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Woman says Connecticut chimpanzee bit her in '96

aps said:
Can you imagine what it would be like to have an animal maul you in your face?
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To be fair, I've told family members that if I ever lose my arms for some reason, the best thing to possibly do is bring me a copy of Hemmingway's Farewell to Arms while I recover in the hospital.

I'm pretty sure that my friends and family would probably send by stuffed chimps instead of flowers while I recover. If they didn't, I'd probably be pissed at them.

What if your wife was mauled by an animal, and people were making fun of it?
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I'd be much more worried about my wife than people making fun of it, to be honest. People make fun of things. I would be a total hypocrite if I got mad about that.
 
Tucker Case said:
To be fair, I've told family members that if I ever lose my arms for some reason, the best thing to possibly do is bring me a copy of Hemmingway's Farewell to Arms while I recover in the hospital.

I'm pretty sure that my friends and family would probably send by stuffed chimps instead of flowers while I recover. If they didn't, I'd probably be pissed at them.



I'd be much more worried about my wife than people making fun of it, to be honest. People make fun of things. I would be a total hypocrite if I got mad about that.
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You're a nice guy, Tucker, but I am so relieved that I am married to a man who would never make light of this situation.
 
aps said:
You're a nice guy, Tucker, but I am so relieved that I am married to a man who would never make light of this situation.
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Translation: "<pats you on head> I'm better then you."
 
Tucker Case said:
It's OK. I'm used to that treatment. Usually it comes from my handlers at the hospital, though.
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That's not what I meant, Tucker. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed in your comments in this thread. That's all.

Jerry, by the way, the word is THAN--not then.
 
aps said:
You're a nice guy, Tucker, but I am so relieved that I am married to a man who would never make light of this situation.
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Ever go to an Irish wake? It's a cultural thing.

And so you know, I've had more than a few people turn to me when tragedy strikes specifically because I can make them laugh, if even for a second, when terrible things happen.
 
aps said:
That's not what I meant, Tucker. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed in your comments in this thread. That's all.

Jerry, by the way, the word is THAN--not then.
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I'm disappointed by your disappointment. :2razz: :mrgreen:
 
Tucker Case said:
Ever go to an Irish wake? It's a cultural thing.

And so you know, I've had more than a few people turn to me when tragedy strikes specifically because I can make them laugh, if even for a second, when terrible things happen.
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That doesn't surprise me one bit. You have a fantastic sense of humor. By the way you worded your above post, these people turned to you for the laugh (versus your being funny at a time when they wouldn't be up for it).
 
aps said:
I guess I don't even see the point in making a joke about this. This woman is in the hospital in serious condition. Can you imagine what it would be like to have an animal maul you in your face? What if your wife was mauled by an animal, and people were making fun of it?
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She wasn't just mauled.

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He bit both of her hands off and the cop told me he just kept eating her. It's terrible," said Lynne Mecca, a friend of the victim.
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Chimpanzee Mauls Guest At Connecticut Home - wcbstv.com

When Travis unleashed his fury on Nash, Herold stabbed the chimp repeatedly with a butcher's knife and called 911.

"Oh, my God! He's eating her! He's eating her face!" she screamed. When one of the first responders arrived, he mistakenly believed that Nash - who cops said was mauled for about 12 minutes - was a man because she was so mangled.

"We got to get him out of here. He's got no face," the emergency worker said on the 911 tape.
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SANDRA HEROLD RECOUNTS PET CHIMPANZEE ATTACK ON FRIEND - New York Post
 
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The fact is she's a faceless victim of agression. Everyone should be concerned.
 
aps said:
That doesn't surprise me one bit. You have a fantastic sense of humor. By the way you worded your above post, these people turned to you for the laugh (versus your being funny at a time when they wouldn't be up for it).
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Well, I honestly wouldn't make the same jokes if I were around the woman who was mauled.
 
aps said:
I believe what happened was that the owner of the chimp called her friend to have her friend help her get the chimp to come inside. The friend was over there HELPING the owner of the chimp. The friend is completely innocent. Come on, sazerac. You're going to blame the friend? :shock:
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I'm not blaming the friend! For all we know these women were good friends. The victim might have been over the house all the time - with the chimp.

When the victim went over to the house she knew very well that there would be a chimp there and that he would not be in a cage, if she was trying to get him in the house, as you say.

It's not like she was walking down the street and out of nowhere came a pit bull to attacked her. That would be completely innocent.
 
Tucker Case said:
Ever go to an Irish wake? It's a cultural thing.

And so you know, I've had more than a few people turn to me when tragedy strikes specifically because I can make them laugh, if even for a second, when terrible things happen.
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My best friend in high school and I would crack jokes to each other about classmates that died in car accidents. Nothing was sacred between us. Of course, we didn't share all these jokes with everyone.
 
independent_thinker2002 said:
My best friend in high school and I would crack jokes to each other about classmates that died in car accidents. Nothing was sacred between us. Of course, we didn't share all these jokes with everyone.
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Same here. You guys should hear some of the **** I prevent myself from saying on this site!
 
Tucker Case said:
Same here. You guys should hear some of the **** I prevent myself from saying on this site!
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I'm sure our wives would agree we should never hang out.
 
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