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http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/08/14303438-florida-man-dies-after-winning-cockroach-eating-contest?lite
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By Isolde Raftery, NBC News
Edward Archbold was, according to those who met him on Friday night, the life of the party – a bit of a showoff who was up for anything, even a giant cockroach-eating contest.
He won. And then, tragically, he died.
Now police from Deerfield Beach, Fla., about 40 miles north of Miami, are investigating the death of the 32-year-old, who on Facebook went by Edward William Barry.
According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, Archbold, of West Palm Beach, and several other contestants signed up to eat a variety of insects at Ben Siegel Reptiles in Deerfield Beach. After eating dozens of giant cockroaches, Archbold was declared the winner of an ivory-ball python. (The prizes, Archbold indicated on his Facebook page that night, were less significant than the glory.)
He had also entered a superworm-eating contest earlier in the night.
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But after winning, Archbold felt sick and started vomiting. He then collapsed in the store and was later pronounced dead. The medical examiner’s office is conducting tests to determine a cause of death, according to the sheriff’s office statement.
On Facebook, Ben Siegel Reptiles wrote that staff met Archbold the night of the Midnight Madness sale: “We all liked him right away. All of us here at Ben Siegel Reptiles are sad that we will not get to know Eddie better, for in the short time we knew him, he was very well liked by all.”
In the comments beneath the statement, the reptile store wrote that the prize “now belongs to his estate.”
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In another Facebook comment, an attorney claiming to represent Ben Siegel Reptiles wrote that contest participants had signed waivers accepting their participation in this “unique and unorthodox contest.”
“The consumption of insects is widely accepted throughout the world, and the insects presented as part of the contest were taken from an inventory of insects that are safely and domestically raised in a controlled environment as food for reptiles,” wrote attorney Luke Lirot.
Broward County
Eddie Archbold, 32, died Friday night after winning a giant cockroach-eating contest.
No other contestants felt sick, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said.
And Archbold seemed to be doing all right earlier in the night, according to his own account on Facebook. He took photos of the superworms and wrote: " Also side note im NOW in a super worm eating comp now.......what ever the hell a super worm is?"
Eating the bugs yielded valuable rewards, according to the store's Facebook page: “Eat the most bugs in 4 minutes, win the ball morph. That’s it. Oh yeah, any vomiting is an automatic DQ,” the advertisement stated. “Eat the most crickets, win a male lesser. Eat the most superworms, win a female orange belly. Eat the most discoid roaches, win a female graphite sired ivory!”
Michael Adams, a professor of entomology at the University of California, Riverside, told The Associated Press that he has never heard of someone dying after eating roaches.
"Unless the roaches were contaminated with some bacteria or other pathogens, I don't think that cockroaches would be unsafe to eat," Adams said. "Some people do have allergies to roaches but there are no toxins in roaches or related insects."
Meanwhile, Archbold's friends took to his Facebook page to remember him. Wrote one: "This goes out to one of the most funnest, craziest, and most energetic person I have ever met!!! I will never ever forget u Eddie... I don't think anyone could!!"
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haha, moron ::)
i hear that cockroaches carry salmonella
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Ha
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haha, moron ::)
i hear that cockroaches carry salmonella
People who are allergic to seafood tend to be allergic to this buggers. Afterall, Shrimp are like Roaches of The Sea.
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Nothing surprises me in Florida
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Nothing surprises me in Florida
you got that right
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gross
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Bad Stomach bug perhaps?
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A calorie is a calorie ::)
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A calorie is a calorie ::)
Hahaha zing
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He didn't die from the bugs. Salmonella takes 48 hours to even kick in. An allergic reaction would be instant causing a very obvious anaphalxtic shock.
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Stupid is what stupid does... ::)
;D
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Serves the twat right
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Thats the first time bay wouldnt want a cock in his stomach
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Vince, Bay and "1",
I highly advise you "all" stay away from that SCAT thing. ::)
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Natural Selection +1
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A calorie is a calorie ::)
hahaha ;D
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http://www.surenews.com/bizarre/shocking/man-dies-moments-after-winning-cockroach-eating-contest.htm
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Height of intelligence
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too disgusting to open, methinks
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the existence of this thread makes me ill. Please delete......
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ewwwww
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too disgusting to open, methinks
Agreed. I saw the heading on the news here and couldn't bring myself to read it.
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http://www.surenews.com/bizarre/shocking/man-dies-moments-after-winning-cockroach-eating-contest.htm
you can't really see owt, just hear the odd crunch :P
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what does one say as a eulogy at this mans funeral.. :-\ :-[
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Might of had bad shellfish allergies, eating insects will trigger the same effects.
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Serves him right what's wrong with people? This and nitrogen drinking whore to the girl walking into a propeller ::)
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what does one say as a eulogy at this mans funeral.. :-\ :-[
"This man ate a lot of bugs"
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Serves him right what's wrong with people? This and nitrogen drinking whore to the girl walking into a propeller ::)
world has gone crazy
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Serves him right what's wrong with people? This and nitrogen drinking whore to the girl walking into a propeller ::)
They have those shows on tv where people eat bugs and insects and just disgusting stuff to win prizes/money. I don't know how they do it to be honest. I would throw it back up.
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They have those shows on tv where people eat bugs and insects and just disgusting stuff to win prizes/money. I don't know how they do it to be honest. I would throw it back up.
fear factor
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Serves him right what's wrong with people? This and nitrogen drinking whore to the girl walking into a propeller ::)
Some people are just stupid. So many today think they are soooo cool by engaging in "extreme" sports or activities for a shot at "wealth and fame". This is extremely ignorant of them. Darwin's law at work.
As for what to say or write for a eulogy. He was stupid.
The guy was a roach motel on legs. They checked in and the moron checked out.
