Saturday, October 11, 2014

"Parents shocked after ‘dead’ son answers door"

"An Alaskan couple devastated after officials told them their son had been killed in a car crash got the happy shock of their lives when they drove to his home — and he answered the door."
“Justin?” his dad shouted. “It’s Justin! Praise Jesus, we thought you were dead!”
The mix-up occurred because the actual accident victim had the same first and last name as their son — but with a different age, birth date and middle name.

“I was shocked and astonished and had to keep grabbing him and hugging him,” Jay told the newspaper. “I never cried so much in all my life.”

15 comments:

Eric the Fruit Bat said...

So I was in WalMart the other day, in the mood to try something new, so in a moment of whimsy I purchased this product.

Because wolves. And the humorous possibilities are endless.

Otter root.

Vole bark.

Beaver stem.

So I just used Wolfthorn shampoo for the first time and I don't care for it. Smells like the stale urine of a wild animal.

What the hell was I expecting?

Eric the Fruit Bat said...

Regarding the not-quite-dead guy, I had a similar experience earlier this week.

Thought my elderly dog had died in her sleep. Turns out she's now a very, very, very sound sleeper.

She didn't wake up until I tried to pick her up to carry her downstairs.

And yeah, when I realized she was alive I started bawling like a baby.

Human beings are weird.

chickelit said...

Feel good story for troubled times. I'm glad he's safe.

edutcher said...

It can happen, although with some of the things that people are naming their kids nowadays, it may be less likely in 20 years.

KCFleming said...

Not even mostly dead.

KCFleming said...

There are very few "Switched at death" fables.

KCFleming said...

Alternate story headline:
Clueless parents expose son's insurance fraud scheme

KCFleming said...

"the same first and last name as their son — but with a different age, birth date and middle name.

Close enough for government work.

Eric the Fruit Bat said...

Here's some more good news.

After months of anxiety, and after failing with dozens and dozens of various foods, my wife has finally found something our elderly dog will eat without extreme persuasion.

Sardines packed in water.

Nom, nom, nom, nom, nom.

Hooray!

Eric the Fruit Bat said...

That said, she still had to break them apart and hand feed them to the dog.

Trooper York said...

This reminds when Nick Guido got hit in Park Slope. The two "Mafia" cops got a contract on a Nick Guido and looked him up and ended up killing a civilian instead of the guy they had the contract on from Gaspipe.

Trooper York said...

The only time I ever heard of a bigger screw up was when Big Pussy said he wanted to polish off some Spumoni and Paulie Walnuts pegged a couple of shots at Nick.

Titus said...

I love Alaska State Troopers; they are crazy up there,

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Chip Ahoy said...

Wolfthorn review video

The comments are better than the review.

Eric the Fruit Bat said...

I kind of like the Old Spice "Fiji."

Smells like I never have to shave my body hair.

And pronouncing the word "fiji" should make me feel like a homo, but it doesn't.

And what's wrong with that?