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Tommy_Carcetti

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8. Don't worry, we still have California Man.

Fri Mar 20, 2015, 03:51 PM

Mar 2015

Some of his recent adventures:

California Man Loses $1 Million Powerball Ticket, Can't Claim Prize

Naked California Man dives into minivan's window

Police hunt for California Man who used fake $100 bill to buy Girl Scout cookies

California Man assaulted brother over cat care

California Man calls police on self after attempted robbery

California Man says he's a werewolf, pleads insanity in shooting death of neighbor, a suspected vampire

California Man arrested after suitcase of body parts found

California Man whose 'penis split in two and eroded' sues his insurance company

California Man steals hearse with casket inside

California Man Dressed As Santa Claus Robs Bank

California Man charged with smuggling endangered fish

California Man sent to federal prison for turtle smuggling

Pirate ship for sale on Craigslist by California Man

California Man Robs Gas Station Only to Return and Apologise

California Man Steals And Then Crashes Ambulance That Came To Save Him

California Man Treated for 'Google Glass Addiction'

LAX-Bound Plane Forced To Land Early Due To Frenzied, Masturbating California Man

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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