Man survives 35 days lost in mushroom cave

Neo · 01-24-2005, 11:23 AM

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/050123/80/favg0.html

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Man survives 35 days lost in mushroom cave

PARIS (Reuters) - A Frenchman lost in a labyrinth of disused mushroom caves said he had survived 35 days by eating rotten wood and clay, after being rescued only thanks to a teachers' strike.

Jean-Luc Josuat-Verges, 48, told French newspapers he had gone to the deserted caves at Madiran in the Pyrenees in December seeking isolation during a spell of depression which had left him considering suicide.

While wandering through the cave network the father-of-two's torch stopped working, and he was unable to find his way out.

His abandoned car was found 35 days later by three children who were not at school because their teachers were on strike. The children alerted police who rescued Josuat-Verges from the caves. French media said he had lost 18 kg (40 lb) and was "weak".

DimHalo · 01-24-2005, 11:35 AM

See, the perfect example of why there should be no school for the yougins

GameMaster · 01-24-2005, 01:04 PM

I hope he seeks help for his suicidal thoughts. Although it appears the mushrooms from the cave erased that desire from his mind. Scientists are still unsure how the mushrooms did this but they are investigating it now.

Canyarion · 01-25-2005, 04:37 PM

GameMaster, what can I say........ +rep

Anyway.... wow that's amazing. If I had known this story last friday, I could have told it during college. We had some stuff about shrooms.

Blackmane · 01-31-2005, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Canyarion

Anyway.... wow that's amazing. If I had known this story last friday, I could have told it during college. We had some stuff about shrooms.

You have a class about shrooms? What college are you going to?

Anyway, that is amazing that he could live in there if he could barely see in the first place and was somehow managing to find food.

The Germanator · 01-31-2005, 12:43 PM

Super Mario would have excelled in a mushroom cave...He'd be as strong as ever.

Dyne · 01-31-2005, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by The Germanator

Super Mario would have excelled in a mushroom cave...He'd be as strong as ever.

Depends on the mushrooms, though. It might be full of poison mushrooms. Then he'd be lost forever. : o

Happydude · 01-31-2005, 02:50 PM

pfft, wish i could find a shroom cave

anyway, poor guy. and lack of education could in fact be a good thing

Jonbo298 · 01-31-2005, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Dyne

Depends on the mushrooms, though. It might be full of poison mushrooms. Then he'd be lost forever. : o

Only lost? He'd just say "Screwa dis, I'ma gonna kill me selfa!"

/me did a horrible Mario impression

Happydude · 02-01-2005, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Jonbo298

Only lost? He'd just say "Screwa dis, I'ma gonna kill me selfa!"

/me did a horrible Mario impression

never again Jonbo...never again.

Jonbo298 · 02-01-2005, 12:19 AM

I promise..

And interesting thing I see, when you quote a /me it changes to the person who did the quote...interesting

The Germanator · 02-01-2005, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Jonbo298

I promise..

And interesting thing I see, when you quote a /me it changes to the person who did the quote...interesting

Interesting...
/me is an idiot

Somebody want to quote/reply me on that?

Acebot44 · 02-01-2005, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by The Germanator

Interesting...
* The Germanator is an idiot

Somebody want to quote/reply me on that?

Eh??

GameMaster · 02-01-2005, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by The Germanator

Interesting...
* The Germanator is an idiot

Somebody want to quote/reply me on that?

Is there a problem, Officer?

The Germanator · 02-01-2005, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Acebot44

Eh??

Don't you see? If you had quoted me, it would have said "*Acebot44 is an idiot" Couldn't you hav humored me?