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Rage for Order Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 10:21 AM
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Man Shot Dead for Bad Singing in Philippine Karaoke Bar
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070531/lf_afp/philippinescrimeshot;_ylt=AgZNbxSSHrLJj2ox_GaleybMWM0F

A jobless man was shot dead by a security guard for singing out of tune in a Philippine karaoke bar, police said Thursday.

Romy Baligula, 29, was halfway through his song on Tuesday night in a bar in San Mateo town, east of Manila, when 43-year-old security guard Robilito Ortega yelled that he was out of tune.

As Baligula ignored his comments and continued singing, Ortega pulled out his revolver and shot him in the chest.

Senior Superintendent Felipe Rojas said Baligula died instantly.



I've often wished karaoke singers would just stop, but this is a little much.
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hobbit709 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 10:24 AM
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1. Tragic but funny
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DemBones DemBones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 10:28 AM
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2. If it were a joke, it would be funny. But a man was actually killed

so it's just tragic.

I thought the whole idea of karaoke bars was to allow anyone who paid the price to sing, even if they can't carry a tune in the proverbial bucket with a lid on it.
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 10:30 AM
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3. In the immortal (!) words of Mel Brooks: "When you die at the Palace, you really DIE at the palace!"
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pansypoo53219 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 12:04 PM
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4. good riddance
maybe it will just STOP this karaoke crap. time to take out more idiots who find this crap entertaining.

disco sucks, but
karaoke BLOWS.

sorry, have a bar nearby that has karaoke on thurs and they play it at INSANE VOLUMNS. no A/C. luckily i do not have to get up early on fri, so i can stay up til 2.
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Buns_of_Fire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 12:10 PM
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5. ...and here I thought the critics in New York were tough!
(I'm sorry. It's tragic. But it's funny, too. And in case of a tie, two wins out over one. :spank: )
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rasputin1952 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 12:11 PM
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6. How pathetic...but there really is an element of humor in this...
Tragedy can be a thing that brings out conflicting emotions...
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DemoTex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 12:18 PM
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7. Sometimes, "Bad Is Bad": Huey Lewis and the News
Bad Is Bad

Went uptown to see my cousin
Plays guitar, sounds like a chainsaw buzzin'
In the crowd, I see his mom and dad
I said "Hey, hey Uncle, man your son is bad"

But sometimes, sometimes bad is bad
Cool is a rule, but, sometimes, bad is bad.

Across the street, a neon sign
All you can eat for a dollar ninety nine
Aww, that old stew is the baddest in the land
But one dollar's worth was all that I could stand

But sometimes, sometimes bad is bad
Cool is a rule, but, sometimes, bad is bad.

Back uptown to see marie
Nobody home, I opened the door with my key
"I love you, Huey" was the note I read
But there's a strange pair of shoes underneath the bed

But sometimes, sometimes bad is bad
Cool is a rule, but, sometimes, bad is bad.

Huey Lewis
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youngdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 12:21 PM
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8. It's hard to believe it took this long
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tjwash Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 12:22 PM
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9. Was he wailing that annoying Rod Stewart tune that everyone hated even when Rod was singing it?
If so, the guy might have a decent defense in court...
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 12:25 PM
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10. If the guard had heard my singing I would have died of multiple gunshot wounds.
As Leo Kottke said about his voice, "I have a voice like a goose-fart in the rain."
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 01:08 PM
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13. ... but he plays the 12-string like a man with 5 hands.
His 1969 Armadillo album is AWESOME!
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 01:24 PM
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14. He sure does. Been an admirer since about '69.
He must have, at least, 20 fingers. Shit, I have trouble with anything that has chords other than E, Am, and D.
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HCE SuiGeneris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 01:29 PM
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15. only 5 hands?
:evilgrin: the man is a frickin magician...
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 12:26 PM
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11. Send weapons to those American Idol fuckwads.
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Buns_of_Fire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 01:43 PM
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17. That was actually my first thought. Paintball guns, though.
And just to make it interesting (and fair), give paintball guns to the contestants, too.

Heck, this could be even bigger than my last Great Idea (a full-contact baseball league, if you're interested -- franchises still available).
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 09:35 PM
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18. LOL
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cliss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 12:50 PM
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12. I hate to admit it, but
this is a funny thread. Funny comments:smoke:
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HCE SuiGeneris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-03-07 01:35 PM
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16. .
Edited on Sun Jun-03-07 01:50 PM by BushDespiser12
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