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Rare Barbell Accident


               
2016 Oct 11, 12:02pm   2,519 views  16 comments

by MisdemeanorRebel   follow (13)  

John Ashe, a former president of the UN general assembly, has been killed by a barbell weight while he remained under investigation over corruption claims by US authorities.

Ashe, who was accused by US prosecutors of taking bribes, died from neck trauma he suffered while lifting the barbell, a medical examiner concluded on Thursday.

The announcement came a day after police responded to a medical emergency call at Ashe's residence in Dobbs Ferry, New York.

Ashe, 61, was pronounced dead from “traumatic asphyxia” after he had been on a bench lifting the barbell, said an official with the Westchester County Office of the Medical Examiner.


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/24/barbell-accident-kills-former-un-leader-accused-of-corruption

PS Weightlifting is one of the safest activities in terms of fatalities. Far more deaths in Hiking, Jogging, Biking, etc. In his own house. Just saying.

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1   Tenpoundbass   2016 Oct 11, 12:05pm  

Everyone knows Hillary is a serial killer.

2   Ceffer   2016 Oct 11, 12:14pm  

That's what happens when you are being held down and you can't catch a barbell dropped from ten feet.

3   Y   2016 Oct 11, 12:32pm  

I thought barbells were only used at closing time...

5   NDrLoR   2016 Oct 11, 12:59pm  

That's what killed Mark Frechette, star of Zabriskie Point (1970), who played under his own name and character, which was last on the list in a book titled The 100 Worst Movies Ever Made. His female companion, Daria Halprin, also played under her real name in a movie about hippiedom at its worst at one of the worst times in late 20th century history. Frechete was a complete jerk and moron in real life as can be seen here in his interview with Dick Cavitt along with Halprin. He was busted for drugs and while in prison in 1975, a barbell just happened to fall across his worthless neck while he was alone in the prison gym. It's clear these two were no lost to the film world.

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6   FNWGMOBDVZXDNW   2016 Oct 11, 1:08pm  

deja vu. Where's the white pussy at? I'm getting bored.

7   fdhfoiehfeoi   2016 Oct 11, 1:13pm  

This is pretty old news, I'm sure there's a more recent murder Clinton has connections to.

8   neplusultra57   2016 Oct 11, 1:18pm  

NuttBoxer says

This is pretty old news, I'm sure there's a more recent murder Clinton has connections to.

Exactly. Didn't breitbart already cover Clinton's arrest, trial, conviction and execution?

9   fdhfoiehfeoi   2016 Oct 11, 1:24pm  

neplusultra57 says

Exactly. Didn't breitbart already cover Clinton's arrest, trial, conviction and execution?

Not in this country my friend. Here money = NEVER guilty.

10   truth will find you   2016 Oct 11, 1:28pm  

clinton is nearly dead, and has brain issues, but at night she is a fucking ninja, who has killed 100's without leaving a trace!

TOO STUPID to even hide emails, but SO SMART she can commit multiple murders...

Money = never getting investigate, except for Benghazi, whitewater, travelgate, emails, foundation.... Yeah, since she is rich she is never investigaged, except when she is always investigated.

11   neplusultra57   2016 Oct 11, 1:30pm  

Clinton's greatest feat was convincing the world that she was human.

12   Ceffer   2016 Oct 11, 1:33pm  

Zabriskie Point had that cool, demonic Pink Floyd sound track. Daria had quite a nice hippie bush as I recall, Bernie would have loved her.

Frechette was generally a professional turd who fought with everybody, was probably killed by somebody in prison, but nobody gave a rat's ass.

The ole "barbell death" is usually trotted out when somebody is garroted that nobody will miss and nobody wants to waste time doing the paper work for.

13   fdhfoiehfeoi   2016 Oct 11, 1:34pm  

truth will find you says

Yeah, since she is rich she is never investigaged, except when she is always investigated.

NuttBoxer says

Here money = NEVER guilty.

Do you ever bother with context...?

14   NDrLoR   2016 Oct 11, 2:33pm  

Ceffer says

was probably killed by somebody in prison

That's exactly the point--got what he deserved.

15   Patrick   2024 Dec 15, 6:31pm  

NDrLoR says

That's what killed Mark Frechette, star of Zabriskie Point (1970), who played under his own name and character, which was last on the list in a book titled The 100 Worst Movies Ever Made.


Just saw Zabriskie Point. It is definitely an exceptionally bad movie.

Was interesting to see LA in 1970 though. Almost completely white. Tons of blonde people. Where did they all go? Just swamped by Hispanics?
16   Ceffer   2024 Dec 15, 7:18pm  

Zabriskie Point was from the olden days when going out to the desert to drop acid, watch the stars, and engage in naked hippie rutting was the rage. They did have scenes from Telegraph Avenue from the wayback machine. I have the vinyl record of the sound track with various Grateful Dead and Pink Floyd. The Grateful Dead stuff was pretty pedestrian.

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