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Smegma
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Could this be our local candidate entry for the 2003 Darwin Awards? Nah! Probably it was pure bad luck. It has to be the urine that carried the current back to the body and killed him, not the leg (or else he would have been killed before starting to uirnate).
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Published on Jul 4, 2003 - THE NATION
A 27-year-old man with a prosthetic leg was electrocuted while urinating near an electric pole on Wednesday night in Bangkok's Prawet district.
The victim, Pallop Thachao, was accompanied by his father and a friend at the time of the incident. The witnesses told police that they had stopped their car on the outer ring road near the Tap Chang tollbooth because Pallop had wanted to relieve himself.
"Who will take responsibility for the power leakage and my son's death?" the father said.
Police and other officials yesterday inspected the scene to determine if there was any power leakage. The scene was cordoned off and designated a danger zone while the inspection was taking place.
"There was also some water near the poles," said Capt Narongchat Sajjathai of Prawet police station.
Police said Pallop's remains were sent for an autopsy to the Police General Hospital.
Relatives of the victim last night claimed his body for funeral. They said they would not press charges because they considered the incident his destiny.
Prathin Kongsuwan, a technician from the special highway office, said Pallop's car was parked in an unauthorised zone when the accident took place.
He said it was possible that his prosthetic leg was a strong conductor of electricity.
Thawil Phuengma, dean of the Engineering Faculty at King Mongkut's University of Techno-logy Lat Krabang campus, said Pallop probably urinated on an uncovered ground line near the power pole.
He said ground lines were normally covered with PVC pipes but the pipe at the power pole in question might have been broken.
"A broken ground line can cause the current flow to the ground to be disrupted.
"This is particularly dangerous during the rainy season, when power leaks occur more often," Thawil said.
He advised people to stay away from telephone booths, power poles and outdoor electricity devices during the rainy season. And also to urinate in the more safely specially designated places made for such a purpose.
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 3:49 am on July 5, 2003
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Thin White Duke
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Thank you Mr. Smegma for this public service announcement.
If I understand you correctly, it is NOT ok. to piss on an open electrical line? I must remember this as I typically look for the nearest fire hydrant, and if none in vicinity, choose the electrical poles.
Thank you again for the correction.
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Bangkok Women : Meet Sensual Bangkok Women
Posted on: 4:23 am on July 5, 2003
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ringthebells
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we used to piss on the cow wire.
would we have died if we had a prostatic leg???
rtb.
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 4:26 am on July 5, 2003
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CalEden
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Now if he was a she. It would have been "Hot Tuna"....sick.
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Sexy Bangkok Girls
Posted on: 11:26 am on July 5, 2003
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ducksnutz
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Your all missing the point here, if he had a rubber leg and was standing on the one leg as you do when your giving the last droplets a shake, he would have been insulated and lived. Therefore this is a safety anouncement.
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Bangkok Women : Meet Beautiful Thai Girls
Posted on: 10:18 am on July 6, 2003
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Jaideee
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Did you know that in Thailand if you take a leak on a tree you have to way it because maybe you disturb the spirit of the tree so maybe this guy did not way to the pole and zappp!
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 12:00 pm on July 6, 2003
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Thin White Duke
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Agian another useful public service announcement. Critics take note, the board is NOT going down the tubes.
I've bowed and worshiped at the porcilen throne, now I'll remember to way at the tree I'm pissing on. Thank you.
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Thai Girls : Meet Active Thai Girls
Posted on: 12:06 pm on July 6, 2003
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thaiaficionado
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Dukester,
Congradulations for 1000 posts
A wai for you, bro.
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 12:50 pm on July 7, 2003
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craigoz
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Gives a whole new meaning to "Golden Showers"
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 6:17 pm on July 7, 2003
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