# Headlines you'd think you'd never read: Owner of killer bear chokes to death on sex toy

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**Created:** [July 13, 2011, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headlines-youd-think-youd-never-read-owner-of-killer-bear-chokes-to-death-on-sex-toy/588920 "2011-07-13T20:54:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2011, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headlines-youd-think-youd-never-read-owner-of-killer-bear-chokes-to-death-on-sex-toy/588920/1 "2011-07-13T20:54:47Z")

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Owner of killer bear chokes to death on sex toy  
[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43744222/ns/us\_news-weird\_news](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43744222/ns/us_news-weird_news)

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**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2011, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headlines-youd-think-youd-never-read-owner-of-killer-bear-chokes-to-death-on-sex-toy/588920/2 "2011-07-13T21:14:51Z")

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But did the bear do it?

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**Author:** ![ITR\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2011, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headlines-youd-think-youd-never-read-owner-of-killer-bear-chokes-to-death-on-sex-toy/588920/3 "2011-07-13T21:48:35Z")

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Why yes, that is a headline that I never thought I’d read.

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**Author:** ![Ura-Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/51bf81/32.png) [@Ura-Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ura-Maru)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2011, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headlines-youd-think-youd-never-read-owner-of-killer-bear-chokes-to-death-on-sex-toy/588920/4 "2011-07-13T22:12:50Z")

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So someone tied up a fat guy face down, stuffed a big toy in his mouth, and left the building?

That’s not an accident. That’s active stupid, easily avoidable negligence.

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That’s the kink equivalent of driving drunk. Through the middle of a playground. While steering with your butt cheeks.

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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2011, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headlines-youd-think-youd-never-read-owner-of-killer-bear-chokes-to-death-on-sex-toy/588920/5 "2011-07-13T22:52:31Z")

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I hope Stephen Colbert gets word of this. It would certainly make his Threat Down.

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**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headlines-youd-think-youd-never-read-owner-of-killer-bear-chokes-to-death-on-sex-toy/588920/6 "2011-07-14T10:47:59Z")

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I totally saw this coming.

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**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headlines-youd-think-youd-never-read-owner-of-killer-bear-chokes-to-death-on-sex-toy/588920/7 "2011-07-14T13:20:51Z")

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Anybody catch the name of the coroner on the case? Full of win:  
\*Chief Deputy Coroner Dr. Frank Miller \*

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**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headlines-youd-think-youd-never-read-owner-of-killer-bear-chokes-to-death-on-sex-toy/588920/8 "2011-07-14T14:40:15Z")

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> [@Miller](#):
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> I totally saw this coming.

Well, I bet he did…that is before he choked.

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**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headlines-youd-think-youd-never-read-owner-of-killer-bear-chokes-to-death-on-sex-toy/588920/9 "2011-07-14T14:55:45Z")

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> [@Rhythmdvl](#):
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> Anybody catch the name of the coroner on the case? Full of win:  
> \*Chief Deputy Coroner Dr. Frank Miller \*

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