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Christmas Tragedy: Cologne Man Kills Himself at Russian Roulette

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It was a drunken act of madness that went tragically wrong: An inebriated German man decided to play Russian roulette with a loaded revolver in front of his family at Christmas, and lost.

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{"commentId":4645715,"authorDomain":"cartooncat"}

*cough* Darwin award *cough*

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  • 3 votes
Reply#1 - Sat Jan 3, 2009 10:48 AM EST
{"commentId":4646489,"authorDomain":"transfer"}

That's been known to happen in that game.

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  • 3 votes
#1.1 - Sat Jan 3, 2009 11:59 AM EST
{"commentId":4765398,"authorDomain":"kperodin"}

Political roulette: 6 candidates, one of them is a republican.

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  • 2 votes
#1.2 - Sun Jan 11, 2009 3:37 PM EST
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{"commentId":4645954,"authorDomain":"fitzright"}

I always played Russian Roulette every year at Christmas with my family too! But now I am all alone and don't feel like it anymore.

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  • 5 votes
Reply#2 - Sat Jan 3, 2009 11:10 AM EST
{"commentId":4646709,"authorDomain":"mysteryone1950"}

Time to start searching for that new instant family for next year!!!

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  • 3 votes
#2.1 - Sat Jan 3, 2009 12:19 PM EST
{"commentId":4648157,"authorDomain":"pakmanjonzun"}

Mail order brides.

;)

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  • 2 votes
#2.2 - Sat Jan 3, 2009 2:32 PM EST
{"commentId":4663516,"authorDomain":"nancymeiring"}

I loved your comment Trevor-but then you are alone and maybe I shouldn't laugh at your misfortune. My extended family is on it's way! Hey, sharing is caring!

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  • 2 votes
#2.3 - Sun Jan 4, 2009 8:09 PM EST
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{"commentId":4646697,"authorDomain":"bernhardmeck"}

What a eulogy: "And he always was the life of the party... until that night!"

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  • 3 votes
Reply#3 - Sat Jan 3, 2009 12:17 PM EST
{"commentId":4647497,"authorDomain":"makanamaiakua"}

Wow, what an idiot.

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Reply#4 - Sat Jan 3, 2009 1:34 PM EST
{"commentId":4648001,"authorDomain":"theangryblonde"}

This is what happens when you mix stupid people with alcohol...or is it what happens when you mix too much alcohol with stupid people?

TAB~

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  • 2 votes
Reply#5 - Sat Jan 3, 2009 2:18 PM EST
{"commentId":4648185,"authorDomain":"pakmanjonzun"}

Maybe he was playing againt his mother in law. 

He might have felt it was worth the chance.

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  • 2 votes
Reply#6 - Sat Jan 3, 2009 2:34 PM EST
{"commentId":4648233,"authorDomain":"cartooncat"}

He should have let her go first!

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#6.1 - Sat Jan 3, 2009 2:38 PM EST
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{"commentId":4648889,"authorDomain":"own-theory"}

Idiot!

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Reply#7 - Sat Jan 3, 2009 3:36 PM EST
{"commentId":4649070,"authorDomain":"beamerab3"}

Stupidity on the logarithmically colossal scale! 

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  • 1 vote
Reply#8 - Sat Jan 3, 2009 3:53 PM EST
{"commentId":4693445,"authorDomain":"palabrachos"}

How bad does a party have to be before someone says, "Hey, Let's play Russian Roulette." 

Since he already reproduced, does the Darwin Award apply?

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Reply#9 - Tue Jan 6, 2009 8:39 PM EST
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