng, a 16-year-old from China who was studying at Singapore's Hua Business School, was a keen musician who liked to jump up and down while playing his guitar in his hostel room.

"But on November 17 he took things a bit too far," the newspaper said, reporting on a coroner's court findings.

Ruling death by misadventure, the court said evidence "points to the deceased unintentionally falling out of the window to his death when he was hyped up with exhilaration, jumping up and down on the bed placed against an open window while mimicking a rock guitarist.'"'

Normally the windows were locked, the newspaper said, but students sometimes forced them open so they could smoke, something prohibited by the hostel.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/bizarre/3680063.html

[deadboy]

Thats horrible, and yet the jokes you sick bastards made make me laugh.

Am I horrible, or are you?

How can you be covered in so much in so much Constantine and not laugh at a story like this.

[nihilance]

How can you be covered in so much in so much Constantine and not laugh at a story like this.
Thing is...if this kid had been named Sam Loeb everyone laughing in this thread would be banned right now.

[The Human Target]

How can you be covered in so much in so much Constantine and not laugh at a story like this.

Oh I laughed.

But then I felt bad, for a one of my nerdy people was layed low.

They should lay his own sword by his feet when the bury him.

It was his greatest friend and greatest enemy.

:nonono2:

[Smokinblues]

Thing is...if this kid had been named Sam Loeb everyone laughing in this thread would be banned right now.

i'm not sure what your point is. different situations get handled differently.

[Hate_Prime]

I've only had a katana for the longest time. I want a claymore and a rapier. Pretending to be a Samurai gets old.

[Dread Pirate Wren]

This puts me in mind of a tale.

I have this friend, lets call him H~. Now, H~ thinks he's this big tough martial artist guy, having been in jujitsu, akido and a bunch of other kung fu ninja stuff, since the beginning of time. He is also big into SCA stuff as he, like most of my friends, is a major nerd.

One day H~ got right high and decided it would be a good idea to show off his many skills to his friend Swordfish.

So, he whipped out a bunch of his shurikens (however you spell that), daggers and other sharp pointys.

Eventually he gets round to showing off how to use his katanas. Unfortunately, while he was drawing it out to do some kung fu style hacking and slashing, he cut open his side. Now we aren't talking a knick, here, he sliced through the fat and into his insides.

Swordfish was way way way too screwed up to drive H~'s very difficult to run car. So he had to drive himself to the hospital for all sorts of stitches.

The very very best part is, he tried to pass this off as another one of his tough guy stories instead of a "oh god, I did the stupidest thing" story.

[Cth]

This puts me in mind of a tale.

I have this friend, lets call him H~. Now, H~ thinks he's this big tough martial artist guy, having been in jujitsu, akido and a bunch of other kung fu ninja stuff, since the beginning of time. He is also big into SCA stuff as he, like most of my friends, is a major nerd.

One day H~ got right high and decided it would be a good idea to show off his many skills to his friend Swordfish.

So, he whipped out a bunch of his shurikens (however you spell that), daggers and other sharp pointys.

Eventually he gets round to showing off how to use his katanas. Unfortunately, while he was drawing it out to do some kung fu style hacking and slashing, he cut open his side. Now we aren't talking a knick, here, he sliced through the fat and into his insides.

Swordfish was way way way too screwed up to drive H~'s very difficult to run car. So he had to drive himself to the hospital for all sorts of stitches.

The very very best part is, he tried to pass this off as another one of his tough guy stories instead of a "oh god, I did the stupidest thing" story.

Similar story..

My dad was visiting our old neighbor and everyone's drinking and cooking out..

And there's this one guy playing with his new pocket knife.

Throwing it into the ground over and over to make it stick.

And one time, he sticks it right into his foot and they had to take him to the hospital.

[Dread Pirate Wren]

Similar story..

My dad was visiting our old neighbor and everyone's drinking and cooking out..

And there's this one guy playing with his new pocket knife.

Throwing it into the ground over and over to make it stick.

And one time, he sticks it right into his foot and they had to take him to the hospital.

Truely, he was a warrior poet.

[ThisSpaceForRent]

Florida....they never stop finding new, exciting ways to die.

[thatguylobo]

This puts me in mind of a tale.

I have this friend, lets call him H~. Now, H~ thinks he's this big tough martial artist guy, having been in jujitsu, akido and a bunch of other kung fu ninja stuff, since the beginning of time. He is also big into SCA stuff as he, like most of my friends, is a major nerd.

