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To: Brad's Gramma
Bogus statistics... According to Dog Bite Law, there were 46 fatalities from dog attacks in 2008, and 65% of all fatal dog attacks are pits or rotties. Assume even division, that means 33% - or 15 - deaths in 2008 were from pit bulls in the US each year.

Also, your number of coconut deaths are WORLDWIDE, not just in the US. As the entire world has (6800/300) 22 times the population of the US, that means approximately (150 / 22) 6.8 deaths a year in the US occur from coconuts.

MEANING, that in reality, in the US you are 2.5 times MORE LIKELY to be killed by a pit bull attack than a falling coconut. A bit different than the stats originally claimed, eh?

11 posted on 08/28/2010 7:51:13 PM PDT by PugetSoundSoldier (Indignation over the Sting of Truth is the defense of the indefensible)
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To: PugetSoundSoldier
Sheesh! Don't coconut shoot the messenger!!!

:)

14 posted on 08/28/2010 7:52:15 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (Here's a thought!! Donate to the website you are on RIGHT NOW!!)
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To: PugetSoundSoldier
MEANING, that in reality, in the US you are 2.5 times MORE LIKELY to be killed by a pit bull attack than a falling coconut

Not even considering that coconuts palms maybe exist in Hawaii and parts of Florida in any significant numbers.

30 posted on 08/28/2010 8:03:28 PM PDT by Minn
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To: PugetSoundSoldier

Do they account for swallows carrying coconuts?


84 posted on 08/28/2010 8:37:19 PM PDT by mnehring
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To: PugetSoundSoldier

Rotts kill more than Pits

look it up


123 posted on 08/28/2010 9:25:55 PM PDT by wardaddy (effed up times..)
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To: PugetSoundSoldier
MEANING, that in reality, in the US you are 2.5 times MORE LIKELY to be killed by a pit bull attack than a falling coconut. A bit different than the stats originally claimed, eh?

Given that there are no coconut palm in the immediate KC area, I would be willing to bet that my being killed by a falling coconut are even less likely... I wonder what my odds are for being killed by a coconut wielding pit bull, given they don't have opposible thumbs.

Mark

173 posted on 08/29/2010 7:41:43 AM PDT by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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