Say What? Boy Grabs Knife After Dad Pulls Plug on Video Game

[Wonderful1908]

Originally posted by CrimsonTide4
'Dead' Man Comes Back to Life at Funeral Home
Mon Jan 5, 8:00 AM ET Add Oddly Enough - Reuters to My Yahoo!

SANTA FE, N.M. (Reuters) - A New Mexico funeral home owner received the surprise of his career when a man pronounced dead at a hospital came back to life just before he was to be embalmed.


Russell Muffley, the owner of Muffley Funeral Home in Clovis, New Mexico, said he noticed Felipe Padilla breathing when the man pronounced dead at a hospital was being transferred to his facility on Wednesday. Padilla, 94, was rushed back to the same hospital, but did not recover. He was declared dead for a second time.

"When we were getting ready to move him from the stretcher to the embalming table, we noticed signs of life," Muffley said.

Padilla was breathing on his own but not speaking when paramedics took him from the funeral home back to Plains Regional Medical Center. He died a few hours later and was taken back to the funeral home, where arrangements had already been made.


Padilla will be buried next week.


"I have been doing this for 39 years and this has never happened before," Muffley said.


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WTF is going on with New Mexico? First Ceiling man and now this?!?!

LAWSUIT!

[DELTABRAT]

Originally posted by CrimsonTide4
The article mentioned bowel problems as well as fatigue. I know when it finally sunk in, it had to hit her like BAM!!!! Talk about coping mechanisms and the stages of grieving. . .she had to do that TWICE!!

Can u imagine that there might be someone else who received NEGATIVE results who is actually positive!?!?!

If I were Audrey, those doctors would be stripped of all licenses and what not.

Right! Usually there are confirmatory tests that are done so I don't know what's going on here.

I am just happy that she, as well as others, didn't do the Magic Johnson "she was cured of AIDS" dance. As if that is a possibility. That really screws people up into thinking this thing is curable.

[Rain Man]

Originally posted by CrimsonTide4
Dead Man's Dangling Legs Greet Couple
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SANTA FE, N.M. (Reuters) - A New Mexico couple returned home from a week-long vacation to find the legs of a dead man dangling from their ceiling, police said.



The man was identified as Carl Smith, 81, and he was the former husband of the woman who lived in the home, said Trish Ahrensfield, a spokeswoman for the Albuquerque police.


"He was stuck in an air conditioner duct," Ahrensfield said, adding a cause of death has not yet been determined.


Police said it appears the man was trying to break into the home from the roof and died while attempting to get in through the air conditioner duct.


The couple, who were not identified, said their home was cold when they returned on Tuesday and they went to the bathroom to see if the heater had been shut off. When they looked up, they saw the legs hanging from the ceiling.

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TOOOOOOOOOOOO FUNNY!!!!

....There's something stuck up in the chimney
And I don't know what it is
But it's been there all day long
It's tucked up real tightly in the fireplace
And what that funny smell
Such a big disgrace

There's something stuck up in the chimney
and it doesn't say a word
And it'll be here every Christmas *repeat this line by whistling*

*Repeat above verses, substituting day for week, month and year accordingly*

Thanks to the Bob Rivers Comedy Group for coming up with a song strangely appropriate for an occasion as this.

[lostnfound117]

Ohio Woman Claims She Lost Winning Ticket



By JOE MILICIA, Associated Press Writer

CLEVELAND - Using flashlights and braving the winter cold, several people scoured a convenience store parking lot in hopes of pouncing on a $162 million Mega Millions lottery ticket a woman claims she lost there.



The free-for-all was sparked when Elecia Battle, of Cleveland, filed a police report saying she dropped her purse as she left the Quick Shop Food Mart last week after buying the ticket. She said she realized after the drawing Dec. 30 that the ticket was missing.


After news of Elecia Battle's police report spread Monday night, people walked through snow and frigid temperatures to try to find the ticket in the store parking lot.


"I decided to come back to see if I could find the winning ticket," said LaVerne Coleman, 57, who says she would keep the winnings if she found the ticket.


Battle, 40, would not talk about the specifics of when she bought the ticket, how she lost it or even if she was a regular lottery player. She planned a news conference Tuesday to announce a reward.


"I'm praying that someone finds the ticket, brings it forward and gets rewarded and from there we all live happily ever after," said Battle, who cried as she talked to The Associated Press at her home Monday night.


Police say Battle was in tears when she came to the station Friday to file the report and did not hesitate when asked to write down the winning numbers.


"We don't believe that she's fabricating it, but there's no real way of knowing other than going on her word," Lt. Kevin Nieter told Cleveland's WEWS-TV on Monday.


Nieter said information Battle knew about when the ticket was bought and how the numbers were picked make her story credible. She told police that the numbers — 12, 18, 21, 32 and 46 and Mega Ball 49 — represented family birthdays and ages.


The Ohio Lottery said the winning ticket was sold at the store in suburban South Euclid, about 15 miles east of Cleveland. The winning ticket was sold to someone who chose the numbers, not someone who let the machine pick.


"To have something in your hand and have it slip out is a tough thing to swallow," said Elecia's husband, Jimmy Battle, who has two jobs. The couple have seven children, some from previous marriages.


Nieter said the Battle family may be out of luck if someone else picked up the lone winning ticket for what was the largest lottery jackpot in state history.


"Whoever has the ticket has the right to stake the claim to the winning jackpot. You can file all the police reports you want, but it's not going to help," he said.


According to the police report, officers tried to see if Battle showed up on the store's surveillance cameras but the store owner said the cameras were broken.


Ohio Lottery spokeswoman Mardele Cohen said that if someone else came in with the ticket, Battle could try to get a temporary restraining order in court to block the winnings from being paid.


