Llama flatulence
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Re: Llama flatulence
At 11:41 AM Sunday 7/27/2008, Jon Louis Mann wrote: >Bovine flatulence more damaging to planet than cars? Alpacas and >llamas have stomachs with multiple compartments and expel >approximately a barrel of methane a day. Multiply that by billions, >and all the more reason to become vegetarian... Don't eat beans, though . . . The Musical Fruit Maru . . . ronn! :) "Bathroom humor is an American-Standard." ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Llama flatulence
> A llama at a petting zoo bit me once. Don't recall him > farting, too, > though . . . > FWIW Maru > . . . ronn! :) Bovine flatulence more damaging to planet than cars? Alpacas and llamas have stomachs with multiple compartments and expel approximately a barrel of methane a day. Multiply that by billions, and all the more reason to become vegetarian... Sunday, 10 December 2006 http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/cow-emissions-more-damaging-to-planet-than-cosub2sub-from-cars-427843.html ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Flatulent polemics (or Polemics of Flatulence . . . take your choice)
Ronn! Blankenship wrote: > At 09:15 AM Thursday 5/31/2007, Julia Thompson wrote: >> Ronn! Blankenship wrote: >> >>> Chalk up any excess of zeal in my language to my being rhetorically >>> flatulent* . . . >>> >>> _ >>> *I dunno what it means, either, but it sounds bad . . . >> I'm trying to decide if it's better or worse than logorrhea > > > > Or if e^logorrhea is a South American ostrich . . . > > > >> Julia >> >> who is very much behind but trying to catch up > > > > As long as it is _logo_rrhea you need to catch up with . . . > > > -- Ronn! :) Yeah, on the other sort of "rrhea", I've been having the opposite problem. I need to be drinking more tea. (TMI, I know. Sorry!) Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Flatulent polemics (or Polemics of Flatulence . . . take your choice)
At 09:15 AM Thursday 5/31/2007, Julia Thompson wrote: >Ronn! Blankenship wrote: > > > Chalk up any excess of zeal in my language to my being rhetorically > > flatulent* . . . > > > > _ > > *I dunno what it means, either, but it sounds bad . . . > >I'm trying to decide if it's better or worse than logorrhea Or if e^logorrhea is a South American ostrich . . . > Julia > >who is very much behind but trying to catch up As long as it is _logo_rrhea you need to catch up with . . . -- Ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Flatulent polemics (or Polemics of Flatulence . . . take your choice)
Ronn! Blankenship wrote: > Chalk up any excess of zeal in my language to my being rhetorically > flatulent* . . . > > _ > *I dunno what it means, either, but it sounds bad . . . I'm trying to decide if it's better or worse than logorrhea Julia who is very much behind but trying to catch up ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: Flatulent polemics (or Polemics of Flatulence . . . take your choice)
At 10:39 AM Wednesday 5/23/2007, Dan Minette wrote:
> > -Original Message-
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> > Behalf Of jon louis mann
> > Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 3:44 PM
> > To: Killer Bs Discussion
> > Subject: Flatulence
> >
> > you are absolutely correct, ronn. one of the classic specious
> > arguments that bushco sycophants...
> > Sorry. That's where I stop reading.
> > -- Ronn! :)
> >
> > really?-) you don't seem like the sort who doesn't consider all
> > viewpoints. i don't know anything about the regulars here, but i
> > assume most are admirers of the brin perspective which is open,
> > empirical, curious and pragmatic. it is difficult, sometimes, to tell
> > when someone is being ironic, sarcastic, sardonic, rhetorically
> > flatulent, or completely sincere?~{
> > -- jon
How about "All of the above"?
>Well, some of us have been discussing various ideas here for quite some
>time. I think I've been here > 7 years, and I think I recall Ronn being
>here before me.
Brin-L was one of the first lists I somehow stumbled across after
getting on-line in the latter part of 1996. (There are a couple of
other lists I could name that I was definitely on before Brin-L, but not many.)
>One pattern I've seen here, as well as elsewhere, is that
>polemics almost always add more heat than light. There are exceptions to
>all generalities (including this one), but the signal/noise ratio in
>polemics tends to be very low.
>
>Statements such as " one of the classic specious arguments that bushco
>sycophants" have a very high tendency of being followed by polemics. It's a
>statement that indicates a lack of openness to other idea.
