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In reply to the discussion: Man run over by lawn mower while trying to kill son with chainsaw [View all]grantcart
(53,061 posts)35. Because the idea that someone trying to attack someone with a chain saw and then getting attacked
By a lawnmower instead triggers an automatic schadenfruede response.
It is as if Trump stabbed himself in the eye with a pen signing "National be safe week".
Now on top of this we have. 76 year old man attacking his son who was mowing the lawn which adds an extra dimension to the chainsaw attacker gets attacked by a lawnmower ( which is funny like 'man bites dog is funny') because
Have you ever noticed how difficult it is to get your child to mow the lawn
Or
Your granfather to put his tools away in the garage.
You must be a riot at parties, telling everyone to keep their drinks on the coasters.
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Man run over by lawn mower while trying to kill son with chainsaw [View all]
Floyd R. Turbo
Oct 2018
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Because the idea that someone trying to attack someone with a chain saw and then getting attacked
grantcart
Oct 2018
#35
I might go back to watching "family feud" if it featured chainsaw vs. lawn mowers
unblock
Oct 2018
#32