Man falls over railing, pronounced dead at scene during 49ers game

MTK · 12-10-2007, 04:44 PM

SAN FRANCISCO -- A fan attending the Minnesota Vikings-San Francisco 49ers game at Monster Park died when he fell at least 20 feet from an upper concourse to the mezzanine level, team and local police said.

Link: ESPN - Man falls over railing, pronounced dead at scene during game - NFL

12thMan · 12-10-2007, 04:50 PM

Damn...I probably shouldn't say what I want to say...but that really is messed up.

RobH4413 · 12-10-2007, 04:51 PM

Yeah...

Similar thing happened at one of the HFStivals (concert event held at RFK stadium) a a few years back if I recall correctly.

Just speculating... but alcohol, and trying to climb over shit at the risk of failing to your death = bad.

skinsfan_nn · 12-10-2007, 04:52 PM

Tried to jump up on a wall to sit with a 20' drop off and misjudged?, bad move.

That sucks for his family.

Schneed10 · 12-10-2007, 05:11 PM

And now, a joke:

Three men were standing in line to get into heaven one day. Apparently it had been a pretty busy day, though, so Peter had to tell the first one, "Heaven's getting pretty close to full today, and I've been asked to admit only people who have suffered particularly horrible deaths. So, what's your story?"

The first man replies: "Well, for weeks now I've suspected my wife has been cheating on me, so today I came home early to catch her in the act. As I came into my 25th floor apartment, I could sense something was wrong, but all my searching didn't reveal where this other guy could be hiding. Finally, I went out to the balcony, and sure enough, there was this man hanging off the railing, 25 floors above ground. By now I was really mad, so I started beating and kicking him, but he wouldn't fall off. So finally I went back into my apartment and got a hammer and starting hammering on his fingers. Of course, he couldn't stand that for long, so he let go and fell -- but even after 25 stories, he fell into the bushes and survived. I couldn't stand it anymore, so I ran into the kitchen, pushed our old refridgerator (that hadn't been picked up yet) over the edge, where it landed on him, killing him instantly. But all the stress and anger got to me, and I had a heart attack and died there on the balcony."

"That sounds like a pretty bad day to me," said Peter, and let the man in.

The second man comes up and Peter explains to him about heaven being full, and again asks for his story.

"It's been a very strange day. You see, I live on the 26th floor of my apartment building, and every morning I do my exercises out on my balcony. Well, this morning when I was stretching my legs on the railing, somehow I slipped and fell over the edge. But I got lucky and caught the railing of the balcony on the floor beneath me. I knew I couldn't hang on for very long, when suddenly this man burst out onto the balcony. I thought for sure I was saved, when he started beating and kicking me. I held on the best I could until he ran into the apartment and grabbed a hammer and started pounding on my hands. Finally I just let go, but again I got lucky and fell into the bushes below, stunned but all right. Just when I was thinking I was going to be okay, this refrigerator comes falling out of the sky and crushes me instantly, and now I'm here."

Once again, Peter had to concede that that sounded like a pretty horrible death.

The third man came to the front of the line, and again the whole process was repeated. Peter explained that heaven was full and asked for his story.

"Picture this," says the third man, "I'm hiding naked inside an empty refrigerator..."

12thMan · 12-10-2007, 05:20 PM

I knew we could count on you Schneed.

Schneed10 · 12-10-2007, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 12thMan

I knew we could count on you Schneed.

LOL

I think he was just hoping to drop in on some friends.

Wow, whoever designed that railing really dropped the ball.

Baltimore, applecore, who's your friend? Me? SPLAT.

squrrelco3 · 12-10-2007, 08:40 PM

Surprised is hasn't happened at Fed-Ex yet...sitting in those upper level seats is like sitting on the edge of a cliff...I'm used to going up 110 ft aerial ladders from my days as a vol. firefighter and even I was feeling a little woozy when I first got up there...

12-10-2007, 04:44 PM	#1
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12-10-2007, 04:50 PM	#2
12thMan MVP Join Date: May 2005 Location: washington, D.C. Posts: 11,460	Re: Man falls over railing, pronounced dead at scene during 49ers game Damn...I probably shouldn't say what I want to say...but that really is messed up.

