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6. Matresses don't kill people. People doing stupid things kill people.

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Fri Mar 20, 2015, 03:39 PM

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Florida man is dead [View all] underpants Mar 2015 OP

There will be a reincarnation liberal N proud Mar 2015 #1

Still think that character needs a different name gratuitous Mar 2015 #38

Don't worry, he left a lot of brothers to carry on in his name. Warpy Mar 2015 #2

This actually happens somewhat often with mattresses FLPanhandle Mar 2015 #3

I've seen this happen quite a few times. alphafemale Mar 2015 #37

They say the best used furniture is 2 miles down the road from Ikea. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2015 #46

LOL!!! greytdemocrat Mar 2015 #48

I feel bad for laughing when a man has been killed treestar Mar 2015 #64

Requiescat in pace, sed nunquam in culcita nt Xipe Totec Mar 2015 #4

Florida Man is dead. Long live Florida Man! smokey nj Mar 2015 #5

Matresses don't kill people. People doing stupid things kill people. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #6

Darwin award... Archae Mar 2015 #7

So you think his death is funny? I don't get the darwin comments on a democratic site. nt Logical Mar 2015 #29

When someone gets killed due to his/her stupidity. Archae Mar 2015 #33

So you think the family of this man thinks you are fucking funny? You would say that to the family.. Logical Mar 2015 #34

Do you disagree that stupidity killed him? Neoma Mar 2015 #50

Sorry you are an uncaring person. And trying to justify it is a joke. nt Logical Mar 2015 #52

How very wrong you are. Neoma Mar 2015 #58

And how very wrong you are. sammythecat Mar 2015 #71

So tragedy + time = funny. Is what you mean by that Monty Python skit. Neoma Mar 2015 #112

I have a family who does laugh at themselves. treestar Mar 2015 #118

Nothing wrong with that. Sounds like a good situation sammythecat Mar 2015 #131

So you've never laughed in spite of yourself? treestar Mar 2015 #134

Now you're gettin' it sammythecat Mar 2015 #128

now I'm laughing treestar Mar 2015 #72

So make fun of handicapped people also? Over weight people? Hell..... Logical Mar 2015 #77

That is what I believe is a red herring. Neoma Mar 2015 #82

No, you have already admitted people dying is funny, just trying to see what else you find funny. n Logical Mar 2015 #87

Exactly, it's still unrelated to the topic. Neoma Mar 2015 #91

So death is less tragic to you than being handicapped? nt Logical Mar 2015 #93

Nope, sorry. Now you're putting words into my mouth. Neoma Mar 2015 #97

Seriously? cleanhippie Mar 2015 #102

Doesn't realize I was stuck in a wheelchair/walker not too long ago. Neoma Mar 2015 #124

What about the comedian who said dying was easy and comedy was hard? treestar Mar 2015 #103

So you're coping with his death by making jokes about it. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2015 #100

Thank you for your concern. Neoma Mar 2015 #106

You are witnessing the power of the DU Poutrage Machine. cleanhippie Mar 2015 #107

If you want to stop someone else from saying something. Neoma Mar 2015 #122

When people tell me how they are offended, I usually reply with Stephen Fry. cleanhippie Mar 2015 #123

I love Stephen Fry. Neoma Mar 2015 #125

A joke for you TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2015 #108

Meh, not very funny. Sorry. Neoma Mar 2015 #109

No need to apologize TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2015 #110

Might be. Neoma Mar 2015 #114

And if you take humor as a coping strategy away from me... Neoma Mar 2015 #59

If you need to laugh at tragic accidents then you have worse problems than being bipolar! nt Logical Mar 2015 #81

Okay, I see where this is going, have a nice day. We're done. Neoma Mar 2015 #88

You brought it up as a defense! Not ME! Your argument for laughing at death made no sense at all! nt Logical Mar 2015 #89

I can't help you if you can't understand something. Neoma Mar 2015 #96

FFS, you confuse real life with fucking movies? LOL, I get it now. nt Logical Mar 2015 #98

It's the same basis of humor. Neoma Mar 2015 #99

LOL, really, you promise? nt Logical Mar 2015 #104

Well I take it you have a horrible take on me. Neoma Mar 2015 #117

The other poster might have been offended at MASH too treestar Mar 2015 #119

My goal is to (hopefully) become a doctor. Neoma Mar 2015 #121

You're not laughing at death sammythecat Mar 2015 #62

Death and tragedy is the same thing. Neoma Mar 2015 #63

Bullshit on that. sammythecat Mar 2015 #83

Okay, then I change my argument a bit to make you happy. :P Neoma Mar 2015 #105

And quite frankly if I can't laugh about tragedy I would not be able Neoma Mar 2015 #67

Please, laugh at your own tragedy, sammythecat Mar 2015 #74

You know I'm not laughing at actual death but how it came about right? Neoma Mar 2015 #78

