RE: 1999's first Darwin Award Recipient

[Jim Yahr <yahr@cemrc.org>]

It probably is, I ran a search on a couple of the online phonebooks and 
couldn't find a listing for anyone with that last name anyplace in the 
US!

However, it didn't show up in any of the UL websites (yet).

Jim Yahr

Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring & Research Center
New Mexico State University
1400 University Dr.
Carlsbad, NM  88220


On Monday, February 15, 1999 4:52 PM, Dinogeorge@aol.com 
[SMTP:Dinogeorge@aol.com] wrote:
> In a message dated 2/15/99 5:22:29 PM EST, Tompaleo@aol.com writes:
>
> << CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (Nov. 13) -- A 39-year-old Charlottesville
> Man
>  >  >> diedThursday in a freak accident involving his washing 
machine.
>  >  >>
>  >  >> According to police reports, Samuel Randolph Strickson was
>  >  >> doing
>  >  >> laundry when he tried to speed up the process. Strickson
>  >  >> apparently
>  >  >> tried to stuff approximately 50 pounds of laundry into his
>  >  >> washing
>  >  >> machine by climbing on top of the washer and attempting to
>  >  >> force the
>  >  >> clothing into the basin. >>
>
> Can't imagine this is anything but another urban myth.