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Man Leaps to His Death in Shopping Mall After Girlfriend Insists on More Shopping

Arthur Seward

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Good lord I get it, I really do. Been there, maybe even jokingly thought about doing it. But wow. Just wow. Best quote from the article? "This is a tragic incident, but this time of year can be very stressful for many people." :shock:

Man Leaps to His Death in Shopping Mall After Girlfriend Insists on More Shopping

CHINA - a 38-year-old man leaped to his death after an argument with his girlfriend who insisted they continue shopping. CCTV captured Tao Hsiao and his girlfriend in a mall in Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, east China where they had reportedly been shopping for five hours or so before he hit his limit.

Eyewitnesses said Hsiao could be heard telling his girlfriend that they already had more bags than they could carry, but she insisted on hitting one more store where there was a sale on shoes.

An eyewitness said: "He told her she already had enough shoes, more shoes that she could wear in a lifetime, and it was pointless buying any more. She started shouting at him, accusing him of being a skinflint, and of spoiling Christmas. It was a really heated argument."

The argument continued until Hsiao threw the bags on the floor and himself over the balcony, dropping seven stories to his death and smashing Christmas decorations on the way down. He was killed on impact.
 
I blame capitalism and consumerism.... :lamo But no for real.... I do :fueltofir:unsure13:
 
The Chinese can't handle capitalism.
 
Jeez man.

Sounds like something out of Six Feet Under.
 
American said:
The Chinese can't handle capitalism.
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I think if we all had a girlfriend and went shopping with them at one point in life we all probably thought about this at one point... Lets be honest now..
 
Sometimes I can be somewhat morbid.

And in this case I have to admit, at the first reading of the headline I laughed.

But this is brietbart.com and I need confirmation.
 
TheDemSocialist said:
I think if we all had a girlfriend and went shopping with them at one point in life we all probably thought about this at one point... Lets be honest now..
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I always say the if women's stores would put couches and TV's in place, they make more money.
 
The Buddhist Chinese celebrate Christmas?

... but at least she has a ton of new shoes to wear on dates.
 
American said:
I always say the if women's stores would put couches and TV's in place, they make more money.
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Agreed. I had to take my daughters shopping the other day for stuff and one has to buy bra's for the first time. I found a nice worker lady to help her, gave my girl the credit card, sat down on a couch and played Hill Racer on my phone until they were done.
 
Bodhisattva said:
Agreed. I had to take my daughters shopping the other day for stuff and one has to buy bra's for the first time. I found a nice worker lady to help her, gave my girl the credit card, sat down on a couch and played Hill Racer on my phone until they were done.
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That's cute.
 
Bodhisattva said:
Agreed. I had to take my daughters shopping the other day for stuff and one has to buy bra's for the first time. I found a nice worker lady to help her, gave my girl the credit card, sat down on a couch and played Hill Racer on my phone until they were done.
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You found a couch? Praise God!!! You every walk into a store and see another guy stand around, and you both look at each other and just know what each other is thinking? :lol:
 
I don't think that anybody could frustrate or anger me enough to ever want to kill myself. Walking away seems much easier...
 
American said:
You found a couch? Praise God!!! You every walk into a store and see another guy stand around, and you both look at each other and just know what each other is thinking? :lol:
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Yep. They had two couches actually and there was another guy doing just that. I said, "mate, you should take a seat". He laughed and did just that. :lol:

He sat there telling his son that this is how life is for men... the kid was like 3 years-old. "Mommy can take forever... this is how it is for men, get used to it"
 
Bodhisattva said:
Yep. They had two couches actually and there was another guy doing just that. I said, "mate, you should take a seat". He laughed and did just that. :lol:

He sat there telling his son that this is how life is for men... the kid was like 3 years-old. "Mommy can take forever... this is how it is for men, get used to it"
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There's nothing worse than having to lean up against one of those metal clothes racks, and then your legs hurt after a while.
 
American said:
There's nothing worse than having to lean up against one of those metal clothes racks, and then your legs hurt after a while.
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I was worried about that. I was standing there with all this great underwear and bra's that you can't really look at, at least I feel like you shouldn't because I am thinking how hot near naked women would be wearing the skimpy stuff and there are all these women walking around buying them... anyway... I was worried I would have to stand there uncomfortably when there was that moment that I saw the sweetest thing I could ever have hoped for at that moment... the couch. It was one of those God moments with the God music and ray of light shining!
 