One day H~ got right high and decided it would be a good idea to show off his many skills to his friend Swordfish.

So, he whipped out a bunch of his shurikens (however you spell that), daggers and other sharp pointys.

Eventually he gets round to showing off how to use his katanas. Unfortunately, while he was drawing it out to do some kung fu style hacking and slashing, he cut open his side. Now we aren't talking a knick, here, he sliced through the fat and into his insides.

Swordfish was way way way too screwed up to drive H~'s very difficult to run car. So he had to drive himself to the hospital for all sorts of stitches.

The very very best part is, he tried to pass this off as another one of his tough guy stories instead of a "oh god, I did the stupidest thing" story.


I love that story. H~ is a fool, and this is only one of many times he has almost killed himself and others. Usually me.

[joespam]

That's really awful. But anyone who still has swords on the wall after watching the trailer for 'Final Destination 3' deserves what they get.

[Dennis K]

... and on a related note ...


to quote Larry the Cable Guy, that's some funny shit right there, I don't care who you are.

[Dread Pirate Wren]

I love that story. H~ is a fool, and this is only one of many times he has almost killed himself and others. Usually me.

It isn't the BEST story, but it was the most appropriate. The Walden one is probably my favourite.

We are the worst friends.

[thatguylobo]

It isn't the BEST story, but it was the most appropriate. The Walden one is probably my favourite.

We are the worst friends.

That was a great story.
Perhaps you should tell it.

[Dread Pirate Wren]

That was a great story.
Perhaps you should tell it.

And yet, I cannot, as I know people ignore posts that are longer than a few sentences, particularly if they come right after a previous long post.

Another time, when the time is right, the Walden story. Perhaps next time we're at sea. A good sea faring yarn is always welcome.

The Man With No Face is another good one.

[thatguylobo]

And yet, I cannot, as I know people ignore posts that are longer than a few sentences, particularly if they come right after a previous long post.

Another time, when the time is right, the Walden story. Perhaps next time we're at sea. A good sea faring yarn is always welcome.

The Man With No Face is another good one.


That IS a good one. It's rare that I nearly kill someone.

[Dread Pirate Wren]

That IS a good one. It's rare that I nearly kill someone.

Rare, but hilarious.

Erm. Tragic. Yes. That's the one.

[GelfXIII]

Not exactly a sword related story but...

When I was about 15 my Dad had a job working for the Australian govt. We frequently entertained groups of Australian film makers at our house which was on the beach in L.A. On one trip to Sydney my dad had picked up a bunch of authentic boomerangs which we had displayed on the wall of the foyer.

Well, Australians are fond of cookouts, and beer, and beaches it turns out. Some of them are also fond of showing off their prowess with flying wooden sticks. Well one of these gentlemen, who shall remain safely nameless, had a can or 4 of Fosters inside him and decided he was going to show all us Yanks how to properly throw one of theses stone age, fully functional hunting weapons. So we staggered out to the beach and he tells us all to stand about 30 feet away from him and he takes aim directly at us. We, of course, screeched and squawked and cowered in fear, but he explained that the boomerang will veer off before it reaches us, climb up and around, and return obediently to his hand.

He seems very sure of this.

OK then. We somewhat timidly stand up and he prepares again to wing this edged wooden thing directly at MY CHEST. He hauls back and lets fly.

Straight as an arrow the boomerang smashed a 3 inch divot in my sternum, knocking me over and causing a very impressive thudding noise as all the wind was knocked out of me, and a nicely shaped welt grew directly in the center of my chest.

Turns out the damned things need wind to do the whole "Curve around back to the throwers hand" thing, there wasn't much of a breeze that day. The Doctor said it was a good thing it hit me right in the chest bone, or it would probably have done more damage.

So the moral of my tale, if a moral there is to be found, is that while swords on the wall can be hazardous, Australians are too.

[mlpeters]

See, this is why I don't date guys with swords and daggers displayed all over the place... aside from the fact that it's just too geeky for even my nerd-loving self! :D

I have a sword and am not a geek (I'd know if I was, wouldn't I? I don't have any Star Wars or Trek mechandise -- isn't that a nessessity for "geek-dom"?).

I draw fantasy stuff quite a bit and owning a sword has come in useful. I drew my sword in the Heavy Metal story "Winter" (which can be seen on my website). It's a prop, and one I'm sensible enough to leave in a scabbard when it's hanging on the wall.