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Baitball Blogger

(46,736 posts) Thu Jun 7, 2012, 06:33 PM Jun 2012

Report: Morbidly obese woman causes crematorium to burn down

A 440-pound woman's excessive body fat caused a fire that burned down a crematorium, Fox News is reporting.

The crematorium in Austria was gutted by the blaze. Similar fires have been reported recently in Germany and Switzerland.

To read the full report, go to foxnews.com.

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-06-07/news/os-obese-woman-crematorium-fire-20120607_1_crematorium-morbidly-full-report

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Report: Morbidly obese woman causes crematorium to burn down (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Jun 2012 OP

"What's Eating Gilbert Grape" immediately came to mind. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #1

Ma Joyboy from The Loved One: ohiosmith Jun 2012 #2

This is the part I found funny: "To read the full report, go to foxnews.com" petronius Jun 2012 #3

Thats a lots of tallow. Historic NY Jun 2012 #4

They used to take down castle walls in the Middle Ages by burning body fat. Kaleva Jun 2012 #5

Sounds like an early version of a Luau. Baitball Blogger Jun 2012 #7

have humans ever been anything but barbaric? Flaxbee Jun 2012 #8

OMG!!! WTF!!! BBQ!!11!11!!! MiddleFingerMom Jun 2012 #6

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

1. "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" immediately came to mind.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 06:39 PM

Jun 2012

ohiosmith

(24,262 posts)

2. Ma Joyboy from The Loved One:

Reply to HopeHoops (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 06:51 PM

Jun 2012

petronius

(26,602 posts)

3. This is the part I found funny: "To read the full report, go to foxnews.com"

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 06:52 PM

Jun 2012

Really not a site I associate with complete and comprehensive reporting...

(And I mean no reflection on the OPoster, I just got a giggle at that line.)

Historic NY

(37,451 posts)

4. Thats a lots of tallow.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 08:44 PM

Jun 2012

Kaleva

(36,312 posts)

5. They used to take down castle walls in the Middle Ages by burning body fat.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 08:59 PM

Jun 2012

They'd use pigs.

The attackers would tunnel under the foundation of the wall, drive in some pigs, fill in with brush, gate in the pigs so they couldn't escape and then set a fire which burned the pigs alive. The heat from the burning pig fat was so intense it would weaken the foundation and crack the wall so it was easier to breach.

Baitball Blogger

(46,736 posts)

7. Sounds like an early version of a Luau.

Reply to Kaleva (Reply #5)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 11:21 PM

Jun 2012

Flaxbee

(13,661 posts)

8. have humans ever been anything but barbaric?

Reply to Kaleva (Reply #5)

Fri Jun 8, 2012, 12:16 AM

Jun 2012

I try to think we're kind and generous and worthy of something noble, but -- I often fail.

The things we've done to other humans and other species is just horrific.

MiddleFingerMom

(25,163 posts)

6. OMG!!! WTF!!! BBQ!!11!11!!!

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 10:15 PM

Jun 2012

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