>
>Now, it's true that there are other possibilities. I tend to search for
>these, and thus tend to read on. But, I certainly can understand someone
>who cannot read and think about every message in every list will have such a
>filter.
>
>Dan M.
When I wrote "Sorry. That's where I stop reading." it was intended
as a somewhat sarcastic response to the suggestion (completely
serious or not) that all who may question any part of the "party
line" on anthropogenic global warming are therefore of necessity
"bushco sycophants" . . .
Which may well have come across as more of a personal attack than
what I meant it as, which was that such statements whether directed
at the right or left tend, as Dan said, to be followed (or in the
middle of) polemics rather than reasoned discussion. Not that a diet
of nothing but reasoned discussion is always to be desired . . . ;)
Chalk up any excess of zeal in my language to my being rhetorically
flatulent* . . .
_
*I dunno what it means, either, but it sounds bad . . .
No Shortage Of Hot Air Personally Either Maru
-- Ronn! :)
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RE: Flatulence
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of jon louis mann
> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 3:44 PM
> To: Killer Bs Discussion
> Subject: Flatulence
>
> you are absolutely correct, ronn. one of the classic specious
> arguments that bushco sycophants...
> Sorry. That's where I stop reading.
> -- Ronn! :)
>
> really?-) you don't seem like the sort who doesn't consider all
> viewpoints. i don't know anything about the regulars here, but i
> assume most are admirers of the brin perspective which is open,
> empirical, curious and pragmatic. it is difficult, sometimes, to tell
> when someone is being ironic, sarcastic, sardonic, rhetorically
> flatulent, or completely sincere?~{
> -- jon
Well, some of us have been discussing various ideas here for quite some
time. I think I've been here > 7 years, and I think I recall Ronn being
here before me. One pattern I've seen here, as well as elsewhere, is that
polemics almost always add more heat than light. There are exceptions to
all generalities (including this one), but the signal/noise ratio in
polemics tends to be very low.
Statements such as " one of the classic specious arguments that bushco
sycophants" have a very high tendency of being followed by polemics. It's a
statement that indicates a lack of openness to other idea.
Now, it's true that there are other possibilities. I tend to search for
these, and thus tend to read on. But, I certainly can understand someone
who cannot read and think about every message in every list will have such a
filter.
Dan M.
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Flatulence
Alberto Vieira Ferreira Monteiro wrote: And there are people that, even unable to vote for Bush, admire his great work and magnificent statemanship. And the sarcastic people. Mustn't forget the sarcastic people. Yes? -- Ronn! i think he is being sardonic... jlm Knowledge is Power Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Flatulence
At 11:05 PM Monday 5/21/2007, Nick Arnett wrote: >On 5/21/07, Alberto Vieira Ferreira Monteiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >wrote: > > > > > > An there are people that, even unable to vote for Bush, admire his > > great work and magnificent statemanship. > > >And the sarcastic people. Mustn't forget the sarcastic people. Yes? -- Ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Flatulence
At 07:45 PM Monday 5/21/2007, Damon Agretto wrote: >Didn't Bush come out several months ago and finally admit tha Global Warming >may be man-caused? ISTR a statement like that... > >Damon. Sure you have the right president? From another (so-called humor) list tonight: Former President William Jefferson Clinton has spoken about his concerns of global warming. He has seen proof of this phenomenon. He claims that just last week a large chunk of ice fell off Hillary. -- Ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Flatulence
On 5/21/07, Alberto Vieira Ferreira Monteiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > An there are people that, even unable to vote for Bush, admire his > great work and magnificent statemanship. And the sarcastic people. Mustn't forget the sarcastic people. Nick -- Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages: 408-904-7198 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Flatulence
Alberto Vieira Ferreira Monteiro wrote: > Robert Seeberger wrote: >> One of the hard learned lessons learned by longtime listmembers here >> is that it does more harm than good to use any kind of language that >> is politically inflammatory. One has to consider that there are people >> here who actually voted for Bush in one or more elections and >> feel like they had good reason to do so. >> > An there are people that, even unable to vote for Bush, admire his > great work and magnificent statemanship. > > Alberto Monteiro Yes, but are there any on this list? : ) Not that there couldn't be, even if none come forward. So let's at least avoid ridiculous phrases like "nattering nabobs of nihilistic negativism". ---David Statesmanship Maru ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Flatulence
Didn't Bush come out several months ago and finally admit tha Global Warming may be man-caused? ISTR a statement like that... Damon. Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum." http://www.geocities.com/garrand.geo/index.html Now Building: Tamiya's Jagdpanther in 1/48 scale ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Flatulence