No one is laughing at his death treestar Mar 2015 #69

Hear, Hear. Neoma Mar 2015 #70

So a handicapped man take a fall down the stairs, laugh at that also? nt Logical Mar 2015 #84

Your response to my comment makes no sense. sammythecat Mar 2015 #94

No, but why did you find it necessary to add the handicap to your hypo? treestar Mar 2015 #120

I'm sure it is not funny to them right now treestar Mar 2015 #68

To those who loved and cared about him, sammythecat Mar 2015 #76

I don't agree treestar Mar 2015 #80

LOL, not a shock coming from you that you are trying so hard to justify it. Wow. typical. nt Logical Mar 2015 #90

You are awfully condemnatory of people treestar Mar 2015 #111

I'm awfully condemnatory of poorly thought out sammythecat Mar 2015 #115

You're still sounding kind of prim treestar Mar 2015 #116

Seriously, are you still in high school? sammythecat Mar 2015 #132

You seem to be into judging and shaming others treestar Mar 2015 #135

Me either. n/t sammythecat Mar 2015 #61

It did come about in a funny way treestar Mar 2015 #66

Wow, another justification. Sick. nt Logical Mar 2015 #79

You must think everything is sick treestar Mar 2015 #85

I imagine you love the youtube videos of people being killed. Cracks you up I assume. nt Logical Mar 2015 #86

No. People being killed is not funny. treestar Mar 2015 #92

Like I said, typical you! nt Logical Mar 2015 #95

Your posts are becoming about me and I am trying to discuss human nature treestar Mar 2015 #113

Or it could have been poverty that killed him. sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #55

I hate it when people make fun of someone who died like this Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #60

There was a truck treestar Mar 2015 #73

He was 51 treestar Mar 2015 #65

Don't worry, we still have California Man. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2015 #8

Okay that is odd underpants Mar 2015 #11

Duh. In Twilightville. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2015 #13

Oh underpants Mar 2015 #14

or, onethatcares Mar 2015 #28

thanks! nt steve2470 Mar 2015 #15

LOL! 2naSalit Mar 2015 #24

Delaware is small treestar Mar 2015 #75

Beneath this derp there is more than flesh. Beneath this derp there is an idea. NuclearDem Mar 2015 #9

LOL underpants Mar 2015 #10

That's terrible jberryhill Mar 2015 #12

excellent points nt steve2470 Mar 2015 #16

Mistakes often have consequences. dumbcat Mar 2015 #22

And many people in this thread thinks it is funny. Sick IMO. nt Logical Mar 2015 #30

Yep. This incident is not a "Darwin thing". The death of this man was tragic. BlueJazz Mar 2015 #49

southern bashing again indie9197 Mar 2015 #51

Well the bias is well deserved if you ask me and yes I lived in the south and have anotojefiremnesuka Mar 2015 #57

Agree. There are several rude, flip posts here- 'don't worry' there are more of him, Stupidity- appalachiablue Mar 2015 #39

I'm with you.. I can't believe the chuckling over someone's death. Cha Mar 2015 #56

You know, it's shitty to laugh at someone's death. antigone382 Mar 2015 #17

+a zillion truebluegreen Mar 2015 #18

You are not kidding. sibelian Mar 2015 #25

+100 nt steve2470 Mar 2015 #19

I agree with you. nt frogmarch Mar 2015 #26

I know, many classless posts here about this being funny. Disgusting. I hate this on the DU. nt Logical Mar 2015 #31

+100 This needed saying, thanks. appalachiablue Mar 2015 #42

Post of the decade. flvegan Mar 2015 #53

Trashing. truebluegreen Mar 2015 #20

May he rest in peace. In_The_Wind Mar 2015 #21

Jury results zappaman Mar 2015 #23

I would let the post stand but lock the ones laughing about it. nt Logical Mar 2015 #32

+ underpants Mar 2015 #35

Alerter callously refers to the deceased as a "nobody". Kaleva Mar 2015 #36

Must look down on people as nobodys, how sad is that! B Calm Mar 2015 #40

Great point. cwydro Mar 2015 #44

Yup and that is 100x worse than the dark humor. FSogol Mar 2015 #101

Yes, even the alerter was just part of the act. Kaleva Mar 2015 #126

"...last deadly mistake of a nobody..." flvegan Mar 2015 #54

OMFG malaise Mar 2015 #27

hmm, Kenny must have gotten his D/L back when he moved out of Bithlo. edgineered Mar 2015 #41

Film at 11. AtomicKitten Mar 2015 #43

Long live Florida Man! Blue Owl Mar 2015 #45

You can't kill Florida Man! He will be back. kydo Mar 2015 #47

51 fucking years old, mattress surfing on a truck NickB79 Mar 2015 #127

The mattress was on top of other things, too. treestar Mar 2015 #136

There needs to be a word booley Mar 2015 #129

I suggest "emidiopathy" demwing Mar 2015 #130

Perhaps He Just Bought The Mattress & Had No Way To Secure It So He Improvised? Corey_Baker08 Mar 2015 #133