# Tragic soccer death in Brazil

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tragic-soccer-death-in-brazil/687641>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 4, 2014, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tragic-soccer-death-in-brazil/687641 "2014-05-04T16:03:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tragic-soccer-death-in-brazil/687641/1 "2014-05-04T16:03:06Z")

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[Finally, the shit has hit the fan.](http://descrier.co.uk/oddities/football-fan-killed-flying-toilet-bowl-brazil/)

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tragic-soccer-death-in-brazil/687641/2 "2014-05-04T16:06:29Z")

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Was it a glancing blow or did it hit him flush?

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**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tragic-soccer-death-in-brazil/687641/3 "2014-05-04T16:10:03Z")

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It would be nice to have a brief summary of the matter instead if just a bare link.

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**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tragic-soccer-death-in-brazil/687641/4 "2014-05-04T16:11:08Z")

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> [@Acsenray](#):
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> It would be nice to have a brief summary of the matter instead if just a bare link.

The first line of the article reads “A football fan has been killed after being hit by a toilet bowl during violent clashes between rival supporters in Brazil.”

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**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tragic-soccer-death-in-brazil/687641/5 "2014-05-04T16:12:50Z")

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> [@Acsenray](#):
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> It would be nice to have a brief summary of the matter instead if just a bare link.

And spoil the punchline?

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**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tragic-soccer-death-in-brazil/687641/6 "2014-05-04T16:20:01Z")

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> [@Acsenray](#):
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> It would be nice to have a brief summary of the matter instead if just a bare link.

It was all I could do to keep that out of the title. Sue me.

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**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tragic-soccer-death-in-brazil/687641/7 "2014-05-04T16:28:29Z")

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Man, they take their soccer seriously in Brazil. I live in Cincinnati, home to perennial losers, and we can hardly be arsed to attend the game, let alone rip a toilet out of its foundation.