Comments on: Man run over by combine harvester, lives

By: Sparg

Sparg — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:11:00 +0000

What was the fool doing in the cornfield? Great, now I’ve got Traffic’s “John Barleycorn Must Die” in my head.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 23:50:00 +0000

He must have thought that the Grim Reaper had upgraded from his regular scythe.

By: voiceinthedistance

voiceinthedistance — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 23:26:00 +0000

Some guys, they reap so easy.

By: Richard_Kirk

Richard_Kirk — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 22:17:00 +0000

FIRST VOICE
There is no known likeness of his father Esau,
who, undogcollared because of his little weakness, was
scythed to the bone one harvest by mistake when sleeping
with his weakness in the corn. He lost all ambition and
died, with one leg.

REV. ELI JENKINS
Poor Dad,

SECOND VOICE
grieves the Reverend Eli,

REV. ELI JENKINS
to die of drink and agriculture.

By: dioptase

dioptase — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:14:00 +0000

Another unfortunate reap victim.

By: Boundegar

Boundegar — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 20:24:00 +0000

I dunno, Corn-Man Niblets sounds kind of tasty.

By: arsphenamine

arsphenamine — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 20:00:00 +0000

Sounds like a harrowing experience.

(cough!)

By: traalfaz

traalfaz — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:47:00 +0000

Misleading headline – “run over by” is vastly different than “pulled into” combine. Getting run over by a combine would suck but living through it probably not unusual especially if the ground is soft – the tires tend to be very large. Getting pulled in is a way different affair – he’s lucky not to have lost limbs or bled to death – that’s the usual fate of people who argue with augers.

By: Hamish Grant

Hamish Grant — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:44:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6mCUoRYN3Y

I love this song…

By: LinkMan

LinkMan — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:44:00 +0000

Most of the ones in this series are from construction equipment and not combines, but I think I once saw this one on a combine’s wheat harvester attachment:

https://secure.flickr.com/photos/numlok/131508696/in/photostream/

By: LinkMan

LinkMan — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:36:00 +0000

I wish I could find a good link to some combine warning stickers. The decals on those things are true works of stick man mutilation art, but I can’t find pictures of them anywhere. Anybody?

By: voiceinthedistance

voiceinthedistance — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:25:00 +0000

Not being awakened by an approaching combine surpasses my definition of a deep sleep. I’d say that might be more accurately described as an alcohol induced cornfield coma. The man, as well as the public, is quite lucky he didn’t wind up in a can of corn niblets.

By: Boundegar

Boundegar — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:23:00 +0000

This would rank pretty high on the list of things not to do.

By: Funk Daddy

Funk Daddy — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:12:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKXjG7V7FHQ

Some nonlife-threatening lacerations places him between lucky and blessed

By: rezmuff

rezmuff — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:53:00 +0000

“The man was taken to St. Vincent Healthcare with non-life-threatening injuries. O’Donnell said he had deep lacerations that may require skin grafting as well as stitches.”