Mummified body found in front of blaring TV

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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUSN1736217520070217

Mummified body found in front of blaring TV

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Police called to a Long Island man's house discovered the mummified remains of the resident, dead for more than a year, sitting in front of a blaring television set.

The 70-year-old Hampton Bays, New York, resident, identified as Vincenzo Ricardo, appeared to have died of natural causes. Police said on Saturday his body was discovered on Thursday when they were called to the house over a burst water pipe.

"You could see his face. He still had hair on his head," Newsday quoted morgue assistant Jeff Bacchus as saying. The home's low humidity had preserved the body.

Officials could not explain why the electricity had not been turned off, considering Ricardo had not been heard from since December 2005.

Neighbors said when they had not seen Ricardo, who was diabetic and had been blind for years, they assumed he was in the hospital or a long-term care facility.

 

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Flashback:

Dead brains found in front of blaring TV

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Police called to investigate the discovered millions of diseased minds, dead for more than a five years, sitting in front of a blaring television sets.

This curious phenomenon, identified as occurring most intensely after September 11, 2001, appears to be induced through the infection of minds.

On observing the case first-hand, clinical psychologist Andrew M. Lobaczewski stated, "You can just imagine our worry, disappointment, and surprise when some colleagues we knew well suddenly began to change their world-view; their thought-patterns furthermore reminded us of the “TVᾠ chatter. Their feelings, which had just recently been friendly, became noticeably cooler, although not yet hostile. Benevolent or critical arguments bounced right off of them. They gave the impression of possessing some secret knowledge; we were only their former colleagues, still believing what those lessons of old had taught us. We had to be careful of what we said to them."

Officials could not explain why the nations thought capacity had been turned off, largely due to their innate lack of skill.

Neighboring countries who mistakenly use American media as entertainment have also been affected.

 

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One correction on the above 'Shanenewsnetwork' article - it should read billions of diseased minds, not millions.

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