Comments on: Man Killed and Eaten by Own Creepy Pets http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/19/man-killed-and-eaten-by-own-creepy-pets/ The Neat Side of the Web Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:50:10 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Kueperpunk http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/19/man-killed-and-eaten-by-own-creepy-pets/comment-page-1/#comment-198749 Kueperpunk Sat, 25 Aug 2007 21:28:41 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/19/man-killed-and-eaten-by-own-creepy-pets/#comment-198749 No doubt, this is a hoax. I Live very close to dortmund, and i didnt hear anythung about that story. Like somebody wrote before, this seems to be a hoax originated by "the sun"... No doubt, this is a hoax. I Live very close to dortmund, and i didnt hear anythung about that story. Like somebody wrote before, this seems to be a hoax originated by "the sun"...

]]> By: Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/19/man-killed-and-eaten-by-own-creepy-pets/comment-page-1/#comment-192287 Alex Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:34:51 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/19/man-killed-and-eaten-by-own-creepy-pets/#comment-192287 No ants, of course, because <a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/12/ants-are-polite-and-may-help-improve-human-crowd-control/" rel="nofollow">they are polite</a>. No ants, of course, because they are polite.

]]> By: Demian http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/19/man-killed-and-eaten-by-own-creepy-pets/comment-page-1/#comment-192097 Demian Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:11:57 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/19/man-killed-and-eaten-by-own-creepy-pets/#comment-192097 I don't know if this is a hoax or not, but this "story" is... three years old!!! It was reported on february 27th, 2004. You'll have to do a search on the archives for this one. I don't know if this is a hoax or not, but this "story" is... three years old!!!
It was reported on february 27th, 2004. You'll have to do a search on the archives for this one.

]]> By: David B http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/19/man-killed-and-eaten-by-own-creepy-pets/comment-page-1/#comment-192014 David B Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:43:44 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/19/man-killed-and-eaten-by-own-creepy-pets/#comment-192014 I have to call hoax too. Way too many things that don't make any sense. Giant webs draped all over him? To what purpose? What lizard would tear off flesh just to have it taken by a spider? And what spider would want dead flesh? No doubt. A fake story. I have to call hoax too. Way too many things that don't make any sense. Giant webs draped all over him? To what purpose? What lizard would tear off flesh just to have it taken by a spider? And what spider would want dead flesh? No doubt. A fake story.

]]> By: Rich http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/19/man-killed-and-eaten-by-own-creepy-pets/comment-page-1/#comment-191627 Rich Mon, 20 Aug 2007 01:06:39 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/19/man-killed-and-eaten-by-own-creepy-pets/#comment-191627 The lizards were taking flesh back to the tarantulas? The lizards were taking flesh back to the tarantulas?

]]> By: Ant http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/19/man-killed-and-eaten-by-own-creepy-pets/comment-page-1/#comment-191505 Ant Sun, 19 Aug 2007 22:08:50 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/19/man-killed-and-eaten-by-own-creepy-pets/#comment-191505 At least no ants. :P At least no ants. :P

]]> By: KiM http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/19/man-killed-and-eaten-by-own-creepy-pets/comment-page-1/#comment-191443 KiM Sun, 19 Aug 2007 20:41:09 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/19/man-killed-and-eaten-by-own-creepy-pets/#comment-191443 Btw, has anybody noticed that the article says that "the spiders and termites managed to escape when the heating elements exploded and opened the lids to their tanks"? Sounds like those animals were kept in different tanks and that the heating elements exploded all at the same time? Doesn't sound logically. Btw, has anybody noticed that the article says that "the spiders and termites managed to escape when the heating elements exploded and opened the lids to their tanks"?

Sounds like those animals were kept in different tanks and that the heating elements exploded all at the same time? Doesn't sound logically.

]]> By: KiM http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/19/man-killed-and-eaten-by-own-creepy-pets/comment-page-1/#comment-191441 KiM Sun, 19 Aug 2007 20:39:16 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/19/man-killed-and-eaten-by-own-creepy-pets/#comment-191441 TOM's right. This story is a hoax. Germany has a famous tabloid. If this tabloid has not reported on that story, then it has been made up by the UK tabloid. Although BILD (the German tabloid) has been known to report hoaxes, too ... And: geckos don't feast on rotten bodies. TOM's right. This story is a hoax. Germany has a famous tabloid. If this tabloid has not reported on that story, then it has been made up by the UK tabloid. Although BILD (the German tabloid) has been known to report hoaxes, too ...

