Didn’t Hemenway write a novel about this called “A Fairwell to Arms.”
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pieces of a man’s body fell from the wheel well of a South African Airways passenger plane bound for John F. Kennedy International Airport Tuesday and landed in the yard of a suburban home, police said.
The body parts, which included the right leg, part of the spine and a hip, struck a garage roof of the home in South Floral Park, New York, before landing in the backyard, police said.
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South African Airlines? People desperately fleeing Cat Woman?
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Sky_Hawk, please don’t mind myvoice. He just loves to scare the hell out of people on every Wednesday. Wait till he regales you with stories of men eating their own body parts.
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^ you gave away Firdays post, Faisal. Killjoy!! 
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Oh Dang! I guess, now he will fall back on his alternate choice... the story of a man who got 25 yards of silk stuck in his nostrils.
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Faisal - no previews of Friday, MV likes to think he's unpredictable, lol
ummmmm, am I the only one finding this somewhat bizarrely hilarious? Good thing no one was walking where the parts landed.
EDIT: Darn it PD - beat me to it...... old lady fingers and typing two fingered ain't making it anymore
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I guess I’ve now got to come up with a Plan C. 
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LOL!! now if it was chopped liver, it might have come in handy
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Oh my word, that's awful. :( Poor guy. Why did I not hear about this on the news.
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But how did his body break up in to pieces? Was he stupid enough to hide outside the plane? Did his body go thru the engine fans? What happened?
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More than likely he was hiding on the runway. When the plane stopped at the end of the runway he climbed up on the tires, and into the wheel well. Unfortunately the plane probably flew at 40,000 feet for hours where there is no oxygen, and it is very cold. When the planes wheels came down for a landing he fell out. He was probably dead minutes after he climbed into the plane.
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You know, I just re-read the article and it occured to me that these parts fell from a height that would have cause damaged to the home and garage they hit. Can you imagine the insurance claim for the damages?
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Why do people make such silly attempts anyway? The chances of survival in all such cases must be close to none.
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I just checked my homeowners policy. 
There is an exclusion of coverage for repairing roof damage caused by falling body parts. On the other hand, my auto insurance covers damage caused by “flying” body parts. 
I wonder if “falling” body parts are included within the definition of “flying” body parts? 
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MV - Would falling body parts be considered an act of God?? Inquiring minds want to know.....
:)
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Please don't ask a lawyer this, pretty soon he will be telling you about how many angels dance on the head of a pin....
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That’s a very astute question. After researching the issue thoroughly, I have concluded that the answer to your question is: It Depends.
For instance, If this happened in an Islamic country and if the body part was from a Muslim and it fell on a Muslim, it would be an act of God. However, if the body part was from a Non-Muslim and it fell on a Muslim, America did it.
OhioGuy: The answer is 14. Next time, try something challenging.
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MV - Thank you, that agrees with my observations as well.
Now, those angels fat or thin?