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Buried Haiti man lived on beer for 11 days

 
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Murakano



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 2:22 am    Post subject: Buried Haiti man lived on beer for 11 days Reply with quote

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



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 2:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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

PostPosted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 7:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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

PostPosted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 2:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 4:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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young_clinton



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 4:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

sounds like a premise for a Simpsons episode
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