And: geckos don't feast on rotten bodies.

]]> By: CheeseDuck http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/19/man-killed-and-eaten-by-own-creepy-pets/comment-page-1/#comment-191331 CheeseDuck Sun, 19 Aug 2007 17:46:07 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/19/man-killed-and-eaten-by-own-creepy-pets/#comment-191331 Fake. Fake.

]]> By: Ali S. http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/19/man-killed-and-eaten-by-own-creepy-pets/comment-page-1/#comment-191186 Ali S. Sun, 19 Aug 2007 14:29:54 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/19/man-killed-and-eaten-by-own-creepy-pets/#comment-191186 Now if that ain't irony I don't know anything! ;) Now if that ain't irony I don't know anything! ;)

]]> By: Stacyj http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/19/man-killed-and-eaten-by-own-creepy-pets/comment-page-1/#comment-191046 Stacyj Sun, 19 Aug 2007 10:37:37 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/19/man-killed-and-eaten-by-own-creepy-pets/#comment-191046 Hmm, I think I'm skeptical about this one, too - not to be one of those nitpicky types, but I'm fairly certain that tarantulas don't actually spin webs ... Nevertheless it does make for interesting Sunday morning reading =) Hmm, I think I'm skeptical about this one, too - not to be one of those nitpicky types, but I'm fairly certain that tarantulas don't actually spin webs ... Nevertheless it does make for interesting Sunday morning reading =)

]]> By: TOM http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/19/man-killed-and-eaten-by-own-creepy-pets/comment-page-1/#comment-191013 TOM Sun, 19 Aug 2007 09:46:32 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/19/man-killed-and-eaten-by-own-creepy-pets/#comment-191013 Hi, I'm from germany, and I did not hear that in our news so I searched the web for a german speaking version... and there seames to be none. I tracked this info down to a british website of the questionable newspaper "The Sun": http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2004092008,00.html You can google the story in almost any language - except for german. And everything you find bases on stories from UK. is this a hoax made up by ALLAN HALL from The Sun? Or are german newspapers not interested in people eaten by spiders? Hi,

I'm from germany, and I did not hear that in our news so I searched the web for a german speaking version... and there seames to be none.

I tracked this info down to a british website of the questionable newspaper "The Sun":
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2004092008,00.html

You can google the story in almost any language - except for german.
And everything you find bases on stories from UK.

is this a hoax made up by ALLAN HALL from The Sun? Or are german newspapers not interested in people eaten by spiders?

]]> By: beajerry http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/19/man-killed-and-eaten-by-own-creepy-pets/comment-page-1/#comment-191006 beajerry Sun, 19 Aug 2007 09:39:50 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/19/man-killed-and-eaten-by-own-creepy-pets/#comment-191006 How gruesomely awesome is that story? How gruesomely awesome is that story?

]]> By: özi http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/19/man-killed-and-eaten-by-own-creepy-pets/comment-page-1/#comment-190968 özi Sun, 19 Aug 2007 08:49:42 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/19/man-killed-and-eaten-by-own-creepy-pets/#comment-190968 a gecko? feasting on a rotten body? rrright... he wsa surely eating the insects around the body, but no way he "tore off larger pieces of flesh" a gecko? feasting on a rotten body? rrright...
he wsa surely eating the insects around the body, but no way he "tore off larger pieces of flesh"

]]> By: Lasse http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/19/man-killed-and-eaten-by-own-creepy-pets/comment-page-1/#comment-190943 Lasse Sun, 19 Aug 2007 08:14:16 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/19/man-killed-and-eaten-by-own-creepy-pets/#comment-190943 Don't fuck with nature. Don't fuck with nature.

]]> By: Dim67 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/19/man-killed-and-eaten-by-own-creepy-pets/comment-page-1/#comment-190937 Dim67 Sun, 19 Aug 2007 08:08:19 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/19/man-killed-and-eaten-by-own-creepy-pets/#comment-190937 Awww no pictures? Bummer! Awww no pictures? Bummer!

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