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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-10 06:04 PM
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Man hit playing real-life game of Frogger
Edited on Thu Dec-30-10 06:06 PM by marmar
Edited to change "killed" to "hit" in subject line. My bad.





CLEMSON, S.C. -- A man has been hospitalized after police in South Carolina say he was hit by an SUV while playing a real-life version of the video game "Frogger."

Authorities said the 23-year-old man was taken to a hospital in Anderson after he was struck at around 9 p.m. Monday.

In the "Frogger" arcade game, players move frogs through traffic on a busy road and through a hazard-filled river. Before he was hit, police say the man had been discussing the game with his friends.

Chief Jimmy Dixon says the man yelled "go" and darted into oncoming traffic in the four-lane highway.

No charges are expected against the driver. The name of the man who was struck has not been released. He was in stable condition Monday night.


http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-frogger-death,0,1787980.story
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RUMMYisFROSTED Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-10 06:10 PM
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1. True or Ethernet rumor...Sad.
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Lucky Luciano Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-10 06:11 PM
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2. Darwin awards can be very competitive I guess?
:shrug:
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KansDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-10 06:13 PM
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3. Well, there is one more day left in 2010
Let's see what happens tomorrow.

But I do agree: this incident comes damn close to winning the DA for 2010...
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tularetom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-10 06:16 PM
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5. He can't - you have to permanently remove yourself from the gene pool
Unfortunately for his chances of snagging a Darwin, Mr Frogger is apparently still with us.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-10 07:19 PM
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11. He has to die to win that
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Liberal_in_LA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-10 06:14 PM
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4. bet he tries to sue the driver
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Mojambo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-10 06:24 PM
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6. GLC must live on! n/t
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OneTenthofOnePercent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-10 06:40 PM
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7. Play stupid games... win stupid prizes.
I hope the vehicle that struck him is repaired in full on his dime.
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htuttle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-10 07:06 PM
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8. "Eeoooooooouuuuppp"
(Frogger loss sound).


Took me a while to decide how to spell that...
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walldude Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-10 07:15 PM
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9. The next Governor of New Jersey. n/t
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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-10 07:20 PM
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12. He wouldn't make it past the first lane of traffic.
Edited on Thu Dec-30-10 07:20 PM by marmar
The current gov, that is.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-10 07:17 PM
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10. We need better lifeguards in the gene pool
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Recovered Repug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-10 08:41 PM
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13. Doesn't he get two more tries for his quarter?
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