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Great Newspaper Story!

Postby Copper Catcher » Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:40 pm

Ref: Assailant suffers injuries from fall

I just got this in an email and can't confirm it is real or a spoof, regardless it is a good one and just had to share it!

If you can't read it in full here is another link:
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Re: Great Newspaper Story!

Postby dakota1955 » Wed Dec 14, 2011 7:53 am

karma at it's best
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Postby fasteddy » Wed Dec 14, 2011 9:34 am

Oh yea....I like it...too bad he didn't break his neck.
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Postby AGCoinHunter » Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:00 am

Lol, thats awesome. Must have been quite a high sidewalk... Oorah!
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Postby NHsorter » Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:11 am

Now my co-workers are wondering why the hell I just busted out laughing. :lol: :lol: That is awesome!
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Postby Thogey » Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:20 am

That curb must have been a 10 foot drop. He obviously hit face first.

I hope Corporal Duggan is OK.
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Postby Whinstone » Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:38 am

lol...He is lucky to be still alive from that fall
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Postby Doctor Steuss » Thu Dec 15, 2011 1:41 pm

Copper Catcher wrote:I just got this in an email and can't confirm it is real or a spoof [...]

It's mostly real (the final paragraph is an embellishment).

http://www.snopes.com/politics/military ... marine.asp
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Postby Cu Later » Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:06 am

lmao. hope there wasnt any racial motivation. that said. lmfao.
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Postby woodyh » Wed Jan 11, 2012 1:08 pm

nice story real or not :lol:
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Postby frugalcanuck » Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:15 pm

now did he learn his lesson???
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Postby frugalcanuck » Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:16 pm

great story by the way
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Postby Thogey » Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:46 pm

Cu Later wrote:lmao. hope there wasnt any racial motivation. that said. lmfao.


Racial motivation? :? :roll:
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Postby uthminsta » Thu Jan 12, 2012 10:01 pm

ummm Semper Fi?
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