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Old 10-15-2008, 09:01 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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Hungry anyone? Chinese or Mexican?

Decomposed body found in sewer :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Chicago Crime (http://www.suntimes.com/news/24-7/1222187,body-sewer-101508.article - broken link)
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Old 10-15-2008, 09:33 PM
 
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This is really close to my house. I'm very curious to hear the rest of the story on this one. It seems like an odd place to dump a body.

Uptown Update has some interesting comments on this matter...

www.uptownupdate.com
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Old 10-16-2008, 12:08 AM
 
Location: Lincoln Park
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I think the last time I saw a dead body was in a sketchy neighborhood in Baltimore
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Old 10-16-2008, 12:34 AM
 
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I've always wanted a human skull.......and before you think I'm nuts, it's because of some of the Renaissance paintings where the saint or sage had one on his desk along with books, latin manuscripts, etc. as a reminder of "one's mortality". Like something from Hans Holbein.

St. Jerome is often depicted with one:
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Old 10-16-2008, 03:22 PM
 
Location: St. Louis, MO
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I've always wanted a human skull.......and before you think I'm nuts, it's because of some of the Renaissance paintings where the saint or sage had one on his desk along with books, latin manuscripts, etc. as a reminder of "one's mortality". Like something from Hans Holbein.

St. Jerome is often depicted with one:
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If you want one bad enough you could get one on eBay. They range from 500 to 1000 dollars and are sold for medical research only, but maybe you could convince someone to sell it to you for a little more money
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Old 10-16-2008, 03:35 PM
 
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If you want one bad enough you could get one on eBay. They range from 500 to 1000 dollars and are sold for medical research only, but maybe you could convince someone to sell it to you for a little more money
Seems like a bad idea. I'd hate to have to explain that one to the cops somwhere down the road...
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Old 10-16-2008, 03:55 PM
 
Location: Berwyn, IL
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I think the last time I saw a dead body was in a sketchy neighborhood in Baltimore
My wife and I came across one in the back alleys of New Orleans. It was a pretty fresh one.

No good story to it either, apparently somebody had OD'd.
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Old 10-16-2008, 07:47 PM
 
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I wondered what was going on at the park when I left for work on wednesday, they had just started taping it off. I less then a block from the "scene." Got my wife kinda spooked
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Old 10-17-2008, 06:59 AM
 
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Hmmm..two 'shocker headlines' on the forum in the last two days ..what's next, the classic :

" HEADLESS BODY IN TOPLESS BAR !!" ???? :0
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Old 10-28-2009, 12:35 AM
 
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I posted this on some other threads -but am reposting it here too, because now I know -- it's a ROTTING BODY! :-) We moved to Chicago a month ago and live in Lakeview. The smells are so bad in our apartment we don't know what to do. The whole neighborhood, and not just our apartment, smells like a combination of rotten banana, stinky feet, and peppermint. It's gross and I can't get it out of my nose. The other night it was so bad I actually thought I was either pregnant or had a brain tumor. I went to the store and got a sinus rinse and nose spray, and no joke, I then went to the doctor and got a Z-pack of penicillin in case I actually did have a sinus infection. The smell was lessened, but guess what? It's still here. I wish someone would just explain: It's the lake dumby! Or that: It's the sewage smell coming up into your 11th floor apartment from the pipes. But when the air conditioner is on, or the fan in the conditioning unit, or the window is open, it seems to be coming from outside. Is this just how Chicago smells? I really don't like it and it makes me feel like throwing up. If it was just musty decaying of old leaves I think I could handle it, but the smell is sickly sweet and festering like something died. Could it be carpet glue? And yes, I smell it in the water - like dirty feet. I got a Britta filter pitcher and that's helped. Anyone else? And no, you are all not crazy, and I hope I'm not either!
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