12-10-2007, 04:51 PM	#3
RobH4413 Wildcard Bitches Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bethesda, MD Age: 39 Posts: 2,638	Re: Man falls over railing, pronounced dead at scene during 49ers game Yeah... Similar thing happened at one of the HFStivals (concert event held at RFK stadium) a a few years back if I recall correctly. Just speculating... but alcohol, and trying to climb over shit at the risk of failing to your death = bad. __________________ This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps!

12-10-2007, 04:52 PM	#4
skinsfan_nn Playmaker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Newport News,Virginia Age: 60 Posts: 4,495	Re: Man falls over railing, pronounced dead at scene during 49ers game Tried to jump up on a wall to sit with a 20' drop off and misjudged?, bad move. That sucks for his family. __________________ "There's no greater feeling than moving a man from Point A to Point B, against his will." #68 THANKS COACH GIBBS FOR EVERYTHING! YOUR THE MAN AND ALWAYS WILL BE!

12-10-2007, 05:11 PM	#5
Schneed10 A Dude Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Newtown Square, PA Age: 45 Posts: 12,421	Re: Man falls over railing, pronounced dead at scene during 49ers game And now, a joke: Three men were standing in line to get into heaven one day. Apparently it had been a pretty busy day, though, so Peter had to tell the first one, "Heaven's getting pretty close to full today, and I've been asked to admit only people who have suffered particularly horrible deaths. So, what's your story?" The first man replies: "Well, for weeks now I've suspected my wife has been cheating on me, so today I came home early to catch her in the act. As I came into my 25th floor apartment, I could sense something was wrong, but all my searching didn't reveal where this other guy could be hiding. Finally, I went out to the balcony, and sure enough, there was this man hanging off the railing, 25 floors above ground. By now I was really mad, so I started beating and kicking him, but he wouldn't fall off. So finally I went back into my apartment and got a hammer and starting hammering on his fingers. Of course, he couldn't stand that for long, so he let go and fell -- but even after 25 stories, he fell into the bushes and survived. I couldn't stand it anymore, so I ran into the kitchen, pushed our old refridgerator (that hadn't been picked up yet) over the edge, where it landed on him, killing him instantly. But all the stress and anger got to me, and I had a heart attack and died there on the balcony." "That sounds like a pretty bad day to me," said Peter, and let the man in. The second man comes up and Peter explains to him about heaven being full, and again asks for his story. "It's been a very strange day. You see, I live on the 26th floor of my apartment building, and every morning I do my exercises out on my balcony. Well, this morning when I was stretching my legs on the railing, somehow I slipped and fell over the edge. But I got lucky and caught the railing of the balcony on the floor beneath me. I knew I couldn't hang on for very long, when suddenly this man burst out onto the balcony. I thought for sure I was saved, when he started beating and kicking me. I held on the best I could until he ran into the apartment and grabbed a hammer and started pounding on my hands. Finally I just let go, but again I got lucky and fell into the bushes below, stunned but all right. Just when I was thinking I was going to be okay, this refrigerator comes falling out of the sky and crushes me instantly, and now I'm here." Once again, Peter had to concede that that sounded like a pretty horrible death. The third man came to the front of the line, and again the whole process was repeated. Peter explained that heaven was full and asked for his story. "Picture this," says the third man, "I'm hiding naked inside an empty refrigerator..." __________________ God made certain people to play football. He was one of them.

12-10-2007, 05:20 PM	#6
12thMan MVP Join Date: May 2005 Location: washington, D.C. Posts: 11,460	Re: Man falls over railing, pronounced dead at scene during 49ers game I knew we could count on you Schneed.

12-10-2007, 08:40 PM	#8
squrrelco3 Special Teams Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Norfolk Age: 49 Posts: 429	Re: Man falls over railing, pronounced dead at scene during 49ers game Surprised is hasn't happened at Fed-Ex yet...sitting in those upper level seats is like sitting on the edge of a cliff...I'm used to going up 110 ft aerial ladders from my days as a vol. firefighter and even I was feeling a little woozy when I first got up there... __________________ I got nothin'

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