On 22 May 2007, at 00:29, Robert Seeberger wrote: > If there is anything to be argued about, it is that some are trying to > turn a scientific debate into a political debate as if human caused > global warming could be voted away or voted into existence. It seems global warming is less contentious than evolution politically although scientifically global warming is less firmly established than evolution. Argy Bargy Maru -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ "Two years from now, spam will be solved." - Bill Gates, 2004 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Flatulence
Robert Seeberger wrote: > > One of the hard learned lessons learned by longtime listmembers here > is that it does more harm than good to use any kind of language that > is politically inflammatory. One has to consider that there are people > here who actually voted for Bush in one or more elections and > feel like they had good reason to do so. > An there are people that, even unable to vote for Bush, admire his great work and magnificent statemanship. Alberto Monteiro ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Flatulence
- Original Message - From: "jon louis mann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 4:08 PM Subject: Flatulence >> Does "bushco sycophants" sound like wording which considers all >> viewpoints? >> -- Ronn! :) > > i guess not, when you put it that way, One of the hard learned lessons learned by longtime listmembers here is that it does more harm than good to use any kind of language that is politically inflammatory. One has to consider that there are people here who actually voted for Bush in one or more elections and feel like they had good reason to do so. One thing that one could do that would certainly rile our list conservatives and some of our centrists is to state an opinion in such a way as to make it appear that you assume everyone here is in total agreement with your own political views. In an earlier post today you said: " i don't know anything about the regulars here, but i assume most are admirers of the brin perspective " Let me assure you that such is not the case. We all like Dr Dave and are fans of his fiction (and to a lesser degree his non-fiction), but we have known the good Doctor in both the best and worst of times. We have seen his strengths and his flaws. We have enough common history that he is more or less one of the listmembers albeit the primary member in many ways. Even though he is not part of the daily life of the list, he is the reason most of us came here in the first place. >but i am interested in your > viewpoint, and i have made an effort to understand why bush and > company > are so adament in their denial that humans play a significant role > in > causing global warming. the only rational i can come up with is > that > they don't believe humans have a signicant impact on the ecology, > and > that to implement drastic interventions to slow down the progress > would > be too destructive to the economy. i believe that this is starting > to > change, partly due to al gore's efforts, and partly because there is > a > profit to be made in alternative sources of energy. > It seems to me that Bush and Co are a business oriented group and strongly wish to *not* believe Global Warming has a human caused component. For them, this would be the cause af a dismal future for commerce and for our nation and the world. There are a lot of people out there who basically believe the world to be more or less static and/or cannot comprehend much less believe in the chain of logic/causality that is required for a belief in human caused global warming. If there is anything to be argued about, it is that some are trying to turn a scientific debate into a political debate as if human caused global warming could be voted away or voted into existence. xponent A Speck I Am Maru rob ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Flatulence
On 21 May 2007, at 21:56, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: > At 03:43 PM Monday 5/21/2007, jon louis mann wrote: >> you are absolutely correct, ronn. one of the classic specious >> arguments that bushco sycophants... >> Sorry. That's where I stop reading. >> -- Ronn! :) >> >> really?-) you don't seem like the sort who doesn't consider all >> viewpoints. > > > > Does "bushco sycophants" sound like wording which considers all > viewpoints? Indeed not. "Malevolent ignorant bushco sycophants" would be more balanced. Even handed Maru -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ "I believe OS/2 is destined to be the most important operating system, and possibly program, of all time." - Bill Gates, 1987 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Flatulence
Does "bushco sycophants" sound like wording which considers all viewpoints? -- Ronn! :) i guess not, when you put it that way, but i am interested in your viewpoint, and i have made an effort to understand why bush and company are so adament in their denial that humans play a significant role in causing global warming. the only rational i can come up with is that they don't believe humans have a signicant impact on the ecology, and that to implement drastic interventions to slow down the progress would be too destructive to the economy. i believe that this is starting to change, partly due to al gore's efforts, and partly because there is a profit to be made in alternative sources of energy. Knowledge is Power Be a PS3 game guru. Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Yahoo! Games. http://videogames.yahoo.com/platform?platform=120121 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Flatulence
At 03:43 PM Monday 5/21/2007, jon louis mann wrote: >you are absolutely correct, ronn. one of the classic specious >arguments that bushco sycophants... >Sorry. That's where I stop reading. >-- Ronn! :) > >really?-) you don't seem like the sort who doesn't consider all >viewpoints. Does "bushco sycophants" sound like wording which considers all viewpoints? -- Ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Flatulence
you are absolutely correct, ronn. one of the classic specious
arguments that bushco sycophants...
