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Disturbing Story: Indonesian Root Man
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Clinically Insane
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Dec 5, 2007, 06:11 PM
 

"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground." TJ
     
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Dec 5, 2007, 06:19 PM
 


Wow, that's scary.

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Dec 5, 2007, 06:36 PM
 
How horrible... forced to work at a freak show! That's the strangest thing I've ever seen. I feel sorry for him.
     
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Dec 5, 2007, 06:42 PM
 
Those pictures brought forth memories of the movie that scared the absolute crap out of me as a kid: Attack of the Mushroom People.
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
     
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Dec 5, 2007, 07:26 PM
 
dudes thats sick.
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Dec 5, 2007, 08:05 PM
 
Wow, that's really amazing.

For a minute, I thought they were going to say that he cut his knee, and some bizarre plant got into him...
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Dec 5, 2007, 08:42 PM
 
He's totally a resto druid in ToL form.

But seriously, that's really wild looking. I hope medical communities somewhere can help him out! But damn if it isn't fascinating to see. I didn't know it was on his feet, too. Wild!
     
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Dec 5, 2007, 09:15 PM
 
Why would he want to be cured? Those growths will make him a mint on the sideshow circuit.

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Dec 5, 2007, 09:35 PM
 
thx for that
     
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Dec 5, 2007, 09:56 PM
 
Originally Posted by - - e r i k - - View Post
Why would he want to be cured? Those growths will make him a mint on the sideshow circuit.
How about so he can wipe his ass at toilet time?
     
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Dec 5, 2007, 09:58 PM
 
Originally Posted by - - e r i k - - View Post
Why would he want to be cured? Those growths will make him a mint on the sideshow circuit.
He's afraid the kids are gonna sell him for firewood.
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Dec 5, 2007, 10:30 PM
 
Originally Posted by Tyler McAdams View Post
How about so he can wipe his ass at toilet time?

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Dec 5, 2007, 10:36 PM
 
Originally Posted by - - e r i k - - View Post
Lol! WTF is that tube?!
     
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Dec 5, 2007, 11:02 PM
 
I feel horrible for that guy.

Egh...
     
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Dec 5, 2007, 11:21 PM
 
Originally Posted by Jawbone54 View Post
I feel horrible for that guy.

Egh...
The guy with the disease, or the guy who sits on that Japanese toilet?
     
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Dec 5, 2007, 11:26 PM
 
Originally Posted by Tyler McAdams View Post
Lol! WTF is that tube?!
Probably to demonstrate the "sprinkle"

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Dec 5, 2007, 11:45 PM
 
What I don't get is his wife leaving him. I mean the guys got big wood, what else can a woman ask for?
What, me worry?
     
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Dec 6, 2007, 01:17 AM
 
One more reason for women to get the HPV vaccine.
     
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Dec 6, 2007, 02:06 AM
 
Originally Posted by elyzabennet View Post
One more reason for women to get the HPV vaccine.
I'd feel better if they gave it to everyone. Meaning boys and girls. It seems a much more proactive way to kill a virus.

Though I highly doubt HPV has ever caused anyone to turn into a tree.
     
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Dec 6, 2007, 02:44 AM
 
dude, post number number whatever thru whatever had me laughing serially. why aren't there post numbers on the posts?


TOILET TIME!
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Dec 6, 2007, 07:08 AM
 
Originally Posted by IceEnclosure View Post
dude, post number number whatever thru whatever had me laughing serially. why aren't there post numbers on the posts?


TOILET TIME!
For some reason this makes no sense at all to me. Anyone else get that feeling?
     
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Dec 6, 2007, 07:22 AM
 
Originally Posted by JoshuaZ View Post
Though I highly doubt HPV has ever caused anyone to turn into a tree.
You mean other than the guy in the story?
     
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Dec 6, 2007, 07:36 AM
 
Originally Posted by nonhuman View Post
You mean other than the guy in the story?
My bad. Totally missed that in the article. Seems the guy has a wacked immune system. Very rare.
     
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Dec 6, 2007, 07:00 PM
 
Originally Posted by JoshuaZ View Post
For some reason this makes no sense at all to me. Anyone else get that feeling?
i meant this thread is funny. and i asked why the posts aren't numbered. I fumbled my words a bit.
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