Bodhisattva said:
I was worried about that. I was standing there with all this great underwear and bra's that you can't really look at, at least I feel like you shouldn't because I am thinking how hot near naked women would be wearing the skimpy stuff and there are all these women walking around buying them... anyway... I was worried I would have to stand there uncomfortably when there was that moment that I saw the sweetest thing I could ever have hoped for at that moment... the couch. It was one of those God moments with the God music and ray of light shining!
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I hear ya, brother. It's like the glory of God shining down, and you hear the chorus of angel in the background :lol:
 
I've always subscribed to the caveman mentality when it comes to shopping. I like to get what I came for as quickly as possible and then drag it back to my cave even faster. I also prefer a military approach when shopping, I know where I'm going and what I plan to accomplish when I get there, execute the plan and exit ASAP. So I guess it is military caveman shopping for me! More and more these days I shop online when possible, I get my shoes pants shirts and even recently added furnace filters, from the internet. What I never do is allow myself to get sucked into going shopping with anyone who likes to "shop" because then I'll just have the urge to do what this poor Chinaman did! I was at a store a couple of years ago that had what I'd call a lost man/husband waiting room in it. It had TVs magazines and even some game machines and pool tables in it as well as a full service bar. Not a single female in the room and plenty of men in it singing it's praises. Brilliant idea. The wife of a friend of mine called it her daddy day care center and says it saved her marriage as she can now get her husband to go shopping with her in that department store. Ikea has also clued into this "man cave" concept, too bad this mall in China did not have one, might have saved a life!:cool:
 
Arthur Seward said:
I've always subscribed to the caveman mentality when it comes to shopping. I like to get what I came for as quickly as possible and then drag it back to my cave even faster. I also prefer a military approach when shopping, I know where I'm going and what I plan to accomplish when I get there, execute the plan and exit ASAP. So I guess it is military caveman shopping for me! More and more these days I shop online when possible, I get my shoes pants shirts and even recently added furnace filters, from the internet. What I never do is allow myself to get sucked into going shopping with anyone who likes to "shop" because then I'll just have the urge to do what this poor Chinaman did! I was at a store a couple of years ago that had what I'd call a lost man/husband waiting room in it. It had TVs magazines and even some game machines and pool tables in it as well as a full service bar. Not a single female in the room and plenty of men in it singing it's praises. Brilliant idea. The wife of a friend of mine called it her daddy day care center and says it saved her marriage as she can now get her husband to go shopping with her in that department store. Ikea has also clued into this "man cave" concept, too bad this mall in China did not have one, might have saved a life!:cool:
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I have to admit, that I get a little weak in the knees when I walk into Lowes.
 
American said:
I have to admit, that I get a little weak in the knees when I walk into Lowes.
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I can too, those types of stores and electronic stores are my downfall. That said, I'd never drag a woman with me to them unless of course she was into them too. ;)
 
You guys are soft. Try shopping with a wife who's curvy enough to look good in anything, but can't ever find a store that has her size. Get back to me when you've walked down Isabela la Catolica St. in Mexico City for 7 hours.
 
American said:
You found a couch? Praise God!!! You every walk into a store and see another guy stand around, and you both look at each other and just know what each other is thinking? :lol:
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"Oh dear god please let me walk out of here with something left in my bank account. Now where can I park my tush?" Sound about right?
 
Arthur Seward said:
I've always subscribed to the caveman mentality when it comes to shopping. I like to get what I came for as quickly as possible and then drag it back to my cave even faster. I also prefer a military approach when shopping, I know where I'm going and what I plan to accomplish when I get there, execute the plan and exit ASAP. So I guess it is military caveman shopping for me! More and more these days I shop online when possible, I get my shoes pants shirts and even recently added furnace filters, from the internet. What I never do is allow myself to get sucked into going shopping with anyone who likes to "shop" because then I'll just have the urge to do what this poor Chinaman did! I was at a store a couple of years ago that had what I'd call a lost man/husband waiting room in it. It had TVs magazines and even some game machines and pool tables in it as well as a full service bar. Not a single female in the room and plenty of men in it singing it's praises. Brilliant idea. The wife of a friend of mine called it her daddy day care center and says it saved her marriage as she can now get her husband to go shopping with her in that department store. Ikea has also clued into this "man cave" concept, too bad this mall in China did not have one, might have saved a life!:cool:
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I like that a daddy daycare. LOL.
 
Oh brother. The guy probably thought, 'this will shut her up' and didnt really think it through.
 
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