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[FortNinety]

Sorry if old...

http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=29415

A WEST NYACK, N.Y. MAN was found dead at his computer apparently the victim of trying to keep up with too many professional forums. Childress H. Wanamaker, 54, an account executive at a New York-based new media company, died of starvation according to the West Nyack coroner's office. Wanamaker's emaciated body was found by Loraine, his wife of 26 years, who told MediaPost she had been bringing her husband meals on plastic trays for weeks, but that he never took the time to eat them.

 

[Senior Lurker]

He was doing it for work? The moment I start following forums solely for work is the moment I stop enjoying visiting them.

 

[jenov4]

He was doing it for work? The moment I start following forums solely for work is the moment I stop enjoying visiting them.

I guess it would depend. If they paid me to surf teh GAF, I wouldn't mind it so.

Actually, now that I think about it, I actually am getting paid to surf GAF at work. :lol

 

[AirBrian]

Wanamaker's emaciated body was found by Loraine, his wife of 26 years, who told MediaPost she had been bringing her husband meals on plastic trays for weeks, but that he never took the time to eat them.

Not so be insensitive, but wouldn't that be a big, red flag that someone needs help?

 

[miyuru]

Not so be insensitive, but wouldn't that be a big, red flag that someone needs help?

Yeah, definitely. Poor wife though, I feel more sorry for her.

 

[cloudwalking]

"The only time he even looked up was when I told him I had seen Dane Madsen trying to steal his car out of the driveway."

She added that Wanamaker's last words were "OK Picard, stick that in your pipe and smoke it..."

"Once, I thought I had him," said Lucian Wanamaker, "when I said that mom had made cookies, but half out of his chair, he just sat back down mumbling something about two Roman gods; I believe it was Jupiter and Atlas having some sort of titanic battle. 'Let them eat PIE,' he bellowed banging on his keyboard."

A virtual memorial service will be held online at a date to be determined.

this seems a bit loopy

 

[Littleberu]

What's the last post by Manabyte? Is it : "OK Picard, stick that in your pipe and smoke it..." ?

 

[Teddman]

Seems fake. Somebody find one of this guy's posts if he's real, shouldn't be that hard to do...

 

[cloudwalking]

a google search for "Childress H. Wanamaker" brings up nothing but links to the article.

 

[WedgeX]

Warning: SatireAhead!
A West Nyack, N.Y. man was found dead at his computer apparently...

Noone else caught this towards the bottom of the page?

 

[mas9055]

Nuh-Uhhh!!!

 

[FortNinety]

Even still, it made me realize how much time I spend on message boards, which is too fucking much.