# Man dies in meat grinder **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 31, 2005, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-in-meat-grinder/306173 "2005-05-31T02:51:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-in-meat-grinder/306173/1 "2005-05-31T02:51:20Z")
[A very unpleasant way to go.](http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,15463605-2,00.html) ---
**Author:** ![Atheist\_Princess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e57/32.png) [@Atheist\_Princess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atheist_Princess)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-in-meat-grinder/306173/2 "2005-05-31T02:59:45Z")
Gotta lovethe graphic details of the event ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-in-meat-grinder/306173/3 "2005-05-31T03:00:02Z")
\*Want to put my tender heart in a blender watch it spin around to a beautiful oblivion… \* ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-in-meat-grinder/306173/4 "2005-05-31T03:02:28Z")
I wondered what the difference was, exactly, between a meat grinder and a meat auger. Apparently, [augers are the ones that you fall or get pulled into.](http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22meat+auger%22&btnG=Google+Search). :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Atheist\_Princess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e57/32.png) [@Atheist\_Princess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atheist_Princess)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-in-meat-grinder/306173/5 "2005-05-31T03:08:56Z")
:eek: ☹ ---
**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-in-meat-grinder/306173/6 "2005-05-31T03:11:44Z")
:eek: And I thought getting sucked into a hay baler was the worst way to die! Those meat augers seem to be very bloodthirsty. Something must be done to protect the world from the scourge of meat augers! ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-in-meat-grinder/306173/7 "2005-05-31T03:47:44Z")
:eek: Not again… ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Bird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Little\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Bird)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-in-meat-grinder/306173/8 "2005-05-31T13:56:31Z")
So… Closed casket then? ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-in-meat-grinder/306173/9 "2005-05-31T14:07:35Z")
I had hamburgers for dinner yesterday. I need a Pukey Smilie. ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-in-meat-grinder/306173/10 "2005-05-31T14:13:53Z")
> [@Little Bird](#): > > So… > Closed casket then? Not if they get Rico on the job! Have to watch out for foot-stealing teenagers though. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-in-meat-grinder/306173/11 "2005-05-31T14:32:13Z")
His name hasn’t been released. I’m guessing Chuck. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-in-meat-grinder/306173/12 "2005-05-31T14:34:45Z")
> [@NurseCarmen](#): > > His name hasn’t been released. > > I’m guessing Chuck. More likely [Johnny Verbeck](http://home1.gte.net/adgray/SONGBOOK/johnyve.htm). ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-in-meat-grinder/306173/13 "2005-05-31T15:16:18Z")
Talk about getting a little behind in your work. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-in-meat-grinder/306173/14 "2005-05-31T15:49:58Z")
> [@NurseCarmen](#): > > His name hasn’t been released. > > I’m guessing Chuck. Hey, instead of holding a wake, how about a celebrity roast? ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-in-meat-grinder/306173/15 "2005-05-31T16:01:28Z")
I’d say it augured badly for his future. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-in-meat-grinder/306173/16 "2005-05-31T16:09:24Z")
The guy should’ve taken a vacation day that day. You know, get away from the daily grind. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-in-meat-grinder/306173/17 "2005-05-31T16:11:13Z")
Talk about getting screwed… ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-in-meat-grinder/306173/18 "2005-05-31T16:13:00Z")
‘Man Meets His Maker In A Meat-Maker’ ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-in-meat-grinder/306173/19 "2005-05-31T16:26:29Z")
Darn Aussies and their unsafe abattoirs! This never would have happened in a good old American slaughterhouse. ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-in-meat-grinder/306173/20 "2005-05-31T16:33:21Z")
‘Falls’ in? I bet it was his first day on the job and his boss’s name was Vinnie. **Onion** headline; **Distraught man falls to pieces on job, seperation anxiety possible cause…** [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dies-in-meat-grinder/306173.md?page=2)