If the jackpot isn't claimed by June 27, the money goes to Ohio and 10 other states that participate in the game.

[Honeykiss1974]

I just heard on NPR that an Ohio woman has turned in the winning ticket to the Lottery Commission to claim the prize.....BUT ITS NOT ELECIA BATTLER! the lady that bought the ticket.

I was some lady that FOUND the ticket! Ohio laws states that whoever TURN IN the ticket gets the prize (not who bought the ticket).

[lostnfound117]

Originally posted by Honeykiss1974
I just heard on NPR that an Ohio woman has turned in the winning ticket to the Lottery Commission to claim the prize.....BUT ITS NOT ELECIA BATTLER! the lady that bought the ticket.

I was some lady that FOUND the ticket! Ohio laws states that whoever TURN IN the ticket gets the prize (not who bought the ticket).

if you found the ticket, would you guys turn it in or return it to elecia battler...i feel bad b/c i honestly can't say what i'd do. i may split it with her...who knows....i feel terrible...what do you guys think?

[Peaches-n-Cream]

The woman who handed in the only winning ticket bought it herself.

[Honeykiss1974]

Winner Claims $162M Lottery Ticket Said To Be Lost

POSTED: 7:21 a.m. EST January 6, 2004
UPDATED: 12:06 p.m. EST January 6, 2004

SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio -- The Ohio Lottery says a South Euclid woman turned in the winning ticket for a $162 million Mega Millions lottery, not the Cleveland woman who claims she lost the ticket last week.

Rebecca Jemison turned in the ticket for the 11-state jackpot at Ohio Lottery headquarters in downtown Cleveland. She and her husband appeared at a news conference Monday morning to claim the prize.

Jemison has a husband, Sam, and a 12-year-old daughter.

Officials say Jemison is taking the lump-sum cash payout, worth about $95 million before taxes, which is worth $67.2 million after taxes.

"I've been playing these numbers for approximately two years," Jemison said.

But she said she only plays them when the jackpot is high. She told reporters, "I guess it paid off."

She said she picked the numbers randomly. She said it took her so long to come forward because she's been working with an attorney and an accountant.

"Luck had nothing to do with this, this was truly a blessing," Jemison said.

Jemison said now that she's won the lottery, she's "going to Disneyworld."

The announcement came after Elecia Battle, (pictured, left) said that she dropped the winning ticket in the parking lot outside the South Euclid store where she bought it.

Jemison said she felt "anger" when she heard that someone else claimed to have bought and lost the winning ticket. She said she'll "let the authorities handle her."

Battle told police she dropped her purse and didn't realize the ticket had fallen out until after the drawing.

Police said it's too bad because whoever turns up with the ticket is considered the winner.

Millionaire wanna-bes gathered outside the store Monday searching for the ticket. People looked under bushes and in trash.

"For $162 million, yeah, it's worth being out here probably all night," said Jim Allen.

However, Battle believes the ticket still belongs to her.

"It's my ticket. I lost it. I will be more than glad to reward you," Battle said.

Battle's attorney is expected to make a statement about the reward on Wednesday.

After the final tally, officials said the ticket is worth $162 million and a one-time cash payment of $95 million.


Battle said the numbers are significant in her life.


12-18 is her son's birthday.
32 is her other son's birthday reversed.
36 is year her sister was born.
49 is her husband's age.
21 was picked for luck.


Copyright 2004 by NBC4.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed

[CrimsonTide4]

If I found the ticket, I would return it. I would pray that she would bless me with a portion of it but I would return it. It would be hard as all get out but I would return it.

Oh and if she did give me some, I would definitely tithe.

[honeychile]

Ms. Jemison, who has the ticket, also has proof that she has played the same numbers in the past.

From another message board: http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/st...OSTP&SECTION=US

She says that winning was not luck, it was a blessing!

(I too would tithe!)

[Honeykiss1974]

I would be cheesing too if I won!

[OrigamiTulip]

I'm sure the ticket would have sustained some damage in that snow-covered parking lot if it had truly been dropped there and found later....

[RedefinedDiva]

I would return the ticket, but I DEFINITELY would work with a lawyer and have a contract drawn up which stipulates a percentage that she would have to give me. Because in all fairness, the old saying still stands, "Finders keepers, losers weepers." Just because she says that she will give someone a reward, she doesn't have to follow through. Even if she does come through, what if it's like fifty dollars or something? No way! I think I would flip out on the person!

[Neosoulchild]

I found some interesting information on the lady who "lost" the winning ticket.

Here it is:

[CrimsonTide4]

Woman charged with stealing 50 glass eyes
OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) — Police charged a woman Friday with stealing 50 antique glass eyes from a hospital display case on Christmas Eve.
Melissa Jane Wink, 36, of Owensboro, was charged with theft by unlawful taking over $300.

A surveillance camera recorded the theft from an exhibit of medical artifacts at Owensboro Medical Health System. A picture of the suspect was publicly released several days later.

The eyes were valued at $2,500. The hospital had mistakenly reported the eyes were worth $100,000, which was actually the value of the exhibit collection. The eyes were recovered at a house Wink was staying in.

Police Detective Ed Krahwinkel said he wasn't sure why someone would steal the eyes; there isn't high demand on the black market for them.

"Honestly, I don't think she knew what to do with them," Krahwinkel said. "Being a high profile case — and a used item — I think she was stuck with them."

The glass eyes were a gift to the hospital from Owensboro physician Barney Elliott, who bought the glass eyes from a dealer in South Carolina about 10 years ago. He said they were most likely made at the beginning of the 20th century or earlier. The eyes came in a variety of colors and even included bloodshot or jaundiced tints so they would match the wearer's other eye.

"I'm glad to hear they're back," Elliott said. "It's a good display, and I think the public will enjoy them."