4-way Suicide

"Wearied of a life of egg frying," the unfortunate Jim Smith decided to end it all. But despite trying to torch, hang, poison, and shoot himself simultaneously, his plan didn't succeed.

I'm skeptical that this ever happened. It sounds like the kind of thing reporters used to make up to pad newspaper columns. From The Seattle Star - March 24, 1922. (via Weird Shit in Historic Newspapers)

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Posted By: Alex - Sat Sep 27, 2014
Category: Death | Suicide | 1920s

Comments

I would never commit suicide. There are too many people I want to torment/torture in my long, lingering, slow death to come.

Posted by BrokeDad in Midwest US on 09/27/14 at 11:55 AM

True or not, I'm surprised some country singer didn't write a song about it.

Posted by Rocket J. Squirrel on 09/27/14 at 12:25 PM

@BD: I'm sticking around afterwards to do my torment/torture.

@RJ: No truck, train, or jail time.

@Alex: I agree. Must've been a practice run for April 1.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 09/27/14 at 01:39 PM

Egads, don't you realize the time to torment/ torture is NOW!!!

Posted by BMN on 09/27/14 at 02:35 PM

Some people can't get anything right! :lol: :coolsmile:

Posted by Tyrusguy on 09/27/14 at 03:56 PM

Too bad he knew how to swim or he would have succeeded in the end! :lol:

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 09/27/14 at 07:12 PM

Must have been a relative of Rasputin.

Posted by TheCannyScot in Atlanta, GA on 09/27/14 at 08:14 PM

That's great Scot!! :lol:

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 09/27/14 at 08:36 PM

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