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Brother
of Bar Harbor, ME
Sep 18, 2008 7:41 AM
This has been discussed here before. The guy wasn't electrocuted if he lived through it, he was shocked.report abusefunnycnslr
of Hallowell, ME
Sep 17, 2008 10:33 PM
Lol Dj!!!report abuseDeeznutz
of WestbrookGardens, ME
Minor shock? Its as if this guy got Tasered like I did by WPD. I should have my own story. Black man slaps around ho girlfriend, cops come, man gets tasered. Heck, I'd be in this rag on a daily basis.report abuse
Sep 17, 2008 10:27 PM
Debbie White, shipyard spokeswoman, said the worker had been assigned to the overhaul of the USS Greenville when he received what appeared to be a minor electrical shock around 4:30.
Minor shock? Its as if this guy got Tasered like I did by WPD. I should have my own story. Black man slaps around ho girlfriend, cops come, man gets tasered. Heck, I'd be in this rag on a daily basis.report abuse
DJ
of Freeport, ME
Main Entry:
elec·tro·cute Listen to the pronunciation of electrocute
Pronunciation:
i-ˈlek-trə-ˌkyüt
Function:
transitive verb
1 : to execute (a criminal) by electricity
2 : to kill by electric shock
Who writes this stuff...second graders? I bet even second graders look up the correct definitions.report abuse
Sep 17, 2008 10:06 PM
WOW! Could the PPH possibly dramatize this a bit more? Here is the Merriam-Webster's definition of electrocute:
Main Entry:
elec·tro·cute Listen to the pronunciation of electrocute
Pronunciation:
i-ˈlek-trə-ˌkyüt
Function:
transitive verb
1 : to execute (a criminal) by electricity
2 : to kill by electric shock
Who writes this stuff...second graders? I bet even second graders look up the correct definitions.report abuse
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