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Florida man dies from eating roaches

http://news.yahoo.com/man-dies-live-...215822212.html

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MIAMI (AP) — The winner of a roach-eating contest in South Florida died shortly after downing dozens of the live bugs as well as worms, authorities said Monday.

About 30 contestants ate the insects during Friday night's contest at Ben Siegel Reptile Store in Deerfield Beach about 40 miles north of Miami. The grand prize was a python.

Edward Archbold, 32, of West Palm Beach became ill shortly after the contest ended and collapsed in front of the store, according to a Broward Sheriff's Office statement released Monday. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Authorities were waiting for results of an autopsy to determine a cause of death.

The medical examiner's office said Tuesday it has sent samples of Archbold's remains for testing, but results are not expected for another week or two.

"Unless the roaches were contaminated with some bacteria or other pathogens, I don't think that cockroaches would be unsafe to eat," said Michael Adams, professor of entomology at the University of California at Riverside, who added that he has never heard of someone dying after consuming roaches. "Some people do have allergies to roaches," he said, "but there are no toxins in roaches or related insects."

None of the other contestants became ill, the sheriff's office said.

There was no updated phone number listed for Archbold in West Palm Beach.

"We feel terribly awful," said store owner Ben Siegel, who added that Archbold did not appear to be sick before the contest. "He looked like he just wanted to show off and was very nice," Siegel said, adding that Archbold was "the life of the party."

Siegel said Archbold was selling the exotic prize to a friend who took him to the contest.

The grand prize has been put aside in Archbold's name and will be given to his estate, Siegel told the AP.

A statement from Siegel's attorney said all the participants signed waivers "accepting responsibility for their participation in this unique and unorthodox contest."

The bugs consumed were from an inventory of insects "that are safely and domestically raised in a controlled environment as food for reptiles."

First in with "Quick picking on Florida!!!"

Ever get the feeling that Florida isn't going to be with us much longer?

FAX

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Originally Posted by acesn8s (Post 8996414)

Natural selection

Was that the brand of commercial insect food they used?

ORKIN MAN oooops too late.

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Originally Posted by FAX (Post 8996416)

Ever get the feeling that Florida isn't going to be with us much longer?

FAX

I guess we can donate it to Cuba, but wait until after next week, I have some fish to slay.

Pheeeew!

Thanks Florida!

/California

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Originally Posted by FAX (Post 8996416)

Ever get the feeling that Florida isn't going to be with us much longer?

FAX

Hey, now. My son lives there and I'm moving there next month.

Evidence that pot isn't as harmless as the hempmasters claim.

Tonight on ESPN:

and the classless Kansas City roach eating contest fans cheered his death....

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Originally Posted by cdcox (Post 8996469)

Evidence that pot isn't as harmless as the hempmasters claim.

Yeah, you're supposed to smoke them! WTF. LMAO

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Originally Posted by Molitoth (Post 8996478)

Tonight on ESPN:

and the classless Kansas City roach eating contest fans cheered his death....

OT Winston is embarrassed and upset. Winston says "I have never been more embarrassed to be a roach eating contestant than I am right now."

About time. Now get Brady Quinn in there.

Dude totally bugged out.