He was trapped under there for two days. This is one of the people that sells old books and magazines on the street corner for pennies which is why he had so many.
The incident recalled the legendary case of the Collyer brothers, who in 1947 were discovered dead in their house in Harlem after one of them became trapped under a pile of papers and the other died of starvation.
I don't get this. The one who does the cooking is trapped and the other just sits there and starves to death?
It's like that one Simpsons where Skinner gets trapped under newspapers in his garage and has to make a rocket out of an old vacuum and trash to free himself.
This reminds me of a math prof? I had. His office had pile and piles of newspapers in it. I go to his office to ask a question and he points to a chair filled with papers and says, "have a seat."
Homeless man? University Professor? Who can tell the difference?
That's the beauty of the digital age. I likely have far more text saved on my computer than this guy had, but rather than filling rooms it's all contained in a 1" thick slab of titanium.
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He was trapped under there for two days. This is one of the people that sells old books and magazines on the street corner for pennies which is why he had so many.
Only in the Bronx.
The incident recalled the legendary case of the Collyer brothers, who in 1947 were discovered dead in their house in Harlem after one of them became trapped under a pile of papers and the other died of starvation.
I don't get this. The one who does the cooking is trapped and the other just sits there and starves to death?
Originally posted by Scott
I don't get this. The one who does the cooking is trapped and the other just sits there and starves to death?
Yeah, I wondered about that, too. It looks like he was blind and paralyzed:
http://www.wfmu.org/Playlists/Charli...0collyer2.html
Headline should read...
"Pack-Rat's Near-Death Experience!"
Knew someone like this once. Finally opted for a warehouse to live and keep all his shit.
Homeless man? University Professor? Who can tell the difference?
Originally posted by shetline
Is there a danger point for saving old e-mail?
That's the beauty of the digital age. I likely have far more text saved on my computer than this guy had, but rather than filling rooms it's all contained in a 1" thick slab of titanium.