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This was my favorite part:
"The medical examiner's office is conducting tests to determine a cause of death."
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fear factor
Yes that's the show.
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Guess the race... ::)
White? ;D
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nothing special, it doesn't even show how he died
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Guess the race... ::)
White? ;D
You forgot to add the word "trash". ;D
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Yes that's the show.
that show was disgusting... the things people will do for money
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Guess the race... ::)
White? ;D
yes, a white man, did something extremely stupid to himself, and killed himself, which is better than negros' crime to others
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that show was disgusting... the things people will do for money
It is disgusting. I used to watch it for the dare devil stunts but once they started eating those disgusting bugs and creepy crawlies I had to switch channels as I was dry wretching. Haven't watched it for years.
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yeh there was some good stunts lot of physical stuff
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yeh there was some good stunts lot of physical stuff
Yes I enjoyed watching these.
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I'd eat a pile of bugs for a GUARANTEED $50,000.
We can say we wouldn't... but you put those bugs on a table with some gravy - and you stack up this much money... we'd say no... then stare at that money and realize the things we could do with it. Those bugs might start looking tasty.
It'd suck, but you can buy a lot of things (or a lot of time off work) with 50k cash.
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I dry wretch when others eat bugs on that show so there's no way I could do it.
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I'd eat a pile of bugs for a GUARANTEED $50,000.
We can say we wouldn't... but you put those bugs on a table with some gravy - and you stack up this much money... we'd say no... then stare at that money and realize the things we could do with it. Those bugs might start looking tasty.
It'd suck, but you can buy a lot of things (or a lot of time off work) with 50k cash.
Man speak for yourself
No way
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I'd eat a pile of bugs for a GUARANTEED $50,000.
We can say we wouldn't... but you put those bugs on a table with some gravy - and you stack up this much money... we'd say no... then stare at that money and realize the things we could do with it. Those bugs might start looking tasty.
It'd suck, but you can buy a lot of things (or a lot of time off work) with 50k cash.
Ofcourse.
but fuck that's probably easier said with those bugs not infront of me lol. In theory at least I'd eat some free protein for 50k. At the very least you can say it's not degrading, you are not whoring yourself out, eating a whole course meal of donkey genitals, or ingesting animal waste :-X
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Ofcourse.
but fuck that's probably easier said with those bugs not infront of me lol. In theory at least I'd eat some free protein for 50k. At the very least you can say it's not degrading, you are not whoring yourself out, eating a whole course meal of donkey genitals, or ingesting animal waste :-X
They ate donkey horse pig balls on that show
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They ate donkey horse pig balls on that show
as long as its not human? :-\ Lord knows what reason I'd come up with for 50k ;D
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I'd eat a pile of bugs for a GUARANTEED $50,000.
We can say we wouldn't... but you put those bugs on a table with some gravy - and you stack up this much money... we'd say no... then stare at that money and realize the things we could do with it. Those bugs might start looking tasty.
It'd suck, but you can buy a lot of things (or a lot of time off work) with 50k cash.
Isn't that 90K? Why would you lie so blatantly in your post?
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I'd eat a pile of bugs for a GUARANTEED $50,000.
We can say we wouldn't... but you put those bugs on a table with some gravy - and you stack up this much money... we'd say no... then stare at that money and realize the things we could do with it. Those bugs might start looking tasty.
It'd suck, but you can buy a lot of things (or a lot of time off work) with 50k cash.
would you eat a pile of shrimp for 50k? Same deal, except the shrimp are cooked.
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They have those shows on tv where people eat bugs and insects and just disgusting stuff to win prizes/money. I don't know how they do it to be honest. I would throw it back up.
But you will still swallow trouser snake venom...right? Just asking for ChiroFlex...he was curious and too shy to ask.
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But you will still swallow trouser snake venom...right? Just asking for ChiroFlex...he was curious and too shy to ask.
I give it the taste test but only swallow if I have very strong feelings for the guy. Tell oh shy one that he will have to step up and take charge.
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Im picturing an 80's style montage of this fuctard training for this contest with that karate kid "You're the best around" song playing considering the effort he put into his cockroach eating contest outfit. Probably his life's single greatest achievement too. Headstone material.
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the humiliating shit people will do for some money...
a bucket of donkey semen anyone?
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weird, it shouldn't have killed him, unless he puked down his lungs or was just in bad shape overall
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I'd like to see the whole banned episode.
I know it aired overseas.
I can't believe it isn't online. ???
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But you will still swallow trouser snake venom...right? Just asking for ChiroFlex...he was curious and too shy to ask.
>:( >:( >:(
:D
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Im picturing an 80's style montage of this fuctard training for this contest with that karate kid "You're the best around" song playing considering the effort he put into his cockroach eating contest outfit. Probably his life's single greatest achievement too. Headstone material.
That song's badass 8)
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I give it the taste test but only swallow if I have very strong feelings for the guy. Tell oh shy one that he will have to step up and take charge.
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Thanks buddy!!!! I think I have a chance with her. I just needed an "in". Ya think my trouser snake is not too tame?
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the humiliating shit people will do for some money...
a bucket of donkey semen anyone?
There was that chick that jerked off a pig (on a farm) a few yrs ago, in England---for some show, not for money.
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There was that chick that jerked off a pig (on a farm) a few yrs ago, in England---for some show, not for money.
rebecca loos...
i think she was suppose to be the woman that beckam played away with
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the humiliating shit people will do for some money...
a bucket of donkey semen anyone?
Donkey piss and semen
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You can be on deathrow and die with a better meal. Ha, I bet he felt like such a c un t right before he died.
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Thanks buddy!!!! I think I have a chance with her. I just needed an "in". Ya think my trouser snake is not too tame?
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HAHA ;D