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400-pound woman who plunged through UES sidewalk says size saved her life (NYC)
NY Post ^
| 1/13/13
| ERIN CALABRESE, REBECCA HARSHBARGER and FRANK ROSARIO
Posted on 01/13/2013 12:34:35 PM PST by jimbo123
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To: jimbo123
Being 6 foot under should be taken as a sign by a 400 lb woman.
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posted on
01/13/2013 1:39:11 PM PST
by
Starstruck
(The police carry weapons for self protection)
To: jimbo123
The city should sue the fat slob for breaking the sidewalk!!!
42
posted on
01/13/2013 1:40:30 PM PST
by
dalereed
To: ROCKLOBSTER
I finally clicked on this thread and there you are with the funniest post.
Just damn.
43
posted on
01/13/2013 1:41:00 PM PST
by
Eaker
(Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life. — Robert A. Heinlein.)
To: SWAMPSNIPER
Send that to Boehner for a last lap dance...he’d be flat as a cartoon.:>p
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posted on
01/13/2013 1:42:53 PM PST
by
eldoradude
(Let's water the tree of liberty with THEIR blood...)
To: Revolting cat!
After looking at her, the 400 is way more believable.
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posted on
01/13/2013 1:45:37 PM PST
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: jimbo123
She had a bad fall, but she bounced right back.
To: jimbo123
Blue Roooooooooooooom........
47
posted on
01/13/2013 1:47:47 PM PST
by
Daffynition
(Self-respect: the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious. ~ HLM)
To: Sherman Logan
> “My analysis was not particularly appreciated.” <<
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It wasn’t particularly logical either.
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posted on
01/13/2013 1:48:14 PM PST
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: Daffynition
49
posted on
01/13/2013 1:48:38 PM PST
by
Mears
To: Blood of Tyrants
Sort of. Grates and sidewalks are always collapsing in NYC. When I saw the initial report a couple of days ago, I actually did think that she was lucky because she was probably cushioned by her size.
The building is owned by a first class slumlord; the sidewalk door (which opens onto stairs to the basement for bringing supplies into the restaurant or business above it) evidently was just hanging by a hinge and the “sidewalk” at that point was literally an unsupported inch and a half of cement, cracked where it joined the building.
The owner lives in Jersey and was probably a friend of the late Vinnie the Chin, John Gambino and a host of others. They’re not big on building maintenance and they own a lot of property in that area.
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posted on
01/13/2013 1:49:25 PM PST
by
livius
To: SWAMPSNIPER
"A thinner woman might not have busted the sidewalk!"
bingo looks like a and inch of concrete.
To: jimbo123
Jeez, the newspapers today print nothing but featherweight stories!
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posted on
01/13/2013 1:50:29 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
To: Revolting cat!
Problem with that song is that the Bible says he took a rib, not a pile of clay.
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posted on
01/13/2013 1:52:51 PM PST
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: SWAMPSNIPER
Thank you
I’ve been waiting to see a picture.
90+% of the population had nothing to fear. Most of the population being 1/2 that weight.
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posted on
01/13/2013 2:00:03 PM PST
by
KosmicKitty
(WARNING: Hormonally crazed woman ahead!!)
To: Blood of Tyrants; KevinB
A thinner woman wouldnt have gone through the sidwalk in the first place. Then she'd have no reason to thank "divine intervention" for her rescue.
To: Revolting cat!
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posted on
01/13/2013 2:13:33 PM PST
by
MurrietaMadman
(Stop with the negative waves, Moriarity.)
To: editor-surveyor
The 400 pounds is even more believable when you realize she’s 6’5” tall according to the story.
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posted on
01/13/2013 2:57:37 PM PST
by
Scoutmaster
(End it now (enditmovement.com))
To: jimbo123
the article stated that a thinner person might have been killed in the fall.....is it possible that a thinner person might not have collapsed the sidewalk???
58
posted on
01/13/2013 3:07:37 PM PST
by
terycarl
To: yldstrk
why is it hollow under the freaking sidewalk? that's not even a little bit unusual, there is a lot of space there and adjacent buildings are usually free to take advantage of it.....with restrictions of course
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posted on
01/13/2013 3:10:49 PM PST
by
terycarl
To: SWAMPSNIPER
God bless her, and I hope she sues the city and wins a coupla hundred thou. She has pluck and luck!
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posted on
01/13/2013 3:13:59 PM PST
by
miserare
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