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Murakano
Joined: 10 Sep 2009
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Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 2:22 am Post subject: Buried Haiti man lived on beer for 11 days |
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A shop clerk buried in the Haiti quake has been pulled alive from the rubble after 11 days - and told how he survived on beer and cookies.
Dozens of onlookers cheered as Wismond Exantus emerged smiling from a deep tunnel drilled by rescuers.
His brother had alerted a Greek rescue team after hearing a voice 20 feet beneath the surface rubble of a hotel grocery store in capital Port-au-Prince.
Wismond had initially survived by diving under a desk when the rubble started to fall around him as the quake struck.
The 24-year-old found himself trapped in a tiny space but discovered a few select groceries within arms reach - beer, cookies and cola.
Speaking from his hospital bed he said: "I was hungry. But every night I thought about the revelation that I would survive.
"I would eat anything I found. After the quake I didn't know when it was day and when it was night.
"It was God who was tucking me away in his arms. It gave me strength."
The survivor then turned to his family and said: "When you are in a hole I will try to reach out to you, too."
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20100124/twl-buried-haiti-man-lived-on-beer-for-1-3fd0ae9.html |
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djsmnc

Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Location: Dave's ESL Cafe
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Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 2:24 am Post subject: |
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I wonder if they will charge him for each beer and bag of cookies. They should. It's still profit! |
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itaewonguy

Joined: 25 Mar 2003
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Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 7:41 am Post subject: |
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what kind of beer was it? I bet thats what the breweries are asking..
if he mentioned the beer he might of gotten a life time supply!
best marketing ever! CNN news with a camera in his face "I survived on (XXX beer) " |
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Reggie
Joined: 21 Sep 2009
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Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 2:10 pm Post subject: |
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itaewonguy wrote: |
what kind of beer was it? I bet thats what the breweries are asking..
if he mentioned the beer he might of gotten a life time supply!
best marketing ever! CNN news with a camera in his face "I survived on (XXX beer) " |
I was thinking the same thing. In fact, I'm surprised former NFL all-pro linebacker Tedy Bruschi (pronounced brewski) never cashed in on his name with beer commercials. |
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young_clinton
Joined: 09 Sep 2009
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Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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young_clinton
Joined: 09 Sep 2009
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Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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djsmnc wrote: |
I wonder if they will charge him for each beer and bag of cookies. They should. It's still profit! |
If he can't pay then throw him in debtors prison. |
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blackjack

Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Location: anyang
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Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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itaewonguy wrote: |
what kind of beer was it? I bet thats what the breweries are asking..
if he mentioned the beer he might of gotten a life time supply!
best marketing ever! CNN news with a camera in his face "I survived on (XXX beer) " |
If all I had was XXXX not sure I would want to survive (can't stand that stuff) |
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VanIslander

Joined: 18 Aug 2003 Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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sounds like a premise for a Simpsons episode |
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