# Man found dead, covered in bees **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 8, 2011, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-found-dead-covered-in-bees/602226 "2011-11-08T00:00:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-found-dead-covered-in-bees/602226/21 "2011-11-08T10:58:55Z")
Oh sure, swarm all over the good puns before I can get a chance! ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-found-dead-covered-in-bees/602226/22 "2011-11-08T11:28:37Z")
What a buzz kill. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-found-dead-covered-in-bees/602226/23 "2011-11-08T12:09:30Z")
Had he broken out in hives? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-found-dead-covered-in-bees/602226/24 "2011-11-08T16:51:49Z")
Was he listening to Queen? ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-found-dead-covered-in-bees/602226/25 "2011-11-08T17:05:20Z")
And they keep droning on… ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-found-dead-covered-in-bees/602226/26 "2011-11-08T17:24:38Z")
> [@](#): > > Paramedics could not reach the body until a bee control expert removed an estimated 60,000 bees. Wow. I woulda thought 20 cans of Raid would do the trick. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-found-dead-covered-in-bees/602226/27 "2011-11-08T17:59:12Z")
Does Buzz Aldrin have an alibi? ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-found-dead-covered-in-bees/602226/28 "2011-11-08T18:06:53Z")
Police are combing the area. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-found-dead-covered-in-bees/602226/29 "2011-11-08T18:40:07Z")
Huh, who knew? You can catch more bee’s with an electrician than with vinegar… ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-found-dead-covered-in-bees/602226/30 "2011-11-08T23:32:27Z")
Swarm in here, or just me? ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-found-dead-covered-in-bees/602226/31 "2011-11-08T23:40:24Z")
Honey, I miss you… ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-found-dead-covered-in-bees/602226/32 "2011-11-09T01:01:44Z")
Bee healthy! Eat your honey daily! — (Seen on a bumper sticker) ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-found-dead-covered-in-bees/602226/33 "2011-11-09T01:49:52Z")
> [@jasg](#): > > Was you ever bit by a dead bee? Not one that lived to tell about it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-found-dead-covered-in-bees/602226/34 "2011-11-09T02:02:27Z")
Were any of the bees named Eric? If so, the count was off by a half. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-found-dead-covered-in-bees/602226/35 "2011-11-09T04:44:25Z")
This thread just keeps droning on and on and on… ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-found-dead-covered-in-bees/602226/36 "2011-11-09T07:15:52Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > This thread just keeps droning on and on and on… [Ahem](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14441581&postcount=25). You need to wax a little more creative. ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-found-dead-covered-in-bees/602226/37 "2011-11-09T07:34:59Z")
If only the poor bastard had been better prepared. This [protective hat](http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=covered+in+bees&num=10&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&biw=1212&bih=784&tbm=isch&tbnid=4IVtDS9rrrUNVM:&imgrefurl=http://lebswuk.blogspot.com/2008/07/covered-in-bees.html&docid=WMuc_nJnmcsumM&imgurl=http://lh3.ggpht.com/theonewhoistall/SGoDzex3cvI/AAAAAAAAAL0/ZTEn3wFlLxw/%25255BUNSET%25255D.gif&w=399&h=514&ei=aiu6TtPxA86TiAfqwrSmBw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=103&vpy=130&dur=824&hovh=248&hovw=192&tx=89&ty=128&sig=105524724366809996779&sqi=2&page=1&tbnh=140&tbnw=107&start=0&ndsp=27&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0) may have helped. ---
**Author:** ![Oy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc8723/32.png) [@Oy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oy)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-found-dead-covered-in-bees/602226/38 "2011-11-09T14:40:36Z")
> [@jasg](#): > > Was you ever bit by a dead bee? Not sure whether I Have or Have Not. 🙂 Were you? ---
**Author:** ![cinsavant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@cinsavant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cinsavant)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-found-dead-covered-in-bees/602226/39 "2011-11-09T21:21:43Z")
> [@jasg](#): > > Was you ever bit by a dead bee? When I was a kid i picked up a bee drown in my kiddy pool and squeezed it…and promptly managed to sting myself with a dead bee… ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-found-dead-covered-in-bees/602226/40 "2011-11-09T21:23:00Z")
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