From: owner-believers-digest@smoe.org (believers-digest) To: believers-digest@smoe.org Subject: believers-digest V7 #191 Reply-To: believers@smoe.org Sender: owner-believers-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-believers-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk believers-digest Sunday, November 30 2003 Volume 07 : Number 191 In Today's believer's digest: ----------------- unintentionally funny news item.... [PBCoustic@aol.com] Re: unintentionally funny news item.... ["Nora Pinephrine" Subject: Re: unintentionally funny news item.... (The bold and underlines didn't show up.) But that's easy for you to say, you probably already HAVE a DVD player. - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 6:40 PM Subject: unintentionally funny news item.... > Some things are just too ironic (and funny) to believe... bold type and > underlining are mine! > PB > > > Woman Knocked Unconscious While Shopping > > Patricia VanLester had her eye on a $29 DVD player, but when the siren blared > at 6 a.m. Friday announcing the start to the post-Thanksgiving sale, the > 41-year-old was knocked to the ground by the frenzy of shoppers behind her.''She > got pushed down, and they walked over her like a herd of elephants,'' said > VanLester's sister, Linda Ellzey. ''I told them, 'Stop stepping on my sister! > She's on the ground!'' 'Ellzey said some shoppers tried to help VanLester, and > one employee helped Ellzey reach her sister, but most people just continued > their rush for deals > > ''All they cared about was a stupid DVD player,'' she said > Saturday.Paramedics called to the store found VanLester unconscious on top of a DVD player, > surrounded by shoppers seemingly oblivious to her, said Mark O'Keefe, a spokesman > for EVAC Ambulance. She was flown to Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, > where doctors told the family VanLester had a seizure after she was knocked > down and would likely remain hospitalized through the weekend, Ellzey said. > Hospital officials said Saturday they did not have any information on her > condition. > > ''She's all black and blue,'' Ellzey said. ''Patty doesn't remember anything. > She still can't believe it all happened.''Ellzey said Wal-Mart officials > called later Friday to ask about her sister, and the store apologized and offered > to put a DVD player on hold for her. > > > ***************** > > HELP! owner-believers@smoe.org Send mail to believers@smoe.org > Susan's CD's are available on your desktop at World Cafe CDs > http://worldcafecds.com HELP! owner-believers@smoe.org Send mail to believers@smoe.org Susan's CD's are available on your desktop at World Cafe CDs http://worldcafecds.com ------------------------------ End of believers-digest V7 #191 ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- -------------------------- This has been a posting from the Susan Werner believers-digest To unsubscribe send mail to Majordomo@smoe.org with "unsubscribe believers-digest" in the body of the message