Sorry. That's where I stop reading.
-- Ronn! :)
really?-) you don't seem like the sort who doesn't consider all
viewpoints. i don't know anything about the regulars here, but i
assume most are admirers of the brin perspective which is open,
empirical, curious and pragmatic. it is difficult, sometimes, to tell
when someone is being ironic, sarcastic, sardonic, rhetorically
flatulent, or completely sincere?~{
-- jon
Knowledge is Power
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Re: Flatulence
At 12:36 PM Monday 5/21/2007, jon louis mann wrote: >"But wild termites are part of nature and their emissions cannot be >blamed on evil humans, US Presidents, and oil companies." > >you are absolutely correct, ronn. one of the classic specious >arguments that bushco sycophants Sorry. That's where I stop reading. -- Ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Flatulence
"But wild termites are part of nature and their emissions cannot be blamed on evil humans, US Presidents, and oil companies." you are absolutely correct, ronn. one of the classic specious arguments that bushco sycophants use is that global warming is a natural occurrence. it is true that climate change has many causes, but it is also true that the amount of emissions the human race has produced in the last 100 years has not only severely accelerated global warming, but has contaminated planet earth with toxic contaminants that are not biodegradable. Knowledge is Power We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list. http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/265 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Flatulence
At 06:53 PM Sunday 5/20/2007, jon louis mann wrote: >I used to know how much flatulence we humans produced, but I have long >forgotten that!Yet another thing to look up... The figure I recall is about a liter a day. >not sure about humans, but when i was in the land of the long white >cloud (new zealand) i was told that the average bovine emitted up to a >barrel a day. i think there are about 70 million sheep in the spring, >compared to 4 million people. of course ruminants have four stomachs. >termites are responsible for much more methane in our atmosphere; >however, some of the mounds in australia tower over mere humans and >form interesting spires. But wild termites are part of nature and their emissions cannot be blamed on evil humans, US Presidents, and oil companies. >jlm > >Knowledge is Power > > >[Yahoo! spam footer:] > >Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. How about "customers" who simply detest spam in all forms? -- Ronn! >:-o Founder and CEO, Partnership for a Spam-Free America ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Flatulence
I used to know how much flatulence we humans produced, but I have long forgotten that!Yet another thing to look up... not sure about humans, but when i was in the land of the long white cloud (new zealand) i was told that the average bovine emitted up to a barrel a day. i think there are about 70 million sheep in the spring, compared to 4 million people. of course ruminants have four stomachs. termites are responsible for much more methane in our atmosphere; however, some of the mounds in australia tower over mere humans and form interesting spires. jlm Knowledge is Power Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Possibly explaining why flatulence has been a recent topic onseveral lists
Robert Seeberger wrote: Maru Dubshinki wrote: On 3/14/06, Robert Seeberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... This thread is going down the crapper. xponent Thomas Maru rob I'll thank you to can that toilet talk! Won't someone think of the children? Think about children on the toilet? Dude.you got issues! Either that, or someone in the household is working on toilet-training. :) Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Possibly explaining why flatulence has been a recent topic on several lists
Maru Dubshinki wrote: >Robert Seeberger wrote: >> This thread is going down the crapper. >I'll thank you to can that toilet talk! Won't someone think of the >children? To be fair, this kind of talk *is* American standard... Jim ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Possibly explaining why flatulence has been a recent topic onseveral lists
Maru Dubshinki wrote: > On 3/14/06, Robert Seeberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... >> This thread is going down the crapper. >> >> >> >> xponent >> Thomas Maru >> rob > > I'll thank you to can that toilet talk! Won't someone think of the > children? > Think about children on the toilet? Dude.you got issues! xponent When Farts Became Funny Maru rob ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Possibly explaining why flatulence has been a recent topic on several lists
On 3/14/06, Robert Seeberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... > This thread is going down the crapper. > > > > xponent > Thomas Maru > rob I'll thank you to can that toilet talk! Won't someone think of the children? ~Maru ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Possibly explaining why flatulence has been a recent topic on several lists
