I sure most have heard the legend about the guy who died and wasn't discovered till weeks(sometimes years) later.
I guess this poor guy never heard of it. He died in 1984! and was only discovered recently.
http://story.news.ya..._nm/skeleton_dc
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Guess urban legends can come true
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Posted 10 June 2004 - 09:56 PM
YIKES!
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Posted 10 June 2004 - 10:00 PM
that was exactly what I thought...that could possibly be the longest forgotten death. the sad thing nobody bothered to look for him
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Posted 10 June 2004 - 10:05 PM
That is truly sad. Honestly, though... and not to be tacky, but you'd think the smell would eventually alert people to the problem. I mean, the article stated this man had a neighbor.
I remember a few months ago, a friend of mine lived in a neighborhood consisting of houses converted into upstairs/downstairs apartments. We were all sitting outside her house one night wondering what this smell was that we were all crinkling our noses at. Not to mention the spirit activity she had going on in her house that week. A week later, the downstairs tenet of the house next to her finall reported the smell to their landlord and it turns out the old man upstairs had died... been dead three weeks. Again, a case of no one notifying the police. It's sad... but, oddly enough, these things DO happen.
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I remember a few months ago, a friend of mine lived in a neighborhood consisting of houses converted into upstairs/downstairs apartments. We were all sitting outside her house one night wondering what this smell was that we were all crinkling our noses at. Not to mention the spirit activity she had going on in her house that week. A week later, the downstairs tenet of the house next to her finall reported the smell to their landlord and it turns out the old man upstairs had died... been dead three weeks. Again, a case of no one notifying the police. It's sad... but, oddly enough, these things DO happen.
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Posted 10 June 2004 - 10:08 PM
that would explain why it's under Yahoo's 'Oddly Enough' new catergory
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Posted 10 June 2004 - 10:10 PM
LOL
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Posted 10 June 2004 - 10:10 PM
lol indeed
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Posted 10 June 2004 - 10:15 PM
wow, that is so sad. poor old man. at leasts he was finally discovered and can now be put to rest.
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Posted 10 June 2004 - 10:17 PM
There is that, but it makes you wonder who was at his funeral?
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Posted 10 June 2004 - 10:43 PM
probably just him.
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Posted 15 June 2004 - 03:17 PM
I don't have that many friends in the real world (whole lotta aquaintances but few close friends), but at least I would be mourned by the Village.
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Posted 16 June 2004 - 09:58 AM
it's kind scary the someone could die and not ever be found
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Posted 19 June 2004 - 02:08 PM
Sadly in this day and age where web communication takes prioity over personal interaction, I'm guessing it's a lot easier thing to go unnoticed now.
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Posted 19 June 2004 - 02:42 PM
I often worry about who would let my online friends know if I passed unexpectedly...
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Posted 19 June 2004 - 03:31 PM
Yosei...thanks for reminding me of that thought! I have the same worry about one of my on-line friends, he only comes on every couple weeks...but haven't heard from him since mid april(via e-mail). In fact no one that I know he knows, they don't even know where he's been.
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