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: > At 12:13 PM Tuesday 3/14/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: >> Ronn!Blankenship wrote: >>> On this day in 1781, the planet Uranus was discovered by Sir >>> William Herschel >> >> That is much nicer information than the "Mercury is in retrograde!" >> I'm getting in various places. > > > > How about if Uranus was in retrograde? > > > Sounds Like Irritable Bowel Syndrome Maru > > This thread is going down the crapper. xponent Thomas Maru rob ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Possibly explaining why flatulence has been a recent topic on several lists
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 12:13 PM Tuesday 3/14/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: On this day in 1781, the planet Uranus was discovered by Sir William Herschel That is much nicer information than the "Mercury is in retrograde!" I'm getting in various places. How about if Uranus was in retrograde? Sounds Like Irritable Bowel Syndrome Maru I haven't been hearing a whole lot of complaints about that one. :) Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Possibly explaining why flatulence has been a recent topic on several lists
At 12:13 PM Tuesday 3/14/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: On this day in 1781, the planet Uranus was discovered by Sir William Herschel That is much nicer information than the "Mercury is in retrograde!" I'm getting in various places. How about if Uranus was in retrograde? Sounds Like Irritable Bowel Syndrome Maru --Ronn! :) "Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country and two words have been added to the pledge of Allegiance... UNDER GOD. Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer and that would be eliminated from schools too?" -- Red Skelton (Someone asked me to change my .sig quote back, so I did.) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Possibly explaining why flatulence has been a recent topic on several lists
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: On this day in 1781, the planet Uranus was discovered by Sir William Herschel That is much nicer information than the "Mercury is in retrograde!" I'm getting in various places. (If you believe that communication problems will happen when Mercury is in retrograde and are aware of when Mercury is in retrograde, you may be contributing to a self-fulfilling prophecy. Me, I'm just getting snappy because of all this crap being thrown about regarding Mercury being in retrograde) Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Possibly explaining why flatulence has been a recent topic on several lists
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RE: Six Sigma Flatulence
At 03:19 PM 11/18/03 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not really, since the thread is sigmoid in nature. Sigmoid: an S-shaped bend in the colon near the rectum. Would not an even better definition be: "An S-shaped bend in the colon near the S-hole." Nerd From Hell (with a joke only Ronn could appreciate!) One-Upsmanship (Don't Ask Up Where) Maru -- Ronn! :) P.S. This post got no chili peppers from Eudora, apparently meaning that it is suitable for the eyes of young children. (Yeah, right.) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: Six Sigma Flatulence
Not really, since the thread is sigmoid in nature. Sigmoid: an S-shaped bend in the colon near the rectum. Nerd From Hell (with a joke only Ronn could appreciate!) > -Original Message- > From: Ronn!Blankenship [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 11:40 AM > To: Killer Bs Discussion > Subject: RE: Six Sigma Flatulence > > > Sounded like an (in)appropriate thread convergence . . . > > > > -- Ronn! :) > > ___ > http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l > ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: Six Sigma Flatulence
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death by flatulence.....
Sounds like the makings of an urban legend, but this is from the Darwin Awards newsletter. NOMINEE No. 5: [Bloomberg News Service]: A terrible diet and a room with no ventilation are being blamed for the death of a man who was killed by his own gas. There was no mark on his body but an autopsy showed large amounts of methane gas in his system. His diet had consisted primarily of beans and cabbage (and a couple of other things). It was just the right combination of foods. It appears that the man died in his sleep from breathing the poisonous cloud that was hanging over his bed. Had he been outside or had his windows been opened, it wouldn't have been fatal. But the man was shut up in his near-airtight bedroom. According to the article, "He was a bigman with a huge capacity for creating "this deadly gas." Three of the rescuers got sick and one was hospitalized. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
